My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 616 Arrival
He unexpectedly obtained the Dragon Ball's spiritual power, hindering Qiu Jinwu's path to enlightenment. He also transformed the seven Wu Shan brothers into Seven Soul Soldiers, breaking the City God's Daoist restrictions. Neither Qiu Jinwu nor the Great Qian Dragon Locking Academy would let this go unpunished.

Chen Mu was somewhat uneasy, fearing that he would be caught up and captured.

After urging Lei Cheng to sail at full speed for seven or eight days without seeing Qiu Jinwu or the people from Suolongyuan appear, he gradually relaxed.

Even so, he didn't dare to slow down Lei Cheng. The Pingning traveled rapidly through the lava every day along the winding and tortuous Qiulong Fireway.

A month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

Late at night, the water-avoiding shuttle was brightly lit, and shouts could be heard from the restaurants and teahouses.

On the second floor of the small building, a rocking chair is placed by the window.

Five little paper figures stood on the back of the chair, baring their teeth and straining to make the chair sway slowly.

The Five Ghosts Bag floated in mid-air, and from its open mouth, strands of jet-black primordial energy, as thin as hair, flew out continuously and then disappeared into the void in the blink of an eye.

Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair with his eyes closed. After a long while, he opened his eyes, raised his hand, and took off the Five Ghosts Bag, ending his cultivation with satisfaction.

"The Dark Cloud Technique is truly effective."

The Perfect Dark Cloud True Method can operate autonomously. As long as it provides enough Primordial Qi, it can continuously refine the divine aperture.

Even though he was trapped in the Heavenly River Dharma Realm before, it did not delay his cultivation of the fourth stage of Qi Refining.

He didn't interfere much, and now the fifty-ninth refinement of the Divine Aperture has been quietly completed.

"If everything goes smoothly, it will take at most eight months to master the 'River Chariot' skill."

"I wonder if it's easy to find Dao Foundation Records in Haizhou." Chen Mu squinted as he pondered.

……

"The Dao Foundation Diagram?"

“The Thousand Machines Sect definitely has it, but if you want the secret technique, you have to work for them.” Lian Xi, who hadn’t left Thousand Lantern City for a month, leaned against the window, gazing absently at the lights in the teahouse in the distance.

"The Thousand Machines Sect is in Haizhou?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

This wasn't the first time he'd heard of this sect.

He arrived in Yunzhou on the Thousand Machines Sect's White Ghost Ship and was sold to the Chicken Cage Sect as a laborer.

If it weren't for the attack from Chongshan Road and the destruction of Tianhe Lower Temple, he probably would have continued to grow yellow sprout rice in the Lower Temple for many more years.

“No, the Thousand Machines Sect’s main gate is in Leizhou.” Lianxi shook his head: “But all ninety-nine sects in Haizhou are affiliated with the Thousand Machines Sect.”

Doesn't this mean that the entire Haizhou belongs to the Thousand Machine Sect?
That's incredibly powerful!
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

“The ninety-nine sects are distributed throughout Haizhou. Every so often, they train a batch of Dao soldiers for the Thousand Machines Sect in exchange for various resources and secret techniques,” Lianxi said.

"The Dao Foundation Record is also on the exchange list. If you want it, you have to serve as a Dao soldier for the Thousand Machines Sect."

"The Thousand Machines Sect is already so powerful, yet there are still people who dare to oppose them?" Chen Mu frowned upon hearing this.

All he ever wanted was a peaceful life of cultivation; he had no desire to fight or kill with others.

"I've only heard that it's some kind of extraterrestrial demon, but I don't know much about the specifics," Lianxi shook her head.

Yunzhou and Haizhou are separated by the vast mountains, and there is little communication between them, with only sporadic information circulating. Even though he had made a special effort to collect information, the results were actually quite limited.

Beyond the heavens, and demons—it doesn't sound like a good thing.

Chen Mu's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"Actually, it's nothing. After all, all ninety-nine sects in Haizhou are working for the Thousand Machines Sect. There are bound to be pitfalls, but I guess it's still acceptable." Lian Xi shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.

"Of course, besides working as a Dao soldier, one can also exchange for equivalent treasures and secret techniques. The Kui Niu Drum Refining Method was obtained by Qiu Jinwu from the Qianji Sect."

"But the Thousand Machines Sect is powerful and has a long history, so they don't care about ordinary secret techniques and treasures."

"If you're willing to part with them, those two dragon pearls will definitely work," he said cheerfully.

I'd like to, but I'd have to be able to command them.

Chen Mu felt helpless.

