My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 542 Evil Sect
As the weather gradually turns cooler, the leaves on the trees of Qiluo Mountain gradually turn yellow.

Inside the Divine Statue Cave, Chen Mu lay on the offering table in the main hall of the City God Temple, staring at the semi-transparent gray wall in front of him.

Lingbao Cardinal Chapter: 81/10000/Fifth Order;

More than half a month passed, and he kept studying the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter every day, and his experience increased rapidly.

As he carefully considered the insights he gained from this new phase, his eyes lit up.

"Although we still haven't found a way to escape the grotto of the divine statue, but..."

In the blink of an eye, he appeared atop a mountain peak.

Standing atop the mountain, Chen Mu looked around with delight.

The mountain he was standing on belonged to the Nanlin Mountains, which are mainly distributed in Jiangyang County, west of Luandu County.

"They couldn't completely leave the cave, but their activities successfully extended beyond Luandu County!"

"What a good thing!"

Chen Mu looked up at the sky, and invisible thin lines came into view. In the past, he could only see the power of the Taoist temples within Luandu County, but now he could see the surrounding three counties clearly.

It was only by relying on the power of the energy connected to the Taoist temple that he was able to successfully escape from the prison in Luandu County.

"Once the Spirit Treasure Cardinal Chapter is completed, even if I can't leave the Divine Image Cave Heaven, I might be able to roam freely throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty!"

Chen Mu curled the corners of his mouth, activated his Yin Spirit Divine Power, and a dark vortex appeared behind him.

The power of the Yellow Springs Ferry enveloped his body, and following the energy of the Daoist temple, he instantly teleported to Yutang County, north of Luandu County.

……

sunset.

After touring the surrounding three counties of Jiangyang, Yutang, and Longxi, Chen Mu finally returned to Shenxiang Cave Heaven, still feeling unsatisfied.

"It's a pity that I can't completely escape the City God's temple." Chen Mu thought greedily as he drank more than half a cup of chilled jade dew by the moon gate of the east courtyard.

"At least there are three more places to go out for fresh air, and I can also perceive the City God's temple more clearly. Once I understand it thoroughly, I may be able to find a way to break free from the temple's constraints."

Chen Mu plopped down in a rocking chair under the tree and squinted at the sky.

There, countless fine threads wove into a net, covering all directions. And in the gaps, white and gold air currents flowed, like swarms of agile tadpoles.

That white energy stream is the earth's spiritual energy; it flows to wherever it is scarce.

The golden aura, however, was different; it came from all directions and converged above the City God Temple.

"Is this what Yuan Dong meant by incense offerings and vital energy, the cultivation resources for martial artists who have undergone the Underworld God Transformation?"

He had seen it vaguely before, but it was like looking at flowers through fog; he had never seen such a clear sight before.

After observing for a moment, Chen Mu turned and looked down at the ground.

Deep underground, besides the fine lines resembling a celestial net, there were also clusters of nodes in my perception. They were distributed in all directions, shimmering with light, like stars in the sky.

"Earth's veins and acupoints?"

Chen Mu's divine projection appeared in a rock crevice somewhere underground.

A huge ice ball, two-thirds of which was embedded in the rocky cave wall, appeared before his eyes.

Looking through the ice hockey puck's curved surface, which is about two people high and resembles a convex window, one can see dense, root-like silver patterns.

"really……"

"Using the Yin-Yang Ghost Pattern to replace the restrictive talismans to control the meridians, thereby forming a City God Taoist temple that covers the entire Luandu County."

"A power similar to the restrictions of Qi cultivators, yet unique to the Underworld."

Chen Mu leaned closer to the ice hockey puck with great interest.

But as he watched, a dark shadow deep within the ice hockey puck caught his eye.

He subconsciously activated his Listening Technique to discern, and a strange yet familiar rhythm of life emerged in his ears.

"A Qi Refiner?!"

"How could a living Qi cultivator be buried in the meridians of the City God's temple?!" Chen Mu was shocked.

In an instant, he thought of the hundreds of meridian nodes underground in Luandu County, which resembled stars in the sky.

