My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 577 Everyone has their own agenda
At the summit of Chongmei Mountain, in a two-story pavilion, Huang Jiu remained calm as he watched the Primordial Chaos Qi struggling to materialize in mid-air.

Not long after, Huang Jian, dressed in an indigo blue suit, walked into the second floor of the attic.

"Uncle, Lianxi has been guided into the earth's veins." Huang Jian respectfully clasped his hands in greeting.

"Won't there be any problems?" Huang Jiu asked.

“The earth veins at the damaged area of ​​the magic restriction were already weak. In addition, with the hidden tricks planted before, as long as the magic restriction is activated, the damage will appear naturally. Lianxi will definitely not be able to see the flaw.”

Huang Jiu nodded.

"The second set of pre-set restrictions and meridian points have also been activated. In a quarter of an hour at most, the Yin-Yang Transformation Restriction will be restored, and Uncle can take the opportunity to collect the Primordial Qi in advance." Huang Jian said, revealing a smug smile.

“I didn’t want to either.” Huang Jiu shook his head slightly upon hearing this. “But I’ve been refining my divine aperture for many years, and I’m only one step away from the final transformation. The amount of primordial energy required is simply enormous…”

"Uncle, there's no need to feel guilty. Yun Chong Lower Courtyard originally belonged to our Huang family, and the Primordial Qi generated by the Lower Courtyard's earth veins naturally belongs to us as well."

“In that case, we should of course let our own family use it first,” Huang Jian said with a smile.

"Uncle should rein in his primordial energy as soon as possible and break through to the fourth stage of Qi Refining. At worst, he can give Lianxi some compensation later."

"Then we'll just have to suffer in Lianxi for now," Huang Jiu sighed, but his face remained calm.

……

Deep inside Chongmei Mountain, in a hemispherical cave the size of two bedrooms.

Fist-sized fluorescent algae lamps were embedded everywhere, illuminating the previously opaque cavern.

Dark patterns covered the surrounding stone walls, and an eerie atmosphere permeated every corner of the cave.

A burst of fire exploded in the air, and Lianxi appeared along with it. Looking at the intricate patterns inside the cave, he grinned smugly: "Old ghost Huang, you really think you can control me just because you've seized the position of presiding over the Yin-Yang Transformation Law? I was prepared for this!"

"With the second core of this Yin-Yang Transformation Technique, if you don't give me the Primordial Qi, I'll take it myself!"

As the magic was activated, the patterns on the stone wall lit up. The air inside the cave distorted, and dozens of streams of pitch-black primordial energy burst forth from the void.

"Haha! It's done!"

……

Twenty miles east of Chongmei Mountain, a large cloud of mist hovered above the pillar of black light. Wisps of black smoke continuously emerged from the cloud, and the ghostly creatures that had just emerged from the pillar of black light were immediately pulled into the mist by the smoke.

Chen Mu's figure was obscured by the clouds and mist as he stared at the black beam of light with delight, like a fisherman watching a school of fish in a pond.

While he was busy, a ripple in the distance caught Chen Mu's attention.

A small boat, seemingly darting left and right, barely managed to evade the pursuit and attack of the ghostly monsters, only to crash headlong into a curtain of black light.

This light curtain, originating from a black pillar of light, spreads and intertwines, resembling an inverted bowl, enveloping Chongmei Mountain and hiding in the void.

The people on the ship were caught off guard and crashed headlong into the light barrier. It was as if they had been struck by intense heat and flames, instantly vaporizing and drying up. In the blink of an eye, they turned into ashes and scattered.

Immediately, the abruptly appearing light screen slowly disappeared into the air.

Chen Mu's heart tightened, and he quickly checked his surroundings. However, after several attempts, he still could not find the invisible light barrier.

"Was it because I took away the ghostly spirit that the magical restrictions here were damaged? Or were the magical restrictions here inherently flawed, leaving a gap?"

"I can't figure it out." Chen Mu shook his head.

But that doesn't stop him from doing something.

This wasn't the first time he had experienced such turmoil along his journey, and each time it was the lower-level disciples who suffered.

He felt compassion, but he couldn't bring himself to directly rescue them. Anyone capable of silently setting up such a massive barrier in Yun Chong's lower courtyard must be someone of considerable power, and he didn't want to get involved.

