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Two days later.
The moon is shining over the burdock forest in the south of the city, in Chen Mu’s small courtyard.
He sat in front of the stone table, reciting the Flying Flame Sutra in a low voice.
The contents of the sutra were empty and useless, so he only needed to recite the whole sutra. It was similar to the dew-collecting spell, which, after being recited skillfully, could become a kind of incomprehensible spell through changes in rhythm and tone.
Along with the ups and downs of the syllables, Chen Mu's heart suddenly began to beat fast.
He stared at his right index finger.
puff!
A flame the size of a melon seed suddenly emerged from the fingertips.
The flames were black with a hint of scarlet, burning silently and motionlessly.
Chen Mu held the white jade gourd filled with water from the Wangchuan River in his left hand, staring at the flame and carefully controlling it. But after a long while, he did not notice any unusual movement.
"It doesn't seem to be difficult."
Could it be that this secret method is particularly suitable for me?" Chen Mu was delighted.
But it was this momentary emotional fluctuation that caused the black flame to suddenly riot. It spread rapidly along the fingers, and wherever it passed, the skin, flesh, tendons and bones of the fingers turned into black smoke without any warning.
By the time Chen Mu reacted, the flame had already burned to the base of his fingers and was about to spread to the entire palm.
He immediately poured the water from the Lethe River into his hands.
呲!
It was like putting raw meat on a red-hot iron plate, with thick smoke rising. Severe pain came over me, and my muscles couldn't help but twitch.
Chen Mu gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and continued to pour the water of the Forgotten River into his palms.
After a while, the black flame was finally extinguished.
At this time, the index finger and half of the palm of his right hand had disappeared, and the entire palm was torn apart by the corroded river water.
Chen Mu's face looked grim. He didn't expect that just one attempt would lead to such a tragic situation!
Even though he had been practicing for more than ten years and was used to seeing life and death, he still felt complicated and indescribable when he looked at his mutilated right hand.
At this moment, most of the Yin spiritual power in his body suddenly dissipated.
The next moment, the bones and muscles in his right hand began to grow and build rapidly, and recovered completely right under his nose.
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat and he immediately raised his right hand to look up and down.
But after observing for a long time, I found that the palm was exactly the same as before, even the slight barb on the index finger had been perfectly reproduced!
"This is like resurrection of flesh and blood, like turning back time..."
"Are all evil spirits capable of this, or is this a unique ability of my true form as a celestial demon?" Chen Mu was filled with amazement.
"The half of the Yin Spirit's divine power that suddenly disappeared is the cost of repairing it?"
"But if too many limbs are damaged this time, or if the Yin Spirit power in my body is insufficient..."
Chen Mu felt a chill in his heart, and he guessed that the ending would probably be tragic.
"No wonder no one is optimistic about the Flying Flame Sutra."
Chen Mu looked at the gray wall in front of him again.
Flying Flame Sutra: 14/10000;
"I really shouldn't have expected too much."
The Flying Flame Sutra only has one stage, which means it is just a simple secret method and it is unlikely to contain any unknown mysteries.
"Forget it, let's just get to the top first and then see."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 433 Recruitment
Outside the south of Jigu City, in Chen Mu's courtyard, two moon burdock trees have grown into towering trees. The huge tree canopy that covers most of the courtyard is higher than the roof of the two-story building, and the palm-sized fiery red leaves sway in the wind, making a rustling sound.
Chen Mu was lying in a rocking chair next to the round table under the tree.
He rested his right elbow on the armrest of the rocking chair and raised his arm so that his palm was suspended in mid-air.
Accompanied by a long and complicated spell, black flames suddenly appeared on the entire right hand.
The flame burned silently, but the palm was unharmed.
Chen Mu remained calm and focused on staring at the flames for half an hour.
Then the quiet flame began to riot without warning, like a river bursting out of a floodgate, rushing quickly along the palm up the arm.
He sat up quickly, thrust his right hand to the side, and his forearm, which was burning with flames, suddenly sank into the white jade bucket filled with water from the Forgotten River beside him.
呲!
White smoke rose, and Chen Mu's face twitched with intense pain. He clenched his teeth and stared at the bucket without blinking.
After a long while, when the white smoke stopped appearing, he slowly pulled his arm out. Even though he reacted quickly, the entire forearm of his right hand was still burned by the flames, leaving only a few bones.
"It's so dangerous!" Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
Ninety percent of the Yin spirit power in the body suddenly dissipated, and the right hand began to rebuild at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a few breaths, the palm was completely repaired.
