I am grinding experience in another world

"What exactly are these two things?"

In front of the wooden house by Cold Lake, Chen Mu lay on a reclining chair with a frown on his face.

Last night, ever since they involuntarily entered the Condensing Aperture between his eyebrows, he had been trying to figure out the cause of the change.

The job of passing on the Transmission Secret Method to the Ghosts had been put to a halt by him.

He didn't dare to proceed without clarity, fearing that these two items might explode his head.

"When did I acquire these Ghosts?"

"Twelve years ago, or sixteen?"

Chen Mu frowned as he tracked back to their origin.

At that time, he had just left the overseas frontier and arrived in Yunzhou, having spent only a few years there since leaving Jilong Road.

"Really, this Magic Artifact was extraordinary from the beginning."

Chen Mu let the gray wall appear before his eyes and looked at one of the columns.

Spirit Nourishing Curse: Limit.

The Spirit Nourishing Curse was a Dharma Curse used for controlling the Ghosts, vastly different from the traditional Magic Artifact Manipulation Secret Techniques.

Secret Techniques like the Six-winged Locust Spell or the Green Flowerhorn Mother-Child Spell generally required the refining of both child and mother talismans. Then, the child talisman would be infused into the Magic Artifact, linked by the mother talisman, thereby enabling the manipulation of the Magic Artifact.

In contrast, the Spirit Nourishing Curse merely consumed mana to nourish the spirituality of the Ghosts.

With sufficient spirituality, with just a thought from Chen Mu, the Ghosts would immediately respond.

Later on, they even acted on their own to protect their master without his direct manipulation.

"It doesn't feel like I'm controlling an inanimate Magic Artifact; it's more like raising a living pet!"

"Did the Ghosts swallow the Nourishing Spirit Wine previously because it was a delicious food for them?"

"Tsk!"

Chen Mu introspected the Condensing Aperture between his eyebrows, where at that moment, the painfully white Bone Sphere was slowly rotating. The Jet-black Moon Blade, like a satellite, orbited around the Bone Sphere as its center.

As unbelievable as it might seem, this was probably the case.

"Nourishing Spirit Wine, Spirit Nourishing Curse, there seems to be a great correlation between these two."

Chen Mu tried activating the Spirit Nourishing Curse.

Mana vibrations transformed instantly, turning into a strand of Exotic Force that burrowed into the Condensing Aperture between his eyebrows.

The previously idle Ghosts immediately flew next to the Exotic Force. It was as if a cat was reaching out its paw; the Moon Blade and Bone Sphere cautiously touched the Exotic Force.

Then...

Then they indifferently flew back to the center of the Condensing Aperture, continuing their lazy rotation. They completely lost interest in the Exotic Force of the Spirit Nourishing Curse sent into the Condensing Aperture by Chen Mu.

Why have they become picky eaters now?

Previously, the Ghosts were very fond of the Exotic Force emitted by the Spirit Nourishing Curse.

Chen Mu tentatively placed a Jade Bottle filled with Nourishing Spirit Wine on the space between his eyebrows.

With a slurp!

A flash of black and white light, and the bottle felt lighter in his hand.

A full bottle of Nourishing Spirit Wine vanished without a trace.

Chen Mu: "..."

You don't want the Spirit Nourishing Curse, only the Nourishing Spirit Wine?

Really getting selective, aren't you?!

It must be because of that small purple-blue fish!

If not for the transformation of that small fish into silver airflow, the Ghosts wouldn't have changed like this.

Before, when they absorbed the Nourishing Spirit Wine, Chen Mu had done some preliminary research.

At that time, the Ghosts were indiscriminate towards both Nourishing Spirit Wine and Spirit Nourishing Curse.

Unlike now, they had begun to disdain the Spirit Nourishing Curse.

"So, what exactly are those two streams of silver light?"

He looked down into Cold Lake.

At this moment, not a single one of the six small fish was missing; they were still freely swimming in the lake.

It was as if the previous scene of them shattering into silver airflow had never happened.

...

"Magic Treasure?" Chen Mu looked at Lei Hong, puzzled.

"On your body, it's probably a Magic Treasure or a Spiritual Treasure," Lei Hong explained, standing on the porch in front of the wooden house.

