My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 155, the 154th Spirit Armor
Whoosh... Bang!

A huge firework exploded in the southern sky.

Zuo Sheng turned around and looked. It was a distress signal from the Jinghong Gang.

It's like a chain reaction.

Chao Tianwang, the leader of the army in the north of the city, and the Tangshan army, not far away, set off fireworks to signal for help.

Zuo Sheng glanced in surprise at the north of the city, then chuckled and shook his head.

Even the Taoist priest Cheng Yi isn't honest.

He then regretfully looked back at the still quiet surroundings.

"Senior brother, don't take any chances. Only if the three of us work together do we have a sliver of hope."

"Come find me when you've figured it out, senior brother."

"My doors are always open to my senior brother."

After saying that, he turned and left quickly.

The underground space was quiet.

Zuo Sheng's voice could be faintly heard.

The cooks listened carefully, then looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What's the meaning of this person's rambling on for so long?" Zheng Yuan asked, puzzled.

Chen Mu shook his head blankly: "I don't know, maybe he's mentally ill."

"He must be crazy!" the cooks chimed in.

"Thanks to Da Wang, otherwise, if we had run into this madman, who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused."

"Right, I also think he's pretty crazy..." Chen Mu nodded with lingering fear.

……

For three consecutive days, the entire camp was on edge.

Tangshan Army dispatched a large number of soldiers to appease and suppress the civilian laborers, striving to maintain stability in the camp.

The Tangshan army suffered heavy losses of civilian laborers.

It is said that the Jia-type battalion, which was the first to be attacked, has suffered more than half of its casualties and escapees.

The Jinghong Gang and Chao Tianwang also suffered heavy casualties.

All three are very clever; they all target the most inconspicuous, yet most important, ordinary people as soon as they make their move.

In the end, all three succeeded, and all three failed.

Chen Mu looked on with a sigh.

"Who would have thought that all of this was caused by just a small defense map?"

"It's all Zuo Shenghe's fault. Without their encouragement, things wouldn't have gotten this big."

Thinking of the large number of casualties in the labor camp, Chen Mu frowned, feeling guilty.

He was also the mastermind behind these casualties.

As he had originally planned, even if the Tangshan army was ambushed, its strength was formidable, and although it suffered losses, they would not be too great.

The most important thing is to create discord between the Tangshan Army and the Jinghong Gang.

However, Zuo Sheng's sincere actions left the Tangshan army vulnerable, allowing the Jinghong Gang to launch a successful sneak attack, which immediately doubled the damage.

"When the world is in turmoil, it is always the ordinary people who suffer." Chen Mu sighed.

"I should just focus on practicing my skills and find the Thousand Machine Token as soon as possible." He wasn't planning on causing any more trouble. What if something unexpected happened again?

……

After this chaos, the three families became wary of each other, but also tacitly stopped fighting.

After another five days of rest to quell the chaos and appease the people, they resumed their advance towards Qingshan County.

"Although the process was tortuous, it was a way of achieving the desired result," Chen Mu sighed.

He did indeed succeed in slowing down the progress of all three parties.

Chen Mu glanced at the proficiency level.

Cloud Mirage Form Refinement Technique: 8520/10000/Tier 5;

"almost."

……

The night is deep and quiet, and the moon hangs high in the sky.

On the banks of the Bailang River, inside the Dingzi civilian camp of the Tangshan Army.

A team of ten people, carrying torches, patrolled through the gray and white tents.

At that moment, a patrol team of soldiers also emerged from around the corner on the opposite side.

"Gale!"

"Uncertain!"

After exchanging slogans, both sides nodded to each other and quickly passed each other.

"I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. They're just a bunch of poor people, why do they need to guard them like this?"

"The patrol level here is almost the same as that within the Tangshan military base."

A patrolling soldier complained.

The squad leader, without turning his head, said indifferently, "Too many laborers have been laid off, and people are in a state of panic. The higher-ups have to do something about it."

"If the laborers die, we can just hire more. There are plenty of easy jobs. Why make us suffer like this?" one of the men complained. It was the middle of the night, the armor was sweltering, and mosquitoes were biting everyone; no one was having a good time.

"This is the middle of nowhere, there's no one for miles around, where are we going to recruit?" The squad leader rolled his eyes.

