My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 597 Transformation

"The Kui Niu Drum is damaged, making it impossible to contact Master Qiu."

"If we want to rejoin the fleet, we need to get to the Heavenly River Water Mansion as soon as possible," Lei Cheng said honestly in the secret chamber of the Water-Avoiding Shuttle Dojo.

Tianhe Water Mansion?

"Which Heavenly River Water Palace?" Chen Mu was taken aback. The Tongtian River was vast, and there was more than one water palace.

"The Heavenly River Water Palace of the character 'Hai' outside the Ten Thousand Mountains." Lei Cheng said, "To get to Haizhou, you have to cross the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"The Dao Lord plans to use the Loach Dragon Fire Path to traverse from the depths of the underground."

"And the entrance to the fire passage is located in the Heavenly River Water Palace of the character Hai."

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Then Lei Cheng took out a fist-sized, hollowed-out bronze sphere from the mustard seed talisman.

At its center, there are three nested rings that rotate and float.

"This is the Heavenly River Compass. It is based on the Heavenly River Water Palace and corresponds to the celestial stars."

"As long as we are still in the Tongtian River, we can be guided to the location of the Heavenly River Water Palace."

nice one!
Chen Mu was overjoyed, took the Milky Way compass, and breathed a sigh of relief.

They were suddenly attacked and their water-avoiding shuttle was thrown far away, so they had no idea where they were at that moment.

With the guidance of the Milky Way compass, the direction of navigation is no longer a problem.

"Keep a close eye on those troublemakers from before," Chen Mu instructed. "The ship repairs have wasted too much time. If we want to catch up with the Goose Sheep Road fleet, we have to go full speed ahead. We can't let those people cause any more trouble."

"Don't worry, they won't have that chance," Lei Cheng said calmly.

Are they all given to Gara?

hiss……

It's you natives who are ruthless.

He had previously wanted the Water-Avoiding Shuttle to surface on the river so that those people would be driven out of the Shuttle and left to fend for themselves.

Who would have thought that this short, stocky man with a dull expression would actually eliminate them completely?

……

early morning.

A misty fog hung over the Tongtian River, and a small, covered boat appeared in the mist as a gentle breeze blew by.

The small boat floated quietly on the water, like a reef in the water, remaining motionless no matter how the waves rippled.

At the bow of the boat was a low square table, with an antique bronze incense burner sitting in the center.

Wisps of smoke rose from the incense burner, gathering in mid-air to form a shape the size of a human head.

Then, as if it were alive, it slowly circled above the table.

Lin Su, dressed in gray, sat cross-legged behind a low table, gazing into the distance in a daze.

"Searching for a sunken ship on the vast Tongtian River is no different from finding a needle in a haystack," complained Tantai Zong, dressed in black leather armor, behind Lin Su.

"It must be that old ghost from the Jin family causing trouble again. Jin E has been dead for so many years, and he's still not done with it." Tantai Zong said indignantly.

"We have to find it even if it's like looking for a needle in a haystack, since they have a pillar of the state in their family." Lin Su laughed and didn't seem to care at all.

"Aren't you angry at all? He's caused us a lot of trouble over the years," Tantai Zong said, puzzled.

"It's alright, we can return it later." Lin Su smiled and raised her right hand in front of her eyes. With a flick of her wrist, her entire palm suddenly disappeared, as if it had vanished into the void.

"Entering the Spirit Void?!"

"Young Master, you have mastered the Twelve Transformations of the Underworld God?!" Tantai Zong was overjoyed.

"I just got the hang of it this morning, but I'm still a little short." Lin Su smiled and withdrew her right hand. "Once I finish this mission, I'll go to the Dragon Locking Academy to exchange for a batch of Yellow Millet Wine, and then I'll be basically done."

"Congratulations, young master!" Tantai Zong was still overjoyed.

The reason the Jin family dared to cause trouble for them repeatedly was because they had a general named Jin Wuxia who had mastered the Twelve Transformations of the Underworld God.

Once Lin Su has mastered it, they will be able to launch a righteous counterattack.

Just then, the slowly drifting smoke suddenly spread out, turning into a smoke curtain, and a water-avoiding shuttle with many dents and damages on its exterior clearly appeared in the smoke.

They even saw a Taoist priest in black squatting on the surface of the water-avoiding shuttle, looking around blankly.

"Another ship has been discovered. They're rushing to deliver military merits to the young master." Tantai Zong was overjoyed.

Lin Su couldn't help but chuckle, "It really is a double celebration."

"Make a move?" Tantai Zong was eager to try.

"Let's do it!" Lin Su nodded immediately.

……

Beneath the Tongtian River, all is pitch black.

With a huge air bubble above his head, Chen Mu squatted on the surface of the water-repelling shuttle, looking around blankly.

