The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 193

Chapter 193
The reflection of moonlight on the surface of the water made everything underneath it look radiant-white in color .




A carriage was parked in the vicinity of a small brook . A bonfire was ignited beside the brook . A young man sat cross-legged in front of the bonfire . He held his hands in a strange pose .
The blazing flame flickered and illuminated the resolute facial features of the young man .
The young man was none other than Shi Mu .
The silver rays of moonlight were converging and integrating into Shi Mu’s body .
Shi Mu’s body quivered after a while . He then opened his eyes; his face revealed a hint of gladness .
He was on his way to the Black Demon Sect . He would forge ahead with his journey during the daytime, and would devote his nights to the practice of the Art of Breeding Heavenly Elephants . However, he practiced the Moon Swallowing Art on the moonlit nights .
Shi Mu hadn’t wasted even a moment during the entire journey .
However, he couldn’t figure out the strange thing that had happened to him during his last incarnation into the white ape in the restricted area . Now, he could absorb the silver luster of the moonlight while practicing the Moon Swallowing Art with a faster speed than before .
He had left from the Holy Snow Palace a few months back . He had since condensed a broad bean-sized crystal grain in his mind .
He felt soothed by the wisp of cold energy emitted by the crystal grain .
Shi Mu had also reached the fourth stage of the Art of Accumulating Spirit Power . He now intended to continue to absorb the essence of the moonlight for some more time . After that, he would attempt to break through the bottleneck of the fifth layer of this Art . But, this wasn’t the right time to execute that .
Shi Mu stopped practicing the Moon-Swallowing Art . He then took out a Bone-Tempering Pill and a Blood-Strengthening Pill from his clothes . After that, he started to practice the Art of Breeding Heavenly Elephants in order to refine the efficacy of these pills .
Shi Mu had reached the bottleneck of the tenth stage of the Art of Breeding Heavenly Elephants . Now, his breakthrough seemed to be close at hand since he had the pills to support his practice .
A little time passed . The trace of a white-ish color had suffused the horizon of the morning sky . Shi Mu opened his eyes, and sprang-up to go .
The flow of Real Qi within his body was similar to water droplets that had nearly overflowed their container . Suddenly, a wave of valiant forces burst forth from his body . He felt a tingling sensation in his bones . It became difficult for him to bear with this feeling of uneasiness; he wanted to shout out in agony .
He issued a loud shout . His meteoric hammer lay on one side . He grabbed it, and brandished it towards the river bank .
The huge meteoric hammer started to dance around his body in a violent manner – like a black dragon . The hammer seemed like a turbulent storm as it burst out and swept across a hundred feet in range .
The gust of howling wind started to roll-up the dust from the ground . The incredible might of wind also stirred-up the river-water, and set-off several waves .
A loud rumbling sound was heard .




The meteoric hammer struck a piece of a boulder by the river back, and smashed it . The boulder was as big as a millstone .
Suddenly, Shi Mu stopped moving . He seemed to be bored of his solo and monotonous practice .
Suddenly, the figure of Yan Luo flashed across his mind . His eyes brightened, and he began to read a magic spell aloud .
A cloud of black smoke emerged out of thin air after a while . A skeleton’s silhouette flashed amid it . Then, Yan Luo’s stature appeared into the sight .
"Yan Luo, accompany me in practicing the martial arts," Shi Mu commanded Yan Luo . Then, he waved his arm, and the meteoric hammer flung towards Yan Luo’s chest; as if a black dragon had darted out of its den . The hammer swept towards Yan Luo, and it carried a strong gust of wind along with it .
"… Right!" Suddenly, an indistinct thought popped-up in Shi Mu’s mind .
His complexion changed . He pulled back the meteoric hammer in order to stop its pace . The hammer’s head stopped a foot away from Yan Luo’s body .
"You can . . . speak now?" He looked at the skeleton in front of him in astonishment .
Shi Mu eyes flashed as he noticed that the color of Yan Luo’s soul-flames looked different . They had turned into sky-blue in color . Moreover, they bore a ray of light that looked relatively quick-witted than before .
"Yes…" Yan Luo’s indistinct voice was heard . Then, its soul-flames flickered as it shot a glance towards the beast soul bag that hung around Shi Mu’s waist .
"There’s no beast soul inside it," Shi Mu said with a wry smile .
Yan Luo’s soul-flames turned a bit gloomy . It seemed as if it had become disappointed .
"As expected!" Shi Mu muttered to himself secretly .
Yan Luo had never exhibited such a quick response in the past . It seemed as if its intelligence had evolved along with its strength .
However, this discovery didn’t come as a surprise to Shi Mu since he had already expected this . Shi Mu didn’t look at Yan Luo’s intelligence and quick response as a misdemeanor .
Shi Mu shrugged-off all these thoughts from his mind . He then flicked his arm .
Then, the meteoric hammer galloped forward towards Yan Luo – like a dragon .
Shi Mu hadn’t yet practiced any martial art that could improvise the efficacy of his hammer . But, he gradually started to try and explore a few techniques to use his hammer in a more efficient manner .
The hammer fluttered, and spun all around in an erratic manner . It seemed as if it was drifting from place-to-place .




