“If you’re willing to travel with us, then you’re our fellow traveler, and you must be treated well,” Qiu Jinwu said with a beaming smile.
Inside the Goose Sheep Path’s Water Avoiding Shuttle, Lei Cheng wore a confused expression.
Inside the Ping Ning’s Water Avoiding Shuttle, Chen Mu, who was spying through the Truthful Listening Divine Power, almost threw out his back at this abrupt turn.
They were just at each other’s throats a moment ago, so how did they suddenly become allies?
And now they were supposed to treat them well?
“Haizhou is not like Yunzhou,” Qiu Jinwu sighed deeply. “Here, we are part of the Yunzhou Seven Paths, but in Haizhou, we’re nothing.”
“To live well in Haizhou, we need to unite those from Yunzhou. For example, those families and sects that rely on us, and like-minded fellow travelers,” Qiu Jinwu said earnestly.
“The Goose Sheep Path needs more strength, so you must treat this fellow traveler well.”
“It would be best if you could persuade him to become a guest elder in our Goose Sheep Path,” he instructed Lei Cheng in detail.
Lei Cheng nodded in bewilderment.
The incident with Mr. Gongsun hiding on the Ping Ning… was that it?
“I won’t go meet that fellow traveler, lest he overthinks it.”
“But you must clearly convey my intentions and ensure that fellow traveler feels at ease on the Ping Ning,” Qiu Jinwu said solemnly.
It was no longer appropriate to continue the act; Lei Cheng immediately clasped his fists in promise to convey the Sect Master’s wishes.
Qiu Jinwu smiled in satisfaction.
Good, the high-quality offering for the Dragon Ball’s ritual refinement had increased by one.
…
Inside the Ping Ning’s Water Avoiding Shuttle.
As Lei Cheng returned, a large number of specially-made bone-material bricks and tiles were brought back with him.
The Ping Ning’s Qi Refiners were all mobilized to construct pavilions and courtyards.
Fortunately, there were few complaints, as they were helping to rebuild their own dwellings, and the place bustled busily.
“Mr. Gongsun, what do you think about the guest elder matter?” Lei Cheng asked in the dojo’s secret chamber.
“Your Sect Master Qiu is really looking far ahead,” Chen Mu couldn’t help but sigh.
He had hidden his identity and boarded the Goose Sheep Path’s downwind ship, and Qiu Jinwu not only didn’t repel him but was also thinking of recruiting him into the Goose Sheep Path?
This…
This actually wasn’t a bad idea.
He was somewhat tempted.
It was difficult for a wild cultivator to survive nowadays, let alone finding a suitable secret technique for cultivation. But if he had a sect as a backing, it would be different.
“Qiu Jinwu has had his Dao foundation perfected for many years; surely the Goose Sheep Path must have Dao Foundation Secrets. If I joined the Goose Sheep Path, perhaps…” Chen Mu considered many options, but his face revealed nothing.
“Let’s fix the Water Avoiding Shuttle first,” he waved.
Although tempted, Chen Mu decided to play it safe for now.
Not only him but several affiliated families and sects of the Goose Sheep Path were traveling with them.
When they reached Haizhou, he would decide based on the reactions of those people.
…
The Loach Dragon Fire Path lay at an extremely deep underground level, named the Fire Path, but it was more like an underground world.
The most eye-catching thing was the endless Magma Lake; its crimson glow illuminated the underground world, with hot air engulfing the surroundings.
On the edge, terraced high platforms were lined with turtle shells the size of several soccer fields.
A group of Qi Refiners, each with a water-repelling air bubble, busily scurried about on the turtle shells like ants.
Inside the Goose Sheep Path’s Water Avoiding Shuttle dojo, a miniature version of the Lei Hall stood at the forefront.
Qiu Jinwu stood with his hands behind his back at the entrance of the grand hall, silently watching the boundless molten red Magma Lake through a ten-meter high Jade observation window nearby.
Buzz!
The air vibrated, and suddenly, a two-meter-tall aperture in the shape of a human eye cracked open in the shadows of the Lei Hall, with black and red flames rising within.
“Can’t bear it, can you?” a voice sounding like the whispers of ten thousand people asked, “When you willingly ruined the Kui Niu Drum and sent those hundreds of Water Avoiding Shuttles into the Tianhe Law Realm, you were quite decisive.”
“That’s true; those were mostly from the affiliated sects of the Goose Sheep Path. They can’t compare to the people here.”
“This is, after all, the core of the Goose Sheep Path, the foundation of centuries. It’s normal to feel reluctant,” a light laugh emerged from the black and red flames.
Qiu Jinwu turned slightly and glanced at the other party. “Am I just worried?”
