My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 449 Awareness
The entrance to the stone hall on the north side of Haizi Camp.

Seven or eight different-shaped spirits, their hands bound by black chains, their faces blank as if sleepwalking, were led slowly into the stone hall by Niu Sanmiao.

"Commander, except for one person who is missing, all the others have been brought back," Niu Sanmiao said respectfully, cupping his fists to the black-armored giant.

"Someone is missing?"

“Yes, the summoning of the spirit was useless. We searched every barracks, but we couldn’t find any trace of that person.” Niu Sanmiao frowned. “I guess that person may have been recruited and taken away by Shen Yan.”

The burly man in black armor raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly, "Does that person have a grudge against you?"

Niu Sanmiao was taken aback, then gritted his teeth and honestly said, "We do have some past grievances."

The burly man in black armor nodded slightly: "Considering our past camaraderie, I'll let it go this time. But next time, you mustn't use your general's name to kill and seek revenge again."

Niu Sanmiao was taken aback.

What do you mean?
I would like to kill him, but he has already disappeared. How can I kill him?

"Commander, that person has indeed disappeared without a trace, I didn't..."

Before he could finish explaining, the burly man in black armor spoke with a meaningful look: "You may not know, but the supervising officer Shen Yan is already in dire straits himself, so there is absolutely no way he could hide and take people away."

"so……"

But I really couldn't find that person!

Niu Sanmiao gasped for breath, feeling utterly frustrated: "Commander, I really didn't kill anyone!"

"Yes, yes, you didn't kill anyone." The burly man in black armor nodded in satisfaction. "Remember, unless the general asks anyone else, tell them you didn't kill anyone!"

Why don't you believe it anymore?
Niu Sanmiao's eyes turned red with anger!

……

City of Thousand Lights.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on one side of the soft couch in his true form.

A dark shadow darted out from between his eyebrows, condensed on the opposite side, and transformed into the true form of the Heavenly Demon, who had a small bald head.

As its true form appeared, the true form's eyelids drooped immediately, its eyes became lifeless, and its breathing became long and steady, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

"At any given time, consciousness can only dominate one body?" Chen Mu understood.

With a thought, the true form of the Heavenly Demon once again transformed into a black shadow and burrowed into the space between his eyebrows.

His true form immediately opened his eyes, and with a wave of his left hand, a ball of black flame suddenly leaped out from the void. With a wave of his right hand, wisps of the River of Oblivion surged forth from thin air. In the blink of an eye, the water and the fire, like two agile fish, swirled and chased each other in front of him.

"The Heavenly Demon True Form cannot control the true body, but the true body can use the Heavenly Demon True Form's secret techniques." Chen Mu nodded in agreement.

Before he had mastered the true form of the Heavenly Demon, his true form was already capable of using the Qi Restriction Technique for a hundred miles and the Five Elements Escape Technique. He had suspected this before, and now that he had tried it, it was indeed feasible.

"The Heavenly Demon True Form is more like a special clone that can carry consciousness and cultivate secret techniques to become stronger, but its origin is still in the physical body."

"This is quite different from the Heavenly Demons and Heretics."

Orthodox celestial demons do not have the concept of clones; their true form is always closely connected to their body.

Strengthening the Heavenly Demon True Form involves continuously modifying the cultivator's body, eventually transforming an ordinary human body into the complete Heavenly Demon True Form.

Back in the lower courtyard of Tongtian River, he had seen the White Pagoda Immortal from afar. The other party could transform into a black dragon hundreds of meters long; that was his true form as a celestial demon, but it was also his true form of flesh and blood.

"Is it because of the River of Oblivion?" Chen Mu's heart stirred, and he made a guess.

The true form of the cloud mirage, which should have been closely integrated with the real body of flesh and blood, was instead pulled out of the body due to its yin spirit characteristics, becoming a unique yin spirit clone.

"It's better if they don't merge. If they really merge, their bodies will definitely change. If they train to become neither human nor ghost, how ugly would that be?"

"I'm going to become a Qi Refining Immortal, so a sinister, ghostly appearance isn't my style," Chen Mu thought with a chuckle.

"Consider it as having cultivated a special clone technique."

"The only problem is that the subsequent training methods are a bit troublesome," Chen Mu said, scratching his head.

He has now mastered supernatural powers, his body covered in ghostly markings, and the effects of the Flying Flame Scripture have reached their peak. To continue practicing, he must become a formal Yin Soldier, only then can he obtain the subsequent secret techniques and true skills.

"I don't even want to be an auxiliary soldier, let alone a ghost soldier who has to fight on the battlefield."

"Capture a ghost soldier, tie him up, and torture him?" Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"Never mind, I'm a good person."

