My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 561 Cultivating Yin Souls
Ganzishan, the Bingchen Branch of the 29th Academy of Suolong.

In front of the altar in the Lingzun Hall, Yuan Xian sat cross-legged on a futon with his back to the portrait of Lingzun.

As a strange, low incantation was chanted, the air hummed and trembled. The power of the seven emotions, invisible to ordinary people, continuously drilled into Yuan Xian's body.

That usually gloomy and cold face kept changing, displaying a variety of expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

After a long while, Yuan Xian slowly opened his eyes. With a thought, his figure suddenly disappeared, only to reappear immediately.

Despite entering and exiting the Lingxu Cave Heaven nine times in a row, the twelve divine and demonic wills within his body showed no signs of agitation.

Yuan Xian breathed a sigh of relief and finally couldn't help but smile: "We've finally gotten rid of the potential backlash."

Hearing the laughter, the Yuan brothers, Yuan Dong and Yuan Chun, who were guarding the entrance of the main hall, entered and looked at Yuan Xian with concern: "Master, have you successfully mastered the Heavenly Capital Transformation?"

"Almost there." Yuan Xian shook his head.

But it's not much different.

He composed himself, his expression returning to solemnity: "Have you found any information about the Heavenly Demon Path?"

“The Heavenly Demon Path’s lineage is secretive and ancient, seemingly different from that of Qi Refiners.” Yuan Dong frowned and said, “Among the secret scrolls of Qi Refiners collected in the academy, there are only a few records. On the contrary, their figures appear quite often in the classics of the mortal world.”

The ancient book "Shuijingji" records a man named Shi Sou who was obsessed with wood carving all his life. He would chant incantations whenever he carved, saying that he could give the wood carving a spiritual quality.

"His carvings of birds, fish and insects are lifelike. Legend has it that in his later years he carved a dragon and brought it to life with the finishing touch of his eyes. The old man then rode the dragon away and ascended to the Great Heavenly Demon Realm."

“There are many similar records, but unfortunately most of them are folk tales and legends, which are not systematic and have little reference value.” Yuan Dong shook his head, looking regretful.

"Junior Sister has already gone to invite Li Buxian. He has been in contact with Gongsun Sheng for longer, so he may know more details."

……

"Gongsun Sheng?"

Why are you asking about him?

"You're not planning to go after him, are you?" Li Buxian looked at Yuan Xian with a strange expression. "Have you never done the splits before?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xian's eyelids twitched.

what!
This person must have experienced the splits from the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed.

Li Buxian almost burst out laughing.

Yuan Xian, the dignified and cold-blooded head of the Lock Dragon Academy, was simultaneously devising all sorts of wicked schemes in his mind while doing the splits on the spot.

That picture...

Haha!

That's hilarious!

Li Buxian stared at Yuan Xian with a look of satisfaction.

very nice.

It turns out I'm not the only one who got the short end of the stick.

Yuan Xian stared intently at Li Buxian with a gloomy face.

"Did not say?"

"Do you really enjoy being controlled by others?"

Li Buxian sighed, "I am like a fish on a chopping board, what can I do?"

He certainly didn't want to be controlled by others, but with the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in his body, he couldn't even think about it, let alone take action.

"Just because you can't do anything doesn't mean I can't," Yuan Xian said calmly. "If we can't take action, can't we at least keep our distance?"

Keep your distance?
"Respect him, then stay far away from him?"

"No, it's about respecting him, and then sending him far away, preferably out of the Great Qian Dynasty and away from Yunzhou."

Li Buxian: "..."

Is this how you interpret the word?

……

The Divine Image Cave.

A square table was placed under the gate tower, with the Hunyuan alchemy furnace in the center. As the steam rose, the aroma of meat wafted everywhere.

There were also eight dishes, four vegetarian and four meat dishes, arranged around the alchemy furnace, filling the square table.

The water screen in front of the door displays real-time footage of the Qixia Tea House in Dongfengfang, Luandu County.

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a mustache is talking non-stop about the battle at the front.

"Last year, General Jin Wuxia conquered the Southern Shu Kingdom and expanded its territory. The King of Li Kingdom, driven by greed, launched a surprise attack on the border three months ago."

"It's a pity they ran into our young Marquis Ling Su of Weiyang."

"The young marquis devised a series of brilliant plans, annihilating 50,000 enemy troops in one fell swoop. He not only reclaimed the lost territories of five cities but also crossed the Danhong River and marched straight into Dali..."

Chen Mu sat at a square table, gnawing on lamb chops while listening to the idle chatter of the people in the teahouse. Over the past two months, he had once again completed a purification of his divine senses. His magical power had undergone a significant qualitative change, becoming heavier, more condensed, and more resilient and powerful.

"Based on the feedback from the gray wall, the Divine Aperture needs eighty-one refinements to completely undergo a qualitative change."

