My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 659 Puppet Warrior

Deep in the misty forest, a four-armed ape, more than ten stories tall, roared angrily to the sky.

The energy around him surged, and trees tens of meters tall fell one after another.

The Crimson-Eyed Water Ape, its eyes bloodshot and brimming with savagery, charged left and right.

Countless armored figures, resembling ants, were easily blown away by the water ape's energy. Before they even hit the ground, they were already eroded by the energy, turning into pools of blood with a single breath.

But the next moment, golden ropes flew out from the forest, densely covering the four-armed ape.

Despite its roaring and struggling, it was still bound to the spot by more and more ropes.

hum!

Wisps of emerald green energy rose into the air, instantly merging and coalescing into a slender air blade more than ten meters long.

With a flash of light, the crescent-shaped blade of energy pierced through the body of the Crimson-Eyed Water Ape.

The four-armed ape, which had been so ferocious just moments before, suddenly froze. The light in its eyes rapidly dimmed, and in the blink of an eye, all its life force dissipated.

With a deafening roar, the massive body collapsed to the ground.

An old man in gray robes, holding a purplish-black gourd, floated into the air. He shook the gourd's mouth at the red-eyed water ape, and the mountain-sized ape transformed into a black and red stream of light and disappeared into the gourd.

At the same time, the golden ropes retracted one by one, disappearing into the bodies of the group of armored men.

These people had slight smiles on their faces, but their eyes were unfocused and lifeless.

They ignored the dead and injured around them, and like puppets, they continued to walk in unison into the depths of the misty forest.

……

Thirty miles away, on the top of a small hill.

Chen Mu witnessed the entire battle just now, and frowned as he watched the departing soldiers.

those people……

“They are all poor souls who have been afflicted by the evil spell of the Green Worm.” Lu Han stood beside Chen Mu, his expression equally grave. “I saw Yang Fu among those people yesterday.”

"Elder Hu said that the Plague Immortal Banner dispelled the Green Worm Gu, but their souls were damaged and they could no longer regain consciousness, so..."

So they turned them all into puppet soldiers?

Chen Mu looked at the densely packed crowd in the distance, which resembled a swarm of ants rushing into the depths of the misty forest, and felt a chill run down his spine.

There were Qi cultivators and martial artists among them, but most were ordinary people harmed by the Green Worm Poison Gu.

Now that his soul has vanished, his body has been transformed into a Daoist soldier to be used.

This……

Isn't that a bit too cold-blooded?

"Is this how the Thousand Machines Sect always is?"

This method is quite unlike what he imagined to be the orthodox Xuanmen sect.

"The Thousand Machines Sect has always been known for its puppet creations, but in the past, most of them were made from the bodies of demons and strange beasts."

"The White Deceptive Shuttle, the Cloud Bat Flying Boat, and others are all creations of the Thousand Machines Sect."

"This is the first time the Daoist warrior technique has been displayed before us, and it does indeed seem somewhat..." Lu Han paused.

"Well, it might be a coincidence. We're short-handed, so we had no choice but to do it this way." He offered a reason with a hesitant expression.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, but remained noncommittal.

Once it happens, it will happen again. Now, those whose souls are damaged are being driven by these people, and no one can guarantee that they won't turn their attention to normal people.

The vast Thousand Machine Sect is certainly not entirely composed of good people.

"Being a Dao soldier in the Thousand Machines Sect is not an easy job."

"Fortunately...fortunately I have the Nine Lives Dividing Tribulation Technique."

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"The Heavenly Demon Body still needs to be nourished, and the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed still needs to be refined and linked using the Tribulation Division Technique."

Since the divine embryo was perfected, the star map of the night sky in his mind has become increasingly vast, and the star highlights representing the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed have increased more and more.

He spends several hours every day connecting with spirit seeds, and now he has at least ten thousand spirit seed versions of Peach God.

But compared to the countless stars in the sky, this number is still like a drop in the ocean.

"Thank you, spirits of the underworld." Chen Mu looked at the diagram in his mind with relief.

He used to look down on those evil spirits, feeling that they were taking advantage of him by copying his secret techniques and experiences.

But now all he feels is gratitude and joy.

"I need to find some time to study the secret arts of Yin spirits," Chen Mu secretly decided.

In the past, we ignored the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, but that won't do now.

For every additional host of the Spirit Seed that survives, the Spirit Seed gains one more Peach God to share the burden of the tribulation.

