My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 451 Changes
Inside the underground secret chamber of Yisanqi.

A low, square table sat in the center of the soft couch, upon which rested an exquisite jade plate. Inlaid in the center was a piece of white jade, its surface shimmering with tiny silver sparkles, and the earth's spiritual energy emanated from the secret chamber.

Chen Mu strolled around the edge of the secret chamber. The eight layers of divine acupoint talismans nested within his body rotated disorderly, drawing in the earth's spiritual energy, and the magical power consumed during last night's cultivation began to slowly recover.

He glanced at the condition inside the jade seed and nodded in satisfaction, then turned his attention to the smooth cylindrical walls of the secret chamber.

The secret room has been expanded and renovated several times, and its floor area is now about half the size of a basketball court, with a height of nearly five meters.

"Although the secret chamber has been moved twenty meters underground, it would be best to add a magical barrier to conceal it."

With a thought, five pillars rose from the soft couch, clinging to the wall. Crimson patterns, like flowing lava, slowly climbed upwards, covering the surface of the pillars.

As a burst of magical power was injected into the pillar, an invisible force appeared and instantly covered every inch of the secret chamber.

Chen Mu looked around for a moment, then smiled.

The exquisite jade disc cannot be used within Thousand Lanterns City. In order to restore his magical power, he has to stay in the secret room for a period of time every day. It is safer to have the protection of the mistress's light-blocking magic.

……

He spent most of his days grinding experience in Thousand Lanterns City, and seven or eight days passed in the blink of an eye.

The situation in the Haizi Camp gradually became clear.

Late that night, Chen Mu carefully surveyed the area around the Yisanqi camp using the Listening Technique. After confirming that there were no problems, he pulled Shi Dechun into a secret room.

"The military order says that the hidden water apes have been wiped out, and tomorrow the ghost soldiers will go to the Blood River to hunt the water apes."

"However, in order to prevent the water apes from launching another sneak attack, the camp remains sealed off, and the soldiers inside cannot move around freely and can only stay around the barracks."

"Our Flame Walker Division's task of cleaning up the battlefield has also been taken over by the official Yin Soldiers," Shi Dechun said, describing the changes in the camp.

Chen Mu nodded silently.

Recently, there have indeed been fewer disappearances of spirits. Moreover, this chaos should be quelled; if it is not quelled soon, the people in the camp will be filled with anxiety, which may lead to a mutiny.

"I also saw Commander Shi. He was transferred to the Yellow Springs Department. He was said to have disappeared while assisting the Yin Soldiers in capturing the Water Apes." Shi Dechun scratched his head: "Didn't we have a miscalculation before? Summoning him away in the middle of the night was actually to prevent the Water Apes from attacking, not some conspiracy or trouble?"

It's better to overthink it!

Chen Musong breathed a sigh of relief.

If problems really arise within the military camp, that would be truly dangerous.

"In any case, the matter with the Yellow Springs Department should be considered over," Shi Dechun said. "Brother Chen, are you not planning to show your face?"

"Forget it, I'm fine hiding here." Chen Mu shook his head.

Previously, he had no choice; simply hiding underground wasn't safe either. Now that he has Thousand Lantern City, he can use this Water Ape ambush as an excuse to hide, and he doesn't want to show his face again in the short term.

If nothing changes significantly, he plans to remain hidden until the day the Hai-character camp withdraws.

……

Time is like running water.

Half a month passed by in a flash.

The city of Thousand Lanterns was surrounded by darkness, with a brightly lit clay sculpture courtyard standing in the middle, like a lone sail in a black ocean.

Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair, looking up at the dark sky.

"It's a pity there aren't any stars in the sky." He said with some regret.

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely learn the Lesser Heavenly Star Battle Technique."

"Ancient books record that it can gather starlight, which will decorate the dark sky."

With a thought, a gray wall appeared before him, and he looked at one of the columns.

Yellow Springs Guide: 2/10000/Fourth Order;

"Not bad." Chen Mu smiled.

During this period, unless his mana was more than half depleted, he would go to the secret chamber to use the exquisite jade disc to recover. Otherwise, he would stay in Thousand Lantern City to practice magic and gain experience.

With limited white jade coins, in order to conserve his magical power, he only engaged in the Condensation of Aperture cultivation, and devoted most of his remaining energy to the Yellow Spring Guidance cultivation.

Even though he practiced lazily, treating it as just for fun, the accumulated experience from his diary entries over the months was still considerable, and Huangquan Yin had entered a completely new stage.

