My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 526 Strange
Above the sky, Chen Mu was filled with excitement. He activated the Yin Wind Escape technique, which was almost perfect, and within two breaths, the Jade Belt River appeared before him.

Previously, he was trapped in the Divine Statue Cave, and his divine projection could never reach the other side.

Now...

Chen Mu grinned, and with a bang, a wave of air exploded around him, and he flew to the other side of the Jade Belt River in a flash!

Now I can not only fly to the other side, I can fly even further!

Haha!

But he had only chuckled twice.

stretch!
As if a steel cable had been suddenly taut and tightened, an invisible force suddenly enveloped his entire body. Chen Mu was like a hunting dog that had been running wildly and then suddenly pulled back by its chain. His whole body stopped abruptly, and then he was pulled to the ground with a whoosh.

puff!
Dirt splashed up several meters high, and a large crater appeared on the ground.

Chen Mu lay sprawled at the bottom of the pit, opened his eyes groggily, and stared blankly at the sky.

I knew it wouldn't be that simple!
……

Five days later, at the Yudaihe Wharf, on the second floor of Xinfenglou, in a street-facing cubicle.

In the center of the square dining table sat a red clay stove, on which a clay pot bubbled and simmered, with chunks of pork and rabbit meat the size of a baby's fist bobbing up and down in the broth, filling the air with a rich aroma.

Chen Mu sat by the window, holding a large, black ceramic pottery jar with a melon in his arms.

As he slurped up the cool plum juice from the earthenware jar with dry straw, he looked through the half-open window at the silvery-white ice surface of the Jade Belt River in the distance with a worried expression.

After trying for several days, Chen Mu discovered that he could only travel a little over 400 li away from Qiluo Mountain. After that, he would be pulled back by an invisible force and could no longer move forward.

What frustrated him even more was that what prevented him from leaving the City God Temple was not the temple itself, but himself.

"Success was due to the Heavenly Demon True Form, and failure was also due to the Heavenly Demon True Form."

"How come I never noticed before that I couldn't stray too far from the Heavenly Demon's true form?" Chen Mu complained with a sour face.

The orthodox method of Heavenly Demon Reincarnation involves transforming oneself and transforming into the true form of a Heavenly Demon.

However, Chen Mu's true form as a celestial demon was sucked out by the River of Oblivion and became an independent clone.

But this is only the surface; at a deeper level, the two are always one. Each time the true body separates, it must rely on some medium to connect their energies; otherwise, they will be forcibly pulled together.

The true form of the Heavenly Demon was firmly bound to the Divine Statue Cave Heaven, like an anchor point. He himself became the string tethering the kite, able to move away from the true form of the Heavenly Demon, but the distance was limited.

"They used to keep them in cages, now they've switched to chains? Really..."

What frustrated Chen Mu even more was that he was able to leave Qiluo Mountain by several hundred meters thanks to those invisible threads within the City God's Taoist temple.

If it weren't for the Daoist temple connecting his energy with the true form of the Heavenly Demon, he probably could only descend Mount Qiluo at most!

However, the City God Temple in Luandu County only belongs to Luandu County, and its influence can only extend to the county seat and surrounding villages and towns. Therefore, he can only move within this area and cannot go beyond the jurisdiction of Luandu County.

After half a year of hard work, apart from being able to leave the Divine Statue Cave, his situation seemed to remain unchanged.

"What a waste of time!"

Chen Mu angrily stuffed a large, scalding hot piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it fiercely.

He ate half a pot of stewed meat and drank a whole jar of plum juice before slowing down his eating.

"On the bright side, at least we don't have to rely on jade dew to fill our stomachs every day," Chen Mu said with a helpless bitter smile.

"Although that stuff has a rich flavor, its texture is ultimately not as good as real food."

"As for getting out of this predicament completely, we can only figure it out slowly."

……

Half an hour later, the table was piled high with brand new dishes.

Just as he reached for the newly served third pot of stewed meat with his chopsticks, a noisy discussion suddenly came from the dock outside the window.

