The next day, on top of the hundred-meter tall ship, Xu Zhou glared at the little rascal Xu Chang. “Why do you blurt out everything!”
“I’ll say what I want, you can’t control me!” Xu Chang stood on the chair, hands on his hips and a defiant expression on his face.
Xu Zhou, with a puffed beard and widened eyes, turned to look at Chen Mu.
“What Soul-Bewitching Soup did you feed him?”
Chen Mu, with a suppressed smile, spread his hands, “I’m quite kind, and the little brother Xu Chang is equally kind; it’s probably a case of like recognizing like.”
Bullshit!
Xu Zhou couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
“It has nothing to do with Big Brother Gongsun, Old Xu, I’m doing this for your own good. It’s wrong to swindle people!” Xu Chang, with hands on his hips, childishly exclaimed.
Chen Mu couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“I swindle people all to provide for you,” Xu Zhou continued to glare at Xu Chang.
“That’s nonsense, everything you swindle goes to exchanging for liquor!” Xu Chang pouted, “You can’t fool me!”
Well done!
Looking at Xu Zhou’s reddening old face, Chen Mu couldn’t help but applaud internally.
“Humph! I’m not talking to you anymore!” Xu Zhou swept his sleeves and ignored his own grandson.
He was afraid of getting so angry his lungs might explode if he continued the conversation.
He turned his head to look at Chen Mu, lightly coughed, and with feigned composure raised his airs, “You…”
“You wouldn’t want Yuan Xian to know about your swindling, would you?” Chen Mu said with a smile.
“You’re talking nonsense!” As soon as Xu Zhou tried to maintain his airs, they immediately dissipated, and he shouted, infuriated.
“I have a witness.” Chen Mu responded with a smile.
“Right, I can testify!” Xu Chang said seriously, nodding his head to assure his cooperation.
Xu Zhou: “…”
Spendthrift!
“I don’t care about whatever grudge you have with Yuan Xian, just teach me the tricks of the Netherworld Magic Artifact,” Chen Mu said cheerily.
“Actually, there aren’t any big tricks to it.” Xu Zhou sighed helplessly after glaring at his own grandson.
“A single layer of Netherworld Ghost Pattern will naturally conceal itself; as long as it’s not deliberately stimulated, it generally won’t trigger.”
“But too many layers stacked on each other will interfere and disrupt the internal balance of the ghost patterns. The conflict among several layers of Netherworld Ghost Patterns will cause the patterns to become ineffective,” Xu Zhou explained.
“A Netherworld Magic Artifact consists of three parts: the carrier, the Netherworld Ghost Pattern core, and the Ghost Channeling Divine Power shell used to insulate and seal.”
“To solve the conflict of multiple layers of ghost patterns, you just need to divide the Netherworld Ghost Pattern into a main body and branches, hiding the branches within the Ghost Channeling Divine Power shell.”
“As such, the main body remains incomplete and its power reduced, so they will not interfere with each other.”
“The branches hidden within the Ghost Channeling Divine Power shell just need a small crack to merge automatically into the core, reforming into one, without affecting the effectiveness of the Netherworld Ghost Patterns.”
“The so-called tricks are really that simple.” Xu Zhou spread his hands, “You go and practice on your own.”
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
The Netherworld Ghost Patterns, induced from the Nine Serenities Abyss, indeed could be drawn without triggering, but there was ultimately a limit.
Too many layers will interfere with each other, breaking the balance and causing a chain reaction, leading to collapse.
If it’s incomplete, the power is not full, and it can be easily insulated and sealed by Ghost Channeling Divine Power without rebounding.
It sounded indeed very simple, but…
“How exactly to divide the Netherworld Ghost Patterns must have its finer points,” Chen Mu narrowed his eyes at Xu Zhou.
Netherworld Ghost Patterns are cohesive; random cutting and separating them would only result in the disintegration of the patterns.
“Cough, indeed there are some particulars, what’s the rush, I was about to tell you,” Xu Zhou said nonchalantly.
I believe you, my ass!
Just now he was saying I should practice on my own.
Chen Mu glanced at Old Xu.
This smooth talker was full of nonsense, and even now not telling the truth. He obviously wanted to see Chen Mu fail again in his refinement, to take the opportunity to swindle Yuan Xian.
…
Several days later, inside Chen Mu’s room.
Across the long desk, Xu Chang sat in a chair, dangling his legs in the air, peeling lotus seeds to eat, while watching Chen Mu cultivate.
Chen Mu pinched a plump lotus seed, persistently pouring strands of chilly power into it.
A moment later, the chilling power vanished, and Chen Mu brought the lotus seed close to his eyes for a careful, sensed inspection.
There were three layers of Red-Eyed Ghost Patterns added into the lotus seed by him, yet it remained as stable as ever, seemingly just like an ordinary lotus seed.
“There really is a knack to it.”
Following the new method taught by Xu Zhou, Chen Mu had been trying for the past few days, and this lotus seed in his hand was a display of the results.
With a thought, a gray wall materialized before his eyes.
Ghost Channeling (Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern): 6332/10000;
“Although it’s not yet perfected, relying on my current understanding of the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern and the tips provided by Xu Zhou, perhaps I can refine a Netherworld version of the Water-Repelling Pearl.”
Chen Mu took a deep breath and took out the last Wave Stabilizing Pearl. As he cast the Ghost Channeling Spell, layers of Red-Eyed Ghost Patterns turned into a chilly force, drilling into the pearl.
