Night at the Snail Shell Camp.
Chen Mu’s spirit submerged into the Five Ghosts Bag.
At this moment, the Giant Spirit Divine stood by the Bottomless Pool. Eleven six-legged exotic beasts the size of rhinoceroses lay not far away. The Vermilion Feather Sword danced swiftly around the exotic beasts, dissecting and cutting them apart.
The entire process was as fluid as flowing clouds and water, not even requiring Chen Mu to divert his attention for control. It was all automatically handled by the Vermilion Feather Sword and the Giant Spirit Divine.
“The Seventh Rank Mechanical Technique is truly endlessly useful!” Chen Mu observed with eager interest.
With the progress in the Mechanical Technique, the number of Qianji Talisman Seeds increased from nine to twelve. And a touch of spirituality was added within the seeds, greatly enhancing their self-learning ability.
Chen Mu needed to perform a demonstration on how to dissect a demon only once, and the talisman seeds could replicate and learn the entire process, automatically dealing with similar demon beasts afterward.
Previously, the Qianji Talisman Seeds had similar capabilities, but they were never as astounding as they are now.
“Isn’t this like having twelve extra cows and horses for labor at no cost!”
Chen Mu was absolutely delighted.
Originally, he was worried about how to deal with those demon beast corpses in the Bottomless Pool, but now it’s no longer a concern.
He only needed to provide enough mana, and the Qianji Talisman Seeds could drive the Giant Spirit Divine and the Vermilion Feather Sword to handle the task automatically, sparing him from further intervention.
Moreover, during this process, he could even pursue other secret techniques training himself.
“Interesting!”
“Very interesting indeed!”
“Ha-ha-ha!”
…
The demon beasts were knocked out by Lu Yue’s plague poison, and peace reigned on the Fire Dao Star.
The Daoist soldiers of the Heavenly Craft Camp didn’t need to worry about a demon beast invasion, each focusing diligently on their respective tasks.
Some handled demon beasts, some set up forbidden laws, and some were building the city.
Thus, half a year swiftly passed by, and the Heavenly Craft Camp was gone, replaced by a small city.
The city was constructed centering around the water pool originally within the camp. Streets like the Heavenly Workshop and Heavenly Market Street had all sprung up, and although smaller in scale, their structures were basically the same as in Heavenly Pass City.
In the Demon Dissection Courtyard also known as Xin Si Courtyard, Chen Mu hummed a small tune, leisurely dissecting a four-legged scaled-armored demon beast resembling yet not quite a fish.
It didn’t take long for this unfamiliar demon beast to be successfully skinned and dismantled by him.
“I knew you could handle this Yi Mei Fish!” Wu Gang, who stood by waiting, praised with admiration.
This strange fish was discovered in the underground waterways of the Fire Dao Star; it could hide its aura and turn invisible while also escaping through water, making it of exceptionally high value.
Unfortunately, its skeleton and scale armor were so abnormal that ordinary demon dissection masters simply couldn’t handle it.
He only meant to give it a try, not expecting Chen Mu to really manage it.
Now it’s great, the Heavenly Craft Department will definitely credit himself with great merit!
“As per the usual practice, exchange all Daoist Cultivation for white jade.” Chen Mu waved casually, indifferent.
He had previously gathered too many demon beasts into the Bottomless Pool, and in the past half a year, with the assistance from the Qianji Talisman Seeds, the Giant Spirit Divine had handled an untold number of demon beasts, resulting in extraordinary experience.
Handling a strange fish was merely easy for him.
“No problem! Rest assured, I’ll definitely give you the maximum amount of white jade possible!” Wu Gang assured immediately.
Seeing him off, Chen Mu then turned to look at the gray wall before him.
Culinary Skills: 6638/10000/Seventh Rank;
“Surprisingly, dissecting demon beasts actually increases culinary experience? This is…”
“This is actually quite logical.” Chen Mu had an odd expression.
He originally thought he would gain some extra demon dissection experience.
Shaking his head no longer pondering, Chen Mu commenced his Jade Cicada Secret Scripture training as usual.
Transforming primordial qi, visualizing the Dao Foundation Map, the jade-colored seed scintillated with golden light, as the golden branches and buds grew, gradually transitioning the jade-white seed to golden.
Rays of warm currents flowed into Chen Mu’s limbs and bones, with the Giant Spirit Divine begin to nourish back self.
Suddenly, waves of insights surfaced abruptly in his mind.
Jade Cicada Secret Scripture entered a new tier?
Chen Mu was instantly delighted, but noticed immediately that the insight fragments in his mind were not quite right.
“Soul Capturing Return to Origin Technique?”
He looked immediately toward the gray wall.
Soul Capturing Return to Origin Technique: 5/10000/Fifth Rank;
“Tsk!”
“The Dao Foundation didn’t progress, instead, it’s the Soul Capturing Return to Origin Technique that entered a new tier first.” Chen Mu shook his head with some regret.
