The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 208

Chapter 208
At the back side of the third mountain peak…




Shi Mu sized-up the rock-cave in front of him . There was nothing outside the cave; apart from a small stone-house . Only black bare rocks could be seen everywhere; there wasn’t even a trace of any plant .
His figure moved up and down the rocky surface, and reached the entrance to the cave . Consequently, a heat wave came rushing out of the cave, and warmed-up Shi Mu’s body .
Then, a man wearing a black robe came out from the stone-house .
"Oh! It’s Senior Brother . Have you come to rent the Fire Room to concoct pills or refine some tools?" The black robed man came forward, and cupped his hands . He then asked with a smile .
Shi Mu turned his head, and looked towards him . He found that the person in front of him was one of the twenty newly appointed third-grade disciples . He nodded and replied, "I want to rent a fire room to concoct pills . I may refine some tools as well . "
"Senior Brother, you’d have to give flaming demon tokens in order to rent a fire room . The second-grade disciples can use the fire room for three days, and the first-grade disciples can use it for seven days at the cost of one flaming demon token . " The young disciple of the third-grade was astounded . He then explained .
Shi Mu blinked his eyes, and thought for a while . He then took out three flaming demon tokens, and handed them over to the third-grade disciple .
The third grade disciple received the flaming demon tokens . Then, he took out a red order token and a thick black pen from his bosom .
He held the red order token, and stroked the black pen on it a few times . Then, rays of light started to flicker from the red order token . After that, number ‘21’ was displayed on its surface .
"Senior Brother, this is the prohibition token for the fourth room . This is a fire room to perform alchemy . The gate to the room will automatically shut down after twenty days from the day you enter the room," the third grade disciple explained .
Shi Mu took the red order token . He then flipped it over, and looked at its back side; he saw a large T-shape .
He smiled . He then nodded towards the third grade disciple . Suddenly, his figure transformed into a shadow, and disappeared from the entrance of the cave .
A ten feet wide passageway appeared in front of him as soon as he entered into the cave . Several butter troches had been put up on the walls; each butter torch had been put at a distance of several meters from the other torch . They were illuminating every corner of the passage .
Shi Mu started to move forward along the passage .
He arrived at a semi-circular space after a quarter-of-an-hour . Ten doors of ten rooms could be seen on the walls of that circular space . There were signs on all the doors .




The temperature of this place was much higher than that of the entrance of the cave . Shi Mu’s body was already dripping with sweat . He walked to the door of the fourth room, and activated the prohibition token in his hand .
A red light was emitted out of the order token; it hit the door of the room . The prohibition charm characters on the door of the room flickered . Then, the door opened with a loud rumble .
His figure flashed, and entered into the room . The door got closed behind him .
Seats for three people were placed in the center of the room . An alchemy stove of simple and unadorned style was also placed there; it was empty . The ceiling of the room was a hundred feet high from the ground; there was an open hatchway in the ceiling . A ray of sunlight was pouring down from it . It was the only light source in the room .
A red light faintly shone-up from under the alchemy stove after some time . Then, a pattern of several magic spells started to revolve . After that, fire spirit power was emitted out of the magic spells, and the heat-waves surged on .
Shi Mu raised his eyebrows . Then, he slowly walked beside the stove . He sized it up by strolling by its sides . He sensed that there were fire-attribute elements in the atmosphere .
Shi Mu stopped walking, and waited for the temperature to rise to a certain degree . He then took off his upper clothes, and sat down cross-legged beside the stove . He took a few deep breaths . After that, he started to recall the first three cultivation layers of the ‘Book of the Flaming Red Ape’ .
An image of a small scarlet-red monkey was soon born out of the flames . It appeared to be realistic in Shi Mu’s mind .
He took out his storage ring from the clothes lying beside him after a short while . Then, he took out an All Yang pill from inside it . After that, he started to practice his cultivation as per the ‘Book of the Flaming Red Ape’ .
A little time passed . Shi Mu’s mind was immersed in a mysterious realm; everything outside of his body became hollow .
Countless minute dots of red lights started to appear in the hollow surroundings . Then, a mysterious force started to act and come towards Shi Mu . The red dots converged and transformed into a red heat that flew and gathered around Shi Mu’s body in a circular shape . It made the temperature of Shi Mu’s body rise; it reached to an unimaginable degree . His skin gradually became extremely red, and started to drip with sweat .
These red dots of flowing heat touched Shi Mu’s skin . Then, they turned into burning hot energies, and drilled into his body . They went along his meridians, and started to circulate in his body .
More and more dots of red light gathered around Shi Mu’s body with the passage of time . They gradually combined together, and became pieces of red flowing heat . Now, his entire body seemed to be wrapped in these red lights .
Suddenly, the heat on his body disappeared . Then, a cool and cozy feeling penetrated through his body .
The burning-hot energy that had gathered in his meridians had formed a tiny wisp of fiery-red real Qi . It flew along a route in his meridians, and revolved with fast speed . It then merged into his lower abdomen .