"A Spiritual Treasure is also a Magic Treasure, but it's tied to one's life and is said to grow along with the Qi Cultivator."

"A Magic Treasure, on the other hand, can be ingested into a Jade Seed, considered a sophisticated Magic Artifact. But unlike a Spiritual Treasure, which grows with one's life, even if lost or damaged, it has little impact on the Qi Cultivator itself."

"Most of the legendary Flying Swords and Jumping Pills fall into this category of Magic Treasure."

These sect disciples are indeed well-informed.

Chen Mu felt inwardly impressed.

He had only heard the names of Spiritual Treasures and Magic Treasures, but that was about it; he hadn't thought through this thoroughly.

"Do you know how to consecrate and manipulate a Magic Treasure?"

"That's a bit difficult for me," Lei Hong spread his hands helplessly.

"There are hardly any Magic Treasures in the entire Goose Sheep Path, how could I know such a consecration Secret Technique?"

"I heard that old man Qiu Jinwu obtained a Magic Treasure a few years ago."

"Ever since he's been in closed-door consecration, who knows if those dragon claws he wielded within the Loach Dragon Fire Path were the effects of the Magic Treasure."

At that thought, it seemed highly likely that it was the miraculous use of a Magic Treasure.

Chen Mu carefully recalled the event and nodded in agreement.

The opponent's innate Protective Qi Mechanism was indeed strong, but catching the Water Avoiding Shuttle like catching a ball seemed somewhat exaggerated.

Perhaps, it was the amplification effect of that unknown Magic Treasure.

...

After asking more about Magic Treasures and Spiritual Treasures, Chen Mu let Lei Cheng and Lei Hong leave.

He introspected the Condensing Aperture between his eyebrows again, but something felt off.

"Shouldn't a Magic Treasure enter a Jade Seed?"

"What does hiding in the Condensing Aperture between my eyebrows mean?"

The Condensing Aperture between the eyebrows comes from the Heavenly Demon Heretical Method, 롍 part of the Cloud Mirage Sky Demon Body.

When the Heavenly Demon Body was initially separated from the main body by the River of Oblivion, eight of the nine Heavenly Demon Heretical Acupoints entered the Heavenly Demon True Body.

The Condensing Aperture between the eyebrows was the most peculiar; it simultaneously existed in both the Heavenly Demon Body and the main body, serving as a crucial link between the two.

"Could it be that the Ghosts belong to a Magic Treasure of the Heavenly Demon Path?"

Otherwise, why would it not enter a Jade Seed but instead burrow into the Condensing Aperture between the eyebrows?

Chen Mu's mind stirred, and a strand of Yin Spirit Divine Power seeped into his Secret Acupoint between his eyebrows.

This strand of Yin Spirit Divine Power was absorbed without any obstacle.

"There's a way!"

Yin Spirit Divine Power was a power of the Yin Spirits, but it also belonged to the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body.

At this moment, utilizing the power of the Heavenly Demon Body indeed triggered a reaction.

Chen Mu became interested and immediately increased the input of Yin Spirit Divine Power.

The Bone Sphere and Moon Blade rotated and danced, pulling and grinding massive amounts of Yin Spirit Divine Power, which was then absorbed at high speed.

Suddenly, a cold white mist emanated from the Bone Sphere.

Chen Mu just noticed its presence and couldn't help shivering.

Before he could react, the white mist not far from the Bone Sphere seeped into the emptiness of the Secret Acupoint and vanished.

At the same time.

Da Qian, Luan County City God Temple, Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

At the main hall entrance, there was a rocking chair with a thick cotton pad on which a bald young man suddenly opened his eyes.

A fresh red floral pattern bloomed on his forehead, and an invisible aura spread out like waves.

After a long while, the bald young man's eyelids drooped into a slit, and he returned to a seemingly sleepy calmness.

"Heavenly Demon Body?"

"This Magic Treasure is indeed related to the Heavenly Demon Heretical Method!"

...

Early morning, Connecting Heaven Peak.

Qiu Jinwu stood on the edge, watching the sun rise in the east, his fingers continuously moving in calculation.

In front of him, mist generated vivid images of ice fields, snow mountains, volcanoes, and magma.

He had acquired the Tracking Secret Technique from Lian Xi and practiced it overnight, but the results had hardly changed.

