The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 319

Chapter 319
Chapter 319: Arranges the Array and Breaks Through




Translator: Novel Saga Editor: Novel Saga

"This thing should have a background . It's a pity that it's in a damaged state at present . Anyway, I'll think about it later," Shi Mu muttered to himself in a soft yet regretful voice . He then folded the green cloak in a gentle and cautious manner, and collected it in his Vast Earth Ring . After that, he directed his gaze at the corpse once again .

And, his facial expression somewhat changed .

He hadn't examined the corpse in a proper manner before since the cloak had blocked his vision . But, he could clearly see a baby's-fist-sized crystal stone in the corpse's hand when he examined the corpse again . The entire body of the crystal stone was deep-red and transparent .

Shi Mu beckoned, and the crystal stone flew into his hand .

The crystal stone was conical in shape, and a few quirky patterns were engraved on its surface . In addition, a few quivering red lines could clearly be seen in the center of this crystal stone . These lines were moving up and down the stone like a few red lightning bolts . This crystal stone was evidently not an ordinary thing .

However, it was neither emitting any spiritual aura nor any magic power waves . This made it look no different than an ordinary red crystal stone .

Shi Mu flipped the crystal stone, and examined it minutely for a long while . His eyes somewhat congealed as he did so .

An ancient symbol "Three" was engraved on the surface of the cone's peak… as if this stone had been numbered .

His brows creased, and he examined it several times in a row . He even attempted to infuse his magic power or Real Qi into it . However, he couldn't find any special features of this conical crystal no matter how hard he tried .

However, the corpse had held this thing tightly in its hand till its death . And, this left Shi Mu to assume that it ought to be an important thing .

Shi Mu shook his head, and decided to not think about it at this time . He received the conical crystal, and decided to examine it in his leisure time .

There was no other noticeable stuff on the corpse apart from the green cloak and the conical crystal .

He looked at the corpse, and let out a soft sigh . He then thought to give it a proper burial in the same place where it had embraced its death . It could be regarded as a compensation for taking away two things from its body .

Shi Mu flicked his sleeve, and a streak of red light flew out . It wrapped around the corpse, and tried to hold it up .

However, the light couldn't pick it up . In fact, it was barely able to budge it .

A hint of amazement flashed through Shi Mu's face . The outward appearance of the corpse didn't make it seem special . But, it seemed that it was almost four-or-five hundred pounds heavy .

Shi Mu added a little more force in order to lift the corpse .





But then, his brows wrinkled, and the thought of re-examining the corpse flashed across his mind . Then, a dignified look gradually appeared on his face after some time .

The fact was that the green cloak and the deep-red crystal stone had drawn most of his attention . So, he had overlooked the anomaly in this corpse .

Every bone of this corpse was white in color . However, Shi Mu noticed that the texture of these bones was very exquisite when he carried out a proper examination of the corpse once again . Moreover, there was a hint of metallic luster on the bones .

He tapped his finger on the skeleton, and a "thud thud" sound spread from the bones… as if he was hitting a steel plate .

Shi Mu's eyes flickered once . He flicked his fingers, and a streak of red light darted out of them . Then, that streak of light changed into a light-blade, and pounded on the thigh-bone of the skeleton .

A stuffy "Clang" sound was heard, and the red light-blade collapsed and dispersed . However, the surface of the thigh-bone didn't sustain any damage . In fact, the light-blade couldn't even leave a trace on the bone .

Shi Mu's complexion changed again . He knew that he had used only a little part of his strength to hit the skeleton . But, his light-blade was still formidable enough to chop down an ordinary steel bar . However, it had failed to leave even a tiny scratch on this skeleton .

He hesitated for a moment . Then, he received the skeleton in his storage ring .

This corpse was definitely an extraordinary thing . So, he thought that he might find something about it during his next examination .

Shi Mu walked around in the underground cave for some time, and his eyes gradually brightened .

He noticed that the space in the depths of the underground cave was moderate in size . So, it was suitable for making a fire room .

Shi Mu then cleared up the severed parts of the rattan monster which were scattered everywhere in the underground cavern . After that, he returned to the surface .

"Shi Tou, why did you take so long? I thought something unpleasant had happened to you below . In fact, I was about to go down to look for you," Cai fluttered his wings, and flew over as soon as Shi Mu got out of the room .

"Oh, weren't you scared of the ghost?" the corners of Shi Mu's mouth slightly curled as he said .

