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"This scripture sounds kinda familiar," Chen Mu narrowed his eyes in the City Divine Temple as he listened to Li Buxian reciting scriptures, "why does it sound so much like my 'East Pole Longevity Scripture'?"

Could this be… the Heavenly Demon Curse?

Are other Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demons spreading the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed?

Ha!

Chen Mu couldn't help but laugh at that moment.

Li Buxian, this old geezer, clearly a Temple Priest in the City Divine Temple, was actually worshipping other Demon Gods.

And why, of all beings, did he have to worship the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon?

"Previously you worshipped me, the City God, who had the Heavenly Demon Cloud Mirage Body, and after the change, you're still worshipping the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon. Aren't you just spinning your wheels for nothing?"

"Haha!"

Furthermore, Chen Mu had conducted tests before; the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed could only parasitize Yin Spirits—it couldn't even latch onto a living person, let alone a puppy. Even if Li Buxian attracted the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, he was fated not to succeed.

Thinking about changing patron deities?

Heh...

"The Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon behind this Yan Yue scripture is bold too, spreading the Heavenly Demon Curse so openly. Is it not afraid of being besieged?"

Glancing at Li Buxian, who was earnestly chanting scriptures, Chen Mu stopped paying him any attention and turned to look at the Lock Dragon Well.

His projection of Divine Thoughts this time was precisely to check if the Lock Dragon Well had undergone any changes.

After focusing intently for a moment, Chen Mu narrowed his eyes against the bright golden light before him.

A stream of golden energy, like an inverted Milky Way, descended from the sky, falling directly into the Lock Dragon Well.

Looking upwards along the golden stream, his eyes were met with a vast expanse of golden clouds enveloping Qiluo Mountain.

The incense Spiritual Energy surged inside, centering around the energy pillar of the Lock Dragon Well, swirling and pouring into it.

"No wonder there's a Bottomless Pool inside the Lock Dragon Well!"

Since the advancement of the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture and discovering the underground energy node, he hadn't left the Divine Statue Cave Heaven. He had seen the gathering of incense Spiritual Energy at Qiluo Mountain, but had not realized that all the energy had been collected into the Bottomless Pool inside the Lock Dragon Well.

"And the incense Spiritual Energy that gathered into a cloud today, it's much larger than the cloud I saw a few days ago!"

Is it because the City God Dojo of Qiluo Mountain radiates power across three counties,

So that's why the incense Spiritual Energy gathered more with each passing day?

"The strengthening of the Dojo's power, the increase in gathered incense Spiritual Energy, which then affects the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, this is probably the true source of the changes in the Jade Dew Well," Chen Mu realized.

"Could the brewing of the millet wine also be related to this incense Spiritual Energy?" A thought suddenly struck him.

Previously, with the insufficient level of the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture, he couldn't see the incense Spiritual Energy and thought that the millet wine was only refined by the Bottomless Pool. Now knowing that the Lock Dragon Well is the gathering place of incense Spiritual Energy, the millet wine brewed through the Lock Dragon Well must be related to the incense Spiritual Energy.

With this thought, he dived into the Lock Dragon Well.

Looking down, he saw strands of faint golden Vital Energy being pulled by the silver patterns on the surface of a millet gourd, drilling into it.

Indeed!

"The increase in incense Spiritual Energy, the millet wine refinement process, may undergo changes just like the Jade Dew Well."

"If the failure rate increases, that's one thing, but if the success rate goes up, wouldn't that indirectly help Li Buxian?" Chen Mu couldn't help but curl his lip.

That old fellow probably wouldn't appreciate it; right now, he's thinking about switching allegiances and finding support.

If it weren't for fear of attracting trouble, Chen Mu would have tossed all the millet gourds into the Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

"Hmph!"

"Benefitting that old geezer."

...

In the subsequent half month, Chen Mu methodically continued his cultivation, with the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture still being his main focus.

Although strengthening the power of the Dojo made him somewhat displeased, the enhancement of the Heavenly Demon Body's origin, being able to extend the teleport distance further, and gaining a more detailed understanding of the Dojo's Restrictions meant he had to keep practicing.

With the remainder of his time, he divided it between the Kui Water Yin Thunder and the Giant Spirit Divine.

