My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 563 Leaving
evening.

In Luandu County, Dongfengfang was bustling with people, and the cries of street vendors rose and fell, constantly lingering in Chen Mu's ears.

"It's really lively." He walked through the crowd with a complicated expression.

Before he knew it, he had been serving as the City God of Qiluo Mountain for almost three years. However, because of the existence of the Lock Dragon Temple, he rarely came to Luandu County. Even when he went to buy daily necessities, he would come and go in a hurry and did not take the time to explore.

"Now that I'm gone, I don't know when I'll be able to return to the mortal world," Chen Mu sighed.

He has decided to infiltrate the Upper Courtyard of Goose Sheep Road according to Yuan Xian's plan.

Goose and Sheep Path is a typical Xuanmen Taoist sect, and its mountain gate must be located in a remote and spiritual mountain range.

Although there are markets for Qi cultivators in the mountains, Qi cultivators are different from ordinary people and lack the warmth and humanity of the world.

In a daze, a melodious singing voice drifted over. Chen Mu looked up and realized that he had arrived at the entrance of Yi Cui Lou without even realizing it.

At this moment, the streetlights were just coming on, casting a dim and hazy glow. Chen Mu peered through the wide-open doorway and saw a chubby figure come into view.

Liang Dabao, Second Banner of the Flying Horse Camp?
Chen Mu's lips curled up slightly: "Liang Xiaopang has finally listened to the music of Yicuilou and eaten the food of Yicuilou."

This was the little fat boy's biggest wish; he had heard the other party mention it a lot back in the Pegasus Camp.

Through the dim light, Chen Mu looked at the graceful figure on the stage in the middle of the lobby and sighed softly.

"It's a pity that I can only watch from afar."

The higher one's cultivation level, the more acute one's senses become. The heavy makeup on the dancers' faces on stage could no longer deceive his senses.

Chen Mu glanced calmly at Liang Dabao, turned around, and slowly disappeared into the crowd.

At this moment, Liang Dabao, who was entering Yicui Tower for the first time, was looking around with his face flushed red. His gaze swept across the entrance and he suddenly froze when he saw a fleeting figure.

"Da Bao, what are you looking at if there are girls around?" Old Hu San teased with a smile.

"I...I think I saw my nightmare." Liang Dabao's face was filled with complicated emotions.

"What nightmare?"

"I couldn't wake up or sleep, and for two months straight, I had nightmares of reciting scriptures all night long."

"Isn't that the City God manifesting his power?"

"Hehe, then the City God is probably a bit stingy."

Chen Mu, who hadn't gone far: "..."

It seems this chubby kid hasn't memorized enough scriptures.

……

Several days later, the Divine Image Cave Heaven appeared.

Chen Mu placed a rocking chair in the middle of the main hall, with a soft cushion inside. The bald-headed youth in the form of a celestial demon stretched and slowly lay down inside.

After slightly adjusting his posture, the Heavenly Demon closed his eyes, his breathing became barely perceptible, and he quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The next moment, the flesh and blood body leaning against the door frame opened its eyes.

"Once we leave the Great Qian Dynasty, I don't know if my consciousness can return to the Heavenly Demon's body over a long distance. I should try to lie down as comfortably as possible." Chen Mu stepped forward and straightened his loose, soft clothes again.

"From now on, we'll have to rely on you to stay here and keep things in order."

He stood up and looked around the Divine Statue Cave Heaven. A black vortex appeared in the Yellow Springs Crossing. Chen Mu's true form suddenly left the Divine Statue Cave Heaven.

……

At noon, in the east courtyard of the Qiluo Mountain City God Temple.

"According to the Dragon Locking Well, we might be able to capture a ghost tonight."

"Don't worry, sir. I have the Crescent Moon Sutra to replace the Yellow Millet Wine. I'll give this spirit to you, sir." Li Buxian gritted his teeth, his face full of reluctance and heartache.

"one?"

"I think at least three ghosts will be created tonight." Chen Mu looked at Li Buxian with a half-smile: "You were involved in that old man Yuan Xian's plan, weren't you?"

"Deliberately reducing the number of spirits provided to force me to go to the border of Dali?"

"Plan? What plan? What do you mean, sir?" Li Buxian asked, puzzled.