"Well, this… I thought that I couldn't defeat this ghost if it was fierce . And, running away would be out of the question . . . After all, I have wings to fly . By the way… can the ghost fly?" Cai's facial expression looked somewhat flustered as he heard the word 'ghost' . And, he started to talk in an incoherent manner .

Shi Mu smiled . But, he didn't try to poke fun at the parrot again . He instead recounted the entire matter in the basement in a simple manner .

"So, this ghost turned out to be a flower demon, and its hideout was the basement . I thought it was truly a ghost . I was scared out of my wits," Cai heaved a sigh of relief . Then, he patted his chest with one of his wings and said .

"This is a remote place . So, powerful identities are unlikely to come here . This had provided the flower demon with a suitable situation to harm a lot of people in order to strengthen its power very rapidly . It's estimated that this fierce demon would've advanced to the Earth-rank in another three or five decades if nobody had gone below to deal with it," Shi Mu said .





"Quack; it doesn't matter what made this monster this way . The important point here is that this monster's play finally came to an end after he provoked Shi Tou," Cai said .

"The environment here isn't bad . And, there's an underground cavern that can be converted into a fire room . Moreover, we don't have to be worried about being noticed by people here," Shi Mu said .

Cai nodded repeatedly .

"I have set my mind on this place . So, I now need to go and purchase the required number of Star Fire Stones . In addition, I have to exchange my spirit stones for fire-attribute spirit stones," Shi Mu said while gazing into the distance across the courtyard .

. . . . . .

Shi Mu walked around in the Peaceful Sun City for the next half-month, and bought many Star Fire Stones . In addition, he exchanged his other spirit stones for the fire-attribute spirit stones .

The fire-attribute spirit stone was a valuable stone . After all, it was classified as one of the five elements of spirit stones . Shi Mu had conveniently obtained plenty of these spirit stones in exchange for a little cost and some handling charges . As for the star fire stone… it wasn't regarded as an unusually rare thing . But, the quantity required for the array wasn't small . On top of that, the city was closed-up these days . Therefore, it had taken Shi Mu a lot of time and effort to obtain these stones .

The fact was that Shi Mu had eventually entered into a deal with Heavenly Wu Gems Pavilion . He had spent an amount of spirit stones that was thirty percent more than the market value . But, he had succeeded in collecting the required number of star fire stones in this way .

However, this deal had costed him the thousands of the spirits stones he had collected so far . And now, he was left with a very small number of spirit stones .

. . . . . .

Some demon beasts still lingered outside the city under Ao Kui's guidance . And, their intention was to cause an all-day panic situation in the Peaceful Sun City .

Shi Mu was naturally too disinclined to pay attention to these things . After all, he was in the midst of arranging his Fire-Filled Array at the moment .

He had chosen the deepest part of the underground cavern for setting up this magic array . The ground and walls of this place were densely inlaid with deep-red stones; these stones were the star fire stones .

These star fire stones were embellishing the entire cave with a bright red hue . Also, they seemed to have formed a huge and indistinct cage . This cage enveloped the entire space on this side of the cave .

Circles of vein-like red lines were engraved on the surface of these star fire stones . And, they constituted all kinds of abstruse patterns .

There was a circular magic array in the center of the cavern . The fire-attribute spirit stones were embedded in each corner of this magic array . They appeared to be several hundred in number .

Shi Mu sat down in the center of the magic circle with his legs crossed . He then placed a fire-attribute spirit stone on the ground .

Buzz . . .





A dazzling red light emerged from the magic array along with a droning sound . It moved along the veined lines in the cavern at an extremely quick speed, and then immediately dissipated .

A blissful expression peeped through Shi Mu's face when he saw that the Fire-Filled Array had been laid out successfully .

"This magic array isn't that difficult to arrange . You could've arranged it all by yourself even if you weren't an expert Formula Magician . It's just that this magic array is obviously a bit rough in design . In addition, it demands myriads of spirit stones… which could've sufficed me for a long time otherwise," Cai said; he stood beside him on a big stone .

"Cai, you come and design this magic array in a manner that can save us a lot of spirit stones . Then, I'll turn over the spirit stones that you'd save to you . How is this plan?" Shi Mu said .

"Haha, I was just saying . You don't have to take it seriously, Shi Tou," Cai's voice was filled with resentment .

Shi Mu was annoyed, and he shot a glaring look at Cai . He then took a long and deep breath . Then, he flicked his hand, and cast a magic spell .

