I am grinding experience in another world

The weather grew colder by the day, and the leaves on the trees of Qiluo Mountain became even more withered and yellow.

Beneath the gate tower within the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, Chen Mu sat huddled in a rocking chair, staring blankly at the water screen in front of the door.

As Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture entered the Fifth Level, the power radiated by the City God Dojo of Qiluo Mountain spread wider, and the water screen could now display the landscapes of three neighboring counties. However, Chen Mu had no interest in viewing them.

Images of underground vein nodes flashed through his mind intermittently. Every time he thought of those half-dead Qi Cultivators, his heart felt indescribably complex.

Bang!

A soft sound came from the water screen.

Chen Mu instinctively looked up, only to see Li Buxian throwing a brand-new golden gourd into the Lock Dragon Well.

That old rogue was once again exploiting the Netherworld.

Chen Mu curled his lip.

But then again, the Netherworld itself was quite sinister, so...

None of them were good people!

"I really need to come up with a more comprehensive plan to leave the dojo," Chen Mu sighed deeply.

Not to mention anything else, the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture simply must be pushed to its limits. By then the dojo's power range would expand farther, and perhaps he could teleport directly to the border of Da Qian in one go.

That way, he could instantly distance himself from Da Qian the moment he left the dojo.

"And I also need to reduce the time I spend outside the Divine Statue Cave Heaven as much as possible."

He was quite regretful; he had actually wanted to enjoy himself in the neighboring three counties during the New Year.

The Breath Ending Divine Ability was indeed mysterious, but it was only a low-level Yin Soldier Supernatural Power and could potentially be deciphered.

His Truthful Listening Technique had already seen through it.

The Lock Dragon Courtyard had been dealing with Qi Cultivators for many years and might have a contingency plan.

He definitely didn't want to be buried in the vein nodes like some disposable resource by the Lock Dragon Courtyard.

"It's just about surviving, and I have experience with that!" Chen Mu gritted his teeth.

In the past decade or so, he had lived in burrows and deep mountains, and in the pitch-black Thousand Lanterns City, he could stay hidden for a year or two without showing his face. And now it was even easier with the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, where it was like spring all year round and there was no worry about food or drink.

"Yes, unless necessary, my true form shall never leave the Divine Statue Cave Heaven!"

...

Several days later, the weather in Luandu County grew colder, but inside the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, it remained as warm as ever.

The rocking chair under the gate tower was empty, but the water screen in front of the door displayed the bustling markets of Luandu Jiangyang and three other counties.

The cries of hawkers on the streets, the singing from the brothels, and the storytelling in the teahouses mixed together, drifting through the open door into the courtyard.

Inside the West Cross Yard, Chen Mu pricked up his ears, listening to the opera and storytelling while using Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles to sprinkle Jade Dew on the vegetable garden.

The seeds of vegetables he had sown more than ten days ago had sprouted.

Having decided to hide in the Divine Statue Cave Heaven and not show himself, he quickly adapted to the new rhythm of life.

He slept early and woke early every day, followed a routine to practice his techniques, and even had spare time to till and sow the vegetable garden in the West Cross Yard anew.

With the Jade Dew Well there, he wasn't lacking in food, but that did not stop him from getting his hands dirty to satisfy his culinary desires.

But...

"This Jade Dew seems to have changed somewhat." With a thought, a pearl-sized clump of Jade Dew flew up in front of his eyes.

Looking at the clear, water-like Jade Dew, Chen Mu instinctively swallowed.

It was like seeing a chilled bottle of Black Plum Juice on a hot summer day, making one want to gulp it down immediately.

"This tempting effect..."

"It feels somewhat like the Replenishing Origin Soup, doesn't it?" Chen Mu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Replenishing Origin Soup strengthens the foundation and nourishes the prime; it requires the Seven Turns Banquet Primordial Curse, combined with different medicinal herbs extracted from the flesh and blood of Exotic Beasts and Monsters. He was able to condense his Netherworld Divine Orifice solely with the help of this soup.

Moreover, Replenishing Origin Soup was extremely attractive to Yin Spirits, such that even Military Supervisor Shen Yan of the Divine Fetus Realm had praised it endlessly.

"This change in the Jade Dew Well seems to have occurred just these past few days."

"Could it be the Spiritual Treasure Pivot?"

Chen Mu immediately realized.

Speaking of recent changes, only the advancement of the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture to the Fifth Level was noteworthy.

"The higher the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture mastered by the Living God, the more perfect and powerful the City God Dojo's power becomes?"

"Remarkable!"

...

Over the next few days, Chen Mu paid close attention to the changes in the Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

Before he had found the unusual aspects of the Grotto Heaven, his Heavenly Demon Body had already completed its transformation, mysteriously thickening its Yin Spirit's origins.

