I am grinding experience in another world

"Don’t even mention how dumbfounded Li Buxian was, Chen Mu, who had just entered the East Straddling Courtyard, was also bewildered."

"He hadn’t expected the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed to possess such capabilities."

"Back in Nether Demon Heaven, he used the Yama Emperor’s Command to torment Military Supervisor Shen Yan of the Hai Character Camp in a similar way. It was also at that time that he awakened the Heavenly Demon Curse and his Divine Fetus moved closer to Perfection."

"Could it be when the Heavenly Demon Curse awoke, the technique of splitting somehow coincidentally imprinted itself into the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed?" Chen Mu scratched his head.

"Or could it be the Divine Fetus has transformed again and reached a more complete Perfection, developing some additional methods?"

Chen Mu had never ceased cultivating the Safe Heart Sutra, with large quantities of Lethe Weak Water stimulating the origin of his Divine Ghost Patterns. But as to the exact moment of Perfection, he had no concept, only feeling his Divine Fetus being completed little by little each day.

As his thoughts flew, he raised his eyes to see Li Buxian standing up with a darkened face, and he immediately found it amusing.

Regardless of when exactly the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed underwent this change, it surely must have been because this fellow wished him ill, hence triggering the punitive measure of the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed.

This old guy was up to no good.

He walked up to Li Buxian, staring at him with a mocking smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

Just staring until the other man tensed up all over, sweat beaded on his forehead, then he spoke nonchalantly, "Send a message to the Lock Dragon Courtyard and say that the incense spiritual energy of Luandu County has changed and ask them to open a branch here."

Li Buxian let out a sigh of relief, his face immediately showing difficulty, "The Lock Dragon Courtyard directly reports to His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qian. Noble clans that have been entrenched in Da Qian for hundreds of years can’t interfere with it, let alone a peripheral member like me who does hard labor."

"I can indeed contact the Lock Dragon Courtyard, but I can’t order them to establish a branch here." Li Buxian said with a bitter smile and a shake of his head.

"I’m not asking you to command the Lock Dragon Courtyard, I’m just... wait!"

"You haven’t noticed the change in incense spiritual energy yet?" Chen Mu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

"What changes could there possibly be in incense spiritual energy?" Li Buxian was completely puzzled.

Does this old guy really not know about the increase in spiritual energy?

That’s right!

Underworld God Transformation Warriors are able to use incense spiritual energy for cultivation, but they can only sense it vaguely, not seeing it as clearly and distinctly as himself.

Moreover, the changes in the incense spiritual energy of Qiluo Mountain were gradual. After completing the Fifth Rank Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture, the spiritual energy concentration increased a little each day. It took over a month for the transformation to finish, and the changes were even harder to detect.

Xie An had also noticed the change because he made Millet Wine daily and saw an increased success rate.

Experience tales at Freewebnovel

At that time, Li Buxian had already devoted himself to the Demon Path, busy chanting the Yan Yue Scriptures, with no time to make Millet Wine and thus no opportunity to discover the change in incense spiritual energy.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Now, this fellow had invited the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed into his body because the output of Millet Wine was too low to support his cultivation of the Underworld God Nine Transformations.

But in fact, with the daily increase in the Millet Wine’s success rate, even without worshiping the Heavenly Demons, it seems... it seems he could have successfully completed the Underworld God Nine Transformations?

Ha!

"How long has it been since you’ve made Millet Wine?" Chen Mu asked with a smile.

What did he mean?

Suddenly, Li Buxian had a bad premonition.

"You don’t know yet."

"The spiritual energy of Qiluo Mountain has doubled, and the yield of Millet Wine has increased significantly. Your Black Leather Silver-Line Millet Gourd could now be used like a Golden Gourd."

"By this calculation, once your term is over, the accumulated Millet Wine will be enough for you to cultivate the Underworld God Nine Transformations."

"And yet you gave up such a bright future to convert to cultivating the Yan Yue Sutra?" Chen Mu revealed a playful smile.

"You and the Demon Path are truly fated!"

Li Buxian: "..."

...

The Lock Dragon Courtyard responded quickly.

Not long after Li Buxian sent the message, about seven or eight days later, Yuan Dong and his siblings appeared at the City Divine Temple in Qiluo Mountain, weary from their travels.

"Old Li’s skills are admirable!" Yuan Dong looked at Li Buxian with respect, "We have conducted preliminary investigations; indeed, Luandu County is rich in spiritual energy, sufficient to establish a branch."

"Luandu County is located in the remote southwest, and no one had high hopes for this place. When you, old sir, came here to serve as a temple priest, I don’t know how many people laughed behind your back."

"Who would have thought that now the incense spiritual energy has changed dramatically, affecting the surrounding counties? In a few years, the accumulated incense spiritual energy may even equal half of Yiyang Prefecture City."

"Yet Old Li chose Qiluo Mountain so early on. Your skills are high, and your vision far-reaching; I admire you, truly admire you!" Yuan Dong exclaimed with a face full of admiration.

Admire my grandma’s leg!

Li Buxian kept a neutral expression on his face, but inside he was incredibly frustrated.

The more he thought about it these past few days, the angrier he became.

