My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 506 Worry-free
The East Garden of the City Lord's Mansion in Feng'an City.

Lu Liang sat in front of a long, low table, looking at the documents in his hand with a puzzled expression: "Only three strange demons have appeared in the last half month. Compared to before, the frequency has obviously decreased, which is a bit strange."

Lu Shisan was equally puzzled: "The city lord of Qingyang changed his mind?"

“Impossible.” Lü Liang shook his head: “With the continuous appearance of strange demons, and my father still not showing his face, the suspicions about my father’s whereabouts in Qingyang City will only grow stronger.”

"He can't openly test them, but he will never stop luring the demons to attack the city."

"But the number of demons is indeed decreasing? Has something happened, or is there a bigger conspiracy?" Lu Shisan frowned.

The two looked at each other, racking their brains but unable to find a solution.

……

Liu Tong, the inspector of the Qingyang City Secret Service, was equally puzzled.

He looked at Hu Mang with suspicion: "Are you sure you completed the mission?"

"The Inspector doesn't believe me?" Hu Mang sneered. "Why don't you come with me to splash the Longevity Wine?"

How dare you talk back?

Liu Tong's face darkened, and his brows furrowed.

However, since Hu Mang is so assertive, it means that he did indeed pour the longevity wine as required.

But why are there fewer and fewer monsters?
Does the demon dislike the elixir of immortality?

That's impossible.

The Longevity Wine also contains the essence of the Three Treasures of Life, which is incredibly alluring to confused demons. The moment they smell it, they'll inevitably rush out and devour it all.

"It seems we need to add more longevity wine." Liu Tong squinted.

He glanced at Hu Mang's defiant expression and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

You're still acting so arrogant even though you're in my hands?
Ah!
"Since you completed the task so well, then you should complete a little more."

"Go and collect one hundred jars of Longevity Wine to continue distributing it. You have five days to complete it. If you delay this important matter..." Liu Tong smiled coldly.

Hu Mang immediately gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, glaring angrily at Liu Tong. Then he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

A hundred jars of immortality wine? Even if you gave me a thousand jars, I could easily send you away!

Hmm, we need to make Shen Bu throw those longevity wines even further away. If we don't attract the evil spirits to attack Feng'an City, the Secret Intelligence Bureau will punish Liu Tong, the person in charge, and he'll definitely be in deep trouble.

Hu Mang glanced back at the teahouse behind him and curled his lip in disdain.

How dare you act so arrogantly when you expect me to do your work?
Let's see who ends up suffering!
……

As the sun set and the temperature dropped, Chen Mu stared at a row of withered grass on the ground at the foot of a sloping cliff in a dark and gloomy place, his face filled with a look of existential doubt.

"Isn't this right?"

"I went to Feng'an City, not a den of monsters. How come there are more monsters the closer I get to Feng'an City?"

"Is this damn fortune-telling scripture even usable?!"

Chen Muqi kicked all the knotted thatch into the fire pit in front of him.

He hid under the cliff for a whole day, constantly pulling up weeds and calculating. But no matter how much he calculated, even after pulling up all the dry grass nearby, he still couldn't find a safe route.

As long as he dares to head towards Feng'an City, there's no doubt that some strange demons will appear.

He tried to detour from other directions, but it was as if the area around Feng'an City was surrounded by demons, with them everywhere, making it impenetrable!

He also tried to calculate directly for Fengdu City and Jigu City, but the results were bizarre and completely inaccurate. He did get accurate results for Qingyang City and Daqingshan City, but both were in the same direction as Feng'an City, meaning they still couldn't avoid the demons blocking their path.

The darkness was vast and boundless. Chen Mu pondered and pondered, but for a moment he did not know where to go or what to do.

"These nine cups of divination are utterly useless!"

"What the hell!"

Chen Mu punched the person next to him.

With a crack, large spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground.

hum!
The air vibrated, and an invisible wave spread out from Chen Mu as the center.

The flames in the hearth flickered outwards, crackling and hissing, and wisps of black smoke appeared around Chen Mu.

The black smoke, mixed with silver threads, disappeared and reappeared in mid-air. Occasionally, it would brush past the rocks overhead, instantly turning the hard stone, which had stood for countless years, into powder and smoke, like paper that had decayed for a thousand years.

After a series of encounters with strange demons, his proficiency with the Five Dragons Scripture has skyrocketed, and he has now reached the fifth level of perfection and entered the sixth stage.

The combined power of the five dragons merges into one, like the aura of a celestial demon or god, swirling around the body and appearing instantly with a thought.

Moreover, this energy not only integrates defensive secrets such as spirit armor steel skin, protective spiritual light, and energy restriction within a hundred miles, but also incorporates the energy-gathering and spirit-capturing powers such as soul-seizing and energy-returning techniques and five ghosts moving mountains. Even Chen Mu himself does not have a clear concept of this secret technique.

