My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 549 Accident
Qiluoshan City God Temple in Luandu County.

"The core members of the Lock Dragon Academy are mostly trained from a young age, while the outer circle only recruits those who have reached the fifth level of the Underworld God realm or above. Furthermore, their identities are investigated for three generations, and the identity verification process is quite strict."

“The Search Camp is different; it doesn’t care about background, it only looks at ability.”

“With military merit, any hidden dangers from your previous identity will no longer be a problem.” Inside the Qiluo Mountain City God Temple, Li Buxian looked at Chen Mu with a smile.

After spending nearly a month together, and based on their previous encounters, he had already made a guess about Chen Mu's identity.

First and foremost, he must be a Qi Refiner, and then a successor of the Heavenly Demon Path.

I initially thought he was a loyal retainer of some powerful family in the Great Qian Dynasty, but now it seems unlikely. If he were a loyal retainer, they would have nurtured him diligently; there would be no need to ask him for the Qingnang Manual.

Although the reason for his lingering in the Great Qian Dynasty is unknown, his journey to the West as a Qi Refiner must have been fraught with difficulties. His cultivation of the Netherworld God Transformation is likely a means to fully integrate into the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Search Mountain Camp can not only help the other party learn the basics of the Underworld God Transformation, but also resolve any potential identity issues.

From the very day he proposed it, Li Buxian was certain that Chen Mu would adopt this plan, either passively or actively.

This way, the other party can leave Qiluo Mountain, and there will be no fear of them being implicated if they are discovered by the Suolong Academy.

"That old guy's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve!" Chen Mu said calmly, glancing at Li Buxian.

If it were an ordinary Qi Refiner from the Great Qian Dynasty, this old guy would have truly figured out their intentions. Even if they were unhappy, they would have no choice but to follow the script he had prepared.

But the furthest he could go was to the neighboring Jiangyang County, so he couldn't possibly go to the mountain camp to cultivate.

"We won't be going to the Search Camp." Chen Mu looked at Li Buxian with a half-smile: "After staying here for more than a month, I've discovered that I actually quite like Qiluo Mountain."

How could you possibly like Mount Qiluo?!
Li Buxian became anxious upon hearing this.

Didn't you want to cultivate the Underworld God Transformation? How can you begin learning the Green Bag Chapter without searching the mountain camp?
“You know my past identity.” Chen Mu’s expression remained unchanged as he smiled and said, “Qiluo Mountain is peaceful and safe, which is perfect for me to stay for a while longer.”

"As for the Underworld God Transformation, I'm just a little curious about it. Whether it succeeds or not is irrelevant."

You don't care, but I do!

If a Qi Refining cultivator like you were to stay in my City God Temple and the Dragon Locking Academy were to discover you, wouldn't I be doomed along with them?!
Li Buxian's face immediately turned ashen.

……

Several days later, the Divine Image Cave Heaven appeared.

Before the water curtain beneath the gate tower, Chen Mu lay lazily in a rocking chair, a tiny, dust-like Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed appearing in his palm.

"As expected, one cannot be considered to have entered the realm of the Netherworld God Transformation without cultivating the Blood Sac."

"Without changing his physical constitution, the parasitic infestation of the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed cannot be achieved."

He glanced at the experience points on the gray wall, and the Qingnang chapter, which was stuck at the very last point and wouldn't budge, made him shake his head and sigh again.

"Is it really absolutely necessary to rely on Tiandu Lake?"

He stared at the gray wall, various feedbacks and insights constantly surfacing in his mind, among which only a few scattered pieces of information were related to the Blood Essence of the Underworld God.

"It's probably a bit difficult to generate the Blood Essence of the Underworld God on your own with just this little bit of insight," Chen Mu slowly shook his head.

During the cultivation of the Qingnang Chapter, the Blood Essence of the Underworld God is just a certain essential material, which can be obtained by using the incantation of the Qingnang Chapter in conjunction with the Heavenly Capital Pool.

However, if you rely entirely on yourself to induce fertilization, it will be very troublesome.

"With the help of the Qingnang chapter, I might be able to slowly figure out the blood essence, but this obviously requires a huge amount of time."

"The simplest way is still to use Tiandu Pool directly." Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

……

Late at night, at the City God Temple on Nanlin Mountain in Jiangyang County.

Xie An changed into a set of pitch-black night clothes, tied the purple-skinned, gold-threaded millet gourd to his waist, and then began to rub his face with both hands.

The subcutaneous muscles bulge or collapse, and in no time, a simple and honest square face appears.

"Not bad, he already looks three or four parts like Xie Huan." Xie An carefully examined himself in the mirror.

Xie Huan is the personal bodyguard of the eldest son of the Xie family. He is honest, simple, upright, and law-abiding.

Aside from protecting Young Master Xie, he usually spends most of his time cultivating within the manor, never causing trouble and rarely making enemies with others.

Xie An valued this point, which is why he went to the trouble of impersonating him.

The two had known each other for decades and were very familiar with each other. He slightly adjusted his face to resemble the image in his memory, and then swayed his whole body, slowly making himself taller and more robust, which immediately gave him a more charming appearance.

Xie An nodded in satisfaction.

"With Xie Huan's kind face, no one will come looking for revenge or causing trouble!" He smiled confidently and walked out of the room. In a flash, he skillfully slipped out of the City God Temple.

