My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 156 Inquiry
Anlefang, Dongshi, Qingshan County.

A large hole suddenly exploded in one side of a two-story wooden building. Splinters of wood and stones flew everywhere.

An invisible mass burst out from the opening of the wooden building.

The roof of the house opposite was instantly smashed open, leaving a huge gap.

It looked as if some monster had suddenly taken a bite out of it.

At the entrance of the broken wooden building, a man in a black cloak suddenly shook a white jade ring on his right hand.

Then, he slammed his hand down on the broken roof ridge opposite him.

"Certainly!"

squeak...

A piercing scream suddenly rang out.

A huge cloud of black smoke, four or five meters in diameter, suddenly appeared in mid-air.

The cloaked figure gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength.

The hissing sound of the black smoke grew increasingly piercing, constantly shifting between black smoke and stealth mode.

At the same time, it is like a blob of ink falling into water, constantly rolling and spreading in all directions.

Unfortunately, an invisible force enveloped him from all directions, and no matter how much he struggled, he could not escape even a fraction of it.

The cloaked figure turned pale, knowing that the crucial moment had arrived.

His right hand trembled violently again, and the teardrop-shaped jade pendant made a crisp sound.

"Uncertain!"

squeak!
A sharp cry soared into the sky.

Faces of pain, laughter, terror, and screams flashed rapidly on the black smoke.

boom!
There was a loud bang.

The plume of black smoke burst into pieces, just like a balloon that had been popped.

Wisps of black smoke drifted in the air, turning into specks of black fluorescence as they floated, scattering and disappearing into the air.

The cloaked figure knelt down with a thud, his face pale and covered in sweat.

Below the wooden building, forty or fifty men in black leather armor lay limp on the ground, their faces also pale.

Some have even fallen into a coma.

……

The top floor of Ruyi Zhai in Anlefang.

Surrounded by black smoke, Chen Mu stood on the eaves of the building, staring intently at the distant battle, his face grave: "They're really tough to kill."

Thinking back to the scene of his sudden encounter with a ghost, Chen Mu broke out in a cold sweat.

If it weren't for the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains, he would have certainly died that night.

It was now the fifth day after his Armor Soul was perfected.

He began to secretly follow Tangshan Army to observe their campaign to eliminate evil spirits.

"The Thousand Machine Token is not easy to seize." Chen Mu frowned and looked at the distance.

Four squads were on high alert around the shattered wooden building.

Each squad consists of fifty people, led by a master armored warrior adorned with gold and white jade rings. The others are at least at the Great Perfection of the Form Refinement stage.

Chen Mu observed that although they were wearing soldiers' leather armor, the signs of training were not obvious.

He guessed that these people were the wandering martial arts instructors recruited by the Shangguan family.

The Shangguan family has a total of sixteen such squads.

"As expected, their foundation is terrifying."

"The essence of the Three Treasures..."

"I don't know how many people died to acquire this formidable power."

"Go find Zuo Sheng?" Chen Mu shook his head.

Zuo Sheng has already developed a protective aura, making him incredibly powerful. Moreover, his rambling and nonsensical behavior seems abnormal.

"It's a pity the Cloud Mirage Armor Technique arrived a little late." Chen Mu summoned the gray wall.

Cloud Mirage Armor Technique: 329/10000/Tier 1;
"Five o'clock? Very good." Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

The Body Refinement Technique transformed into the Spirit Armor Technique, bringing with it a wealth of insights.

The 360 ​​variations of the breathing technique remain unchanged, yet the body undergoes subtle transformations.

He only needs to breathe naturally, and the 360 ​​transformations will operate automatically.

Unless he interrupts, the cycle is constantly changing.

He doesn't need to cultivate deliberately; he can gain experience just by breathing!
"It's just that there aren't enough points," Chen Mu thought greedily.

He still doesn't understand the rules for Spirit Armor proficiency.

Sometimes it increases by a little bit every hour, sometimes by five points, like opening a blind box. "If only I had obtained the Cloud Mirage Form Refining Technique sooner," Chen Mu sighed again.

