My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 688 Demonic Poison

In the city of thousands of lights.

Chen Mu limped and struggled to lie down in the rocking chair.

Looking at the dilapidated and completely abandoned wooden buildings in the distance, he couldn't help but smile.

"That plague god is finally gone..."

He had confirmed with his Shadow Eyes multiple times that Meng Qingchan's life force had completely disappeared.

"Thanks to the Giant Spirit God, otherwise we might have been worn down by Meng Qingchan today." Chen Mu said with lingering fear.

Although Meng Qingchan had not fully recovered, she was still a Divine Lord of the Primordial Spirit, impervious to all attacks, rendering his secret techniques useless.

The Seven Emotions Flame is the only one that can cause damage, but the opponent can easily peel it off.

"Fortunately, the Giant Spirit God was able to hit Meng Qingchan, otherwise I would have been helpless and waiting to die!" Chen Mu thought with relief.

The gray walls came into view, and he couldn't help but look at one of the columns.

Giant Spirit God: Limit.

Thanks to the massive infusion of imperial nectar, the Giant Spirit God made rapid progress.

Before even leaving Bianshe Star, the experience of this secret technique was already more than halfway to the ninth level.

Not long after returning to Tianguan City, he pushed this secret technique to its limit.

With a slight thought, a solemn statue more than two meters tall appeared in front of him.

He was clad in black and red armor, covered in gold patterns. Beneath the hood of a dark red cloak was a strange, smooth, oval face. A vortex of scarlet mist swirled at the center of that face.

A completely new third-person perspective also appeared in Chen Mu's mind.

When the Giant Spirit God reaches its limit, it is no longer just a simple power amplification technique, but becomes a physical clone that is connected to his mind.

Not only that……

Chen Mu flicked his right middle finger, and a bolt of Sunflower Water Yin Lightning, as thick as a finger, flew out.

The next moment, the lightning easily passed through the giant spirit's chest and blasted a large crater in the ground behind him.

However, the Giant Spirit God himself seemed to be an illusion, completely unaffected by the lightning magic.

"When gathered, it takes shape; when dispersed, it becomes energy. It is impervious to all laws. No wonder Meng Qingchan said that the Giant Spirit God is some kind of primordial mystery technique!" Chen Mu exclaimed with delight.

It was precisely this primordial spirit quality possessed by the Giant Spirit God that allowed him to entangle with Meng Qingchan for so long, ultimately resulting in mutual destruction. Otherwise, Meng Qingchan would never have let him go.

"My efforts over the past ten years have not been in vain." Chen Mu's lips curled up, his heart filled with a tremendous sense of accomplishment.

The Giant Spirit Mystic Art originated from Lu Kuqi and his sister, and was initially just a secret technique to amplify power.

The first time I studied it was more than ten years ago.

Over the years, Chen Mu has never given up and takes it out to practice from time to time.

Now that the flowers have blossomed and borne fruit, they have helped him resolve a major crisis with a single act.

"What a magical power!"

……

Several days later, in the evening.

Chen Mu strolled along Tianshi Street back to Yangdufang Jiwei Courtyard.

He first put the thirty catties of monster meat he had just bought that day into the Bottomless Pool, and then he habitually sank his mind into the Shadow Eye of Thousand Lantern City.

His lifeless eyes, with drooping eyelids, slowly rolled around, carefully scanning the entire Thousand Lantern City.

"Meng Qingchan has indeed left."

Although it wasn't the first time this had been confirmed, Chen Mu still couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's good that he's gone. Now that he's gone, we don't have to worry about Lord Lü coming to cause trouble every day."

Although Thousand Lanterns City serves to isolate the inside from the outside, it remains a major hidden danger as long as Meng Qingchan stays.

After the fight, Meng Qingchan left decisively, which was somewhat unexpected for Chen Mu.

He originally thought the other party would try to trick him before leaving.

"Is it because of the Nightmare Curse?"

Chen Mu had some guesses in his mind.

The Nightmare Spell can't kill Meng Qingchan in her current state, but it can lock onto her vital energy.

If something happened to her, Lü Yue might be able to use this spell to find Meng Qingchan. That's why the other party left so decisively.

"It's such a pity about the Chengtian Gourd, such a wonderful tonic pill," Chen Mu sighed regretfully.

