My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 644 The Tribulation

One month later, at dusk.

At the entrance to the cliffside cave, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, gazing contentedly at the gray wall.

"It's not easy."

Nine Lives Dividing Tribulations Technique: The Limit;

"Although that old man Hu Buwei is ruthless, he did not lie. However, his understanding of the Dividing Tribulation Technique is probably not very detailed."

"The max-level Nine Lives Tribulation Technique doesn't divide the tribulation equally, but rather equally. All the Peach Gods, including myself, share the burden equally."

Chen Mu carefully sensed the information reflected by the gray wall, and his smile grew even brighter.

Moreover, is it because Peach God Lord was able to share the burden of the calamity technique due to the connection of their energies?

What about his own Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed?

Those things can be considered part of me. Could they also share the burden of calamity like Peach God?

Chen Mu's heart pounded uncontrollably.

He immediately reversed the Divine Aperture River Chariot, cultivated nine streams of primordial energy, and then sent them all into the space between his eyebrows.

By a twist of fate, the vortex spun rapidly, and the power of the Yin spirits transformed into a cold, white mist.

The two combined to nourish the celestial demon's body, which was located countless miles away.

Chen Mu felt a sudden clarity in his mind, and countless hidden auras surfaced deep within his soul. Immediately afterward, a pitch-black sky appeared in his consciousness.

The sky was deep and dark, like the night sky, with bright spots twinkling on it, like billions of stars in the dead of night.

"This feeling of connection... that's it!"

"As long as the Nine Lives Tribulation Technique is used to connect and reshape it, the Spirit Seed can immediately become an alternative Peach God Lord who shares the burden of the tribulation technique!"

Chen Mu clenched his fist and waved it.

"If all the spirit seeds were truly transformed into Peach God..."

Chen Mu looked at the slowly fading star map of the night sky in his mind, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

The Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon's body was clumsy and weak, and the spirit seeds it split off had no ability to survive independently, but the number of spirit seeds it split off was truly astonishing.

Moreover, although the spirit seed is difficult to implant into other living beings, it can achieve symbiosis with the Yin spirit by combining it with the Heavenly Demon Curse hidden in the Eastern Longevity Scripture.

The bright spots, large and small, that were previously visible in the dark sky were all successful symbiotic demon spirit seeds.

"Nine Lives Dividing Tribulation Technique?"

"No, I think it should be called the Spirit Seed Tribulation Technique!"

……

The General Affairs Office of the Hundred Illusions Sect is located between the Qingqiu Palace and the cluster of cliffside cave dwellings where the disciples reside.

Qingqiu Palace is the core of the Hundred Illusions Sect, located atop the mountain.

The disciples' cave dwellings were built on the mountainside of Qingqiu Mountain.

The General Affairs Office is located below the cliffs of Qingqiu Mountain, higher than Qiuyun Valley, and basically level with the spiritual fields of Jinyuan Valley in the basin.

The location is low to the ground so that it is convenient for disciples to hand over tasks and leave the area. The passage leading to the outside world of Qingqiu Mountain is also located nearby.

That day, Chen Mu finished his task at the millstone workshop early and arrived at the General Affairs Office.

Stepping through the five- or six-meter-high square doorway, a wide, domed cave more than ten meters high appears.

Numerous fluorescent algae lanterns hung above, illuminating the cave brightly.

Directly opposite is a wide passageway that seems to stretch out of sight, like a tunnel through the mountain, extending outwards from the mountainside.

On either side of the hall, there are two arched doorways arranged symmetrically. One leads to the General Affairs Office, and the other leads to the Criminal and Military Affairs Office.

Chen Mu glanced at it and walked straight into the doorway on the left with the plaque for general affairs hanging on it.

……

"The leg meat of the Hundred-Eyed Spider is delicious and can strengthen the body and replenish vital energy. If you're tired of the Golden Valley food, you can try it to change things up."

"The price is similar to that of Jin Yuan Gu, only five white jade coins per pound."

"Too expensive?"

"Then why not take a look at the antler horse? Ten pounds of meat only cost one piece of white jade."

"It is rich in qi and blood, chewy, and can completely replace the bland and tasteless fasting pills."

Manager Zhou of the General Affairs Bureau's Hundred Things Pavilion pointed to the frozen exotic beast meat in a half-person-high black pottery jar and tirelessly promoted it.

"If I buy a lot, can you give me a discount?" Chen Mu asked.

"That depends on how much you want," Manager Zhou said dismissively.

Chen Mu pointed to the more than twenty black pottery jars around him filled with deer antlers and horse meat: "I want them all."

"You have this white jade, why don't you go and buy Jin Yuan Valley?" Manager Zhou asked curiously, puzzled. "That's a natural elixir that can keep you full for a long time and strengthen your body. No matter how you look at it, it's better than spending a lot of money to buy these exotic beast meats."

If it were for my own consumption, of course I could buy Golden Yuan Valley. But if it were to feed the Yin Spirits, then large quantities of exotic beast meat would be far better. Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged as he pondered how to come up with an excuse.