"At the current pace of once every two months, it will take at least fourteen or fifteen years to completely overcome the hurdle of the training chariot!"

"Fourteen or fifteen years, how many fourteen or fifteen years does one have in a lifetime?"

"So long, so long... it's actually not so bad."

Chen Mu couldn't help but smile as he thought about it.

Take Elder Song Wuji of Jilongdao as an example.

When Chen Mu joined Chicken Cage Sect, the other party had already achieved perfect Divine Aperture. Several years ago, when Chen Mu was forced to leave Chicken Cage Sect, the other party was still at perfect Divine Aperture. Nearly twenty years have passed, and the other party still hasn't completed the refinement of Divine Aperture.

He believes that if he spends fourteen or fifteen years, he has an 80-90% chance of completing the transformation of his spiritual aperture.

What more could you ask for!
Chen Mu took a bite, chewing and swallowing the lamb chop, bone and all.

"There's hope for the future!"

……

More than a month later, late at night.

East courtyard of Qiluo Mountain City God Temple.

"Why is there only one millet gourd? There used to be three." Chen Mu stared at Li Buxian with suspicion. "I've already reserved the Yin Souls you need to refine the millet wine. Don't try to play tricks on me."

"The main reason is that the imperial court ordered a large number of villagers from Yiyang County to be forcibly relocated to Southern Shu." Li Buxian explained helplessly, "That was newly conquered territory, and to prevent rebellion, people from Daqian were specifically relocated to live there together."

"The population of Yiyang County has decreased by nearly 30%."

"Moreover, the transformation of the City God's temple has led to the health and well-being of the people under its jurisdiction, allowing the elderly who were about to die to live a few more years."

“So…” Li Buxian shrugged helplessly.

Chen Mu couldn't help but grit his teeth.

In the end, it was still because of the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter?
"Are there any death row inmates who are to be beheaded?" Chen Mu suddenly had a thought.

The Yinming Worm parasitizes the human body; it dies when the person dies, and transforms into a ghostly spirit after death. Chen Mu wouldn't commit murder to practice his magic, but what if it were a death row inmate he'd be beheaded…

"It's no use," Li Buxian shook his head.

"Most of those sentenced to death were thrown into the border suicide squad. The few who were beheaded, because they died violent deaths, all of them were annihilated."

"If this method really worked, the imperial prisons would probably be overflowing by now."

“Those powerful families are ruthless. They’ll do anything for secret medicines like Yellow Millet Wine and Longevity Wine,” Li Buxian said cautiously, looking at Chen Mu.

"Alright then." Chen Mu nodded helplessly.

So what if it's less? It's just a few more years. He can afford to wait.

Previously, he desperately wanted to leave the dojo and head to the Hundred Thousand Mountains. But now that he has the subsequent secret techniques for Qi Refining and the increasingly safe Divine Image Cave Heaven, he doesn't want to leave for the time being.

"If I hide for more than ten years and complete the purification of my divine sense, it will be safer to travel around."

"As for ghosts?" Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"Perhaps I can try to cultivate it myself."

……

A few months later.

The Divine Image Cave features a water curtain displaying a picture of the Jade Belt River.

Groups of men, women, and children lined up to board the large ship and then sailed south downstream to migrate to southern Sichuan.

Chen Mu observed for a moment, then looked away, flipped his wrist, and the Five Ghosts Bag appeared.

The Five Ghosts Bag now contains over 1,300 Yin spirits and can produce over 100 streams of Primordial Qi every day.

This amount is already considerable, but unfortunately, the amount of Primordial Qi required for refining the Divine Aperture is not constant. The later the stage, the more Primordial Qi is needed.

"No wonder Song Wuji has been guarding the buried spiritual spring for more than ten years, yet he still cannot complete the purification of his divine aperture."

With that thought, guided by magic, the love knot that bound her hair slowly flew to her eyes.

"After the Yinming Worm dies, it can transform into the Silver Soul Monster. The Tongxin Rope can differentiate into Tongxin Gu, and Tongxin Gu is the Yinming Worm."

"Using the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains to devour the Heart-Binding Gu might transform it into a Yin Ghost!"

Back in Chicken Cage Mountain, a strange demon wreaked havoc, accompanied by Yin-Yang worms. Chen Mu once used the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain technique to devour a group of Yin-Yang worms, and not long after, a group of Yin-Yang monsters appeared in the Five Ghosts Bag.

Now that he has the Heart-Connecting Gu and the Five Ghosts Bag, he can totally try to replicate the process from back then!
"If we can breed a large number of Yin spirits, with tens of thousands of Yin spirits gathering together and a massive supply of Primordial Qi, the purification of the Divine Aperture may be completed in just a few years."

"Let's do it!" Chen Mu's magic power surged, and he immediately began to activate the Heart-Connecting Rope to split the Heart-Connecting Gu.

(End of this chapter)