My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 593 Mutation
buzzing...

Inside the Pingning's water-avoiding shuttle, the Kui Niu drum hummed continuously.

The translucent inner wall resembles fireworks exploding, with flashes of lightning appearing from time to time.

A group of strange, bluish-purple fish with protruding sharp teeth, long purplish-red whiskers on their heads, and bodies two to three meters long swam around the water-avoiding shuttle.

Their reckless, high-speed swimming inevitably caused them to collide with the outer wall of the water-avoiding shuttle, provoking the Kui Niu's continuous counterattacks with its thunderous net.

After sailing for half an hour with the swarm of strange fish overhead, the water-avoiding shuttle finally broke through the fish swarm.

Looking back, the enormous swarm of blue-purple strange fish was still spinning and converging in the same spot, forming a huge sphere.

Compared to the school of fish, the enormous water-avoiding slug is like a grain of rice next to a watermelon.

"Thanks to the Kui Niu Drum, otherwise the fleet would have been destroyed by this strange fish."

"It was also because the elders of the Hundred Refinements Hall considered the long term and refined the Kui Niu Drum for protection early on."

"The labor contract is harsh, but it's not impossible to move safely all the way to Haizhou..."

Inside the Xinyuan Tea House, people chatted and discussed with relaxed expressions.

Having been in the Tongtian River for more than twenty days, this was the third wave of strange beasts they had encountered.

With the Kui Niu drum, the water-avoiding shuttle can easily pass through every time.

But Chen Mu couldn't relax by the window.

When the water-avoiding shuttle dives deep into the darkness, the surroundings are pitch black, and the others can only see a limited view by looking out from the inner wall of the shuttle.

Chen Mu possessed the ability to listen attentively and discovered many hidden energy sources along the way.

The mere slight movement of a few powerful life forms sent shivers down his spine.

"A powerful demon comparable to a Qi Foundation cultivator who has reached the Meridian Opening stage?"

"If we run into them, will the Kui Niu drum really work?"

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Just as he was pondering this, a gasp of surprise came from the surrounding area.

Chen Mu looked up and followed the shouts of the crowd.

The strange fish, which had become somewhat blurry due to the distance of the water-avoiding shuttle, suddenly became inward and transformed in the blink of an eye into a large eye with white hair, blue eyes, and deep purple pupils.

Its eyes remained fixed, staring blankly at the fleet of water-avoiding shuttle boats.

It was as if his eyelids closed immediately, and with a blink of an eye, he abruptly disappeared.

At the same time, a powerful life force flashed through the detection area of ​​the Listening Method.

Chen Mu's back was immediately covered in cold sweat.

What the hell is that?

Is the ecosystem in the Tongtian River really that bad?
Back when I was in Keelung Road, I also made a living by the Tongtian River. I never saw these dangers back then!
He looked solemnly at the Kui Niu Drum in mid-air.

"Can this bronze drum truly protect everyone as they traverse the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

……

"The Kui Niu Drum? A great monster?"

“If we really encounter a powerful demon, one Kui Niu Drum certainly won’t be enough to stop it.” At the tail of the Water-Avoiding Shuttle, in the Beast Decomposition Field of the General Affairs Bureau, Lei Hong grinned, his chubby face beaming. “But what if dozens or even hundreds of Kui Niu Drums were to unleash their power at the same time?”

He looked confident, and even the two tufts of his mustache twitched involuntarily.

What do you mean?
Chen Mu was somewhat confused.

"It means that the entire fleet has been bound together by the Kui Niu magic."

"The Kui Niu Drum is the key to the Dharma's prohibition and meridians. It can connect the power of all the Water-Avoiding Shuttles and generate a huge combined force."

"Do you know why we allowed those families and sects who bought the Water-Avoiding Shuttle to travel with us?"

"To enhance the power of the Kui Niu's protective magic?" Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

"That's right!" Lei Hong clapped his hands with a smile.

"The one in charge of the fleet is our Master Qiu, whose Dao Foundation is perfected and whose thunder magic is superb."

"Even if a powerful demon with a meridian-opening ability attacks, the Dao Lord can use the Kui Niu magic to counterattack, so we will be perfectly safe."

"Furthermore, the spiritual energy of Yunzhou has been declining year after year, and the great demons are very perceptive. They have long since disappeared."

"The probability of encountering a powerful demon with open meridians is extremely low. You can rest assured, there will be absolutely no problem!" Lei Hong stood on tiptoe, raised his hand, and patted Chen Mu's shoulder, looking smug.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

……

Evening, in a quiet room on the second floor.

After completing the forty-first Divine Aperture Refinement and skillfully replenishing the Primordial Qi of the Dark Cloud Talisman, Chen Mu opened his eyes.

Lightning crackled between the five fingers of his right hand, and faint flashes of lightning flickered beneath his skin, making his flesh and blood appear crimson and revealing the light and shadow of blood vessels and meridians.

