My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 710 Refining the Demon Seed

Deep in the misty mountains, in a thatched hut on the mountainside.

Hearing the conversation around him, Chen Mu finally understood the origin of the demon.

"I knew it! There aren't that many strange monsters under normal circumstances."

Should we find another place to hide?
Chen Mu shook his head.

Why hide when a ghostly spirit comes knocking on your door for free?

The Yin spirits can enhance the Zhulong Transformation, strengthen the Ghost Gate, and provide more Yin spirit divine power to assist the Yin spirit divine embryo's transformation; indeed, the more the better.

You won't find this opportunity anywhere else.

"The key is how to quickly control the ghosts and prevent them from causing trouble inside the Five Ghost Bag."

He felt a pang of regret thinking about the small portion of demonic essence that had been stolen and consumed from the bottomless pool.

"The Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed's ability to invade and parasitize is too weak. It would take a lot of time to implant each one into a demon seed, which would greatly delay the cultivation of the Dao Foundation."

Chen Mu raised his right hand, and a tiny, bright white dot appeared at the tip of his index finger.

"This spirit seed should be considered a living thing, right?"

"Since it's a living thing, can we use the Plague Immortal Technique to refine it?!"

The combination of Jade Cicada Qi and Plague Immortal Technique is an excellent method for cultivating Plague Gu.

If this method can be used to enhance the parasitic and invasive capabilities of spirit seeds...

"That's it!"

A flash of joy crossed Chen Mu's face.

But just a few days later, the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed blatantly told Chen Mu that he had been too happy too soon.

On the wooden porch in front of the thatched hut, Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a soft cushion, looking worried.

"If you can control such a bizarre and unpredictable demonic poison, how come this little demonic spirit seed is so troublesome?"

After deciding to use the Plague Immortal Technique to strengthen the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, he began to try. However, after dozens of attempts, all ended in failure.

It's not that the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed is too strong, but rather that it is too weak.

As long as Chen Mu dares to use the Plague Immortal Technique and the Jade Cicada Qi to refine them, these little things will dare to die before him.

"To be so weak and yet so self-righteous, it's unbelievable." Chen Mu was rather speechless.

He summoned the gray wall and stared at the Plague Immortal Technique section.

Plague Immortal Technique: 9510/10000/Sixth Rank;

"The spirit seed is too delicate, so the refining method must be more delicate and gentle."

"The Plague Immortal Technique still needs to be practiced."

……

For the next ten days or so, apart from his daily Dao Foundation cultivation, Chen Mu spent most of his time cultivating the Plague Immortal Technique.

To prevent the newly arrived ghost monsters from stealing the food, Chen Mu had no choice but to temporarily place them in Thousand Lantern City.

That day, Chen Mu killed another strange demon with nine snake heads, and another five hundred Yin spirits were added to the Five Ghost Bag, but there was little joy on his face.

"We can't wait any longer." Chen Mu surveyed Thousand Lantern City through his Shadow Eyes.

He only discovered today that the ghostly monsters guarding Thousand Lanterns City had all inexplicably weakened.

If it hadn't discovered them in time and released them for fresh air, those tens of thousands of ghostly creatures might have already died and disappeared in droves.

"After all, Thousand Lantern City is just an incomplete cave, lacking the essential elements necessary for the existence of certain ghosts and monsters."

Chen Mu summoned the gray wall and looked at one of the columns.

Plague Immortal Technique: 5306/10000/Seventh Rank;

"Seventh level is more than halfway done, that should be enough."

A cluster of fluorescent, jade-white star-like specks flew out from between his eyebrows and danced leisurely in front of him.

With a wave of his hand, the Jade Cicada Qi, as fine as golden sand, slowly enveloped the Spirit Seed.

The Plague Immortal's magical power surged in, and the fine sand-like Jade Cicada's energy began to melt, soften, and deform, carefully immersing the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed within it.

However, the golden aura and the spiritual seed are like water and oil, always separated by a layer.

Chen Mu dared not forcefully activate it. Nearly a hundred past experiments had taught him that if he dared to let the Jade Cicada's energy forcefully invade, the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed would inevitably shatter and disappear.

Now he can only focus on maintaining the Plague Immortal Technique, allowing the Jade Cicada's energy to weakly but continuously exert pressure and penetrate into the spiritual seed.

A quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour... an hour, two hours.

At a certain moment, it seemed as if a critical value had been reached.

The thin yet strong membrane finally softened, and wisps of jade cicada energy began to seep into the spiritual seed.

After a while, Chen Mu's tense mind slowly relaxed.

