Divine Statue Cave Heaven, beneath the gate tower.
Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, staring at the Miss on the water screen in front of the door, looking distressed.
“Having too high cultivation can be troublesome…”
Excitedly heading to the Yicui Tower in Luandu County yesterday, upon getting closer, the exceptionally beautiful girls within the water screen lost their appeal all of a sudden.
The transformation brought about by the ninth-layer Divine Orifice Talisman was more significant than all the previous eight layers combined. Not only had the Jade Seed expanded several times, but his body was also completely remodeled from the inside out.
His keen vision allowed him to clearly see through the thick makeup on the girls’ faces, while his sensitive sense of smell let him distinguish their body odor beneath the cover of their perfume sachets.
In the bustling house of pleasure, where people toasted and bantered loudly, the mix of different scents was really not a pleasant experience.
“Indeed, beauty arises from a hazy distance, and once you get too close… Tsk!”
“Achieving Perfection in Divine Orifice isn’t necessarily all good.”
…
Three days later.
Sitting by the window on the second floor of the Hundred-Year Tea House in Luandu County, Chen Mu popped a fried peanut into his mouth and crunched it up.
Savoring the slowly spreading rich oily flavor in his mouth, he raised his eyebrows in satisfaction.
His ears twitched slightly, filtering out all the miscellaneous noise from the hall downstairs, leaving only the cadenced storytelling voice.
“As General Jin Wuxia took a step into Ergun Temple, his vision suddenly went dark. Regaining his senses, he saw the majestic and ancient Taoist temple reduced to ruins, as if a thousand years had passed in an instant.”
“A palpitation instantly gripped General Jin’s heart…”
Clack!
A sound of a wooden clapper hitting the table came up from the ground floor.
“Hehe! To find out what happens next, please listen to the next episode.”
Chen Mu couldn’t help but grin.
A classic cliffhanger move.
Before he could finish his thought, a loud and boisterous yell suddenly came from downstairs.
“He Mazai, if you dare to stop here, I’m going to sleep at your house tonight!”
Brilliant!
Only, this chapter-hurrying fellow doesn’t seem like a very respectable person.
“Great! I’ll leave the door open for you tonight!”
Chen Mu’s face twitched as he unexpectedly picked up a hint of joy in the storyteller’s voice.
Tsk!
This Mr. He the storyteller didn’t seem like a very respectable person either.
Chen Mu chuckled heartily.
It wasn’t his first time listening to storytelling at the Hundred-Year Tea House, and every time he came, there was always a sense of relaxation and joy.
The commoners were all strong, healthy, and had ruddy complexions, which was quite different from the mortal world he knew before; it was almost like two different worlds.
It seemed like the authorities in Da Qian cared a lot about the commoners, ensuring all aspects of their ability to survive.
“Could the rulers of ancient feudal society really be so kind-hearted?” Chen Mu shook his head in disbelief, “I’m afraid it’s more about the Nether Yin Underworld.”
The Nether Yin Underworld needed the human world to cultivate Yin Spirits, so it indirectly influenced the mortal realm, ensuring stability and guaranteeing the survival of the commoners.
“I really don’t know if these commoners are lucky or unfortunate.” Chen Mu shook his head.
“Forget it, such major events that affect the world are out of my depth. Just knowing about them is enough; I have no place to judge.”
“I’d be better off thinking about how to cultivate in the future.”
Shaking his head slightly, he threw another peanut into his mouth, and as the storytelling voice with its ups and downs started once again downstairs, Chen Mu began to ponder his future path of cultivation.
The Heavenly Demon Body, representing the Yin Spirit side, was stuck at the Divine Fetus Realm, and it was impossible to reach Perfection in a short time.
A normal Yin Spirit looking to cultivate into a Divine Fetus would need decades or even a hundred years of enduring effort. Chen Mu had no expectation of breaking through in just a few years. What he had to consider more was the cultivation on the side of a Qi Cultivator.
Although Qi Cultivation was complex and tedious, it progressed step by step, firmly and steadily straight to the heavens.
Unlike the perilous Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique of the heretical paths, nor like the Yin Spirit cultivation which required long suffering over time.
“Join Jade Seed, Gathering Talisman, Condense Spirit Orifice; according to the scattered information I saw back at the Scripture Transmission Institute on Jilong Road, the next step should be the River Refining Carriage, also known as Yin Yang Refining.”
