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Deep into the night, the moon loomed half in the sky, large and disc-shaped.
Nearly half of the new recruits in the Flying Horse Camp had successfully infused Underworld God Blood Yuan into their bodies, accomplishing the Green Satchel Chapter. Their strength visibly improved, and the camp was filled with joyous uproar.
In a certain barracks of the Yi Third Banner, the power of Bewitching Divine swirled like smoke and fog.
The conversing recruits suddenly rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground, quickly falling into a deep sleep.
"Sorry about this, I need to conduct an experiment, so I can only wish you all sweet dreams," Chen Mu said as he glanced at everyone, taking a deep breath.
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The next instant, a Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, flickering with fluorescent light, hovered before his eyes.
"According to the instructors at Flying Horse Camp, infusing Underworld God Blood Yuan into the body is just the beginning. To fully complete the transformation, it takes at least a month."
"But even with the initial creation of the blood pouch, the body has already undergone changes; one has essentially stepped into Underworld God Transformation."
"That Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed..."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, then reached out to grab the Spiritual Seed, and slowly recited the Heavenly Demon Curse.
The next moment, the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, which had always seemed incompatible with him, whooshed into his palm and vanished.
Chen Mu felt a jolt throughout his body, his head cleared, and he felt a sudden coolness as if he had walked from the blistering summer sun into an ice cellar, giving him a sharp shiver.
He immediately felt a shock in his heart and instinctively scanned his whole body.
But the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, like a drop of water merging into the sea, blended into his body in an instant, disappearing without a trace.
The process went so smoothly that Chen Mu was taken aback.
"Is it... done?"
"At last... it’s done!" Chen Mu couldn’t help but swing his fist hard, unable to contain his excitement.
The Heavenly Demon Body could replace the Fleshly Body to preside over the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, allowing the Fleshly Body to stay away from the City God Dojo, but the precondition is that the Fleshly Body must be energetically connected to the Heavenly Demon Body.
The length of the connection between the two determines how far the Fleshly Body can move away from the dojo. It’s like a kite that can fly as far as the string allows.
Now that the Fleshly Body had been infused with the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, it was as if the Fleshly Body had been given a kite string that could extend indefinitely.
Soaring high as birds may, the Fleshly Body had effectively broken free of the constraints of the City God Dojo!
With a thought, a pitch-black vortex emerged behind him, and Chen Mu twisted and turned, becoming a streak of light that vanished into it in a blink of an eye.
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On the northern edge of a dense forest in Yutang County, the silver moon hung like a disc in the sky.
It seemed as though there was a dividing line at the edge of the forest, pitch-black inside, yet brilliantly illuminated by the pristine moonlight outside.
At a certain moment, accompanied by the rotation of a black vortex, Chen Mu’s figure appeared within the forest.
Standing at the edge of the trees, he looked forward with anticipation at the boundary line between light and dark: "To succeed or not, today’s the day."
This dense forest was at the utmost northern edge of Yutang County, also the farthest reach of the power radiated by the Qiluo Mountain City God Dojo. Previously, he was unable to cross this boundary line.
Chen Mu firmed his Spirit, then stepped out of the forest’s edge.
Crack!
Under the silver moonlight, a dead branch snapped beneath his black deerskin boot.
"Ha!"
Chen Mu stood in the shadow of the forest, looking at his right foot bathed in moonlight, unable to suppress a joyful smile spreading across his face.
Having returned to the mortal world of Da Qian from the Netherworld and unexpectedly becoming a Living God, he was trapped on Qiluo Mountain for two years. After countless attempts and trials, he had finally circumvented the constraints of the Divine-Sealing Pact and could now leave Da Qian completely behind him.
Yin Wind Escape!
A gray whirlwind suddenly formed around Chen Mu.
Bang!
With an explosive sound, Chen Mu shot into the air, vanishing into the clouds in the blink of an eye. From afar, he appeared like a silhouette standing amidst the silver moon.
