I AM GRINDING EXPERIENCE IN ANOTHER WORLD

The Water Avoiding Shuttle had not been stable for long before Lei Hong appeared in front of Chen Mu’s small building.

“Brother Li, the Water Avoiding Shuttle has suddenly been attacked and is badly damaged.”

“I need to trouble you to join hands with the Artifact Refiners from my Lei Family and help in checking and repairing it,” Lei Hong said solemnly with a fist in palm salute.

“As a member of the Lei Family Refining Team, no problem,” Chen Mu agreed immediately.

“Do you know how your brother…” He probed carefully.

“The Kui Niu Drum is damaged, and he suffered some backlash. Luckily, his reaction was swift and his injuries are minor,” Lei Hong said with a face of relief. “After two or three days of recuperation, there should be no major problem.”

Minor injuries?

Fine after two or three days?

Chen Mu blinked, the Truthful Listening Technique unfolded.

The scene within the front end of the Dojo emerged in his mind, and seeing Lei Cheng lying on a soft couch in the Secret Chamber, his complexion turning paler, Chen Mu’s expression turned strange.

This fat Lei is lying through his teeth.

Something seems a bit off.

…

Two days later.

In the Water Avoiding Shuttle Dojo, in a certain loft on the second floor, there was nothing but a low, long desk placed in the center.

Huang Jian, dressed in a dark purple Daoist Robe that was filled by his corpulent body, was sitting cross-legged in front of the desk.

Before long, Chai Song in grey clothes hurried into the room.

“Lei Cheng’s injuries are not simple; it’s unlikely he’ll recover in a short time,” Chai Song said, somewhat excitedly as he sat opposite Huang Jian.

“That sly fat Lei is actually telling the outside that Lei Cheng is in seclusion, repairing the Kui Niu Drum.”

“Hah, nonsense!”

Upon hearing this, Huang Jian’s eyes lit up.

“With Lei Cheng unable to oversee the Water Avoiding Shuttle, it’s only right for you, big brother, to step in and take control of the situation,” Chai Song immediately advised. “Then, by borrowing just a little Rejuvenation Pill from the inner treasury, big brother might be able to cultivate the Divine Orifice.”

“And what about you?” Huang Jian asked, but with a smile that was not quite a smile looking at Chai Song: “Don’t you want to condense the Divine Orifice sooner?”

“Of course, I do,” stated Chai Song candidly.

“But the Water Avoiding Shuttle has a limited supply of resources after all. It’s barely enough for your cultivation alone, and as for me…” he laughed bitterly and shook his head, “I can only wait until big brother has condensed the Divine Orifice and can pull me up.”

“What if I had a method for the two of us to get enough resources?” A gleam shot through Huang Jian’s eyes. “Do you still remember Yun Chong Lower Courtyard?”

“Do you mean that blood sacrifice method to Yama?” Chai Song was shocked. “Isn’t that for cultivating Primordial Energy?”

“That Secret Technique isn’t just for cultivating Primordial Energy,” Huang Jian’s face filled with a smile. “With a slight alteration, it can drain all the surrounding Earth Spirit Element.”

“Big brother, you’re planning to go back to Great Li, using that Secret Technique to gather Vital Energy and refine White Jade Money?” Chai Song suddenly realized.

“The past two years, Goose Sheep Path Lower Courtyards have collapsed one after the other, and the few that survived are also scattered far apart.”

“Without the Cloud Bat Flying Boat, traveling to each is too far and prolonged, and accidents are more likely to occur.”

“The Lower Courtyards are inherently barren; even drained, they will not yield much money.” Huang Jian sneered and shook his head. “If we’re going to make a move, let’s target Goose Yang Mountain!”

“Just this one success would be enough for the two of us to eat our fill.”

“How dare we? That is our ancestral home of the Goose Sheep Path!” Chai Song was shocked.

“Moreover, Goose Yang Mountain has been sold to the Seven Surnames Alliance, we…”

“The Seven Surnames Alliance? Ha! I was worried we wouldn’t have enough sacrifices.” Huang Jian, looking out at the busy crowd in the distance through the window, curled his lips into a cold, sinister smile.

“Think of the White Jade Money, think of the Rejuvenation Pill.”

“Goose Yang Mountain belongs to others, but Cultivation is ours!”

“Let’s do this!” Chai Song nodded fiercely.

“I’ll need you to come up with a way to blend in with Lei Cheng,” said Huang Jian, smiling as he pulled out a palm-sized, straw woven figurine.

“The Nightmare Victory Spell of the Elder?” Chai Song raised an eyebrow.

