I am grinding experience in another world - Chapter 757 - 745: Prison Cage
In the blink of an eye, the crimson lava disappeared, and a grand deserted city suddenly appeared within the Smoke Mirror.
This…
Is this still the Heavenly River Cave Heaven?
The Giant Spirit Divine had investigated earlier, but there was no such city!
The smile on Chen Mu’s face froze.
Almost instinctively, he fully activated his Truth Listening Divine Power.
An eerily silent empty city emerged in his mind.
The sky above was pitch-black, yet twenty-four Bright Pearls hung high, illuminating the vast city.
The surroundings outside the city were equally black, with no end in sight.
Without hesitation, Chen Mu took out the Five Ghosts Bag and released the Ghosts.
Buzz!
A dozen-meter-tall gray-white stone archway appeared, precisely the Ghost Gate!
“Thankfully, the Ghost Gate can be executed smoothly.” Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief.
While he was feeling fortunate, an invisible force suddenly emerged.
It was like chains binding the Dragon Bone Boat tightly. No matter how the Dragon Bone Boat twisted and turned, it simply could not penetrate the Ghost Gate.
Moreover, Chen Mu himself was being pulled by an invisible force, similar to a fishing net.
The Ghost Gate, formed by aggregating tens of thousands of Ghosts, could not move him an inch.
Chen Mu’s face changed dramatically.
“What a trouble this is!”
…
The next day.
South of Golden River City.
Chen Mu stood by the broad Moat.
The distance was pitch-black, and with the aid of occasional flickering faint light, traces of water flow could barely be discerned. The city named Golden River City beneath his feet appeared to be located within a vast body of water.
He frowned, reaching out, and quickly touched an invisible barrier.
This barrier was intangible yet exceptionally resilient. It felt as though there was a mountain pressing down on it, and no matter how much force Chen Mu exerted, the barrier remained unmoved.
Not only that, but it also blocked Escape Skills, be it Vertical Earth Golden Light or Five Elements Escape, they were of no use against this barrier.
Chen Mu’s expression turned grim.
After probing for a moment, he withdrew his hand and looked back at the sky.
Twenty-four Bright Pearls emitting light were suspended in mid-air, resembling stars. Behind the Bright Pearls, the seemingly dark and distant sky was, in fact, also isolated by an invisible barrier.
His expression became increasingly dire.
Yesterday’s attempts, regardless of whether with the Dragon Bone Boat or by himself, couldn’t utilize the Ghost Gate to leave.
He could only turn to explore the current empty Golden River City, trying to find another way out.
But after searching around, he found that the vast city was entirely wrapped by a barrier, whether above or beneath the ground. It was like an invisible ball, enclosing the whole Golden River City inside.
He clearly entered the Heavenly River Cave Heaven, so how did he end up in this trap?
“Bad luck indeed.”
The more Chen Mu thought, the more he felt stifled and uneasy.
…
At the center of the Golden River City, there was a two-story pavilion named Golden Pool Pavilion.
Outside the pavilion, beneath three tiers of steps, was a large open space paved with bluestones.
Further outside was a circular artificial lake.
The enormous Dragon Bone Boat was now floating on the water’s surface.
“Capital Institute, you must believe me, I really don’t know what happened with this Golden River City!” Inside the Grand Hall of the Golden Pool Pavilion, Tang Sect’s face was flustered.
Chen Mu was circling around a well in the center of the hall, glancing at the other with a look.
Of course, I know it has nothing to do with you, otherwise, how could you be standing here unharmed?
Since yesterday, he had been monitoring everyone at Tangshan Institute using his Truth Listening and Seven Emotions Curse, with Tang Sect as a particular focus.
Unfortunately, after some probing, he didn’t find anything suspicious, likely unrelated to the current situation.
“If only we knew who was causing trouble, maybe we could interrogate them for a way out.”
“But now there’s no clue, it’s troublesome.”
Chen Mu withdrew his gaze and once again invoked the Ghost Gate.