"The second-tier Five Thunder Treasure Scroll allows the Five Thunder Robe to cover the entire body under the skin. If you continue to practice it, it may spread to the depths of the internal organs."

"It's somewhat like the Five Dragons Dharma Form..." Chen Mu mused. The Five Dragons Dharma Form is a secret technique of Yin spirits.

When they gather together, they can launch an attack.

It disperses into energy, which can be transformed into a personal energy source, providing defense against external forces from the inside out.

"Is the Five Thunder Treasure Scroll Secret Technique also imitating the protective aura of gods and demons?" Chen Mu had a guess in his mind.

“Qiu Jinwu has been at the peak of his Dao foundation for many years. Even if he doesn’t practice the Five Thunder Treasure Scroll, he probably still has a protective aura around him.” He couldn’t help but think of the Goose and Sheep Dao Master.

Daring to abandon the centuries-old foundation of the Goose and Sheep Sect and decisively relocate with the entire sect, their courage and ability are truly extraordinary.

With such a powerful cultivator controlling the fleet, there shouldn't be much danger before reaching the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"Once bitten by a snake, twice shy," Chen Mu said, shaking his head with a self-deprecating laugh.

He had been practicing Buddhism for over ten years and had experienced too much turmoil, so he felt unsafe wherever he went.

"Since Eyang Road dared to relocate, it must have been well thought out."

"The previous slow navigation and continuous testing in Pingjiang was to rehearse and deal with various dangers in advance."

"I'm just worrying unnecessarily." By the window, Chen Mu relaxed in the rocking chair, resting his feet on the window frame, ready to admire the Tongtian River landscape displayed by the jade disc above his head.

then……

Then he saw a purplish-blue eye that was dozens of times larger than the entire water-avoiding shuttle.

Chen Mu: “…”

What the hell is this thing?!
Why is it still haunting me?!

Meeting those expressionless, cold eyes, his scalp tingled, and his hair almost stood on end.

Before he could react, countless white lightning bolts suddenly exploded, illuminating the entire interior of the water-avoiding shuttle.

Lightning, like a fishing net, instantly covered the entire surface of the water-repellent shuttle.

dong dong dong...

A series of earth-shattering drumbeats followed.

The Kui Niu Drum, which was originally as stable as a mountain, was now thrashing about, its surface twisted and cracked, as if it were being gripped and shaken violently by a pair of invisible hands.

The next moment, the large eye suddenly disappeared.

The lightning on the surface of the water-repellent shuttle also went out in an instant.

As the light and darkness shifted, Chen Mu lost sight for a moment.

He instinctively activated the Listening Technique, and a massive life force surged into his mind.

The aura was so intense it blotted out the sky and engulfed the entire Water-Avoiding Shuttle. Even a slight contact with it left Chen Mu stunned, his mind blank.

next moment.

boom!
The Kui Niu drum suddenly exploded, like a punctured balloon, and flew out with a whoosh, darting around in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, a tremendous force struck the surface of the water-avoiding shuttle, and a series of cracking sounds, like bones breaking, rang out. The entire water-avoiding shuttle spun and plunged into the depths of the Tongtian River and disappeared.

……

I don’t know how long.

boom!
With a muffled thud, the constantly tumbling water-avoiding shuttle trembled violently and then came to a complete stop.

After a series of loud, clanging, and scattered sounds of breaking and colliding, the interior of the water-repelling shuttle suddenly fell silent.

Fluorescent liquid leaked from the pipes throughout the interior, like streams of molten iron dripping down and illuminating the darkness inside the shuttle.

Not long after, a faint scream rang out.

As if a switch had been flipped, a series of wailing sounds erupted one after another.

Chen Mu withdrew the five dragon images that enveloped the entire building and walked to the window with a solemn expression.

As far as the eye could see, the houses were twisted and collapsed, with only a few intact.

As the method of listening attentively unfolded, images of the surrounding twenty miles appeared in my mind.

Then he discovered that the water-avoiding shuttle was stuck headfirst into a patch of silt.

It was pitch black all around, and there was no sign of any other water-avoiding shuttles.

After carefully scanning and listening several times, Chen Mu frowned and looked at the front of the water-avoiding shuttle.

There, in a secret room of the temple, a short, stout middle-aged man who looked seven-tenths like Lei Hong, dressed in gray, collapsed on a prayer mat, his face ashen.

This man was none other than Lei Cheng, the captain of the Pingning.

Trouble!
He looked up again at the ceiling at the top of the water-avoiding shuttle, where a broken and twisted Kui Niu drum was embedded in the middle of a cracked floor in the corner.

Chen Mu's face turned ashen.

Separated from the fleet, lost and disoriented, the Kui Niu drum is broken, and Captain Lei Cheng is still unconscious and his fate unknown...

Done!

(End of this chapter)