My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 655 Seven Emotions

Late at night, in the city of a thousand lights.

Eight or nine large white lanterns floated in mid-air, their warm yellow light illuminating the ground below.

Chen Mu stood on the open ground and slightly raised his hand. The Candle Dragon Dharma Body, as tall as a twenty-story building, silently appeared in the air in front of him.

Compared to before, its body had more than doubled in size, and the black and silver smoke swirled around it, obscuring the sky and the sun.

"With the divine embryo fully formed and divine power greatly increased, the Candle Dragon Transformation has indeed undergone a significant transformation." Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.

The Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body is extremely similar to the Yin Spirits of the Underworld. According to its Yin Spirit cultivation method, the first stage is to cultivate the Ghost Mark, also known as Enlightenment or Supernatural Power.

Eighty percent of the spirits of the underworld linger in this realm.

The second challenge involves nourishing the ghost patterns with the waters of the River of Oblivion, allowing them to return to their origins, replenish themselves, and ultimately condense the divine embryo.

Ordinary spirits would never be able to achieve this level of cultivation in less than a hundred or two hundred years.

However, Chen Mutian's demonic body also belongs to the Heavenly Demon Heretic Path. In addition to the orthodox Yin Spirit Method, he can also cultivate using the Heavenly Demon Heretic Path Method.

With the help of this innate magical treasure, Yin Cuoyi, his Heavenly Demon Body rapidly transformed. Although he didn't achieve the true form of the Heavenly Demon, his progress allowed him to cultivate the Yin Spirit Divine Embryo ahead of schedule.

Compared to other spirits who take hundreds of years to cultivate, he only spent a little over ten years to cultivate his spirit embryo.

Gifted?

External assistance?

"fart!"

"It's all because of my diligent and hardworking study over the years!"

Chen Mu glanced at the gray wall that automatically appeared in front of him, and forcefully pushed it back into the depths of his mind.

Then, looking at the majestic and imposing Zhulong Dharma Body, he nodded with satisfaction.

He then raised his right hand and gently stroked the chin of the giant dragon head.

Swish!

The black and silver light flickered and contracted, and the giant dragon that had been lying in mid-air rapidly shrank, turning into a small dragon as thick as a little finger and as long as a chopstick in the blink of an eye.

It traveled along the back of Chen Mu's hand, then connected at the wrist, transforming into a black bracelet with some silver speckles.

"Can it be large or small, controlled at will?"

"what!"

The Candle Dragon Transformation is composed of the Mountain-Carrying Scripture, the Five Ghosts Possession Scripture, and the Five Dragons Scripture. Because it is executed swiftly and smoothly, it may appear to be a secret technique, but in essence, it is still a combination of the three.

But now that his divine embryo has reached perfection, this secret technique has also been elevated to a higher level, showing a sense of integration and gaining more transformative power.

"The perfect divine embryo has endless wondrous uses!"

Chen Mu chuckled, flipped his right hand, and a round bead emitting a warm, fluorescent glow appeared in his palm.

A ring of colorless flames burned silently around it.

"The mere increase in divine power has already allowed Zhulong to ascend to a higher level."

"I wonder what wonderful use these delusional thoughts and seven emotions have."

The moment he saw the colorless flame, he knew its name; this information seemed to be a legacy hidden within the Ghost Pattern Divine Embryo.

This change was not unfamiliar to him. Long ago, Chen Mu had comprehended the Heavenly Demon Curse from the Ghost Mark, and that curse could assist the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in symbiosis.

"Is it related to the Seven Emotions Curse of the Heavenly Demon?" Chen Mu pondered.

He had previously obtained a book of the Heavenly Demon Dao called "Yanyue Jing" in Daqian, Yunzhou, which contained two spells: Heavenly Demon and Seven Emotions.

The Heavenly Demon Curse is responsible for attracting and cultivating demons, while the Seven Emotions Curse allows the host of the spirit seed to refine the seven emotions of others, thereby becoming a demon.

