[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-travel-between-two-worlds":3,"chapter-i-can-travel-between-two-worlds-i-can-travel-between-two-worlds-chapter-164":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Travel between Two Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1084078,1411,"Chapter 164 - 118: Skinning Scissors, Bone Disassembly Needle (Part 3)","i-can-travel-between-two-worlds-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>But as time passed, Lin Chen became increasingly anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Jade Belt City felt eerie to Lin Chen at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deathly still, as if hope had vanished...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This can’t go on... Long Ba has also dug hundreds of meters deep underground. Although it’s still within the range of the array, it’s enough to avoid a nuclear strike...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the worst case, we can level Jade Belt City to prevent the sacrificial city...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen touched his chin, still unwilling to resign himself to fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s check out the Black Dog Gang in the south of the city first...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Lin Chen set out for the Black Dog Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the east of Jade Belt City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of zhang deep underground, a figure was swiftly digging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After easily digging several dozen more zhang, he emerged from the ground, covered in dirt, and returned to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So unlucky... Who on earth has sealed Jade Belt City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire Jade Belt City, millions of mortals, nearly ten thousand cultivators! Somehow, we’ve been surrounded by the array unnoticed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, there’s no way to get out, no way to escape... Why did I think of coming back to Jade Belt City back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speaker was the Jade Belt Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he no longer resembled a learned man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covered in mud, his face dirty and disheveled, he looked like an old farmer working the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was frightened by the Celestial Demon Battle Armor, he had run all the way back to Jade Belt City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the day after arriving in Jade Belt City, he sensed something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to leave Jade Belt City but found himself trapped in a massive array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escape was utterly impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, like Lin Chen before him, he kept searching for loopholes in the array, yet he had no means of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other options, he had to rely on his Earth Escape Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, his Earth Escape Technique was mediocre, and he had never been concerned about being tracked by enemies after digging a hundred zhang deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he regretted not digging deep enough, wishing to dig several thousand zhang in hopes of escaping Jade Belt City...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Belt Scholar returned to the surface, rested for a moment, and then resumed digging underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the south of Jade Belt City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing through a section of low brick buildings, Lin Chen arrived at the Black Dog Gang’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a place where poor people lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many poorly dressed beggars were huddled in corners, begging from passersby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the current situation in Jade Belt City had affected the begging business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passersby hurried in, without stopping much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen found a random tavern, ordered some food, and quietly waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him was the Black Dog Gang’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the meal, Lin Chen saw several Black Dog Gang members patrolling nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frequently heard dogs barking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen called over the tavern server, casually inquiring about the Black Dog Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t quite fit his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main members of the Black Dog Gang were all mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least during the entire afternoon he spent in the tavern, he only saw those without cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, their daily tasks were raising black dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why... naturally, it’s to make dog skin puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By dusk, Lin Chen watched as fewer and fewer gang members moved around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suppressed his breath and infiltrated the depths of the Black Dog Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, Lin Chen returned to the temporary inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reflected on the information collected today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Black Dog Gang is split into inner and outer members... Outer members are merely mortals, living off dog breeding and extorting protection money...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A small, insignificant gang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But those truly connected to the Puppet Hall are the inner core members of the Black Dog Gang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen squinted, recalling the scene he witnessed today at the Black Dog Gang base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive dog farm, with at least a thousand dogs inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all were black dogs, with hair, paws, eyes, tongue, and nose all black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dog was of spiritual nature, a guardian dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Puppet Hall exploited the mystical properties of these black dogs to create dog skin puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides this, Lin Chen also saw several people at the Black Dog Gang base with cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were Foundation Establishment cultivators...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only pity is, I couldn’t find the dog skin puppets... It seems the site for puppet creation isn’t located within the Black Dog Gang base...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what he saw today, the Black Dog Gang was merely a place for breeding dogs and skinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making dog skin puppets requires the dog skin, and the body of a skinned mortal or cultivator...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combination of these two is needed to forge dog skin puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then where is the puppet creation site?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen pondered and said slowly: \"Outside the city... Chaotic Tomb Ridge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced up at the sky; night had already fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to rush... I’ll search the Chaotic Burial Mound tomorrow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investigating the Chaotic Burial Mound at night was quite creepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, at night, ghostly beings have more powerful methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the day, they are much weaker...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen’s skills were high, but it was clearly more rational to wait until daytime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lin Chen stayed in the room and calmly cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few two-hour periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before dawn, he suddenly received a message from Long Ba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the projection’s image, Lin Chen paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the image, Long Ba was operating a drilling machine to dig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to soil structure, it wasn’t possible to dig straight down; it had to be curved for better efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the drilling machine dug, it suddenly encountered a long tunnel ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half a person wide, but deep and bottomless...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drilling machine was too large to enter, but it allowed a person to pass through perfectly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the image, a trace of confusion crossed Lin Chen’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it really dig into another underground tunnel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is over two hundred zhang deep underground... about six hundred meters below ground? How could there be a tunnel...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen’s first thought was a snake demon’s lair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing the image, it didn’t quite look like it, more like a newly dug tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking over it, Lin Chen got up and left the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I can’t understand it, might as well go and see myself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-06-03T10:50:41.488Z",1,"novelbin.me","5fb1bcd17c61262a74dbb7de3e8bda932a0bfb6715f4ee24709feb5f43412611","i-can-travel-between-two-worlds-chapter-165","i-can-travel-between-two-worlds-chapter-163",422,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-travel-between-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]