"Could it be..."

He vanished in a flash, only to reappear moments later with a grim expression.

He just checked 31 meridian points in a row, and found that 14 of them contained Qi cultivators!

"Qi cultivators? Are they even the materials for building the City God's Taoist temple?" Chen Mu exclaimed in shock. "No wonder the Locking Dragon Academy is so adamant about arresting all Qi cultivators in the world!"

The thought of the countless City God temples scattered throughout the world is overwhelming.

Chen Mu's pupils immediately contracted to pinpoints, and he felt a chill run through his body.

……

Two days later, late at night, in the east courtyard of the Qiluo Mountain City God Temple.

Li Buxian sat in a round chair by the door, bathed in the setting sun, with his eyes closed.

He held a white jade cup the size of an egg in his right hand and slowly swirled it. The half-cup of amber-colored wine with silver specks inside swayed slightly, emitting a clear and refreshing aroma.

After a long while, Li Buxian opened his eyes, and a faint silver light suddenly flashed within them.

The Underworld God Transformation technique is incredibly powerful, enabling mortals to fight against Qi cultivators. However, cultivating it is also extremely dangerous.

The first and third transformations are manageable, but the fifth and seventh transformations become significantly more difficult. The nine transformations of the Underworld God are truly an insurmountable barrier.

If the spirit of the fetus is insufficient and cannot suppress the divine and demonic energy entering the body, it will be immediately devoured by the energy and its remains will be completely destroyed, disappearing into the world.

"The millet wine is very effective, it's a pity..."

"That's too little!"

The silver gourd is only a mid-grade product among the millet gourds; even if it successfully brews millet wine, it can only produce a maximum of one cup at a time.

Based on the current production levels, to replenish the spiritual energy, he would need to stay in the City God Temple for at least four years, but his term of office only has two years left.

Li Buxian's expression was not good.

A temple keeper's normal term of office is five years. Even using the iron gourd with the lowest success rate, he can still refine enough millet wine.

But that was for the City God Temple, which had been under construction for many years. As soon as he took office, he could start refining the millet wine.

Qiluo Mountain was newly built, but he wasted three years waiting for the Locking Dragon Well to meet the refining conditions.

"In the end, we still lack a powerful backer."

Li Buxian remained expressionless, but his fingers, gripping the white jade wine cup, turned slightly white from the excessive force.

Should we emulate those powerful and wealthy families who privately build temples?
Ah!
That's probably just because they feel they haven't died fast enough.

Those powerful families can find someone to cover for them, but if you're a lone operative, once exposed, your fate will likely be very grim.

“The future looks bleak…” Li Buxian’s face was grim.

……

Chen Mu, inside the Divine Statue Cave, also looked unwell.

He lay listlessly in a recliner under the gatehouse, rocking back and forth.

The mere thought of those Qi cultivators buried beneath the City God's altar sent chills down his spine.

The Great Qian Dynasty covers a vast territory, with countless Luandu Counties. And in every place where mortals gather, there is a City God's Taoist temple.

Underground...

"How miserable!"

He originally thought that the City God's temple could guarantee abundant harvests and ensure the health of all mortals in the world, which was a good thing.

But now it seems that, just like using ordinary people to cultivate ghosts, this matter itself is very sinister.

"Back in the Ganhe Lower Temple, if I had really been captured by that horned monster, would I have been frozen inside my meridians as well?"

"Those Lu Ku and Shang Huan... hiss!"

"The seven forces that pulled me from the brink of death to Mount Qiluo are probably them."

"I wonder where those seven are buried. I can't even find their graves to burn paper money for them."

For the past two days, Chen Mu has been staying obediently in the Divine Statue Cave, and hasn't even dared to project his divine sense outside.

The thought of his former colleagues buried beneath his feet made him feel uneasy.

I always feel like someone might jump out at any moment and shove him into the ground.

Even the thought of leaving the City God's temple has faded considerably.

Being a Qi Refiner in the Great Qian Dynasty is truly not easy.

(End of this chapter)