Yan Luo’s stature flashed, and shifted to one side . It moved ten feet away in a flash, and avoided the hammer’s attack .
Shi Mu’s face revealed a trace of a smile . He then flicked his arm, and the hammer transformed into several shadows . The shadows swept towards Yan Luo from different directions .
The hammer-shadows arrived in front of Yan Luo before it could steady itself . Shi Mu had expected Yan Luo to dodge this blow as well .
The soul-flames in Yan Luo’s eyes flashed, and the bone-spear in its hand transformed into several white spear shadows . These shadows rushed from several directions to launch a converging attack .

‘Bang! Bang! Bang!’ a series of loud metal clanging sounds rang out in the air .
Shi Mu’s hammer was extremely heavy . Yan Luo's bone-spear was almost ten times lighter than this meteoric hammer .
Therefore, the spear’s formation was crushed into several small pieces . However, his spear struck a few hammer shadows that had raided from different directions . A few hammer shadows shook as a result of this, and dispersed . In the meantime, Yan Luo’s stature flashed, and dodged a few hammer-shadows by a hair’s breadth . Then, it flew to escape the remaining hammer-shadows .
Shi Mu’s eyebrows snapped into a frown . He had unleashed two powerful attacks back-to-back . They were quite simple, but Shi Mu had poured-out the entirety of his strength in those attacks . Surprisingly, Yan Luo had evaded both of his attacks in a very convenient fashion .
Shi Mu’s complexion sank . The Real Qi within his body started to bubble-up . The violent dance of his hammer almost ascended to its extreme peak . Then, a number of hammer-shadows emerged in the air in a criss-cross pattern . After that, an increased number of hammer-shadows were shot . Almost a dozen or more black shadows floated in the air, and stormed towards Yan Luo – like a howling wind . They carried an overwhelming momentum and a majestic imposing aura that seemed to have the ability to even set-off an avalanche .
Suddenly, something strange happened . It left Shi Mu dumbstruck .
All of Shi Mu’s attacks had been dodged by Yan Luo; no matter how violent and ferocious they were . Intermittent bursts of wind were set-off by the hammer; this left the trees in the vicinity shaking for a while . Various kinds of dead and colorful leaves fell to the ground – like drizzle .
The sky was filled with swirling leaves and hammer-shadows . Yan Luo shuttled back-and-forth in the sky amidst them to evade the never-ending attacks . Its silhouette continued to move in a nimble manner .
Yan Luo would bow its head, and bend its waist . It would occasionally stretch the crook of its elbow . Each and every of his movement seemed agile and graceful; it seemed as if the wind was blowing and brushing against a willow tree . The flame of the bonfire hadn’t extinguished as yet . The white bones of Yan Luo’s body were shining like gems against the background of the blazing flames .
It could be stated that Yan Luo was dancing instead of dodging the attacks . This scene seemed similar to that of a man flying amid the wind… or a swimming dragon that had been painted by a scholar .
The forest, the river-bank, the blazing bonfire, the swirling dead leaves, a man with a dancing hammer, and a scuttling skeleton… this sketched out a strange yet a conspicuous and spectacular scene to behold .
‘Clang!’ A dull thumping sound was heard .
Yan Luo pounded its bone-spear on the hammer’s iron chain . It forced the hammer’s head to turn towards another side . The hammer slightly deviated from its original path, and brushed past Yan Luo’s body .
Shi Mu’s vision flashed, and he pounced forward . He pulled the black blade out of its sheath at the same time .
Thirteen black blade-light swept towards Yan Luo with a flash .




