My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 756 Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations
late at night.

The second floor of Jinchi Pavilion was brightly lit.

Chen Mu sat on the low couch in the center, looking expressionlessly at Tang Zong, who was bound by the Spirit-Locking Curse and lying stiffly on the ground.

As Jinhe City collapsed, the barrier shrank by nearly a third. If he weren't afraid of causing even worse consequences, he would have killed Tang Zong immediately.

Chen Mu looked up at Tang Zhimu and Li Chou, who were standing to his left.

One of them is Tang Zong's junior brother, and the other is Tang Zong's second uncle. Who knows if there will be any problems?

Immediately after capturing Tang Zong, Chen Mu subdued the two men.

“This person is not Tang Zong.” Tang Zhimu spoke calmly, meeting Chen Mu’s scrutinizing gaze.

Chen Mu's face twitched.

You really know how to shift the blame cleanly!

“You say he’s not Tang Zong? I think he is Tang Zong!” He glared at Tang Zhimu.

“Although this person looks the same as Tang Zong, has the same memories as Tang Zong, and behaves the same way as Tang Zong, he is definitely not Tang Zong.” Tang Zhimu was not intimidated at all.

Chen Mu: “…”

Damn it, listen to the nonsense you're spouting!
They look the same, have the same memories, and behave the same way—you still dare to say this isn't Tang Zong?!

"Does the Imperial Academy know about the Gang Sha clone?" Tang Zhimu asked calmly.

What is that?

"If you cultivate the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique to the True Form Realm, you can continue to cultivate and create three Gang Sha clones, also known as One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones," Tang Zhimu continued.

"At the beginning of the creation of the clone, one can adjust the body shape and appearance, and even the memories can be specially modified."

"This person is probably the Gang Sha clone who has been instilled with Tang Zong's complete memories. He looks no different from Tang Zong, but he is definitely not Tang Zong."

"As for the real Tang Zong..." Tang Zhimu sighed, his face filled with sorrow.

real or fake?

Chen Mu looked at Tang Zhimu with suspicion.

The sixth level of the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique is called Weapon Creation, the seventh level is True Form, and the eighth level is indeed called the Gang Sha Realm, but he is not sure if there is a Gang Sha clone. That realm is too far away from him, and he has never paid attention to it.

"Does the Imperial Censor still remember the scene when the first ghosts appeared in Jinhe City?" Tang Zhimu continued to ask.

Chen Mu nodded slightly.

At that time, Tang Zong was the first person to be attacked by a ghost.

"Tang Zong had never practiced the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, yet he suddenly displayed the characteristics of a heretic Heavenly Demon."

"I guess it was that incident that awakened his sealed true memories, which is why he was able to display the power that only his true self possessed."

Chen Mu looked at Tang Zong and, through the Seven Emotions Curse of the Heavenly Demon, he easily detected the other party's emotional fluctuations.

Surprise, worry, disbelief...

Tang Zhimu was right; Tang Zong really was an avatar of a high-ranking cultivator of the Gang Sha realm.

Or rather... he is the alter ego of the owner of the Dragon Ball at the bottom of the well!

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

"So, Tang Zong himself didn't even know he was someone else's avatar?"

"I'm afraid that's the case." Tang Zhimu nodded.

No wonder they were able to evade the Seven Emotions Curse's observation before.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

It wasn't that this guy was too good at hiding his emotions, but rather that before that ghostly incident, Tang Zong in front of him was still the "real" Tang Zong.

His thoughts raced, and he quickly pieced together the cause and effect of this turn of events.

The Dragon Ball Master was imprisoned in Golden River City by the Yin Ghost Sect.

The other party released Tang Zong, a avatar of a powerful being, many years ago in an attempt to escape.

He was chosen by the Dragon Balls by a twist of fate.

He then guided himself into the Heavenly River Cave, making himself a substitute for the Dragon Pearl, and allowing the Dragon Pearl to escape from Golden River City carrying its own spiritual essence.

As for its physical form...

Could it be the stone dragon at the bottom of the well, bound by the chains of the Soul-Locking Curse?

He really is a damn old mudfish!
Chen Mu gritted his teeth and harbored resentment.

He never imagined that the seemingly ordinary stone dragon sculpture was actually the culprit!

Chen Mu glared fiercely at Tang Zong.

