I am grinding experience in another world

The Flame Moving Division, Camp Yi of the Third Banner.

Chen Mu sat dispirited in a corner of the wall. He never expected that just as he upgraded the Netherworld Guide to the Third Rank, the Netherworld Department would dissolve.

"Buy another copy of the Three Turns Seize Origin Curse? Head to the Cai Yuan Department to farm for experience?" He couldn’t help but grit his teeth at the thought.

What if the Cai Yuan Department was just as dangerous as the Netherworld Department?

He had heard rumors before about the Dew Harvesting Spell failing and big trouble in the Cai Yuan Department; he had even felt relieved that he’d chosen the Netherworld Department instead.

Now…

Chen Mu was plunged into confusion.

He felt nowhere in the Hai Character Camp was safe.

"What kind of shitty place is this!"

He couldn’t help but pine for Jilong Road. Although it had been chaotic there as well, at least he had had his own little cabin, where he could hide every day to comfortably farm for experience. Even if he ran into danger, there were plenty of directions to flee.

Unlike here, where he had the mark of the Soul Summoning Banner on him and couldn’t run even if he wanted to!

"Shitty place!"

…

Afternoon.

Wandering around all day and picking up bits of gossip, Shi Dechun returned to his quarters.

"I hear the Netherworld Department is lowering its assessment standards, recruiting people in droves."

"To prevent the water monkeys from attacking again, General Lan has even sent Yin Soldiers for protection."

"Brother Chen, aren’t you going to sign up?"

Chen Mu shook his head and sighed, "I don’t dare go..."

Yin Soldiers for protection? Weren’t they there before?

As a vital place of the Hai Character Camp, the Bottomless Pool couldn’t possibly lack protection.

Doesn’t the camp have cursing methods for protection? Didn’t it still get successfully ambushed by the red-eyed water monkeys?

Hearing this, Shi Dechun chuckled, "Better for you not to go..."

What’s with this old man? I can’t go to the Netherworld Department, and you’re actually happy about it?

Chen Mu’s expression immediately darkened.

Shi Dechun said earnestly, "Ever since the River of Oblivion, we’ve been traveling together! I’m just happy that our friendship can continue!"

Do you think I believe that?

Chen Mu glared at Old Shi.

"Heh heh, mainly because it’s safe to follow Brother Chen. If you really left, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at ease," he said.

This old geezer has more confidence in me than I do in myself?

Chen Mu couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile.

You might be able to sleep soundly, but now I can’t anymore.

…

Late at night.

Chen Mu slipped into the Underground Secret Chamber and habitually pulled out the River of Oblivion stone. Only when the sound of the River of Oblivion Water flowing rang out did he suddenly come to his senses.

"I must be losing my mind; I’ve already confirmed I can’t go to the Netherworld Department, so why am I still putting myself through this torturous training?"

He took out a soft couch to sit on, his thoughts in turmoil.

After a while, he took a deep breath and slowly calmed the restlessness and unease in his heart.

"I still need to keep grinding for experience."

"Once I’ve perfected the Ghost Pattern, the power of the True Form of Heavenly Demon will be on par with that of the Yin Soldiers. At that time, with the strength of the Yin Soldiers, hiding within the Flame Moving Division will definitely be much safer."

Boom!

He activated the Flight of Flame Scripture, and black flames enveloped his entire body.

With a thought, River of Oblivion Water rose into the air and quickly formed into a human-shaped water ball that encased him from head to toe.

…

The Stone Temple at the center of the Hai Character Camp.

"Not everyone can survive the transformation ritual to become a Blood God Child. Your method of trying to keep the Blood God Child as clear-headed as possible is too slow, too inefficient."

"With Ghost Gate suppressed, you’re the only one in charge here in the camp now. You can let go and devour Yin Spirits as much as you want," Wu Mu, the child without eyes, whispered from the shadows, urging him on.

Lan Zhang was seated in a stone chair, unmoved, "Swallowing ordinary creatures in large numbers is nothing but swallowing mindless worms. It seems to increase the power of the Blood Cloud, but in reality, it’s just a pile of loose sand, easily broken with a poke."

"But the Blood God Scripture has always been practiced like that, hasn’t it? The more Blood God Children created by swallowing, the stronger you become," Wu Mu retorted.

"Is that really correct just because it has always been done that way?" Lan Zhang chuckled softly. "I guess, out of those who follow the practices by the book, nine out of ten have gone mad, right?"

Wu Mu hesitated.

"In my view, Blood God Children are just a bunch of soldiers."

"You may know a lot about cultivating the Blood God Scripture, but when it comes to training and commanding soldiers, you’re not my match," Lan Zhang said.

"The Blood God Scripture ultimately cannot completely erase the consciousness of the Primordial Spirit. Sooner or later, it will gather and backfire,"

"It’s better to retain individual consciousness, using my will as the military command to integrate all Blood God Descendants."

"As long as the will remains unified without mutiny, even if I consume the entire Hai Character Camp, I won’t go insane!"

Wu Mu was shocked in his heart.

All cultivators of the Blood God Scripture always sought to erase the consciousness of the Blood God Descendants as much as possible. Even so, this only delayed insanity without eliminating the possibility of falling into madness.