It was as if he had rolled around once again inside the River of Oblivion, experiencing a second development. The appearance remained unchanged, but internally it continuously refreshed and reset, the most direct manifestation being a 30% surge in Yin Spirit Divine Power!

"On the first day of practicing the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture, this change had actually occurred already, it was only that the increase was too small to be revealed."

"Now having entered the Fifth Level, the quantitative change caused a qualitative change, thus bringing about a dramatic increase in Divine Power."

Chen Mu carefully reviewed, suddenly enlightened.

"So, the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture is not only meant to strengthen the power of the dojo, but it also serves as special recompense for a Living God stationed for a hundred years."

"Why then, in the Netherworld, is the assessment of Living Gods so poor?"

"Is it deliberately propagated like this?"

"A covert monopolization of the pathway for Living Gods?"

He carefully reminisced about the Yin Soldiers he had set out with as a Living God, and suddenly realized several appeared to be the personal soldiers of Young City Lord Lü Liang.

Chen Mu could not help but twitch his cheeks.

"Dark, truly dark…"

With his foundational origins consolidated, though it wouldn't directly accelerate the cultivation speed of Yin Spirits, it could reduce cultivation bottlenecks, and most importantly, lift the upper limit of Yin Spirit cultivation.

Originally, a talent that might not even achieve the Divine Fetus Realm, after being refined by the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture, could potentially cultivate into a Yin God!

"Tsk tsk… no wonder there's what's called the Substitute Puppet Technique."

"Is it outwardly meant to allow Netherworld second generations to travel in the Yang Realm, but in reality, it's to steal the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture?"

"Tricks, tricks everywhere." Chen Mu clicked his tongue and shook his head.

Considering this transformation again, his heart suddenly stirred.

"The Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture can enhance Jade Dew. Could it be that the Lock Dragon Well that contains the Bottomless Pool outside is also undergoing mysterious changes?"

Chen Mu immediately became interested.

...

In the East Straddling Courtyard of the City Divine Temple, Li Buxian tossed a Black Plum Gourd into the Lock Dragon Well and turned to return to his room.

Approaching the desk, he didn't light the oil lamp. Instead, using the moonlight from the window, he opened a wooden box on the desk and took out a Black-Skinned Scripture to read.

"Yan Yue Scripture, Yan Yue Scripture, reciting it ten thousand times, can it truly resolve one's troubles?" Li Buxian's eyes flickered.

The scripture was acquired years ago at the Lock Dragon Courtyard during the capture of a Qi Cultivator.

He neither robbed nor stole it. It was directly given by an old man whom he couldn't defeat and didn't understand.

"That man claimed to be from the Demon Path, alleging an inheritance from Ancient Times, yet different from Qi Cultivators. He said even if he practiced this scripture, he wouldn't fear being chased and driven out by the Lock Dragon Courtyard."

"According to him, the scripture could guide a Demon Seed, refining it with the seven emotions of the Human World, strengthening the Superior Fetal Spirit, and aiding the practice of Underworld God Transformation." Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"But just hearing the three words 'Demon Path,' it doesn't sound like a good path." Li Buxian was somewhat hesitant.

"But if I don't take a risk, can I really rely on Black Plum Wine to replenish the Spiritual Deity?" Li Buxian's expression turned grim.

Although the success rate of Black Plum Wine had increased recently.

But Luandu County was just a remote small county after all. Silver Gourd among Black Plum Gourds was considered middle grade, and even if the success rate kept rising, could it really match the 100% success rate of the Golden Gourd?

Ha!

Relying on his own brewing of Black Plum Wine, definitely couldn't fully replenish the Spiritual Deity!

Go fight again to earn military merit, then become a temple priest again?

Li Buxian immediately shook his head.

Even if he wanted to do so, he definitely couldn't compete with those Noble Clans.

A good City Divine Temple would not be his turn. He would only be assigned to serve in a newly established City Divine Temple.

If that were the case, he would again need to spend time waiting for conditions to be met at the Lock Dragon Well. Back and forth, years would be wasted in vain.

"I need to find myself a backer," Li Buxian's expression turned calm.

"Underworld God Transformation Martial Dao inherently involves integrating Divine Demon power into oneself."

"Then finding a Heavenly Demon to rely on doesn't seem too excessive." He couldn't help but look up through the window towards the five ridges and six beasts on the main hall of the City Divine.

"City God, oh City God, I've recited scripts for you for three years, yet you are still of no use. Brewing Black Plum Wine can't even guarantee my success."

"Hmph!"

"If so, then don't blame me for changing allegiances, to worship other deities."

"Heavenly Demon? As long as it can aid my cultivation, a Heavenly Demon is also a god!" Li Buxian snorted coldly, decisively released the Black-Skinned Scripture, and began to recite softly.

Chen Mu, whose Divine Thoughts had just appeared: "…"

This old codger, is he that pragmatic?