I am grinding experience in another world

In Thousand Lanterns City, ten massive Soul-Attracting Lamps illuminated the pitch-dark cave realm brightly.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a soft couch on the three-story balcony, slowly opened his eyes, and squinted towards the Five Dragons Scripture written on the gray wall.

Five Dragons Scripture: 7378/10000/Fourth Rank;

"Just like that, over two thousand experience value increased. The approach of Five Dragons Unification is indeed the correct one," Chen Mu said with a face full of joy.

"The proper sequence for Dharma Aspect should start with forming the Body Protection Qi Mechanism and then, as the Qi grows stronger, gradually form a divine demon apparition."

"The Five Dragons Scripture is more like an imitation of the complete Dharma Aspect. But it first simulates the outer layer of the Dharma Aspect, which is the divine demon apparition, then waits until the Dharma Aspect matures before nourishing the body to form the Body Protection Qi Mechanism."

"The Divine Fetus Dharma Aspect imitates the Heavenly Demon Qi Mechanism, and the Five Dragons Scripture in turn imitates the Divine Fetus Dharma Aspect."

"An imitation of an imitation? Tsk tsk... interesting indeed."

Chen Mu pondered with interest the feedback information from the gray wall.

His cultivation sequence should have been the same, but after observing the Strange Demon’s Qi Mechanism up close and combining insights from the past, he successfully comprehended Five Dragons Unification. Without waiting for the Five Dragon Dharma Body to mature, he instead cultivated an unconventional personal Qi Mechanism.

This wasn’t the Qi Mechanism formed by the Five Dragon Dharma Body, but an alternative ability he shaped based on the Five Dragon Dharma Body. It was infused with the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles, the Body Protection Aura, and the strong physique he had cultivated over many years.

Chen Mu estimated that in terms of defensive capability alone, the Five Dragons Unification was in no way inferior to the real Five Dragon Dharma Body’s Body Protection Qi Mechanism.

Moreover, after integrating the Primordial Soul Devouring ability of the Five Dragon Dharma Body, the lethality was equally high.

"Heh! Lü Liang wasn’t wrong, this secret technique really is an all-in-one offense and defense!"

Recalling the previous battle with the horse-faced, eagle-bodied Strange Demon, Chen Mu felt increasingly satisfied with the power of Five Dragons Unification.

"With this Five Dragons Qi Mechanism protecting me, if I encounter that big-eyed whale creature again, I ought to give it a slap and then..."

"Hmm... and then get swallowed by that fellow?"

How overly confident.

Merely possessing Five Dragons Unification, where did such bravado come from?

Whether he could safely return to Feng’an City was still in question, yet he was thinking of provoking the whale creature?

Tsk!

Chen Mu raised his palm and gave his face a thorough pat.

"That Nine Cups Calculation Scripture is unreliable too. In the past few days, everything was going smoothly, who would have thought that this morning, I’d run straight into the horse-faced, eagle-bodied Strange Demon."

Chen Mu made a face and glared at the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture on the gray wall.

Based on his previous experience in cultivation, if he were to dedicate a whole day to calculations, he would only increase his experience by fifty to sixty points at most.

And even if he raised his proficiency, the outcome would still carry a great deal of uncertainty. It was simply impossible to give him an accurate result, which Chen Mu found unsettling.

"Having a strong fist is indeed what counts."

He decided not to leave for the time being. With Thousand Lanterns City as a refuge, he wasn’t afraid of having to sleep in the wilderness.

It just so happened that the Five Dragon Dharma Body had just devoured the wing of a Strange Demon, which could speed up the cultivation of the Five Dragons Scripture. He would further refine his Five Dragons Unification technique to make himself even stronger. In the future, even if he encountered Strange Demons... well, at least he could run a bit faster.

...

Deciding to stay in the area for a few days, he immediately came out of Thousand Lanterns City and left the dilapidated ravine streamside.

He didn’t go far, finding a place to stay about seven or eight miles upstream of the stream.

From what he knew, Strange Demons mostly acted alone, and it was unlikely for two of them to appear in the same place at the same time.

As long as he didn’t stray too far with the residual scent of the previous Strange Demon still in the area, it was highly probable that no Strange Demons would appear in the next few days.

After choosing a good spot, he went back into Thousand Lanterns City and focused on cultivating the Five Dragons Scripture.

Seven days later, early in the morning.

On a messy small waterfall about three to five meters high, Chen Mu’s figure appeared on a large gray stone.

First using the Truthful Listening Technique to ensure the safety of the surrounding twenty miles, Chen Mu then casually grabbed a handful of thatch and began his daily Calculation Scripture calculations.

