I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 463 - 456 Three Paths Curse

"There is naturally a method to accelerate the growth of the Divine Fetus," Shen Yan shook off the dirt on his sleeve cuff with practiced ease, his face revealing nothing.

"If there’s a method, why didn’t you say so earlier?" Chen Mu said, annoyed.

"You never asked," Shen Yan shrugged. "Besides, this method is related to the Safe Heart Sutra. If your Safe Heart Sutra isn’t at a masterful level, knowing this method wouldn’t be of any use to you anyway."

Safe Heart Sutra?

Heh!

I’ve already perfected it, who could be more proficient than me?

Chen Mu looked at the experience on the gray wall and couldn’t help but smile.

"The ’Safe Heart Sutra’ is essentially a connection to the source of the River of Oblivion, drawing weak water from within it to catalyze the growth of Ghost Pattern."

"But the source is deeply hidden at the bottom of the river and is difficult to connect with, hence the Three Paths Curse."

"The Three Paths Curse itself isn’t very powerful, but it can resonate with the River of Oblivion, drawing out its source to appear. With its aid, attracting the weak water using the Safe Heart Sutra becomes much more convenient."

"This Secret Technique, however, has a difficulty," Shen Yan said with a smile.

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

Why is this guy smiling so sinisterly? Is there a huge pitfall waiting for me?!

"The Secret Technique itself is not difficult, the challenge lies in the fact that it requires a lot of people to cast it together." Shen Yan said playfully, "The more people collaborating, the stronger the collective force, and the more formidable the power."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu couldn’t help but stare.

"I’ve told you the Secret Technique, how to choose, that’s up to you to manage," Shen Yan said with a cheerful smile.

I knew it! Why did you offer me the Safe Heart Sutra in the first place if not for waiting for this moment!

If I just complain about the slow cultivation speed, I would have no choice but to practice the Three Paths Curse. To make it faster, more people need to practice together. The moment I get a little greedy and capture more people, it’s likely Lan Zhang’s attention will be drawn. Then, I’d have no choice but to confront Lan Zhang!

Damn cunning!

...

After getting the Three Paths Curse, Chen Mu fretted over it for several days.

He wanted to use the Three Paths Curse to speed up the Safe Heart Sutra, but was afraid of attracting Lan Zhang’s scrutiny.

"If you’re afraid of trouble, I can step in," Shen Yan, who had also been holding back for several days, couldn’t help but speak up to persuade. "That way, even if things get exposed, it’ll be me who’s out front."

Interesting.

Chen Mu’s eyebrows shot up.

"Moreover, your Thousand Lanterns City is a cave heaven, far out in the void. Using it to hide Yin Spirits – how could Lan Zhang possibly discover that?"

Indeed.

Chen Mu was quite tempted.

"And then there’s your Divine Skills. I can’t even resist in my Divine Fetus state – they’re just auxiliary soldiers, no one can rebel."

"With them as insurance, who would dare to cause trouble?" Shen Yan said animatedly, trying to persuade.

But I’m just afraid that the Yama Emperor’s Command will cause trouble.

Just as Chen Mu was getting roused, he immediately felt a chill in his heart.

The Yama Emperor’s Command is indeed formidable, but it is a controlling aura that is only effective when it is by Chen Mu’s side.

With another thought, a walnut-sized, pearl-like object radiating bright white light appeared before him.

Chen Mu leaned in for a closer look.

After a month of cultivation and with the acceleration of the Three Paths Curse, Divine Ghost Pattern once again induced the emergence of specks of special power. The original embryonic form of the Divine Fetus, which was equivalent to a single thread, had now become two threads, naturally reducing the gaps slightly.

"Manager Yue said the Divine Ghost Pattern is like a simplified version of the Daoist Foundation, like a seed,"

"Doesn’t that mean this Divine Fetus is equivalent to the Daoist Foundation?" Chen Mu couldn’t help but feel shaken inside.

If that was the case, it would make sense for the Divine Fetus to grow slowly. After all, it is the foundation for becoming a Daoist, and complexity and difficulty are inevitable.

"I can’t rush. I need to practice slowly and see," Chen Mu suppressed the impulse in his heart.

No matter what secrets it held, proficiency would slowly unfold them to him.

...

A few days later, deep into the night, around a round table.

Shi Dechun’s eyes widened with residual fear, completely uninterested in the full spread of dishes before him.

"It was terrifying."

"Last night, a blood-colored light soared into the sky from the camp. Those blood-red lights burst open like fireworks, scattering in all directions."

"Anyone who was touched by them, whether human or object, was instantly blown away to ash and smoke!"

"The camp next door, Tent B, looked as if it had been bitten like an apple, with half the barracks and people just gone without a trace!"

Chen Mu’s expression immediately turned grave.

"If you were hiding underground, would you still be able to hear the commotion in the camp?" Chen Mu frowned and asked.

"As long as it’s not deeper than ten meters underground, there should be no problem," Shi Dechun immediately replied.

"Later, I will raise the secret chamber. From now on, you hide in the underground secret chamber; it’s a bit safer that way." Chen Mu wanted to stay informed about the camp, but he did not want Shi Dechun to take life-threatening risks. Hiding underground was a way to gather information relatively safely, just right.

"It just so happens that with the rampage of Lan Zhang, many auxiliary soldiers have died or disappeared. Now’s the time for you to slip into the secret chamber without being noticed."

However, Shi Dechun’s expression became troubled, "That might have to wait till next month."

"I’ve already shown myself during the day today."

"Didn’t Military Supervisor Shen say that there are special demonic creatures monitoring every direction within the camp? If they notice because of this, we might face serious trouble."

Chen Mu thought it over and couldn’t help but sigh, "That’s the only option then."

As the two of them were fretting over their future path, Shen Yan, who had been silently eating his meat, suddenly stood up.

Then, to Chen Mu’s astonishment, he suddenly leapt up and began to somersault before both men!

Chen Mu: "..."

Wait, are you serious?

But that was just a joke!

Shi Dechun could take advantage of the auxiliary soldiers’ casualties to sneak into the underground, which naturally also allowed him to secretly recruit a large number of Yin Spirits into Thousand Lanterns City.

He had thought that the silent Shen Yan for the past month had given up, but who would have thought...

Watching Shen Yan somersault so fast he nearly left afterimages, Chen Mu couldn’t help but twitch his cheek.

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