Ever since the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine, along with a series of unforeseen events, entered his brow, he has been unable to activate it, and he can't even take it out to exchange for a secret technique.

……

More than half a month later, the Qiulong Fire Path began to ascend.

After sailing for another two days, the Pingning water-avoiding shuttle broke through an invisible barrier, popped out of the ground with a "pop," and entered a pitch-black body of water. At the entrance of the Xiaojilei Hall, Chen Mu, sporting Gongsun Sheng's head and face, looked at the underwater scene of the Tongtian River outside Qiongyu's observation window and couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

After more than four months of effort, the Pingning finally arrived at Haizhou.

With a thought, Chen Mu activated the Yellow Springs Ferry.

The power of the Yin spirit surged and vibrated around him, distorting the air, but after a while, he still couldn't open the void portal.

Chen Mu was not discouraged; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.

"The failure of the Yellow Springs Crossing operation indicates that there is no Yin and Netherworld power projected here, so there is no need to worry about the Lock Dragon Academy tracking us."

The Lock Dragon Academy is backed by the Netherworld, whose methods are unpredictable and mysterious. If Haizhou also possesses Netherworld power, their own whereabouts might be exposed if they are not careful.

In contrast, he was not so worried about Akio Kingo.

After sailing for more than two months in the Fire Path of the Loach Dragon, Qiu Jinwu still did not appear, indicating that the other party had no way to track Lingji. Otherwise, with the other party's perfected Dao Foundation cultivation, he would have shown up long ago.

"Haizhou is several times larger than Yunzhou. Once I'm familiar with the general situation of Haizhou, I'll find a remote area to explore."

"No one will be able to find my whereabouts then."

……

Haizhou, Tongtian River, Renxu Tianhe Water Mansion.

A white, mysterious shuttle, hundreds of meters long, passed through a narrow water curtain-like portal and slowly entered the water palace.

As soon as the White Ghost Shuttle, covered in pale white spikes, landed, a group of people swarmed forward and surrounded its exit.

"Young hero, would you like to join our Armor Removal Sect? You can choose any secret manual you like."

"Come to our Medicine King Sect! We have plenty of pills and jade!"

"It takes at least five years to cultivate magical power, and seven years to open the path to Qi Condensation. The Lishan Sect has a history of 320 years and has cultivated countless Qi Refiners."

"Yinshan Sect, our Yinshan Sect's secret techniques directly point to the foundation of the Dao, and are given to you upon entry!"

"..."

A group of young men and women who had just stepped off the White Ghost Shuttle were immediately stunned by this scene.

Questions, arguments, and shouting filled the air, creating a continuous commotion.

Not far away in a teahouse, Qiu Jinwu, dressed in a purple robe with gold thread, sat by the window on the second floor, staring blankly at Bai Guisuo in a daze.

A bald young man with a grin sat opposite him, clicking his tongue as he looked at the lively scene in the distance: "You only talk about how you give away secret techniques and resources as soon as you start, but why don't you mention the Daoist Military Contract Book, which takes at least ten years to complete?"

"These guys can only fool these greenhorns who have just left the remote islands."

After watching with great interest for a while, he turned to look at Qiu Jinwu.

"Master Qiu, don't worry. There are many exits of the Qiulong Fire Path, so we can't camp there. But as long as we stay inside the Renxu Heavenly River Water Mansion, we will definitely find the person who stole the spiritual energy." The bald young man said confidently.

"The resources and secret techniques of Haizhou are indeed all in the hands of these sects. If those people from Yunzhou want to continue their cultivation, they will have no choice but to join them."

"In this way, the Renxu Water Mansion, which is closest to the exit of the Fire Path Sect and has the permanent residence of the Haizhou Sect, is their first choice to settle down."

"With the Dragon Ball embryo in your hand, you can sense the presence of the spirit as soon as it gets close."

"With my Shrinking Earth Teleportation technique, that person definitely won't escape our pursuit!"

Upon hearing this, Akio nodded slightly.

A month earlier, after confirming that the Search God Disc could not track the Water-Avoiding Shuttle, he came to Haizhou to stake out the area.

But after so much time has passed and there's still no clue, he can't help but feel worried.

Please, please don't let anything go wrong.

Just as he was muttering to himself, the bald young man opposite him suddenly pointed in a direction and said, "Look at that newcomer, doesn't he look familiar?"

Qiu Jinwu looked up and saw the figure of a tall and strong young man.

A smile immediately appeared on his face.

"What did I tell you? As long as we stay here, those people from Yunzhou will come knocking on our door." The bald young man laughed.

(End of this chapter)