I am grinding experience in another world - Chapter 799 - 787: Refinement
Chen Mu stood at the edge of the Five Directions Cloud Platform, looking at the distant flying island through the one-way translucent mist.
There, countless black smoke was rising, and the once verdant mountains now appeared cratered and scarred.
After a long while, Chen Mu regained his senses and looked at the white mist drifting below the island.
This was the unique demon energy of Mistaken Heaven. They were everywhere, spread throughout the air. Because the demon energy near the flying island was so concentrated, it had condensed into visible white mist.
“The Dao Foundation’s anomaly is not false.”
“If the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation can truly refine demon energy, then perhaps I can use it to cultivate the Yellow Springs Gourd.”
“I must try.”
He activated the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles, raised his hand, and grabbed a human-sized mass of demon energy, pulling it into the Five Directions Cloud Platform.
But as soon as the demon energy entered the cloud platform’s boundary, it began to surge violently like boiling water. Accompanied by rapid sizzling sounds, it was quickly scorched clean by an invisible force.
“It’s the Five Directions Flag.”
Chen Mu couldn’t help but turn his head to look at the apricot yellow flag hanging in midair.
The demon energy contained demon poison, and to prevent the Qi Cultivators from being harmed by it, the Five Directions Flag had been specially refined with the ability to disperse and burn away demon energy.
“The Five Directions Flag targets demon poison, but what if the demon poison was extracted first, leaving only pure demon energy?”
Chen Mu pondered, and once again, he used the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles to capture a mass of demon energy.
However, he did not rush to pull it into the cloud platform but instead released the Giant Spirit Divine from the Five Directions Cloud Platform and controlled it to use Truthful Listening on the demon energy.
The Perfect Giant Spirit Divine could gather and disperse, possessing a trace of the power of a Qi Cultivator’s primordial spirit. Moreover, both the Giant Spirit Divine and the Truthful Listening Divine Power originated from the Thousand Mountains Sutra, sharing the same source. By using Truthful Listening with the Giant Spirit Divine, its effectiveness greatly increased.
Just as Chen Mu activated it, within the white mist, he sensed countless faint life rhythms.
“Indeed, it’s demon poison.”
He nodded in understanding.
Back in the Outer Heaven Star, to obtain enough demon flesh to make the Replenishing Origin Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine, he had devised a way to extract the demon poison from the corpses of Mistaken Sky Demon Monsters. He was not unfamiliar with these extremely small life forms.
Chen Mu continued moving, having the Giant Spirit Divine use the Plague Immortal Technique, and infused it with the Jade Cicada Qi machine, resembling fine sand. A golden mist-like strange power of Plague Immortal appeared in the Giant Spirit Divine’s palm.
Chen Mu cautiously manipulated it, letting it pass through the mass of demon energy.
The demon poison, emitting faint life energy within the demon energy, was immediately extracted by the golden mist.
With a casual dispersal of the Plague Immortal Technique’s strange power, allowing the demon poison to scatter in the air, Chen Mu quickly pulled the purified demon energy into the Five Directions Cloud Platform.
The demon energy, which should have been burned and dispersed, instead floated leisurely within the range of Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles, resembling a cloud of cotton candy, showing no intention of disappearing.
“The Five Directions Flag indeed only targets demon poison!”
Chen Mu smiled.
…
Two days later.
The azure sky stretched endlessly, with the sea of mist below also seeming infinite, as the Five Directions Cloud Platform floated quietly through the center.
To facilitate the absorption and study of demon energy, Chen Mu had moved the Green Jade Shell to a corner closer to the edge of the Five Directions Cloud Platform, outside Ren Character Camp.
Inside the Green Jade Shell, Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a low couch.
At the door, the five ghost paper dolls were giggling as they swung on the wind chimes.
Looking outside through the wide-open door, the open areas between the camps had spontaneously formed a small marketplace, bustling and lively.
After glancing at it, Chen Mu withdrew his gaze to focus on the long-necked Jade Purification Bottle on the quadrilateral low table before him.
The bottle was jade-white with seven silver star marks on it. He had purchased this Seven-Star Jade Purification Bottle in the Outer Heaven Star to store demon poison, and now it was filled with purified demon energy.
Through several observations, Chen Mu noticed that the demon energy after demon poison had been removed resembled a unique vital energy akin to Earth Spirit Vital Energy.
