Chapter 3
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
When Chen Mobai saw the turtle shell, he felt a slight pain in the wound on his right hand that had healed.
This was what had happened.
Half a month ago, he had just broken through to Qi Refinement Level-5. His superstitious mother had been so happy that she had taken him back to her hometown in the mountains to offer incense to a temple that was said to be very effective.
Then, some god-damned person pushed him from behind as he was offering incense, causing him to stagger. In order to steady himself, he reached out to grab a turtle shell that had been enshrined in front of the statue.
The turtle shell had been smoked by fire for many years and was not very clean. In the end, Chen Mobai’s right hand was cut by the sharp surface of the turtle shell, which had directly infected his wound. He was so weak that he could not even stand steadily and had to be hospitalized for half a month.
Since her precious son had been hospitalized because of this thing, his mother was naturally unwilling to let the matter rest. She had a long argument with the abbot of the temple in her hometown, hoping to get back the 188 Karma Points that had been offered.
However, the senior cultivator was not an easy person to deal with, or rather, the temple was really poor. No matter what Chen Mobai’s mother said, the senior cultivator refused to give up and only gave her two talismans.
They were evenly matched. However, the senior cultivator was in the wrong after all and finally relented.
The senior cultivator allowed Chen Mobai’s indignant mother to take the turtle shell away. She said that she wanted to burn it to rid her son of his bad luck.
However, the turtle shell had not been burnt.
After all, it was forbidden to start a fire in the city. All the resources that had not been used had to be recycled. After using a special method, the Earth Master would bury them in the spiritual pivots to maintain the cycle of spiritual energy in Planet Earth.
In the city, only companies that were approved and licensed to refine pills and equipment could start a fire.
Chen Mobai rolled his eyes and got up to throw the turtle shell into the trash bin. He hoped that the Earth Master would bury this unlucky thing tomorrow.
However, just as he placed his hand on the turtle shell, a silver light flashed.
Caught off guard, Chen Mobai’s entire body was enveloped by the silver light and he disappeared from the room.
…
He lost track of time.
Chen Mobai’s consciousness returned to his body and he slowly got up.
He looked around and realized that he was no longer in his own room, but in a mysterious cave abode.
He had no idea where this cave abode was, but he was sure of one thing.
He was currently underwater.
He looked up and saw a sea of blue.
The entire cave abode was covered by a thin semi-elliptical spherical light barrier. When the fish and crabs in the water hit the light barrier, they bounced off as though they had hit rubber.
Chen Mobai waited for almost ten minutes, but no senior expert appeared. He slowly turned around to check.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that this was a small underwater cave.
The place where he was standing now should be the front hall of the cave abode. There was a pedestal in each of the four corners with an array flag on each of them. In addition to the main array flag and pedestal in the center of the cave abode behind him, it formed a simple waterproof formation.
Fortunately, Chen Mobai had put in a lot of effort in his formation lessons. Thus, he managed to identify this middle-grade Rank-2 formation. Apart from gathering energy, avoiding water, and hiding and defending, it had no other destructive capabilities.
He carefully tested the array formation according to what he had learned in school. After about an hour, he finally heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no errors.
After confirming that this cave abode wasn’t filled with danger, Chen Mobai waited for another half an hour before he started walking around.
This cave was indeed very small. Apart from the front hall, which was clearly visible, there were only three side halls.
The side hall in the middle should be a cultivation room. He wondered if there was anyone inside. Chen Mobai took out a “Wooden Armor Talisman” from his pocket and held it in his palm. This was his life-saving talisman.
This was a middle-grade Rank-1 talisman. It could block the attacks of a Qi Refinement Level-6 cultivator.
With the talisman in hand, he felt slightly safer.
Then, Chen Mobai took out another coin, placed it on the ground, and gently rolled it towards the door of the side hall.
Sizzle!
The moment the coin rolled to the front door, a deep blue electric light flashed, vaporizing the jade-like coin into a cloud of spiritual mist.
Chen Mobai’s heart ached when he saw this.
This one-dollar coin was worth one Karma Point.
It was made of dried-up Spirit Stones that had been crushed and mixed with other jade, minerals, and metal. It was infused with a little spiritual energy to protect against counterfeiting. It was the base currency unit on Planet Earth.
Chen Mobai’s pocket money was only five dollars a week. He had worked so hard to earn some money from cutting talismans, but he only had 80 Karma Points in his private savings.
