My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 175 The Heartless Bell

The weather was still hot, but not so hot anymore. The sea breeze, carrying a fishy smell, made it even cooler.

The hidden crevice in the cliff is not small, measuring one or two hundred meters long and seventy or eighty meters wide.

But it is shaped like the number eight, narrow at the top, and when you look up, the sky seems to be just a sliver.

The seabed inside the crevice is unusually deep, just like the sea outside the cliff, and doesn't resemble a natural coastline at all.

Supported by black smoke, Chen Mu floated cross-legged on the sea. It was another day of fishing.

Looking at the large clump of peanuts in the Five Ghosts Bag, which glowed red like the imperial palace, Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

"Catching fish in the sea is still the most fun!"

With the lure of intoxicating bait, it is easy to attract a large number of fish.

With large quantities and large sizes, the accumulation rate of Zhaodianhong is extremely fast.

"This clump of Palace Crimson is enough for the Five Ghosts Bag to consume for a year," Chen Mu silently estimated.

Gokibukuro is easy to raise; if you just want to keep it fed, its appetite is about the same as that of three large dogs.

Of course, the more you feed it, the more energetic it becomes, and the more adept it is at moving things.

"I need to reduce the frequency of fishing," Chen Mu thought to himself. November was approaching, and the large overseas ship was about to arrive.

The number of people on Shouyang Mountain is gradually increasing. Using the Five Ghost Bag recklessly risks being spotted.

……

Black smoke billowed from his right hand, and a bronze bell appeared.

Chen Mu examined it for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "Without a corresponding incantation, it's just a decoration, what a pity."

Are you looking for someone who is genuinely interested?

I just hope he doesn't fight me to the death.

A witch's mark?

Forget it, I just tricked this old man, what if he tries to trick me back?

Thinking of the witch's seal, Chen Mu took out the bronze water droplet.

"Could it be a heartless bell with a noose? There's no structure for hanging a bell."

The heartless bell has a smooth interior and no hook. The bronze teardrop is round at both ends and has no hanging ring.

He had suspected it before, which is why he hadn't tested it.

Thinking this, Chen Mu turned the bell upside down and put the bronze water droplet into it.

hum!
With a soft sound, the bronze droplet floated in mid-air inside the bell!
"Similar to magnetic levitation?" Chen Mu was overjoyed.

He swayed instinctively.

hum!
A deep, resonant sound, like that of a bronze bell, suddenly rang out from the narrow crevice.

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow: "It sounds pretty good!"

He tapped twice more, then pouted regretfully, "Unfortunately, it's no use."

Even though it's known that the Heartless Bell can steal souls, it still requires a spell to activate.

Simply tapping it won't do much good.

“It’s useless.”

Just as Chen Mu was about to put away the copper bell, he suddenly discovered that, without him noticing, the area under the dark clouds was filled with white-bellied sea fish.

"The timing is wrong." Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

He just used the intoxicating bait; the sea fish won't get drunk so quickly.

Chen Mu couldn't help but look at the bell in his hand.

hum!
The bronze bell suddenly rang out.

Chen Mu stared intently at the sea, and then he saw white bubbles rising to the surface.

Before long, a group of disoriented sea fish floated to the surface.

"This... can be used to fry fish?" Chen Mu laughed immediately.

buzzing...

Before long, the sea surface in the narrow crevice of the cliff was mostly occupied by belly-up sea fish!

"nice one!"

Chen Mu was genuinely delighted; this was far more efficient than using drunken bait!
"Five Ghosts Moving Mountains!"

After a long while, Chen Mu, supported by the five ghosts, quickly climbed up the smooth rock wall.

"Catching fish will be even easier from now on."

"It's not that the bell is useless, it's that I don't feel it," Chen Mu suddenly realized.

The Heartless Bell at Qingfeng Temple never worked on me.

"Gray walls!" Chen Mu knew the reason immediately.

"There's also the terrifying environment of ghosts. Although I was afraid, it was just psychological fear, not the mental terror caused by the ghostly illusions."

No wonder it's a cheat code!
"I wonder how the Heartless Bell works on ordinary people," Chen Mu pondered to himself.

……

Evening, campsite on the mountainside.

A stone, about half a meter high and the size of a square tabletop, was placed on the open ground.

The top surface is smooth as a mirror, with two cylindrical pits carved out in the middle, filled with scarlet charcoal.

A copper pot was placed on one of the pits, and an iron mesh was laid on the other pit.