"The Yin spirit's divine power will not recover until tomorrow at the earliest, and it will waste time again." He shook his head and threw two jade dew beads into his mouth, crushing them and swallowing them like candy beans.
Due to the characteristics of the Yin spirit, although Chen Mu can use divine power to repair damaged limbs, the lost divine power is difficult to recover.
If activating the Dew Gathering Mantra is like expending physical energy to work, and eating, drinking, and sleeping can restore it, then the divine energy consumed to regenerate limbs is like cutting flesh. It is more about the origin, and only by actively consuming a large amount of Jade Dew and strengthening the foundation can the old appearance be slowly restored.
"That's all I can do today." Without the support of the Yin Spirit's divine power, he didn't dare to practice rashly.
"Unfortunately, we still haven't been able to break through the half-hour limit."
"The Flying Flame Sutra" can summon the green flame of the Yin Spirit to burn the Yin Spirit's body. The longer the time is, the more likely it is that the magical ghost patterns will emerge, and at the same time it can also raise the upper limit of the Yin Spirit's divine power.
Every time he practiced, he would test his limit and try to extend the time a little bit.
If you get timid and end the calcination prematurely, then your endurance limit will not be expanded, and your practice will be wasted. But if you are too greedy and extend it too much, the flames will immediately riot and spread to your whole body.
It is precisely this kind of practice method whose boundaries are difficult to accurately define that makes the "Flying Flame Sutra" dangerous and difficult.
Chen Mu brought up the gray wall and looked at one of the columns.
Flying Flame Sutra: 5352/10000;
As his experience accumulated, his speed in summoning blue flames increased significantly, and his control over the flames also increased simultaneously.
"Unfortunately, the difficulty of this secret technique does not lie in flame control."
Even if he reached the top and controlled the flames with ease, he could not accurately control the maximum time he could endure the burning, which would still cause a flame riot.
"As expected, I still need to save up Jade Dew to buy more advanced secret techniques to practice."
……
South City Market, Yupinxuan.
"Every time I come to your place, it's always empty. Business is so bad, but you can still afford to eat?" Chen Mu teased with a smile.
"Quality is more important than quantity. Yupinxuan prefers to entertain high-quality customers." Leyang smiled happily.
"Hey! How can I be a high-quality customer when I only spend five Jade Dew Beads at most each time?" Chen Mu was happy.
"Brother Chen is of course a high-quality customer." Le Yang'an said with a gentle expression.
Chen Mu laughed and shook his head.
"You still want the water from the Forgotten River?" Le Yangan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Have you ever thought about changing the secret method?"
"I'm already saving money." Chen Mu smiled bitterly.
Le Yangan nodded when he heard this and took a jade gourd from the shelf behind him.
"It's better to take more Jade Dew. The more essence you have, the safer it will be to practice."
Chen Mu took the jade gourd and agreed with it deeply.
Then he looked at the crowd outside the door with curiosity: "The street is so lively, is there some festival?"
When he entered the city today, he found that the number of pedestrians in the market had increased significantly, and there were even long queues in front of some shops.
"Nothing much, just that many people are going to be forcibly conscripted as auxiliary soldiers by the North City Camp, and they are buying self-defense items in preparation for the expedition."
Are we really going to fight?
Chen Mu was shocked.
When he first learned that Jiugu City was recruiting ghost soldiers on a large scale, he guessed that there might be a war. After more than half a year of peace and tranquility, there was indeed movement.
"Who is the enemy?"
Le Yangan shook his head: "I don't know, it depends on the city lord's decision. I heard it's not in Yinming."
Not in the underworld?! Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be the mortal world? !
He immediately thought of the Yinming insect he encountered in Jilong Mountain.
As if he had guessed Chen Mu's thoughts, Le Yang'an added: "Although it is not in the underworld, it is definitely not the Thirteen States in the Yang World where we were before."
Chen Mu felt a little disappointed, and then asked, "What about the compulsory conscription of auxiliary soldiers?"
"This is the price of accepting the protection of Jiugu City." Le Yangan said calmly: "Everyone living in Jiugu City must accept the conscription order and follow the army as auxiliary soldiers."
Chen Mu's expression suddenly changed: "Haven't we already paid thirty Jade Dew Pearls in rent every month? Why do we still need to force conscription?"
"You said it too, that's the rent." Le Yang'an shrugged.
Seeing Chen Mu's uncertain expression, Le Yangan chuckled: "Don't worry."
"Jigu City is not unreasonable. Only ghosts who have lived here for more than ten years will be forcibly recruited."
"You are new here and are not among them."
Chen Mu felt relieved when he heard that.