All Novel Full Chapter 472 Six Months
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Chen Mu’s plan to trick Shen Yan was a good one, yet ultimately it fell through.
Shen the old ghost used to be a military supervisor, which Chen Mu didn’t care about, but Hong Xiu and Shi Dechun dared not ignore, no matter how much he tried to persuade them, it was useless.
Such cowards!
Late at night, the lights were bright inside Thousand Lanterns City.
The barracks had expanded once again, in addition to the original two hundred plus wooden towers, another three hundred exquisitely styled new wooden towers were completed, lined along both sides of the central street.
“Do you really intend to build a tower for everyone?” Chen Mu, finding the overseeing Shen Yan, asked with raised eyebrows.
“You can have a single room? Why can’t they? Is your face bigger than everyone else’s?” Shen Yan said indifferently, leaving Chen Mu stifled with a single sentence.
Ever since he adopted a resigned attitude, this old ghost Shen seemed to awaken some attribute, always aiming to choke people with his words.
“Too bad it’s just wishful thinking, at most three to five people can share one building,” Shen Yan shook his head: “There are not enough raw materials.”
“So you do know there’s a shortage of materials,” Chen Mu muttered.
He was eager for someone to rebuild Thousand Lanterns City, but the timber and soil brought in initially were almost depleted.
Now stationed in Hai Character Camp, busy from dawn to dusk not to mention surrounded by people everywhere. Once the materials were used up, he had no chance or time to resupply.
“How about you dig up some soil from underground and bring it in, I’ll have them raise the foundation here first.”
“It’s lucky this pocket dimension isn’t big, with no storms or tremors, otherwise with just one shovel the foundations would be so deep, these wooden towers would have collapsed long ago.”
“Alright…” Chen Mu smacked his lips, burrowing underground to dig up some soil at night was still feasible.
After watching the bricklayer lead his team in carving doors and windows for a while, Chen Mu called over the Yin Spirits on duty today to recite the Three Paths Curse, aiding his cultivation of the Safe Heart Sutra.
This was his daily mandatory practice.
Although the Safe Heart Sutra was already perfected, and the Divine Fetus’s progress in tracing origins was not reflected on the gray walls, daily cultivation continued to steadily increase Yin Spirit Divine Power.
Furthermore, almost every other day, the Divine Fetus would glow and flash brightly, reminding him that the Divine Fetus was improving, a sensation even more gratifying than earning experience points in the past.
For this purpose, he even adjusted the work and rest times of the Yin Spirits within Thousand Lanterns City, inverting the cycles of day and night, to facilitate his cultivation.
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The blood-red sun rose as usual.
Hai Character Camp functioned like a tightly wound spring, constantly in motion, countless exotic beasts were thrown into the Bottomless Pool.
During the day, Chen Mu was busy protecting the auxiliary soldiers transporting corpses, and at night he dived into Thousand Lanterns City for cultivation, living a busy yet regular life. Before he knew it, half a year had vanished in a flash.
That evening, the various contingents of Hai Character Camp slowly returned to camp.
Busy all day, Chen Mu finally had a moment to himself. Holding a cup of Jade Dew Water, he leaned against a wooden hut’s pillar on the veranda, enjoying the humid and hot breeze from Nether Demon Heaven, sipping the plum-juice flavored Jade Dew, feeling content, even finding the dark red, blood plasma-like sunset in the distance tinged with added beauty.
Before long, subtle sounds of commotion rose from the mountain, while faint scents reached his nose.
The Yin Spirits of the various contingents of Hai Character Camp had started cooking.
Although Yin Spirits could survive on just Jade Dew, that stuff, aside from its varied taste, really didn’t have any texture to speak of.
Hai Character Camp had been stationed here for almost a year and a half to two years, and at first, everything was done by the book. But as time went on, people began to explore the food ingredients of Nether Demon Heaven and cook meals.
Tens of thousands of Yin Spirits gathered together couldn’t always be suppressed, so even the stern and upright Military Supervisor Gong turned a blind eye, and the various generals naturally didn’t interfere much.
As a result, all kinds of exotic beasts and demons within a hundred li of the station became unfortunate victims.