Ah!
"I've already asked Xie An, the temple keeper of Jiangyang County. You'd better think it over before you speak," Chen Mu said with a smile.

Damn Xie An!

Why did you confess?

These people from powerful families are all spineless cowards!

Li Buxian's face twitched.

"I had no choice. Lord Yuanxian is the head of the Dragon Locking Academy, and he's incredibly powerful. He told me to do this, so even if I wanted to, I wouldn't dare to resist." He shook his head with a wry smile.

"So, you're saying you were completely forced into this by Yuan Xian?" Chen Mu's ears twitched, and he spoke with a playful expression.

"Alas, we are at their mercy," Li Buxian sighed deeply, his face filled with grief and indignation.

"So it turns out I was being unreasonable. Looks like I should apologize to the temple keeper." A cold voice suddenly rang out in the east courtyard.

A figure slowly emerged from the air. Looking at that cold, stern old face, and then at Chen Mu's gloating smile, Li Buxian immediately understood that Gongsun Sheng had definitely discovered Yuan Xian long ago, and he had been tricked again!

Li Buxian's face immediately turned ashen.

Although I did want you to leave, this time I was genuinely just following orders. And now you're trying to sabotage me before you even leave? How can you be so petty?
Ah!
Old Deng, I'm just that petty.

Chen Mu curled the corners of his mouth, turned around and left the east courtyard with Yuan Xian.

Reaching the Moon Gate, Chen Mu stopped and glanced back at Li Buxian.

"You should practice the Crescent Moon Sutra less often in the future. The power of the Seven Emotions is not so easy to control."

"If any hidden dangers arise, don't blame me."

After the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed entered his body, he roughly studied the latter part of the Crescent Moon Scripture and discovered that it contained a Seven Emotions Spell that could be used to cultivate by drawing upon the power of the seven emotions.

However, the power of the seven emotions is most likely to affect one's mind. If one can overcome it, all is well; if not, it may cause one's consciousness to become disordered.

There was actually no real grudge between him and Li Buxian. Initially, Li Buxian had only fought with him when he was persuaded by Yuan Dong of the Lock Dragon Academy to intercept Sun Ke. He had taken more punches than Li Buxian, but the old man's injuries were more severe.

In subsequent encounters, it was always me who was causing trouble for that old guy.

As he was leaving, he didn't mind giving him some pointers.

After saying that, he turned and left the east courtyard.

"Does Mr. Gongsun think highly of this Li Buxian?" Yuan Xian asked with a smile as he walked beside Chen Mu.

"Born into humble circumstances, yet he managed to master the Seven Transformations of the Underworld God all by himself."

"Now that he has the Seven Emotions Curse and the Yellow Millet Wine, he might soon master the Nine Transformations of the Underworld God. He is indeed a talent."

Chen Mu rolled his eyes.

"In my eyes, you are all the same. Don't try to use him to scheme against me."

"If there's any difference, it's just that he's been tricked by me more often."

"Would you like to give it a try?" Chen Mu's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Yuan Xian with a half-smile.

Yuan Xian's expression froze.

For some reason, that bad feeling I had back then became even stronger.

This is indeed a big problem; we need to get him out of Daqian as soon as possible!

……

Half a month later, at the top-floor window of a massive 100-meter-long ship.

Chen Mu sat with his eyes closed in front of the long desk.

On the table sat a bronze incense burner, from which wisps of blue smoke rose and slowly diffused. The calming and soothing fragrance filled the entire room.

After a long while, Chen Mu opened his eyes, turned to look out the window, and the boundless river came into view first. Looking up again, he saw the verdant, rolling mountains in the distance.

He has now entered the territory of Southern Shu by boat. This country is full of water and mountains, with lush vegetation. The mountains he has seen along the way are almost entirely covered with green vegetation, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

As Chen Mu admired the green mountains and blue sky, his ears twitched, and he turned to look at the middle of the house. There, a figure was slowly emerging from nothing.

"Sir, you are indeed extraordinary. I can now freely enter and leave the Lingxu Cave Heaven, yet you were still able to detect me." Yuan Xian smiled, but inwardly he felt a chill.

He used the Seven Emotions Curse to suppress the backlash from the Heavenly Capital Transformation, allowing him to stealthily and quickly infiltrate the Spirit Void Cave Heaven. He never expected that his opponent could still detect his presence. Back when they fought at Qiluo Mountain, his opponent didn't have this ability.