As the number of overlays increased, the red patterns that already existed on the pearl became even more vivid.
Thus, he continuously communicated with the Nine Serenities Abyss, drawing upon the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern. Chen Mu refined it for the better part of the day.
It was not until evening, as the fiery red sunset hung in the sky, that Chen Mu stopped casting the Ghost Channeling Technique.
His face pale, he spread out his hand, looking at the cool pearl in his palm, and couldn’t help but show a smile.
“Success, at last.”
From the moment he boarded the building ship and left Luandu County, he had been pondering the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern, struggling for over a month, and finally had a good result.
“Refining the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern version of the Water-Repelling Pearl solves the most crucial part of infiltrating the Yun Chong Lower Courtyard,” Chen Mu exhaled and took out a Jade Dew Pearl and popped it into his mouth.
As the pure Jade Dew Essence spread, the weakness caused by the consumption of vital energy from casting the Ghost Channeling Technique gradually dissipated.
“The Lock Dragon Knight’s Ghost Channeling Technique can borrow the power of Nine Serenities Abyss, allowing ordinary people to perform Secret Techniques like a Qi Cultivator. But the consumption is extraordinary,” Chen Mu couldn’t help sighing.
He possessed a Heavenly Demon Body and had a powerful physique that had transformed over years of cultivation, yet still casting the Ghost Channeling Technique repeatedly made him feel the strain on his vitality and blood.
After all, Lock Dragon Knights are merely ordinary humans; their consumption would only be greater.
“No wonder they wear black robes all day and immerse themselves in Incense Spiritual Energy,” Chen Mu realized suddenly.
“Could I have one?”
While he was contemplating, a crisp voice rang in his ear.
“Could I have one? They look really tasty,” at the opposite side of the desk, Xu Chang chewed on a lotus seed, eyes unwavering as she stared at the Jade Dew Pearl.
“This isn’t something ordinary people can eat,” Chen Mu said, shaking his head with a smile.
The Jade Dew Pearl was food for Yin Spirits, containing colossal Essence. He had a Heavenly Demon Body and strong physique, allowing him to digest it easily. But Xu Chang was just a five- or six-year-old child, and he did not dare to let him eat it carelessly.
Seeing disappointment in the other’s gaze, Chen Mu chuckled, flipped his wrist, and a small plate of candied, deep-fried Moon Beet Pearls appeared.
Moon Beet Pearls, before absorbing Jade Dew, were plain food, akin to nuts or peanuts, with a unique flavor and could slightly strengthen and cultivate Vital Energy.
Watching Xu Chang gobble the Moon Beet Pearls like candy, Chen Mu couldn’t help but smile: “Eat a little less, I’ll make you a big meal tonight!”
The little guy had been a great help with learning the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern from Xu Zhou so quickly; it was only right to reward him well.
…
Half a month later.
At the top of the hundred-meter building ship, in Chen Mu’s room.
Chen Mu sat behind the desk, holding a Jade Slip, squinting at the golden runes on it.
This script was the Xie Script of Qi Cultivators, though it had only a few hundred words, all the information regarding the Water-Repelling Pearl Artifact Refining Method was recorded within.
“First, forge three Essence Talismans, using the Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique to refine the essence of the materials. Then, form the molding talismans, using the Five Qi Primordial Technique to shape the embryo of the Magic Artifact.”
“Apart from the final step of infusing the True Intent Talisman for water repulsion, the first two steps are almost like Alchemy.”
“Yet even though I have already mastered the Qi Absorbing Technique and Primordial Technique, to fully learn this Artifact Refining Technique will not be so simple. Just forging the five True Intent Talismans will take a lot of time,” Chen Mu sighed lightly.
“Therefore, mastering the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern first is the best choice,” Yuan Xian, standing at the doorway, spoke.
Chen Mu turned his head, his expression unkind: “But you didn’t tell me that for a Lock Dragon Knight, casting the Ghost Channeling Technique would become extremely difficult once far from Da Qian.”
Yuan Xian responded calmly: “I asked you to learn the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern only as a precaution.”
“In fact, with my close confidant Li Moliang there, it’s not necessary for you to refine the Water-Repelling Pearl yourself.”
What did he mean?
“You have a Pot-Heaven Secret Technique, don’t you?” Yuan Xian said softly.
“You want me to put Li Moliang into the Thousand Lanterns City Grotto Heaven?” Chen Mu’s eyebrows raised.
“Exactly,” Yuan Xian nodded.
“In five more days, we will enter the Yunmeng Marsh, close to the Yun Chong Lower Courtyard.”
“At that time, you can implant the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in Li Moliang, hide him in the Grotto Heaven, and keep him by your side. That would be the safest approach.”
Hearing this, Chen Mu was tempted.
Just one attempt had shown him that forging a Water-Repelling Pearl with the Red-Eyed Ghost Pattern was a tedious task, and pretending to be someone else to sneak into the Yun Chong Lower Courtyard was also troublesome.
But if he had that spy by his side, things would become quite simple.
When the time came, he could let Li Moliang maintain his usual activities while he would have plenty of time to study the Artifact Refining Technique. Even if he later went to the Goose Sheep Path Upper Court, as long as he had the orthodox Artifact Refining Technique in hand, he wouldn’t have to worry about being exposed.
Chen Mu couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.
Yuan Xian, the crafty old man, might be insidious, but his considerations were indeed thorough.
“Let’s do it!”
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