All Novel Full Chapter 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.”
…
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“That news is outdated.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.
“I went through all this trouble to return to the Yang Realm, only to find the Earth Spirit Element rapidly dissipating?”
“Isn’t this just awkward!”
“I can only hope that once I’m free, those famous mountains and rivers can still support the cultivation of immortality.”
Not far away, the two old men were having an increasingly heated discussion, currently debating which general’s forces made it easier to gain military glory.
Clearly, they were not satisfied with being just part of the Logistics Army; did they also aspire to go to battle and face the enemy?
“Two old hands aspiring to fight in battles? That’s…”
“That’s not impossible!” Just as Chen Mu was about to ridicule the two old men’s daydreams, he unexpectedly discovered that both of them had well-developed muscles!
Perhaps these two old fellows really could make a splash on the battlefield!
Is it a Netherworld Thread?
But after observing for quite some time, apart from the incongruity between the two men’s robust physical strength and their ages, he couldn’t find anything else.
He turned to look around and noticed that all the guests in the teahouse, regardless of gender or age, were all radiant and physically fit.
Having lived in the borderlands of Da Liang for several years, he knew the condition of the mundane world. Low productivity and scant resources meant that being thin and pale was the norm.
Even with enough food, personal health varied greatly, and it was unusual for everyone to be uniformly strong and hearty.
“Forget it, it has nothing to do with me.”
“With that time, I might as well go back and ponder the Lingbao Pivot Scripture.”
…
Although the Divine Statue Cave Heaven was secure, Chen Mu didn’t want to be trapped inside for a hundred years. After only a brief tour of Luandu County, he returned to the cave heaven to bury himself in studying the Lingbao Pivot Scripture.
He hadn’t noticed before, but after he started cultivating again, his perception changed immediately.
As soon as he began, the Yin Spirit Divine Power throughout his body started to tremble with a unique rhythm.
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Then, the anxiety and gloom in his heart were immediately soothed and dissipated. His emotions became serene and stable, and a deep, prolonged sense of pleasure slowly rose from the depths of his heart.
Moreover, it was able to blur his sense of time, making it seem as if only a moment had passed even if he cultivated with his eyes closed for an entire day.
“Isn’t this exactly what the River of Oblivion uses to handle ghosts?”
“To keep the Living Gods in check, the Netherworld really is going to great lengths.”
Chen Mu always remembered the struggle at the bottom of the River of Oblivion, his consciousness sluggish, surrounded by a warmth that made one irresistible to slumber.
And with him immersing himself willingly, more than ten days truly vanished in the blink of an eye.
That day, as usual, he was cultivating, his mind like a tranquil and clear pool of water.
Thud!
Like a raindrop falling into a pond, a ripple of disturbance suddenly emerged from the depths of his heart, causing Chen Mu to abruptly open his eyes and involuntarily look towards the horizon.
In Jian’an District to the south of the city, a loud cry erupted within a double-entranced courtyard, signaling the arrival of a new life.
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.
…
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.
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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.