My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 554 Blood Bag

As the weather gradually warms up, some greenery has already appeared in the mountains and wilderness.

At the Pegasus Camp, chubby Liang Dabao walked into the barracks with a beaming smile: "Old Hu from next door said that as long as I teach him to recite the Qingnang Chapter, he will take me to Yicui Tower to listen to music and have a meal."

"I was able to memorize the Qingnang Chapter thanks to Brother Zhong. He said he'd treat you to a meal, and he definitely will. You'll come with me then, and we'll have a good feast." The chubby boy said magnanimously.

Is this how you treat me to a meal? Are you inviting me to freeload off someone else?

"Thank you so much." Chen Mu rolled her eyes.

"It's a pity that Hu Laosan is too stupid. He can't remember a sentence even after being taught it twice." Liang Dabao pouted. "Unlike me, if you give me a little hint, I can recite the whole thing."

Yes, yes, you're smart. You asked the same question three times.

Chen Mu squinted and stared at him.

"It's all those squad leaders' fault. I heard they all put on airs and only teach us the Qingnang Pian if we give them money as tribute."

"And they only teach it twice a day, no wonder they learn so slowly," Liang Dabao said with a disdainful look.

"If they act so arrogantly, aren't these squad leaders afraid that someone will master the Netherworld God Transformation and turn around and cause trouble for them?"

I want to cause him trouble right now!

Chen Mu couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Extortion is one thing, but to only teach someone twice a day?
You took my money, and you're not teaching me properly? Isn't this hindering my cultivation?!

"No, we need to think of a way to speed up the new recruits' memorization of the Qingnang Pian." Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

……

In the dead of night, the entire Pegasus Camp was eerily quiet except for the footsteps of a few patrol teams.

Inside a barracks, more than a dozen new recruits were fast asleep on a large communal bed.

An invisible force, like smoke and mist, enveloped the entire room.

The next moment, the grinding of teeth, farting, and snoring suddenly stopped, and more than a dozen new recruits sat up straight, in perfect unison as if they had risen from the dead.

Chen Mu's figure appeared in the corner.

"There's a chance!"

The true form of the Heavenly Demon Body is the Heavenly Demon Cloud Mirage. When it first crawled out of the River of Oblivion, it already possessed the ability to bewitch spirits and could briefly confuse yin spirits.

Although it's a bit clumsy, and even a slightly talented spirit can't be fooled, it can still hypnotize ordinary people.

Chen Mu walked forward with a smile and began to recite the Qingnang chapter line by line.

The dozen or so new recruits were like little scholars in a private school, swaying their heads and reciting along.

"Since you didn't learn well during the day, then continue practicing at night, repeating the exercises excessively and using mind-control hypnosis to practice to the point of exhaustion!"

So what if you can't read?

"Practice until it becomes a habit, until it's ingrained in your instincts, and even if you can't read, you can still recite the Qingnang Chapter fluently!"

……

Early morning, on a small hill outside Ganzi Mountain, at the Bingchen Branch of the Twenty-Nine Yuan Dynasty.

Directly opposite the main gate is the Hall of the Spirit Lord.

Inside the hall is a simple portrait of a deity in flowing robes and sleeves.

At one moment, an old man with a sinister and cold face suddenly appeared.

He stood with his hands behind his back, squinting as he quietly observed the portrait.

After a long while, Yuan Dong and his two siblings rushed into the main hall excitedly. They saw the old man at a glance and immediately stepped forward with joy: "Master, what brings you here!"

This person was none other than Yuan Xian, the head of the 29th Academy of Locking Dragon.

"I'm on my way to Nan Shu to oversee the construction of the City God's temple. I'm just passing through, so I thought I'd drop by to see you all." Yuan Xian forced a smile, a rare occurrence. But paired with his cold, stern face, it sent chills down one's spine.

Yuan Dong and his two siblings were adopted by Yuan Xian when they were young, but they were already used to that frightening smile.

“You’ve been traveling all over Daqian, and we haven’t seen each other for more than half a year. In the past, when we met, you always left in a hurry. This time, you must stay here for a few more days,” Yuan Dong said cheerfully.

“This time, I really will be staying here for a few days.” Yuan Xian nodded in agreement.

Before the three could ask any questions, Yuan Xian took the initiative to explain: "According to the Heavenly Observation Mirror inside the courtyard, the power of the City God Temple in Luandu County has expanded again recently."

"There are even two counties within the territory of Southern Sichuan, where the City God Temples have just been built and there are no living deities residing there yet."

"If things continue to develop like this, Luandu County may very well become Luandu Prefecture."

