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"Forget it. It's better than being trapped to death in the statue. At least this will open a crack in the statue's restraints."
"If I can master the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter deeply enough, I may be able to completely escape from the Divine Statue Cave Heaven." Chen Mu looked at the new entry on the gray wall in front of him with confidence.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. Let's go to Luandu County at the foot of the mountain first."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 524 Restriction
South of Qiluo Mountain, the county seat of Luandu County is built on the mountain.
Chen Mu's figure suddenly appeared at the battlement of the South Gate wall.
In the distance is a vast plain, and a surging river stretches across the sky like a jade belt.
He stretched out his hand outside the city wall, but his palm seemed to be made of sand, slowly turning into fluorescent light and disappearing. When he pulled his hand back, the disappeared palm reappeared.
"Can't leave Luandu County?"
"There are restrictions on where we can go out for exercise. This is becoming more and more like being in prison." Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.
He couldn't help but close his eyes and recall the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter. After a moment, he shook his head and opened his eyes.
After all, it is just the beginning. I only know roughly that it is related to the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter and the restriction of the small cave of the statue, but there is no clear hint on how to escape.
"Since we are here, we should make the best of it. At least there is no danger in the statue space for the time being."
"As for leaving the Divine Statue Cave Heaven..."
"Let's take one step at a time."
……
In Dongfengfang in the west of the city, the Qixia Teahouse is bustling with people coming and going.
"I heard that General Jin led his troops to the Michuan River?" A sturdy old man with gray hair said excitedly at the second-floor window.
"Your information is outdated. General Jin crossed the Michuan River three days ago and captured twelve cities in one breath. I'm afraid he has already headed towards the Southern Shu Kingdom." Another short and strong old man waved his hand.
"Really? If it really works, it will be the achievement of destroying a country!" The gray-haired old man sighed, "It's a pity that I was born twenty years earlier, otherwise I would have rushed to the battlefield to fight!"
"It's not too late to go now." The short and strong old man chuckled: "With our bodies, it's unlikely that we can capture cities, but it shouldn't be difficult to transport supplies and serve as a fireman."
"Now that our Daqian nation is at its peak, the government and the people are all talking about expanding our territory. The army is constantly recruiting people. As long as we go, we will definitely be able to join."
The short and strong old man looked around and came to the gray-haired old man and said, "There is no need to earn more military merits. As long as we stay in the army for five or six years and understand the ins and outs of it, our descendants will be able to join the army and learn martial arts more easily than others."
The gray-haired old man's eyes suddenly lit up: "Just do it!"
Chen Mu, who was leaning against the window, twitched his face.
Two old men with white hair actually discussed joining the army to fight? Are the people of Daqian so fierce?
Young Prince Jia Tian didn’t say that either.
He had been in the teahouse for a while and had learned from everyone's conversation that he was now in Daqian, Yunzhou.
Chen Mu did not expect that by chance, he would return to Yunzhou and run to the Fansu Daqian under the jurisdiction of Jilong Dao.
"I wonder if that young prince Jia Tian has returned to the mortal world."
When he left the Ganhe Lower House in Jilong Dao, the situation in Jilong Dao was already not very good, and they were preparing to lead their troops to seek refuge in the neighboring Haizhou.
Jia Tian was just an ordinary lower-court disciple who had just condensed his Yuan Fu, so it was unlikely that he would be on the relocation list.
At this moment, looking at the thin earth spirit energy around Luandu County, it is clear that the situation in Yunzhou has become worse in the past four years, and the decline of earth spirit energy has become more obvious. Maybe Jilong Road has already begun to move.
"I took great pains to run back to the world of the living, but the spiritual energy of the earth began to dissipate rapidly?"
"Isn't this really embarrassing?"
"I just hope that after I escape, those famous mountains and rivers can still support my cultivation."
Not far away, two old men were chatting more and more excitedly. At the moment, they were discussing which general's command would make it easier to gain military merit.
Obviously, the two old men are not satisfied with being firemen. They also want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?
"Two old men still want to fight with others? This..."
"It's not impossible!" Chen Mu was about to laugh at the two old men for daydreaming, but he unexpectedly discovered that both of them had lumps of fat on their bodies!
Maybe these two old guys can really make a name for themselves on the battlefield!
Is it Yin Ming silk?
But after watching for a long time, he didn't find anything else except that the two men's physical strength and age did not match.
He turned around and looked around, and found that all the guests in the teahouse, regardless of gender, age or status, were in good spirits and good health.
He had lived in the remote borderland of Daliang for several years and was familiar with the mundane conditions: low productivity, scarce resources, and a pale face and thin body were the norm.
Even if people can eat enough, everyone has different physical constitutions, so it would be a bit strange if everyone was strong.
"Forget it, it has nothing to do with me."