With a slight thought, Li Moliang was pulled out of Thousand Lantern City.

Using his Qi-sealing technique, Chen Mu held Li Moliang in place, making him float in mid-air. He then sent a Five Ghosts Paper Doll flying above Li Moliang's head. After a moment's thought, Chen Mu said, "With the Five Ghosts Paper Doll here, you can be protected from being attacked by the Yin Spirits. Later, quietly return to Chongmei Mountain and try to guide some of the lower courtyard disciples to escape here."

"There's a gap in the protective barrier here. As long as we dodge the attacks of the ghostly monsters, we can escape this danger." Li Moliang was taken aback upon hearing this, but then he bowed and clasped his hands, leading the five paper ghost figures as he plunged into Yunze Lake. Then, he transformed into a white ribbon underwater, quickly swimming towards Chongmei Mountain.

Chen Mu watched Li Moliang's figure disappear in silence.

"I've shown you the way; whether you can get out or not, that's up to fate."

He glanced at it again, then continued to focus on collecting the spirits.

"Hmm...why does it feel like there are more and more ghosts emerging?" Chen Mu suddenly looked at the black pillar of light with surprise.

"Forget it, whatever, the more the better, the more the merrier!"

The Decree of Yama, the King of Hell!
……

Inside the pavilion atop Chongmei Mountain.

chi chi chi...

Accompanied by a series of burning sounds, bright yellow flames suddenly appeared on the black patterns on the wall, like smoldering yellow paper, slowly but steadily burning the pitch-black patterns throughout the room.

The already difficult process of generating Hunyuan Qi became even more challenging, and the Hunyuan Qi that had not yet been collected into the Jade Purification Bottle collapsed and disappeared.

"Are you sure that underhanded maneuver won't affect the operation of the magic restriction?!" Huang Jiu suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Huang Jian.

"This...this is impossible! It's just a branch of the earth's veins. Even if it completely collapses, it shouldn't cause such a big reaction!" Huang Jian, standing beside him, had cold sweat covering his chubby face. "Could it be that Lian Xi discovered something and is deliberately causing trouble?"

Huang Jiu's magical power surged, and he chanted incantations repeatedly, but even so, he only managed to slightly slow down the rate at which the talisman was destroyed.

He felt as if there was a huge hole in the wall, causing the effectiveness of the prohibitions to leak out continuously.

In less than a quarter of an hour, nearly half of the lacquer patterns covering the entire room were burned.

Huang Jiu's face immediately turned ashen.

……

Chen Mu, however, beamed with joy.

He had been cautious before, fearing that someone behind him would cause him trouble. But now, having gathered nearly a thousand ghostly monsters, there were still no thieves within a twenty-mile radius, except for the lower academy disciples who were fleeing in all directions.

He suddenly became bolder.

"This is a golden opportunity! These are all resources that can accelerate your cultivation!"

The range of Yama's decree expanded rapidly, and two adjacent black pillars of light, located seven or eight miles apart, became his new locations for capturing spirits.

One by one, the ghostly creatures became dazed and obediently flew into the sky, using the clouds and mist as cover, and quickly came to him.

While Chen Mu was overjoyed, he became even more cautious, using his Listening Technique to firmly cover the surrounding area to guard against a sneak attack from the mastermind behind the scenes.

Before even spotting the enemy, they saw dozens of figures fleeing towards their location without a care in the world.

Some of these people flew in the sky, some ran close to the water's surface, and some activated water-repelling beads, swimming swiftly underwater, leaving a trail of white silk in their wake.

But upon closer inspection, he discovered that these people's large clothes were completely empty; they were all just empty shells!
"Li Moliang has this kind of trick up his sleeve?"

Chen Mu had already discovered that Li Moliang was hiding among that group of people. Those people who were fleeing so openly were all imposters controlled by Li Moliang using secret techniques.

Influenced by Li Moliang's dummy, a large group of disciples slowly gathered behind them, following Li Moliang in his escape.

"Well done!" Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

It's good to save so many people; the more people who survive, the less conspicuous it will be to hide one's identity later.

Such a commotion is very likely to attract the attention of the person behind it.

Thinking of this, he immediately activated the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains with all his might, quickly putting the subdued and controlled Yin spirits into the Five Ghosts Bag.

(End of this chapter)