All Novel Full Chapter 515 Secret Record
“Hmm… it seems, there’s not no way.”
Inside the stone house by the River of Oblivion, Chen Mu’s mind stirred, and he turned to look at Zhang Er, “Is the ability to create the Extinguishing Breath Stone a divine skill or a secret technique?”
Zhang Er did not understand why, but he did not dare to conceal the truth, “It’s a divine skill.”
What a pity.
If it were a secret technique, that would be simple.
Chen Mu took out an unadorned wooden bookcase from the Five Ghosts Bag and began to search through it.
The scripture scrolls and copies of secret techniques he had acquired over the past decades, as well as memoirs of strange tales, were all inside this bookcase.
Before long, he found a brownish-yellow beast skin scroll from a wooden box in the lower tier. He unfolded the beast skin scroll, and the four characters “Secret Embroidery Code” first caught his eye.
Back when Jilong Road moved to East Ridge Mountain, they constantly clashed with the local barbarian tribes.
The Jilong Road branch at Eagle Grief Cliff was wiped out by an alliance of barbarian tribes, and Chen Mu had experienced that catastrophe at the time.
After surviving by escaping underground using the ‘Point Ground into Steel’ technique, he fortuitously obtained this beast skin scroll.
This secret technique could absorb the Vital Energy of monsters and seal it within one’s body, using one’s own blood and essence to nourish and strengthen it, and then acquire some of the innate divine abilities of the monsters.
The innate divine ability of Yin Spirits is very similar to the innate endowments of monsters. If this secret technique works…
Chen Mu looked towards Zhang Er, a smile inevitably spreading across his face.
…
Three days later, inside the stone house by the River of Oblivion.
A drop of blood, bursting with a bright red glow, flew from Zhang Er’s fingertip and landed in the palm of Chen Mu. Shrouded by the Yin Spirit Divine Power, the blood slowly penetrated the skin, leaving behind a red spot the size of a green bean that resembled a birthmark.
“It worked!” Chen Mu rejoiced inwardly.
The Secret Embroidery Code came from the barbarian tribes of East Ridge in the Mortal Realm, and most of the processes carried a primitive and brute bloodthirsty quality, often using a crude application on the essential origins of Essence, Qi, and Spirit of living beings. Yet, some steps still required the guidance of Mana.
Yin Spirits have Divine Power but no Mana, so a direct application would definitely not work.
These past few days, he had been pondering day and night, understanding the operating principles of the secret record through the feedback from the grey walls, and then successfully replacing it with the emulation of Yin Spirit Divine Power.
“Luckily, this secret technique is fundamentally primitive; if it were a meticulous Mana-based secret technique, success wouldn’t have been certain.” Chen Mu felt fortunate.
“All that’s left is to invest Essence and blood to stimulate growth, then there’s a great chance of acquiring Zhang Er’s Breath Ending Divine Ability.”
“Although the upper limit could only reach Zhang Er’s current level, if it’s stimulated by the Yin Spirit Divine Power that far surpasses Zhang Er’s own capacity, it should suffice for now.”
Chen Mu stood up and walked to the window, looking towards the faint outline of Li Wuyou in the distance.
Qingyang City aimed to trap every person in Feng’an City by the river, to lock down the Netherstone. Once the city lord of Feng’an returns from Beyond Heaven, they would immediately fall into Qingyang City’s encirclement.
“If I silently take all the Yin Spirits from Feng’an City away, I wonder what kind of expression the person behind the scenes will have.”
Just thinking about the Qingyang City lord finding out about the disappearance of everyone from Feng’an City and facing the frustration and anger made Chen Mu’s face involuntarily reveal a smile.
He bore no grudge against Qingyang City, but who asked them to trap him near the River of Oblivion too?
He wasn’t so kind as to save people for no reason.
But if he could add to Qingyang City’s troubles within his capabilities, even directly ruin their plans, he would be very pleased.
“As the saying goes, ‘return the favor.’ That’s just how polite I am. Hehe…”
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Evening.
On the corridor outside the stone house, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair.
In the distance, where the calm surface of the River of Oblivion met the sky, the dim sunset hung halfway in the sky, the other half sinking below the horizon, as if it would drown in the River of Oblivion.
The Yin Spirits of Feng’an City were still busily constructing the Ghost Gate.
“With such an open display of activities, I’m afraid Qingyang City might send people to cause trouble.”
“Wouldn’t secretly constructing the Ghost Gate be safer, considering the past example set by the one-horned Ghost King Shang Yang?” Chen Mu looked at Lü Liang with puzzlement.
