My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 657 Green Bugs

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the night is deep and quiet.

Step, step, step...

Light and orderly footsteps echoed through Peach Blossom Valley.

One by one, figures emerged from their rooms and headed towards the peach grove at the entrance to the valley.

At the foot of the South Mountain in Peach Blossom Valley, in a square stone house.

A cloud of black smoke appeared out of thin air in the center of the house, and quickly spun and expanded, transforming into a doorway as tall as a person.

Chen Mu walked out expressionlessly, strode to the door, and pulled open the heavy wooden door.

A ray of moonlight shone through the thin clouds and fell upon the earth, simultaneously entering Chen Mu's eyes.

At that very moment, Chen Mu's unfocused pupils suddenly contracted.

puff!

A soft sound surfaced deep in my mind.

A colorless flame suddenly rose from between Chen Mu's brows.

squeak!

With a short, shrill cicada's cry, the emerald green lines on her forehead seemed to be ignited, turning into black and red ashes and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Chen Mu snapped out of his daze.

He looked at the doorknob he was holding, and his back was instantly covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

Almost!

Just a little bit closer!

If it weren't for the flames of delusions and the seven emotions...

Chen Mu's heart was pounding wildly. He took several deep breaths, but couldn't calm it down at all.

After a while, he calmed down a little and looked up at the outside of the stone house.

At this moment, two or three figures were walking unknowingly along the hillside path toward the edge of the peach grove.

Bathed in moonlight, several familiar faces were faintly visible. Although they had never spoken, they had met in the ritual hall on other occasions.

But at this moment...

"Didn't Elder Yan from the Thousand Machines Sect claim that he had already solved the sleepwalking evil technique?"

"Just a comforting lie?!"

"grass!"

Chen Mu's face was gloomy.

……

The following day, the ritual site at the foot of the hill was deserted.

The Taoist soldiers who were supposed to gather here to practice the Demon-Sealing Spell were all hiding in their own residences and did not show themselves.

If anyone approaches the house, they may even be loudly scolded and driven away.

A sense of panic spread throughout Peach Blossom Valley.

"Can the Thousand Machines Sect really quell this chaos of demons so easily?"

Inside the stone house, Chen Mu stood by the window, looking at the silent Peach Blossom Valley, his heart wavering.

The Thousand Machines Sect is a powerful sect that spans several prefectures.

History can be traced back thousands of years.

Fighting on the front lines against extraterrestrial demons for many years...

He had heard many similar rumors about the Thousand Machines Sect, all of which demonstrated its formidable power.

This led everyone to believe that the current chaos caused by demons would not be difficult for the Thousand Machines Sect.

Even with the destruction of their sect and more than half of the Hundred Illusions Sect members dead or wounded, they still had full confidence in the Thousand Machines Sect.

But now.

Before they had even met the demons, a sinister secret technique had already thrown everyone into a frenzy.

"Should I... run?" This thought instantly arose in Chen Mu's mind.

"But where can we run to?" He sighed with a bitter smile.

This chaos caused by demons is not limited to Qingqiu Mountain in the Misty Forest, but has swept across the entire Haizhou.

Even if he gets away from the Misty Forest, he might still end up in other chaotic areas.

"Here, the flames of delusions and the seven emotions can temporarily protect me."

"If they went to other places and were affected by even more sinister and secret arts, what would happen..."

Chen Mu's face was grim.

……

In the central part of Haizhou, there is the Diyin Sect.

Scattered randomly among the rolling mountains are patches of scorched, empty land, like patches on a wall.

The ruins on Fuyang Mountain have been completely cleared away.

A section of the mountaintop has been cut off, and in the middle stands a rather tall and spacious stone hall.

On the central wall inside the hall hangs a painting of an immortal riding a crane.

There is an offering table in front of the painting, and on the table is an incense burner with three sticks of incense rising and wisps of smoke.

"Senior Brother Lü, Senior Sister Meng Qingchan's worms are now rampant in Haizhou. I implore you to bestow the Plague Immortal Banner upon us so that we may drive them away as soon as possible." Lan Xiuzhu bowed and clasped his hands in front of the offering table to Lord Lü.

"Sister?"

"Humph!"

"That's a traitor from the Thousand Machines Sect, the Green Worm Demon!" Lu Shenjun sneered. "He's been imprisoned underground for three hundred years without repentance, and now he dares to incite demons to cause trouble?"