Chen Mu got up and opened the window completely, looking at the surface of the Jade Belt River not far away.

Crackling sounds filled the air as a hundred-meter-long ship appeared on the river. A large gold character was embroidered in the center of a black flag at the bow.

The large ship sailed in the middle of the Jade Belt River, like a small island in the water, occupying nearly one-fifth of the river's surface. It just kept rushing forward, breaking through the ice.

Countless ships of all sizes followed closely behind the lead vessel. On the deck stood burly figures clad in armor, exuding a cold and imposing aura.

"Is the carriage leading the way the one belonging to General Jin Wuxia, the Pillar of the State?"

“How impressive!”

"This time we've annihilated Southern Shu and expanded our territory. Once we return to the capital, we might just be granted the title of king!"

"Southern Shu is so vast. If we send troops to guard it and capture and purge those evil cultivators, won't the imperial court have to recruit soldiers again?"

"What a good thing!"

Chen Mu, standing by the second-floor window, was taken aback by what he heard.

To capture and purge the demonic cultivators who practice Qi cultivation?

Hmm... do you mean those unorthodox practitioners who lack secret techniques and have no lineage?

Those unorthodox cultivators, lacking opportunities and connections, mostly practiced evil and secret techniques, committing numerous acts of murder, blood sacrifice, and calamity against humanity. It was only natural that they were targeted by the mortal court.

There are quite a few warriors with the Armored Soul in the mortal realm. If they swarm together, it wouldn't be difficult to kill those rogue cultivators.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he saw the ice on the Jade Belt River suddenly burst open. A ferocious beast, over thirty meters long and resembling a crocodile, leaped into the air.

It roared to the sky, opened its blood-red maw, and charged straight at the crowd on the dock, like a hungry dog ​​that had spotted food.

Before the crocodile monster could rush out of the river, a figure jumped up from the hundred-meter-long giant ship.

The opponent suddenly expanded in mid-air, transforming in the blink of an eye into an armored giant seven or eight meters tall with four arms and protruding fangs.

Moreover, it arrived first despite being the last to move, blocking the crocodile demon's path. Then, it clenched its four fists and slammed them forward.

boom!
Teeth flew out, face deformed, and the monster, over twenty meters long and as tall as a three-story building, was knocked over and fell into the river.

The giant persisted, leaping into the river and waving his four arms like bee wings.

bang bang bang...

A series of muffled, drum-like thuds rose into the sky, and in just a few breaths, the crocodile monster was smashed to pieces, its claws covering its head, too afraid to move, as the four-armed giant continued to hammer at it.

He punched the crocodile monster a few more times with great force, and the man leaped up, his body shrank, and he spun as he landed in the center of the large ship.

A series of clanking sounds rang out, and only then did everyone realize that the crocodile monster was actually bound with several thick iron chains, each as thick as a person. It was under its drag that the hundred-meter-long ship was able to break through the ice and move forward at a rapid pace.

"General Jin is mighty!" the crowd at the dock cheered loudly.

Chen Mu stared at the large crocodile lazily swimming forward on the Jade Belt River, his whole body stiff.

Was that person Jin Wuxia, the Pillar General of the Great Qian Dynasty?
Judging from the power of the opponent's transformation into a four-armed giant just now, he is no longer just an ordinary martial artist.

It possesses immense strength, a formidable defense, and the ability to transform. Aside from lacking any magical aura, it is almost comparable to a Heavenly Demon True Body cultivated through unorthodox methods. That's a master who can rival a Qi Condensation Refining cultivator!

This General Jin was just one of the eight Pillar Generals of the Great Qian Dynasty.

And that crocodile monster—while not exactly a demon, it wasn't far off. Using a beast comparable to a demon to pull his boat…

"Something's not right with this Great Qian Dynasty!"

The once familiar Yunzhou suddenly felt strange.

"Are they really arresting Qi cultivators?"

"Why do I feel like the outside world is not as safe as the Divine Statue Cave?!"

(End of this chapter)