Originally, one could have used millet wine to smoothly perfect the Underworld God Nine Transformations. Impatient and rash, however, one stepped straight into the huge pit of the Demon Path. This brought Gongsun Sheng, a major trouble, into the picture. Not only was one restrained by others, but one also lived in constant fear of being implicated daily.

The more Yuan Dong praised, the more he wanted to slap himself.

"Luandu County’s North Pole Mountain connects the surrounding four counties; Flying Horse Camp will set up a conscription point there."

"A branch of Lock Dragon Courtyard will also be constructed next to the camp." Yuan Dong smiled and clasped his hands in a salute, "Master Li has been in charge of Luandu County for several years and is familiar with the surrounding situation. If we encounter difficulties in the future, we hope to rely on your care."

Then, he looked enviously at Li Buxian, "The courtyard has decided to extend your term as temple priest by five years. Unless you decide to leave on your own, no one can take your place."

"They even had me bring a batch of Purple Gold Millet Gourds to ensure you suppliment your Spiritual Deity and unlock the Underworld God Nine Transformations."

Li Buxian couldn’t help but twitch his face.

This treatment... this treatment came too damn late!

...

Under the gate tower of Divine Statue Cave Heaven, Chen Mu watched with hearty laughter as Yuan Dong and the others conversed on the water screen.

He initially thought that the increase in incense spiritual energy in Luandu County would only attract Lock Dragon Courtyard. He never expected that even the Imperial Army would be drawn in, and even Flying Horse Camp was dispatched to establish a camp for recruitment.

"What an unexpected surprise."

Both of these groups would be equipped with a Heavenly Capital Pool. As long as he found a way to infiltrate one of them, he would immediately be able to perfect the Green Satchel Chapter. After struggling for a year or two, the day to break free from the dojo’s restraints finally seemed within reach.

Looking at Li Buxian’s dark and gloomy face, Chen Mu’s smile grew even brighter.

This old man was really unlucky.

He relied on the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture to turn Qiluo Mountain into a treasure land, but Li Buxian didn’t discover it at all.

Avoiding a series of benefits, he allowed a Demon Seed to enter his body and collided right into his hands.

If only he had paid a little more attention, he could have noticed the abnormality with the millet wine.

"Hmm... is it because of the few disruptions I initially caused that affected his estimation of the millet wine’s production success rate?"

"Ha!"

"This proves that we are truly fated!"

...

In the following ten-plus days, Chen Mu earnestly hid away in Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

More than ten members of Lock Dragon Courtyard arrived in Luandu County one after another, hiring manpower to build roads and clear land for courtyards outside the Pole Mountain.

A team of over a hundred from Flying Horse Camp also arrived at Pole Mountain.

That morning, Chen Mu was underneath a tree next to Moon Gate, enhancing his experience with the Spiritual Treasure Pivot Scripture.

A faint ripple emanated from the dojo’s restrictive Heavenly Net-like prohibition, as if a butterfly had stirred a spider’s web.

This phenomenon had never appeared before. Chen Mu immediately snapped back to his senses, and his divine thoughts instantly reached the source of the disturbance.

A wooden fence, a few meters high, stood in the surroundings, neatly arranged wooden houses distributed to the north, and in the center of the clearing, a square stone platform, one person tall and seven or eight meters wide, was particularly noticeable.

"Flying Horse Camp at Pole Mountain?" Chen Mu recognized the location at a glance.

On the second day after Yuan Dong arrived, more than a hundred soldiers from Flying Horse Camp reached Luandu County and quickly set up camp on the flat periphery of Pole Mountain.

Chen Mu had been observing the camp’s construction status and was familiar with the layout. Scanning around, his gaze was immediately drawn to the large cauldron on the stone platform.

It was a stout white jade cauldron, more than a person tall, with three legs and two handles. It was not there yesterday, and it was unclear whether it was brought into the campsite last night or this morning.

At this moment, Yuan Dong stood solemnly in front of the jade cauldron, holding a bright red embroidered ball the size of a human head, with striking gold patterns.

The embroidered ball looked bright and festive, but it exuded a cold and ferocious aura all the time.

Just one glance at it sent shivers down one’s spine. The gold threads combined with the cold aura involuntarily brought the Soul Summoning Banner to mind for Chen Mu.

Before he could ponder further, he saw Yuan Dong murmuring words as he circled the jade cauldron seven times, then threw the embroidered ball into it.

A burst of cold white mist instantly emerged from the embroidered ball. Soon the mist thickened, quickly condensing into water inside the cauldron. In just a few breaths, the vast jade cauldron was filled.

The surface of the water was smooth as a mirror, yet pitch black below. Although the jade cauldron was only about one person tall, it now seemed like a bottomless abyss.

Streams of white mist evaporated from within the jade cauldron, then slowly dispersed, turning into invisible currents that enveloped the surrounding camp. Hidden within that white mist were traces of golden incense spiritual energy.

"Heavenly Capital Pool?"

"This thing is actually inside a white jade cauldron?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow, having expected it to be a large pool.

"It must be some kind of Bottomless Netherworld Pool with special functions, similar to Lock Dragon Well." Observing carefully for a moment, Chen Mu understood.

"I need to find a way to blend into Flying Horse Camp," he squinted towards the White Jade Cauldron.

As long as he utilized the Heavenly Capital Pool to attract the Underworld God Blood Essence, he would be able to condense the Blood Pouch and completely break away from Divine Statue Cave Heaven.