I am grinding experience in another world

In Thousand Lanterns City.

Chen Mu limped and laboriously lay down in a rocking chair.

Looking at the dilapidated and completely abandoned wooden building complex in the distance, he couldn't help but smile.

"Finally, the Plague God is gone..."

He had confirmed multiple times with his Shadow Pupil that Meng Qingchan's aura had completely disappeared.

"Thanks to the Giant Spirit Divine, otherwise today I might have been exhausted to death by Meng Qingchan." Chen Mu was still in a lingering fear.

Although Meng Qingchan hadn't fully recovered, being a Primordial Spirit God, his invulnerability to all techniques left Chen Mu's secret techniques utterly useless.

The only thing that could harm was the Seven Emotions Flame, which Meng Qingchan could still easily peel away.

"Luckily, the Giant Spirit Divine managed to hit Meng Qingchan, otherwise I would have been at my wit's end!" Chen Mu felt fortunate in his heart.

A gray wall floated in front of him, and he unconsciously looked towards one section

Giant Spirit Divine: Limit.

Thanks to the infusion of a large amount of Emperor Flow Nectar, the progress of the Giant Spirit Divine was rapid.

Even before leaving Border Shelter Star, the experience of the secret technique was already halfway through the Ninth Rank.

Not long after returning to Heavenly Pass City, he had maxed out this secret technique.

With a slight thought, a two-meter-tall solemn god statue appeared in front of him.

It was draped in black and red armor, covered in golden patterns. Under the dark red cloak and hood, it had a smooth, egg-shaped strange face. A scarlet mist vortex swirled at the center of the face.

A brand-new third perspective appeared in Chen Mu's mind.

The Giant Spirit Divine at its limit was no longer just a simple strength amplifying secret technique; it became a tangible entity that shared his mind.

Not only that...

Chen Mu's right hand middle finger flicked, and a finger-thick Kui Water Yin Thunder shot out.

The next moment, the Yin Thunder easily passed through the chest of the Giant Spirit Divine, creating a large pit on the ground behind it.

Yet the Giant Spirit Divine itself seemed like a phantom, unaffected by the Thunder Law attack.

"When gathered, it forms; when dispersed, it becomes qi, invulnerable to all techniques. No wonder Meng Qingchan said the Giant Spirit Divine was a kind of Primordial Spirit Secret Technique!" Chen Mu was full of joy.

It was precisely this Primordial Spirit trait of the Giant Spirit Divine that allowed him to entangle with Meng Qingchan for so long, ending in mutual destruction. Otherwise, Meng Qingchan would never have let him go.

"Not in vain for over a decade of effort." Chen Mu's lips curled up, filled with a huge sense of accomplishment.

The Giant Spirit Divine Secret Technique came from Lu Kuqi and his siblings, initially just a strength amplifying secret technique.

The first practice was more than ten years ago.

Over the years, Chen Mu never gave up, practicing it from time to time.

Now it bore fruit, helping him solve a major crisis with a single stroke.

"What a divine skill!"

...

A few days later, in the evening.

Chen Mu leisurely returned to Jiwei Courtyard in Yangdu Square along Heavenly Market Street.

First, he put the thirty kilograms of demon beast meat he had just bought today into the Bottomless Pool, then habitually immersed his spirit into the Shadow Pupil of Thousand Lanterns City.

The lifeless big eye with drooping eyelids slowly rotated, meticulously scanning the entire Thousand Lanterns City.

"Meng Qingchan is indeed gone."

Even though it wasn't the first time confirming, Chen Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Gone is good. Gone means no more daily worries about Lu Shenjun coming to stir trouble."

Although Thousand Lanterns City had an isolating effect, as long as Meng Qingchan stayed for one more day, it was a major hidden threat.

But after a fight, Meng Qingchan straightforwardly left, which surprised Chen Mu.

He originally thought the other party would give him a hard time before leaving.

"Is it because of the Nightmare Victory Spell?"

Chen Mu had some guesses in his heart.

The Nightmare Victory Spell indeed couldn't kill the current Meng Qingchan, but it could lock onto his aura.

If something happened to him, Lu Yue might be able to find Meng Qingchan through this curse.