Around him were various ingredients such as fish slices, goat meat slices, wild venison slices, and lush green vegetables. "You weren't born with a Daoist bone, were you?" Tu Shan asked Chen Mu suspiciously as he ate.

To possess the power of a high-level martial artist at such a young age must require a tremendous amount of effort. Where would one find the time to hone culinary skills? Unless one is exceptionally gifted.

"Even if you praise me, you'll still be the one washing the dishes later," Chen Mu said calmly.

Tu Shan rolled his eyes, then sighed, "Tsk tsk... Even the chef at the No. 1 Restaurant in Kyoto can't compare to you."

"They are indeed no match for me," Chen Mu said calmly.

"You're really not being polite." Tu Shan chuckled.

Chen Mu didn't even glance at Tu Shan. "Do you think third-tier cooking skills are a joke?"
After the meal, Chen Mu sat in a rocking chair and drank tea.

Tu Shan was washing the dishes with great effort.

Chen Mu suddenly said, "I see you've been working hard, let me show you a treasure."

Then he took out the Heartless Bell.

"You really are a sincere junior brother?" He then subconsciously picked up two wooden bowls and held them in front of him, one in front of the other: "You want to attack me?!"

"You've misunderstood me too much." Chen Mu frowned, looking displeased. "I didn't even chant any incantations, what are you afraid of!"

Tu Shan asked suspiciously, "Then what do you want to do?"

"I just wanted to ring the bell to liven things up for you."

Tu Shan stared at Chen Mu without saying a word. "Are you here to help me wash the dishes?"

hum!
A bronze bell suddenly rang out within the camp on the mountainside.

"Ok?"

"Oh?"

"Oh ho ho ho... Hahaha... Hiss..."

Chen Mu: “…”

What the hell is that noise?!

Tu Shan's face was flushed with desire, his rough, dark face blushing.

"Cool!"

"Again!"

Chen Mu: “…”

This isn't right! Isn't it supposed to be soul-stirring? Why is this commotion so inappropriate?

It took Chen Mu a long time to understand its function.

"The sound of the bell can slightly vibrate the blood and qi, relieve fatigue, and even strengthen the body if you listen to it for a long time?" Chen Mu looked at the Heartless Bell with a strange expression.

It's roughly similar to the tingling or itchy feeling that slowly returns after squatting until your legs go numb.

Taoist priests often experience stiffness and numbness in their legs and feet after meditating and chanting for a long time. But if a bell were to ring out like this, wouldn't they be instantly revitalized?

This function is actually quite upright.

Then he heard Tu Shan shout excitedly, "Oh ho ho ho...!"

Chen Mu: “…”

What the hell did I just steal?!

That's so damn indecent!
What's most infuriating is... it's completely useless to me!
……

October 25th, 642nd year of the Great Liang Dynasty.

Chen Mu floated in the narrow crevice of the cliff as usual.

He held a copper bell and shook it gently.

hum!
A ripple suddenly spread across the calm sea.

Glug, a series of white bubbles rose from the seabed, and soon after, sea fish with soft bodies slowly splashed on the surface of the sea.

Chen Mu was filled with jealousy.

Even a bunch of fish can enjoy life better than him!

Chen Mu was carried by dark clouds, slowly moving along the narrow crevice from the inside out. He would tap the crevice whenever he changed positions.

From the inside out, just five or six taps are enough to stun and capture all the sea fish in the narrow crevices of the cliff.

Combined with a weakened version of the intoxicating bait to lure fish in advance, a large number of sea fish can be caught in less than 15 minutes.

Chen Mu carried the Heartless Bell, floated to the narrow crevice, and shook the bell one last time.

hum!
The ripples spread outwards from the flared opening of the slit.

Chen Mu couldn't help but look towards the sea.

Then you can see bubbles rising from the deep blue sea outside the cliff.

One, three... five, and then countless bubbles rose from the seabed.

Chen Mu was dumbfounded.

Just how many fish got stunned this time?
Glancing at Shouyang Palace atop the distant mountain, Chen Mu said with a look of annoyance, "The more fish there are, the more attention they attract, and the less people dare to catch them."

Then he watched as more and more bubbles appeared, and it even boiled like boiling water.

"Isn't this wrong?"

Before I could figure it out, a dark shadow appeared on the surface of the deep blue sea and quickly spread and grew larger underwater.

boom!
With a loud bang, a series of water droplets more than ten meters high suddenly exploded on the sea surface.

A colossal creature covered in hideous spikes suddenly burst out of the water.

(End of this chapter)