I am grinding experience in another world-Chapter 569 - 558

The weather grew warmer, and Qiluo Mountain was a lush green.

Inside the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, Chen Mu lay on a rocking chair beneath a large tree, his hands crossed, cradling a Jade Tablet with gold patterns in his lap.

Mana flowed slowly into the tablet, diffusing like smoke or mist, the invisible power seeping into Chen Mu’s body.

Within the Jade Seed, placid mana surged tumultuously. It swiftly converged and coalesced, forming numerous intricate Talismans that then joined together in clusters.

In a few breaths’ time, the Jade Seed Inner Magical Power had depleted by nearly half, and a cluster of gray clouds shaped like Talismans appeared.

They drifted around the Divine Orifice, and at a glance, they resembled the dark clouds floating around the bright moon in the sky.

"Success!"

With a thought from Chen Mu, gray walls materialized before his eyes.

The Dark Cloud True Method: 9/10000/First Rank;

Ever since acquiring the Dark Cloud True Method, he had hidden in the grotto heaven to delve into its secrets. Now, he had finally condensed the Dark Cloud Talismans and successfully entered the threshold.

He was admiring them with a delighted expression.

Hum!

The cloud-shaped Talisman trembled and the edges slowly disintegrated. In just a short while, the entire cluster of Dark Cloud Talismans crumbled and vanished without a trace.

"After all, it was condensed with the help of the power of the Jade Slip, unstable and unskilled, so the Talismans’ dispelling is to be expected," Chen Mu was not discouraged.

Having cultivated dozens of Secret Techniques, similar scenes of True Meaning Talismans disintegrating were too numerous to count.

"Only it seems the consumption of mana is a bit large," Chen Mu opened his eyes.

In previous Secret Technique cultivations, even if the condensation of the Talisman failed, the scattered remnants would reform into mana, with the loss not exceeding twenty percent.

But the Dark Cloud True Method was different; a single practice consumed nearly half of his entire body’s mana, and after the Talisman collapsed, a staggering ninety percent of the mana dissipated into nothingness!

"It sure is a big consumer of Vital Energy."

"Luckily Sun Ke left those over twenty thousand White Jade Coins, otherwise I truly wouldn’t be able to sustain my cultivation."

"Gathering the Mixed Primordial Qi is a bit troublesome, though."

The fourth challenge for a Qi Cultivator is called the River Chariot, which requires washing the Divine Orifice with Mixed Primordial Qi to achieve a qualitative change and the ability to cultivate Innate Primordial Qi.

And only with Innate Primordial Qi can one build a Daoist Foundation and continue subsequent cultivation.

This challenge requires not only the corresponding Secret Techniques, but also the special resource of Mixed Primordial Qi.

"According to the introduction in the Jade Slip, Mixed Primordial Qi mostly appears near Earth Vein Spiritual Springs."

"But now with the great changes in the Earth Veins of Yunzhou and the disappearance of the Earth Vein Spiritual Springs, where would Mixed Primordial Qi appear?"

Chen Mu couldn’t help scratching his head.

...

Half a month later, inside the Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

Chen Mu was seated under the large tree for his routine closed-eye cultivation, just as he always did. The Jade Seed Inner Magical Power surged, and the Dark Cloud rapidly formed.

After quite a while, seeing that the Dark Cloud still floated steadily around his Divine Orifice, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief: "At last, it no longer disperses."

Different from other Secret Technique Talismans, the Dark Cloud Talisman seemed more like a kind of one-time use Talisman.

Once the Talisman was cultivated, it could accumulate Mixed Primordial Qi, and once storage reached Perfection, it could be released for Divine Orifice Refinement.

However, during this process, the Dark Cloud Talisman would also disperse and need to be re-condensed before the next refinement session could begin.

Now that he had successfully condensed the Dark Cloud Talisman, he could start to accumulate Mixed Primordial Qi and attempt Divine Orifice Refinement.

"It’s time to figure out the Mixed Primordial Qi," with his thoughts shifting, Chen Mu took out the Exquisite Jade Plate.

He placed it steadily on the stone table beside him and carefully placed a piece of White Jade Money into the center of the plate.

As the silver threads on the Jade Plate lit up, the familiar Spiritual Vitality appeared around him.

The Dark Cloud Talisman within the Jade Seed flickered faintly like lightning in the clouds, and the world before him suddenly changed.

Chen Mu found an indistinct boundary emerging a mere two meters in front of him, half-visible, half-hidden.

This boundary was irregular, constantly shifting, and overall looked like a spherical cluster of clouds. The Earth Spirit Element appeared only within this sphere with a diameter of three to four meters.

He stared intently at this space, and after half an hour, a black stream as thin as a strand of hair suddenly appeared in mid-air.

Right after it appeared, its end began to crumble, like the ash of a burnt-out piece of twine, turning into invisible specks and swiftly vanishing from sight.

Chen Mu’s expression tightened, and he promptly stepped forward, extending his index finger. Activating the Dark Cloud True Method, the hair-like black stream shot into Chen Mu’s fingertip in a flash.

His!

A sudden pain shot through Chen Mu’s finger, and he quickly pulled back to inspect it, only to find a small puncture wound, as if pricked by a needle.

"Mixed Primordial Qi!" A rush of elation filled Chen Mu.

According to the Dark Cloud True Method, Mixed Primordial Qi has an incredibly strong annihilative and corrosive force. The fact that it damaged his body, which had undergone years of cultivation, confirmed it was undoubtedly Mixed Primordial Qi.

"Indeed, the Exquisite Jade Plate is not simply releasing the Earth Spirit Element within the White Jade Money but is creating the Earth Spirit Element, just like a movable mini Earth Vein Spiritual Spring!"

