Buzz… Buzz… Buzz…
Inside the Ping Ning’s Water Avoiding Shuttle, the Kui Niu Drum constantly droned.
The semi-transparent inner walls seemed to burst forth with fireworks as streaks of lightning occasionally lit up.
A school of strange fish with protruding sharp teeth, purple-red tendrils atop their heads, and measuring two to three meters in length, in shades of blue and purple, swam around the shuttle.
With their reckless and swift movements, they inevitably collided with the shuttle’s exterior, provoking continuous retaliation from the Kui Niu Drum’s Thunder Net.
Bearing the brunt of the dense swarm of fish, it took the shuttle almost an hour to completely penetrate the fish group.
Looking back, the colossal group of blue-purple fish continued to swirl and converge in the same spot, forming a massive sphere.
Compared to the fish swarm, the large shuttle seemed no more than a grain of rice next to a watermelon.
“Lucky we have the Kui Niu Drum, otherwise, the fleet might have been destroyed by this swarm.”
“It was also the foresight of the elders of the Hundred Refinement Hall to have crafted the Kui Niu Drum for our protection.”
“The terms of the labor contract are harsh, but to safely transport it all the way to Hai Province… It’s not unthinkable…”
Inside the Xinyuan Tea House, people conversed and discussed with a relaxed demeanor.
Having entered Tongtian River for over twenty days, this was the third wave of exotic beasts they had encountered.
With the Kui Niu Drum, the Water Avoiding Shuttle managed to pass through each time with ease.
Yet, Chen Mu by the window couldn’t relax his spirit.
As the shuttle dived deeper into the water, darkness enveloped the surroundings, and those who looked out through the shuttle’s walls saw a limited view.
Chen Mu had the Truthful Listening Technique and had uncovered many hidden vital mechanisms along the way.
The mere sweep of a singular powerful life rhythm was enough to send shivers down his spine.
“Comparable to a Qi Cultivator with a perfected Dao Foundation Open Meridians Big Demon?”
“If we encounter one, can the Kui Niu Drum really handle it?”
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
While he was caught in his thoughts, a series of exclamations erupted from around him.
Chen Mu looked up, following the direction of the cries.
He saw the swarm of strange fish that had turned somewhat blurry as the shuttle moved away. It suddenly drew inward, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into a massive eye with white sclera, blue pupils, and deep purple iris.
That eyeball remained motionless and emotionless as it stared at the fleet of Water Avoiding Shuttles.
Almost as if an eyelid closed, the eye blinked, then abruptly vanished.
At the same time, a forceful life rhythm flashed by within the detection area of the Truthful Listening Technique.
Chen Mu’s back was suddenly drenched in cold sweat.
What on earth was that?
Is the ecosystem inside Tongtian River this harsh?
Back then, when he was making a living on Jilong Road, by the Tongtian River, he had never encountered such dangers!
His countenance turned serious as he gazed at the Kui Niu Drum in mid-air.
“This Bronze Drum, can it truly ensure our safe passage across the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains?”
…
“Kui Niu Drum? Big Demon?”
“If we really encounter a Big Demon, a single Kui Niu Drum indeed won’t be able to stop it,” said Lei Hong from the Administrative Affairs Institute’s Exotic Beast Decomposition Site, at the tail end of the shuttle, with a chubby face and a giggly smile, “But what if dozens or even hundreds of Kui Niu Drums act together?”
He wore a look of confidence, with his mustache twitching unconsciously.
What does that mean?
Chen Mu listened, somewhat puzzled.
“It means that our whole fleet has been fused into one by the Kui Niu Forbidden Law.”
“The Kui Niu Drum is the pulse point of the Forbidden Law. It can link together the power of all Water Avoiding Shuttles to produce a tremendous joint force.”
“Do you know why those families and sects who bought Water Avoiding Shuttles accompany us?”
“To enhance the power of the Kui Niu Forbidden Law?” Chen Mu’s eyes lit up.
“Exactly!” Lei Hong chuckled, clapping his hands.
“The one in control of the fleet is our Sect Master Qiu. His Divine Orifice Refinement and mastery of Thunder Law are impeccable.”
“Even if an Open Meridians Big Demon attacks, with the Sect Master manipulating the Kui Niu Forbidden Law to counterattack, we will be perfectly safe.”
“Besides, the Earth Spirit Vital Energy in Yunzhou has been declining over the years, and the insight of Big Demons is incredibly sharp. Who knows where they’ve fled to by now.”
“The chances of encountering an Open Meridians Big Demon are incredibly low. You can rest easy, absolutely no problem!” Lei Hong stood on tiptoes, patting Chen Mu’s shoulder with a triumphant expression.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
…
As evening fell, in the quiet room on the second floor.
Having completed the forty-first Divine Orifice Refinement and skillfully refilled the Dark Cloud Talisman with Primordial Energy, Chen Mu opened his eyes.
