My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 504 Recalculation
In the City of a Thousand Lanterns, ten enormous soul-guiding lanterns illuminated the pitch-black cave.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on the soft couch on the third-floor balcony, slowly opened his eyes, and squinted at the Five Dragons Scripture on the gray wall.

Five Dragons Scripture: 7378/10000/Fourth Rank;

"I gained over two thousand experience points in one go. The Five Dragons United approach was definitely the right one." Chen Mu said with delight.

"The correct order for the Dharma image is to first form a protective aura, and then, as the aura grows stronger, gradually form the phantom of gods and demons."

"The Five Dragons Scripture is more like an imitation of the complete form of the Dharma. But it first simulates the surface of the Dharma, that is, the phantom of gods and demons, and then when the Dharma is fully formed, it nourishes the body to form a protective aura."

"The Divine Embryo Dharma Form is an imitation of the energy of celestial demons and gods, while the Five Dragons Scripture is an imitation of the Divine Embryo Dharma Form."

"Imitation upon imitation? Tsk tsk... Interesting."

Chen Mu pondered the information reflected by the gray wall with great interest.

Originally, his cultivation sequence should have been the same, but after observing the demon's aura up close and combining it with his previous insights, he successfully comprehended the unity of the five dragons. Before the five dragons' Dharma forms matured, he first cultivated an alternative aura.

This is not the aura formed by the Five Dragons Dharma Form, but an alternative ability he created based on the Five Dragons Dharma Form. It integrates the ability to restrict qi for hundreds of miles, protective spiritual light, and the powerful body he has cultivated over many years.

Chen Mu estimated that, in terms of defensive capabilities alone, the combined power of the Five Dragons was in no way inferior to the protective aura of the true Five Dragons Dharma Form.

Moreover, after incorporating the Five Dragons Dharma Form's ability to absorb essence and devour souls, its destructive power is also considerable.

"Hey! Lü Liang wasn't wrong, this secret technique really does combine offense and defense!"

Recalling his previous battle with the horse-faced harpy, Chen Mu became increasingly satisfied with the combined power of the five dragons.

"With the protection of these five dragon energies, if I were to encounter that giant-eyed whale monster again, I'd definitely slap it, and then..."

"Hmm...and then be swallowed by that guy?"

They've gotten too cocky.

It's just five dragons combined, where does such audacity come from?
Whether they can safely return to Feng'an City is still unknown, yet they still want to provoke the whale monster?
Tsk!
Chen Mu raised his hand and slapped his face hard.

"That Nine Cups Calculation Sutra is also unreliable. It had a smooth journey for the past few days, but who would have thought that it would run into that horse-faced eagle-bodied monster this morning."

Chen Mu glared at the Nine Cups Calculation Sutra on the gray wall with a sour face.

Based on his previous cultivation experience, even if he spent the whole day calculating, he would only gain fifty or sixty points of experience.

Moreover, even if he increased his proficiency, the outcome would still be highly uncertain. The inability to give him a precise result made Chen Mu uneasy.

"You still need to have a strong enough fist."

He decided to stay put for the time being, since he had Thousand Lanterns City to rely on and he wasn't afraid of sleeping in the wilderness.

It just so happens that the Five Dragons Dharma Form has just swallowed a demonic wing, which will accelerate the cultivation of the Five Dragons Scripture. I'll then practice the Five Dragons Unity technique diligently to make it even stronger. That way, even if I encounter demonic creatures in the future... well, at least I'll be able to run faster.

……

Deciding to stay in the same place for a few days, he immediately crawled out of Thousand Lantern City and left the dilapidated mountain stream.

He didn't go far, finding a place to stay about seven or eight miles upstream.

Based on previous information, most monsters are solitary, and it is rare for two monsters to appear in the same place at the same time.

As long as you don't go too far and there are still lingering traces of the strange demons from before, there's a high probability that no strange demons will appear, at least for the next few days.

Having chosen a suitable location, he once again ventured into Thousand Lantern City to concentrate on cultivating the Five Dragons Scripture.

Seven days later, at dawn.

Above a small waterfall of scattered rocks, three to five meters high, Chen Mu's figure appeared on a large gray rock.

After using the method of listening to ensure the safety of the surrounding twenty miles, Chen Mu casually plucked a handful of thatch and began his daily arithmetic calculations.

A moment later, Chen Mu pursed his lips and casually tossed the knotted thatch into the stream.

"Sixteen out of a hundred calculations point to the southeast."