Reshaping a jade seed requires innate qi, and refining innate qi requires a massive amount of mana, but excessive refining of mana will damage one's own vital energy.

To solidify one's foundation, one must either slow down one's cultivation to allow the body to recover, or consume large amounts of nourishing and strengthening tonics and pills.

Previously, with the Heaven-Bearing Gourd, a large amount of Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine could be refined to aid in its production. Now that Meng Qingchan has left and the Heaven-Bearing Gourd has disappeared, the progress of the Jade Seed's reconstruction will definitely be slowed down.

……

Jieyao Alley, Xin Si Courtyard.

"Inquiring about the demon poison?" Manager Wu looked at Chen Mu in surprise.

"You still want to try to remove the demon poison yourself?" He suddenly realized.

"Don't I buy you over thirty catties of monster meat from the Heavenly Craft Workshop every two or three days? Isn't that enough?"

Manager Wu seemed thoughtful but didn't ask any further questions. Before Chen Mu could even explain, he readily stated, "I'm not entirely sure what demonic poison is, but I roughly know it's related to the origins of demons."

"Netherworld Demon Heaven?"

That's not right.

I have been to the Netherworld Demon Realm before, and there was no such thing as demon poison back then.

Chen Mu was puzzled.

“It’s the Mysterious Heaven,” Manager Wu explained. “The demons from beyond the heavens come from the Outer Heavens, including the Netherworld Heaven you mentioned, and also the Mysterious Heaven.”

"Most of the demons in the Horned Jupiter Cluster come from the Mystic Realm."

"The Mystic Heaven is filled with demonic poison. In the past, some people tried to launch a counterattack and invade, but the Qi cultivators who went to explore were all infected by the demonic poison."

"Not long after returning, he lost consciousness in a daze, and his body transformed into the appearance of a monster, resulting in a rather tragic end."

"Since then, no one has dared to enter the Mystic Heaven on their own initiative."

Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine.

It can erode the spirit and even turn a Qi cultivator's body into a demonic beast. This demonic poison is so evil!

"No one knows exactly what the demonic poison is, but there are quite a few rumors about it," Manager Wu recalled carefully.

"Some say it's the divine power of a powerful celestial demon from the Misty Heaven."

"Some say that it is the special primordial energy of the Mystic Heaven, which is a great tonic for the local monsters of the Mystic Heaven, but a deadly poison for us outsiders."

“There’s another theory.” He looked around, leaned closer to Chen Mu, and whispered, “Some people say that the Bewildering Demon Poison is some kind of invisible and intangible microscopic celestial demon, like…like the plague we experienced a few days ago.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

It's really possible!

Previously, when his jade seed was initially reshaped and his supernatural hearing ability was enhanced, he heard some subtle life rhythms from the flesh and blood of the eagle-beaked white jade snake.

Now that I think about it...

“The Misty Heaven is filled with all sorts of monsters, and this demonic poison might be one of them,” Manager Wu added.

Chen Mu nodded; he actually quite agreed with this view.

"The best way to remove the demonic poison is to use the Southern Ming Fire to calcine it."

"This fire technique comes from the Pure Yang Dao, and it is difficult to learn and master. Apart from a few Nascent Soul Divine Lords, only the Heavenly Crafting Furnace of the Heavenly Crafting Workshop can activate and stimulate its creation."

"Besides this, I really haven't heard of any other way to completely remove the demonic poison."

"If you want to try to remove the demon poison yourself, it's best not to consume it lightly until you are absolutely certain that everything will go smoothly," Manager Wu advised.

"Thank you for reminding me." Chen Mu bowed respectfully in thanks.

He didn't want to go through the trouble or take any risks.

However, to ensure the speed of Dao Foundation cultivation, a massive amount of Yuan Qi is required.

The Qi-Nourishing Pill is too expensive. I did exchange some of my cultivation power for materials before, but the quantity was limited. Unless I slow down my cultivation pace, those medicinal materials will only last for two or three months at most.

Moreover, Chen Mu not only had to refine the Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine, but he also had to nourish the Yin Souls.

Manager Wu's connections at Tiangongfang were shady, and the amount of monster meat he provided was clearly insufficient.

He had to plan ahead.

(End of this chapter)