“This City God in the county is probably no ordinary person.” Yuan Xian said solemnly.

"Master, are you saying that someone will come to steal the City God statue and dig up the temple's energy points?" Yuan Dong's expression changed: "Who would dare to be so bold?!"

Yuan Xian sneered: "Digging up veins to steal statues, setting up private temples to plunder incense offerings—what wouldn't those powerful families do for their own benefit!"

Seeing the three siblings' solemn expressions, Yuan Xian's expression softened slightly: "You don't need to be afraid. This is both a danger and an opportunity for you."

"Blocking these people would be a great achievement. Afterwards, we will surely receive blessings from the Spirit Lord, which will accelerate our cultivation of the Underworld God Transformation."

"Master makes it sound so easy. We three siblings can't stop those greedy people," Yuan Chun complained, pouting.

"Then why do you think I came to Luandu County?" Yuan Xian glared at his little apprentice.

“I knew Master wouldn’t just abandon us.” Yuan Chun laughed immediately.

"The troops from the 29th Academy, B2 Banner, are already on their way." Yuan Xian nodded slightly and gave the order in a calm tone.

"Later, go to the Pegasus Camp and recruit some new soldiers to guard the area around the pulse points."

“Li Buxian, the temple keeper of Luandu County, comes from a humble background and has no connections. You can bring my letter to his door and recruit him into the Twenty-Ninth Courtyard.”

"At most six months, the City God statue will be completely connected to the earth's veins. At that time, the statue will be unshakeable, and those people will naturally back down."

"Before that, you must be very careful and take precautions to prevent the thieves from digging out the pulse points."

"We will obey our master's orders!" The three men respectfully clasped their hands in greeting.

……

Pegasus Camp, Yisanqi Barracks.

Liang Dabao walked into the room with an angry expression.

"Hu Laosan's words are like farts. He clearly promised to invite me to Yicui Tower for music and dinner, but now he's going back on his word."

"Son of a bitch!"

He looked at Chen Mu with a dejected expression: "Brother Zhong, we'll have to postpone our dinner invitation."

Chen Mu's face twitched. So, just because others don't invite you doesn't mean you won't invite me, huh? You're really planning to freeload off other people at this teacher appreciation banquet!

"It's all Hu Laosan's fault!" Liang Dabao said indignantly.

"I clearly taught him, but he insists he learned it in a dream, saying that a teacher guided him in chanting scriptures in his dream. Isn't that ridiculous!"

"Alright, it's just a meal, it's on me," Chen Mu said cheerfully.

The Cloud Mirage Demon's clumsy bewitching magic is actually somewhat useful.

If they persist for ten days to half a month, the new recruits will be able to recite the Qingnang chapter, and the Flying Horse Camp will be able to open the Tiandu Pool.

"Why didn't I dream back then?" Liang Dabao said with regret. "Although everyone has dark circles under their eyes, as if they haven't slept for ten or fifteen days, it's really convenient."

"But I still think that guy is just fooling me, he just doesn't want to spend money to treat me to dinner at Yicui Restaurant." He looked suspicious.

"Someone teaching him in his dreams? Brother Zhong, what kind of respectable teacher would sneak into the dreams of an old scoundrel like him in the middle of the night?"

"This guy is definitely talking nonsense!"

Indecent?
Still talking nonsense?
Chen Mu rolled his eyes and glanced sideways at the chubby boy.

So you want to dream about reciting texts?

Okay, I'll let you try it tonight!
……

A legend has recently circulated in Feima Camp that the City God appeared in people's dreams in the middle of the night and taught them to recite scriptures.

The claim is absurd, but the change is obvious: soldiers who are illiterate can recite the entire Qingnang Pian fluently with their eyes closed.

Although they all looked haggard with heavy dark circles under their eyes, they couldn't hide the joy on their faces. After all, learning the Qingnang Chapter would allow them to cultivate the Netherworld God Transformation. Only by condensing the blood pouch and mastering the Netherworld God Transformation could they become true members of the Pegasus Camp.

The moon in the sky grew rounder and rounder, and more than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Late that night, the silver moon in the sky resembled a huge, round plate. Campfires were lit everywhere within the Pegasus Camp, illuminating the entire area. Five hundred new recruits, led by their respective squad leaders and flag officers, gathered around the stone platform in the center of the camp.

On the stone platform, four members of the Lock Dragon Academy, including Xie Ji, stood around the white jade cauldron, chanting incantations.

Chen Mu stood in the crowd, took a deep breath, and felt a slight tremor in his heart.

