My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 442 Shortcut
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was late at night.

Gray mist slowly billowed, firmly enveloping the sky above the Hai-character camp. Several clusters of eerie green flames, like the pendulum of a clock, moved slowly but ceaselessly within the mist.

The camp of the Third Banner of the Flame Army.

A faint green light shone through the large paper window into the barracks, slowly moving and gradually illuminating Chen Mu's profile as time passed.

Chen Mu, who was sitting cross-legged against the wall, opened his eyes and quietly looked around the barracks.

It was late at night, and everyone else was fast asleep. Not far away, Shi Dechun was muttering incoherently.

Do spirits dream of ghosts?

Chen Mu quietly observed the various sleeping postures of the crowd, remaining silent.

He spent several months in the underworld and discovered that these so-called spirits were not spirits of the dead in the traditional sense.

They eat and sleep just like living people, but their personalities and preferences are different. They don't seem to have much attachment to their past lives, just like another vibrant life with some memories of their previous life.

When a faint green light flashed past his eyes again, Chen Mu shook his head slightly and composed himself.

A subtle fluctuation slowly enveloped everyone, and the bewitching divine power brought by the true form of the Heavenly Demon was quietly activated.

Although it doesn't work on the old ghost, if you just apply a little more force, you can easily make these people sleep even more soundly.

The next moment, Chen Mu's figure became ethereal, and he disappeared into the ground without a trace.

……

More than ten meters underground in the barracks.

In a secret room the size of an ordinary bedroom, Chen Mu slowly revealed himself.

With a slight flick of his index finger, wisps of yin spiritual power seeped into the several white lanterns hanging on the wall.

The lantern had no oil or wick inside, yet a warm white candle flame suddenly ignited, illuminating the dark room.

"This underground chamber is really reassuring." Chen Mu stretched and strolled around the small chamber twice before stopping in the middle.

Five streams of black smoke billowed, and a massive white jade water vat, half a person's height, appeared before them. It was filled with crystal-clear water from the River of Oblivion, which he had gradually refined over this period of time.

Chen Mu brought up the gray wall and looked at one of the columns.

Yellow Springs Guide: 3703/10000/First Order;
At this moment, the silver thread pattern on the right palm had changed drastically. Its edges were still covered with messy threads, but the inside was quite neat and smooth, and the whole thing could be considered a hollow ring that was not very round.

"Not too slow, not too slow, but it would be even better if it could be a little faster." Chen Mu couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"We still have to give it a try."

"This outer heaven is ultimately not very safe."

With a determined thought, the ring heated up slightly, and the river water in the white jade water vat flew up and floated to Chen Mu's side.

Like an oval silkworm cocoon, it slowly enveloped Chen Mu's entire body.

He did his best to control the river water, keeping it half a finger's width away from his skin.

The next moment, Chen Mu took a deep breath and suddenly activated the Flying Flame Scripture, which he had practiced to its limit.

boom!
Dark flames suddenly appeared, and every inch of Chen Mu's skin was instantly covered in blue flames.

The Ultimate Flying Flame Technique allows him to completely control flames, easily covering his entire body while keeping his clothes undamaged.

The flames burned quietly, causing no pain or itching, but Chen Mu dared not be careless in the slightest, staring intently at the gentle blue flames that resembled a docile kitten.

Because he knew very well that as soon as the flames erupted, the cat in front of him would immediately turn into a hungry tiger that could easily burn him to ashes.

Time passes slowly.

Half an hour later.

A wisp of flame at the tip of his nose, which seemed to be still, flickered suddenly, as if disturbed by Chen Mu's breathing.

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Without any warning.

boom!
The flames clinging to the skin suddenly expanded, surging and spreading outwards as if they had exploded.

In an instant, Chen Mu seemed to transform into a raging, burning human torch!
The intense pain caused Chen Mu's entire body to convulse violently, but he dared not be distracted by anything else. He instantly activated the Yellow Springs Guide, and the waters of the River of Oblivion that enveloped his body suddenly contracted inward, firmly suppressing the raging flames.

呲......

The sound of raw meat being placed onto a hot grill plate filled the small, enclosed room, instantly filling it with steam and mist.

The white lanterns by the wall were instantly corroded by the waters of the River of Oblivion, leaving them riddled with holes, and the flames inside vanished in the blink of an eye.

After a long while, in the stubborn light of the last lantern, the white smoke finally dissipated slowly.

Uh……

The intense pain made it difficult for Chen Mu to speak, as if he had swallowed a hot coal.

He immediately summoned his real body of flesh and blood to replace him.

Even so, the painful memory still lingered in his mind, causing his face to turn deathly pale.

He casually tossed out a soft couch, and Chen Mu leaned back, utterly exhausted, gasping for breath. "If I hadn't prepared twice the amount of water from the River of Oblivion, I might have already been reduced to ashes!"

"so close!"

After catching his breath, Chen Mu took out a handful of jade dew beads and activated the Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique.