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Ten days passed in the blink of an eye .
A voice sounding like that of an ape echoed in the space under the ground of the fourth fire room . But, it wasn’t exactly the sound of an ape . The atmosphere of the underground space vibrated . A tiny crack appeared on the stone-roof . Then, dust started to fall from the tiny crack .
Inside the fourth fire room…
Shi Mu stood beside the stove with colors of excitement on his face . He hadn’t anticipated that he would complete the cultivation of the six layers of the ‘Book of the Flaming Red Ape’ without a hitch .
He then thought about it, and didn’t find anything strange in this .
His cultivation had reached the consummate-level of the Hou Tian realm . The real Qi in his body had also reached a set standard a long time ago . Therefore, the extent of his present cultivation had saved the long time it would’ve generally taken to save-up his Real Qi for this practice .
Moreover, his innate Fire-Element Induction Force had always been at the second level . In addition, the Demon Witch of Tian Yin had healed his body by using that extraordinary thing – the Black Blood and Soul pill . That pill contained a great amount of fire attribute strength; his imperceptible influence was absorbed into it . Therefore, it had made his Fire-Element Induction Force to reach the third level . Therefore, the practice of the first few layers of his cultivation had gone very smoothly .
Shi Mu stood beside the stove; heat-waves were surging-up from it . Everything looked normal on the surface of his body; there wasn’t the least bit of sizzling hot feeling . Moreover, the induction force of the fire attribute in the atmosphere around him had become even more sensitive; it had risen to about two-third more than what it was before .
"It seems that this cultivation technique can upgrade the intrinsic quality of the fire element induction force," Shi Mu mumbled to himself .
Suddenly, a radiance flashed in his eyes . Then, real Qi started to bubble-up from his lower abdomen, and started to circulate into the bones of his limbs .
He put his right foot forward . Then, he hit his right hand forward . After that, his fist got wrapped in bursts of red light .
‘Bang!’
His fist lashed in the air, and issued a heavy stuffy sound . A heat-wave rushed along with his fist-wind .
Shi Mu’s eyes exposed colors of satisfaction . Even a common attack could draw power from the induction force of the fire element present in the air when done with the help of this technique . Therefore, the might of this attack was far more powerful than the Art of Breeding Heavenly Elephant .




The Art of Breeding Heavenly Elephant was wondrous for the cultivation of the body . It had been very helpful in increasing his strength . But, both of them had their own benefits .
Shi Mu closed his eyes . He could sense the thick fire element energy in his surroundings . His lower abdomen seemed to be throbbing because of the abundance of the real Qi . A peculiar feeling bubbled-up inside him .
"Can it be that… "
He opened his eyes . Suddenly, a cheerful look flashed in his eyes as he recalled something . He then sat down cross-legged on his original place .
The storage ring in his right hand flashed a ray of light . Then, a white jade porcelain bottle and a green fruit appeared in his hand with a glowing light .
They were the Qian Yuan pill and the Green Frost Fruit .
He looked at the surface of the porcelain bottle of the Qian Yuan pill . A trace of hesitation flashed through his eyes . Then, the image of a beautiful woman flashed through his mind .
Shi Mu concentrated, and made his mind steady . He then opened the white jade porcelain bottle, and took out a white pill with spiritual influence . After that, he opened his mouth and swallowed the pill .
A portion of dim and vast stream of air soon rose-up from his abdomen . It covered all of meridians of his body in the blink of an eye . It made all of his meridians and lower abdomen feel numb; it made him extremely comfortable .
After that, he ate the Green Frost Fruit .
An ice-cold aura bubbled-up, and entered his lower abdomen . It then wrapped up the real Qi that he had cultivated after hardships of several years . After that, no sound of any activity was heard .
Shi Mu looked at the remaining All Yang pills . Then, he closed his eyes, and began to comprehend the records in the ‘Book of the Flaming Red Ape’ . After that, he tried to coagulate his Qi in his lower abdomen .
However, his complexion changed after more than ten breaths’ time .
He felt an intense and sharp pain in his abdomen . The real Qi that was gathered in his lower abdomen rushed rolling over . The meridians in his entire body restrained at the same time; they couldn’t open-up, and it seemed as if countless ants were biting him .
This sudden pain was far more vigorous than the pain he felt while practicing the Art of Breeding a Strong Evil Ape .
Shi Mu hadn’t activated the Soul Comforting Spell yet . So, his eyes had become black . And, he lost consciousness because of the pain .
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The splendid sun was shining brightly . It was pouring out and sprinkling the sunshine; it was giving out a warm and cozy feeling .
There were two apes – a white and a grey – inside a vibrant mountain-forest . They were as quick as gales going through the mountain-forest .
The two apes didn’t seem to be very old . However, they seemed very familiar with the topography of this territory .
Both the apes were jumping from one tree to another at a lightning speed . It seemed that a white and a grey shadow were passing through the forest .
Both the apes arrived in front of the mountain in a few breaths’ time . Then, they started to climb to the top of a peak of the mountain .
The steep mountain-road was perfectly straight . But, both the apes were moving from left and right while using their arms and feet as if they were treading on a leveled ground .
Then, abundant mist began to appear in the vicinity halfway up the mountain . The mist appeared like pieces of thin cotton wadding . The horizon became hazy as a result . And, the sense of the directions became unclear .
The grey ape climbed slowly . It looked in the surroundings from time-to-time . It seemed that it was identifying the directions . Its face gradually exposed an anxious expression . It then tweaked its ears, and scratched its cheeks .
The white ape’s figure paused in a nearby place . Suddenly, its eyes turned golden . Then, a long golden ray started to emit out of them . The white ape swept its eyes all around . After that, it turned around, and waved its arm towards the grey ape . Its figure flashed, and went rushing in a certain direction .
The grey ape saw this, and followed after it without any hesitation .
The two apes arrived at a smooth platform near the hilltop a short while later . The clouds and the mist were extremely thick at that place .
The figures of both the apes flashed . They then entered into the forest in order to hide themselves . The platform seemed shadowy and spacious from that place . The land seemed to be covered with fruits .
Several thick and solid fruit trees were growing all over the place . The trees were bearing various kind of big fruits . They all had different shapes and colors . They seemed to be exceptionally alluring .

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