My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 464 Gathering
Hong Xiu was tasked with settling the newly recruited Yin Spirits with Feng Qianli, while Chen Mu led Shen Yan out of Thousand Lantern City to begin a night-long pursuit.

With the Listening Technique at work, the dim light of night did not hinder his investigation. Moreover, both he and Shen Yan could escape into the breeze, easily avoiding most dangerous monsters active in the darkness.

After a busy night, they successfully gathered together four scattered small groups of evil spirits.

As the sun rose in the east, Chen Mu still couldn't find any trace of the main force.

Inside Thousand Lanterns City, looking at the ever-growing number of humanoid spirit fields, he couldn't feel happy at all.

"There are ghost soldiers in the auxiliary troops camp, they can hold them off for a while, so why did such a large group of people just scatter like that?" Chen Mu scratched his head.

Shen Yan examined the Yin spirits he had gathered the day before, his brows furrowed: "Last night we gathered five teams. Leaving aside the Caiyuan tribe, the leaders of the two Yanxing tribes were not Yin soldiers."

"It would be fine if the ghost soldiers ran away on their own, but I'm afraid they were deliberately lured away by someone with ulterior motives!" His expression was solemn.

"They deliberately withdrew all the powerful Yin soldiers?" Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes: "They gathered the elite and then used a large number of ordinary auxiliary soldiers as bait to attract the water apes?"

Can't you?
Such a dog?
Chen Mu suddenly remembered that the group had split up shortly after leaving the camp, with a small group heading southeast alone. Could that be the ghostly army led by the various auxiliary generals?

They were clearly powerful Yin soldiers of the Mingxin realm, commanders of their troops, and even Yin spirits at the Divine Embryo realm.

Doing something like this?

So cowardly!
……

three days later.

Thousand Lights City, in the small courtyard.

Bai Qing was a dark-skinned, tall, and burly man. His upper body was wrapped in bandages, with faint traces of blood on them. He sat upright and respectfully at the round table.

“Supervisor, there was indeed a military order to summon me, but I didn’t go.” Bai Qing shook his head, then his face turned sarcastic: “I can’t get along with those old-fashioned soldiers from the city defense battalion.”

"These bastards really did desert!" Shen Yan's face turned ashen.

After days of relentless tracking, the three Yin soldiers of Yanxinggongzao Caiyuan had gathered a considerable number, but none of them were Yin soldier captains. Only today did they encounter the white-clad captain, Bai Qingbai, who was being attacked by three water apes, in a small mountain valley.

"Why haven't I seen any Yin spirits from the Medicine and Stone Department?" Chen Mu asked curiously.

In the past two days, the majority of the defeated troops gathered were from the Yin Spirits of the Gathering Yuan Division, followed by the Crafting and Flame Strike Divisions. The Yin Wind Division had flown away on clouds, so it was normal not to encounter them. However, the people from the Medicine and Stone Division were also not encountered.

"They were probably taken away by the Yin Wind Tribe; we didn't run into them either." Bai Qing's expression was not good.

"Hu Cheng is a coward. He only dares to lead the small Medicine and Stone Department because he's afraid that too many people will slow him down and make him vulnerable to being tracked by the water apes," Shen Yan sneered.

Chen Mu sat at the stone table, grinning broadly.

The Gongzao Yanxing and Yinfeng Yaoshi divisions collapsed, but the latter two divisions are still there. However, they can fly and have long since disappeared.

When will these bastards ever return to the underworld?

……

Five days later, in the courtyard of Thousand Lantern City.

Chen Mu sat at the round table, carefully scooped up a piece of piping hot roasted meat with a dark green vegetable leaf, sprinkled it with a little spicy seasoning, and then swallowed it in one bite.

"Aren't you worried at all?" Shen Yan looked at Chen Mu in surprise.

Five days of searching yielded only small groups of spirits, and the number dwindled with time. Whether dead or far away, the more than 100,000 auxiliary soldiers of the Caiyuan Gongzao Yanxing Three Divisions had likely vanished completely.

"There's no use in being anxious." Chen Mu shrugged and slowly stuffed another piece of grilled meat into his mouth.

Since embarking on his cultivation journey, he hasn't had a single day of peace. He's far more experienced than this three-hundred-year-old ghost in the face of this current uncertain situation.

Now that he has Thousand Lanterns City to hide in, he has no worries about food and drink. It's just a little difficult to return to the Underworld, but there's no danger at all.

Small scene!
"Besides, you're still here, aren't you?" Chen Mu glanced at Shen Yan and chuckled.

Previously, he was shocked by the collapse of the huge camp and influenced by Shen Yan, so he spent his days running around collecting Yin spirits.

With a little free time these past two days, he gradually came to his senses.

Following the main group might save time and effort in returning to the Underworld, but what if they really can't find those people...?

As long as we keep this knowledgeable and experienced Supervisor Shen by our side, there will always be a way to return to the underworld. The only remaining questions are how long it will take and how difficult it will be.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Mu felt more and more at ease.

……

After meal.

