I AM GRINDING EXPERIENCE IN ANOTHER WORLD

Buzz…Buzz…Buzz…

Accompanied by a series of vibrations, the Water Avoiding Shuttle lit up with lightning both inside and outside.

Pfft!

A burst of invisible force sprayed out from around the Water Avoiding Shuttle, churning up the surrounding silt.

The Water Avoiding Shuttle wobbled as it broke free from the riverbed and glided upwards at an angle.

However, it wasn’t long before the power around the Water Avoiding Shuttle faltered.

After stumbling and lunging forward several times, the Water Avoiding Shuttle crashed down into the riverbed’s silt with a bang.

In the dojo of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, just outside the Secret Chamber…

Lei Hong was propping up the tent that had just been knocked down by the vibrations while skillfully setting it up again and sighed disappointedly, “Failed again.”

To repair the body of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, nine-tenths of the building had been dismantled. Numerous Qi Cultivators, regardless of their level of cultivation, were all living in tents.

“It lasted ninety breaths longer than last time,” Lei Cheng, who had mostly recovered from his injuries, said seriously as he helped.

“So what if it barely lasted half a quarter of an hour before petering out? What good does that do?” Lei Hong said dismissively, curling his lips, “Can’t even enjoy a bite of warm shit.”

No sooner had he spoken than an electric arc sprung up from the ground beneath his feet and zapped him right in the center of his forehead with a snap.

Lei Hong’s hair frizzed up, and he stood there rigidly, electrified on the spot.

Lei Cheng stepped forward and looked at Lei Hong, who was intermittently flashing with small sparks of lightning, and offered words of comfort, “Without the Kui Niu Drum to aid, it’s inevitable for the Thunder Law to spiral out of control.”

Bullshit!

We’ve tested the Water Avoiding Shuttle more than ten times over the past month. Why am I the only one getting struck by lightning, and not anyone else?

It must be Mr. Gongsun holding a grudge because I called him soft; this is clearly retribution!

Lei Hong’s eyes bulged in anger.

Then he heard Lei Cheng ask earnestly, “What was that you said about being soft? I didn’t quite catch it. Maybe you could say it again?”

Lei Hong: “…”

I see you want me dead!

Are you really my second brother?

That simple and honest face of yours, it’s all damn deceitful!

…

“What a pity…” murmured Chen Mu in the Secret Chamber.

How come that chubby guy suddenly clammed up, or else I could have zapped him again.

With a twitch of his ears, the noises from inside the Water Avoiding Shuttle filtered into his hearing.

Although there were many complaints among the people inside the shuttle, most of them accepted the test failure quite calmly.

After all… having failed more than ten times already, one had to get used to it if not calm.

With a slight thought, the Gray Wall appeared before his eyes.

Five Thunders Treasure Scroll: 573/10000/Fourth Rank;

Artifact Refining Technique (Water Avoidance Shuttle Construction): 7933/10000;

Over the past month, Chen Mu had devoted almost all his time to leveling up the Five Thunders Treasure Scroll.

When tired, he amused himself by pondering the Complete Book of Water Avoidance Shuttle Construction, and when hungry, he popped a couple of Fasting Pills.

Practicing tirelessly day and night, coupled with the aid of Perfection-grade Kui Water Yin Thunder, his proficiency in the Five Thunders Treasure Scroll soared, crossing two ranks in just over a month.

The control over Thunder Law became so precise that even the capillaries of his internal organs were permeated with its flow.

It was precisely this subtle control, together with the increasingly adept Water Avoidance Shuttle Construction Artifact Refining Technique, that allowed him to channel Thunder Law into the internal mechanisms of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, triggering its various Forbidden Laws and successfully manipulating the Water Avoiding Shuttle.

“Only too bad it doesn’t last,” Chen Mu said, massaging his throbbing head with regret.

The human-formed Kui Niu Drum replacement plan was successful, yet not completely so.

The Water Avoiding Shuttle was too vast for a single person to sustain.

