I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 813: Chapter 801: Feng Lockdown

The next morning, at the Green Jade Immortal Residence in the Ren Character Camp on Miling Island.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a low couch.

Within the Dao Foundation Jade Seed, a warm, pale yellow Yellow Springs Gourd floated at the center.

The surrounding white mana mist was continuously absorbed into it.

Accompanied by a rhythmic humming, it soon exhaled a wisp of black Pure Yang Qi, spraying onto the inner wall of the Dao Foundation Jade Seed.

The golden lines within the Jade Seed began to flicker with a faint light, as if countless light spots were rapidly flowing along those lines, and the whole Jade Seed emitted a vibrant vitality.

Above his head, strands of pure demon qi dropped from the palm-sized Thousand Lanterns City portal, which the Dao Foundation automatically absorbed, generating a large area of white mist mana.

The mana that had just been completely absorbed by the Yellow Springs Gourd quickly recovered.

Then Chen Mu continued to activate the Yellow Springs Gourd, refining Pure Yang Qi and tempering the Dao Foundation.

An hour later, a sense of fullness welled up. Chen Mu stopped his movements and let his spirit sink into the Jade Seed.

At this moment, the circulation of the golden light within the Dao Foundation had slowed down significantly, and inside and out, it exuded a lazy aura, like a well-fed young creature stretching and preparing for a nap.

Chen Mu examined it for a moment, nodding in satisfaction.

It had been some time since he had refined the Yellow Springs Gourd, and the seventh stage of nourishing the Primordial Spirit had been put on the agenda.

This stage was not difficult, as long as the Spiritual Treasure refined mana into Pure Yang Qi, and then used it to nourish the Dao Foundation.

During this process, the Dao Foundation was like a seed, and the Pure Yang Qi was like sunlight and rain.

The entire transformation process was like the growth and development of a seed, with its own rhythm.

Therefore, there was a limit to nourishing the Dao Foundation each time, and one must not be overly eager for quick success.

"Slow is fine." Chen Mu shrugged indifferently, maintaining a good attitude.

For a normal Qi Cultivator, the inner cultivation of a Spiritual Treasure could take decades or even centuries. Even if the Dao Foundation was achieved, it would only extend life for three hundred years. Subtracting the time spent before achieving the Dao Foundation and the time spent on inner cultivation of the Spiritual Treasure, only about one hundred years remained.

If one nourished the Primordial Spirit step by step, it might just barely be sufficient.

But with various secret techniques to assist him, and the inner cultivation of the Yellow Springs Gourd, Chen Mu had only spent a little over a decade. This was even shorter than the time spent on some outer Spiritual Treasures. For the stage of nourishing the Primordial Spirit, he had ample time.

"As long as I live steadily, there will inevitably be a day when I can practice the Primordial Spirit." Chen Mu was full of confidence.

...

After some contemplation, Chen Mu once again inwardly viewed the Secret Acupoint between his brows.

"The Dao Foundation needs nurturing, and the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body must also be practiced."

The Qi Refining Orthodox was certainly important, but the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Path was also profound.

His skills depended greatly on the Heavenly Demon Path, so he naturally wouldn’t give up on tempering the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body.

With a thought, a large amount of Yin Spirit Divine Power drilled into the Yin Spirit Divine Fetus. Strands of gray mist-like Netherworld Qi appeared out of thin air around the Divine Fetus.

Chen Mu skillfully dispersed it into the Nine Yin Spirit Orifices, and the Delusion Seven Emotions Flame surrounding the Yin Spirit Divine Fetus immediately flickered more lively.

At the same time, the Yin Mistaken Yang surrounding the Divine Fetus also accelerated its rotation. The Yin Soul Divine Power drawn by the Mountain-Carrying Scripture was pulled into it and was quickly refined into strands of cold, white mist-like Taiyin Qi, which streamed into the Yin Spirit Divine Fetus.

Inside his body, the Nine Orifices hummed and vibrated, and those silver tendrils, like a neural network with the Secret Acupoint as the core, flickered with faint light, slowly growing smaller tendrils that extended deeper into his body.

Thus, methodically and absorbedly cultivating, by the time he finished a round of tempering the Heavenly Demon Body, it was not far from midday.

...

Getting up, he wandered around the camp to unwind and took a nap after lunch before beginning the cultivation of the Plague Immortal Technique.

First, he pulled out a Mangling Demon from the Five Ghosts Bag, a creature with long limbs and without eyes or nose, skinny as a bamboo stick.

Then he summoned the Giant Spirit Divine in dark red armor, who used the Truth Listening Divine Power to lock onto the demon poison within the Mangling Demon.

The Wenxian Talisman within the Dao Foundation Jade Seed absorbed mana, and an invisible Exotic Force emerged in his palm. With the addition of the golden Jade Cicada Qi, the Plague Immortal Strange Power transformed into a handful of gold dust-like mist.