Chen Mu prepared a cup of Rejuvenating Soup for himself and a cup of... Jade Dew Water for Shen Yan.

We don't have much antler-colored black sheep meat left in our storage, so we can't afford to waste it.

"With these three thousand Yin spirits, combined with your Jade Gate Spell, could you summon the Gate of Hell back from afar?" Chen Mu glanced at Shen Yan, then gestured with his chin towards the swarm of Yin spirits in the distance of the courtyard. "They aren't Yin soldiers; most of them are newly born Yin spirits from the Yuan-Gathering Tribe," Shen Yan shook his head. "Besides, I don't know where Lan Zhang took the Gate of Hell. If it's too far, or if they're imprisoned..."

That doesn't seem to work.

Chen Mu took a sip of the Rejuvenating Soup.

"We must continue searching for the Yin Wind Division, and we must also continue searching for the Yin Spirits."

"However... running around like a headless fly won't do."

Shen Yan frowned slightly: "You want to stop?"

"The Yin Wind Medicine and Stone are hard to find, and the Crafting and Flame-Making are scattered. If we want to return to the Underworld, we can only rely on ourselves."

"The more evil spirits we gather, the easier it will be to recall those from the Gates of Hell. How can we stop?!"

Chen Mu waved his hand dismissively: "The surviving spirits have either hidden themselves or run far away. I still need to practice my skills, I don't have the energy to track them down everywhere."

As he spoke, he gestured with his chin toward the spirits outside the courtyard: "There are so many auxiliary soldiers, might as well use them."

He preferred staying in Qiandeng City rather than running around.

Searching the mountains for someone?

We still need to let these auxiliary soldiers take action.

It would be best if Shen Yan could take the lead, but unfortunately, it's impossible to implant the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed into this old ghost. He can only keep him by his side at all times, which is a waste of a great expert.

……

The next morning.

Countless soul-guiding lamps were lit one by one, and the City of a Thousand Lamps truly lived up to its name.

A group of spirits skillfully sat down not far from the courtyard and began to simultaneously activate the Three Paths Curse, instantly filling Thousand Lantern City with a vast and hidden aura.

Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair, the Calm Mind Sutra flowing through him, and the Yin Spirit Divine Power trembled and underwent a qualitative change, like a net probing into the source of the River of Oblivion.

The wisps of weak water energy were intercepted and drawn out, then flowed into the secret acupoint between the eyebrows and disappeared.

In the distance, Bai Qinghong, Xiu Fengqianli, and other commanders also hurriedly organized their subordinates to collect jade dew to store food for their three thousand Yin spirits for one day.

The city of Thousand Lanterns was immediately filled with various incantations.

With the dripping sound of the bamboo tube, the morning passed in the blink of an eye.

hum!
The air vibrated slightly, and a blinding, shimmering white light suddenly shone from the courtyard, only to slowly disappear after a moment.

The numerous spirits, unfazed by the sight, gathered their spells and, led by their respective commanders, moved away from the vicinity of the courtyard.

"It's been improved a little more." Chen Mu looked at the still pitted and uneven, but the gaps between the openings were indeed a little smaller.

Immediately afterwards, countless tiny, needle-like demonic spirit seeds flew out from within.

"Having another cub?" Chen Mu was rather speechless. "This Cloud Mirage Demon, has it put all its skills into having cubs?"

Because spirit seeds are fragile and extremely difficult to achieve symbiosis, and that clumsy bewitching ability is ineffective, they create as many as possible and then cast a wide net to try their luck, hoping to find one that comes along.
Tsk! This kind of weak, helpless, yet stubbornly fighting spirit is a bit silly.

Thankfully, I possess the Yama Emperor's Decree, which allows spirits to unconditionally obey and willingly consume my food; otherwise…

Hmph! Clumsy demon god!
……

In the afternoon.

After planting the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed into the last Yin Spirit, Chen Mu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Now, apart from Shen Yan, all the Yin spirits in Thousand Lantern City were on their side, eliminating the possibility of them gathering and causing trouble. However, transmitting the Three Paths Curse was still a huge undertaking.

"If only the divine embryo were a little more perfect," Chen Mu thought to himself.

Once the divine embryo is perfected and its origin is strengthened, the power of the Yin spirit will surge. Perhaps he will be able to complete the transfer in one go.

"Do you have any better secret methods for tracing the origin of the divine embryo?" Chen Mu asked Shen Yan with a grin.

“Even in Fengdu City, at least 80% of the Divine Embryo Realm Yin Spirits were cultivated using the Pingxin Sutra.” Shen Yan glanced sideways at Chen Mu.

"The Pingxin Sutra excels at tailoring to individual needs. The higher one's potential, the more weak waters one can move, and the faster one can cultivate the divine embryo."

"Dislike your slow cultivation speed? Ha..." Shen Yan glanced at Chen Mu, then looked at the country bumpkin: "That's because you're not good enough!"

Hey!
Has this old devil been on drugs lately? How come he's so arrogant?!

(End of this chapter)