“Feng’an City may indeed be in the southeast, but this road may not be safe.”

The incident involving the horse-faced, eagle-bodied monster five days ago was still fresh in his mind, and he couldn't help but remain skeptical of the results of the Nine Cups Calculation.

"But we still have to go."

"Hiding in Thousand Lanterns City won't allow me to return to the mortal realm." "It's a pity I don't know the exact location of Feng'an City, otherwise I could create a human-shaped Gate of Hell and teleport back directly, which would be convenient and safe. What a shame..."

"I should have refined a Netherworld Stone in Feng'an City," Chen Mu said with regret.

The Netherworld Stone is part of the Gate of Hell and can be used to locate and guide objects at distant Gates of Hell.

But when he was in Feng'an City, he never expected such a change to happen.

"In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves to get back step by step."

"Fortunately, the Five Dragons Scripture has broken through again, giving me some confidence to ensure my own safety."

Chen Mu drew up the gray wall.

Five Dragons Scripture: 93/10000/Fifth Rank;

Thanks to the help of the Horse-faced Eagle-bodied Monster card speed-up pack, Wulong's experience points increased rapidly, and he successfully entered the fifth stage yesterday afternoon.

With a thought, the black light spun, flickered, and magnified, and the five dragon images suddenly appeared in mid-air, the five enormous dragons becoming increasingly condensed.

The earliest form of the Five Dragons Dharma Image resembled a cloud of mist. After first devouring the demon, it underwent a transformation, becoming like a constantly flowing mass of water. Now, having entered the fifth stage, the entire Dharma Image has transformed once again, appearing as if cast from crystal.

Its entire body is blackish-gray, with a semi-transparent horny appearance. Its two horns are even larger and sharper, and the muscles on its face are bulging and bulging. It is surrounded by gray mist, making it both steady and majestic, as well as ferocious and fierce!

Chen Mu took a deep breath.

Five dragons united as one!

boom!
A surge of energy, like ripples, suddenly spread from Chen Mu's side, causing a large area of ​​surrounding vegetation to be blown down.

boom!
Countless streams of black energy appeared out of thin air, swirling around Chen Mu's body at varying speeds.

His eyes shifted slightly, looking at a millstone-sized rock across the stream. Immediately, a wisp of gray energy shot out like an arrow, disappearing into the rock in the blink of an eye.

The mottled black and gray stones, exposed to the wind and sun, silently turned into a handful of powder and scattered with the wind.

The clump of lush green grass pressed against the edge of the large rock also faded to gray and white at a visible speed, turning into smoke and dust and disappearing.

Chen Mu raised his hand to look, and although there was nothing there, he could clearly feel as if a thin film was covering his skin. This invisible film was the source of his protective energy, and its defensive power was formidable; it was a culmination of all his defensive secret techniques.

"With my Qi around, I can both attack and defend. As long as I'm careful along the way, I'll most likely be able to return to Feng'an safely."

With a wave of his hand, Chen Mu dispersed the Five Dragons United Secret Technique and began to seriously consider a plan to return to Feng'an.

"Although the arithmetic manual is not very reliable, it is still better than brute force. We still have to use it."

"However... calculating only the location of Feng'an City is obviously not very reliable; it would be best to add the travel time as well."

In his spare time these days, he has been pondering and realized that the reason he encountered the strange demons before was not because the path was wrong, but because he did not choose the right time to set off.

“The strange monsters appear and disappear unpredictably, roaming around everywhere; they never stay in one place.”

"So the same road may be safe in the morning, but dangerous in the afternoon."

"By taking travel time into account, the risk of encountering monsters can be greatly reduced."

He immediately grabbed a handful of thatch and recalculated.

With a maximum daily travel distance of 600 li and Feng'an City as the final destination, and safety as the top priority, Chen Mu calculated the distance 32 times in a row, and soon a smile appeared on his face.

"Setting off at noon, traveling 600 li a day, and measuring li 32 times, 12 of those times the direction pointed southeast!"

This is the first time he has obtained such a high probability result in all his calculations so far.

Chen Mu seemed to have a vague idea of ​​how to use the Nine Cups Calculation Manual.

"Be rigorous and set the preconditions in as much detail as possible."

"It's like asking a question; if the question isn't clearly expressed, don't expect to get the right answer."

He immediately continued the calculations, doing so a hundred times in one go, and forty-three of them pointed to the southeast.

"This is in the bag!"

Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.

(End of this chapter)