HBWnovel Chapter 532 - 523: Prohibition
Chapter 532 - 523: Prohibition
South of Qiluo Mountain, the county town of Luandu County was built against the mountain.
On the parapet of the South Gate wall, Chen Mu’s figure suddenly materialized out of thin air.
In the distance was a vast plain, where a roaring great river, like a jade belt, sank into the horizon.
He reached out his hand beyond the city wall, only to find that his palm, as if made of sand, slowly disintegrated into a glowing light and vanished. When he drew his hand back, the missing palm reappeared.
"Unable to leave Luandu County?"
"Even taking a stroll comes with restrictions, this is beginning to feel more and more like imprisonment," Chen Mu couldn’t help but sigh.
He closed his eyes and recalled the Lingbao Pivot Scripture, then after a moment, he shook his head and opened his eyes.
After all, he was only a beginner, vaguely aware that the Lingbao Pivot Scripture was related to the restrictions of the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, without any concrete hints on how to escape.
"Since I’m here, I should settle in, at least staying within the Divine Statue space is temporarily safe."
"As for leaving the Divine Statue Cave Heaven..."
"I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it."
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In the Jian’an District to the west of the city, the Qixia Teahouse was bustling with people.
"Did you hear that General Jin led his troops all the way to the Mi Chuan River?" An old man with grizzled hair and a robust build spoke excitedly by the window on the second floor.
"That news is outdated. Three days ago, General Jin had already crossed the Mi Chuan River, and in one breath, he took down twelve cities. By now, he may have already made his way towards the capital of Southern Shu Kingdom," another stocky old man said, waving his hand dismissively.
"Really? If that’s the case, that’s the merit of conquering a nation!" The grizzled-haired old man looked impressed, "It’s a pity I was born twenty years too early; otherwise, I’d definitely go to the battlefield and try my luck!"
"It’s not too late to go now." The stocky old man chuckled, "With our physical condition, taking cities and lands might not be possible, but transporting supplies and joining the Logistics Army should be easy enough."
"Right now, our Da Qian Nation is at its zenith, and everywhere you go, you hear about expanding territories. The army continues to recruit, and we’re sure to get in if we sign up."
The stocky old man looked around and leaned closer to the grizzled-haired man, "We don’t need to earn too much military merit. Just staying in the military for five or six years to understand how things work will make things more convenient for our descendants when they join the army and learn martial arts."
The grizzled-haired old man’s eyes lit up instantly: "Let’s do it!"
Chen Mu, leaning against the window, twitched his face.
Two old men with white hair are actually discussing going to war? Are the customs of Da Qian this fierce?
Prince Jia Tian didn’t mention this.
He had been at the teahouse for a while and had gathered from the conversations of the crowd that he was now in Yunzhou of Da Qian.
Chen Mu had not expected that, through a twist of fate, he would return to Yunzhou and end up in the mortal realm under the jurisdiction of Jilong Road.
"I wonder if Prince Jia Tian has returned to the Mortal Realm."
When he left the Lower Courtyard of Jilong Road by the Gan River, the situation at Jilong Road was already grim, and preparations were being made to move to the neighboring Hai Province for refuge.
Jia Tian was just a Lower Courtyard disciple who had just condensed his Primordial Talisman, unlikely to be on the relocation list.
And now, observing the sparse Earth Spirit Element around Luandu County, it’s clear that over the nearly four years that have passed, the situation in Yunzhou has worsened, with the decline of Earth Spirit Element becoming more evident. It’s possible that Jilong Road has begun relocating.
Chen Mu’s silhouette suddenly appeared in the middle of the courtyard.
Through the half-opened door, he saw a green light the size of a needlepoint floating above the swaddling clothes of an infant, invisible to the rejoicing and cheering crowd around it.
Chen Mu narrowed his eyes to take a closer look and immediately noticed that the green light contained numerous black dots, tiny as dust particles.
The black dots drifted and combined, acting like living things, now forming a net, now a line, as if dancing on airflows, they slowly landed on the infant’s nose and with a breath, entered the child’s body and disappeared.
"Netherworld Worm?"
"The fluctuation from before, was it the City God Dojo releasing Netherworld Worms?"
Chen Mu’s mind became clear.
He had been deeply immersed in the Lingbao Pivot Scripture, his senses sharp, and that’s why he happened to detect it when the dojo’s power surged.
"I must continue to grind the secret technique!"
He glanced back at the infant and couldn’t help shaking his head with a sigh.
His current form was only a projection of divine thought; even if he wanted to intervene, he was powerless to do so.
Moreover, it was likely that everyone in Luandu County had Netherworld Worms living inside them; those without were the anomaly.
And this plot against the entire Yang Realm was clearly not something a minor Qi Cultivator like him could get involved in.
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Half a month later, in the City Divine Temple’s Divine Statue Cave Heaven.
The sky was clear for thousands of miles, sunlight filtered through the gaps of cypress leaves, casting mottled light upon Chen Mu’s face.
His eyelids trembled slightly as he took a deep breath and slowly stopped cultivating the Lingbao Pivot Scripture.
With a thought, Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles was activated. A fist-sized sphere of crystal-clear water flew from a well in the eastern courtyard and landed gently into a wooden cup on the stone table.
This was a discovery he had made not long ago. The well seemed ordinary, but in fact, it was full of Jade Dew, and its taste kept changing, never tiring to the palate.
"Hmm... chilled plum juice flavor? I like it!" Chen Mu drank it in one gulp, set down the cup, and once again lay back in the rocking chair.
A gray wall materialized before his eyes.
Lingbao Pivot Scripture: 337/10000/Second Rank;
Chen Mu squinted towards the sky.
He hadn’t felt it before, but now with the advancement of the Lingbao Pivot Scripture, a mere moment of concentration revealed countless faint lines in the sky.
Centered around the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, they extended in all directions, covering hundreds of miles around Luandu County like a vast net.
The reason he had been able to project his divine thoughts to Luandu County was by leveraging these omnipresent lines.
"These must be the City God Dojo’s restrictions."
The City God Dojo seemed to utilize certain properties of Yin Spirits, enabling it to operate on its own as long as a Living God resided within the City Divine Temple.
And cultivating the Lingbao Pivot Scripture, apart from giving the Yin Spirits something to pass the time, was also meant to prompt their active involvement, providing more assistance to organize the restrictions and ensure its operation.
"If I can figure out all the restriction pathways, perhaps there will be a chance to leave the Divine Statue Cave Heaven!" Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.