I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 819: Chapter 807: Change

Three days later, an unknown floating island.

The dense demon Qi was like white clouds, slowly drifting.

From afar, it seemed as if the island was floating above the clouds.

At one corner of the edge, Spiritual Light flickered around Chen Mu, floating in mid-air.

The Exotic Force of the Plague Immortal Technique surrounded him, firmly blocking those demon poisons invisible to the naked eye.

Beside him floated an oval black hole as tall as a person, with black smoke swirling at its edge, and a translucent curtain hanging in the middle. It was pitch-black and deep inside, the very gateway to Thousand Lanterns City.

The demon Qi, from which the demon poison had been extracted by the Plague Immortal Technique, was continuously drifting into Thousand Lanterns City.

Having located the tracks of the Qi Cultivators, Chen Mu didn’t pursue them in one go.

On one hand, he feared being used as cannon fodder again; on the other hand, he took the opportunity to accumulate a batch of demon Qi.

After refining the Yellow Springs Gourd, Chen Mu needed a large amount of Mana daily to refine Pure Yang Qi to nourish his Daoist Foundation.

Mistaken Heaven belonged to Beyond Heaven, and the environment was different, lacking Earth Spirit and Heavenly Star Essence. Fortunately, the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation was special, capable of absorbing and refining Mili Heavenly Demon Qi to restore Mana.

Previously on Miling Island, he relied on the accumulated demon Qi in Thousand Lanterns City for cultivation. He had been on the island for over a year, and the accumulated demon Qi was nearly depleted. Now, encountering a floating island surrounded by demon Qi, he naturally wanted to accumulate more.

As time passed and the sun set in the west, within Thousand Lanterns City, a half-meter thick layer of cloud Qi had already spread.

"Let’s leave it for now, and continue collecting when I encounter other floating islands in the future." Chen Mu looked at the thick demon Qi surrounding the floating island, reluctantly stopping.

He planned to set off to catch up with the group of Daoist Soldiers that had broken through the floating island in front of him.

It wasn’t that Chen Mu didn’t want more demon Qi; rather, he was afraid that the Thousand Mechanisms Sect Daoist Soldiers would go too far away, making it difficult to track them.

Furthermore, he dared not stay around the floating island for too long.

The Dream Demonization crisis on Miling Island had not passed even three months, and he was still filled with lingering fear.

Who knew if there were similar eerie traps on this floating island.

...

The Dragon Bone Boat set off again, and the unknown floating island gradually faded into the distance.

After calculating the direction with the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture, Chen Mu set the Dragon Bone Boat to automatic navigation.

He himself returned to his usual routine.

In the morning, he refined Qi to nourish his Daoist Foundation and Yin Spirit Divine Fetus, while in the afternoon, he continued pondering the Plague Immortal Technique.

The demon Qi also contained demon poison, although in most areas it was thin and not as dense as around the floating islands. But absorbing a little to hone his Plague Immortal Technique experience was more than enough.

Occasionally, when free, he would also ponder the Seven Emotions Curse and brush up his proficiency.

Time passed day by day.

Chen Mu made small progress in both Qi refinement and magic practice, yet he had never caught up with the team of Thousand Mechanisms Sect Qi Cultivators.

Fortunately, along the way, he encountered many large and small flying islands where he could see traces of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect Daoist Soldiers, indicating the direction was correct.

Chen Mu himself was not anxious, as he didn’t want to be cannon fodder for others.

He had no need for Daoist Cultivation; what he needed most was a stable environment where he could nurture his Daoist Foundation into a Primordial Spirit.

Were it not for the unknown dangers of Mistaken Heaven and the need to rely on the Qi Refiner Camp’s Heavenly Gate Teleportation to return to Hundred Intentions Heaven, Chen Mu even thought that drifting in the sea of Mistaken Heaven indefinitely wouldn’t be a problem.

...

Half a year later, deep into the night.

The full moon hung in the sky, not a cloud in sight, with glowing moonlight casting a halo on the dark sea surface.

An unnamed island floated several hundred meters above the sea.

Countless massive roots dangled from the bottom of the island, soaking into the ocean below.

Not far away on the sea surface, the tens of meters long Dragon Bone Boat floated quietly, like a submarine surfacing.

On the eel-shaped head of the Dragon Bone Boat laid a recliner. At this moment, Chen Mu was lying inside, remotely absorbing the mist-like demon Qi around the floating island.

For over half a year, whenever he encountered a floating island and confirmed it was safe, he would stay for three to five days to accumulate demon Qi.

Now, within Thousand Lanterns City, nearly half of the space was filled with demon Qi.

As the night deepened and the full moon moved to the center of the sky, Chen Mu, busy for half a day, stretched lazily before preparing to return to the Dragon Bone Boat for rest.