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Then he turned midair, tracing a large arc in the sky, fleeing north from Yutang County and vanishing into the horizon in an instant.
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Late at night, Divine Statue Cave Heaven.
The night sky was clear, deep and unfathomable, with countless stars twinkling, offering a sight that was refreshing to the soul.
In front of the main hall of City Divine, Chen Mu sat at a square table on a bare stone platform.
He stretched out his chopsticks and fished out a clump of Horned Sheep meat slices from the bubbling hot Primordial Alchemy Furnace, dipped them generously in seasoning, and satisfied, stuffed them into his mouth.
Just before, he had flown over every county outside the radius of the dojo’s power centered on Luandu County, confirming that he was indeed free from the confines of the dojo.
Not until the moonlight drifted westward did he return to Divine Statue Cave Heaven, still not wanting the night to end.
Chen Mu, having no desire to sleep, decided to prepare a feast with a variety of delicious dishes to celebrate the occasion.
"It’s a pity the girls of Yicui Building are asleep; if only there could be a joyful tune to accompany the meal, that would truly be perfection," he mused while eating, experiencing the changes within his body. With the experiment to break free from the dojo constraints now behind him, he took the quiet moment to inspect the Perfection Level Green Satchel Chapter.
With insights flowing from the Gray Wall, clarity gradually dawned on Chen Mu.
"The so-called blood pouch is created by using Underworld God Blood Yuan as a guide, with Netherworld Worms as a means to transform the heart."
"Then, using the blood to influence the entire body, an overall transformation is induced."
"Quite miraculous, but sadly, it’s not very useful to me," Chen Mu said, shaking his head slightly.
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He had cultivated for more than ten years, and his body had undergone countless transformations, its nature was long ago unlike that of ordinary people. Even if an ordinary person were to take a knife and chop at him, the knife would become notched, the person would be exhausted and collapse, yet not a single injury would appear on his body.
"With the strength of my body now, I’m afraid I’d need to cultivate to the same realm of Underworld God Seven Transformations like Li Buxian to see a noticeable change."
"It’s the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed that’s a bit interesting," Chen Mu couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.
With a slight concentration of his spirit, he felt as if he had gained an extra pair of eyes, a blurry image appeared before him.
The whole world around him seemed to be ethereal, only wisps of white fog emanating a pearly glow floated beside him.
Chen Mu reached out tentatively, and a surge of joy and excitement immediately struck his heart.
"Is this the Power of Seven Emotions that Li Buxian and Xie An spoke of?" He immediately understood.
Subconsciously, he reached out to grasp at the fog, but it was like catching hold of an illusion. The white mist easily passed through his palm, aimlessly drifting around him as if he and the mist existed in two separate dimensions, completely unable to interact.
Yet, Chen Mu keenly noticed that although it seemed like a futile effort to sieve water with a bamboo basket, a trace of the Seven Emotions mist had actually stayed in his palm.
A sensation as refreshing as eating mint emanated from his palm and spread throughout his body, and his heart which had been restless from being transformed by the Netherworld Worm, instantly calmed down.
Chen Mu’s brows raised as he proceeded to reach for the Seven Emotions White Mist several times. However, he didn’t catch anything, as if everything before had been an illusion.
"To refine more, I’m afraid I’ll need a special Curse Command," Chen Mu thought of the second half of the Yan Yue Scripture.
Ever since the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed entered his body, Li Buxian had been silently reciting, most likely using the Curse Words from the second half of the scripture to draw upon the Power of Seven Emotions for cultivation.
"I’ll have to study the second half of the Yan Yue Scripture when I have time," Chen Mu thought cheerfully.
Immediately, he blinked, shutting off the alternative perception that came with the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, "It’s time to consider where to obtain the successive Scripture Scrolls for Qi Cultivators."
Yin Spirit Secret Method, Underworld God Transformation, Demon Path, the Secret Techniques he had learned were numerous. These abilities were either magical or powerful, but when it came to the essence, it still had to be the secret lineage of the Qi Cultivators.