“The main purpose is to use the mixed Vital Energy to transform the Divine Orifice and Jade Seed, preparing to refine the Daoist Foundation. Unfortunately, my Netherworld Grand Summary was obtained by groping a corpse, and the inheritance is not complete.”
“There isn’t a shred of information on the Yin Yang Refining; searching for and collecting the secret techniques for the mixed Vital Energy is nowhere to be seen either.”
“Troublesome…”
Chen Mu couldn’t help but scratch his head.
Now that Yunzhou was undergoing great changes, Jilong Road, Liyang Path, and Zhongshan Path were either disappearing or relocating.
Of the seven paths in Yunzhou, three were gone, and the remaining four were scattered far and wide, too distant from Da Qian. Moreover, with the Earth Spirit Element Vital Energy dissipating throughout Yunzhou, their situations were probably not optimistic.
It was difficult for Da Qian’s Qi Cultivators to survive, and most small sects were doomed. The nearest way to obtain the refining secret technique was probably to go to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
“It’s a pity that I can’t even leave Luandu County, how can I go to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains?” Chen Mu scratched his head.
After going in circles, he ran into the initial problem again. He first had to escape from the Divine Statue Cave Heaven; otherwise, all this pondering was futile.
“Difficult!”
…
Divine Statue Cave Heaven, City Divine Main Hall.
Chen Mu lay on his side on the offering table, supporting his cheek with his right hand, squinting as he looked through the broad doors of the Main Hall toward the distant blue sky.
His left wrist flipped over, and white lightning flickered between his five fingers, followed by a series of muffled rumbling sounds like thunder, which ebbed and flowed in the Hall, resembling the sound of ocean waves.
“No wonder the Netherworld Grand Summary possesses such profound mana,” Chen Mu exclaimed.
The huge Jade Seed inside was now completely filled with misty mana, on the verge of condensing into droplets.
At the center, the nine-layer Divine Orifice Talisman was nested together, spinning slowly and chaotically, ceaselessly absorbing the external Earth Spirit Element Vital Energy, transforming it into mana and storing it in the space of the Jade Seed.
The mana consumed every time he cast Kui Water Yin Thunder was replenished within a few breaths.
“No wonder Old Ghost Sun could dominate Jilong Road for many years.”
“His own mana was several times thicker than that of others, and it recovered especially fast. Coupled with the powerful Thunder Law, he was practically like an everlasting thunder cannon.”
“I must practice Kui Water Yin Thunder,” Chen Mu’s eyes shone brightly.
He now had a number of formidable techniques at his disposal. On the Yin Spirit side, the Five Dragon Dharma Body and Yin Wind Escape, on the Qi Cultivation side, the Five Ghosts Possession and Giant Spirit Divine.
However, these Secret Techniques were either eerily ghostly qi or required explosive transformations, clearly not the actions of a good person.
“If I use the Longitudinal Rainbow Light for the Flying Escape, combined with the imposing and domineering Kui Water Yin Thunder, that style…”
“I must practice it, I absolutely must!”
Ecstatic, he cast it dozens of times in succession, only stopping after shocking himself into tingling numbness.
Squinting and watching the few white clouds floating in the distant high sky for a while, Chen Mu once again pondered over the matter of escaping from his predicament.
“I’m afraid I’ll still have to rely on the United Heart Curse and the Lingbao Pivot Scripture.”
The Lingbao Pivot Scripture came from the Divine Statue Cave Heaven. The more proficient he became, the clearer his understanding of the City God Dojo. If he could master it to the limit, he might discover the Dojo’s constraints completely.
Immediate escape was impossible, but it would certainly be extremely helpful in finding a way to escape.
The United Heart Curse had a chance to connect the Heavenly Demon Body and the Fleshly Body’s qi mechanism regardless of distance.
Then, the Heavenly Demon Body could preside over the Divine Statue Cave Heaven while the Fleshly Body, like a kite with an infinitely long string, could fly high and far away from the Cave Heaven.
“The essence of the Heavenly Demon Body is a silver soul and does not merge with the Netherworld Worm.”
“But what if instead, the Heavenly Demon Body implants the Netherworld Worm into the Fleshly Body?” At that thought, Chen Mu’s eyes suddenly lit up.
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