The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 184

Chapter 184
Black Yu thought that Shi Mu hadn’t realized the intensity of the imminent danger . So, he became a little anxious in his heart . He was about to say something . But, he was interrupted by Shi Mu before he could speak, "Elder Brother Black Yu, how’s sister-in-law’s health now?"




"Sometimes a fit of an irresistible cough takes over her… and she starts to gasp for breath . But, she seems to be in a good mood today . She has gone to the seashore along with the children to wash shelled shrimps . " Black Yu was startled for a moment . He then forced a smile, and spoke while scratching his head .
"This is for you, Elder Brother Black Yu . You should take sister-in-law to a good doctor for a proper treatment," Shi Mu pulled out three golden leaves from his clothes, and handed them over to him as he spoke .
Black Yu gazed at the golden leaves in his hand; they were emitting a golden radiance . He was dumbfounded for a moment . He had never seen such a big amount of money even in his dreams .
"Mu . . . Mu… I . . . I can’t accept this… this is . . . " Black Yu remained motionless . Then, his face turned red, and he stammered in a low voice .
Shi Mu smiled and pushed the money into his hand . Black Yu wanted to refuse it . But, he couldn’t budge due to an irresistible force .
Black Yu declined the golden leaves over and over again . But, he eventually had to receive them .
His wife was afflicted with a lung disease . But, they didn’t have enough money to go to the big county and visit a good doctor . They had been dragged down by this . But now, he had unexpectedly received such a big gift from Shi Mu; he would remain grateful to him forever . He couldn’t bring himself to speak anything for a while .
Shi Mu smiled and broke the ice by talking about old things . Black Yu’s mood was lifted, and his awkwardness gradually subsided . Soon, an intermittent burst of laughter of the two men was heard from time-to-time… as if they had returned in the old times .
After an hour…
There was a nameless mound somewhere inside the fishing village . Shi Mu knelt down in front of his mother’s grave with deep veneration . He then tossed the bundle of leather to one side of the bushes .
"Mother, your undutiful son Mu has come to see you .
"Your dear Mu has officially joined a Sect . He has now become a genuine martial warrior . I’m still far from the pledge that I made to you… but you rest assured that I’ll definitely succeed .
"Oh, that’s right, your son Mu has taken a fancy to a girl . He fell in love with her at first sight . You once told me that if I ever bump into a girl who would make me fall for her… then I must express my feelings to her immediately . So, Mu has already told his feelings to her . She promised me that I can go to look for her if I step into the Xian Tian before turning thirty-year-old . . .
"Mu would surely bring her here to meet you once he marries her…"
Shi Mu continued to kneel for an hour or more . He blurted out the things that he had concealed in his heart all these years in front of his mother’s grave . He then felt comfortable in his heart .
He knocked his head thrice on the ground . He then stood-up, and drew his black blade from his back . After that, he started to wield it rapidly .
‘Chi! Chi!’
A shrill air-piercing sound rang out . The black blade shadows started to whirl around his entire body at the same time . A cold and crude black whirlwind rolled out on the flat surface of the land along with the movements of his feet .
"Ha!"




