I am grinding experience in another world - Chapter 767 - 755: Star Shifting
Late at night.
The second floor of the Golden Pool Pavilion was brightly lit.
Chen Mu sat expressionlessly on the low ottoman at the center, watching Tang Zong, who was tied up by the Lock Spirit Spell and lying stiff on the floor.
Golden River City was falling, and the barrier shrunk to nearly a third. If not for fear of causing even worse changes, he would have wanted to kill Tang Zong on the spot.
Chen Mu looked up at Tang Zhimu and Li Chou, who were standing below.
One was Tang Zong’s junior brother, the other Tang Zong’s second uncle; who knew if there was something wrong.
After capturing Tang Zong, Chen Mu controlled these two immediately.
“This person is not Tang Zong.” Tang Zhimu said calmly as he met Chen Mu’s scrutinizing gaze.
Chen Mu’s face twitched.
You really know how to wash your hands of it!
“You say he’s not Tang Zong? I say he is Tang Zong!” He glared at Tang Zhimu.
“Although this person looks the same as Tang Zong, has the same memories, and acts the same, he is indeed not Tang Zong.” Tang Zhimu wasn’t fazed in the least.
Chen Mu: “…”
Damn it, listen to what kind of nonsense you’re spouting!
Looks the same, memories the same, actions the same, and you dare say this isn’t Tang Zong?!
“Does the Capital Institute know of the Gang Sha Avatar?” Tang Zhimu spoke leisurely.
What the heck is that?
“If the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique is cultivated to the True Form Realm, and further refined, it can produce three Gang Sha Avatars, also known as One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones.” Tang Zhimu continued.
“At the initial binding of an avatar, the body and appearance can be adjusted, and even the memory can be specially crafted.”
“This person is probably a Gang Sha Avatar imbued with Tang Zong’s complete memories, looking just like Tang Zong, but he is indeed not Tang Zong.”
“As for the real Tang Zong…” Tang Zhimu sighed, his face filled with grief.
Really?
Chen Mu looked skeptically at Tang Zhimu.
In the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, the sixth level is Artifact Creation, the seventh is True Form, and the eighth is indeed the Gang Sha Realm, but he wasn’t sure if Gang Sha Avatars actually existed. That realm was too distant for him; he had never understood or paid attention to it.
“Does the Capital Institute remember the scene when the Ghosts first appeared in Golden River City?” Tang Zhimu continued to ask.
Chen Mu nodded slightly.
At that time, Tang Zong was the first to be attacked by the Ghosts.
“Tang Zong had never practiced the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, yet at that time, he suddenly exhibited characteristics of the Heavenly Demon Path.”
“I guess that incident awakened the sealed true memories in him, revealing the Dao his true body had.”
Chen Mu looked at Tang Zong, and through the Heavenly Demon Seven Emotions Curse, he easily detected the other party’s emotional fluctuations.
Surprise, worry, disbelief…
Tang Zhimu had guessed right; Tang Zong really was an avatar of some high-level Gang Sha cultivator.
Or rather… he was the avatar of the Dragon Orb’s owner at the bottom of the well!
Chen Mu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
“So, you’re saying that even Tang Zong himself didn’t know he was someone else’s Gang Sha Avatar?”
“That’s likely the case.” Tang Zhimu nodded.
No wonder he could evade the Seven Emotions Curse’s detection before.
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
It wasn’t that this guy was too good at hiding emotions, but before that Ghost incident, the Tang Zong in front of him was the “true” Tang Zong.
His thoughts spun, quickly sorting out the causes and consequences of the incident.
The Dragon Orb owner was sealed by the Yin Ghost Sect people in Golden River City.
Years ago, they released a Gang Sha Avatar of Tang Zong to seek a way out.
Because of a twist of fate, the Dragon Orb Spirit Machine inside selected him.
And then guided him into the Heavenly River Cave Heaven, making him a Dragon Orb substitute, allowing the Dragon Orb to carry its Spiritual Deity Origin away from Golden River City.
As for its main body…
Could it be that stone dragon tied up by the Lock Spirit Spell chains at the bottom of the well?
It really is an old loach!
Chen Mu gritted his teeth, feeling resentful.
He had not expected that the plain-looking stone dragon sculpture was actually the culprit!
Chen Mu glared fiercely at Tang Zong.
