HBWnovel Chapter 307 Cloud Bat
Chapter 307 Cloud Bat
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Several days later.
Near the No. 9 Tongtian Tower in Geng District, on the third floor of an inn.
Chen Mu leaned against a pillow, half-reclining on a soft couch.
His fifth-rank Truthful Listening Technique's passive eavesdropping ability was activated.
The noisy clamor from the lobby on the first floor kept reaching his ears.
"Zhongshan Path is as good as finished, it's said that several Condensing Aperture experts have died."
"Alas... they shouldn't have been so heavy-handed. Just driving them out would have been enough. If the real person from White Tower seeks revenge, it'll be another mess."
"The people from the Oversight Courtyard dared to do this because they probably have news from the East Fence Path's Sect Master. That's their backing."
"I'm only concerned about what we're supposed to do now."
"The territories we snatched back definitely need people to run them, and with more land than people, you can plant as much Yellow Bud Rice as you want."
"It's a pity it's not Peng Yue Mountain, the monthly salary here is likely just two White Jade Coins."
"Be content, look at those wild cultivators mingling in the Water Mansion, are they not worse off?"
"Wild Cultivators aren't that bad, right? No one controls them."
"Then you go be a Wild Cultivator..."
Wild Cultivators cannot exchange for Secret Techniques and secret techniques.
Having not heard any definite news about leaving the Water Mansion, Chen Mu shook his head and stopped listening to the meaningless discussions in the lobby.
"Don't believe in rumors, don't spread rumors."
"I'd rather gain more experience than waste time on those gossipy pieces of information."
He sat up straight and looked at the black Alchemy Furnace on the low table before him.
The Pill Furnace was about the size of a rice cooker from his previous life.
It had three sets of double ears and its entire body was in a matte black finish, with cloud and Exotic Beast patterns engraved on the surface.
He tapped it with his finger, producing a clear and melodious 'ding-dong' sound.
On top of the Pill Furnace was a lid with a spherical knob.
He had tried several times before to open it, but to no avail, until he flipped through the accompanying jade slip for the Pill Furnace and realized it required a special Dharma Curse.
The Wind Fire Pivot Charm, controlling opening and closing, heat and cold, thunder sound, and Qi Forbidden, four capabilities. It's the key Dharma Curse for operating the Mixed Yuan Five Qi Furnace.
Each Elixir requires a different environment for pill formation.
Some need fire burning, some need to be chilled with ice, some need Qi Forbidden to be kneaded, some need the booming of thunder sound.
The Wind Fire Pivot Charm could control the Pill Furnace, creating the necessary conditions to complete Alchemy.
"The five Dharma Curses needed for the Fasting Pill, I've mastered four, just missing the Wind Fire Pivot Charm."
For the following days, he holed up inside the inn.
Daily, he would occasionally use the Truthful Listening Technique to eavesdrop on information, spending more time contemplating the Pivot Charm.
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Three days later.
Near Dragon Gate in Geng District.
More than two hundred people crowded together, preparing to board a Ling Boat to the Heavenly River District.
Chen Mu, carrying a grey cloth bundle, stood with Old Hao, Shang Huan, and others on the edge of the crowd.
"Do you know where we're going?" Chen Mu withdrew his Truthful Listening Technique and asked.
"It's probably one of the Lower Courtyards we took back," guessed Old Hao.
Chen Mu silently nodded. Most of the people in the crowd held the same opinion.
"That's not necessarily the case." Shang Huan shook his head.
"Do you have any inside information?" Old Hao looked at him in surprise.
"No inside information." Shang Huan laughed softly, "But Liang, the Minor Supervision Court, bought a large batch of Insect Repellent Incense from me."
Insect Repellent Incense?
"Psh..." Shang Huan looked unconvinced, "I thought there was something to it."
"You think getting a wife is easy?" Old Hao glared at Shang Huan with a sidelong glance.
"Is it... very difficult?" Shang Huan sounded uncertain.
"To find a wife, you either need to have looks or wealth, and also be good with words."
"Not just that, we cultivators hardly meet anyone because we're always training, so how would you know which families have eligible daughters for marriage?" Old Hao said with a touch of exasperation.
Chen Mu suddenly found this very reasonable.
It seems that finding a partner isn't easy anywhere.
In his past life, countless homebodies were plagued by the Dharma Curse of being hectored to marry.
It's too hard!
"Those Noble Clans are engaged in matchmaking activities."
"Sending wives to male cultivators."
"And husbands to female cultivators."
"If you have special tastes, it's not that they can't send a young man to you."
Chen Mu: "..."
What in the world is this mess!
...
Whoo...
As they were chatting,
a long, mournful cry suddenly came from somewhere.
The chaotic crowd on the riverbank quieted down and looked up at the sky together.
A black and white streak of light suddenly burst from within a cloud in the sky,
and with a loud crash, it landed on the riverbank. It turned out to be Director Song from the Minor Supervision Court.
Somehow, he employed a method to make his voice resonate loud and clear.
"Everyone pack up your belongings and prepare to board the Ling Boat."
No sooner had his voice faded than another long cry echoed from the horizon.
The cloud from which Director Song had just emerged started to descend,
spreading outwards as it fell.
In no time, the clouds thinned and vanished from sight.
A huge shadow, resembling a greenish-brown bat, appeared before everyone.
Is this the Ling Boat?
Chen Mu's scalp tingled involuntarily.
A massive object, comparable in size to a football field, slowly descended onto the surface of the Tongtian River, stirring up gusts of air that fluttered the clothes of all around.
If it were not for Liang Yi standing in the front, perhaps some might have already run away!
Even so, Chen Mu himself still felt his legs go weak.
Upon close observation, noticing many signs of modification, he was sure this was something like the Ling Boat,
a gigantic Flying Artifact crafted from the body of an Exotic Beast or monster.
Thankfully, it was dead.
Chen Mu felt a sense of relief.
If this creature were alive, it could probably finish him off with a single breath!
Amidst his shock, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel thrilled.
He had strived in his cultivation, endured hardships, and made it step by step to this day,
wasn't it to witness the wonders of this world?
Having seen such a peculiar aspect of the world today, he was convinced that there would be more to witness in the future.
With this thought, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
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