Because of this, the other party left so decisively.

"It's a pity about the Inheriting Heaven Gourd, such a good Great Replenishing Pill." Chen Mu sighed regretfully.

The remolding of the Jade Seed required Primordial Qi, the reversed practicing of Primordial Qi demanded a vast amount of mana, but over-refining mana would damage one's vital energy.

To ensure a stable foundation, one had to either slow down the cultivation speed to let the body recover or consume a large amount of nourishing and strengthening soup or pill.

In the past, with the Inheriting Heaven Gourd, he could refine a lot of Replenishing Origin Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine for assistance. Now that Meng Qingchan had left, and the Inheriting Heaven Gourd disappeared, the progress of remolding the Jade Seed would certainly be delayed.

...

Demon Dispel Alley, Xin Si Courtyard.

"Inquiring about demon poison?" Steward Wu looked at Chen Mu in surprise.

"You still want to try to remove the demon poison yourself?" He had a look of realization.

"Don't I buy you over thirty kilograms of demon beast meat from the Heavenly Workshop every two or three days? Not enough?"

Steward Wu pondered but didn't ask more. Before Chen Mu could explain, he straightforwardly began, "I don't really know what demon poison is, just that it has to do with the origin of demons."

"Nether Demon Heaven?"

That can't be right.

He had been to Nether Demon Heaven before, and there was no demon poison at that time.

Chen Mu was puzzled.

"It's Mistaken Heaven." Steward Wu explained, "Outer Heaven Demons come from Beyond Heaven, including Nether Demon Heaven and Mistaken Heaven."

"Most of the demons in the Woodstar Cluster come from Mistaken Heaven."

"Mistaken Heaven is filled with demon poison; in the past, someone tried to invade and reclaim it, but the Qi Cultivators sent to scout were all infected by the demon poison."

"They lost consciousness shortly after returning and morphed into demon beasts, meeting a tragic end."

"Since then, no one dared to enter Mistaken Heaven proactively."

Chen Mu was awed at heart.

A poison that could erode a Spiritual Deity and turn Qi Cultivators into demon beasts, such wickedness in this demon poison!

"No one really knows what demon poison is, but there are many rumors." Steward Wu recalled carefully.

"Some say it's a divine skill of a powerful Heavenly Demon in Mistaken Heaven."

"Others say it's a special vital energy in Mistaken Heaven, which is greatly nourishing for the local demons but deadly poisonous to us outsiders."

"And there's another theory." He looked around, leaned closer to Chen Mu, and whispered, "Some say the Mistaken Heaven demon poison is a kind of invisible, tiny Heavenly Demon, like... like the plague poison we experienced a while ago."

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

It was quite a possibility!

Previously, when the Jade Seed was initially remolded, and the Truth Listening Divine Power enhanced, he had heard some tiny life rhythms in the blood and flesh of the Eagle-beaked White Jade Snake.

Now thinking back...

"Mistaken Heaven is filled with various monsters, who knows, this demon poison might be one of them." Steward Wu added.

Chen Mu nodded, quite agreeing with this theory.

"The best way to remove demon poison is by burning it with Nanming Li Fire."

"This Fire Method comes from the Pure Yang Dao, difficult to learn and master. Besides a few Primordial Spirit Gods, only the Heavenly Craft Furnace of the Heavenly Workshop can induce and foster it."

"Other than that, I haven't heard of any other method to completely remove demon poison."

"If you want to try to remove the demon poison yourself, you must ensure utmost safety before consuming anything rashly." Steward Wu advised.

"Thank you for the reminder." Chen Mu earnestly cupped his hands in gratitude.

He also didn't want to take risks.

But to ensure the speed of his Daoist Foundation cultivation, he needed a vast amount of vital energy.

The price of Rejuvenation Pills was too high, and although he had exchanged some materials with his Daoist Cultivation, the quantity was limited. Unless he slowed down his cultivation pace, those herbs would only last two or three months at best.

Moreover, Chen Mu needed to refine Replenishing Origin Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine, and also had to nourish the Yin Soul.

The channels Steward Wu had at the Heavenly Workshop were indeed shady, and the amount of demon beast meat he provided was clearly insufficient.

He had to plan ahead.