It took him a while to take a deep breath, calming down to carefully consider the change.
Like tampering with the Silver-scaled Fish, Tang Zong was previously doing things secretly, so why make such a big fuss this time?
“He took such risks and resorted to the Secret Technique to cause chaos; he must have been cornered by you!” Tang Zhimu spoke up.
It’s those twenty-four Bright Pearls in the sky!
Feeling the worry concealed in Tang Zong’s emotions, Chen Mu’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Hey!
So it really was those twenty-four Bright Pearls that pulled us into Golden River City.
Looking at Tang Zong’s reaction, there might indeed be a way out hidden within them!
Chen Mu immediately wasted no time, arranging for Tang Zhimu to try to save the Silver-scaled Fish, while he began pondering over the twenty-four Bright Pearls in the sky.
…
Two days later.
Pop!
As if a bubble had burst, the sky darkened, and the outermost Bright Pearl was fully consumed by the Yama Feasting Divine Power.
Countless insights emerged in his mind.
Chen Mu immediately summoned the Stone Gate.
Little Circulation Star Battle Technique Forbidden: 805/10000/First Rank;
“Little Circulation Star Battle… that is also the All Heaven Star Battle Technique Forbidden!”
Chen Mu was full of joy.
In the feedback he just received, he discovered some information about Ground Shrinking, which could be the key for them to leave Golden River City.
As he mulled over it repeatedly, a bright light appeared in front of him. Within breaths, the Bright Pearl that had been consumed was completely restored.
The Twenty-four Bright Pearls are just a part of the Little Circulation Star Battle Technique Forbidden, rooted within the Cave Heaven Water Mansion.
Much like the Lock Spirit Spell forming the Dragon Binding Chain, even if consumed, it can quickly recover.
And the existence of the pearls is one of the power sources for the barrier surrounding Golden River City.
“No wonder attracting large numbers of Ghosts causes the barrier to shrink.” Chen Mu suddenly understood.
Attracting Ghosts requires Netherworld Jade Dew, which needs a large amount of Heavenly Star Essence to transform.
When the Vital Energy is occupied, the barrier runs out of support and naturally shrinks and deforms, truly not a trick of Tang Zong.
Chen Mu returned to his senses, turning to look at Tang Zong, floating not far away.
As the Lock Spirit Spell needed his personal maintenance, Chen Mu had no choice but to keep Tang Zong by his side.
At the moment, a thin string connected them, and Tang Zong was floating leisurely like a helium balloon tethered by a line.
Feeling Tang Zong’s complex emotions of worry and anger, Chen Mu chuckled as he pulled the string to bring him over.
“I have some good news for you.”
“You’re doomed!”
Tang Zong: “…”
This thing really is a goddamn bastard!
…
Chen Mu flew tirelessly in the sky, pondering the Star Battle Technique Forbidden.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, with buzzing vibrations and continuously sparking, the last Bright Pearl vanished and reappeared again.
Chen Mu immediately looked at the gray Stone Gate before him.
Little Circulation Star Battle Technique Forbidden: 275/10000/Second Rank;
Star Shifting, Substitute Puppet Technique… an influx of insights filled his mind.
So that’s how it is!
Chen Mu finally understood how he was pulled into Golden River City.
Fundamentally, it was positional swapping, but it wasn’t him who was swapped—it was Tang Zong.
His group was implicated by him, simultaneously drawn into Golden River City.
Moreover, because of the Dragon Orb Spirit Machine within, the Lock Spirit Spell locked onto him as an escaping Dragon Orb, sealing him firmly.
“It’s a good thing I locked up Tang Zong earlier and didn’t let his soul dissipate and die.” Chen Mu felt quite relieved.
He looked at Tang Zong, who was drifting around like a kite, and couldn’t help but smile.
Star Shifting and Dipper Changing Skill is a variant application of the Little Circulation Star Battle Technique Forbidden. And Chen Mu had already grasped it by consuming the Twenty-four Bright Pearls with the Yama Feasting Divine Power.
“Previously, Tang Zong wanted to sacrifice his life with the Dismantling Technique, partly to hasten the descent of Golden River City.”
“On the other hand, he probably wanted to cut off my ability to swap positions with him again!”
But now…
“You can shift stars, and so can I!”
“Even faster and better than you!”
Chen Mu looked at Tang Zong, and once again, chuckled.
