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Luandu County, Qiluo Mountain City Divine Temple.

"Core members of the Lock Dragon Courtyard are cultivated from a young age, while the perimeter only recruits figures above the Underworld God Five Transformations and checks three generations back; identity verification is relatively strict."

"The Mountain-searching Camp is different, they only look at one’s ability without questioning their background."

"With military merit, no matter what hidden dangers your past identity had, they will no longer be a problem," said Li Buxian with a smile, watching Chen Mu inside the Qiluo Mountain City Divine Temple.

Having interacted for nearly a month, and combining previous encounters, he speculated about Chen Mu’s identity.

Firstly, definitely a Qi Cultivator, and then also an inheritor of the Demon Path.

Previously, he thought he was a Dead Soldier Household Retainer from Da Qian, but now that seemed unlikely. If he were a Dead Soldier’s Household Retainer, he would have been vigorously cultivated and would not need to ask for the Green Satchel Chapter.

Although he did not know why he was lingering in Da Qian, moving through the west as a Qi Cultivator must indeed be difficult. The other party cultivating the Underworld God Transformation was probably to fully assimilate into Da Qian.

The Mountain-searching Camp could not only help him get started with the Underworld God Transformation but also solve his identity issues.

From the day he brought it up, Li Buxian was convinced that Chen Mu would definitely, whether passively or actively, opt for this plan.

This way, he could make him leave Qiluo Mountain and thus not worry about him being discovered by the Lock Dragon Courtyard and implicated.

"Old guy, you sure are scheming!" Chen Mu’s expression remained calm, glancing at Li Buxian.

If he were a regular Da Qian Qi Cultivator, he might have been accurately manipulated by this old guy. Even if he was displeased, he would have had no choice but to follow the script prepared by the other.

But the farthest he could run was to the neighboring Jiangyang County; there was absolutely no way he could go to the Mountain-searching Camp to cultivate.

"I won’t be going to the Mountain-searching Camp," Chen Mu said with a smile that was not quite a smile, looking at Li Buxian, "After staying here for over a month, I’ve realized I actually quite like Qiluo Mountain."

How could you like Qiluo Mountain?!

Li Buxian almost panicked immediately upon hearing this.

Aren’t you supposed to cultivate the Underworld God Transformation? If you don’t go to the Mountain-searching Camp, how will you get started with the Green Satchel Chapter?

"You know about my previous identity," Chen Mu continued calmly, smilingly, "Qiluo Mountain is quiet and safe, perfect for me to stay a bit longer."

"As for the Underworld God Transformation, I’m just a bit curious about it; whether it succeeds or not, it doesn’t really matter to me."

It matters to me, though!

You, a Qi Cultivator staying in my City Divine Temple—if the Lock Dragon Courtyard finds out, won’t I be doomed?!

The color drained from Li Buxian’s face.

...

Days later, Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

Below the gate tower in front of the water screen, Chen Mu lay lazily in a rocking chair, a tiny Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed appearing in the palm of his hand.

"Indeed, if you can’t produce a Blood Pouch, it doesn’t count as starting the Underworld God Transformation."

"Without a change in physique, parasitism by the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed can’t be realized."

Glancing at the experience on the gray wall, the Green Satchel Chapter was stuck on the last bit and wouldn’t budge, making him shake his head and sigh again.

"Do I really have to rely on the Heavenly Capital Pool?"

He stared at the gray wall, various feedback insights continuously emerged in his mind, among them only a few messages related to Underworld God Blood Yuan.

"To rely solely on this little insight to independently produce Underworld God Blood Yuan would be quite difficult," Chen Mu slowly shook his head.

In the cultivation process of the Green Satchel Chapter, Underworld God Blood Yuan was just a kind of necessary material, and using the Curse Words from the chapter combined with the Heavenly Capital Pool could obtain it.

But if completely relying on oneself to actively produce it alone, it would be very troublesome.

"Using the Green Satchel Chapter, I might also slowly figure out the Blood Yuan, but it clearly would require a massive amount of time."

"The easiest method is still to directly rely on the Heavenly Capital Pool," Chen Mu squinted his eyes.

...

Late into the night, Jiangyang County, Southern Forest Mountains, City Divine Temple.

Xie An changed into a pitch-black night suit, tied a purple leather, gold-threaded calabash to his waist, and then began to rub his face with both hands.

The muscles under his skin either protruded or collapsed, and in just a few moments, a plain and proper square face appeared.

"Not bad; already about a 60 to 70 percent resemblance to Xie Huan," Xie An carefully examined himself in the mirror.

Xie Huan was the personal bodyguard of Xie Family’s Young Master, a person of an honest and straightforward character, reputable and well-behaved.

Usually, besides protecting the Young Master, he mostly retracted to the house for cultivation, never causing trouble or creating enemies, barely interacting with others.

Xie An valued this point, which is why he spent the effort to disguise himself.

Having interacted for decades, he was familiar enough; modeling his appearance on his memory, he slightly adjusted his facial features, then shook his whole body, stretching his figure to become a bit taller and more robust, immediately adding more charm.

Xie An nodded in satisfaction.

"Wearing the face of good guy Xie Huan, surely no one will come seeking revenge or trouble!" He confidently smiled, walking out from the room. His figure flashed, and he expertly flipped out of the City Divine Temple.