Thinking about it made sense, the Soul Capturing Return to Origin Technique was of lower rank, and its continuous usage in the past half-year naturally led to experience growth completely within expectation.
“The spell-casting speed increased, nearly instant activation upon thought, and the absorption rate of vital energy doubled, which is not bad.”
After pondering over the insights within his mind for a while, Chen Mu then looked at another entry on the gray wall.
Heavenly Demon Armor: 326/10000/Eighth Rank;
With a thought, a layer of close-fitting invisible armor enveloped him.
The armor’s aura was eerily changeable, very much resembling the protective Qi mechanism of demon beasts.
Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere.
A flying thrust from the palm’s Vermilion Feather Sword was instantly repelled by the Heavenly Demon Armor.
Soon, a lightning bolt fell from the sky, striking straight down onto his head.
Boom!
There was an explosion of countless shards of black light over his head, like shattered glass.
But beneath those fragments, the layer of invisible armor remained as sturdy as ever.
The Kui Water Yin Thunder that landed on top had already extinguished and disappeared.
“The Heavenly Demon Armor can absorb and emulate the protective Qi mechanism of a heavenly demon for self-use.”
“It appears thin but is actually composed of layer upon layer of demon qi mechanisms; breaking one layer leads to the next.”
“Considering the hundreds of demon beasts I’ve processed over this half-year, doesn’t this mean I have layered hundreds of qi mechanisms as protection over me?”
Chen Mu immediately beamed with delight.
“All my tireless efforts through days and nights of demon dissection over half a year have not been in vain!” he couldn’t help but voice out with emotion.
Giant Spirit Divine?
The Giant Spirit Divine is my secret technique incarnation; its labor is my labor.
No doubt about it!
Chen Mu wore a resolute expression.
…
The next morning.
On the second floor of the small building at the rear courtyard of Xin Si Courtyard.
As per usual, Chen Mu was awoken by his regular biological clock.
Just when he was about to dramatically exclaim who wakes up from the grand dream first, he discovered that it was pitch black outside the window. The daylight that should have brightened by now was still dim.
Woke up too early?
The Truth Listening Divine Power instinctively activated, and soon he couldn’t help but frown slightly.
“It’s not that I woke up too early, but that daylight is brightening too late!”
“Could it be that Master Lu Shenjun is causing trouble again?”
Chen Mu’s heart tightened.
…
An hour later, the daylight gradually brightened as usual.
But everyone understood clearly that the time daylight broke was half an hour later than usual.
This certainly wasn’t normal!
“Could it be that Lu Shenjun unleashed plague poison again?”
“Quite likely!”
“…”
Everyone in the courtyard gathered together, discussing animatedly.
A tall, muscular middle-aged man suddenly spoke: “I have some extra Antitoxic Pills, come find me if you’re interested.”
“Seven-Star Jade Purification Bottle available for sale, capable of absorbing and isolating plague poison, act swiftly if you want to buy…” Another round-faced man followed suit and shouted out.
“Those without them must buy a share to ensure safety, even if already obtained, one may still stockpile more…”
Watching the two continuously hollering bright-minded folks in the courtyard, Chen Mu felt speechless inside.
If he hadn’t been employing the Truth Listening Technique, he almost would’ve been fooled by those two.
Earlier, the first to claim the dim daylight was related to the plague poison was that round-faced fat man!
That tall, muscular middle-aged man also joined in multiple times.
No business opportunities, so create them?
Tsk!
What a crafty businessman!
Chen Mu shook his head, retracting the Truth Listening Divine Power, extending it toward the Inner City.
He needed to figure out what exactly caused the daylight anomaly.
…
The water pavilion above the pond in the center of the Inner City had been dismantled, and a Star Monarch Hall erected beside the pond.
“No worries, senior brother.” Inside the great hall, Fei Zhao waved his hand carelessly and said: “Jiao Mu Star Lord has taken back thirty-two stars occupied by demons and devils, its power dispersed, and hence mishaps aren’t surprising.”
“As early as a year ago, in over thirty other Heavenly Pillars and Gates, similar star dimming occurrences had already been happening.”
“A Star Lord’s calculating ability indeed remains unparalleled, yet certain times, it’s remarkably rigid.”
“When all’s said and done, despite possessing the dao attainments of a Primordial Spirit God, the Star Lord’s inherent nature is similar to a Spiritual Treasure’s spirit. It has intelligence but just lacks that little bit of sense.” He chuckled softly under his breath.
Through the attic window, Zhou Tong gazed at the mirror-like pond outside and nodded involuntarily: “The Primordial Energy Well is stable, most likely there’s no major fault.”
“So, report to Heavenly Pass City as soon as possible and have Elder Lan assist Jiao Mu Star Lord in performing timely corrections.”
Fei Zhao and Li Jiu beside him nodded in agreement.
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