If it weren’t for the fact that all parts of the exotic beasts had highly toxic flesh, the hunting achievements of the entire Hai Character Banner would have seen a significant drop due to consumption.
As he contemplated various things, a short and skinny figure appeared in front of the wooden hut.
Jia Zhang?
This man was a former member of the old Yi Third Banner, who seemingly possessed some hidden Mind Control Divine Abilities, managing to escape unscathed from the continuous calamities of Hai Character Camp.
Seeing his figure, Chen Mu couldn’t help but brighten up: “Have you found some nice treasure?”
This old fellow wasn’t only great at escaping, but also extraordinary in identifying and finding unfamiliar food ingredients.
“It’s Blood Oysters!” Jia Zhang grinned, lifting up a small arm-high basket woven from tree bark: “Commander, you’re in for a treat today!”
Chen Mu was instantly delighted.
Blood Oysters were a kind of exotic beast resembling shellfish found in the Blood Sea, tender in texture and naturally carrying a hint of herbal fragrance, making them a rare delicacy.
Once the Yin Spirits discovered they were edible, the Blood Oysters on the surrounding beaches of the battlefield were doomed, and it wasn’t long before they were nearly hunted to extinction. Chen Mu didn’t expect that Jia Zhang would find a bunch of them today.
“For today’s haul of exotic beasts, all the military merit credited goes to you!” Chen Mu got up to take the tree bark basket, cheerfully announcing the reward.
Jia Zhang’s smile grew threefold, and he bowed immediately, raising his hands in thanks: “Thank you, Commander!”
Chen Mu lacked neither Secret Techniques nor Precious Medicine and cared little for Military Merit, but Jia Zhang and the other Yin Spirit auxiliaries treasured it dearly.
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Thousand Lanterns City.
In the small courtyard in front of the wooden tower.
A large black flame in the shape of a lotus leaf hovered silently burning in the center of a round table.
Above it, Blood Oysters the size of a palm, resembling black stones cut in half, were cooked sputtering, their pomegranate-red flesh filled with minced garlic emitting an enticing aroma.
Plucking one, he scooped out the whole piece of oyster meat and popped it into his mouth, savoring the scalding and fresh taste, Chen Mu couldn’t help but squint his eyes.
“Delicious!”
“Tsk! Ignorance is scary indeed. Other than the word ‘delicious,’ can’t you come up with any other adjectives?” Shen Yan taunted with a strange tone.
But Chen Mu completely ignored him.
Shen Yan sighed, this bastard’s skin was getting thicker by the day, usual teasing couldn’t get through anymore.
“This thing isn’t just delicious,” Shen Yan savored the Blood Oyster meat carefully.
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“It can also comb through vital energy, cleanse impurities from the body, and even slightly nourish and purify the Divine Ghost Pattern. That old man Jia, he really has something.”
“The ingredients you’ve exchanged with military merits over the past six months, his were given with the most care.”
“Hmm… why don’t you go and make him one of our own?” Shen Yan’s eyes lit up, “Ordinary Yin Spirits bustle about to earn military merits, but all they’re after are the secret technique resources for cultivation.”
“Give him that Three Yin Phosphorus Fire Curse of mine, it’ll be enough for him to awaken his divine abilities, and then he can focus on finding us delicious food.”
Chen Mu immediately gave him a sideways look.
Shen Yan, that’s enough!
Just for a good meal, you want me to plant a Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in someone, depriving them of their freedom?
Your brigand-like ways, tsk tsk…
But it’s not impossible!
Chen Mu’s interest was piqued as he thought about it, tempted by the idea.
After all, the ingredients brought by old man Jia taste so good.
After a while, he reluctantly suppressed this enticing thought, “Considering that the You Character Camp’s hunting mission is almost complete, it’s better not to complicate matters further. Compared to having an extra bite to eat, I’d rather return to the Netherworld safely and soundly.”
“You’re just a coward!” Shen Yan said with disdain, “You have the Mind Control Divine Ability, the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, and this Thousand Lanterns City. You even pulled in three thousand Yin Spirits, what could possibly go wrong with one or two more Yin Spirits?”
“If you had been a bit more cowardly back then, you wouldn’t have ended up in my hands!” Chen Mu said casually and mockingly.
Shen Yan’s face darkened at once.