For the past twenty-odd days, he stayed up late every night, trying to put the new recruits to sleep. He led them in reciting the Qingnang chapter, keeping them quite busy.

"We've finally waited for this day!"

As Xie Ji and the others chanted incantations, a wisp of green smoke flew out from between their eyebrows and into the white jade cauldron.

A large amount of incense energy surged out, then immediately evaporated and dissipated in mid-air. The jade cauldron hummed and trembled, and a familiar power descended upon the mortal realm.

"It really is the River of Oblivion..." Chen Mu couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

When he learned that Tiandu Pool was a bottomless pool, he guessed that it might be related to the River of Oblivion.

"Legend has it that the River of Oblivion has nine layers, each with its own mysteries. The Heavenly Capital Pool probably uses the power of one of these layers to help people condense blood sacs and cultivate the Netherworld God Transformation."

As they pondered, the faint, almost imperceptible power of the River of Oblivion enveloped the area around the camp.

The squad leaders began to guide the new recruits onto the stone platform, where they pricked their fingertips with silver needles, squeezed out a drop of blood, and threw it into the white jade cauldron.

Chen Mu followed suit, meeting Xie Ji's complicated gaze, and poured his blood into Tiandu Pool.

He had already inquired with Xie Ji last night and learned that the worship of Tian Du Tan is divided into major and minor rituals.

The act of dripping blood into the cauldron is part of the minor sacrificial ritual. The purpose is to use fresh blood as a guide to draw the power of the Heavenly Capital Pool into the body, thereby condensing the blood essence of the Underworld God.

Five hundred people stepped forward in an orderly fashion and quickly completed the ceremony.

At this moment, the moon was high in the sky, its enormous size seemingly hanging directly above everyone's heads. The new recruits began reciting the incantations from the second part of the Qingnang chapter.

Chen Mu took a deep breath and began reciting the Qingnang chapter as well.

After reciting it only once, the surrounding environment suddenly changed drastically, with thick fog rising from beneath one's feet and rapidly spreading in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, Liang Dabao, who was standing an arm's length away from him, suddenly disappeared.

Turning his head again, he found that he was completely enveloped in fog. It was as if he had left the Pegasus Camp and entered a vast, boundless world filled with thick fog.

next moment.

Boom!
A heartbeat, like a muffled thunderclap, suddenly emerged from the depths of the thick fog.

The next instant, the thick fog within five meters in front of him suddenly dissipated, and a fist-sized ball of bright red blood slowly floated to his front.

The blood clot slowly wriggled, transforming into a liquid heart, then contracted and released.

Boom!
A heartbeat like muffled thunder exploded.

He felt the ground beneath his feet tremble, as if the entire world was shaking along with him.

Chen Mu listened to the increasingly loud heartbeat and stared intently at the fist-sized liquid heart.

He suddenly felt that the foggy world he was in was like a huge heart!
The next instant, the blood from the heart shot into Chen Mu's chest.

It felt like someone had stabbed him through the chest; Chen Mu couldn't help but gasp.

In the blink of an eye, the thick fog around him disappeared, and a bright moon like a jade plate appeared overhead. He had already returned to the four altars of the Pegasus Camp.

A burning pain shot through his chest. Chen Mu abruptly pulled open his shirt and discovered that a bright red dot the size of a soybean had appeared on his left chest.

Previously, while practicing the Qingnang Chapter, the Yinming Worms stimulated their growth, enveloping my body like a fishing net. Only my heart area was missing a piece, which remained untouched by the Yinming Worms.

At this moment, the red dot is right in the middle of the large gap in the bowl.

"This is the Blood Essence of the God of the Underworld?"

Before he could examine it closely, the Yinming worms all over his body seemed to be snakes and insects awakened by spring thunder, wriggling and climbing rapidly.

Like a lake bursting its banks, or like a flock of sheep released from their cages, they followed the red dot and burrowed inside.

In the blink of an eye, all the Yin-Yang insect threads on his body had burrowed into the red dot.

Boom!
It was just like the heartbeat I heard in the thick fog before.

A tremendous heartbeat suddenly exploded in his left chest. The sound was like the roar of a ferocious beast, and his whole body trembled involuntarily.

Chen Mu couldn't help but look down.

"The so-called blood sac refers to the heart? The heart that has been modified and strengthened by the Yinming Worm?" He suddenly realized.

Just now, all the Yin-Yang insects, along with the red bean-sized Netherworld God's blood essence, have been completely integrated into the heart.

With a thought, the gray wall appeared before my eyes.

The Qingnang Chapter: Limits;

"After all that trouble, it's finally done..." Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.

(End of this chapter)