My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 407 Sitting by the Fire

Chapter 407 Sitting by the Fire
On the first floor of the Scripture Transmission Hall, in a certain private room, four or five middle-aged people dressed in different ways walked out one after another.

After the crowd had gone far away, Chen Mu stepped into the cubicle.

"Senior brother, I have a question, may I ask you..." Chen Mu asked, bowing to the middle-aged doctor in black robes in the cubicle.

The middle-aged man in black glanced at Chen Mu: "Twenty pieces of white jade per hour. If there are any problems, pay first."

Is it... really that direct?
He wanted to exchange a few more pleasantries.

Chen Mu's lips twitched, and he had no choice but to obediently hand over twenty white jade coins.

With a practiced wave of his hand, the middle-aged man in black caused the white jade on the long table to disappear.

Then he sat up straight and said calmly, "I will answer all your questions, but I cannot guarantee that they are correct. Ask away."

Ha! You're really good at making disclaimers.

"Does Senior Brother know about Primordial Chaos?"

The middle-aged man in black raised an eyebrow: "You haven't even reached the Qi Condensation stage yet, have you? Why are you asking this?"

Before Chen Mu could give the reason he had prepared in advance, the middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't want to know."

Then, ignoring Chen Mu's reaction, he began to speak.

"The Primordial Qi, also known as Yin-Yang Qi or Heavenly River Water, is the key primordial Qi for refining the divine aperture and cultivating the River Cart and Tire."

"This energy comes from the stars and gathers near the earth's spiritual spring. It is extremely rare and requires years of collecting."

"The elders who are stationed in the various lower courtyards are mostly there to accumulate primordial energy, in addition to protecting the safety of the lower courtyards."

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

He still remembered that back in Pengyue Mountain, Song Wuji would sit in meditation and seclusion by Yingyue Pool all day long.

That cold pool atop the mountain is a node of a spiritual spring in the earth's veins.

At that time, Song Wuji was probably cultivating with Hunyuan Qi.

"Could this kind of vital energy also be effective against demons?"

The middle-aged man in black nodded: "It is said that demons worship the Heavenly Star in order to absorb and inhale the Primordial Qi, thereby stimulating the bloodline of the Heavenly Demon."

No wonder.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Before Yuanbao was subdued, he had repeatedly raided Pengyue Mountain to attack Song Wuji, presumably also to steal Yingyue Pool in order to gather Yuan Qi.

As a result, he was defeated by Song Wuji and became a domesticated toad, which stopped him from rebelling.

But the Chaoyang Mountain where I live has very little vital energy, and it doesn't look like a place where there could be any vital energy.

"How can this Primordial Qi be discovered?" Chen Mu quickly asked, "What kind of secret method can be used to store and accumulate it?"

“You can’t see it now.” The middle-aged man in black didn’t hide anything: “Once you’ve mastered the Divine Aperture, you’ll naturally be able to sense and discover it.”

"As for the secret methods for collecting Hunyuan Qi, those are all secret teachings of the Taoist sects, so..." The middle-aged man in black shrugged.

Chen Mu immediately understood.

It seems unlikely that the idea of gathering the primordial energy around oneself will be realized in the short term.

……

East side of Chaoyang Mountain.

In front of the small building's porch.

Chen Mu sat in the rocking chair, swaying back and forth, staring blankly at the yellow rice field in the distance.

"Primordial Qi comes from the stars in the sky and mostly appears in the earth veins and springs where the earth's spiritual energy emerges."

"This is just a small hill in front of Jilong Mountain, there's no way it could have a spiritual spring."

"So... it's a delicate jade plate?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow slightly.

The exquisite jade plate was obtained from the lower courtyard of Tongtian River.

When I was working as a proofreader at the Chuanjing Pavilion in Wuyan Mountain, I saw some scattered records of it in unofficial historical accounts. It was said to be a secret magical artifact of the ancient Taoist sect, Linglong Dao. There were no more details, as its history is too ancient.

As for Linglongdao, it is only known that it was an ancient evil sect that was suddenly wiped out and disappeared, leaving only some secret teachings to be spread among the people.

“The jade plate can gather the earth’s spiritual energy, similar to the effect of a spiritual spring in the earth’s veins. It might actually be able to gather primordial energy.” Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"Fortunately, it was only Yuanbao who discovered it, and fortunately, Mo Wuzhou had not yet fully condensed his acupoints."

"It seems we need to dig a little deeper into the secret room."

"This Linglong Dao is truly amazing," he thought to himself. "A remnant magic artifact, a small jade plate, is like a mobile Daoist temple!"

"What kind of profound and astonishing secrets and teachings must the Taoist sect possess?"

"Once my cultivation level is higher, I will definitely collect and investigate this matter."

After thinking for a while, Chen Mu shook his head, dispelling the extraneous thoughts.

"Thinking too far ahead."

"Instead of dreaming about the future, it's better to work hard and gain experience."

……

Half a month passed by in a flash.

Inside the secret room, Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes.

"It's done!"

Inside the jade, which had expanded again, a hollowed-out silver sphere spun rapidly. On its outermost layer, the divine talisman had gained another ring.

"With three more layers, the condensation of the divine aperture can be completely completed."

"It will take at most a year and a half," Chen Mu said excitedly.