“We’re just a bunch of lowly soldiers. If a tough guy who can move swiftly and skillfully really comes, we won’t be of any use.” The subordinate’s face was grim.

"It's alright, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals. For true masters, we need to look to those experts with jade rings." The squad leader slightly raised his chin and pointed to a large tent in the distance.

"Stop nagging, hurry up and finish your patrol so you can go back to sleep," the squad leader urged.

"Keep your eyes wide open, not only looking outside, but also at these laborers."

“Some of the laborers in the Jiazi Battalion deserted, and the patrolmen were implicated and all were punished with beatings.”

"If we let even one laborer escape, we will all be punished with at least ten strokes of the military rod," the squad leader instructed.

The soldiers under his command didn't take it seriously: "With the intensity of our patrols, unless it's a fly, no one can escape. You're just worrying too much!"

Chen Mu turned his head and glanced at the soldiers walking past him.

Why is this guy swearing?!
He was shrouded in black smoke, standing right next to the patrolman, yet the patrolman seemed oblivious to him. This was a masterful use of the spirit's ability to shift between reality and illusion, concealing itself.

Chen Mu frowned, then shook his head.

Forget it, he's just a common soldier, why should I bother arguing with him?

Then he silently stretched out his right foot.

puff!
The soldier collapsed to the ground.

Chen Mu slowly walked out of the military camp.

The night is beautiful tonight.

……

May 23rd, 642nd year of the Great Liang Dynasty

Chen Mu, as usual, arrived at the secluded river bend on the banks of the Bailang River.

They threw out the bait to intoxicate the animals, but didn't rush to prepare additional food.

Instead, he found a large rock and sat down. Black smoke billowed in his hand, and a white jade-colored fasting pill appeared.

"The last one."

He put it in his mouth and swallowed it, then began to regulate his breathing.

After five months of maintaining this rhythm, which has almost become instinctive, it has just begun.

The divine intent of the Cloud Mirage Form Refining Technique began to emerge in his mind.

At the stage of divine intent, the so-called breathing method is more like a switch.

Its function is to resonate with the divine intent within the mist, keeping it visible.

A cool sensation emanated from the back of the head, near the occipital bone.

The black aura began to slowly spread downwards.

At one moment, Chen Mu suddenly felt a clearing of his mind.

The divine will, which had been shrouded in mystery, suddenly shone brightly.

It's like a blazing flame behind frosted glass—blurry, yet bright and dazzling.

A familiar, warm sensation spread throughout my body, filling my heart with the comfort and security I felt during my fetal stage.

Chen Mu opened his eyes.

After more than five months, he finally managed to obtain the Armor Soul of the Cloud Mirage Form Refining Technique.

"If we don't train hard enough, we won't even have enough to eat."

The Bigu Pill 3.0 has been completely used up.

He had prepared extra, but it was barely enough.

"Thankfully, it worked!"

Moreover, the power of the other six physical training techniques also increased dramatically.

With a thought, seven divine intentions surfaced in Chen Mu's mind.

Like a floodgate being opened, black energy surged wildly from the soles of the feet, thighs, waist, abdomen, chest, arms, and hands.

His entire body was quickly enveloped and covered by black aura. From a distance, he even appeared to have gained weight!
Chen Mu reached out and pinched the thick layer of spiritual energy covering the back of his hand.

"It is indeed a special substance."

Previously, it was so thin that it clung tightly to the skin, as if it were the skin itself.

Now that its power has grown so much, and its accumulated strength is at least an inch thick, its true nature can finally be seen.

"Now we have the confidence to explore Qingshan County," Chen Mu thought with a smile.

In this short period of time, the three parties, including Tang Shanjun, made steady progress and made gradual advancements.

If these people find the Thousand Machine Token beforehand, he will have absolutely no chance.

Chen Mu, in a good mood, brought up the gray wall, but when he saw the item at the bottom, he froze on the spot.

Cloud Mirage Armor Technique: 3/10000/Tier 6;

Spirit Armor?

Can... we still keep practicing?!

He suddenly realized that he had greatly underestimated the potential of the Cloud Mirage Form Refinement Technique!

Friends, the next update will be quite late, so don't wait, check back tomorrow.

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