Now that he had lost a coin, he hesitated.
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement from the side hall in the middle, where the restriction had been triggered. Chen Mobai couldn’t take it anymore. He searched all over his body, but he could only use coins to test the waters. Thus, he could only bear the pain and roll two coins towards the other two side halls.
Sizzle!
Splash!
The two completely different sound effects and lights made Chen Mobai widen his eyes.
The restriction on the left side of the door produced the same result as the one in the middle. It triggered a dark blue electric light and directly vaporized the coin.
However, the restriction on the door of the side hall on the right was completely different. Instead, a deep blue ripple appeared and pushed the coin back like a wave.
Chen Mobai turned his body to the side to avoid the coin that rolled back.
When the coin stopped with a roll, he took out another coin and accurately hit it to ensure that there was no residual power of the restriction on it. Only then did he put the coin away.
He moved to the door of the side hall on the right and carefully tested it a few times. After confirming that the restriction on the door was harmless, he tried to break it.
However, Chen Mobai did not have any talismans that could break the restriction. The only cultivation technique that he cultivated was the Five Elements Internal Technique that the school had taught him. It was used to build his foundation.
“If I had known, I would have bought the Water Sword Talisman that I had been eyeing for a long time.”
After trying for a long time, Chen Mobai still could not break the water wave restriction on the door. He couldn’t help but feel regret. He had many items in his shopping cart that he wanted to buy from the online market of the immortal sect.
One of them was a Water Sword Talisman that was worth 30 Karma Points. It was a middle-grade Rank-1 talisman that was suitable for him to use at Qi Refinement Level-5.
He felt the strength of the water wave restriction on the side door and felt that it was about the same as the “Wooden Armor Talisman” in his hand. If he used a “Water Sword Talisman”, he should be able to break it.
He racked his brain and tried to think of a solution. Chen Mobai was at his wits’ end.
He could only return to the main hall of the water mansion and sit on the central pedestal where he had woken up. He started to meditate to recover the Dharmic powers he had used to test the water wave restriction.
“Eh?”
The moment he sat down, he jumped up in shock. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and opened the software that tested the concentration of spiritual energy.
[Spiritual Energy Value: 60]
“This is actually a middle-grade Rank-2 spiritual vein.”
Chen Mobai was even more frightened now. This was either the villa of a wealthy family or the cave abode of a cultivator of a higher level than him. If they saw a stranger like him here, they wouldn’t be happy.
“Why am I here? Oh, that turtle shell…”
Chen Mobai had thought of the main point, but he had searched all the places in the front hall that he could move around. He had even searched the pots of flowers and plants, but he had not found the turtle shell.
“Oh no, how am I going to explain this to Dad and Mom?!”
He waited for another hour and looked at the time. He felt that his parents would be home soon, so he had to take the last route.
He dialed 110.
He hoped that the law enforcement cultivators of the immortal sect would be able to locate his cell phone and rescue him from this water mansion.
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
When Chen Mobai saw the turtle shell, he felt a slight pain in the wound on his right hand that had healed.
This was what had happened.
Half a month ago, he had just broken through to Qi Refinement Level-5. His superstitious mother had been so happy that she had taken him back to her hometown in the mountains to offer incense to a temple that was said to be very effective.
Then, some god-damned person pushed him from behind as he was offering incense, causing him to stagger. In order to steady himself, he reached out to grab a turtle shell that had been enshrined in front of the statue.
The turtle shell had been smoked by fire for many years and was not very clean. In the end, Chen Mobai’s right hand was cut by the sharp surface of the turtle shell, which had directly infected his wound. He was so weak that he could not even stand steadily and had to be hospitalized for half a month.
Since her precious son had been hospitalized because of this thing, his mother was naturally unwilling to let the matter rest. She had a long argument with the abbot of the temple in her hometown, hoping to get back the 188 Karma Points that had been offered.
However, the senior cultivator was not an easy person to deal with, or rather, the temple was really poor. No matter what Chen Mobai’s mother said, the senior cultivator refused to give up and only gave her two talismans.
They were evenly matched. However, the senior cultivator was in the wrong after all and finally relented.
The senior cultivator allowed Chen Mobai’s indignant mother to take the turtle shell away. She said that she wanted to burn it to rid her son of his bad luck.
However, the turtle shell had not been burnt.