“I’ve only half condensed my orifice, while Lei Cheng is about to complete his,” Huang Jian nodded. “A dead Elder is a good Elder.”

“Big brother is thorough in his considerations, leave this matter to me!”

…

Several days later.

At the top of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, a wide street ran through the center.

Along the street, twenty-four deep wells stood in a row next to the street.

Iron chains sealed the mouth of the wells, with occasional flashes of thunder light on them.

By one of the wells, Lei Hong’s Mana surged as he chanted Curse Words, unsealed the iron nets with Thunder Law, and lifted the chains.

“Brother Li, I must trouble you again,” said Lei Hong, rubbing his hands together and showing a pleasing smile to Chen Mu.

“Exotic Beast Meat, it really can help with the repair of the Water Avoiding Shuttle?” Chen Mu skeptically eyed Lei Hong.

“The Water Avoiding Shuttle’s main body is made of twenty-four Qi turtle shells; a part of their reactivity was retained in the initial refining.”

“The twenty-four deep wells are connected to its Divine Orifices, adding the corresponding materials can create special effects.”

“This deep well corresponds to the main body of the turtle shell. As long as enough Exotic Beast Blood and Flesh are thrown in, the damaged and fragmented boat body can self-repair,” Lei Hong quickly explained.

“The Water Avoiding Shuttle is now seriously damaged, and we can’t open the doors to hunt Exotic Beasts.”

“Moreover, we don’t even know where we are; it is dead silent around the Water Avoiding Shuttle, with scarcely any living creatures.”

“Even if we could use Secret Techniques to escape from the Water Avoiding Shuttle, we might not be able to capture enough Exotic Beasts.”

“The Exotic Beast Meat we stored from previous hunts has all been thrown in, but there remains a small shortfall.”

“So, I thought of Brother Li, you had stockpiled quite a lot of high-grade Exotic Beast Meat, so…” Lei Hong chuckled as he looked at Chen Mu.

Then he bit his lip, showing a pained expression, and pulled out five walnut-sized, jade-button-like Red Jade, handing them over to Chen Mu.

“This is…”

“Red Jade Money, one piece is worth a thousand White Jade.”

Three times the price?

Chen Mu’s eyebrow raised.

“So generous?”

“It’s not that, it’s just that when I bought the Exotic Beast Meat from you, I raised the price a bit too.”

Chen Mu: “…”

So, you raised my price by three times initially?

What a profiteer!

Chen Mu glared fiercely at the short and chubby man and snatched the five pieces of Red Jade into his Five Ghosts Bag.

Red Jade Money, eh…

This is rare stuff.

Before, I’d only heard about it, but now I’ve actually seen real money.

Then, a puff of black smoke appeared above the well, and chunks of frozen hard Exotic Beast Meat, frozen by minor frost spells, flew out of the black smoke and dropped into the deep well.

“Is your brother’s injury healed?” Chen Mu asked casually.

“He’s been fine for a while,” Lei Hong said with a beaming smile. “He’s been in seclusion and will show up tomorrow.”

Healed?

Show up?

If it weren’t for the image of Lei Cheng lying unconscious in the Truthful Listening Technique, he would have almost believed it.

“Everyone has a backbone now that Elder Lei is safe and sound,” Chen Mu feigned a sigh.

This short, chubby guy was really good at acting.

“Yes, yes, if he didn’t show up again, people’s hearts would start to scatter,” Lei Hong also nodded earnestly, a look of deep agreement on his face.

Chen Mu’s mind stirred, and he glanced at the fat face of the man opposite.

Could this guy be planning to impersonate Lei Cheng and make an appearance?

Not to say, the two brothers did have a striking resemblance, and with some preparation and Lei Hong’s acting skills as a cunning merchant, they might actually be able to pull it off!

But it would be useless even if they did.

Without repairing the Kui Niu Drum and Lei Cheng not waking up, the Water Avoiding Shuttle could not be moved.

Trouble…

…

The next day.

Inside the secret chamber of the dojo of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, Lei Hong tried his best to control the muscles of his face to appear more expressionless.

“This wooden face of my second brother is not easy to play.”

Looking at Lei Cheng on the bed, his complexion growing ever paler, Lei Hong took a deep breath and walked out of the room.

He passed through a long corridor and entered a grand hall.

At the moment, two groups of people stood clearly divided on either side.

One side was members of the Lei Family, while the other was led by Huang Jian, many disciples from the Upper Court.

Lei Hong tried to suppress his racing heart and blandly glanced over the crowd.

Emotions of excitement, relaxation, suspicion, and frustration all came into view.