It took him a while to take a deep breath and calm himself down before carefully considering the unexpected turn of events.

Similar to tampering with silver-scaled fish, Tang Zong had always done things secretly before, so why did he go to such lengths this time?
“He risked his life to use his secret techniques to cause chaos; I’m afraid you’ve hit a nerve!” Tang Zhimu said.

"Those twenty-four bright pearls in the sky!" Sensing Tang Zong's barely concealed worry, Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

Hey!
It seems that those twenty-four pearls really were what drew them into Golden River City.

Moreover, judging from Tang Zong's reaction, there might really be a way out hidden inside!

Without further hesitation, Chen Mu arranged for Tang Zhimu to lead a group to try to save the silver-scaled fish, while he himself immediately began to ponder the twenty-four bright pearls in the sky.

……

Two days later.

Boo!
Like a bubble bursting, the sky darkened, and a bright pearl at the very edge was completely devoured by Yama's Devouring Power.

Countless insights surfaced in my mind.

Chen Mu immediately summoned the stone gate.

Small Heavenly Cycle Star Combat Technique Restriction: 805/10000/Tier 1;
"The Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation... that's also a Heavenly Cycle Star Formation Restriction!"

Chen Mu's face was full of joy.

He had gleaned some information about teleportation from the feedback he had just received, which was likely the key to their escape from Golden River City.

As he pondered this, a glimmer of light appeared before his eyes. In the blink of an eye, the pearl that had just been devoured was completely restored.

The Twenty-Four Bright Pearls are only part of the Small Heavenly Star Battle Restriction; their origin lies within the Cave Heaven Water Mansion.

Similar to the Soul-Locking Spell forming the Dragon-Binding Chains, even if it is devoured, it can quickly recover.

The existence of the pearl is also one of the sources of power for the outer barrier of Jinhe City.

"No wonder the barrier contracted when a large number of spirits were summoned before." Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Summoning spirits requires Yinming Jade Dew, which consumes a large amount of Celestial Star Essence for conversion.

When vital energy is depleted, the barrier becomes weak and will naturally shrink and deform. It really wasn't Tang Zong who caused the trouble.

Chen Mu snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Tang Zong, who was floating not far away.

Because he had to maintain the Soul-Locking Curse himself, Chen Mu had no choice but to keep the other person by his side.

At this moment, a thin rope connects the two of them, and Tang Zong floats slowly back and forth, like a hydrogen balloon being tethered.

Sensing Tang Zong's complex emotions of worry and anger, Chen Mu chuckled and pulled the thin rope, drawing him to his side.

"I have good news for you."

"You're doomed!"

Tang Zong: "..."

This thing is a fucking bastard!

……

Chen Mufei tirelessly pondered the Starry Sky Laws and Restrictions day and night in the sky.

A month goes by in a blink of an eye.

On this day, accompanied by buzzing vibrations and constant sparks, the last pearl disappeared and reappeared.

Chen Mu immediately looked at the gray stone door in front of him.

Small Heavenly Cycle Star Combat Technique Restriction: 275/10000/Second Tier;

Time flies, and substitutions happen... A flood of insights surged into my mind.

That's it!

Chen Mu finally understood how he had been drawn into Jinhe City.

Essentially, it's a position swap, but it's not himself who gets swapped, but Tang Zong.

They were implicated and dragged into Golden River City.

Because of a twist of fate, he possessed the spirit of the Dragon Ball, and was thus mistaken for the escaped Dragon Ball by the Soul-Locking Curse and firmly sealed inside.

"Thankfully, we locked Tang Zong up a few days ago, preventing his spirit from dissipating and causing his death." Chen Mu was quite relieved.

He looked at Tang Zong, who was floating in the sky like kites in the distance, and a smile appeared on his face.

The method of shifting stars and changing constellations is a disguised application of the Small Heavenly Cycle Star Constellation Technique. Chen Mu, by using the Yama's Devouring Divine Power to devour the Twenty-Four Bright Pearls, has already mastered them.

"Tang Zong wanted to use the self-destructive disintegration technique before, partly to accelerate the fall of Jinhe City."

"On the other hand, it's probably about cutting off the possibility of me swapping him again!"

but now……

"You can teleport, and I can switch places too!"

"I can even change it faster and better than you!"

Chen Mu looked at Tang Zong and chuckled again.

(End of this chapter)