If he controlled it for any extended period, he would be left mentally drained and plagued by intense headaches.

Should he continue to improve the Five Thunders Treasure Scroll and the Water Avoidance Shuttle Artifact Refining Technique?

Chen Mu shook his head.

They would be helpful, but not significantly so.

At best, they might extend the control by a mere quarter or half-quarter of an hour, not enough to manage normal navigation of the Water Avoiding Shuttle.

“Such a large Magic Artifact wasn’t intended to be manipulated by a single person from the beginning; otherwise, there wouldn’t be amplifying Magic Artifacts like the Kui Niu Drum.”

“I guess it still comes down to insufficient Divine Origin and inadequate cultivation,” sighed Chen Mu.

He couldn’t help but reflect inwardly on his Jade Seed, looking towards his Divine Orifice.

“If I could just complete the Divine Orifice Refinement, maybe I could hold out.”

“But sadly… distant waters won’t quench immediate thirst.”

Over the past days, the Dark Cloud True Method had autonomously cycled, achieving three refinements.

One more cycle, and he would complete the fifth turn of his Divine Orifice.

But to reach the point of mastering the River Chariot would still require quite some time.

Thinking thus, Chen Mu skillfully gathered a Dark Cloud Talisman and inserted it into the middle of his Divine Orifice. Then he pulled out the Five Ghosts Bag, ready to replenish the Primordial Energy for the Dark Cloud Talisman.

But staring at the Primordial Energy emerging from the bag, Chen Mu suddenly froze.

“If one person’s Divine Origin can’t bear the pressure on the Water Avoiding Shuttle, why not share the burden among a hundred or a thousand people?”

The Gray Wall surfaced before his eyes again as Chen Mu swiftly skimmed through several Secret Techniques before hastily scanning downwards.

A long-neglected secret technique caught his attention.

“The Mountain-Carrying Scripture!”

“That’s the one!”

After days of worry, Chen Mu finally broke into a smile.

…

Several days later.

At the tail end of the Water Avoidance Shuttle.

Not far from the Administrative Affairs Institute’s Exotic Beast Decomposition Site, there was a small courtyard. A delicate two-story pavilion stood lonely in the courtyard.

Apart from the secret chamber in the dojo, this little building was one of the few that remained.

Lei Hong and Lei Cheng, garbed in cowled capes, silently pushed the door open and entered.

Inside the room, there was nothing but a deep well, covered with an iron chain net, sitting in the middle of the house.

Lei Cheng stepped forward, reciting a cursing incantation and unlocked the iron net.

Next to him, Lei Hong pulled out a Mustard Seed Talisman and took out a box of White Jade Money, pouring it all into the deep well in a clatter.

“Is this dog of a Daoist going to work or not? If he keeps messing around like this, there won’t be a single White Jade Coin left in the inner treasury!” Lei Hong gritted his teeth, looking at the vanishing White Jade at the bottom of the well, feeling a heartache that made it hard to breathe.

“You’re bold to speak like that, are you not afraid of being struck by lightning?” Lei Cheng glanced sideways.

Had his own brother always been this bold?

“What’s there to be afraid of? He’s spent so much of my White Jade, what’s wrong with saying a few words about him?” Lei Hong huffed with a disgruntled face, “Besides, we’re at the stern here, he’s too far away to hear us.”

As soon as the words fell.

Boom, boom, boom…

A series of dull thunderous sounds suddenly exploded in their ears, and outside in the courtyard, flashes of lightning flickered.

Lei Hong instantly stiffened, too frightened to move.

Did that dog of a Daoist have such sharp ears?

Could he really hear them from so far away?

After regaining his senses for a while, Lei Hong cautiously stepped out of the room.

Then he saw seven or eight robust men in gray short clothes, lying askew on the ground around the courtyard.

“These people…” Lei Hong’s face changed.

“It seems someone has taken a fancy to your White Jade Money,” Lei Cheng said with a calm expression.

“They even dare to rob me?” Lei Hong couldn’t help but admire the robbers’ audacity.