The bone-spear in Yan Luo’s hand trembled, and a white light appeared . It darted forward while streaking across an arc in the air, and stabbed the thirteen blade-lights .
A loud metal clanging sound was heard .
The thirteen blade-lights were routed and dispersed in an instant . Moreover, a wisp of massive force travelled through the black blade, and rushed towards Shi Mu . Shi Mu draw a step backwards in a reluctant manner .
Yan Luo’s body flew ten feet backwards – like a cotton wad drifting in the gentle wind . Then, its feet gracefully landed on the ground .
Shi Mu’s complexion changed a few times . He then dropped the plan to launch any more attacks on Yan Luo .
Yan Luo’s offensive and defensive moves had vividly demonstrated that its strength had far surpassed Shi Mu’s present strength .
This practice-match was enough to judge that Yan Luo hadn’t even displayed half of its strength . In fact, Shi Mu might fail to defeat Yan Luo even if he activated the strength of his totem .
"Haha…!" Suddenly, Shi Mu burst into a loud laughter .
Yan Luo tilted its head, and gazed at Shi Mu . It seemed as if it had some doubts .
Shi Mu’s heart brimmed with excitement as he realized that Yan Luo’s strength had even surpassed his own . The more formidable Yan Luo was… the more advantageous it would be for Shi Mu . Such a formidable Xian Tian Master as Shi Mu’s training partner would greatly benefit him in his martial arts promotion .
Shi Mu turned his head and looked around . The sky had regained its apparent white luster by now .
Shi Mu was currently at the common border of the Da Qi and the Yan Kingdom . This place was in a wilderness, but it wasn’t desolate and uninhabited .
Shi Mu waved his hand, and sent Yan Luo back to its strange world . Then, he packed-up his luggage to depart .
Shi Mu waited until the sky was smeared with clear brightness . After that, he drove the cart, and forged ahead in the direction of the Black Demon Sect .
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Six months later…
The bright moon sprinkled its soft and soothing luster across the earth . There were bushes alongside the main road . A horse-drawn carriage was parked therein . A pair of yellow horses stood beside the carriage . They occasionally swung their tails from side-to-side . They were leisurely gnawing at green grasses in the moonlit night .
Shi Mu sat cross-legged in the open land nearby his carriage .
The moonlight crystal grain in his mind had eventually grown to a bigger size after six months of unceasing and painstaking practice; it was now almost the size of a Soapberry .
Shi Mu glanced at the full moon in the sky . He then closed his eyes, and slipped into his dreamland .
The white ape stood on a silver boulder; its hands were held-up, and it exhibited the pose of the Moon-Swallowing Art . The milky-white creamy whirlpool in its mind was unceasingly gobbling-up the stream of moonlight essence that was seeping into its body .
The thing that seemed a little strange to Shi Mu was the duration of the practice . It was unusually longer this time; so much so that Shi Mu was almost bored to tears . Therefore, he forced himself to calm his mind, and pleased his eyes with the mesmerizing scenery of the mountain .
An indefinite period of time passed, and Shi Mu suddenly felt that something wasn’t right .
He was left surprised as he perceived something . The crystal grain in the white ape’s mind had grown to a considerably bigger size – it was almost as big as a duck’s egg .
Shi Mu had a premonition that something bad was about to happen .
Then, he realized something .
He noticed that the moonlight essence was streaming into the milky white liquid whirlpool in a continuous manner . However, this didn’t cause any change in the size of the crystal grain . In fact, the liquid whirlpool continued to grow denser and murkier .
A streak of white light appeared in the center of the pool as the radiance of creamy whirlpool grew brighter . After that, the light beam fled from the top of the head of the white ape; it was dozens of feet high .
Then, the big crystal grain slowly rose from the white light beam . It passed through the acupuncture point that was at top of the head of the white ape, and stayed at the peak of the light beam .
Then, the crystal grain started to rotate with a fast speed . It was exuding a misty white beam of light in the air . Soon, a large number of white luminous balls permeated the sky; as if a tide of crystal grains had surged-up in the air .
The white radiance of the crystal grain became even brighter with the passage of time . Moreover, its vigor and imposing aura seemed more awe-inspiring; there wasn’t the slightest sign of instability in it .
Suddenly, the white ape raised its head, and issued a loud roar . Then, the sky turned dark .
Shi Mu opened his eyes the next moment .
The first thought that crossed Shi Mu’s mind was that it seemed to be an incomplete dream .
His creased his eyebrows, and carefully recalled his dream . He then vaguely realized something .
Shi Mu then closed his eyes once again, and entered the dreamland .
He woke up after half-an-hour . His heart was throbbing a little . He then shook his head .
Shi Mu repeated this process several times . A strange ray of light flashed across his eyes as he woke-up from his dream the eleventh time . It seemed as if he had grabbed the essence of the story .
He then slipped into the dreamland once again . He finally saw everything clearly… everything that had happened when the sky had turned gloomy in his dream . The majority of the radiance of the moonlight had been absorbed by the white ape right after it had roared!

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