"Should the next step be to go to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains? Or to the Goose Sheep Path?"
"Why not, check out both places?"
He had tried it at the branch of the Lock Dragon Courtyard before and also specifically asked Xie Ji to make sure that the Lock Dragon Institute of Daqian could not see through the Breath Ending Divine Ability. With the Breath Ending Divine Ability concealing his aura, he was not afraid of being probed by the Daqian Lock Dragon Institute.
With a crunch, Chen Mu decisively bit off a piece of crisp horned melon, "Then first to the Goose Sheep Path, followed by the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains."
"Hmm, set off at dawn, leave Daqian."
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Early morning.
Qiluo Mountain City Divine Temple.
Chen Mu’s figure appeared in the East Straddling Courtyard, slowly walking out through the Moon Gate, turning within the courtyard that felt both familiar and strange.
He had been the City God here for two years, and this was the first time he carefully observed the courtyard of the City Divine Temple from the outside world.
Previously, he only observed from atop the Cave Heaven Water Curtain. Even if studying the Green Satchel Chapter from Li Buxian, he had never left the East Straddling Courtyard, spending most of his time cultivating in the Lock Dragon Well.
After one round, he quickly arrived at the City Divine Main Hall, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Li Buxian sitting cross-legged on a meditation mat.
At this moment, the person was sitting with his back to the City God Statue, eyes closed, reciting Curse Words in a low voice.
Chen Mu pricked up his ears curiously listening. After only two lines, he couldn’t help but feel his face twitch, "You, a Temple Priest of the City Divine Temple, dare to recite the Curse Words of other Divine Demons openly in the City God’s Main Hall? Are you that bold?"
As the Temple Priest, Li Buxian definitely knew of the City God’s genuine existence. Previously, even if worshipping the Heavenly Demon, he at least did it within the East Straddling Courtyard. Now, he directly ran into the Main Hall and recited Heavenly Demon Curse Words.
This, damn it, was simply a provocation!
"Aren’t you afraid the City God would smite you with divine punishment?" Chen Mu was shocked by Li Buxian’s bold move.
And luckily, right now the City God and the Heavenly Demon were both himself; otherwise, those two Lords would have jumped out and killed Li Buxian long ago!
"Divine punishment? Why would it punish me? What right does it have to punish me?!" Li Buxian opened his eyes, his face full of resentment as he glared at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu was taken aback.
Was he that defiant?
"I guard the City God Statue day and night, securing the safety of Lord City God. Not only should he not punish me, but he should also thank me!" Li Buxian scowled.
He didn’t want to either, but the Institute Head of the twenty-ninth branch of the Lock Dragon Courtyard had personally arrived, instructing him to always protect the safety of the God Statue. What else could he do?
Lord City God did indeed benefit Luandu County with his powerful divine might.
But he had accidentally followed the Demon Path, and not only did he gain no advantage, but he was also in danger of protecting Lord City God’s safety.
Truly damned!
"What do you mean?" Chen Mu couldn’t help but be stunned.
"The incense spiritual energy in Luandu County is prosperous, someone has taken a liking to the Qiluo Mountain City God and wants to take it home for sole possession of this fortune," Li Buxian sighed helplessly.
"The Institute Head of Twenty-Nine of the Lock Dragon Institute came in person just to protect the safety of the City God Statue."
"But there are fears that some people are crazed, if they can’t have the statue, they’ll want to destroy it."
"And once the statue is damaged, the City God will also suffer."
"I’m guarding the statue day and night without rest. Tell me, shouldn’t he be grateful to me?" Li Buxian said displeased.
Chen Mu nodded subconsciously, then immediately couldn’t help but stand there dumbfounded.
Someone was trying to seize the City God Statue?
And the statue and the City God were one, the statue’s destruction meant the City God would suffer as well?
But I am the City God now!
Meaning, if the statue gets destroyed, am I going to go down with it?!
Fuck!