"There aren't any monsters or strange beasts around, are there?" Chen Mu's ears twitched slightly, and he continued to probe his surroundings with his Listening Technique. "Why do I feel like someone is watching me?" He scanned his surroundings several times with his Listening Technique, but still found nothing.

"Never mind, let's get down to business first." After searching around, Chen Mu pulled out a fist-sized gray stone.

He pressed the stone onto the rough, dark blue-green surface of the tortoise shell.

At the same time, a wisp of magic seeped into the outer shell of the water-repelling shuttle. The hard tortoise shell instantly melted like soft mud, swallowing the gray stone inside.

Then he did the same thing, his figure flashing continuously, and countless gray stones were inserted into the hull of the water-repelling shuttle.

After a while, watching the last piece of the Breath-Severing Stone merge into the Water-Avoiding Shuttle, Chen Mu revealed a satisfied smile.

"With the Absolute Stone concealing it, the Water-Avoiding Shuttle has no aura whatsoever. As long as we don't cause a big commotion, even a powerful demon with a meridian-opening ability will have a hard time finding the Water-Avoiding Shuttle." Chen Mu felt relieved.

Seven or eight days have passed since the water-avoiding shuttle set sail.

As you travel underwater, you'll encounter all sorts of curious monsters and strange beasts along the way.

If it weren't for his ability to hear clearly and detect and avoid danger in advance, he might have already perished in the belly of a fish.

Even so, the repeated detours prevented the water-avoiding shuttle from traveling at full speed.

So Chen Mu began to ponder the construction method of the water-avoiding shuttle once again.

With physical examples to compare with, and with the help of Lei Cheng, a Qi Refiner who had once overseen the forging of the Water-Avoiding Shuttle, the crafting techniques for creating the Water-Avoiding Shuttle improved rapidly.

With a thought, the gray wall appeared.

Weapon crafting (water-repelling shuttle creation): Limit;
"Give me the materials and a team of weapon refiners, and I can command them to forge a water-repelling shuttle," Chen Mu thought with a chuckle.

This secret technique cannot make Chen Mu proficient in all the magical restrictions on the Water-Avoiding Shuttle, but it can make him proficient in how to arrange these magical restrictions.

It was precisely this expertise that allowed him to find every opportunity to insert the Extinguishing Stone into the gaps and crevices of various magical restrictions.

It can both conceal the aura of the Water Shuttle and not affect the operation of the law prohibition.

"Now we're safe and sound, and can finally sail at full speed."

Just as he was secretly pleased, the water-avoiding shuttle suddenly jolted.

As if being dragged by an invisible rope, the front end of the water-avoiding shuttle suddenly tilted and sank, plunging headfirst into the deeper water.

Chen Mu was immediately shocked.

Just as he was about to activate the Mountain-Carrying Scripture to help the Water-Avoiding Shuttle escape, that power suddenly disappeared.

The water-avoiding shuttle regained its balance and continued sailing forward.

"What's going on?" Chen Mu was a little confused.

When the Listening Technique was activated, nothing unusual could happen in the surroundings; only a faint, chilling aura could be felt slowly disappearing.

"No, I need to quickly max out the Listening Technique."

"The Tongtian River is unpredictable, and it's terrifying to not be able to see the surroundings clearly."

Chen Mu glanced deeply at the spot where the chilling aura had disappeared, then turned and disappeared into the water-avoiding shuttle.

……

On the covered boat.

Tantai Zong's face flushed red.

"That's not right, the tortoise shell's energy has clearly been captured."

"Besides, I've already started my journey to the underworld, how could it possibly break free?"

Lin Su frowned and stared intently at the smoke curtain in front of her.

The bluish-gray water-repelling shuttle only swayed a few times before returning to calm.

Before he could figure it out, he saw the black-robed Taoist standing on the tortoise shell suddenly look up.

The other person glanced at him through the smoke screen, then turned and disappeared.

At the same time, the water-repelling shuttle, which was clearly visible just moments before, was quickly covered by a layer of mist and disappeared from the smoke curtain in the blink of an eye.

"This Taoist priest can see us?!" Tantai Zong's face showed great shock: "He even broke through the Ten Thousand Mile Sky-Observing Mist of the Locked Dragon Academy?"

"Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; the Qi cultivators of the Goose and Sheep Path are indeed quite skilled." He couldn't help but sigh and shake his head.

"It's such a pity that a military merit that was within my grasp slipped away like this." Tantai Zong couldn't help but clench his fist and clap his hands in heartache.

Lin Su's expression was solemn.

"Little Lord?"

"Don't you think that Taoist priest looks familiar?" Lin Su asked, puzzled.

"Who is it?" Tantai Zong asked, scratching his head in confusion.

"Ganhe Valley, Thousand Lanterns City, Gongsun Sheng!"

"A person who should have been condemned to the underworld!"

How could someone who had already fallen into the underworld reappear?
Lin Su's expression grew increasingly solemn.

(End of this chapter)