The warm, moist essence flowed in continuously, and he immediately sent it all into the secret acupoint between his eyebrows.

After sucking up several handfuls of jade dewdrops, he felt a slight swelling between his brows and finally felt completely relieved.

Bring up the gray wall and look at one of the columns.

Yellow Springs Guide: 4062/10000/First Order;
"It's done!"

Chen Mu couldn't help but throw a punch.

In the past, even if I secretly slacked off and trained for a whole day, I could only gain a little over 300 experience points.

I took a risk just now, and in half an hour, the effect was as good as the previous day!
"The Flying Flame Scripture can indeed assist in the cultivation of the Yellow Spring Guide!"

A few days ago, in order not to waste the water from the River of Oblivion that he had refined, he used it to assist in the cultivation of the Flying Flame Scripture.

To his surprise, he discovered that although he was practicing the Flying Flame Scripture, the secret technique Yellow Spring Guidance had inexplicably gained some experience. At that time, he guessed that the Flying Flame Scripture might be able to assist in the cultivation of Yellow Spring Guidance.

Subsequent attempts confirmed this.

Previously, in order to extinguish the raging azure flames in time, he would only let the flames cover his right palm. Each cultivation session would last six or seven hours, which was indeed safe, but too time-consuming. In order to improve efficiency, he came up with this crazy experiment.

"It is indeed dangerous, but it is only the true form of a celestial demon. As long as its physical body is not damaged, it can be quickly restored."

"Prepare enough water from the River of Oblivion and store enough Jade Dew beforehand, and you can quickly gain experience from the Yellow Springs Guide."

Thinking of this, Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.

……

The next day, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Chen Mu emerged from the ground. Everyone inside the barracks was still fast asleep, but there was some commotion outside.

Before long, the sound of drums like muffled thunder came from the depths of the camp, and the Soul-Summoning Banner rose into the air as usual, leading a large number of ghost soldiers to the Blood River to hunt down the water apes.

As was commonplace, everyone looked away; some went back to sleep, while others gathered together to chat.

The Flame Walkers were busy with transporting supplies, and the Yin Soldiers had not yet returned from their hunt. With nothing to do, they could only pass the time on their own.

Chen Mu returned to the barracks and continued to study the Yellow Spring Guide until noon, when he finally stopped practicing.

He stepped out of the barracks, strolled around the camp, stretched a bit, and prepared to follow the Flame Walkers to the Blood River. But no matter how long he waited, the ghost soldiers never returned.

“Something’s not right.” Shi Dechun leaned closer to Chen Mu: “At this time in the past, the ghost soldiers would have already returned, but today…”

"It's not just today that's acting strangely." Chen Mu narrowed his eyes slightly.

The return time of the ghostly soldiers was uncertain, but overall it was getting later and later. Furthermore, the number of water ape corpses on the battlefield was increasing. This indicated that the Blood River was becoming increasingly dangerous.

"Do you know how to get to the Underworld?" Chen Mu asked.

The Yellow Springs Division is also an auxiliary force. They do not need to leave the camp. Every day, they only need to condense the water of the River of Oblivion and maintain the bottomless pool in the southwest corner of the camp where the corpses of water apes are disposed of.

"Difficult!" Shi Dechun had already done his research.

"It is said that a single spell requires at least one cauldron of water from the River of Oblivion. Furthermore, the total amount of water condensed from the River of Oblivion in a single day must reach ten cauldrons."

"These two are the minimum requirements for entering the Underworld, and they are extremely difficult."

“We have someone in our Yisan Banner who can condense the water of the River of Oblivion. Unfortunately, he only managed to refine the Nine Cauldrons and failed the City Lord’s assessment, so he was assigned to our Flame Strike Division’s Yisan Banner.” Shi Dechun said with a regretful expression.

Are there really such capable people?

"Where is that person?" Chen Mu asked curiously.

"Look! It's that skinny old man who hosts the gambling games in the barracks across the street."

Chen Mu frowned slightly. Only one more pot needed; couldn't he achieve it with a few more months of practice?
"Doesn't he want to transfer to the Underworld?"

"He dreamed of it, but unfortunately..." Shi Dechun shook his head: "Unfortunately, he was too young!"

ha?
That skinny old man with snow-white hair and a wrinkled face?

He's still young?!
“Any Yin spirit that hasn’t mastered the supernatural ghost patterns can only accumulate divine power over time. He’s only been in the Yin Netherworld for eighty-three years. He’s young! Young! Too young!” Shi Dechun shook his head repeatedly.

Listen to the nonsense you're spouting.

An 83-year-old ghost dares to call himself young?!

Chen Mu couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Shi Dechun looked puzzled: "Yin spirits can easily live past two hundred, and eighty-three is not even half of that, so of course they are considered young!"

Chen Mu: “…”

Therefore, humans have limitations, and one's lifespan would immediately increase significantly if one did not become human?
Fine……

(End of this chapter)