"Hmm...maybe we can ask Boss Le for advice." Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

"Jigu City is so big, there must be some hidden connections."

"Besides, there's more than just Jigu City in the Underworld."

With that thought, he immediately had an idea.

……

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

Inside the underground chamber, black light swirled and expanded, revealing Chen Mu's figure.

He took out a delicate jade plate and placed a white jade coin in the center of the recessed area. Feeling the earth's spiritual energy slowly rising from the underground chamber, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Having mastered the Flying Flame Scripture, he no longer needed to practice the Yellow Springs Guide, so he began practicing the Yellow Springs General Principles within Thousand Lanterns City. However, when he prepared to restore his magical power, he discovered that the Exquisite Jade Disc could not be used normally within Thousand Lanterns City.

"The earth's spiritual energy generated by the exquisite jade plate does not come from the white jade coin stored inside."

"The white jade coin is more like a battery, used to power and support the jade plate, generating the earth's spiritual energy."

"Qiandeng City is a fragmented grotto-heaven. It looks the same as the outside world, but it is different in the details. That is why the earth's spiritual energy cannot be generated by the jade plate."

Looking back on his past experiences using the jade plate, Chen Mu gradually came to a realization.

As the layers of divine talismans rotated, strands of magical power flew out, slowly recovering from the depletion of most of the magical power.

Chen Mu took out a Qi-Nourishing Pill and swallowed it. He then summoned the gray wall and found the entry for the Yellow Springs General Outline.

Yellow Springs General Outline: 8114/10000/Eighth Order;

"It's not bad."

Having been in the Underworld for half a year, various reasons have delayed my progress, and the speed at which I condense my divine aperture has decreased by more than half. But even now, I have still managed to grind over 8,000 experience points for the eighth-order Yellow Springs General Outline.

At the current pace, I should be able to reach the ninth stage in a little over two months.

"After so many years of cultivation, I'm finally seeing the end of it." Chen Mu felt a sense of relief.

……

The next day, the Hai-character camp remained sealed off, and Chen Mu sat listlessly in his barracks. His Yin Spirit power flowed intermittently into his right hand, causing the silver ring pattern on his palm to become increasingly delicate and rounded.

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside the barracks.

Looking through the open window, one could immediately see a group of auxiliary soldiers from the Third Banner huddled together, discussing something, their faces filled with panic.

"Could it be that aquatic monkeys attacked Yisanqi last night?" Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"Luckily, I have Thousand Lantern City. I'm not afraid of the red-haired monkeys even if they come early." He looked at the lively scene outside the window with a relaxed expression.

"Hey, this supernatural power came at just the right time."

Not long after, Shi Dechun walked into the barracks with a worried expression.

"Shi Lu, the commander of the army, disappeared without a trace last night."

Chen Mu immediately raised an eyebrow.

Shi Lu is a formal ghost soldier.

"No wonder they were able to successfully infiltrate the Hai camp; these water apes are indeed quite skilled."

“I’m afraid it’s not the water apes causing trouble,” Shi Dechun suddenly said.

Huh?
Chen Mu couldn't help but look at Old Man Shi.

What secret has this guy uncovered?
Shi Dechun glanced at the empty barracks, then at the crowd gathered outside the window, making sure no one was eavesdropping, before leaning close to Chen Mu and whispering, "Brother Chen knows, my ears are pretty sharp."

Chen Mu nodded slightly.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have hung out with Old Man Shi; he just wanted to use the other man's ears to gather information.

“Last night, around midnight, I heard someone calling out General Shi’s name.”

“The Red-Eyed Water Apes are not ignorant beasts; they possess sentience. However, they are ultimately extraterrestrial demons and monsters, and they do not speak our language.”

Chen Mu was taken aback.

"Is it possible that it's a secret technique imitation?"

Shi Dechun shook his head: "If it were just a simple imitation, Commander Shi wouldn't communicate with the other party."

What do you mean?
Shi Dechun said softly, "It seems that Commander Shi had an argument with the other party, but then things quickly went quiet..."

Chen Mu's expression immediately turned serious.

Then this is definitely not a water ape, but a ghostly soldier in the camp!
“Moreover…” Shi Dechun glanced at Chen Mu cautiously.

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.

"Last night, it seemed that the first thing that person did was call out Brother Chen's name."

Chen Mu froze instantly.

What do you mean?
How is this related to me?

"The water ape attacks are still ongoing in the camp. Is there any other explanation?!" His expression was grave.

Shi Dechun glanced at Chen Mu with a hint of sympathy and silently shook his head.

Chen Mu: “…”

The cause of the disappearance of the spirits was not the water apes, but more likely the ghost soldiers within the camp!
Most importantly, these ghost soldiers also wanted him to disappear along with them!

Hey!
(End of this chapter)