After all, it was forbidden to start a fire in the city. All the resources that had not been used had to be recycled. After using a special method, the Earth Master would bury them in the spiritual pivots to maintain the cycle of spiritual energy in Planet Earth.
In the city, only companies that were approved and licensed to refine pills and equipment could start a fire.
Chen Mobai rolled his eyes and got up to throw the turtle shell into the trash bin. He hoped that the Earth Master would bury this unlucky thing tomorrow.
However, just as he placed his hand on the turtle shell, a silver light flashed.
Caught off guard, Chen Mobai’s entire body was enveloped by the silver light and he disappeared from the room.
…
He lost track of time.
Chen Mobai’s consciousness returned to his body and he slowly got up.
He looked around and realized that he was no longer in his own room, but in a mysterious cave abode.
He had no idea where this cave abode was, but he was sure of one thing.
He was currently underwater.
He looked up and saw a sea of blue.
The entire cave abode was covered by a thin semi-elliptical spherical light barrier. When the fish and crabs in the water hit the light barrier, they bounced off as though they had hit rubber.
Chen Mobai waited for almost ten minutes, but no senior expert appeared. He slowly turned around to check.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that this was a small underwater cave.
The place where he was standing now should be the front hall of the cave abode. There was a pedestal in each of the four corners with an array flag on each of them. In addition to the main array flag and pedestal in the center of the cave abode behind him, it formed a simple waterproof formation.
Fortunately, Chen Mobai had put in a lot of effort in his formation lessons. Thus, he managed to identify this middle-grade Rank-2 formation. Apart from gathering energy, avoiding water, and hiding and defending, it had no other destructive capabilities.
He carefully tested the array formation according to what he had learned in school. After about an hour, he finally heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no errors.
After confirming that this cave abode wasn’t filled with danger, Chen Mobai waited for another half an hour before he started walking around.
This cave was indeed very small. Apart from the front hall, which was clearly visible, there were only three side halls.
The side hall in the middle should be a cultivation room. He wondered if there was anyone inside. Chen Mobai took out a “Wooden Armor Talisman” from his pocket and held it in his palm. This was his life-saving talisman.
This was a middle-grade Rank-1 talisman. It could block the attacks of a Qi Refinement Level-6 cultivator.
With the talisman in hand, he felt slightly safer.
Then, Chen Mobai took out another coin, placed it on the ground, and gently rolled it towards the door of the side hall.
Sizzle!
The moment the coin rolled to the front door, a deep blue electric light flashed, vaporizing the jade-like coin into a cloud of spiritual mist.
Chen Mobai’s heart ached when he saw this.
This one-dollar coin was worth one Karma Point.
It was made of dried-up Spirit Stones that had been crushed and mixed with other jade, minerals, and metal. It was infused with a little spiritual energy to protect against counterfeiting. It was the base currency unit on Planet Earth.
Chen Mobai’s pocket money was only five dollars a week. He had worked so hard to earn some money from cutting talismans, but he only had 80 Karma Points in his private savings.
Now that he had lost a coin, he hesitated.
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement from the side hall in the middle, where the restriction had been triggered. Chen Mobai couldn’t take it anymore. He searched all over his body, but he could only use coins to test the waters. Thus, he could only bear the pain and roll two coins towards the other two side halls.
Sizzle!
Splash!
The two completely different sound effects and lights made Chen Mobai widen his eyes.
The restriction on the left side of the door produced the same result as the one in the middle. It triggered a dark blue electric light and directly vaporized the coin.
However, the restriction on the door of the side hall on the right was completely different. Instead, a deep blue ripple appeared and pushed the coin back like a wave.
Chen Mobai turned his body to the side to avoid the coin that rolled back.
When the coin stopped with a roll, he took out another coin and accurately hit it to ensure that there was no residual power of the restriction on it. Only then did he put the coin away.
He moved to the door of the side hall on the right and carefully tested it a few times. After confirming that the restriction on the door was harmless, he tried to break it.
However, Chen Mobai did not have any talismans that could break the restriction. The only cultivation technique that he cultivated was the Five Elements Internal Technique that the school had taught him. It was used to build his foundation.
“If I had known, I would have bought the Water Sword Talisman that I had been eyeing for a long time.”
After trying for a long time, Chen Mobai still could not break the water wave restriction on the door. He couldn’t help but feel regret. He had many items in his shopping cart that he wanted to buy from the online market of the immortal sect.
