I am grinding experience in another world-Chapter 622 - 610: Tracking

Several days later.

In front of the Ice Cave Cold Pond, at the edge of the wooden cottage's veranda.

Chen Mu held a palm-sized jade token, looking at the more than ten silver marks on it, his face full of smiles.

These days, he had calculated the location of the Vermilion Feather Sword multiple times. Although the results differed, the overall difference wasn't significant.

"Six swords are distributed in various directions, spanning over ten miles, so slight discrepancies in landing positions are normal."

"The location of the Loach Dragon Fire Path, eighty percent, must be here."

Chen Mu chuckled, pocketed the jade token, and took out a jade bottle, raising it to his forehead.

Black and white light flashed once, and a full bottle of Nourishing Spirit Wine disappeared.

"Eat, eat, as long as the landing point is accurate, I'll give you as much spirit wine as you want."

The Nourishing Spirit Wine could enhance the spirituality that straddled between Yin and Yang.

As the spirituality increased, more Yin Spirit Divine Power could be transformed into cold white mist.

The mist nourished the Heavenly Demon Body, tightening the connection between his body and the Heavenly Demon Body, thus greatly aiding the Nine Cups Calculation Scripture in predicting landing points.

"To directly calculate the location of the Vermilion Feather Sword is like reaching blindly into a dark box to find something."

"With the Heavenly Demon Body's involvement, it's as if an eye has been installed inside the dark box, making the effect resemble cheating."

Thinking of this, Chen Mu couldn't help but look towards the Cold Lake in front of him and, raising his hand, scooped up a purple-blue little fish.

"If only there were more of that silver airflow, the stronger the mistaken convergence of Yin and Yang, the more accurate the Ghost Gate landing point calculations would be."

Just as he was greedily thinking this, the water ball suddenly exploded, and the purple-blue little fish instantly turned into specks of phosphorescence and vanished.

Could it be that more silver thread airflow was being generated?

Chen Mu felt joy in his heart.

Yet, after a while, nothing happened.

"Tsk, I must be daydreaming."

"Since when do so many good things come knocking on my door?"

He laughed mockingly at himself, looked down at the cold lake, searching for the disappeared little fish, but he discovered that the just-vanished purple-blue fish did not regenerate in the Cold Lake!

What was going on?

Chen Mu hurriedly looked closely and found that indeed only five purple-blue fish were left in the Cold Lake.

At this moment, they swam together to the edge of the Cold Lake, all rolling their eyes upwards staring at Chen Mu.

Isn't that… why are you looking at me?

This… this isn't my fault, right?

Chen Mu was bewildered.

He had tried to capture the little fish more than once before, but there had never been a disappearance.

The five little fish, however, did not react and continued to stare fixedly at Chen Mu.

Their lips moved, their cheeks fluttered as if…

As if they were cursing!

"Don't accuse me wrongly."

"This definitely isn't my fault!" Chen Mu repeatedly shook his head in denial.

Plop, plop, plop…

The fish suddenly raised their heads, spewed out five water columns, soaking Chen Mu from head to toe.

Chen Mu: "..."

How unlucky!

…

North of the Tianhe Law Realm.

On a barren highland, the climate was dry and hot; the ground was as scorching as a frying pan.

Under the shade of a mountain, over a hundred Qi Cultivators, their lips cracked, and bodies covered in dust, appeared somewhat disheveled.

They gripped the same thin, arm-thick, jade-white long rope, seated every meter or so, continuously chanting mysterious curse commands.

Mana surged, transforming into golden seals, embedding into the jade-white long rope.

"Folks, this place is bereft of spirit; staying here any longer means waiting for death."

"Everyone, this Immortal Rope we hold can perform ground shrinking. At its creation, the heavenly stars of Yunzhou served as pivots. As long as we finish the ritual, it can take us back to Yunzhou, our only chance of survival."

"The more perfectly the ritual is conducted, the smoother the ground shrinking will be."

"Let's all give it our best."

A black-robed elder, while infusing mana into the jade-colored Immortal Rope, loudly encouraged everyone.

"Elder Liu, when will this Immortal Rope be fully enchanted?" someone in the crowd asked.

"If everything goes as expected, today!"

"Everyone, don't be stingy with your mana!"

Hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted, their actions quickening.

By evening.

The surface of the jade-colored Immortal Rope became increasingly shiny and smooth, fine threads of gold weaving and flowing within the rope.

"It's done!"

The leading black-robed elder announced joyfully.