But just as he jumped off the wall, while he was still in mid-air, a dark fist suddenly appeared.

boom!
His left eye went black, and his entire body was immediately pierced by a shockwave.

With all his strength gone, Xie An collapsed to the ground, slumped against the wall without any resistance.

"You scoundrel Xie Huan, I've been looking for you for ages!" A tall, thin old man appeared before him, his face full of resentment. "Back then, you killed my entire family for a jar of secret medicinal wine. Now your retribution has come!" Xie An, who had fallen to the ground, was so angry that he laughed. "Xie Huan doesn't drink a drop of alcohol, you son of a bitch!"

"If you're coming to cause me trouble, can't you come up with a more perfect excuse?!"

Chen Mu: “…”

This is really awkward.

He disguised himself and appeared under the pretext of seeking revenge, mainly to deceive the City God of Jiangyang County. He thought he had made sufficient preparations, but he never expected to reveal such a flaw.

Is it too late to change your tune now?

"You're from the second branch of the Xie family, aren't you?" Xie An suddenly sneered. "You've really gone to great lengths to cause trouble for the eldest young master!"

The hostages actually made excuses for the kidnappers?
what!
That's a great idea!
"You guessed wrong!" He immediately adopted a defiant and cover-up stance, and punched Xie An.

He immediately hoisted the unconscious Xie An onto his shoulder and ran towards Luandu County.

……

It is located west of Luandu County, on the edge of the Nanlin Mountains.

In a dense forest, Xie An, now fully conscious, stood respectfully before Chen Mu.

"Tian Du Tan is the foundation of the Underworld God Transformation. Apart from the homes of nobles and vassals and the camps of various armies, most of the other places are located in Suo Long Yuan."

"The construction method is a secret passed down within the Lock Dragon Academy. Apart from the core members, outsiders have no idea how it was built..."

Xie An poured out all the information about Tiandu Pool to Chen Mu without holding anything back.

"Most of the prominent families and clans have recently gathered in Yiyang County."

"As for the imperial army..."

“There is a Right Wuwei Guard stationed near the city of Yiyang. In Baojiang County, there is a Flying Horse Camp for recruiting new soldiers, and there are no other places like that.”

It's troublesome.

Chen Mu couldn't help but frown.

Luandu County and the three surrounding counties of Jiangyang all belonged to Yiyang Prefecture of Weinan Circuit, but all four were located in the southwest, far from the prefectural capital of Yiyang Prefecture. Baojiang County was located north of the prefectural capital, even further from Luandu County.

If he wanted to seek help from Tiandutan in these two places, he first had to leave Luandu County.

Should I return to continue cultivating the Spirit Treasure Chapter, allowing the power of the Daoist temple to radiate further? Once it reaches the area surrounding Yiyang County, I can then travel there in my true form to borrow power from Tiandu Pool?
However, Luandu County is too far from Yiyang Prefecture, with three or four counties separating them in a straight line. If the power of the Daoist temple is to radiate to the prefectural city, one would need to cultivate the Spirit Treasure Cardinal Chapter to at least level seven or eight, or even push it to its limit!
This will take at least a year.

Moreover, if he manages to master the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter, but the power of the Daoist temple still cannot reach the county city, then all his efforts will have been in vain.

"Why haven't any powerful families come to Luandu County?" Chen Mu asked with dissatisfaction.

Luandu County enjoys abundant harvests year after year, its people live in peace and contentment, its population continues to grow, and it is becoming visibly prosperous.

Are those powerful families really that blind? They all stay in the county seat and don't even think about moving into Luandu County.

"The city god temples in the surrounding counties were only built in recent years. Their population and resource development is just beginning and they are not as good as those around the county seat in any aspect."

"Moreover...moreover, besides the Dragon Locking Academy, the imperial court also does not allow powerful families to build the Heavenly Capital Pool in the county town. So..." Xie An shrugged helplessly.

It's troublesome.

Chen Mu's expression was not good.

"However, there is still a chance." Xie An glanced at Chen Mu carefully and said in a low voice, "I recently discovered that the success rate of refining Huangliang wine has increased by 20% out of nowhere. This means that the incense and spiritual energy around Jiangyang County are inexplicably increasing."

"From what I understand, it probably won't be long before the Lock Dragon Academy opens a branch here."

"They have the responsibility to supervise and manage the incense offerings across the land; they appear wherever the incense offerings are abundant and the spiritual energy is strong."

"With the Dragon Locking Academy, there's a high probability that the Heavenly Capital Pool will also be there."

"If you're not in a hurry, you can wait and see," he tentatively suggested.

Chen Mu's eyes lit up: "The Dragon Locking Academy is really going to open a branch here?"

“Jiangyang County is located in a remote area with a sparse population, so it shouldn’t have so many incense offerings and spiritual energy.”

“But its concentration of vital energy is indeed far greater than that of an ordinary county town. I estimate there is a 70% chance it will attract the Lock Dragon Academy,” Xie An said cautiously.

Chen Mu was overjoyed.

The reason for the unusual surge in the incense offerings in Jiangyang County was that he had mastered the fifth-tier spiritual treasure manual, the Pivotal Chapter. Little did he expect that this would attract the attention of the Dragon Locking Academy.

"I can't leave Luandu County to find Tiandu Pool, but I can wait for Tiandu Pool to come to Luandu County on its own!"

"What an unexpected surprise!"

"Ha ha!"

(End of this chapter)