The originally jade-white Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed now has some golden patterns. As it drifts and moves, it has clearly become more swift and agile.

With a slight twitch of his fingers, he dragged a black, smoky, ghostly creature out of Thousand Lanterns City. The Yama Emperor's Decree unfolded, immobilizing the ghostly creature.

A single golden and jade-colored demonic seed darted into the black smoke cloud in a flash.

In just a few breaths, a smile appeared on Chen Mu's face.

He flashed into Thousand Lanterns City, and with a wave of his hand, unleashed a multitude of golden and jade-colored Heavenly Demon Spirit Seeds.

Before long, a familiar sense of connection arose in his mind, and nearly ten thousand Yin spirits were successfully implanted with the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed.

"With the demonic seed restraining us, we're not afraid of these guys stealing the essence from the bottomless pool."

"While steadily building the foundation of the Dao, it can also continuously accumulate Yin spirits."

"This Cloud Mist Mountain is simply my perfect cultivation ground!"

……

Cuiping Mountain City God Temple.

Yunshan leaned against the main gate of the City God's Hall, sitting on the threshold.

He was playing with a palm-sized bronze token with a ghost face in his hand, his eyebrows and eyes full of joy.

"You're quite pleased with yourself for enjoying half of Zhang'an County's incense offerings all to yourself," said Di Xing, who had just entered the City God Temple, his face sour.

"I'm so envious. How about I share with you... um, half a percent?" Yunshan chuckled.

"You're really generous!" Di Xing mocked.

"You don't think much of it?"

"Indeed, you are the inspector of the Dragon Locking Academy, how could you lack such a little bit of incense and spiritual energy?"

“Unlike me, I have no talent or background, so I have to cherish every bit of good fortune.” Yunshan said with a sly smile.

Di Xing's face darkened: "You haven't forgotten how you got that Ghost God Token, have you?"

"Of course, of course, it's all thanks to you." Yunshan waved his hand, completely unconcerned.

"It was you who secretly drove the evil spirit to Zhang'an County, which allowed me to gain the great merit of suppressing the evil spirit."

"That's why the Duke of Protectorate bestowed this Ghost and God Token upon me, which can mobilize half of the incense offerings and spiritual energy in Zhang'an County."

"But... this was your own choice." Yunshan chuckled shamelessly.

"Unwilling to accept it, resentful?"

"How about... you stop for a bit?" Yunshan asked smugly.

Di Xing was so angry he laughed: "You really are shameless!"

The old man in front of me had seen through my intention to use Cloud Mist Mountain to eliminate the evil spirits, which is why he was so fearless.

But I really don't dare to stop.

As more and more demons were driven away by the Great Zhou, chaos broke out in various places, and many people began to leave their homes and wander and migrate.

As a nobody, all I can do is lure more monsters into Cloud Mist Mountain.

Di Xing took a deep breath to calm himself: "The incense and spiritual energy can accelerate the cultivation of the Underworld God Transformation."

"But if the speed is too fast, the spirit will not be tempered and may be devoured by the consciousness of gods and demons."

"You're about to enter the Ninth Transformation of the God of the Underworld, aren't you?"

"You yourself said you have no background and no talent, so what makes you think you can withstand the backlash from the gods and demons brought about by the Nine Transformations of the Underworld God?" Di Xing asked meaningfully.

Yunshan's smile faded.

"Want some millet wine? Plenty of it. It's a powerful tonic that can enhance your spirit."

"With the addition of incense and vital energy, it will be enough for you to smoothly cultivate the Nine Transformations of the Underworld God." Di Xing's voice was full of temptation.

"What do you want me to do?" Yunshan frowned. "Let me make this clear first, I will never enter Yunwu Mountain."

“I didn’t ask you to investigate Cloud Mist Mountain, and I wouldn’t dare to now.” Di Xing smiled. “All I need to do is borrow your Ghost God Token.”

"You want to use a large amount of incense and spiritual energy to lure more demons here?" Yunshan frowned.

"No, there's only one, a massive, monstrous demon that has devoured people from several counties in succession." Di Xing's face was grim.

Yunshan hesitated.

What if the special entity within Cloud Mist Mountain cannot be dealt with...?

“Some people have already noticed the peculiarities of Zhang’an County.”

"With your continuous military achievements, even the soldiers under the Duke of Protectorate can't help but be envious. How long do you think you can stay here as a temple keeper?"

"Why not go for the big one, and leave early with a lot of military merit?" Di Xing persuaded patiently.

“It really is time to make room for others.” Yunshan examined the cold bronze plaque in his hand with a complicated expression, and slowly nodded.

"Done!"

(End of this chapter)