My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 720 Sacred Heart

Chen Mu saw Bai Shou again half a month later.

On the mountainside of Meishan, Chen Mu and Bai Shou sat facing each other by the window of a stilted building suspended in mid-air.

Seeing the other person's radiant face, Chen Mu cupped his hands in congratulations: "Congratulations on your progress in cultivation, fellow Daoist."

"It's all thanks to you, fellow Daoist." Bai Shou waved his hand and bowed to personally pour Chen Mu a cup of emerald green tea.

"This is the Bai family's unique Bizhen tea. It takes nine years to produce half a jin (250 grams) of it. It can nourish the spirit of the fetus and has extraordinary effects." He said with a smile.

"Such a rare treasure?" Chen Mu exclaimed in surprise.

"The Henglian Mountains stretch for hundreds of thousands of miles, and are teeming with demons and monsters. The various passes of the Sacred Heart Academy are far apart, and it is in dire need of a Dao Foundation expert like you to guard them."

"I have benefited greatly from this introduction," Bai Shou explained with a smile.

Is that what happened?

"Then pour me another cup." Chen Mu immediately drank the Bizhen tea in the cup in one gulp.

Bai Shou chuckled as he poured tea, looking completely unconcerned.

Feeling the clarity slowly rising in his mind, Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

This effect is even three times better than the Nourishing Spirit Wine!
"How about you spare some of your tea leaves for me, fellow Daoist?"

Bai Shou's eyes twitched. Thinking of the Heart-Nourishing Pill bestowed by the Sacred Heart Academy, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

That pill could greatly improve his cultivation in a short time, and a little tea leaves...

"It would be even better if we could break off a few tea branches or dig up a few roots," Chen Mu said with a grin.

Do you still want to transplant tea trees?
Bai Shou glanced at Chen Mu expressionlessly, as if to say, "I didn't hear anything."

Chen Mu shook his head with considerable regret.

That's the end of this extortion.

……

Two days later.

Deep in the Henglian Mountains, mountain streams gurgle and flow, eroding the stones of all sizes until they are smooth and round.

At one moment, it seemed as if a large fish was swimming rapidly underwater, and a large amount of water splashed up suddenly on the surface.

Three to five meters above the ground, a magnificent palanquin, as large as two bedrooms, sped swiftly through the wind.

The roof and surrounding pillars of the earth-walking chariot were equipped with protective barriers. Chen Mu sat inside, feeling only tranquility and peace, without sensing any strong winds blowing in his face.

"I've sacrificed some of Baijia Village's resources to shorten the contract period for you, fellow Daoist. You only need to serve for fifteen years," Bai Shou said slowly, sipping his Bizhen tea as he sat opposite Chen Mu.

"But this is a contract of life and death. You can back out before you reach Canglei Gorge. But once it's signed, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

"If things ever turn sordid, don't blame the Bai family for cheating you," he said solemnly.

"Fifteen years," Chen Mu feigned hesitation, "If we disobey the imperial edict..."

"This will surely attract the Yin Fire of the Luofu Dao Ancestor!" Bai Shou said solemnly.

Is your heart burning with yin fire?

Is it comparable to being struck by lightning?
With the Nine Revolutions Tribulation Technique and his perfected Dao Foundation cultivation, the backlash from the Thousand Machines Sect Contract could only make his hair stand up slightly.

Is your heart burning with yin fire?

Ah!
He didn't seem to care, but his facial expression kept changing. One moment he was helpless, the next worried, then unwilling, then resolute.

"I will live for the Way and die for the Way. I will sign this contract!" After gritting his teeth for a while, Chen Cai spoke as if he had made a great decision, his face full of ferocity.

“My Bai family ancestor also served as a Taoist soldier for the Huangquan Sect in Leizhou. In the personal notes he left to his descendants, he recorded several dangerous situations.”

"But in order to advance further in my cultivation, I have no choice but to sign the contract. What can I do?" Bai Shou sighed, feeling the same way.

"Since you know my future is uncertain, then please provide me with a section or two of Bizhen tea root."

"roll!"

Tsk tsk, what a pity...

His performance failed to fool the old man.

……

Hidden in the heart of the Henglian Mountains lies the Canglei Ravine.

The mountain peaks on both sides are shrouded in clouds and mist, and the valley below is winding and deep, as if a dragon is hiding in it.

Lightning flashed intermittently within the clouds, and rumbling sounds echoed through the mountain valleys.

This is the mountain gate of the Sacred Heart Branch Temple of the Yellow Spring Sect.

Even with their Dao Foundation cultivation, Chen Mu and Bai Shou took more than ten days to fly here.