When the divine embryo was first formed, various lights and shadows flashed within the Seven Emotions Flame of Delusions, and all sorts of chaotic emotions emanated from it. This easily reminded him of the Seven Emotions Curse.

"Although the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body is clumsy, it is still related to the Heavenly Demon."

"It's a pity that my cultivation level seems to be insufficient, and the information about the Seven Emotions Flame is incomplete."

He looked inward at the secret point between his eyebrows, and gazed thoughtfully at the unexpected twists and turns that automatically hid at the edge.

Since fusing with the Dragon Ball's spirit, its spirituality has increased dramatically by some twist of fate, sometimes even behaving like a living creature with a rather temperamental personality.

In the past, it always arrogantly occupied the center of the brow, acting as if it were the most important person in the world, and was very proud of itself.

Now it actively avoids the flames of delusions and the seven emotions...

"interesting."

……

A few days later, early in the morning.

The Hundred Illusions Clan's headquarters is located at the foot of the mountain on the south side of Peach Blossom Valley

On an open space, more than a hundred disciples of the Yuan Baihuan Sect gathered together.

Led by Yang Fuluhan and others, they continuously practiced the Demon-Sealing Incantation. The green, demon-dispelling energy soared into the air, sometimes coalescing into a protective shield, sometimes dispersing like raindrops, precisely striking the hundreds of terracotta figures piled on one side of the open space.

There are many similar exercises, all of which were devised by the Thousand Machine Sect elders who were stationed at Taoshan Temple.

This kind of practice has become a routine over the past two weeks.

Drills, rest, and more drills—the morning passed quickly.

At noon, the training ended, and the group left the open space in small groups.

Chen Mu didn't rush to leave, but instead went to find Yang Fu.

Before he could even speak, Yang Fu handed Chen Mu a bamboo cage the size of a human head: "Here you go, the five-colored pheasant you wanted."

"Two pieces of white jade, each worth twenty-two pieces. Pay up quickly."

Twenty-two?

Wasn't the price of Taoshan Temple sold to the Hundred Illusions Department twenty?

"What? I've been busy for so long, can't I even earn two pieces of white jade?" Yang Fu glared at him with a straight face.

“Sure, why not?” Chen Mu shook his head with a laugh.

"Since it's fine, then hurry up and pay, take your things, and leave." Yang Fu impatiently urged them to hurry up.

"My senior brother doesn't seem to like me very much," Chen Mu said with a grin as he took out a piece of white jade.

Why should I respect someone who can't earn me any merit points?

Yang Fu glanced at Chen Mu with a look of disgust.

"Then you'll also help me buy colorful pheasants?" Chen Mu asked with a smile.

How could I not help?

Yang Fu's face darkened. He had wanted this guy to take on missions to earn merit points, but after he had persuaded him a few times, he started to have a string of bad luck.

He knelt down every time he went out for those few days, and his knees were almost rubbed raw!

He didn't want to suffer like that again.

Yang Fu took the white jade from Chen Mu, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Chen Mu, however, carried the bamboo cage with a smile on his face.

Ah!

The Nightmare Spell is really useful.

"Senior brother, wait for me, let's go together."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fu's short legs immediately sped up considerably, as if a plague god was behind him.

……

Yang Fu ultimately couldn't escape Chen Mu's clutches.

"Could you buy me two more pig-rabbit dishes, senior brother?"

"It would be even better if we had elk, of course, they would have to be alive."

“This is the Hundred Illusions Department, not the Hundred Illusions Sect.” Yang Fu rolled his eyes.

what happened?

Chen Mu was puzzled.

"The world in the Misty Forest has changed," Yang Fu said with a sigh.

"With the sect leader missing and most of the disciples dead or injured, the Hundred Illusions Sect is now defunct in name only."

"Taoshan Temple has been coveting Qingqiu Mountain for more than just a day or two."

"The only reason they're selling us low-quality beast meat now is because they're giving face to the Thousand Machines Sect."