Shi Mu’s magic power rushed towards his black blade with full force as he issued a loud shout . Then, a spurt of blazing flames emerged on his blade’s surface; they were one foot high .
The momentum of his blade gradually grew faster . The shadows swirling around him gradually transformed into a fiery dragon, and started to sway around his body in an erratic manner . Then, his blade attained its maximum speed .
Shi Mu hacked his blade downwards toward a vacant piece of land with his full strength .
‘Boom!’ A loud sound was heard .
Suddenly, a burst of blazing flames exploded in the place where his blade had just hacked . This explosion blew up the surrounding things in all directions . A big pit was blasted open in the ground at the same time; it was almost five feet deep .
Shi Mu nodded in satisfaction . Then, his right hand moved, and slipped the black blade back into its scabbard .
Shi Mu’s stature flashed . Then, he started to bombard his fists in the air .
A pair of translucent fists appeared in the air – like a crystal jade; as if he was fighting with someone . He continued to shot his fists at various angles without any pause . Shi Mu’s mighty force caused a little vibration every time he shot his fists into the air . ‘Ping! Ping!’ A muffled sound of fists continued to resound for some more time .
Shi Mu’s stature continued to flash forward and backwards in a brisk manner . He continued to change his direction . His statured flashed from one place to another – like a bolt of lightning . The area within the scope of ten feet was completely shrouded by numerous densely-packed shadows of his white fists .
Shi Mu finally sprang-up from the ground after some time, and pounded his fists towards a nearby tree; it was as thick as a bucket .
‘Boom!’ A loud rumbling sound rang out .
The tree trembled, and collapsed to the ground .
Shi Mu stood motionless . His face revealed a hint of recollection . He still remembered the day when he had struck a tree as thick as a bowl with all his strength before leaving the village . But, his punch had only left a one-and-a-half inch deep fist-trace on the tree .
A hint of smile bloomed across his face . He turned around and went straight to his mother's grave . He knelt down before her grave once again, and heavily knocked his head thrice on the ground . After that, he got-up, picked-up the bundle of leather and departed .
Shi Mu’s heart moved after he had taken a few steps . It seemed as if something had crossed his mind .
He turned around, and scudded down the mountain in a certain direction .
He arrived at the seashore bristling with rocky reefs after a quarter-of-an-hour . He looked for a covert crevice, and hid his leather bundle inside it .
He then walked towards the sea . Then, he vanished into the sea .
Shi Mu swam deeper towards the seabed – like a long fish . A string of air bubbles continued to burst out of his mouth throughout the way .




He was born in a fishing village . So, his swimming ability was exceptionally good . Moreover, he had been able to breathe in the water because of the bitter experience that he had gone through in his early years . He had reached into the depths of the sea in no time .
The place before his eyes was pitch-dark; so much so that he couldn’t even see his fingers .
Shi Mu stood firm on the seabed . Suddenly, an idea crossed his mind . Then, his eyes turned into a pair of golden pupils, and the seabed became crystal-clear before his eyes .
He estimated his current position in his mind . After that, he started to advance towards a certain direction .

He stopped at the bottom of the water after a short while, and stood on the supple sand in a steady manner .
"It should be somewhere here . "
Shi Mu looked around, and soon found the thing that he was looking for – a piece of seventy or eighty feet long reef of stone . It stood upright a dozen or more meters away, and was shrouded by seaweed .
Shi Mu’s eyes lit-up brightly . He then slowly walked over .
This reef of stone was the same one that had the big clam suppressed underneath it a few years back . That big clam was now in the possession of Xiang Zhu – the Saintess of the East China Sea .
It could also be considered as a turning point in Shi Mu’s life .
Suddenly, a golden gleam glittered in his eyes .
There was a tiny angle at the bottom of this gigantic reef, which revealed a hint of dark color . That color was different from the dark-gray surface of the reef .
Shi Mu’s heart moved . He pushed the seabed with his feet, and accelerated his speed . He then started to swim, and soon arrived in front of the reef .
He squatted down, and carefully observed the reef for a moment . He found that its color was indeed different . It seemed that there was something at the bottom of the reef .
He moved two steps forward in order to stand-up . He then grabbed the prominent and protruded part of the reef with his hands . The Real Qi within his body surged up violently . After that, he pushed the reef forward with his full strength .
‘Bang!’ A series of loud rumbling sounds rang out .
The current of water at the bottom of sea rushed forth violently . Then, the huge reef crashed down – like a huge tree – with a loud sound .
Shi Mu’s vision hovered around . Then, it fell on a black stone; it was as big a watermelon . It was embedded in the bottom of the reef .
The surface of the stone was pitch-black in color . It seemed quite ordinary at the first glance . But, a flow of black light could be faintly seen on its surface if someone glued his eyes on it for some time . It was apparently a precious treasure; it was far from being ordinary .