"Everyone, take a hold now, being flung by the Immortal Rope and don't say that old Dao didn't warn you."

As his words fell, golden light blazed on the Immortal Rope as the jade-colored rope suddenly extended lengthwise.

Like a snake capturing prey, the front end of the rope bounced, plunging straight into the sky.

Swish!

Space twisted, an invisible vortex formed, and the front of the Immortal Rope swiftly dived into the vortex.

The people, tied like grasshoppers on a string, were suddenly pulled up into the air.

Just as they were about to enter the invisible vortex, a net made of transparent silk lines suddenly emerged.

Like a fine sieve, all the Qi Cultivators hanging on the Immortal Rope were swept down from midair.

Plop, plop…

They fell to the ground like dumplings, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The crowd was puzzled and tried to struggle to their feet, but they suddenly felt an overwhelming invisible pressure descend.

The nearly depleted manas of the Qi Cultivators smashed them flat to the ground, rendering them unable to move.

Lights flickered in the sky, and Qiu Jinwu, clad in a golden-threaded purple robe, appeared.

Not far away, Lian Xi in cyan blue clothing, holding a Yellow Jade Disc, emerged.

He looked down at the black-robed elder below, chuckling, "Master Qiu, see, I told you."

"There's no need for aimless searching; just track and find these leaders, and capturing the other Qi Cultivators will be easy."

As his words ended.

Swoosh!

A streak of red light suddenly shot out from the mouth of the black-robed elder, as fast as lightning, aimed directly at Lian Xi's forehead.

Bang!

A muffled sound as a semi-transparent turtle shell abruptly emerged. The red light struck it and immediately shattered into specks of light that vanished.

"I was already on guard against you, old fellow." Lian Xi, shrouded in the turtle shell, wore a mocking smile.

Qiu Jinwu's eyes shifted, glancing at Lian Xi, "You really do go all in."

"It seems all the slightly capable ones from Goose Sheep Path have had their aura marks taken by you in advance."

"You, a Qi Cultivator, aren't afraid that Old Ghost Jia will kill the donkey after grinding the corn and bury you underground too?"

Lian Xi laughed it off, "Well, fortune favors the bold."

"Aren't you advancing hand in hand with the Spirit Venerable yourself?"

"Can Old Ghost Jia provide you with enough Primordial Energy?" Qiu Jinwu glanced at Lian Xi dismissively as he spoke.

"No, but the Spirit Venerable can provide me with sufficient Ghosts," Lian Xi cheerily responded.

Ghosts?

Were those not merely sinister tricks of dubious factions? What use could they serve?

They do have significant use!

Lian Xi kept his silence, smiling.

He pulled out a Yellow Jade Disc, chose a Qi signature of considerable strength, pinched a spell, and began to track another Goose Sheep Qi Cultivator.

He then found that the Lei-named Qi Cultivator he had just selected couldn't be tracked!

Hadn't entered the Tianhe Law Realm?

Impossible!

Out of desperation, Qiu Jinwu sold the entire Goose Sheep Path to the Spirit Venerable, all the Water Avoiding Shuttles were dragged into the Law Realm.

Thus...

Someone must have masked their Qi with a spell!

Lian Xi's heart suddenly skipped a beat as he thought of the missing Dragon Ball Spirit Machine.

Exuding spirituality, the Dragon Ball Spirit Mechanism autonomously sought benefits and avoided harms. Escaping Qiu Jinwu's control, it would surely find an untraceable place to hide.

And since this Lei-named Qi Cultivator could conceal his own Qi, perhaps... surely the Spirit Mechanism was hidden right around him!

He drew a light breath, forcibly calmed his racing heart, and struggled to refrain from looking at Qiu Jinwu.

His hands continuously manipulated the spell, while he silently switched to a new Qi signature to track.

This Lei-named Qi Cultivator, Qiu Jinwu must not find out!

...

Inside the Ping Ning, Qi Cultivators were busy hunting Exotic Beasts day and night, and the Bottomless Pool was welcoming all comers, increasingly rich with flesh and essence.

Apart from regularly feeding the Nourishing Spirit Wine to correct the wrongs, Chen Mu spent his other time teaching the Ghosts the Netherworld Ferry.

Everyone performing their roles, time passed unconsciously, and more than a month vanished in the blink of an eye.

This day, in front of the wooden cabin in the Ice Cave,

Chen Mu looked down, frowning towards the Cold Lake.

Originally six purple-blue little fish, now only three remained. Over the past month, two more fish had mysteriously vanished.

Not only that.