But as he had just leapt over the wall, while in mid-air, a dark, menacing fist suddenly appeared. Experience more tales on NovelBin.Côm

Bang!

His left eye went dark, and his whole body was immediately struck by a force of shock.

His strength dispersed, Xie An collapsed to the ground, going limp against the wall without putting up any resistance.

"Damn you, Xie Huan, how hard I’ve searched for you!" A tall, thin old man appeared in front of him, his face full of indignation, "Back then, you killed my whole family for a jar of secret technique wine, and now your retribution has arrived!"

As he fell to the ground, Xie An couldn’t help but burst out laughing, "Xie Huan, the bastard, doesn’t touch a drop of liquor!"

"Can’t you come up with a better excuse if you’re going to trouble me?"

Chen Mu: "..."

This is just awkward.

He had disguised himself and appeared under the guise of seeking revenge, mainly to deceive the County Temple of the City God of Jiangyang. He thought he had prepared sufficiently, not expecting such a flaw to be revealed.

Was there still time to correct it?

"You must be a person from the second branch of the Xie family," Xie An suddenly sneered. "You really went to great lengths to trouble the young master!"

A hostage still making excuses for the kidnapper?

Ha!

Well imagined!

"You guessed wrong!" He immediately punched Xie An, maintaining a guise of denial.

Then, he hoisted the unconscious Xie An onto his shoulder and ran towards Luandu County.

...

West of Luandu County, at the edge of the Southern Forest Mountains.

In a dense forest, the now-conscious Xie An respectfully stood before Chen Mu.

"The Heavenly Capital Pool is the foundation of the Underworld God Transformation, located mostly within the Lock Dragon Courtyard apart from the noble households and various military camps."

"Its construction technique is a secret passed down within the Lock Dragon Courtyard; outsiders have no clue how to build it..."

Xie An spilled all the details about the Heavenly Capital Pool to Chen Mu without holding anything back.

"The nearby noble clans are mostly gathered in the prefectural city of Yiyang Commandery."

"As for the Imperial Army..."

"There’s a Right Martial Guard stationed near the prefectural city of Yiyang Commandery. In Baojiang County, there’s a Flying Horse Camp training new soldiers, nowhere else."

Trouble indeed.

Chen Mu couldn’t help but frown.

Luandu County and the three surrounding counties including Jiangyang all belong to Yiyang Commandery on Wei Nan Road, but all are in the southwest, far from the commandery city. Baojiang County is even north of the commandery city, much further from Luandu County.

To search for the Heavenly Capital Pool for support in those two places, he’d first have to leave Luandu County.

Should he go back and continue refining the Spiritual Treasure Chapter to extend the dojo’s reach further? Then, when it can affect the area around the commandery city, could he physically go to borrow power from the Heavenly Capital Pool?

But Luandu County is too far from Yiyang Commandery. Just the direct distance covers three to four counties. To extend the dojo’s reach to the commandery city, he’d need to cultivate the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture to the seventh or eighth level, or even maximize it!

That would take at least a year.

And if, after he maximized the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture, the dojo’s power still couldn’t reach the commandery city, then it would all be for nothing.

"Why haven’t any noble clans come to Luandu County?" Chen Mu asked discontentedly.

Every year, Luandu County’s harvests are abundant, and the people live peacefully with a growing population, visibly prospering.

Are those noble clans really that blind? Each of them stays in the prefectural city, none thinking of settling in Luandu County.

"The surrounding county temples of the city god were just built in recent years. The population and resources are just starting to develop, and in all respects, they can’t compare to those around the prefectural city."

"And besides... besides that, except for the Lock Dragon Courtyard, the Imperial Court doesn’t allow the noble clans to construct Heavenly Capital Pools in county towns. So..."

Trouble indeed.

Chen Mu’s expression grew unhappy.

"But it’s not without a turning point." Xie An cautiously glanced at Chen Mu and spoke softly, "I’ve recently discovered that the success rate of making Huangliang Wine has inexplicably increased by 20%, indicating that the spiritual energy from incense around Jiangyang is mysteriously rising."

"From what I know, it might not be long before the Lock Dragon Courtyard sets up a branch here."

"They have the duty to manage and organize the incense spiritual energy worldwide. Wherever the incense spiritual energy is dense, they appear."

"With the Lock Dragon Courtyard here, there’s a high probability that a Heavenly Capital Pool will follow."

"If you’re not in a hurry, you might want to just wait and see." He cautiously made a suggestion.

Chen Mu’s eyes lit up: "Is the Lock Dragon Courtyard really going to establish a branch here?"

"Jiangyang is remote with a sparse population; it shouldn’t have so much incense spiritual energy."

"But its concentration of vital energy is indeed much higher than that of typical county towns. I estimate there’s a 70% chance it will attract the Lock Dragon Courtyard." Xie An spoke cautiously.

Chen Mu immediately rejoiced.

The unusual surge in the incense spiritual energy of Jiangyang County was because he had mastered the Fifth Rank of the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture. Little did he expect it would also attract the Lock Dragon Courtyard.

"I indeed can’t leave Luandu County to find the Heavenly Capital Pool, but I can wait for the Heavenly Capital Pool to come to Luandu County!"

"What an unexpected joy!"

"Ha ha!"