"It was already quite difficult to get you these two colorful pheasants. Even if I wanted to get you the rest, they wouldn't give them to me," Yang Fu sighed bitterly.

After all, this is Taoshan Temple's territory.

Moreover, they might even take over Qingqiu Mountain in the future.

Chen Mu understood.

Looking at Yang Fu's worried face, Chen Mu shook his head slightly and did not offer any words of comfort.

He only saw the Hundred Illusions Sect as a stepping stone and had no real feelings about it.

Yang Fu was different; he had lived in the Hundred Illusions Sect since childhood. Now that the Hundred Illusions Sect was about to be completely destroyed, and he felt the changing gazes of the outside world, his heart was naturally filled with complex and indescribable emotions.

He has to bear this responsibility himself.

The two walked silently down the mountain to their camp, when a commotion caught their attention.

A group of people, dressed in rags but with rosy complexions, were escorted by Taoist soldiers from Peach Mountain Temple into Peach Blossom Valley.

It was the arrival of these people that sparked a great deal of discussion among the crowd.

"Mortals?" Yang Fu asked, puzzled. "The nearest major city to the Misty Forest is five or six hundred miles away. With mountains high and rivers far away, how could these mortals appear here?"

Something definitely isn't right.

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

He wondered if it was just his imagination, but these mortals, who had no magical powers and weren't even martial artists, gave him a sense of déjà vu.

It felt like I'd seen it somewhere before.

……

Late at night, Chen Mu sneaked into Qiandeng City.

He glanced at the silly-looking big eyes in the sky, then looked away.

Over the past two months, the cave has expanded more than three times, and a large shadowy eye has appeared in the sky, making it faster and more convenient for him to open the cave's portal.

But today, no matter how many times he looks at it, Thousand Lanterns City has completely stopped changing.

"It would be great if another shadowy monster came along."

A fleeting thought crossed Chen Mu's mind.

Arriving at his own three-story wooden house, he waved to bring the bamboo cages under the eaves and along the corridor into view.

Looking at the two colorful pheasants clucking inside, Chen Mu stretched out his right hand, and two colorless flames the size of fingernails immediately appeared at the tip of his index finger.

With a thought, the flames flew into the bamboo cage.

Two lively, colorful pheasants were struck by the flames without any reaction. Immediately, like robots that had been powered off, they collapsed to the ground, motionless.

The vibrant rhythm of life vanished in the blink of an eye.

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow and unleashed his Divine Listening ability.

Upon careful inspection, inside and out, it was found that the colorful pheasant was intact, without the slightest injury.

"As expected..." Chen Mu realized, "The Seven Emotions of Delusional Thoughts can scorch the very essence of the spirit!"

The Seven Emotions Flame wasn't very hot, not even as hot as the Fiery Cloud Gourd; at most, it could only help him grill slices of meat.

However, the incredibly resilient Yin Cuo Yang Cha actively avoided the Seven Emotions Flame. Chen Mu guessed at the time that what feared the Seven Emotions Flame might not be Yin Cuo Yang Cha's true form, but rather the Dragon Pearl spirit within it.

He then tested it on the ghost, and the usually reckless ghost actually tried to dodge it.

This made Chen Mu even more certain that the colorless flames were targeting the spiritual consciousness of living beings, or rather, the origin of their spirits.

So he asked Yang Fucai to buy five-colored pheasants for his experiment.

"Thinking about it carefully, the appearance of the Seven Emotions Flame seems to make sense." Chen Mu said thoughtfully.

The first innate supernatural power of the Heavenly Demon Body is the ability to restrict Qi for a hundred miles, which is the Mysterious Technique of the Upper Fetal Spirit.

After being replicated and fused with the Heavenly Demon Armor, it can even protect against attacks targeting spirit gods.

Now that the Heavenly Demon Body has undergone a metamorphosis and the Divine Embryo has reached perfection, it seems not impossible for it to awaken a Seven Emotions Flame that specializes in spiritual beings.

"Tsk!"

"This can be considered a continuation of the tradition." Chen Mu chuckled and nodded in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)