“They don’t know I’m following you,” Lei Cheng said unconcernedly.

Chen Mu, impersonating Lei Cheng, the real Lei Cheng naturally had to hide his face.

These robbers, blinded by greed, saw that Lei Hong was accompanied by only one attendant and thought he would be easy to deal with, so they dared to show themselves.

“The repeated attempts at sailing have failed, and the crew is restless; if we keep dragging this out, I fear a great chaos will ensue,” Lei Hong said with a worried face.

At that moment, seven or eight wisps of black smoke appeared out of thin air, swiftly enveloping the seven or eight strong men who were down.

After a few short screams, both the black smoke and the robust men completely vanished from sight.

“You see, chaos can’t arise,” Lei Cheng said flatly, pointing to the ground that now bore only charred human-shaped marks.

With the power to poke Huang Jian to death with a finger, it was natural he could also poke himself to death.

That mysterious Daoist called Gongsun Sheng must be at a higher cultivation stage than himself.

With his ability to monitor the entire Water Avoidance Shuttle with a Secret Technique, no one could think of causing trouble.

Lei Hong looked on in shock, cold sweat involuntarily breaking out on his back.

It was fortunate that he had only mildly complained earlier and hadn’t spoken too harshly.

Otherwise…

Looking down at the charred marks on the ground, he shivered with cold.

Buzz!

A familiar buzzing sound suddenly arose.

The long-missing Kui Niu Drum, supported by rolling black smoke, once again materialized in the air above the Water Avoidance Shuttle.

In the next moment, the Water Avoidance Shuttle swiftly broke away from the Tongtian River with a series of faint buzzes and moved forward steadily.

“Is this… it worked?” Lei Hong looked at his second brother incredulously.

Lei Cheng carefully felt the state of the Water Avoidance Shuttle, and after a while, he solemnly nodded, “Indeed, it has worked.”

But this method…

Was it not too bizarre?

He stared at the Kui Niu Drum, surrounded by billowing black smoke and an eerie Ghostly Qi, speechless.

It reminded him of the black smoke that had devoured those sturdy men.

Thunder Law, an Investigative Secret Technique like the Ear of the Wind, along with this sinister black smoke Secret Technique.

Just thinking about Mr. Gongsun’s methods sent chills down one’s spine.

…

Inside the secret chamber of the dojo.

Chen Mu’s face was alight with joy: “Taking the Mountain-Carrying Scripture route was indeed the correct choice.”

This Secret Technique was derived from the Netherworld, modeled after the Soul Summoning Banner, and it was a wonderful method capable of gathering the Yin Spirit Divine Power.

Given that Yin Spirits were essentially Ghosts, if one could gather Yin Spirit Power, it logically followed that one could also link the Ghosts together.

And in Chen Mu’s Five Ghosts Bag, there happened to be three to four thousand Ghosts.

“Half stay in the bag to foster Primordial Energy, and half are released to activate the Mountain-Carrying Scripture, the best of both worlds!” Chen Mu thought, chuckling to himself.

He controlled the Water Avoidance Shuttle’s flight for a while, testing each Forbidden Law to ensure he could fully manipulate it, and finally felt completely at ease.

“With the Water Avoidance Shuttle functioning normally again, I must find a way to return to the Goose Sheep Path fleet.”

Chen Mu, though not completely ignorant about how to cross the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, was still mostly in the dark.

The Goose Sheep Path was different; the entire sect had been preparing for many years and must have a well-thought-out plan.

“Let’s just hope the damage to the fleet isn’t too severe.” He fretted inwardly.

He had yet to discern the full details of the monster with big eyes he encountered last time, and the memory still unsettled him.

“Sect Master Qiu Jinwu has been at Dao Foundation Perfection for many years; his strength ranks within the top three in Yunzhou.”

“With his methods, he must… should… erm, most likely be able to protect the core of the fleet from scattering… right?”

Recalling the scene when he was intimidated by the big-eyed creature’s Qi, Chen Mu suddenly began to feel unsure.

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