Since he had already fallen into this place, it was pointless to blame others. Finding a way to leave here was the most urgent task.
A gray-white archway, reduced to five or six meters in height, appeared in the hall, and Chen Mu stepped towards the Ghost Gate again.
As soon as the tip of his foot touched the Ghost Gate, the familiar binding force appeared, holding him in place.
The Ghost Gate exerted force continuously, but it ultimately failed to pull him through.
Chen Mu carefully felt the tug-of-war between the invisible force and the Ghost Gate, his mind racing.
“Ground Shrinking can be performed, but the power is insufficient to break free from this strange restraint.”
“To leave Golden River City, we either find the source of the binding force and destroy it.”
“Or… or build a stronger Ghost Gate!” He couldn’t help but squint his eyes.
If so…
“Scatter the disciples in the institute to continue breeding Silver-scaled Fish.” Chen Mu quickly made a decision.
Tang Sect looked perplexed.
Fish farming?
Shouldn’t they be searching everywhere for a way to get out instead of breeding fish?
Chen Mu didn’t explain, gesturing for Tang Sect to hurry up and do it.
Fish farming wasn’t just about raising fish, it was also to cultivate Netherworld Worms and Ghosts.
The bizarre binding force’s source was unknown, and it was uncertain if it could be weakened or eliminated.
But building a stronger Ghost Gate wasn’t hard, just increase the number of Ghosts.
“If I had hundreds of thousands of Ghosts to perform the Ghost Gate together, even if the source of the binding force couldn’t be found, I could forcibly escape the restraint and return to Tangshan Institute!”
…
Tang Sect arranged for everyone to begin fish farming.
Chen Mu didn’t idle either.
He started refining Soul-Calming Stakes.
Though the Netherworld Worms could coexist with Silver-scaled Fish, as long as the fish grew healthily, so could the worms.
But the Soul-Calming Stake could convert Heavenly Star Essence into Netherworld Jade Dew, significantly shortening the growth time of Netherworld Worms.
Previously at Tangshan Institute, there was only one set of Soul-Calming Stakes. Now needing a vast number of Netherworld Worms, more would naturally be better.
For two consecutive days, Chen Mu did nothing else, staying within the Grand Hall of Golden Pool Pavilion, refining Soul-Calming Stakes day and night.
After continuous work, by the time Tang Sect and his group had planned and modified the farming sites and were ready to introduce the fish fry, Chen Mu had already forged twenty-nine sets of Soul-Calming Stakes.
After planting the United Heart Gu in the fish fry, Chen Mu handed the Soul-Calming Stakes to Tang Sect, instructing him to bury the stakes in the waters where the Silver-scaled Fish would be fostered.
However, with the well-developed water systems of Golden River City, and nearly a hundred Silver-scaled Fish farming sites, twenty-nine Soul-Calming Stakes were obviously not enough.
“Can only be supplemented gradually.” Chen Mu said helplessly.
Soul-Calming Stakes are simple to refine, merely requiring the imprinting of Yama True Ghost Pattern.
But his Yama True Ghost Pattern was not yet fully mastered. Each time he utilized the Ghost Channeling Technique to link with the Nine Nether, there was a chance of failure, thus slowing the refining speed.
Chen Mu looked at the gray stone gate before him.
Ghost Channeling (Yama True Acupoint): 4976/10000;
“Fortunately, the experience is almost half-done. After refining another twenty or thirty sets, it should reach Perfection.”
“By then, refining the Soul-Calming Stakes will become much simpler.”
Chen Mu withdrew the gray stone gate and glanced at the sky.
There, twenty-four Bright Pearls shone like stars, radiating gentle light, alongside which was also the abundant Heavenly Star Essence.
“Thanks to the miraculous nature of these twenty-four Bright Pearls, otherwise, I really couldn’t have extensively cultivated the Netherworld Worms.”
After watching for a while, Chen Mu withdrew his gaze and turned back towards the Golden Pool Pavilion.
“First supplement the Soul-Calming Stakes, then carefully explore this Golden River City.”