One of them was a Water Sword Talisman that was worth 30 Karma Points. It was a middle-grade Rank-1 talisman that was suitable for him to use at Qi Refinement Level-5.
He felt the strength of the water wave restriction on the side door and felt that it was about the same as the “Wooden Armor Talisman” in his hand. If he used a “Water Sword Talisman”, he should be able to break it.
He racked his brain and tried to think of a solution. Chen Mobai was at his wits’ end.
He could only return to the main hall of the water mansion and sit on the central pedestal where he had woken up. He started to meditate to recover the Dharmic powers he had used to test the water wave restriction.
“Eh?”
The moment he sat down, he jumped up in shock. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and opened the software that tested the concentration of spiritual energy.
[Spiritual Energy Value: 60]
“This is actually a middle-grade Rank-2 spiritual vein.”
Chen Mobai was even more frightened now. This was either the villa of a wealthy family or the cave abode of a cultivator of a higher level than him. If they saw a stranger like him here, they wouldn’t be happy.
“Why am I here? Oh, that turtle shell…”
Chen Mobai had thought of the main point, but he had searched all the places in the front hall that he could move around. He had even searched the pots of flowers and plants, but he had not found the turtle shell.
“Oh no, how am I going to explain this to Dad and Mom?!”
He waited for another hour and looked at the time. He felt that his parents would be home soon, so he had to take the last route.
He dialed 110.
He hoped that the law enforcement cultivators of the immortal sect would be able to locate his cell phone and rescue him from this water mansion.
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Chen Mobai saw the turtle shell, he felt a slight pain in the wound on his right hand that had healed.This was what had happened.Half a month ago, he had just broken through to Qi Refinement Level-5. His superstitious mother had been so happy that she had taken him back to her hometown in the mountains to offer incense to a temple that was said to be very effective.Then, some god-damned person pushed him from behind as he was offering incense, causing him to stagger. In order to steady himself, he reached out to grab a turtle shell that had been enshrined in front of the statue.The turtle shell had been smoked by fire for many years and was not very clean. In the end, Chen Mobai's right hand was cut by the sharp surface of the turtle shell, which had directly infected his wound. He was so weak that he could not even stand steadily and had to be hospitalized for half a month.Since her precious son had been hospitalized because of this thing, his mother was naturally unwilling to let the matter rest. She had a long argument with the abbot of the temple in her hometown, hoping to get back the 188 Karma Points that had been offered.However, the senior cultivator was not an easy person to deal with, or rather, the temple was really poor. No matter what Chen Mobai's mother said, the senior cultivator refused to give up and only gave her two talismans.They were evenly matched. However, the senior cultivator was in the wrong after all and finally relented. The senior cultivator allowed Chen Mobai's indignant mother to take the turtle shell away. She said that she wanted to burn it to rid her son of his bad luck. However, the turtle shell had not been burnt.After all, it was forbidden to start a fire in the city. All the resources that had not been used had to be recycled. After using a special method, the Earth Master would bury them in the spiritual pivots to maintain the cycle of spiritual energy in Planet Earth. In the city, only companies that were approved and licensed to refine pills and equipment could start a fire.Chen Mobai rolled his eyes and got up to throw the turtle shell into the trash bin. He hoped that the Earth Master would bury this unlucky thing tomorrow.However, just as he placed his hand on the turtle shell, a silver light flashed.Caught off guard, Chen Mobai's entire body was enveloped by the silver light and he disappeared from the room.He lost track of time.Chen Mobai's consciousness returned to his body and he slowly got up.He looked around and realized that he was no longer in his own room, but in a mysterious cave abode.He had no idea where this cave abode was, but he was sure of one thing.He was currently underwater.He looked up and saw a sea of blue.The entire cave abode was covered by a thin semi-elliptical spherical light barrier. When the fish and crabs in the water hit the light barrier, they bounced off as though they had hit rubber.Chen Mobai waited for almost ten minutes, but no senior expert appeared. He slowly turned around to check.Upon closer inspection, he realized that this was a small underwater cave.The place where he was standing now should be the front hall of the cave abode. There was a pedestal in each of the four corners with an array flag on each of them. In addition to the main array flag and pedestal in the center of the cave abode behind him, it formed a simple waterproof formation.Fortunately, Chen Mobai had put in a lot of effort in his formation lessons. Thus, he managed to