They could try his failed humanoid Ghost Gate project as well.
Lü Liang sitting in the bamboo chair next to him did not speak, but gave Chen Mu a meaningful smile.
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
This guy already took action in secret?
To divert attention, attacking from two fronts? On the surface, this distracts Qingyang City’s spies, but in the shadows, he’s constructing another Ghost Gate?
Nice one!
I didn’t even notice, but this Young City Lord Lü sure has some tricks up his sleeve.
“Can this really succeed?” Chen Mu became interested.
Lü Liang just sighed with a wry smile, “All one can do is their best and leave the rest to fate.”
Qingyang City has been eyeing Feng’an City like a tiger watching its prey, with countless spies hidden among the Yin Spirits. There’s no way to catch them all.
He had been extremely careful and cautious, yet he still couldn’t guarantee complete secrecy.
“Worst comes to worst, we’ll just fight to the death,” Lü Liang said indifferently.
Chen Mu’s eyebrows suddenly raised.
“Do you know why Qingyang City has been surrounding us but not attacking?” Lü Liang chuckled lightly. “The Netherstone is indeed hidden among the many Yin Spirits of Feng’an City. But if too many Yin Spirits are killed or injured, the Netherstone will slip into the void and completely vanish out of sight.”
Chen Mu suddenly realized.
“I have the Secret Technique of Ruin, capable of opening the gate of the Nine Serenities, plunging into the Abyss,” said Lü Liang with a calm face. “If we can’t run away, then I’ll use the Mountain-Carrying Scripture and drag all the Yin Spirits of Feng’an City into the Nine Serenities Abyss.”
Chen Mu was immediately shocked to his core.
The Nine Serenities Abyss contains endless green flames and is the final destination for Yin Spirits. He was planning to drag everyone in Feng’an City to their deaths?
This is one ruthless guy!
“Actually, there might still be a chance to escape,” Chen Mu cleared his throat and said.
“Are you talking about the Extinguishing Breath Stone?” Lü Liang’s mind raced, and he looked at Chen Mu in surprise, “You mean to say you can snatch the other’s Divine Ability and transfer it to everyone through the Spiritual Seed?”
After learning about Zhang Er’s Secret Technique, he had already simulated its use. Clearly, relying on Zhang Er alone wasn’t enough to help everyone escape from the banks of the River of Oblivion.
“That’s not possible,” Chen Mu shook his head.
“But to let everyone temporarily borrow that guy’s Divine Ability, that’s not a problem,” he said with a smile, handing the Beast Skin Scroll to Lü Liang.
“Embroidery Technique records?” Lü Liang’s eyebrows shot up.
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Half a month later.
Night fell, and the moon had just risen.
A faint mist drifted over the River of Oblivion, as usual.
A breeze blew, the mist moved with the wind, slowly enveloping the shore. And as time passed, it became thicker, until it completely covered the entire riverbank camp.
“Have you thought it through?”
“In the past twenty days, Qingyang City hasn’t caused any trouble. If we continue to stay by the river, we might actually be able to build the Ghost Gate.”
Inside the stone house, Chen Mu slowly smoothed out the Yin Spirit Divine Power and looked through the increasingly dense Divine Concealing Mist. The faint glow of the campfires in the distance was barely visible.
“That’s impossible,” Lü Liang shook his head with a wry smile. “I’ve thought it through these days; since Qingyang City already knows we have the capability to construct a Ghost Gate, they will never let us succeed.”
Although he had made preparations on both fronts, openly and secretly building a Ghost Gate.
But the overall strength of Feng’an City was ultimately limited, and Qingyang City, having existed for a thousand years, likely had many forces in the shadows similar to the Ghost King Shang.
If several Divine Fetus Yin Spirits were to strike together, all the previously prepared measures would prove useless.
And with the Breath Ending Divine Ability for cover, Chen Mu obviously wouldn’t continue to stay by the River of Oblivion. Letting him lead people to stay behind likely wouldn’t lead to a good outcome. Rather than waiting for death, it was better to take a chance and try to escape.
“I’m just afraid there might be people blocking the way outside,” Lü Liang said anxiously.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, showed a smile.
“As long as we can shake off King Li Wuyou’s entanglement, everything else is manageable.”
If worst comes to worst, they could just hide in Thousand Lanterns City.
As long as they avoid an enigmatic existence like King Li Wuyou,
Without others to lead the way, he didn’t believe anyone could find and invade Thousand Lanterns City from the vast void.