"You're courting death!" Lu Shenjun's face was cold and stern.

"She used to be able to wreak havoc with her Green Worm Gu, but now... Hmph!"

"Let her release this mere insect curse." A cold glint flashed in Lu Shenjun's eyes.

"The more she releases, the faster she will die."

"I am not as merciful as the previous sect leader. This time, I will make sure her soul is annihilated!"

“But if we do that, the people of Haizhou will probably suffer a great calamity. Perhaps…” Lan Xiuzhu looked reluctant and quickly tried to persuade him.

"Having stayed outside the Thirty-Two Heavens for so long, don't you even understand the principle that a merciful general cannot command an army?" Lu Shenjun interrupted Lan Xiuzhu with a sidelong glance.

"If the green caterpillars had been killed earlier, this calamity would not have occurred."

"I will kill the demons from beyond the heavens, and I will take the life of the green worm as well."

"No matter the cost, we must eradicate the root of the problem."

"I don't want such an event to happen again a hundred years from now," said Lu Shenjun coldly.

Meng Xiuzhu opened his mouth, but in the end could only sigh helplessly.

"Don't worry, I can't just watch Haizhou fall completely." Lu Shenjun's expression softened slightly.

"Once you have completed the arrangements to counter the Heavenly Law Restriction, I will immediately use the Plague Immortal Banner to exterminate the Green Worms."

"If you want to reduce casualties, then hurry back to your defense zone and proceed according to plan." Lu Shenjun's expression was solemn.

"I will obey your orders, Senior Brother." Lan Xiuzhu took a deep breath, bowed, and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

……

Peach Blossom Valley outside the Misty Forest.

As time went on, the situation worsened.

Every night, people sleepwalk out of their rooms and head outside Peach Blossom Valley.

Although they were all intercepted, it still couldn't stop the spread of panic.

The elders of the Thousand Machines Sect weren't entirely idle either.

Elder Yan would occasionally lead his Taoist soldiers into the valley, sometimes busy setting up spells and prohibitions, and sometimes chanting incantations to cure diseases and avert disasters.

However, none of these methods could stop the spread of sleepwalking magic.

Late that night, Chen Mu stood by the window and looked out, as usual.

As the moon rose high in the sky, figures opened their doors and stepped into the moonlight.

Step, step, step...

A footstep sounded not far from Chen Mushi's house.

Upon seeing that small-eyed, round-faced figure, Chen Mu felt a complex mix of emotions.

That person was Yang Fu, whom I hadn't seen for several days.

Having been in the Hundred Illusions Sect for a year, he had only had the most contact with Yang Fu and Lu Han. He never expected…

Chen Mu reached out, pinched the stone window frame with his thumb and forefinger, tore off a large piece of longan-sized stone, and flicked it with his finger.

boom.

With a soft sound, Yang Fu swayed slightly, as if waking from a dream and slowly regaining his senses.

He looked down blankly at the pebbles rolling at his feet, then looked up at Chen Mu by the window of the stone house, and finally scanned the surrounding houses, looking at the pairs of panicked eyes hiding in the rooms.

A bitter taste slowly crept onto his face.

"Sigh, it's all fate..." Yang Fu sighed with a bitter smile.

"Thank you, junior brother." He clasped his hands in thanks to Chen Mu, then took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the edge of the peach grove.

There, several officers dressed in black, completely covered up, were on guard duty.

More than a dozen awakened evil spirits also gathered there.

Chen Mu watched Yang Fu leave, his mood growing heavier.

He had considered using the Seven Emotions of Delusions to save people, and even captured a five-colored pheasant corrupted by evil magic for experimentation.

The source of the evil magic can indeed be destroyed by the colorless flames, but the pheasant spirit will also be burned and dissipated.

The Seven Emotions Flame can save itself because the flame originates from itself, allowing it to distinguish between friend and foe.

However, if it is used on others, the source of the evil magic and the spirit of the other person will be attacked simultaneously, and no one can escape it.

"If the Heavenly Demon Body were to undergo another transformation, I would understand the Seven Emotions Flame even better, and perhaps it could eradicate evil magic without harming the spirits of others."

"but now……"

"Ugh……"

Fortunately, Yang Fuzhong and his followers were intercepted and isolated deep within Peach Blossom Valley.

Once the Thousand Machines Sect understands the root of the evil technique, there may be a very high probability of healing and recovery.

"I just hope that the Thousand Machines Sect can come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Chen Mu sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)