identify this middle-grade Rank-2 formation. Apart from gathering energy, avoiding water, and hiding and defending, it had no other destructive capabilities.He carefully tested the array formation according to what he had learned in school. After about an hour, he finally heaved a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no errors.After confirming that this cave abode wasn't filled with danger, Chen Mobai waited for another half an hour before he started walking around.This cave was indeed very small. Apart from the front hall, which was clearly visible, there were only three side halls.The side hall in the middle should be a cultivation room. He wondered if there was anyone inside. Chen Mobai took out a Wooden Armor Talisman from his pocket and held it in his palm. This was his life-saving talisman.This was a middle-grade Rank-1 talisman. It could block the attacks of a Qi Refinement Level-6 cultivator. With the talisman in hand, he felt slightly safer.Then, Chen Mobai took out another coin, placed it on the ground, and gently rolled it towards the door of the side hall.Sizzle!The moment the coin rolled to the front door, a deep blue electric light flashed, vaporizing the jade-like coin into a cloud of spiritual mist.Chen Mobai's heart ached when he saw this.This one-dollar coin was worth one Karma Point.It was made of dried-up Spirit Stones that had been crushed and mixed with other jade, minerals, and metal. It was infused with a little spiritual energy to protect against counterfeiting. It was the base currency unit on Planet Earth.Chen Mobai's pocket money was only five dollars a week. He had worked so hard to earn some money from cutting talismans, but he only had 80 Karma Points in his private savings.Now that he had lost a coin, he hesitated.After waiting for a while, there was still no movement from the side hall in the middle, where the restriction had been triggered. Chen Mobai couldn't take it anymore. He searched all over his body, but he could only use coins to test the waters. Thus, he could only bear the pain and roll two coins towards the other two side halls.Sizzle!Splash!The two completely different sound effects and lights made Chen Mobai widen his eyes.The restriction on the left side of the door produced the same result as the one in the middle. It triggered a dark blue electric light and directly vaporized the coin.However, the restriction on the door of the side hall on the right was completely different. Instead, a deep blue ripple appeared and pushed the coin back like a wave.Chen Mobai turned his body to the side to avoid the coin that rolled back.When the coin stopped with a roll, he took out another coin and accurately hit it to ensure that there was no residual power of the restriction on it. Only then did he put the coin away.He moved to the door of the side hall on the right and carefully tested it a few times. After confirming that the restriction on the door was harmless, he tried to break it.However, Chen Mobai did not have any talismans that could break the restriction. The only cultivation technique that he cultivated was the Five Elements Internal Technique that the school had taught him. It was used to build his foundation.If I had known, I would have bought the Water Sword Talisman that I had been eyeing for a long time.After trying for a long time, Chen Mobai still could not break the water wave restriction on the door. He couldn't help but feel regret. He had many items in his shopping cart that he wanted to buy from the online market of the immortal sect. One of them was a Water Sword Talisman that was worth 30 Karma Points. It was a middle-grade Rank-1 talisman that was suitable for him to use at Qi Refinement Level-5.He felt the strength of the water wave restriction on the side door and felt that it was about the same as the Wooden Armor Talisman in his hand. If he used a Water Sword Talisman, he should be able to break it.He racked his brain and tried to think of a solution. Chen Mobai was at his wits' end.He could only return to the main hall of the water mansion and sit on the central pedestal where he had woken up. He started to meditate to recover the Dharmic powers he had used to test the water wave restriction.Eh?The moment he sat down, he jumped up in shock. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and opened the software that tested the concentration of spiritual energy.Spiritual Energy Value: 60This is actually a middle-grade Rank-2 spiritual vein.Chen Mobai was even more frightened now. This was either the villa of a wealthy family or the cave abode of a cultivator of a higher level than him. If they saw a stranger like him here, they wouldn't be happy.Why am I here? Oh, that turtle shellChen Mobai had thought of the main point, but he had searched all the places in the front hall that he could move around. He had even searched the pots of flowers and plants, but he had not found the turtle shell.Oh no, how am I going to explain this to Dad and Mom?!He waited for another hour and looked at the time. He felt that his parents would be home soon, so he had to take the last route.He dialed 110.He hoped that the law enforcement cultivators of the immortal sect would be able to locate his cell phone and rescue him from this water mansion.