“Worried?”
“Yes, I’m worried that your secret technique might fail again.”
“Worried that you’ll delay my acquisition of the Dragon Ball yet again.” He shifted his gaze back, his expression neutral.
“Tsk, how cold-hearted you are, Sect Master Qiu,” a nonchalant taunting voice came from within the black and red flames.
“It seems you wish to help me.”
“I prefer to ensure absolute certainty.”
“What is it I can do for you?”
“I intend to refine the Kui Niu Drum anew, and I need you to leave the Tianhe Law Realm’s gateway mark inside the drum, ensuring everyone can be pulled into the Tianhe Law Realm.”
“No one spared?”
“No one spared!”
“Tsk tsk, I must say, you Qi Refiners who seek the path have ruthless hearts.”
…
On the Ping Ning’s Water Avoiding Shuttle’s outer shell.
Chen Mu, disguised as Li Moliang, was working with the Lei Family’s Refining Team to repair and modify the Water Avoiding Shuttle while protected by the Water Avoidance Spell bubble.
He skillfully repaired damage to a forbidden law after embedding a Mustard Seed Spell into the dark turtle shell.
Straightening up, Chen Mu glanced at the slowly undulating Magma Lake nearby and then looked upward.
The blood-red glow of the Magma Lake illuminated the surroundings brightly, yet couldn’t reach the ceiling of unknown height.
“Isn’t the Loach Dragon Fire Path a bit too tall and vast?”
“Is this really something that can be carved out by human effort?”
This was their fifth day entering the Loach Dragon Fire Path.
Originally, they had descended at an angle through the central pit of the Water Mansion for a whole day before entering this subterranean space, indicating its depth.
“The Loach Eel Transformation Dragon Scripture should belong to the Heavenly Demon Path.”
“Being able to transform into the True Form of a black dragon means he’s completed the seventh level of the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation – the True Form Realm, comparable to the Primordial Spirit of a Qi Cultivator.”
“However, this power is a bit too formidable.”
Even after many days, Chen Mu still couldn’t help being amazed by the vastness of this underground world.
“It seems that, although the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique is demeaned as a heterodox method, it contains its own profound mysteries.”
Initially, in Tianhe Lower Institute on Jilong Road, he had seen many cultivators from Zhongshan Path, all of whom practiced the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique. The one who left the deepest impression on him was Master White Tower.
A high cultivator who had reached the Meridian Passage Realm of the fifth stage of Heavenly Demon Reincarnation could transform into a hundred-meter black dragon, immensely powerful.
And that was just the Heavenly Demon True Body, not the True Form of Heavenly Demon that was comparable to a Divine Demon.
“If there is a chance to learn the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, practicing it wouldn’t be so bad,” Chen Mu thought with interest.
Though somewhat confused, he had indeed cultivated the Heavenly Demon Body of the Cloud Mirage.
This allowed him to learn the Yin Spirit Secret Method and even helped him guard the City God Dojo and assist him in escaping from predicaments.
“If I could cultivate the True Form of the Cloud Mirage…” Chen Mu looked up at the vast magma lake.
“Hmm, the Water Avoidance Spell is really wonderful.”
“Pushing aside the magma, providing fresh air—aside from its mediocre heat insulation, everything else is pretty handy.” Chen Mu muttered to himself while continuing to infuse the Mustard Seed Spell into the Water Avoiding Shuttle.
It wasn’t that he underestimated the True Form of the Cloud Mirage, but given the fragility of the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, even if he cultivated into True Form, it might be hardly of any great use.
…
Several days later, with the concerted efforts of everyone, the transformation of the Water Avoiding Shuttle was complete.
Originally, the Goose Sheep Path had fed the turtle of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms not only Water-Repelling Pearls but also Thunder Fire Talismans.
Thanks to the special nature of the turtle, the Water Avoiding Shuttle was innately capable of repelling water and could also unleash the power of thunder and fire.
Thus, it could dive underwater as well as navigate through the magma lake.
It is said that the Bai Gui Shuttle of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect possessed the power of manipulating water and fire. The Water Avoiding Shuttle of the Goose Sheep Path was made in imitation of the Bai Gui Shuttle.
Inside the secret chamber of the Ping Ning, Chen Mu, dressed in a black Daoist robe, appeared wearing Mr. Gongsun’s leather vest.
“Was it any trouble?” Chen Mu received the Mustard Seed Talisman passed over by Lei Hong with a smiling face.
Inside were various herbs and Gold Essence.
“No trouble at all, not the slightest bit,” Lei Hong said with a pained smirk on his face.