After a long time, Qiu Jinwu waved his hand to disperse the mist and turned his head towards a vertical pupil black hole beside him.

"Elder Jia, do you have a way to retrieve the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine?"

"Not resigned to this?"

"Of course!"

"The Spirit Machine is the spiritual foundation of the Root Device. Without the Spirit Machine, the Dragon Ball cannot generate Pure Yang Qi to nourish the Daoist Foundation."

"I sold you the entire Goose Sheep Path to achieve the Primordial Spirit, not for a flawed Spiritual Treasure's Fetus."

"Then we can only wait for me to set up the Linglong Magic Ban." The vertical pupil black hole slowly spoke, "When the dojo's power integrates into the Tianhe Law Realm, no matter how well the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine is hidden, it will have to appear."

"What can I do?" Qiu Jinwu immediately asked.

"Are you willing to help? That's great," said the vertical pupil black hole without surprise.

"Originally, I was going to wait for those Qi Cultivators to exhaust their Mana before sending people to capture them, but since you are willing to make a move, it makes things easier."

"We need them alive."

"Can do." Qiu Jinwu nodded without hesitation.

"Are these people useful?" he glanced at the over thirty Qi Cultivators on the altar, resembling the living dead.

"Of course, they are useful," laughed the vertical pupil black hole.

"The Linglong Magic Ban needs the Heavenly Capital Yuan Embryo as Dragon Nailing Stakes, and previously we were lucky to find seven."

"These present here are Qi Refining Cultivators, and although they're not as good as the Heavenly Capital Yuan Embryos, they can still just about serve as materials for Dragon Nailing Stakes."

"If they are suitable, then let's get to it quickly," Qiu Jinwu urged expressionlessly.

"I am actually harming Qi Cultivators, and yet you, a Qi Cultivator, are even more eager than me—is this appropriate?" the vertical pupil black hole taunted.

"I just want to retrieve the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine quickly."

"Besides, isn't there that saying?"

"Let the Daoist friend die instead of the impoverished Daoist?"

"It seems you also deeply understand it."

"Hey!"

...

Tianhe Law Realm, Antarctic Ice Cave.

Chen Mu looked at the luminous points forming a sphere on his fingertip, then at the landing marks recorded on the Jade Tablet, his face incredulous.

"Is this, successful?"

Just now, he had used the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture to calculate seven times in a row, and the seven calculated landing points turned out to be extremely close.

The position calculated in the last attempt was even exactly the same as the second time!

"Nine Cups Calculation Scripture hasn't advanced, has it?"

He subconsciously brought up the Gray Wall.

Nine Cups Calculation Scripture: 4297/10000/Third Rank;

"The experience is only a thousand or three more than before, not even halfway through Third Rank, and it's this effective?"

Chen Mu shook his head.

"It's definitely not because of the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture!"

These days, he was busy transmitting the secret technique to the Ghosts, giving little time to the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture.

He couldn't help but touch the Secret Acupoint on his forehead.

"It's the Yin Spirit Divine Power!"

"It's the Heavenly Demon Body!"

"Although I don't know what that cold white fog is, it obviously can make the Heavenly Demon True Body stronger."

"The stronger the Heavenly Demon Body, the more it mysteriously enhances the effectiveness of the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture."

"The half-jug of Nourishing Spirit Wine, it wasn't wasted!" Chen Mu's euphoria showed on his face.

The Bottomless Pool stores essence, the Ghost Gate breaks through the void, the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture locates the landing point.

To leave this Grotto Heaven, these three factors are indispensable.

He already had clues about the first two, but had little confidence in the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture.

Unexpectedly, the accident with Yin Spirit Divine Power could strengthen the Heavenly Demon Body, indirectly increasing the accuracy of the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture.

"It's just occupying the Secret Acupoint in the forehead, it's just Nourishing Spirit Wine, it's just Yin Spirit Divine Power."

"If it can help, we'll provide food and lodging!"

Inside the Secret Acupoint, the ghastly pale Bone Sphere and the sinister Jet-black Moon Blade.

Chen Mu peered within, his face alight with eager smile.

"My little treasure..."

Yin Spirit Divine Power: "…"

Crazy!