When Chen Mu infused it into the Mangling Demon, those demon poisons, which were as faint as dust in the air, were instantly absorbed and wrapped in the golden mist, pulled out and gathered into a clump outside.

Removing the coverage of the Plague Immortal Strange Power, the demon poison exposed to the air quickly disappeared.

Even as he constantly monitored with the Truth Listening Divine Power, he couldn’t figure out how they dissipated.

Previously, he had specifically collected demon poison, but unfortunately, he couldn’t discern anything significant, only knowing it resembled a Plague Gu targeting a Spiritual Deity.

"Perhaps once the Plague Immortal Technique is perfected, discoveries can be made."

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about it and summoned a gray Stone Gate.

Seeing the seven points of experience added to the Plague Immortal Technique, he nodded satisfied.

Then he pulled out another Mangling Demon’s corpse to continue gaining experience for the Plague Immortal Technique.

...

The days passed by.

That evening, as the golden-red sunset slowly descended to the horizon,

at the entrance of the Green Jade Immortal Residence in the Ren Character Camp, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, looking at the nearly hundred experience points gained from the Plague Immortal Technique, satisfied with the day’s cultivation.

Wu Jie’s figure suddenly appeared.

"The Divine Monarch wants to use the Xuanyuan Hall to isolate an injury and will temporarily seal the Heavenly Treasure Record. If you want to exchange any Secret Technique Pills, you’d better go quickly."

Using the Xuanyuan Hall for seclusion?

Is that true?

He hadn’t heard that Xuanyuan Hall had healing capabilities.

"Isn’t it just to prevent Ten Thousand Miles Soul Lock from the Main Camp?" Wu Jie shrugged.

"Because of the Investiture of the Gods?"

"Of course." Wu Jie nodded.

"Miling Island is a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Eye, whoever occupies it can ascend to the Investiture of the Gods. Before the dust settles, Jiang Shenjun probably won’t trust anyone."

Chen Mu understood.

If he had such an opportunity... hmm, would Jiang Shenjun use it as a pretext to kill him?!

"And there’s the Five Directions Flag covering Miling Island above us." Wu Jie continued.

"It’s now not only for defense against external enemies, but also keeps us in."

"You absolutely must not sneak out, at such a time, whoever dares to damage the Divine Monarch’s path, the Divine Monarch will take their life." Wu Jie warned seriously.

"What benefit did you get from the Divine Monarch?" Chen Mu looked at Wu Jie suspiciously.

Sealing Miling Island, being unable to go out and raid Mistaken Heaven would delay earning Daoist Cultivation for sure. Given Wu Jie’s usual style, he wouldn’t obediently comply.

"Hehe!"

"Jiang Shenjun gave us a large share of Daoist Cultivation." Wu Jie beamed with joy: "Moreover, he promised that once he successfully ascends to the Investiture of the Gods, he would exchange for us any Secret Spiritual Treasures we want."

"If the Daoist Cultivation is insufficient, the deficit will be fully covered by the Divine Monarch!"

"So, you absolutely must not sneak out and ruin everyone’s good fortune."

"If any misunderstanding arises, not just Jiang Shenjun, but even the other Camp Masters won’t spare you." He warned again.

"If the island remains safe and stable, I wouldn’t mind staying here for decades or even centuries." Chen Mu rolled his eyes.

These years, he’s been bustling about, just wanting to find a stable place to cultivate peacefully.

When it comes to being a homebody, he’s not afraid of anyone else.

...

After some casual conversation, watching Wu Jie leave, Chen Mu slightly furrowed his brows.

With a slight sense, he discovered that the connection with the Vermilion Feather Sword left outside Miling Island had lost its qi.

"Sure enough, it has been completely sealed."

Being isolated from the outside to prevent attacks is a good thing. But losing the connection with the Vermilion Feather Sword also cut off his retreat, which was somewhat troubling.

Chen Mu sighed helplessly.

Years of experience taught Chen Mu to always leave himself a retreat, and the Ghost Gate Ground Shrinking was the best escape route.

The Vermilion Feather Sword served as the anchor for Ground Shrinking, but now it was disconnected by the Five Directions Flag.

"Fortunately, there’s still the Thousand Lanterns City."

"If things become unfavorable, I can still hide in the Thousand Lanterns City."

"There’s not enough demon qi stored." Chen Mu regretted a little.

"If the Thousand Lanterns City was filled, hiding for ten or eight years wouldn’t be a problem."

"Now it’s too late to store more, I can’t go out." He shook his head and sighed.

Sneaking out of Miling Island to gather demon qi?

Chen Mu quickly dismissed this thought as soon as it arose.

At this time, any suspicious action could provoke an overreaction from Jiang Shenjun.

He certainly wouldn’t risk his life.