My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 540 The Yellow Millet
Qiluoshan City God Temple in Luandu County.

Chen Mu circled around the Lock Dragon Well, looking at it.

“Interesting…”

The layout of the inner courtyard of the God's Image Cave is almost identical to that of the outer City God Temple.

The well in the east courtyard of the City God Temple is called the Dragon-Locking Well. There is another well in the same location in the Grotto Heaven, called the Jade Dew Well.

There is no water in the Jade Dew Well, only Yinming Jade Dew, which is food for yin spirits.

He had previously thought that the Lock Dragon Well was an ordinary well, but now it seems that it is just as extraordinary.

With a thought, Chen Mu's divine sense projection jumped into the Dragon Locking Well.

The well opening is not large, but the area around the water surface is as big as two living rooms, resembling an inverted suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument).

The underwater world is pitch black, its bottom unseen. The surface is smooth, like a mirror. The bright moon in the sky is reflected within, as if it were right before your eyes.

At that moment, a black gourd stood not far underwater.

The gourd stood upright in the center of the well, as if supported by an invisible force. It didn't seem to be floating in the water, but rather sitting steadily on the ground.

Chen Mu stared at the gourd with great interest. The silver threads on it were full of strange beauty.

But as he looked at it, his gaze was drawn to the bottomless well water, and the more he looked, the more strangely familiar it felt to him.

"This is... a bottomless pool?!"

The Yinming Bottomless Pool is a special ghost artifact that draws power from the River of Oblivion. Its abilities vary depending on its construction method. The Bottomless Pool required for the Gates of Hell possesses the power to refine the essence of gods, demons, and monsters, and to aid in teleportation.

"The City God's temple is a work of the underworld, so it's not impossible that there's a bottomless pool connected to the River of Oblivion."

Chen Mu lowered his head, staring thoughtfully at the black gourd.

Li Buxian is undoubtedly a master of the Underworld God Transformation.

But such a master stayed in Luandu County, a remote little county, for three years.

Even before Chen Mu took office as the God of the World, he had already begun guarding Qiluo Mountain.

Tired of worldly struggles? Longing to retreat to the countryside?

Bullshit!

According to the information he had gathered, although a martial artist who has undergone the transformation of the Underworld God cannot achieve immortality like a Qi cultivator, they can still prolong their lifespan and easily live for 150 or 160 years.

Li Buxian is at most under sixty years old, in the prime of his life, so how could he possibly retire to the countryside?

"This black gourd is probably not simple!"

Chen Mu couldn't help but look towards Li Buxian's room.

When I was seeing Sun Ke off, it was this old man who blocked my way and caused me trouble.

They beat me up and then ran away without giving me a chance to fight back.

"Since that's the case..." Chen Mu narrowed his eyes and revealed another malicious smile.

……

The following evening, at the entrance to the Divine Statue Cave.

Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair, staring at the gray wall in front of him.

"This wall seems to have become taller and bigger."

Previously, in order to escape the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, he was busy conducting experiments every day. After his divine aperture was perfected, he only noticed the obvious change of the jade seed expanding. He didn't pay much attention to other subtle changes in his body, such as his sense of smell and vision.

But unexpectedly, the familiar gray walls have also undergone some subtle changes.

"It's not that the walls have become taller or bigger; it's that my line of sight has become higher and farther!"

“Before, it was like standing at the foot of a wall and looking forward; you could only see an area that was about a meter tall in front of you.”

"Now that my divine aperture has transformed, it's as if I've taken two or three steps back, grown taller, and my field of vision has changed dramatically."

Chen Mu observed the gray wall with great interest, looking at it from all angles.

"interesting!"

"Is it because I completed the process of condensing my energy channels and underwent a complete transformation of my essence, energy, and spirit that I can see higher and farther?"

"If I complete the purification of the divine aperture and forge the foundation of the Dao, will the true appearance of the gray wall be revealed in more detail?" Chen Mu couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

"As expected, I still need to continue practicing Qi cultivation and immortality."

With a chuckle, Chen Mu observed for a moment longer, but finding no other changes, he stopped looking.

There's a long road ahead, and as his cultivation improves, he'll eventually be able to see the whole picture.

With a thought, the wall that had seemed farther away suddenly appeared close, and the secret technique entries that had appeared smaller due to the increased distance became clearly visible again.

