Seeing the changes in Xiao Yinzi, not bad, those three thousand points weren't wasted.

.....

Silver Snake, feeling its transformation, was utterly shocked. With just a wave of the master's hand, its power advanced again, almost reaching a breakthrough!

This was something even three breeding cycles couldn't achieve, yet the master did it effortlessly!

"Alright, that's about enough."

"Go on, if you find any good treasures, bring them to me."

Su Mu, as usual, addressed the three beasts.

Raising them comes with the expectation that they would help him find treasures.

In fact, without the master's instruction, Silver Snake already knew what to do. Since the master helped it so much, it would certainly seek opportunities and treasures for the master as it should.

With such a tremendous upgrade, Silver Snake already had an answer in its heart.

It didn't plan to return to the Celestial Essence Continent but intended to go to a higher-level continent, devour that continent's original Heavenly Dao, and become the new Heavenly Dao. This would be extremely challenging, perhaps even resulting in its annihilation. But it was determined to try.

If it became the new Heavenly Dao, it could again nurture all living things.

However, this time it would be not for itself but for the master.

Rather than devouring and growing itself, it would contribute to the master, who would in turn reward it more beneficially, offering greater aid.

...

After the three beasts left, Su Mu returned to the stone house.

He began to ponder. He was already infinitely close to the Human Immortal Realm, but he just couldn't take that final step.

Today, he didn't plan to patrol but instead try his luck.

Soon, following old markings, he reached a secluded section of the river.

It was here that he once discovered a waterfall, under which he found a peach tree. Eating the Spiritual Peach from it led to a qualitative leap in his power.

So today, Su Mu intended to try his luck again.

As he entered this secluded river section, an odd fog rose, enveloping Su Mu.

But with Su Mu's increased affinity and enhanced divine techniques, the fog had little impact. At least he wouldn't get dizzy and lost as before.

His visibility increased to ten meters ahead, ensuring he wouldn't lose his way.

Following the old markings, he came across a low-lying riverbank, teeming with stranded fish, shrimp, turtles, crabs, and so on.

Seeing this, his eyes lit up. The sunken riverbank was prone to strand fish, a scene he'd witnessed before, but this time, the numbers had multiplied!

Su Mu rolled up his sleeves and began picking up the fish struggling ashore, tossing them back into the river.

[Favor Points +20]

[Favor Points +30]

[Favor Points +25]

[Favor Points +15]

....

Each toss triggered the system's rewarding chime, the constant gain felt invigorating!

It felt like a harvest, akin to collecting treasures from the sea, thrilling!

It took him a full two hours to return all the stranded fish to the river.

This time, there were five hundred in total, averaging twenty points each, earning him ten thousand Favor Points in two hours!

What a rush! This spot definitely needed marking for periodic revisits.

.....

Su Mu calculated. Raising his river affinity from 1% to 5% required four hundred thousand Favor Points.

He currently had over forty thousand Favor Points, still short by three hundred sixty thousand, a long way to go~

However, Su Mu's mindset improved. Although so many Favor Points seemed daunting, steady daily gains could make the goal not so distant.

.....

After clearing the riverbank, Su Mu stood, dusted himself off, and continued onward.

After roughly half an hour, he heard the sound of flowing water ahead and moved toward it, soon arriving at the familiar waterfall.

The peach tree still grew atop the cliff.

Standing atop the cliff, he gazed down.

Suddenly, a Koi Carp leaped from the water, trying to climb the waterfall.

Upon seeing it, Su Mu's eyes sparkled, instantly captivated by this Koi Carp.

When it reached ten meters, lacking strength, it was swept back down.

The waterfall was a hundred meters tall with rapid waters. Attempting to ascend this waterfall to reach the river above was pure fantasy, utterly impossible.

As Su Mu turned to leave, a few seconds later, the same Little Koi Carp emerged again, attempting to climb against the waterfall's current!

This time, it reached about twenty meters before being swept back.

Oh?

This Little Koi Carp showed impressive determination, trying again despite knowing its challenge.

Thus, Su Mu decided to stay a bit longer to see if the Koi Carp would make a third attempt.

After a few more breaths, the Koi Carp leaped out again, and Su Mu noticed its body had grown, bigger than before.

Could it be a Treasure Fish?

Curious, Su Mu watched to see if the Koi Carp could climb up.

This time, the Little Koi Carp made a spirited dash, reaching about thirty meters before being swept back again.

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