Shi Mu continued to gaze at the stone for some time; a strange feeling sprouted in his heart . This stone seemed familiar to him; as if he had seen it somewhere before .
Suddenly, his right hand flashed and drew his black blade from his back . Then, he moved it closer to the black stone .
The texture of both the things was exactly the same .
Shi Mu’s heart blazed with ecstasy . The material of this stone was the same meteoric iron that had been used to forge his black blade . No wonder this boulder was exceptionally heavy .
Shi Mu wielded his right hand with all his strength . Three or four black blade lights fled from his blade, and rushed towards the left and right sides . It left a precise and slanted cut at the place where the black stone and the reef were touching each other . He did so in order to dig out the black meteoric iron from the reef .
‘Whoosh!’ The black stone got separated, and fell down from the reef with a whooshing sound .
Shi Mu then used his black blade to brush the gravels away from the surface of the black stone . An irregular ball-shaped black meteoric iron appeared in front of him; it was as big as a watermelon .
Shi Mu turned his hand, and drilled his black blade back into the scabbard – like a quick snake . He then bent down, and clasped the meteoric iron with both his hands .
His heart fluttered with a fit of excitement . This piece of meteoric iron was a lot heavier than his black blade . His strength had seen an exponential increase . Moreover, his black blade had received some damages during the fight with the three-headed python . So, he would use this stone to re-build his blade .
It could be said that Shi Mu had found an unexpected delight!
The water on the shore started to sway up and down after a while . Moreover, a string of air bubbles started to emerge on the surface of the water .
Then, the upper body of a man emerged out of the surface of the water with a splash . He proceeded towards the shore with a watermelon-sized black stone in his hand .
It was Shi Mu .
Shi Mu showed-up at Black Yu’s house with a huge bundle of leather on his back and a black meteoric iron in his hand half-an-hour later . He then directly entered into his house .
He returned to his broken wooden house after dinner . He then tidied-up the old bed . After that, he sat down cross-legged on the bed, and let his tired eyes rest a little .
Black Yu delivered a twenty feet long iron chain early in the next morning .
Shi Mu returned to his house and picked-up the chain once Black Yu departed . Then, he narrowed his eyes in order to examine it .
The iron chain was as thick as an adult human’s arm . But, the quality of its material was very ordinary . Shi Mu had requested Black Yu to go to the village, and look for a blacksmith who could make this chain over the night .
He then carried the black meteoric iron, and started to tie it up with the chain . The blade took the form a meteoric hammer after a moment .
Shi Mu held the chain with his left hand, and lifted it up conveniently . He finally nodded in satisfaction once he had tested it from all sides .
At the noon of the same day… at the entrance of the village…
Shi Mu sat inside a horse-drawn black carriage .
His gaze slowly swept towards the village that was tranquil as always . He then anxiously looked at the old dog that stood at the entrance of the village; it was looking towards Shi Mu . A trace of perplexed look flickered across Shi Mu’s eyes .
His eyes finally congealed, and his face revealed a firm and resolute expression after a long while .
"Go!"
Two healthy horses issued a neighing sound, and sped away toward the distance as Shi Mu pulled their reins .
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After half-a-month…
There was a huge gate at the entrance to Feng city in Quan Zhou Prefecture . Pedestrians were constantly passing through this gate – like an endless stream . It seemed to be much livelier and prosperous than before .
A burst of hurried sounds of horses’ hoof was heard from the distance . The sound was coming from a black carriage that was being drawn by horses . The carriage quickly arrived in front of the city gate .
A pair of magnificent dark horses were pulling this cart . Both the horses were sweating profusely . They were breathing heavily; as if they had been pulling an exceptionally heavy thing .
A grey-robed young man could be seen sitting in the carriage .
He had big eyes and bushy eyebrows . His facial features were distinct . It was none other than Shi Mu . He had travelled from the Quan Zhou Prefecture to this place .
A trace of reminiscent look glittered across Shi Mu’s face as he looked at the city gate in front of him .
He then flicked the reins, and the carriage slowly trod into the gate . It advanced towards the city in a certain direction .
Shi Mu had arrived at Feng City in order to see Aunt Zhen and Sister Shi Yu Huan . He knew that they had got trapped into a difficult situation because of him . So, Shi Mu was a little concerned about them .
The carriage slowly moved along the main street of the Feng City . Shi Mu continued to look around . He couldn’t help but let out a sigh deep in his heart .
Shi Mu was just an ordinary martial warrior who had barely gained insight into Qi-sensing when he and Zhong Xiu had been forced out of Feng City by the Jin Family .
The time had gradually passed . The surrounding scenery illustrated that this city hadn’t undergone any change . However, Shi Mu had undergone a drastic transformation . He was no longer a young boy who was at the initial phase of the martial arts .

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