A moment later, Chen Mu curled his lips and casually threw the knotted thatch into the stream.

"One hundred calculations point sixteen times to the southeast."

"It’s possible that Feng’an City is indeed southeast, but this path isn’t necessarily safe."

The encounter with the horse-faced, eagle-bodied Strange Demon five days ago was still fresh in his mind, making him keep his doubts about the predictions of the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture.

"But I still have to go."

"I can’t return to the Yang Realm if I keep hiding in Thousand Lanterns City."

"It’s a pity I don’t know the exact location of Feng’an City, otherwise I could just set up another humanoid Ghost Gate and teleport back easily and safely... what a waste..."

"If I had known earlier, I should have refined a Netherstone in Feng’an City," Chen Mu said with a face full of regret.

Netherstone is part of the Ghost Gate, which can be used to pull and position a distant Ghost Gate.

But back then in Feng’an City, he had not foreseen the current turn of events.

"In the end, I still have to rely on myself to walk back step by step."

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"Luckily, having made another breakthrough with the Five Dragons Scripture, I have some confidence to ensure my own safety."

Chen Mu summoned the grey wall.

Five Dragons Scripture: 93/10000/Fifth Rank;

Thanks to the acceleration pack from the horse-faced, eagle-bodied creature card, the experience value of the Five Dragons Scripture surged, and it successfully entered the Fifth Level yesterday afternoon.

With the thought, the black light rotated and expanded, and the Five Dragon Dharma Body suddenly appeared in mid-air, the five massive dragons becoming even more solidified.

The earliest form of the Five Dragon Dharma Body was like a cloud of fog. After the first devouring of a Strange Demon, it underwent a transformation and became like a constantly flowing water group. Now that it has entered the Fifth Level, the entire Dharma Aspect underwent another transformation, as if it were crafted from glaze.

It was entirely dark grey, semi-transparent and horn-like in texture, with horns that were even bigger and sharper, muscles on its face twisted and bulged, surrounded by a diffused grey mist, stable and majestic, fierce and aggressive!

Chen Mu took a deep breath.

Five Dragons Unification!

Boom!

A surge of energy spread out like ripples from beside Chen Mu, and the grass around him was blown down in a large area.

Boom!

Countless black streams of energy appeared out of thin air, swirling around Chen Mu’s body, fast or slow.

His eyes shifted slightly, looking towards a large rock of grinding stone size across the stream. Immediately, a strand of grey energy shot out like an arrow, zipping into the rock and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The mottled black-grey rock that had been weathered by wind and sun turned into a handful of powder without a sound and scattered with the breeze.

The cluster of vibrant green grass that had been pressed by the edge of the rock also began to fade into white-grey with visible speed, turning into dust and disappearing.

Chen Mu raised his hand to observe—though seemingly void of anything, he could clearly feel that there was a thin film over the surface of his skin. This invisible film was the source of the Body Protection Qi Mechanism, which had formidable defensive power, being a culmination of all his Defensive Secret Methods.

"The Qi Mechanism follows me, capable of both offense and defense. As long as I’m careful along the way, there’s a high probability I’ll be able to return to Feng’an safely."

After dispersing the Five Dragons Unification Secret Method, Chen Mu began to seriously consider the plan to return to Feng’an.

"The Calculation Scripture isn’t very reliable, but it’s still better than blindly forging ahead; I have to use it."

"However... just calculating the direction of Feng’an City is not safe enough. It’s better to add the travel time as well."

In the days of his cultivation, he also pondered and concluded that encountering the Strange Demon was not because the path was incorrect, but because he hadn’t chosen the right time to set out.

"Strange Demons come and go unpredictably, roaming all around—they don’t just stay in one place."

"So the same road might be safe in the morning, but dangerous in the afternoon."

"As long as I include the travel time in my calculations, I can greatly reduce the risk of encountering Strange Demons."

He immediately grabbed some hay and started recalculating.

With a maximum travel distance of six hundred miles per day, using Feng’an City as the final target, prioritizing safety, and adding departure time, Chen Mu ran thirty-two calculations in succession and quickly showed a smile.

"Setting out at noon, traveling six hundred miles a day, out of thirty-two calculations, twelve pointed to the southeast!"

Since he had started using the Calculation Scripture, this was the first time he had received such a high-probability result.

Chen Mu faintly felt like he had grasped the use of the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture.

"It has to be meticulous, setting as detailed preconditions as possible."

"It’s like asking questions—if the question isn’t clearly expressed, you can’t expect a correct answer."

He proceeded to continue calculating, reaching a hundred times in one go, with forty-three pointing southeast.

"This is definitely stable!"

Chen Mu couldn’t help but reveal a smile.