Lightning danced between the fingers of his right hand, and beneath the skin of his face, faint flickers of light hinted at the searing red flesh and blood, revealing a few shadows of veins and meridians.
“The Second Rank Five Thunders Treasure Scroll allows the Five Thunders Robe to spread underneath the entire body’s skin. To continue refining it, I fear it might spread deep into the internal organs.”
“It’s somewhat like the Five Dragon Dharma Body,” Chen Mu pondered.
The Five Dragon Dharma Body was a Yin Spirit Secret Method.
Gathering together, it could be used to launch attacks.
Scattering, it could transform into a protective aura, defending from inside out against external forces.
“Is the Five Thunders Treasure Scroll Secret Technique also trying to imitate the protective aura of a Divine Demon?” guessed Chen Mu.
“Qiu Jinwu has perfected his Daoist Foundation for many years, even without practicing the Five Thunders Treasure Scroll, he probably has his own protective aura,” he thought of the Sect Master of Goose Sheep Path.
To dare to abandon the centuries of the foundation of the Goose Sheep Path and lead the whole sect to decisively relocate took an extraordinary soul strength and capacity.
With such a great cultivator manipulating the fleet’s Forbidden Law, at least until they reached the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, there shouldn’t be much danger.
“It’s like being bitten by a snake once and fearing well ropes for a decade,” Chen Mu ridiculed himself with a shake of his head.
He had been cultivating for over ten years, experiencing too much turmoil, and he felt unsafe no matter where he went.
“If Goose Sheep Path dares to relocate, they must have considered everything thoroughly.”
“The slow navigation and constant testing inside Pingjiang before were to preemptively rehearse responding to various dangers.”
“I’m completely being a worrywart.” By the window, Chen Mu lay back comfortably in a rocking chair, resting his feet on the window sill, ready to enjoy the Tongtian River scenery displayed on the Jade Disk overhead.
And then…
Then he saw a purple-blue eye several dozen times larger than the entire Water Avoiding Shuttle.
Chen Mu: “…”
What the hell is this thing!
Why does it keep haunting me?!
Confronted with that expressionless, indifferent huge eye, he felt a shiver run through his scalp, and his hair almost stood on end.
But before he could react, countless white thunder lights suddenly exploded, instantly illuminating the inside of the Water Avoiding Shuttle.
A net-like thunder electricity instantly covered the entire surface of the Water Avoiding Shuttle.
Thud, thud, thud…
A series of earth-shattering drum sounds came forth.
The originally stable Kui Niu Drum was now lurching violently, its surface contorted and cracked, as if an invisible huge hand held it and violently shook it.
The next moment, the giant eye suddenly vanished.
The thunder light on the surface of the Water Avoiding Shuttle extinguished in an instant.
In the flickering light, Chen Mu momentarily lost vision.
Instinctively, he began to circulate the Truthful Listening Technique, and a massive life aura abruptly barged into his mind.
The aura was so vast it overshadowed the whole Water Avoiding Shuttle. Just a slight touch, and Chen Mu was stunned, his mind going blank.
The next instant.
Boom!
The Kui Niu Drum exploded all at once, like a punctured balloon, whizzing out and careening aimlessly.
Then a tremendous force struck the surface of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, a series of cracking sounds like breaking bones echoed, and the Water Avoiding Shuttle, spinning, darted into the depths of the Tongtian River and vanished.
…
Who knows how long it had been.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the rolling Water Avoiding Shuttle shook violently, and then suddenly came to a halt, no longer moving.
After a series of roaring and clanging of scattered fragments colliding, the inside of the Water Avoiding Shuttle suddenly went quiet.
Leaking phorescent liquid from inbuilt pipelines, like streams of heated molten iron, dripped and flowed down from various places, breaking the darkness inside the shuttle.
Not long after, a weak scream arose.
Like flipping a switch, a series of wails appeared one after another.
Chen Mu retracted the Five Dragon Dharma Body enveloping the entire small building and moved to the window with a grave expression.
What met his eyes was a scene of distorted and collapsed houses, with very few remaining intact.
He unfolded the Truthful Listening Technique, and within a twenty-mile radius, the scenes surfaced in his mind.
Then he found the Water Avoiding Shuttle, upside down and slanted into a patch of mud.
Surrounding him was pitch black, and no other shuttles were in sight.
After several thorough scans and listens, Chen Mu frowned and looked toward the front end of the Water Avoiding Shuttle.
There, in a secret chamber of the dojo, a short fat middle-aged man, who bore a seven-point resemblance to Lei Hong, dressed in gray, with a deathly pale face lay unconscious beside a zabuton.
This man was the captain of the Ping Ning, Lei Cheng.
Trouble!
He then looked up at the ceiling of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, where the damaged and twisted Kui Niu Drum was embedded in a broken floor in the corner.
Chen Mu’s face turned pitch black.
Separated from the fleet, lost direction, the Kui Niu Drum damaged, the captain Lei Cheng unconscious, and whether alive or dead was unknown…
This is a disaster!
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