A burst of "Buzz" sound was heard . And, the Fire-Filled Array was set in motion .

The fire-attribute spirit stones on the ground lit up, and radiated rays of red light . They enveloped the entire underground space in a layer of red light .

Then, it seemed as if the underground space had instantly been teleported to a torrid head volcano . An intense fire-attribute spiritual energy had pervaded the air in the cavern .

The atmosphere in this underground cavern wasn't the same as the one in that natural fire-spirit mountain ranges . But, this difference wasn't big-enough to be of concern .

However, the spiritual energy of the fire-attribute spirit stones on the ground was weakening little by little . In fact, it seemed from this trend that these spirit stones would hold this magic array only for four or five days .

Shi Mu revealed a wry smile, and glanced at the ring on his hand . It seemed that the fire-attribute spirit stones that he had prepared could be used for replacement only for four or five times if this speed of depletion continued . So, he needed to think of a way to earn some spirit stones if he wanted to use this array .

He sucked in a deep breath and closed his eyes . Then, he started the operation of the Book of Flaming Red Ape .

Shi Mu was bathing in the rich fire-attribute spirit energy when a wisp of scalding air-current gushed into his body in a steady manner . Then, that air-current seeped into his meridians .

He sensed this, and took out an ordinary fire-attribute Peach Fruit from his clothes . The surrounding red light converged over the next moment, and gradually formed a layer of red clouds on his body .

Some time passed . In fact, ten or more days passed in this way .

Shi Mu abruptly opened his eyes as he sensed that his Real Qi had reached the peak; he was still seated in the center of the magic array .

He turned his hand, and took out the fire-attribute Peach King . He pondered for a moment . Then, he swallowed down the entire fruit in a few gulps .

He felt a sudden surge of heat wave in his lower abdomen as the Peach King reached his stomach . After that, his entire body was shrouded in a layer of red radiance and a layer of purple radiance .

Then, a wisp of his Real Qi started to rush forth in his meridians in a very swift manner . And, it became increasingly fierce with each passing second… as if furious waves were surging continuously .

Shi Mu then felt a lacerating pain in his meridians . He felt as if his meridians were being cut by an incisive knife . This rendered him bursts of excruciating pain .

He took a deep breath, and barely managed to pacify the surging Qi and blood in his body . After that, he stimulated the operation of the Qi Palace in his body in the light of the magic art of the Book of Flaming Red Ape's ninth stage .

He felt that the Real Qi in his lower abdomen had made a sharp growth in a matter of seconds . Then, a wisp of his plentiful Real Qi gushed out of his lower abdomen, and circulated in all of his limbs and bones… like a turbulent current .

However, the red light in the Fire-Filled Array had also begun to flicker every now and then .

Shi Mu was perspiring profusely . The surface of his skin had become reddish-purple . In addition, his meridians and lower abdomen were flooded with intense Real Qi at the moment . In fact, they had almost reached a zero scope… so much so that it seemed that they were about to explode .

He opened his eyes . And, the reddish-purple radiance on his body shone, and wrapped his entire body .

A long time had passed like this . Then, Shi Mu suddenly issued a long and loud scream . His scream reverberated throughout the underground cave .

The surrounding magic array seemed to be affected by this, and exuded dazzling rays of light .

Innumerable rays of red light started to converge in Shi Mu's body the next moment… It seemed like a hundred rivers were converging into an ocean . Simultaneously, the oppressive force in Shi Mu's body started to become stronger .

Cai stood nearby in the cavern . This mighty coercion whistled over him, and shook him to fly . He couldn't help but utter a strange scream as a result .

Then, a layer of black light emerged in the ceiling of the underground cavern, and blocked the waves of spirit power that Shi Mu was releasing .

. . . . . .

This process lasted for three full days and three full nights . Then, the red light in the magic array slowly faded, and revealed Shi Mu's silhouette inside .

Shi Mu appeared to be soaked in sweat at the moment… It seemed as if he just had been picked up from the water . However, a gleam of excitement could be seen all over his face .

The fact was that he had finally broken through the eighth stage of the Book of Flaming Red Ape, and had stepped into the ninth stage .

Moreover, the Qi Palace in his body was bulging with a plentiful amount of Real Qi . And, this real Qi was in concentrated form at the moment . In fact, it seemed as if his Real Qi had almost condensed into a liquid . Also, it felt almost twice more powerful than before .

All these signs indicated that he had officially entered the advanced stage of the Xian Tian realm .

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