They meticulously studied the Yin Spirit Secret Techniques, allowing the Spirit Seed hosts to quickly comprehend and learn them, thus increasing their survival abilities. "Don't overthink it. At least we weren't sent to the front lines. Yang Fu and the others shielded us from disaster," Lu Han sighed beside him.

"Give the Awakening Bells some more sealing magic power, hopefully it will ensure their safety." He shook his head and walked slowly down the mountain, looking rather forlorn.

Chen Mu glanced at the distant battlefield again, took a deep breath, and then followed them down the mountain.

I still need to grind for experience.

I must continue to become stronger, and I must never become one of those people.

……

Five days later.

With countless soldiers advancing day and night, most of the various demons lurking in the Misty Forest were killed and scattered.

The blood-red crack in the sky was already in sight. They were not far from Mount Qingqiu.

Inside the Taoshan Temple campsite, Chen Mu sat on a tree stump, muttering incantations.

With the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique as a foundation and the Demon-Sealing Incantation at its command, streams of demon-dispelling and demon-sealing powers flew into the sky and disappeared into a fist-sized bell.

That copper bell is called the Awakening Bell, and it is one of the key magical artifacts for controlling powerful warriors and Taoist soldiers.

It can collect and store the magical power of everyone, and then bestow it upon Taoist soldiers and warriors to help them break through the demonic energy.

Chen Mu and the others do not need to go to the front line to fight against demons, but they must exhaust their magic power every day to continuously provide the Awakening Bell with demon-sealing power.

After a long while, Chen Mu stopped chanting and, imitating Lu Han who was not far away, deliberately forced himself to sweat and increased his breathing.

He perfectly disguised himself as a Qi Refiner at the Yuanfu Realm with slightly more magical power.

With a slight thought, the gray wall appeared, and he looked at one of the columns.

Demon-Sealing Spell: Limit.

Through repeated practice and recent continuous use, he has mastered this incantation, which indirectly activates the exorcism technique, to its limit.

"It's good that you've mastered it. With this disguise, the Three Yin Demon Slaying Technique won't be discovered."

Chen Mu glanced at it, then continued to stare at the various secret techniques on the gray wall.

Without the Dao Foundation Manual, Qi Refiners cannot make any progress in their cultivation.

The Heavenly Demon Body can continue to transform, but because it has just condensed its divine embryo, its progress is not obvious in a short period of time.

Chen Mu does practice the Tribulation Dividing Technique every day, but with over ten thousand spirit seeds under Peach God Lord's guidance, he's not in a rush. He only needs to refine the spirit seeds step by step each day, without spending too much time on it.

With plenty of free time at his disposal, he decided to focus on gaining experience from a secret technique that was not yet fully mastered.

"You could try the Ghostly Connection Spell; you might be able to master a few more Ghostly Mark techniques."

The Tongyou Incantation originates from the Great Qian Dynasty's Dragon Lockers and is a branch of the Underworld God Transformation cultivation.

Incantations can communicate with the netherworld, allowing ordinary people without magical powers to perform Yin spirit spells like Qi cultivators.

What he valued was not how powerful the secret technique was, but rather that this ghostly pattern technique might be learned by the host of the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, thus indirectly enhancing their strength.

Unfortunately, without guidance, one can only try their luck in the Netherworld, where the secret techniques learned might be quite useless.

Furthermore, Haizhou has no City God Temple, so casting the Soul-Communicating Incantation out of thin air has an extremely low success rate.

"It's good to take some time to try my luck; what if it works out?" Chen Mu shrugged, thinking rather casually.

"Perhaps I can practice some of the other secret techniques that Brother Wushan learned." He looked at a few columns on the gray wall.

The Wu brothers' secret techniques come from a fragment of the Thousand Mountains Classic. They are somewhat strange, but they also have extremely high potential.

The ability to hear has now become his strongest eyes and ears, greatly ensuring his safety.

The Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique, though slightly weaker, still demonstrated remarkable effectiveness in suppressing demons.

"Ten Directions Hand, Soul-Seizing and Returning to Origin Technique, and Pulling Mechanism Technique..." Chen Mu hesitated as he looked at the three secret techniques.

I am currently contemplating how to cultivate myself in the future.

A loud rumbling sound came from afar and grew closer.

Chen Mu was startled and immediately stood up to look at the source of the sound.

The blood-red rift that stretched across the sky was now closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A crimson shadow shot into the sky and disappeared into the gap before it closed completely.

"Lan Zhang ran away?"

Chen Mu looked at the crack in the distance that had completely disappeared and couldn't help but smile.

"This chaos caused by demons is finally coming to an end."

(End of this chapter)