Looking for a cultivation novel: MC works cleaning fish, finds an artifact inside one of them
Hello, I’m looking for a cultivation novel I read a few years ago (around 2016-2019) that I can't seem to track down. I'm about 80% sure about the "fish and pearl" beginning, but I might be misremembering some of the details, so please bear with me.
Here is what I remember:
MC's Talent: He starts as a genuine "trash talent" nobody.
The "Cheat" Incident: The protagonist makes a living by cleaning/scaling fish at a tavern/restaurant. At some point early in the story, a fish that swallowed an orb/pearl gets caught, ends up on his table, and while he is cleaning it, he discovers the item inside.
His Weapon: I'm fairly certain he specializes in using a polearm (spear, halberd, or glaive) early on.
The Mountain Arc: He goes to a mountainous area and encounters a beast that is in human form (a beast-woman). She is injured/weak after a fight with another beast, and he helps her out.
I might be wrong about some of these specifics as it’s been a while, but the "finding the artifact while cleaning fish" part is the strongest memory I have. It is definitely not Martial World.
Does this ring a bell for anyone? Any help identifying this title would be greatly appreciated!