"Never mind, let's head southeast!"

"If we really encounter a den of monsters, then we'll just smash through it!"

Chen Mu felt the powerful aura surrounding him and remained indifferent. Always hiding, when will he ever be able to return to the mortal realm?
I want to see just how many more strange monsters will appear along the way!
He was filled with enthusiasm.

Click!

A series of unhurried footsteps suddenly appeared.

Where did those footsteps come from in the middle of nowhere?!

A demon?!
Chen Mu froze instantly.

"Who!" he shouted sternly.

"My name is Li Wuyou. I got lost in the wilderness and was attracted by the firelight here. I hope you will forgive me for disturbing you." With a gentle voice, a middle-aged man dressed in white and looking like a scholar appeared.

Chen Mu looked at the other person through the campfire and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other person looked like an ordinary human.

My month-long journey has been truly terrifying, haunted by the unpredictable appearances and disappearances of the strange demons.

Like a bird startled by the mere sound of a bow, they can't help but get nervous at the slightest disturbance.

“Young brother, you don’t think I’m one of those monsters, do you?” The middle-aged man, Li Wuyou, noticed Chen Mu’s expression and couldn’t help but laugh gently: “Those things are indeed frightening, it’s inevitable that you’ll have some misunderstandings.”

Chen Mu also came to his senses at this moment.

He had almost forgotten that besides demons, there were also evil spirits in this wilderness.

Because of the unpredictable nature of the River of Oblivion, the locations where spirits appear are also unpredictable. Just like the spirits that Black Wind Ao encountered back then, the locations where they crawled out of the River of Oblivion varied.

The Li Wuyou before me is probably a spirit that crawled out of a section of the River of Oblivion nearby.

However, judging from the clean clothes and the scholar's demeanor, which exuded an air of nobility despite his scholarly appearance, he must have been of high status in life.

The fact that one can wander freely alone in this wilderness suggests that one must possess some unique survival skills.

"What is your name, young brother?" Li Wuyou asked with a cupped hand and a smile.

Chen Mu didn't hide anything and readily replied, "My name is Lu Da."

"Brother Lu, it's freezing cold. May I borrow your esteemed place to warm up?" Li Wuyou earnestly requested.

Chen Mu was looking for some information about the surrounding area, so he naturally agreed without hesitation.

Moreover, during his more than a month of traveling alone, the creatures he encountered were either strange beasts or eerie demons. He was also very happy to meet a spirit with whom he could communicate.

goo goo...

A rumbling sound came from his stomach. Li Wuyou, who had just sat down, looked up with an embarrassed expression: "In the middle of nowhere, there's really no prey. I've been hungry for a while, so I've started to rebel. I hope Brother Lu will forgive me."

Chen Mu shook his head and waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned, but inwardly he was somewhat disappointed.

This person doesn't seem to know the Dew Gathering Spell either, so they probably don't know where the great city is either.

goo goo...

The loud rumbling in my intestines started again.

Chen Mu almost burst out laughing.

It seems they've been hungry for quite a while.

With a flick of his wrist, he pulled out a jade gourd about the height of his forearm: "If you don't mind, drink some jade dew first. This stuff is best for spirits to consume."

"How could I possibly refuse!" Li Wuyou quickly stood up and accepted it with both hands.

After sitting back down by the campfire, he gave Chen Mu an apologetic smile and immediately opened the jade gourd, gulping down the entire gourd of jade dew in one go.

Chen Mu looked at Li Wuyou with a sigh.

They must be starving.

"Thank you for your help, Brother Lu!" Li Wuyou put down the gourd and cupped his hands in gratitude.

"How does it taste?" Chen Mu asked with great interest. The Jade Dew could change its flavor according to individual tastes, which was extremely wonderful.

"Very good, but it feels a bit spicy on the tongue," Li Wuyou smacked his lips.

Chen Mu chuckled: "After all, it's water from the third level of the River of Oblivion, so it's normal for it to have a stronger taste."

As soon as he finished speaking, the flesh and blood in Li Wuyou's chin and throat began to rot and turn black, like melted wax, falling to the ground with a clattering sound. In just a few breaths, the stark white bones were revealed.

But Li Wuyou was completely unaware of this, and tried his best to put on a gentle yet terrifying smile with his face, which was half intact and half rotten.

"The food is good, but unfortunately this jade dew doesn't suit my taste. Besides, I'm a little hungry. Could you lend me some other food to fill my stomach?"

"Other foods? For example?" Chen Mu asked with a smile.

“For example, the flesh and blood on your body,” Li Wuyou said gently.

"Ah!"

(End of this chapter)