Shopkeeper Zhou, however, seemed to realize something and spoke first: "You've been practicing some kind of unorthodox secret technique, haven't you?"

"In this light, the meat of exotic beasts that replenish qi, blood, and essence is indeed indispensable."

That's great, I don't even need to come up with a reason myself.

Chen Mu immediately nodded: "Manager Zhou is indeed very knowledgeable."

Moreover, strictly speaking, the Heavenly Demon Body and the Yin Soul Monster really do belong to unorthodox and heterodox paths.

"Then I can give you an extra pound of deer antler and horse meat for every piece of white jade I have, but no more than that," Manager Zhou said with a smile.

"make a deal."

……

In the dead of night, in a cave nestled in the cliff.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged at one end of the stone bed.

On the table in front of him was a fist-sized bronze incense burner, from which wisps of smoke curled upwards.

The Five Ghost Bag floated in front of him, and the Mountain-Carrying Scripture was activated, causing thousands of vengeful spirits within to coalesce into one. A large amount of vengeful divine power flowed out, continuously.

The silver vertical line between Chen Mu's eyebrows glowed, and all the Yin spiritual power was absorbed into the secret aperture between his eyebrows.

The Yin-Yang Moon Blade spun around the Yang-Yang Bone Ball, instantly swallowing up the newly arrived Yin spirit's divine power, which then transformed into wisps of cold white mist.

The white mist swirled around inside the secret passage a few times before vanishing into thin air.

In Daqian, Yunzhou, there is a grotto-heaven with the statue of the City God in Luandu County.

The bald young man, now in the form of a demon, lay half-asleep in a rocking chair covered with thick quilts, his eyes half-open.

The flower ornament between her eyebrows radiated a bright red light, and white fluorescence seemed to flow within her dark pupils.

A hidden, invisible wave slowly spread outwards from the Heavenly Demon's body.

At first, the echoes only reverberated within the grotto of the deity statue, but later they gradually seeped out of the statue and spread wave after wave toward Qiluo Mountain below the City God Temple.

The chirping of insects, which had been rising and falling in waves, slowly faded away. A profound silence descended upon the mountainside.

It was as if an invisible behemoth was enveloping the entire Qiluo Mountain.

……

At dawn, a faint ray of light appeared on the eastern horizon, and Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes.

Sensing the countless faint wisps of energy, he felt a sense of relief and let out a long breath.

"The 'Mountain Carrying Sutra' gathers the power of evil spirits and monsters, and then, through a series of unexpected events, transforms it into white mist that nourishes the celestial demon's body. This interconnected process indeed nourishes the celestial demon's body and allows it to rapidly transform."

To cultivate the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed into the Peach God, one must first ensure that the Spirit Seed and one's own energy are always connected.

The Heavenly Demon Body's abilities were insufficient, and the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed was too far away, so this connection appeared and disappeared intermittently.

To master the Spirit Seed Tribulation Technique, he must strengthen his Heavenly Demon Body and closely connect the Spirit Seed with his own Qi.

Relying on his own Yin spirit power was obviously too slow. Chen Mu then devised a plan to extract the power of Yin spirits and monsters using the Mountain-Carrying Scripture.

The reason for buying the exotic beast meat was to fill the bottomless pool and replenish the life essence of the Yin spirit monster.

"We have to thank Akijin Go," Chen Mu joked with a grin.

If it weren't for Akio Kingo, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the Dragon Ball's secret, and by some twist of fate, he wouldn't have been able to transform into a heretic.

Without the necessary foundation, one cannot transform Yin spiritual power into white mist, thus hindering the rapid transformation of the Heavenly Demon Body.

"Of course, my own efforts also played a part in this," Chen Mu said with a grin.

The Five Ghosts Bag, the Yin Spirit Monster, and the Mountain-Carrying Scripture—these are all prerequisites for providing a massive amount of Yin Spirit power, which I accumulated little by little over more than ten years.

Chen Mu stretched and got up to go to the window. A glimmer of starlight shone through the jade pendant and into his pupils.

"The Heavenly Demon Body welcomes all who come into contact with the cold white mist. What is now preventing me from quickly mastering the Spirit Seed Tribulation Technique is the essence of the beast's flesh."

Although ghosts are easy to raise, they can survive as long as they are placed in the Five Ghosts Bag without even being fed.

However, to continuously draw power from the Yin spirits, one must provide sufficient blood and flesh essence.

"The price of exotic beast meat in the General Affairs Bureau is high and the reserves are small, which may not be enough to support long-term cultivation."

The Golden Essence Valley is home to naturally occurring elixirs that can synchronize essence, spirit, and mind. Even those who need to strengthen their foundation and cultivate their vitality will choose the Golden Essence Valley because it is easier to obtain them.

This has led to the General Affairs Council not placing much importance on the acquisition and storage of alien beast meat.

"It's better to rely on yourself than on others. I need to take some time to wander around the Misty Forest."

(End of this chapter)