Feeling the various insights emanating from the gray wall, Chen Mu suddenly understood.

"The Yellow Springs Guide can not only draw the waters of the River of Oblivion, but also the azure flames from the Nine Netherworlds. No wonder the Perfected Flying Flame Scripture can boost the Yellow Springs Guide experience."

With a flick of his right hand, a ball of black flame suddenly appeared in his palm. The Flying Flame Scripture summoned azure flames with red streaks, but the one in his hand was pitch black. The azure flames of the Flying Flame Scripture were mostly used to refine oneself, relatively gentle and controllable. The flames summoned by the Yellow Springs, however, could refine others, possessing greater power, but also being far more unruly and difficult to tame.

"We still need to keep practicing the Yellow Springs Technique."

"The River of Oblivion is the origin of the spirits, and legend has it that the Nine Netherworlds are the final resting place of the spirits, filled with endless blue flames."

"If you master the Yellow Springs Technique to its peak, even if it's not particularly profound, you'll at least gain a better understanding of both."

Chen Mu lightly clenched his fist, and the black flames suddenly went out. He then looked at another column on the gray wall.

Yellow Springs General Outline: 9914/10000/Eighth Order:

"It wasn't easy. I'm almost at the eighth level. It's a pity I'm not in the Thirteen Provinces, otherwise I would have mastered it long ago."

"I wonder what exactly this earth spirit energy is. Why can't I find it in the Netherworld or the Outer Heavens?"

"Could it be because the earth's veins are different?"

Chen Mu shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and focused his attention on the jade seed.

With practice, one can manipulate magical power to transform it into numerous twisted, tiny lines that connect with each other and gradually spread to form a hollow sphere.

The sphere slowly rotated, its silver light flashing incessantly, before it shattered with a bang, turning into specks of fluorescent light and disappearing without a trace.

Chen Mu didn't take it seriously; he was already used to the collapse of the magic talisman. Once the boiling magic power subsided slightly, he began to condense it again.

Time passed, and after an unknown amount of time, the eighth layer of the divine aperture talisman was formed again. Then, with a sudden tremor, the entire loose talisman suddenly gained a sense of substance.

Chen Mu's eyes lit up immediately.

The next moment, an invisible wave spread from the magic rune.

The calm magical power within the jade was affected, and began to rise and fall like waves, continuously impacting the inner wall of the jade, causing the entire jade to expand and widen at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It's done!"

"Just one more floor left."

"It's a pity we can't practice anymore," Chen Mu shook his head.

He had less than six thousand pieces of white jade left, so he dared not squander them recklessly.

He didn't know how much longer he would have to stay in the underworld. His magical power was his trump card, and he needed to keep enough white jade coins to deal with any unexpected situations.

"I wonder when I'll be able to return to the mortal realm," Chen Mu said, reminiscing about Chicken Coop once more.

……

The central stone hall of the Hai character camp.

Lan Zhang remained seated lazily in the stone chair, seemingly unmoved.

The blood-red pupils became even more crystal clear, and upon closer inspection, it seemed as if countless blood-red mists were surging within them.

At one moment, his eyes shifted slightly, his gaze falling on the large patch of shadow on the left side of the stone hall, and he chuckled softly: "Failed again, blind man."

"Shut up! I'll definitely find Shen Yan by tomorrow night!" A series of clear, angry child voices rang out, and countless eyes suddenly opened in the shadows.

Lan Zhang's smile grew even wider: "Yes, yes, I believe you."

Swish!
Countless dark, shadowy blades suddenly appeared, piercing the air and fiercely striking towards Lan Zhang.

Clang! Sparks flew everywhere.

A layer of crimson light appeared out of thin air, firmly protecting Lan Zhang inside.

After several breaths of continuous collisions, the blood-red light and black shadow shattered into specks of fluorescent light and dissipated.

"Don't be so irritable." Lan Zhang chuckled. "Shen Yan's natal Dharma form is the Wind-Born Fox, which is good at listening and can hide when there is wind. It's normal that you can't find him."

"Aren't you afraid he'll ruin our plans?!" the Blind Child sneered.

"I advise you to be more careful. Every day he lives, the chances of us being exposed increase!"

Lan Zhang's lips curled slightly, a blissful smile on his face: "Don't you think the feeling of having a sharp blade hanging over your head is quite thrilling?"

Blind Child: "..."

Damn it! You're insane!

(End of this chapter)