He flipped his hand and took out a fist-sized transparent jade ball.
Inside the sphere floated some sesame-sized semi-transparent fluorescent algae. They emitted a gentle light and required only a very small amount of Earth Spirit Vital Energy to survive, often used by Qi Cultivators to make various lighting devices.
The fluorescent algae ball in Chen Mu’s hand emitted weak light due to his deliberate isolation of its Earth Spirit Vital Energy for two days.
After a moment of observation, he extracted a thread of demon energy from the Jade Purification Bottle and sent it into the jade ball.
The fluorescent algae, drifting unconsciously, suddenly rushed towards the demon energy like fish smelling blood.
Soon, the previously weak light of the fluorescent algae brightened once more, becoming even three times brighter than a normal fluorescent algae, as if it had consumed some invigorating substance.
“This Mistaken Sky demon energy seems extremely friendly to living beings, whether from native monsters or outer visitors, all can digest and absorb it.” Chen Mu raised his eyebrows.
“It is likely due to the demon energy’s active characteristics that Mistaken Heaven nurtures a large variety of monsters and exotic beasts.”
…
Several days later.
The door to the Green Jade Immortal Residence was tightly closed.
Chen Mu sat cross-legged on the low couch, lost in thought as he stared at the Jade Purification Bottle.
In the past few days, besides a large number of fluorescent algae, he had also bought two five-colored pheasants from the small marketplace outside the camp for testing.
So far, the two five-colored pheasants were still lively and jumping.
He also deliberately released dozens of ghosts from the Five Ghosts Bag to join the test, finding that the ghosts could also digest and absorb demon energy without hindrance.
Thus, it could be concluded that once the demon poison in demon energy was removed, the energy was harmless vital energy. Its effect was mild, even more effective than Earth Spirit Vital Energy.
“Should I try it?”
Chen Mu hesitated.
Once more feeling the excitement of the Dao Foundation Jade Seed, he took a deep breath, made up his mind, and immediately extracted a thread of demon energy from the Jade Purification Bottle and sent it into the Dao Foundation Jade Seed.
Then…
The thread of demon energy disappeared into the dry soil like rain, vanishing without a trace, while a large wave of mana surged from the Jade Seed.
Chen Mu did not dare to be careless and focused on observing the Dao Foundation Jade Seed intently.
After a while, not only did he not find any anomalies, but a faint satisfaction emerged within the Dao Foundation Jade Seed.
“It doesn’t compare to Heavenly Star Essence, but far surpasses Earth Spirit Vital Energy.”
“And it carries unusual activity, capable of nourishing the Dao Foundation!”
“Is it the demon energy itself, or…”
Chen Mu’s thoughts swirled.
Normally, only Pure Yang Qi could nourish a Qi Cultivator’s Dao Foundation, making it transform and grow into a Primordial Spirit.
But now, this Mistaken Heaven demon energy could slightly nurture the Dao Foundation, which was evidently not right.
If demon energy had such capability for all Qi Cultivators, they wouldn’t overlook it.
“It’s the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation!”
The Dao Foundation Atlas is an understanding of Divine Demon Bloodline by ancient Qi Cultivators, combining the True Intents of Divine Demons into one.
Back at Nine Peaks Mountain, the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation had been activated by the emerald Jade Cicada Heavenly Demon from Mistaken Heaven.
At that time, Chen Mu speculated that the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation Atlas might be related to the Mistaken Sky Demon Monster source bloodline of the emerald Jade Cicada.
And that emerald Jade Cicada originated from Mistaken Heaven, making it reasonable for demon energy to nourish the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation.
“The Jade Cicada Dao Foundation Atlas I practice originates from Meng Qingchan, supposedly from the Linglong Golden Chapter.”
“And the Linglong Golden Chapter…”
Chen Mu looked at the Plague Immortal Technique, then at the golden Jade Cicada Qi machine, and considered the plague-like Mistaken Heaven demon poison.
The more he thought about it, the more he believed the Linglong Golden Chapter was connected to Mistaken Heaven!
“Forget it, thinking too much is useless.”
“For now, I only need to know that demon energy can replace Heavenly Star Essence, allowing me to continue practicing the Yellow Springs Gourd Technique.”
Chen Mu gathered his scattered thoughts and began contemplating how to collect and store demon energy.
