My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 454 The Sutra of Peace of Mind

Seven or eight days passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the Hai-character camp, the Yin soldiers went on expeditions every day, while the auxiliary soldiers were still ordered to stay in the main camp.

In Thousand Lights City.

Like a mirror image, an identical mud-sculpted bungalow has appeared next to the original courtyard.

With Shen Yan added to the mix, the two naturally couldn't squeeze into one place, so Chen Mu carried some soil from the Haizi camp underground into Qiandeng City and used the "Finger Ground Steel" technique to create an identical small courtyard.

At this moment, Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair, swaying back and forth, while in the air in front of him, a ball of water from the River of Oblivion and the Nine Netherworld Azure Flame spun continuously.

The five paper ghost figures sat in a row around the stone table, looking up intently at the scene of water and fire chasing each other.

In the newly cultivated courtyard in the distance, Shen Yan, carrying a bucket of water and bending over, was sowing and watering the newly cultivated vegetable field.

After a long while, the water and fire in mid-air disappeared into the void, and Chen Mu stopped cultivating the Yellow Spring Guidance technique.

Shen Yan finished sowing and watering, put down his tools, and came to the stone table.

"There are very few people in the entire Yellow Springs Department who can cultivate the Yellow Springs Guide to your level."

"As expected of a Yin God who can connect to the grotto heaven, his talent is truly astonishing." Shen Yan exclaimed with admiration.

Chen Mu glared at the other person unhappily.

Who are you blaming for being talented? I got to where I am today through hard work and diligence!

Shen Yan chuckled: "Didn't you want to know how to return to the mortal realm?"

"You know?" Chen Mu immediately became eager.

"I just remembered a rumor, but I don't know if it's accurate," Shen Yan said.

"It is said that in order to better attract the spirits of the dead, Fengdu City went to great lengths to establish a City God Temple in the mortal world."

"They need ghost soldiers to guard the area and are preparing to recruit people to go there."

Chen Mu was overjoyed upon hearing this.

The chance to return to the world of the living has come!
"Are there any conditions?" he asked quickly.

"I don't know." Shen Yan shrugged. "I don't plan to return to the mortal realm, so I haven't paid much attention to it."

Chen Mu was immediately displeased.

This is a chance to return to the mortal realm, how can you be so perfunctory!
Seemingly knowing what Chen Mu was thinking, Shen Yan smiled and said, "Guess how long I stayed in the Underworld?"

“It’s been over three hundred years.” Shen Yan shrugged.

“In my previous life, I died of old age. In addition, over three hundred years have passed, and all my descendants have died. My own memories of my previous life are also blurred. So, what is there for me to cherish?”

"It's still more comfortable to stay in the underworld."

Chen Mu understood.

"You are still young. If you want to return to the mortal realm, you can visit Fengdu City when you return to the underworld."

Chen Mu nodded with a delighted expression.

As the supervising officer of the battalion, he always knew things that others didn't. Once he returned to Yinming, he would definitely go to Fengdu City.

"Want to take it a step further?" Shen Yan suddenly asked again.

"What do you mean?" Chen Mu asked, puzzled.

"I can pass on the 'Peaceful Mind Sutra' to you. It can help you return to your origins, cultivate supernatural powers and demonic patterns, and allow you to step into the realm of the divine embryo."

"You would be so kind?" Chen Mu asked with a suspicious look.

"I'm just demonstrating my own value," Shen Yan said calmly. "People with value live more comfortably."

"Besides, now that I'm tied to you, if you're stronger, I'll be safer, right?"

"There are no conditions?" Chen Mu didn't believe it.

This Supervisor Shen is quite cunning.

"Just one small condition," Shen Yan said, scratching his head sheepishly.

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

I knew it!

"Could you give me a different job? I'm really not good at growing vegetables." He raised his hands and feet to show Chen Mu his trouser legs and sleeves covered in mud.

That's it?

Now it was Chen Mu's turn to be dumbfounded.

"You really gave me the 'Peaceful Mind Sutra'?" Chen Mu asked incredulously.

“Here you go!” Shen Yan said with a serious and affirmative expression.

"Fine..." Chen Mu smacked his lips: "Since you don't want to farm... then go and do the splits for me."

Shen Yan: "..."

Are you a devil?!
Chen Mu sneered.

Do you think I'm safer only because I'm powerful? Do valuable people live more comfortably?

That sounds nice! You, Shen Yan, are so cunning, would you really do something that loses money?
I do not believe!
……

Shen Yan continued to grow vegetables and water them, but eventually he passed on Chen Mu's "Pingxin Jing" (a Buddhist text).

This made Chen Mu even more vigilant, feeling that there might be something wrong with this secret method.

Shen Yan didn't care at all, letting Chen Mu study as he pleased. Apart from answering Chen Mu's questions, he spent the rest of his time tending to the vegetable garden, becoming more and more skilled, and even seemed to be somewhat engrossed in it.

Five days flew by.

Chen Mu had studied the "Pingxin Jing" more than ten times, but he still couldn't find anything wrong with it. The text was convoluted and difficult to understand, and the whole thing was full of profound and mysterious principles. It seemed unfathomable, but it was actually useless.