"If I master the Spirit Armor Technique, I might be able to develop Spirit Light as well."

"You inhuman bastards!" Chen Mu silently cursed the aristocratic family three times.

If it weren't for their monopoly, deletions, and arbitrary alterations, he could have obtained a high-potential training technique much earlier.

With accumulated practice, one might have already developed a certain level of proficiency.

With a protective aura, seizing the Thousand Machine Token becomes much easier.

……

"So you really are trying to steal the Thousand Machine Token." A figure dressed in a bright green dress suddenly appeared beside Chen Mu.

Chen Mu had already gotten used to Cui Cui's elusive nature.

"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Chen Mu denied calmly.

"Do you think I believe you or not?" Cui Cui chuckled.

Chen Mu said seriously, "I guess you believe it."

Cui Cui chuckled: "Don't even think about it. You can't beat Shangguan Ji anyway."

Chen Mu looked at Cuicui helplessly: "You have a really deep misunderstanding about me."

Cui Cui rolled her eyes.

"Aren't they afraid that some fish might slip through the net by cleaning up so meticulously?" Chen Mu asked, puzzled.

“Once these little cuties gather in a group, they will spontaneously converge towards the center.”

"Clean it little by little, and it will eventually be clean." Cui Cui sat on the edge of the eaves, her legs swinging slightly.

"Don't you feel anything?" Chen Mu looked at Cuicui with a complicated expression.

This is the slaughter of her own kind.

"What does it feel like?" Cui Cui looked at Chen Mu curiously.

"Feeling sorry for one's own kind?" Cui Cui shook her head dismissively: "We can't understand the complex emotions of you humans."

"How can I describe it? It's like hundreds of books on a bookshelf. You take some away and burn them, or you put in new ones. The coming and going doesn't affect the other books on the shelf at all," Cui Cui said, swinging her legs with a lighthearted expression.

This emotionless, machine-like coldness sent a chill down Chen Mu's spine.

Cui Cui's cheerful smile always gave him the illusion that she was human.

Chen Mu shook his head and stopped worrying about it.

Species are all different, there's no need to use your own standards to judge others... Don't be ridiculous.

"Is the Tangshan army's plan to wipe out all the evil spirits like draining a pond to catch all the fish?"

"Although it takes time and effort, it's simple." Cui Cui shrugged.

"Sometimes you can find it by chance, even without cleaning it completely."

"When the time is right, the Thousand Machine Token will appear on its own."

Chen Mu nodded in understanding.

"How can I make you ignore me?" Chen Mu suddenly asked.

Shangguan Ji hired Bai Miaojin because he valued her martial prowess.

What they valued even more was Cui Cui's ability to see through the disguises and transformations of ghosts.

Help them quickly locate the spirits, instead of wandering around aimlessly like headless flies.

"So you really are trying to steal the Thousand Machine Token." Cui Cui turned around and smiled.

"You've misunderstood," Chen Mu refused to admit.

"There's nothing I can do about it. I've already taken the money." Cui Cui looked at the black smoke surrounding Chen Mu and immediately guessed that Chen Mu planned to use his ghostly invisibility to cause trouble.

"Unless you can also produce the White Jade Spirit Coin."

"What a pity," Chen Mu shook his head. If he had the so-called White Jade Spirit Coins, wouldn't it have been simpler for him to just hire a henchman?

"The other two companies probably don't have anyone like you, do they?" Chen Mu inquired quietly.

"What are you thinking? I've lived all these years and I've only met one freak like you." Cui Cui pouted.

“However, I’m really curious, how exactly do you and this guy who only knows instincts coexist?” Cui Cui stared at Chen Mu and the black smoke from the paper doll with the character Autumn on his body.

"Do you possess some kind of innate talent or bloodline?"

If I had a special bloodline, would I still be worrying about the Thousand Machine Token here?
Cui Cui looked Chen Mu up and down with great interest: "Do you have anything special about you that's different from ordinary people?"

Chen Mu glanced at the other person: "There really is?"

"Does my eating capacity count?"

Cui Cui: "..."

(End of this chapter)