...Dragon Head Peak, the highest peak of Canglei Gorge, is where the Sacred Heart Temple of Sacred Heart Academy is located.

Chen Mu followed Bai Shou into the spacious hall.

On the wall facing you hangs a portrait of a deity in armor, sitting cross-legged on a white cloud and holding a bronze mirror.

Below the portrait, in front of the altar, a gaunt old man with dry, yellow hair was resting with his eyes closed on a prayer mat.

Upon hearing the commotion of Chen Mu and the other person entering the main hall, the man immediately opened his eyes and stood up.

After looking Chen Mu up and down, the old man's face immediately showed a satisfied smile: "Is this Fellow Daoist Chen from the Thousand Machines Sect? I am Luo Ding, and I am temporarily in charge of the Sacred Heart Lower Academy of the Yellow Springs Sect."

Chen Mu met the other person's gaze and felt a chill run down his spine.

The old man looked completely ordinary, yet he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, as if the gaunt old man opposite him were a terrifying demon.

"Greetings, Imperial Physician Luo!" Chen Mu dared not be negligent and quickly followed Bai Shou in bowing respectfully.

As expected of a master craftsman who has spent many years creating artifacts and is about to master the true form of a celestial demon. No matter how peaceful his appearance may be, it cannot conceal his ferocious nature.

"Fellow Daoist, do you really intend to join my Sacred Heart Academy?" Luo Ding asked with a smile. "The Yellow Springs Sect and the Thousand Machines Sect have always been on good terms. If you are unwilling, my Sacred Heart Academy can help you return to the Thousand Machines Sect in Leizhou."

"I dare not conceal this from the Capital Academy. At this moment, demons are invading from beyond the heavens, and the Horned Wood Stars are in chaos. If I were to return now, my situation would be extremely dangerous." Chen Mu said calmly, "It is safer to stay at the Sacred Heart Lower Academy in Yizhou."

"You are sincere."

Luo Ding understood.

“Your choice is correct. I’ve been observing the stars lately, and most of the stars in the constellation Arcturus and Jupiter are dim. There must be some serious trouble there.”

Mostly dim?

So many stars have been invaded by the Netherworld Demon Heaven?
Chen Mu was also startled.

He had previously guessed that not only Fire Star would suffer, but he never expected that most of the stars would be affected.

"Have you thought it through?" Luo Ding asked seriously again.

"I hope the academy will take care of me in the future." Chen Mu solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Upon hearing this, Luo Ding flipped his hand and took out a jade slip about the thickness of a forearm.

"Although my Sacred Heart Academy mainly cultivates the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Method, it ultimately belongs to the Yellow Spring Sect, the orthodox Qi Refining lineage. We have no shortage of Qi Refining secret techniques, and we also have the spiritual treasures and scrolls you need."

"As long as you sign this contract in front of Dao Ancestor Luofu, you can choose any scripture or manual from the Scripture Repository," Luo Ding said, handing the jade slip to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu didn't hesitate at all.

He immediately mobilized his magical power to leave a mark at the end of the jade slip.

"Aren't you going to take a closer look?" Luo Ding raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you afraid I'll put a trap in the contract?"

Digging?

With the Nine Lives Dividing Tribulation Technique, if you really dig a pit, I will definitely give you a big surprise.

"I trust Imperial Physician Luo!" Chen Mu said with a sincere and solemn expression.

Luo Ding nodded, his expression becoming even more amiable.

The chanting of incantations and prayers, the burning of the contract—all presided over by Luo Ding himself—were completed quickly, and Chen Mu successfully became a member of the Sacred Heart Institute.

……

The next day.

Chen Mu got up early in the morning and went to the back mountain of Longshou Peak in Cangleijian.

After several twists and turns, we soon arrived at a small, drab building.

This is the Sacred Heart Monastery Library.

"A higher level of cultivation makes all the difference."

"When I was a Dao soldier in the Thousand Machines Sect, I had to work hard to accumulate Dao merits to exchange for the Dao Foundation Record."

"Unlike now, as soon as someone arrives, they immediately give them the Spirit Treasure Creation Scroll." Chen Mu walked into the wooden building with a smile.

Upon entering, a spacious hall with a height of seven or eight meters immediately comes into view, with rows of bookshelves filling the field of vision.

The "Thousand-Mile Household Courtyard Law"?
Chen Mu thought about the exquisite little building outside again and understood.

To set up such a massive magical barrier in such a small wooden building requires extraordinary skill and expense.

"As expected of the Yellow Springs Sect's lower academy, they're quite arrogant," Chen Mu thought to himself.

With such a profound foundation, those magical scrolls must be extraordinary.

You came to the right place!

(End of this chapter)