Listening Method: 9009/10000/Eighth Stage;

Ground-based steelmaking: 280/10000/Third Rank;

Giant Spirit God: 1296/10000/Tier 6;

Small frost reduction method: 3222/10000/second stage;

Traction method: 7315/10000/5th order;

Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique: 8475/10000/Tier 4; Heavenly Demon Armor: 6345/10000/Tier 3;

Ten Directions Hand: 3/10000/Tier 1;
Sunflower Water Yin Thunder: 3361/10000/Third Tier;

Lesser Three Talents and Light Law Prohibition: 8806/10000;

Nine Cups Arithmetic: 8664/10000/Second Rank;

Lingbao Cardinal Chapter: 8160/10000/Fourth Order;

"I need to carefully plan how to cultivate in the future."

"The most urgent task is definitely the Lingbao Shuji chapter, which may become the key to escaping the constraints of the cave heaven."

"You also need to practice the Kui Shui Yin Lei technique."

Thinking back to Sun Jian's domineering and arrogant demeanor back then, he was filled with anticipation.

If someone were to act so arrogantly in front of him, he would naturally find them utterly annoying. But if he could transform into a domineering Thunder King, well…
The anticipation is at its peak.

As for the power-enhancing secret technique, the Giant Spirit God...

This thing is good, but it's too reckless to use, not elegant enough.

"With your drawing style, I can only give you half a day at most," Chen Mu said, pursing his lips.

"I'm almost at the end of the Listening to the Dharma, so I can spend more time working on it."

"Hmm...should we pick out another secret technique for entertainment and leisure?"

As he was pondering which secret technique to use for amusement in the future, Li Buxian's figure appeared on the water curtain in front of the door, which immediately attracted Chen Mu's attention.

……

Qiluo Mountain City God Temple.

After seeing off the last pilgrim and closing the main gate, Li Buxian went to the east courtyard.

He looked up at the darkening sky, went back to his room, moved a chair, and sat down by the door, staring at the Locking Dragon Well in the center of the courtyard.

"Twelve years!"

“I’ve been stuck at the seventh level of the Underworld God realm for a full twelve years. How many twelve-year periods does one have in a lifetime?” Li Buxian said calmly, but his eyes were full of coldness.

Born into poverty, he could only choose the most widely known and powerful "Mighty God Demon Transformation" when he first started learning martial arts. However, this path was easy to learn but difficult to master, and it became increasingly difficult as one progressed.

Practicing on your own is too slow. Special medicinal soups are needed to aid in rapid cultivation.

"Yellow millet wine, oh yellow millet wine, I've been planning this for twelve years, you absolutely must be of use!" Li Buxian sighed.

Yellow Millet Wine is a secret recipe from the Lock Dragon Academy. It can enhance the divine essence of the upper body and reduce the risks of the Nine Transformations of the Underworld God.

If he were from a prominent family, he would naturally have access to such resources provided by his clan. But he had no powerful backing, so he had to fight desperately and conquer far and wide to earn a lot of military merits, which earned him the position of guarding the City God Temple for five years.

During this period, he could use the Dragon Locking Well to refine millet wine to aid his cultivation.

Unfortunately, the Qiluo Mountain City God Temple was newly built, and the refining conditions were insufficient, so he had to stay here for three years.

Only recently have the conditions been met enough to begin brewing and refining Huangliang wine.

To ensure success, he strictly adhered to the refining steps. To minimize interference, he didn't even dare approach the Dragon-Locking Well, fearing that his own energy might interfere and cause the refining to fail.

Time passed second by second in his memory, until the moon was high in the sky and midnight arrived.

Li Buxian took a deep breath and suddenly stood up.

"It's time!"

He took two steps to the edge of the Locked Dragon Well and suddenly thrust his right hand forward.

Like a rubber whip, or a telescopic rod, his right arm suddenly grew longer and plunged into the Dragon Locking Well in a flash. Then his expression changed drastically.

"No?"

"How can it be!"

He quickly stepped forward, half of his body lying on the edge of the well, constantly reaching and probing towards the bottom.

"Where's the gourd?"

"Where did my millet gourd go?!"

Li Buxian stood up in a fit of rage, jumped down, and plunged directly into the Dragon-Locking Well.

Chen Mu, who had been waiting on the sidelines and had watched the whole thing from beginning to end, had eyes that were smiling like crescent moons.

"Jump into a well? Heh..."

"They're getting desperate, aren't they?" Chen Mu chuckled as he peered into the well.

"Who told me to be the living god of the underworld? How could I let you steal souls right under my nose?"

"Taking your black gourd was entirely out of the duty of my profession, and there was absolutely no element of personal revenge involved!"

"Yes... I did all this to protect Yinming!"

"Ha ha!"

(End of this chapter)