"If you have that much time, you might as well go back and study the chapter on the spiritual treasure cardinal."
……
Although the Statue Cave was safe, Chen Mu didn't want to be trapped there for a hundred years. After just a brief tour of Luandu County, he returned to the cave and recited the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter.
I didn’t notice it before, but after I got the hang of it and practiced it, I suddenly had a different feeling.
As soon as it started, the spiritual power in the whole body began to vibrate with a unique rhythm.
Then, the negative emotions such as anxiety and boredom in his heart were immediately soothed and dissipated. His emotions became calm and stable, and a deep and long-lasting feeling of joy slowly rose in his heart.
Moreover, it can blur the perception of time. Even if you practice with your eyes closed for a whole day, it will seem like only a moment has passed.
"Isn't this the way the Forgotten River deals with ghosts?"
"In order to make the living gods stay obedient, Yin Ming really took great pains."
Chen Mu always remembered the scene when he was struggling at the bottom of the Wangchuan River. His consciousness was slow and his body was so warm that he couldn't help but fall asleep.
Coupled with his active immersion, more than ten days really disappeared in the blink of an eye.
On this day, he was practicing as usual, and his mind was like a calm and clear pool of water.
Boom!
Just like a drop of rain falling into the water, a wave suddenly emerged in his heart. Chen Mu suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the sky.
In Ji'anfang in the south of the city, in a two-story courtyard, a loud cry was heard and a new life appeared.
Chen Mu's figure suddenly appeared in the middle of the courtyard.
Looking through the half-open door, he discovered a pinpoint-sized emerald green light emerging out of thin air above the baby's swaddling clothes, while the people around who were congratulating and cheering ignored it.
Chen Mu squinted his eyes and looked carefully, and immediately discovered that the emerald green light contained countless small black dots like dust.
The black dots kept floating and combining, like living things, sometimes forming a net, sometimes forming a line. As if flying with the help of the air current, they slowly landed on the baby's nose, and disappeared into his body with his breathing.
"Yinming Worm?"
"The previous fluctuations were caused by the City God's Dojo releasing Yinming insects?"
Chen Mu understood.
Just now he was immersed in the chapter of Lingbao Cardinal, and his spiritual perception was sensitive, so he happened to notice it when the power of the Taoist temple was bursting out.
"I still have to work on the secret method!"
He looked back at the baby and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
He was just a projection of his divine consciousness at the moment, so even if he wanted to interfere, he was powerless.
Moreover, in Luandu County, I'm afraid that everyone has Yinming worms symbiotically living in their bodies, and only those who don't have them are outliers.
And this kind of conspiracy against the entire world of the living was obviously not something that a mere Qi-refining practitioner like him could interfere with.
……
Half a month later, the statue of the City God Temple disappeared.
The sky was cloudless, and the sun shone through the gaps in the cypress leaves, casting dappled rays of light on Chen Mu's face.
His eyelids trembled slightly, he took a deep breath, and slowly withdrew from the practice of the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter.
As he thought about it, the Qi Ban Baili was activated. A fist-sized clear water ball flew from the well in the east courtyard and slowly fell into the wooden cup on the stone table.
This is what he discovered not long ago. The water in the well looks ordinary, but it is actually full of Jade Dew, and the flavors are varied and you will never get tired of eating it.
"Hmm... the flavor of iced plum juice? I like it!" Chen Mu drank it all in one gulp, put down the cup and lay back in the rocking chair.
A gray wall appeared before my eyes.
Lingbao Cardinal Chapter: 337/10000/Level ;
Chen Mu couldn't help but squint at the sky.
I didn't feel it before, but now that I have advanced to the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter, I can find countless faint thin lines in the sky after concentrating a little.
They extend in all directions with the Statue Cave as the center, like a big net, covering an area of hundreds of miles around Luandu County.
The reason why he was able to project his divine consciousness to Luandu County was because of these ubiquitous lines.
"Is this the restriction of the City God Dojo?"
The City God Temple seems to have borrowed some characteristics of evil spirits. As long as a living god enters the City God Temple, it can operate autonomously.
In addition to giving the Yin spirits a way to kill time, practicing the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter is also to allow the Yin spirits to take the initiative to intervene and provide more help, assist in sorting out restrictions, and ensure their operation.
"If I can figure out all the restrictions, maybe I'll have a chance to escape from the Divine Statue Cave!" Chen Mu couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 525 Escape
The statue cave is quite peculiar. The sky inside is connected to the outside world, and the weather inside will be exactly the same as it is outside.
Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair under a tree, looking at the cloudless sky, admiring the clear blue that made his mind open.
The pines and cypresses above my head are still emerald green, but outside, the Qiluo Mountains are covered with yellow-green, half-dead leaves.