Although he was in charge of the inner treasury of the Water Avoiding Shuttle, he didn’t dare to embezzle blatantly and could only use his own money to make purchases.
At most, he could give himself a ten percent discount.
But even at a ten percent discount, it was still his own White Jade he was spending!
“Feeling the pinch?” Chen Mu asked lightly, smiling at Lei Hong.
“Not at all. It’s my honor to serve Mr. Gongsun!” Lei Hong’s face was full of solemn promises.
“And now?” Chen Mu raised his hand and tossed over a fist-sized white porcelain bottle.
“What is this…” Lei Hong opened the porcelain bottle and saw more than a dozen round, jade-like Elixir Pills inside, instantly widening his eyes.
“Rejuvenation Pills?”
“You provide the materials, I refine the Elixir Pills, and any excess materials are my compensation.”
“Is it worth it now?”
“Worth it, definitely worth it, that’s insanely worth it!” Lei Hong was overjoyed, immediately stuffing the porcelain bottle into Lei Cheng’s hands.
Rejuvenation Pills were excellent in consolidating the foundation and cultivating the Divine Orifice, vital during the cultivation of the Condensing Aperture.
Lei Cheng had been stuck at the Condensing Aperture Realm for many years, due to the lack of Rejuvenation Pills.
However, this Elixir was not easy to refine. Without a sufficient level in the Five Qi Primordial Technique, it couldn’t be done.
Lei Hong really did not expect that the mysterious Daoist before him was a high cultivator capable of refining Rejuvenation Pills.
“You name it, whatever materials you need, I will definitely get them for you.” He said solemnly, with rare sincerity in his eyes.
The inner treasury belonged to the Goose Sheep Path, but Lei Cheng, his second brother who had cultivated the Divine Orifice, was their own!
If he could help his second brother cultivate the Divine Orifice sooner, even if Gongsun Sheng wanted to empty all the storerooms of Ping Ning, it would be fine!
He would even help keep watch!
“Don’t fear big holes; we still have the ‘Fire Dragon Burns Warehouse to Balance the Accounts’ method.”
“Having my own second brother cultivate the Divine Orifice, that is true success!”
Lei Cheng was equally excited, he said nothing, and bowed deeply with his hands clasped respectfully.
Chen Mu immediately showed a smile.
“At least on the way to Hai Province in the future, I won’t have to worry about these two brothers causing trouble.”
The atmosphere in the secret chamber grew even more harmonious.
“The Huang Family didn’t cause any trouble, did they?” Chen Mu walked around the bronze drum in the center of the secret chamber.
This was the brand new Kui Niu Drum made by Qiu Jinwu, delivered just today.
“They have no time to trouble us,” Lei Hong chuckled, “The Water Avoiding Shuttle of the Huang Family’s ancestor, Huang Jiu, has still not appeared to this day, I’m afraid the outlook is bleak.”
Huang Jiu, a genuine Condensing Aperture High Cultivator, failed to reach Heavenly River Water Mansion?
This…
This was great news!
Chen Mu curled his index finger and joyfully tapped the Kui Niu Drum.
Before, Huang Jian’s rebellion was quelled by him with a Kui Water Yin Thunder, turning to ash. Those who supported him were also thoroughly eradicated by Lei Cheng. He had been worried that the Huang Family would seek retribution.
Listening to the ding-dong echo of the bronze drum, Chen Mu’s face brightened with a smile, “Not going to lie, this new drum has a different touch indeed.”
“Sounds much better than the old battered drum.” As he spoke, he couldn’t resist tapping it a couple more times.
But as he listened, an odd feeling rose within him.
“I feel like it’s different from the previous Kui Niu Drum.” He circled around the ancient bronze drum.
Could this be a fake, similar to how he used the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern Pearl to impersonate the Water-Repelling Pearl?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
This drum was personally refined by Sect Master Qiu Jinwu, a Great Cultivator with Perfected Daoist Foundation, unlike himself, a poor soul who couldn’t engage in selling counterfeit goods.
Glancing at the old, damaged Kui Niu Drum now swept to a corner of the secret chamber, Chen Mu shook his head and chuckled.
“A pristine Kui Niu Drum is bound to be different from a damaged one, no problems there.” He shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.
“Any news on when we will depart?”
“Within three days at most.”
“There won’t be any more monsters in Loach Dragon Fire Path, right?”
“According to the information sold by the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, besides the intense geothermal heat, there are no other dangers in Loach Dragon Fire Path.”
“Good, then I’ll leave Ping Ning in your hands. I’m off to refine pills.”
Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction, turned into a Gentle Breeze, and disappeared, returning to his newly rebuilt small building.
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