Cliff Cave Dwelling.
Chen Mu, who had remained calm and unhurried in Thousand Lantern City just moments ago, now wore a fallen expression and sighed helplessly inwardly.
"The Delusion Seven Emotions Flame combined with the Nightmare Victory Curse Method is indeed extraordinary, but I still can't use it to kill Meng Qingchan."
"My earlier confidence was mostly just a bluff."
Chen Mu thought silently as a gray wall appeared before his eyes.
Nightmare Victory Curse Method: 3493/10000;
"Fortunately, Meng Qingchan doesn't know my true capabilities. This exchange should at least make her wary of me."
Otherwise, she would not have obediently handed over the complete Jade Cicada Secret Manual.
Ever since Meng Qingchan had entered Thousand Lantern City, he had felt as though he were holding a bomb.
Now that he had some means of restraining her, he finally no longer needed to remain so constantly on edge.
"I still need to properly cultivate the Nightmare Victory Curse Method."
"The higher its experience, the more obvious the effects of the Delusion Seven Emotions Flame will become."
"I need to completely master this restraining method before she catches on." Chen Mu made up his mind.
He then took out the brand-new Jade Cicada Secret Manual. As he poured mana into it, a giant sphere the size of a hot-air balloon abruptly appeared in his mind.
The sphere was jade-white, filled with countless threads of varying shapes. It resembled a diagram of human nerves, yet also looked like a mass of tightly tangled tree roots.
"Missing just a little?"
"I'd say it was missing a hundred million little bits." Chen Mu's face twitched.
The enormous webbed sphere before him was the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation Diagram.
The version Meng Qingchan had previously given him had been riddled with gaps and