What's truly useful is reciting scriptures, using a special intonation to transform it into another sound, thereby achieving wonderful effects, similar to the "Flying Flame Sutra".

"The Flying Flame Sutra?"

"Could it be that your supernatural ghost pattern is based on the 'Flying Flame Scripture'?" Shen Yan asked in astonishment. "You actually survived being burned to death, tsk tsk... truly gifted!"

Chen Mu's face immediately darkened.

The ghost's extraordinary talent!

Lao Tzu relied on the ability to absorb the soul and restore the original essence, on the supernatural powers of his physical body, and on his own diligence!

"Is there really no problem with the Pingxin Sutra?" Chen Mu asked with a sour face.

Shen Yan shrugged: "Aside from the fact that the source of the scripture is quite ancient, making it easy to learn but difficult to master, what other problems could there be?"

Chen Mu was skeptical.

But I had already made up my mind.

practice!
Anyway, with the gray wall as a safety net, what's there to be afraid of? If there really is a problem, the gray wall feedback system will definitely provide a notification.

practice!
……

three days later.

As the last syllable was uttered, a mysterious power descended, and Chen Mu was instantly invigorated, as if he had drunk a glass of ice water on a hot summer day, and felt a shiver run through his body.

done?

He immediately brought out the gray wall.

The Heart Sutra: 1/10000;

It really worked!

After carefully considering the feedback from the gray wall, Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shen Yan wasn't lying; this Pingxin Sutra is indeed without fault."

Based on the feedback from the gray wall, he had already grasped the profound mysteries of the Peaceful Mind Sutra. It seemed to be able to connect with the deeper power of the River of Oblivion, a power that could stimulate the growth of the ghostly rune seed.

He glanced at Shen Yan, who was busy in the vegetable garden not far away, then got up and went back to his room. A glint appeared between his brows, and the bald, white-robed version of the Heavenly Demon's true form materialized.

The Yin Spirit's power stimulated the vertical lines between his eyebrows, and the silver lines that covered his body like blood vessels suddenly began to shimmer with silver light.

Chen Mu carefully considered it and immediately noticed the difference.

The original ghost patterns, seemingly cast from silver metal, were exquisite and beautiful, yet appeared lifeless. Now, however, they seemed to have transformed into tree branches about to take root and sprout, giving Chen Mu a sense of vibrant life.

……

“That is the Weak Water, the primordial power at the bottom of the River of Oblivion.” Shen Yan said calmly, “This power can induce the Ghost Pattern Talisman Seed to return to its origin.”

"However, the 'Pingxin Sutra' is easy to learn but difficult to master. The amount of pure Weak Water it attracts is too small, so the growth rate of the Ghost Pattern may not be satisfactory. You'd better be prepared."

Chen Mu, however, did not take it to heart.

Easy to learn but difficult to master?

Ha! Once you reveal your experience bar, there's no secret technique you can't master!
Chen Mu's heart leaped with joy.

Thousand Lanterns City is safe, but boring. He used to be able to practice Condensing Apertures, but now, to ensure his reserves of White Jade Coins, he dares not use his magic power easily, and can only practice Yellow Spring Guidance to pass the time.

The Pingxin Sutra is here, and so are new toys!

brush!
We have to grind it out hard!

……

The central stone hall of the Hai character camp.

A crimson glow flickered within it.

After a long while, the bloody light gradually dissipated.

Lan Zhang wearily opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips: "It's done, hehe..."

"Should we begin converting auxiliary soldiers? They don't have the strength and willpower of the Yin Soldiers." The Blind Child spoke, his numerous eyes seemingly sentient as they moved up, down, left, and right, peering out.

"If we want them to retain their consciousness and transform into Blood God Children, at most only 10% will survive. Rather than wasting time and energy, we might as well devour them directly and turn them into nourishment for the Blood Cloud."

Lan Zhang's blood-red pupils darted around, glancing at the eyeless child in the shadows, and he couldn't help but chuckle: "You're just hoping I'll go mad?"

The blind boy's voice remained unchanged: "I just don't want you to waste too much time on some useless auxiliary soldiers."

"useless?"

"No, no, no, their great use is their uselessness!" Lan Zhang said cheerfully.

"It's precisely because they're useless that nobody cares."

"Nobody cares, so nobody pays much attention."

"If they want to infiltrate other camps, these auxiliary soldiers are the best cover for the Blood God Child."

"You're planning to target other camps too?" The blind boy's eyes snapped open.

Lan Zhang grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth: "If it were just for a single Hai-character camp, it wouldn't be worth betraying Yinming!"

"What do you want to do!" The Blind Child suddenly became interested: "You have practiced the Blood Nerve and have completely broken away from the Yin and Yang, so you can't blend into other camps."

"Of course I can't," Lan Zhan said nonchalantly. "But there's still Shen Yan, isn't there..."

The blind boy couldn't help but widen his eyes.

No wonder you weren't in a hurry to arrest Shen Yan; it turns out you had other plans.

(End of this chapter)