He coughed lightly, just about to arrange for everyone to repair the Water Avoiding Shuttle according to the original plan, when a streak of lightning suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Bang!

Caught off guard, he was struck in mid-air, hitting the wall behind him without any resistance.

As the paralyzing power of the Thunder Law enveloped him, Lei Hong struggled several times but ultimately failed to get up after hitting the ground.

He strained to raise his head, only to lock eyes with Huang Jian’s half-smiling face.

“Lei Hong, you almost had me fooled,” Huang Jian sneered.

“If you were a bit more skilled in Thunder Law, you could have been mistaken for the real thing, I was almost scared for a moment there.”

“You’re staging a mutiny to seize the ship?” Lei Hong gritted his teeth with hatred.

“Obviously,” Huang Jian spread his hands, slowly stepping forward.

“Even if you seize the ship, you’ve only grabbed an immobile turtle shell!” Lei Hong collapsed to the ground and coldly laughed: “Without the help of me and my brother, you can’t repair the Kui Niu Drum, nor can you control the Water Avoiding Shuttle.”

“Guess why Lei Cheng is still unconscious to this day?” Huang Jian bent down, his smile hinting at a reminder in a low voice.

“If you cooperate obediently, I’ll spare you and your brother’s lives.”

“If you resist to the death, I know a bit about the Confusing God Soul Searching Secret Method as well.”

“The choice is yours.”

Lei Hong’s face turned ugly, but he just glared at Huang Jian without saying a word.

Huang Jian slowly rose, his face cold, as lightning continuously flashed between his fingers.

But before he could unleash the Thunder Law, an outburst of shocked exclamations suddenly came from the crowd behind him.

Then, a voice devoid of any emotional fluctuation sounded from behind.

“Huang Jian, you indeed need to choose your own path, but you’ve chosen a dead end.”

Huang Jian’s pupils shrank, and without turning his head, he violently unleashed the Thunder Law.

A barrel-thick purple-red lightning bolt surged toward the source of the voice behind him.

Simultaneously, his bulky body moved with agile and nimble sway to the left and right, zigzagging across several “Z” shapes and dashing more than ten meters to an open area.

Turning around, he saw a short, fat Daoist in a Daoist Robe, identical to Lei Hong, standing expressionlessly at the spot he had just occupied.

And the Thunder Law he had just activated with all his might, was now controlled by the other party, shaped into a purple-red Thunder Ball.

Lei Cheng?!

“Impossible!” Huang Jian’s face drastically changed.

That certainly was impossible, but a little Shapeshifting to impersonate someone was still possible.

Chen Mu chuckled softly.

“Nightmare Victory Spell?”

“Ha!”

Big drops of sweat immediately appeared on Huang Jian’s forehead.

Without waiting for him to argue, Chen Mu simply pointed a finger, and a chopstick-thick bolt of lightning shot out, instantly hitting its mark.

The tall, strong, and hefty figure of the opponent suddenly became rigid and motionless.

The next instant, a breeze blew, and Huang Jian disintegrated into grey-white dust.

Seizing power is none of my business, but what’s the deal with returning to Goose Yang Mountain?

After plotting for so long and already having embarked on the journey, how could we return to Goose Yang Mountain?

And you think to use me as a sacrificial offering to blood-sacrifice to an outer demon?

Who would die if not you!

Chen Mu stared at the pile of ashes on the ground, his expression indifferent.

Seeing Huang Jian’s end, a commotion broke out in the grand hall.

A grey figure silently made his way to the door along the periphery of the people.

But just as he lifted one foot over the threshold, a purple-red Thunder Ball floated in front of him, the very one that Huang Jian had unleashed moments before.

He quivered and turned back, meeting a pair of eyes brimming with laughter.

Chai Song coughed lightly, slowly raised his hands above his shoulders.

“Ha!”

Chen Mu chuckled softly, withdrawing his gaze and turning to look at the puzzled Lei Hong.

The Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles unfolded, instantly restraining Lei Hong who intended to speak up.

Then Chen Mu quickly stepped forward, feigned support to help him up, and with a satisfied smile, patted his shoulder.

Immediately, he leaned close to Lei Hong’s ear with a smiling face.

“The Bewitching Divine Soul Searching Secret Method, I also know a little bit about that…”

Lei Hong: “…”

Does everyone think I’m a pushover?!

Everyone’s trying to manipulate me!

“Second brother!”

“Mission accomplished!”

“Everything is carried out according to your plan!” Lei Hong clasped his fists, calling “second brother” with genuine sincerity.

Chen Mu: “…”

So decisive?

Boss Lei, you really can bend and stretch.

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