Chen Mu's mind stirred, he scooped up a ball of water, and reached deeply into it.

"The Earth Spirit Element is slowly disappearing," he said, his expression darkening.

Compared to when he first arrived here, the concentration of Earth Spirit Element in the water had halved.

"There's a problem..." A trace of worry crossed Chen Mu's mind.

Earth Spirit Elements in Yunzhou were changing, but the rate shouldn't be this fast, unless someone was exacerbating the situation.

"Daqian Lock Dragon Institute..."

Chen Mu speculated in his mind.

The reason he and the others entered this Grotto Heaven was because of Master Qiu and the Daqian Lock Dragon Institute.

Moreover...

Chen Mu's spirit dipped into the Jade Seed, his consciousness shifted, moving to the edge of Jade Seed.

Several faint dots of starlight, barely visible, were the origins of the long-invisible Seven Sons United Heart Gu.

As the cold mist nourished it, the Heavenly Demon Body changed daily and began to reciprocate to the main body.

His mana became more spirited, and his senses keener. The long-lost aura of the Seven Sons United Heart Gu was detected by him.

"Lu Ku and Shang Huan, they must be not far from me, probably also in this Grotto Heaven."

"So... the same gang that captured the Wu Mountain Seven Brothers and caused me to fall into the Netherworld, are they also in this Grotto Heaven?"

Hmm...

Should I track them down and kill them all?

After a long while, Chen Mu shook his head and dispelled the notion of revenge.

Daqian Lock Dragon Institute was vastly powerful and cunning, and now, there was another complicating factor, Master Qiu conspiring with them...

"Better not provoke them."

"I need to leave this Grotto Heaven soon."

Glancing once more at the origin of the Seven Sons United Heart Gu, which seemed to be in its failing years, Chen Mu sighed lightly. He withdrew his gaze and turned back to the middle of Jade Seed.

"Fifty-four refinements, Divine Orifice Sixth Transition. A piece of rare good news." Looking at the six-tier Divine Orifice Talisman rotating in reverse, Chen Mu could not help but show a relieved smile.

He was busy building the Ghost Gate all day, yet it didn't interfere with the autonomous operation of the Dark Cloud True Method.

In these days, he had completed two more refinements, achieving the Divine Orifice Sixth Transition.

...

In the night sky of the Tianhe Law Realm, stars were brilliantly shining.

Each star was large and luminous, as if not far beyond the sky.

With the moon as large as a disc, even deep at night, the ground remained clearly visible.

In the Extreme North, beneath the thick layer of ice, a burst of bright yellow flames suddenly appeared.

As the flames died down, Lian Xi, clad in a grey cape, appeared soundlessly on the ice.

"Really well hidden." He looked up at the distant continuous glaciers and smiled.

"Sometimes, when the Qi is concealed too thoroughly, it's as good as not being concealed at all."

After a month of cautious and reverse probing, he finally captured the whereabouts of Lei Cheng and others.

Having to guard against Master Qiu while frequently conducting covert probes, this month truly felt like an eternity.

"Once I've gotten the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine, it will all be worth it!" Lian Xi's eyes blazed with fervor.

It was just a suspicion at the start, but after a month of repeated comparative tracking, he became more convinced that the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine was at this site of Qi concealment.

Once he went to Thousand Mechanisms Sect and picked up some Heavenly Demon's eyeballs or bones, a slight fusion would easily produce a premium Root Device.

Spiritual Treasures were essential for forming the Primordial Spirit, and Root Devices were comparable substitutes.

"What is this? This is a shortcut to the Primordial Spirit!" Lian Xi was extremely excited.

No one could prevent me from obtaining the Dragon Ball Spirit Machine!

His eyes coldly swept toward the depths of the ice field.

Lei Cheng and his companions, they all had to die!

Lian Xi took a deep breath, about to sneak forward stealthily, when suddenly a voice echoed right beside his ear.

"Can you tell me how you found this place?"

The voice wasn't loud, yet to Lian Xi, it sounded like a thunderclap from the clear sky.

Who was it?

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Master Qiu?!

As his thoughts raced, Lian Xi suddenly dashed forward, a flash of fire, and in the blink of an eye, he shot out five or six hundred meters.

Just as he steadied himself, he fiercely turned back only to find not a soul behind him, as if that voice had been a mere hallucination!

"Tell me, how did you discover this place?"

That calm voice sounded again by his ear.

Lian Xi felt his entire body tighten, his hair standing on end, and his forehead instantly covered with cold sweat!