Who the hell could have guessed that you, a bastard, despite having powerful divine abilities, were pretending to be a minor auxiliary soldier?
Isn’t this just a trap!
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After the meal.
Chen Mu didn’t rush to practice the Safe Heart Sutra but used the Mountain-Carrying Scripture to integrate the Yin Spirit Divine Power and then linked the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed to transmit the Three Yin Phosphorus Fire Curse, which he had already perfected, to the three thousand Yin Spirits.
This secret technique was from old Shen, similar in function to the Flight of Flame Scripture.
But compared to the perilous Flight of Flame Scripture, it was milder and safer, suitable for ordinary Yin Spirits to refine their divine abilities. Even if they couldn’t master it quickly, it could slowly enhance their Yin Spirit origin.
As the origin strengthened, the Three Paths Curse would also grow more powerful, which could assist him in gathering primordial waters faster, accelerating the return to the source of the Divine Fetus.
In the early hours of the morning, in the courtyard in front of the wooden building of Thousand Lanterns City.
A mass of Yin Spirit Divine Power in front of Chen Mu turned into a tangled mess of silvery threads, a flicker of light and shadow, and disappeared into the void in front of his eyebrows.
Sitting next to him, a square-faced auxiliary soldier shuddered, his gaze instantly hazy, then immediately a silver pattern emerged on his forehead, flashing for a moment before disappearing.
The square-faced Yin Spirit regained clarity, full of surprise and gratitude as he bowed to Chen Mu to express his thanks.
Chen Mu patted the man’s shoulder and earnestly looked him in the eyes, the sincerity on his face as he advised, “You must cultivate diligently.”
“I can only give you the skills; it’s through hard study and practice that you can grow your origin.”
“With a little more strength, when you return to the Netherworld, you can live more freely and comfortably.”
After patiently advising for a good while, he waved his hand for the man to leave the courtyard.
As he watched the last Yin Spirit leave, rubbing his forehead which ached from the overexertion of his spirit, Chen Mu then turned to look at Shen Yan, who was watching the excitement.
“I think we need to apply some force.”
“When the environment is too comfortable, people instinctively slack off and don’t want to move; you can’t rely on them to be diligent in their cultivation.”
“I’ll hand these three thousand Yin Spirits over to you for training. Twelve hours each day, three hours rest, three hours of reciting the Three Paths Curse to assist my cultivation, and the remaining six hours for practicing the Three Yin Phosphorus Fire Curse!”
“I’ll prepare a little bamboo stick for you, and if anyone dares to slack off, you’ll hit their palms and make them show you a split!”
Work your livers out! All of you, work to death!
By rapidly increasing your strength, you can also help me fill this bottomless pit of a Divine Fetus sooner.
Shen Yan instantly rolled his eyes.
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“Listen to the crap you’re spouting.”
“Nine hours a day of practice without rest, even beasts aren’t used like that!”
“Such high-intensity training might be okay for a day or two, but if it goes on for too long, it’s bound to be disastrous.”
“Why won’t it work?” Chen Mu retorted, neck stiff, eyes wide, “During the day, I haul the Flame Wheel Vehicle and don’t neglect chanting the Jade Gate Curse, and at night I continue practicing the Safe Heart Sutra, even occasionally loosening up with a bit of Netherworld Guide for leisure, so why can’t they do it!”
Shen Yan was at a loss for words, “You can’t seriously think that everyone is like you, treating cultivation as fun and games?”
“That’s not how you train soldiers; coercion will only lead to mutiny.”
“Then what do you suggest?” Chen Mu didn’t understand.
Cultivation is so much fun, right? How could anyone find it tiring? Tsk…
Shen Yan looked at Chen Mu and couldn’t help but feel a toothache.
After nearly a year together, he felt there was something off about this guy.
Indeed…
“I’ve been a Military Supervisor for decades; I have more experience in training troops than you. Leave the men to me, and mind your own business!”
So bossy?
“Fine…” Chen Mu relented with a helpless grimace, agreeing with some difficulty.
Sigh… Wall of Grey, you’re no good, after all, I’ve also led these three thousand Yin Spirits for half a year, how come you didn’t give me some experience in commanding troops?
To think that I let Shen Yan boss me around.
What a failure…