Having used the Exquisite Jade Plate for many years, he had long speculated this might be the case.

Since Mixed Primordial Qi appears near buried Spiritual Springs, it could also possibly appear next to the Exquisite Jade Plate.

Heartened, Chen Mu ignored the pain in his finger, his consciousness diving into the Jade Seed as he intently watched the Dark Cloud Talisman.

The Dark Cloud True Method harbored the effect of gathering and consolidating Mixed Primordial Qi; the more Mixed Primordial Qi stored, the blacker the talisman would become. Once it turned into pitch-black dark clouds, it would indicate that there was a sufficient quantity to commence the Divine Orifice Refinement.

Yet, despite his careful inspection from left to right, it took him quite a while to find a small clump of darkening cloud on one corner.

This cloud was only the size of a sesame seed and in comparison to the entire Dark Cloud Talisman, it really wasn’t very noticeable.

"If I wish to dye the entire patch of dark clouds black, I’m afraid I’d need hundreds or even thousands of portions similar to this amount of Mixed Primordial Qi!"

"Staring at the Jade Plate for half an hour only yields a wisp of Mixed Primordial Qi. To collect even ten portions would likely take a whole day, and it might not even be guaranteed."

"Relying on the Exquisite Jade Plate to cultivate the River Chariot seems somewhat difficult," Chen Mu shook his head and sighed quietly.

With a flick of his wrist, the Five Ghosts Bag appeared in the palm of his hand.

Chen Mu activated the Dark Cloud True Method and stared intently at the bag.

The Five Ghosts Bag had once seen the emergence of Mixed Primordial Qi, which had even attracted the frequent visits of the giant toad Yuanbao. But now, looking at it, not a trace of Mixed Primordial Qi could be seen.

"Is it missing the ghosts?" Chen Mu pondered thoughtfully.

Back in Jilong Mountain, he had used the Five Ghosts Bag to devour a batch of Netherworld Worms. After death, these Netherworld Worms transformed into Ghosts and hid inside the Five Ghosts Bag.

It was only after that the Five Ghosts Bag began to display Mixed Primordial Qi.

Sadly, after falling into the Netherworld River of Oblivion, the ghosts within the bag were sucked away by the river.

Thinking of this, Chen Mu couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.

"I’ll need to capture a batch of ghosts and put them in the bag to see if the Mixed Primordial Qi reappears."

...

Deep in the night, at Qiluo Mountain, Luandu County.

Li Buxian hopped down from the wall, feeling utterly delighted. He had a purple gourd with golden patterns tied to each side of his waist, both containing a sealed ghost.

The transformation of the City God Dojo was complete, and the Incense Spiritual Energy became even more rich. Previously, not even a serving of yellow millet wine could guarantee success, but now it was possible to refine two servings at once.

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"The Yan Yue Scripture is marvelous, capable of strengthening the Superior Fetal Spirit."

"But with yellow millet wine working from both sides, it will take less than a year for me to commence the cultivation of the Underworld God Nine Transformations!" Li Buxian’s heart surged with excitement.

And ever since Yuan Xian had joined the Demon Path, Gongsun Sheng rarely appeared before him.

Clearly, the other party valued the freshly recruited Yuan Xian more.

Ha!

Who told him to be the Institute Head of the Lock Dragon Courtyard.

"It’s for the best if they look down upon me!" Li Buxian thought with a laugh: "Without anyone causing trouble, I can comfortably enjoy the double blessings of the Demon Path and the City Divine Temple, cultivating quickly and with peace of mind!"

He resolved that as soon as the conditions were right, he would resign from his Temple Priest duties and hide somewhere Gongsun Sheng couldn’t find to commence the Underworld God Nine Transformations.

I can’t beat you, but I can surely hide, right?

When the day comes that I have cultivated the Underworld God Twelve Transformations, all this crap about Gongsun Sheng, hmph!

While Li Buxian was happily fantasizing about the future, he skillfully plucked the yellow millet gourds from his waist and threw them toward the Lock Dragon Well.

Then he saw a black smoky vortex suddenly appear above the Lock Dragon Well.

In the next moment, two palms abruptly reached out, precisely grabbed the two purple gourds, and with a whoosh, pulled them into the vortex to disappear without a trace.

Li Buxian was instantly dumbstruck.

Gongsun Sheng?

This bastard dares to rob my gourds?!

"I’ll be dam—"

Before he could even start cursing, a head popped out of the black vortex.

"Continue capturing ghosts tomorrow night, the more the better. I have great use for them!" Chen Mu’s voice came out indifferent.

"No problem!" Li Buxian’s expression turned serious, his face full of respect.

"Hmm... What was it you wanted to say just now?" Chen Mu squinted his eyes to slits.

"I was admiring how brilliant your tactics are!" Li Buxian said earnestly.

Looks like my dual-strategy plan is doomed to fail!

Gongsun Sheng is a damn bastard!

The Demon Path is indeed a huge trap!

No, damn it, I can’t always be the only one getting screwed over!

"Yuan Xian is highly placed with great strength; if he lends a hand, surely we could collect ghosts much faster and in greater numbers," Li Buxian voiced solemnly.

Ha!

Cheater!

"Just worry about yourself for now," Chen Mu said, his expression a mix between a smile and non-smile: "Next time if you speak carelessly again, I’ll tell Yuan Xian it was your idea for him to gather ghosts."

"I think he will be really thankful for your recommendation!"

Hearing this, Li Buxian instantly tensed up.

Damn, Gongsun Sheng is truly cunning!

Great, I’ve stepped right into another huge trap!