Is it because of the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, or has its strength also made new progress?
Chen Mu's expression was indifferent, his eyes narrowed into slits, and his dark pupils stared at Yuan Xian without any fluctuation.

"This clandestine journey is primarily to prevent others from discovering your presence, as this would hinder your infiltration into Goose Sheep Mountain. Please forgive any intrusion." Yuan Xian felt a chill run down his spine, and bowed solemnly with clasped hands: "The plan to infiltrate Goose Sheep Mountain is complete. I wonder..."

Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged. He stared at Yuan Xian for a while before slightly raising his chin and inviting him to sit across from him at the desk.

The Underworld God Transformation is indeed extraordinary. It's fortunate that my Listening Technique advanced recently, allowing me to detect the Shrinking Earth and Shifting Technique fluctuations; otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to deal with this old man.

Yuan Xian bowed again and carefully sat down opposite Chen Mu.

"Our destination is the lower temple of Yun Chong on the Goose and Sheep Road."

"Years ago, I arranged for a spy to infiltrate the Hundred Refinements Hall of the Lower Courtyard of Yun Chong. This is the spy's file." As he spoke, he took out a scroll from his sleeve and placed it in front of Chen Mu.

"He is a dragon-locking warrior who knows the art of communicating with the underworld and is skilled in the Crimson-Eyed Demon Mark."

"This ghost pattern can avoid water. He used this method to imitate the water-avoiding bead, a magical artifact of Qi cultivators, which is why he was able to join the Goose and Sheep Path Hundred Refinement Hall."

“Goose Sheep Path intends to use the Tongtian River to cross the Ten Thousand Mountains, which requires a large diving ship and the Water-Avoiding Pearl is indispensable. There is a very high chance that this person will be admitted to the Upper Court.”

"When you replace this person, you will be able to successfully join the Goose and Sheep Path Upper Courtyard."

High probability?

Chen Mu stopped flipping through the scrolls and glanced at Yuan Xian with a half-smile.

Previously, this old guy had guaranteed that he could enter the Upper Academy of Goose and Sheep Path, but now it has become a very high probability.

Ah!
Yuan Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly tried to divert Chen Mu's attention: "This time I brought a Dragon Locker who knows the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Mark on board, and I also obtained the secret scroll for practicing the Water-Repelling Pearl technique."

"I suggest you learn the Red-Eyed Demon Mark; it will save you more time."

Chen Mu looked away, and the gray wall came into view.

The Incantation to Connect with the Netherworld: The Limit;

"Then let's try the Ghostly Connection Spell first."

Back on Mount Qiluo, he had already mastered this spell to its peak, able to freely enter and exit the Netherworld and calmly select and learn the Yin-Yang Ghost Marks. Unlike before, he would no longer be chased and forced out of the Netherworld by countless ghost marks.

"Let me see the method for practicing the Water-Repelling Beads too," Chen Mu said again.

Yuan Xian immediately hesitated.

"Is there a problem?" Chen Mu asked calmly.

"No problem, but this weapon-refining method is said to be extremely complex."

"Before learning the Water-Avoiding Bead Training Method, one must have the Five Elements Qi Absorption Method, Five Elements Qi Mixing Method, and other secret techniques as prerequisites."

“If we were to grasp all of this, it would probably take a lot of time, and we might not have enough time to infiltrate Goose Sheep Mountain,” Yuan Xian earnestly advised.

Chen Mu jumped out of the gray wall with a strange look on his face and looked at two of the columns.

Five Elements Qi Absorption Method: 5398/10000/Fourth Order;

Five Qi Hunyuan Method: 9426/10000/Fourth Order;

The art of weapon crafting and alchemy actually have something in common.

Isn’t this a coincidence!

"It's alright, I was just curious to take a look," Chen Mu said with a smile.

The Dragon Locker only resorted to the Ghostly Incantation to impersonate someone else because he had no other choice. He himself was a legitimate Qi Refiner, so of course he had to learn the proper methods of weapon forging.

Besides, if they really did go to Goose Sheep Mountain to build a large ship, they might be able to disguise it at first, but it would likely be exposed over time. Authentic Qi cultivators have a long and distinguished lineage; they're not so easily fooled.

(End of this chapter)