As the Yellow Springs General Principles advanced, a brand new secret aperture also appeared in his heart.

Carefully savoring the subtle rhythms, a sudden realization dawned on me.

"Is this a fire-style technique?"

He immediately took out the Fire Cloud Gourd, activated his magic power, and a ball of pale blue flame appeared in front of him.

Looking at the blazing flames, he felt a sudden sense of closeness. Chen Mu subconsciously reached out his right hand and probed into them.

The flames that should have been scorching hot felt to him only as warm as a hot spring.

"It really can enter the flames!" Chen Mu chuckled as he put away the Fire Cloud Gourd. "Sitting in fire and entering the earth, now I can really take a bath in the lava."

"I wonder what kind of celestial demon the cloud mirage is, that it possesses the innate supernatural power of the Five Elements Escape Technique."

He had searched inside the Scripture Transmission Hall before. However, the world was too vast and there were too many monsters, and his repeated searches yielded no results.

“The Chongshan Dao practiced the Heavenly Demon Heretic Path; they might have records of it.”

"It's just a pity... their entire family was wiped out."

Chen Mu shook his head and stopped thinking about it. With a thought, the gray wall appeared in front of him.

Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique: 235/10000/Tier 4;

Kui Shui Yin Lei: 7103/10000/Second Rank;

"Thanks to these two secret techniques."

Based on past patterns, even if one reaches the sixth level of the Yellow Springs General Principles, at most one can only open up the sixth secret aperture. It was precisely because of the combined stimulation of these two secret techniques that he was able to open up the seventh secret aperture in one fell swoop.

At the same time, due to frequent use, it has accumulated a lot of experience for the two secret techniques. Kui Shui Yin Lei is still at the second level, but the Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique has reached a completely new stage.

The secret technique's power has undergone a transformation, increasing its absorption capacity and accelerating its healing speed. Her hands, too, have become fair and smooth under the technique's influence. Upon closer inspection, they even seem to shimmer with a faint jade-like luster.

Chen Mu curiously held his hands up in front of his eyes, turning them over and over, finding himself liking them more and more as he looked at them.

"If such beautiful hands were to stroke the top of my head, the feeling would surely be incredibly soft."

With that thought in mind, he subconsciously tried to bring his head closer to his hands.

The next moment he suddenly came to his senses, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.

"Am I crazy? I actually willingly moved my head towards the Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique?"

He immediately removed his hands from above his head and looked at his jade-white hands, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"To bewitch people's minds and then make them willingly come forward to be drained dry?"

"Fuck!"

"That's fucking insidious!"

Thinking back to the origin of the secret technique, Chen Mu's face twitched involuntarily: "You six really are the wicked siblings!"

……

The night was hazy.

Jilong Mountain is located in front of the mountain, with a stream on its west side.

General Jin and his two companions, looking travel-worn, were sitting quietly in a secluded courtyard.

"I never expected to find a brand new monster so quickly." Qianmu said with a look of joy.

"What's even more remarkable is that this monstrous creature has been around for a very long time." The burly man in black, Lian Cheng, also smiled. "This monstrous creature is mired in the deepest darkness, and the secret techniques of the Chicken Cage Path would never be able to discover it."

General Jin also breathed a sigh of relief. He had been prepared to be punished, but the trip went unexpectedly smoothly.

"We must set up the Linglong Junyuan Magic Restriction as soon as possible."

"The demon has sunk too deep. Although it is well hidden, it may enter the underworld at any time."

"If we cannot block it in time, we may end up failing," General Jin said solemnly.

Qianmu smiled and said, "Don't worry, General."

"The Twelve Night Wanderers had already begun secretly arresting people long ago."

"The number of human pillars buried at this time, even if not enough, is not far off."

General Jin felt a slight sense of relief: "Have they been notified?"

"I have already left a mark in the market town at the foot of the mountain," Qianmu said with a smile. "I will quietly come here to report back later."

General Jin nodded slightly and said no more.

The bright moon rises in the east, growing ever fuller.

Qianmu couldn't help but whisper in admiration, "The Twelve Night Wanderers are reliable."

"I only marked the meeting place, but they were able to wait until the dead of night to act. They were cautious and discreet, and did not fail the general's trust."

Upon hearing this, General Jin's lips curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

But as they waited and waited, until the moon was high in the sky, the area around the house remained quiet.

General Jin couldn't help but frown.

"You still feel unsafe at midnight? Do you have to wait until before dawn when most people are asleep?" Lian Cheng, the man in black, said with some dissatisfaction, "Isn't that a bit too cautious?"

Qianmu smiled and shook his head: "Better safe than sorry."

"We can't afford to lose another monster."

General Jin's expression softened.

But as time went by, no one entered this secluded little courtyard.

As the east turned slightly red and the sun began to rise, General Jin's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

This isn't just being cautious; this is a disaster!

After waiting all night, not a single person came. It's possible that all twelve Night Wanderers have been wiped out!

"I have instructed the Night Wanderer to only act in the dead of night."

"And each of them can transform into a shadow, and they are most adept at stealth in the shadows."

"Even if some bastard stays up all night and wanders around the mountains, he'll never be discovered!"

General Jin couldn't contain his anger, his large, round eyes bulging out.

"First the demon was killed, and now the Night Wanderer has been robbed."