Yet the fellow before him could be called crazily retaining all the consciousness of the Blood God Descendants, and then using his own will to integrate all voices, leading all the Blood God Descendants in one direction.

It was madness indeed, but if successful, then this guy really could cultivate the Blood God Scripture without going insane!

"If you cultivate according to your thoughts, it will certainly require a lot of time to select and digest. You need to eradicate the hidden dangers posed by Shen Yan first,"

"Shen Yan is cunning and tricky. He deliberately left a separate body outside earlier. Our plan to lure and kill him wasn’t completely successful, and I’m afraid he may find a way to contact the Netherworld."

"You have already completely transformed the Netherworld Department, but there are still many in the camp who can summon the River of Oblivion Water to connect with the Netherworld."

"If Shen Yan gathers them up, although he may not be able to open Ghost Gate, it is not impossible to send out some information."

Lan Zhang nodded slightly, speaking softly, "Seal off the camp inside and out, and hunt all Yin Spirits who can connect with the River of Oblivion." Your next read awaits at NovelBin.Côm

"At your command!"

A series of blood-colored shadows suddenly flew out from behind him, disappearing into the hazy night in the blink of an eye.

…

The Netherworld Department was attacked.

The entire Hai Character Camp was locked down under martial law.

Yin Soldiers no longer set out to battle, patrolling and guarding the camp all day long.

Chen Mu’s thoughts gradually calmed, wholly focused on practicing his Divine Skills.

The incident with the Netherworld Department made him realize that instead of thinking about transferring to a safe team, it was better to strengthen his power to improve his ability to handle sudden changes.

Time passed, and seven to eight days went by in a flash.

The Hai Character Camp was still sealed, and Chen Mu stayed obediently in the barracks, wholly focused on practicing the Ghost Pattern.

On this day, late at night, in the Underground Secret Chamber.

A thick white fog billowed as Chen Mu returned to his True Form, as usual, absorbing the essence of a water ape to recover his damaged True Form of Heavenly Demon.

He thought it would end quickly, but even after a water ape over three meters tall was drained dry, the sense of insufficiency transmitted from the secret spot between his eyebrows still didn’t stop.

Chen Mu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, immediately taking out another water ape and continuing with the Absorption Soul Return to Origin spell.

After five continuous water apes were drained, a sense of fullness finally came from between his eyebrows.

Chen Mu, full of anticipation, switched to his True Form of Heavenly Demon. Immediately he noticed that the delicate roots that had expanded from the vertical pattern between his eyebrows had now spread along his blood vessels, covering his entire body.

"The Divine Ghost Pattern is complete!"

He couldn’t help but rejoice, paying careful attention to himself. Right away, he discovered that a large amount of Yin Spirit Divine Power was continuously generating from within the silver network. @@novelbin@@

The Divine Power that had just been exhausted was easily replenished and continued to generate slowly but steadily.

Bursts of tremendous power kept surging from within his body.

"Is this the Divine Ghost Pattern?" Chen Mu couldn’t help but clench his fist.

Almost instinctively, he infused the Yin Spirit Divine Power into the vertical pattern between his eyebrows, causing the network of silver threads throughout his body to shine brightly.

The next moment, Chen Mu’s muscles rapidly expanded and intertwined, his skin turned visibly blue at a rate visible to the naked eye, his figure shot up in height, and his head reached the ceiling of the Secret Chamber in the blink of an eye.

He didn’t even have time to bend over before his vision went dark, and the upper half of his body thudded into the hardened mud at the top of the Secret Chamber.

Chen Mu used his hands to lift himself out of the ceiling and sat down cross-legged. Only then did he have the time to examine the changes to his body.

Five meters tall, his skin was indigo blue, black mist swirled around him, the silver vertical pattern between his eyebrows gleamed brilliantly, and the silver twisted patterns under his skin were barely visible.

"This is almost a replica of the Five Ghosts Possession form!" Chen Mu was quite surprised.

"So when I previously used the Five Ghosts Possession, was I actually prematurely activating the True Form of Heavenly Demon?"

"I also don’t know whether it’s the Five Ghosts Possession that created this Yin Soldier form or if the True Form of the Cloud Mirage Celestial Demon in turn influenced the Five Ghosts Possession."

Chen Mu pondered for a moment then shook his head, no longer dwelling on it; he didn’t even know what Cloud Mirage was, so thinking further was futile.

"They say that upon mastering the Divine Ghost Pattern, one awakens a Divine Skill, so where is my Divine Skill?" Chen Mu retracted his Yin Spirit Divine Power and resumed the form of an ordinary Yin Soldier.

"Just my clumsy Bewitching Divine ability?"

"Does that count as a Divine Skill?"

Fumbling with the silver ghost pattern, he suddenly felt a peculiar pull, as if an invisible door had appeared between his eyebrows.

He merely moved the thought.

The next moment, Chen Mu transformed into a mass of pitch-black light and shadow, whirling rapidly towards the area between his eyebrows, collapsing in on himself, and then with a whoosh, his entire being abruptly vanished without a trace.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself inside a familiar pitch-black space.

He looked around at the pure darkness in all directions, then turned his head to see the True Flesh Body floating in mid-air.

"Is this... Thousand Lanterns City?!"

"The lantern shadow monster that was devoured by the True Form of Heavenly Demon back then, has actually been absorbed and transformed into my own Divine Skill?!"