Several days later, in an unnamed sea region.
Three to four hundred meters beneath the surface, where the light was dim and mottled, a finger-length, black iron-colored loach swam along at its leisure.
Inside the Golden Dragon Hall of the Dragon Bone Boat, Chen Mu sat on a cushioned couch. After running the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture and confirming that there were no ominous signs in their current direction of travel, he released control and allowed the Dragon Bone Boat to drift on its own.
He removed his shirt, exposing a back covered in broad patches of bloody scabs.
The Five Ghosts Little Paper Man floated in midair, hugging a small porcelain bottle as it began applying ointment to his back.
He had prepared this medicine with Medicine Crafting. It removed rot, regenerated flesh, reduced swelling, and relieved pain.
After years of cultivation, his body had been tempered and transformed many times, granting him astonishing recovery. The mangled flesh on his back had already scabbed over and healed. But the internal injuries were not so easily mended, especially the bones in his shoulders, which remained covered in fine cracks like shattered porcelain.
Moreover, due to the severe depletion of his vitality, his entire body had swollen uncontrollably, making him look as though he had put on a whole extra layer of flesh.
"And that was only a graze."
"If it had hit me head-on..."
"Tsk, good thing I ran fast enough!" Chen Mu could not help baring his teeth.
Over the past few days, the Dragon Bone Boat had continued swimming away from Mingling Island. By now, it was unknown how many thousand li they had put between themselves and the island, and only then did he feel somewhat at ease.
"Jiang Men should be busy refining the Heaven and