Given his current Dao, he could go months without sleep. But ever since he started cultivating, unless necessary, he had maintained a normal human schedule.

"Vigorous progress can indeed quickly enhance strength, but a combination of work and rest is the way for the long term."

Folding his lounger, Chen Mu gestured for the Five Ghosts Paper Dolls, playing by the edge of the Dragon Bone Boat, to return.

Just as he was about to step away, he suddenly paused.

"Something doesn’t feel right." Chen Mu slightly frowned.

The sound of waves echoed, the distant vista was pitch-black, and a sudden feeling of insignificance between heaven and earth overwhelmed him.

But having sailed the sea for over half a year, Chen Mu was already accustomed to such an environment, even somewhat enjoying the solitude it offered.

"What exactly is the problem?"

In his confusion, out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed the reflection of the full moon on the sea and hesitated: "The full moon is in the sky, but... where is the Emperor’s Liquid?"

The Emperor’s Liquid was a unique phenomenon of Mistaken Heaven, appearing punctually whenever there was a full moon.

It could facilitate the metamorphosis of monster bloodline, one of the reasons for the abundance of monsters in Mistaken Heaven.

But the usually punctual Emperor’s Liquid was unexpectedly absent today.

"Could it be because of the Qi Cultivators?" Chen Mu speculated.

This invasion into Mistaken Heaven saw nearly all the Qi Cultivators from Hundred Intentions Heaven, except for those stationed at the Outer Heaven Star, joining in.

The three Daoist Ancestors of Pure Yang, Luofu, and Heavenly River had personally taken action.

Now that the Emperor’s Liquid had failed to appear, it was almost certain that the Qi Cultivator side had done something to cause it.

"Have the Qi Cultivators nearly completed their occupation of Mistaken Heaven, signaling the end of this campaign?"

"That’s great!" Chen Mu showed a gleeful expression.

Mistaken Heaven was, after all, Beyond Heaven, lurking with crisis in every corner.

During these six months of sailing, Truth Listening Divine Power had captured the pulsation of giant life forms more than once. As for the Vermilion Feather Sword used for exploring paths, several had already broken in.

Without the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture to seek luck and avoid calamity, allowing him to be alerted in advance and evade from afar, who knows what changes might have occurred.

"I must quickly find the Qi Cultivators and explore what truly happened."

...

Somewhere in Mistaken Heaven, thick smoke billowed from a massive floating island covering nearly a hundred miles in radius.

Flames occasionally shot up to the sky while flocks of flying monsters scrambled in panic.

In the center of the island was a small hill over ten meters high, with a one-meter-wide small waterfall hanging over it.

Pitter-patter droplets fell into a pond at the mountain’s base, splashing into dense silver beads.

With a mild smile on his face, Lan Xiuzhu quietly stood by the pond, observing the splashing and shattering water beads.

A moment later, a young man in white clothes with white hair, clad in black armor and with a long sword at his waist, appeared without a sound behind Lan Xiuzhu.

"Elder Dong has found the location of the Spiritual Eye and is working on embedding the Spirit Mechanism Seal."

"Within two days at most, this place’s Spiritual Eye will be preliminarily controlled."

Lan Xiuzhu nodded slightly.

"Changsheng, are you really willing to hand it over to Donglai? This is the last Spiritual Eye our Thousand Mechanisms Sect can occupy."

"Concerning the Investiture of the Gods roster, if you miss this opportunity, it’ll be gone."

"The Thousand Mechanisms Sect has occupied thirty-three Spiritual Eyes before, and the Sect Master hasn’t refined any of them." Yin Changsheng spoke with a smile.

"If you ask whether I’m willing, indeed I am somewhat reluctant."

"The Investiture of the Gods is ultimately a shortcut to the heavens. Once you ascend it, you can skip opening a grotto heaven and directly start comprehending Dao Fruit."

"However... I still trust the Sect Master more."

"Heh." Lan Xiuzhu chuckled softly: "Sometimes the longest and furthest road is actually the real shortcut."

"The Emperor’s Liquid disappeared, and the three Daoist Ancestors have completed the erosion of Mistaken Heaven’s root."

"Prepare yourself, we’re about to return to Hundred Intentions Heaven."

"Aren’t there still Mistaken Sky Demons that haven’t been cleared?" Yin Changsheng raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Would the higher-ups of the three paths let us cannon fodder return so easily?"

"Of course, they wouldn’t be so kind." Lan Xiuzhu said calmly: "It’s just because there’s an easier way to handle it."

He looked up at the increasingly bright stars in the sky: "The three Daoist Ancestors have completed the root erosion. Mistaken Heaven is about to become a part of Hundred Intentions Heaven."

"Using the power of heaven and earth to selectively banish Mistaken Sky Demons is not difficult."