The Grotto Heaven was originally safe, and the Earth Spirit Vital Energy was abundant; he should have started to refine the River Chariot.

This was the Qi Refining Fourth Stage following the Join Jade Seed, Gathering Talisman, and solidifying the Divine Orifice.

But he lacked the related heritage, so he could only set it aside for the time being.

"To obtain the River Chariot Secret Method, I'm afraid I'd have to go to Hai Province to seek Jilong Road," Chen Mu pondered. "Hmm, I could also seek out Goose Sheep and the others beyond Da Qian."

"The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains have gathered many Qi Cultivators who have escaped from Da Qian; perhaps I can find something there."

"It's probably hopeless to count on the Qi Cultivators who survived within Da Qian, but if I just want to know the general situation, I should still be able to inquire about it."

"All these ideas are good, but all this hinges on the premise that I can completely break free from the City God Dojo." Thinking this, Chen Mu felt somewhat lost.

Over the past two years, he had tried different methods such as the United Heart Curse, Heavenly Demon Curse, and the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture, but none yielded satisfactory results.

"The future looks bleak..."

While he was feeling down, a murmur of sutra chanting reached his ears.

Chen Mu walked to the main entrance and saw Li Buxian, still diligently chanting sutras on the water screen, which lightened his bad mood.
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Over the past ten days or so, the old guy had hardly been practicing his Huangliang Wine technique, spending all day holding the Yan Yue Scripture that contained the Heavenly Demon Curse and chanting.

In the beginning, Chen Mu was somewhat apprehensive. He was curious and wary of another being like the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon, and he would occasionally check on Li Buxian through the water screen.

But as the days passed by, not a single Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed appeared around Qiluo Mountain.

"Either the Yan Yue Scripture is incomplete and can't attract the Spirit Seeds to appear,"

"Or the Cloud Mirage peer I haven't met has already perished."

"But no matter the circumstance, all those days of Li Buxian chanting sutras were in vain!"

"It's better to worship me than the Heavenly Demon," Chen Mu teased gleefully.

"Though I can't plant the Spiritual Seed in you, I can bring the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed before you, at least letting you get a glimpse of it."

While chuckling, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Previously, he had tried to use the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed to remotely connect the Qi mechanisms of his Fleshly Body with the Heavenly Demon Body, and thereby hopefully enable the True Flesh Body to escape the dojo.

For this purpose, he had scoured Luandu County and, apart from newborn infants, even grabbed puppies to use as hosts for the Spiritual Seed experiments.

But as for the Underworld God Transformation Warrior...

Chen Mu's expression changed instantly, and he exclaimed in frustration, "The local Cloud Mirage is too impolite!"

"Poor old Li, it's been such a hardship for him. He's chanted thousands of sutras day and night for half a month and received no response—it's just too pitiful!" He sympathized.

"As the master of the City Divine Temple and a good neighbor for two years, how could I stand by and watch?"

"You only want to invite the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed into your body, right? Old Li, I'll help you realize your dream!" Chen Mu said with a serious face.

Then a pitch-black vortex the size of a fist appeared above Li Buxian's roof, and a tiny dust-sized speck emerged from the vortex, waveringly floating into Li Buxian's room.

Li Buxian, who was chanting sutras, was instantly captivated by the faint glimmer.

"Heavenly Demon..."

"Have you finally responded to me!"

His face lit up with excitement as he carefully stretched out his hands, holding the dust-like speck of light before his eyes.

Then, with a resolute look, he swallowed it without hesitation.

The next moment, that Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, so fragile that a puppy could shatter it with one bite, merged into Li Buxian's body as effortlessly as a drop of ink in the sea.

"I've done it!" Li Buxian's face was filled with excitement as he opened his eyes.

Yet, inside the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, Chen Mu had a stunned expression, and surprise widened his eyes.

Could it be this smooth?

He had conducted so many Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed parasitism experiments in Luandu County, and not a single one had been successful.

He really didn't expect it to be so smoothly completed with Li Buxian!

Why?

Was it because Li Buxian had chanted sutras tens of thousands of times, or because he had practiced the Underworld God Transformation?

"As long as I understand the reason for Li Buxian's success, I can plant the Spiritual Seed into the True Flesh Body, and I will be able to escape the dojo!" Chen Mu was suddenly invigorated, swinging his fist with determination.