My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 666 Settlement

"Could you please have some faith in me?" Nine Heads said in Hu Buwei's heart, sounding dissatisfied.

"Now that we are one, even if someone detects our presence, we can use the Heavenly Demon Outer Path to fool them."

"It's just a mirror, what are you afraid of!" Nine Heads shouted arrogantly.

"You know nothing!" Hu Buwei said solemnly.

"Luofu Dao is an ancient Dao sect that is on par with Chunyang Dao."

"It is said that their sect has three thousand unorthodox methods of demons, which were all compiled by using the Bone-Illuminating Mirror to see through the true forms of demons."

“When dealing with such a legendary treasure, one can never be too careful.” He frowned deeply.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Jiu Shou was also feeling uneasy.

Upon hearing this, Hu Buwei turned to look at Chen Mu, who was not far away.

"You said before that this person devoured your primordial energy and that it was a demon in human skin?"

"If we set him on fire, we can shift the blame elsewhere..."

"Let this guy distract the Thousand Machines Sect? Great! This is an excellent idea!" Nine Heads shouted excitedly, "Let's target him! He swallowed my source energy; it's time for him to pay the price!"

Hu Buwei looked at Chen Mu and couldn't help but show a friendly smile.

Not far away, Chen Mu was also looking at Hu Buwei at that moment.

Noticing the smile on the other person's face, Chen Mu immediately nodded in greeting, his smile equally friendly.

or?

Let Meng Qingchan plant the Green Worm Gu poison in this old man, so that we can deceive everyone and frame him.

The old man and the young man looked at each other, each harboring their own secret plans.

The smiles on their faces were all genuine.

……

At the foot of Fuyang Mountain.

Chen Mu and his group followed the guide from the Earth Seal Sect into the market.

People came and went on the wide street, dressed in different clothes, clearly from all over the country.

The group of several hundred people from Taoshan Temple walked through the streets in a grand procession and were soon led to a courtyard with white walls and black tiles.

A white cloth banner with gold trim is stuck at the entrance of the courtyard, with the four large characters "Wufang Post Station" written on it, and a small "South" character in the corner.

The courtyard was not small, but it would obviously be difficult to accommodate their group of several hundred people.

The leader of the Diyin Sect didn't explain, and pushed open the gate to go into the courtyard.

The group exchanged bewildered glances, but had no choice but to follow them inside. Just as they stepped over the threshold and around the screen wall, the scene before them suddenly changed.

A street even more bustling than the surrounding market appeared before everyone's eyes.

There are numerous buildings on both sides of the road, with shops and restaurants of all kinds. Further away, the rooftops with their animal-shaped ridges and upturned eaves stretch out in a continuous line, rising and falling in an orderly fashion, creating a magnificent sight.

This is no small courtyard; it's a miniature paradise created by a magic spell that extends for thousands of miles!

"Finally, I have a real sense of the Thousand Machines Sect's strength." Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh inwardly from the crowd.

The so-called Five Directions Post Station was merely a temporary place to settle the Daoist soldiers. Unexpectedly, the Thousand Machines Sect used the Thousand-Mile Household Courtyard Method to create such a small paradise.

There are as many as five similar places.

"He's rich and powerful."

……

In a large courtyard with a plaque bearing the name of Taoshan Division, Chen Mu stayed obediently in the side room assigned to him.

Only after nightfall did they venture into the Thousand Lanterns City Cave.

"If the place where you settle your Dao soldiers is this extravagant, then the Divine Bone-Illuminating Mirror must be incredibly mysterious. Can you guarantee that you won't be discovered?" Chen Mu frowned as he looked at Meng Qingchan.

"With your Shadow Cave providing shelter, the Heavenly Gourd concealing it, and my own compressed energy, the mere projection of the Bone-Illuminating Mirror is nothing to mention," Meng Qingchan replied calmly.

Just a projection?

"The Divine Bone-Illuminating Mirror is a spiritual treasure of the Luofu Dao. It is like the Heartless Bell of the Pure Yang Dao, or the Shadow Eye Pearl at the top of your Thousand Lantern City."

"It's a treasure of life and death; Luofu Dao would never allow the Bone-Illuminating Mirror to descend here in its entirety. At most, it would only be a partial projection of divine power," Meng Qingchan explained patiently.

“But if the price paid is high enough, the power of the projection may not be inferior to that of the original.” Chen Mu remained unmoved.

“Lu Yue can’t afford this price, even if he comes from the Chunyang Sect.” Meng Qingchan’s expression remained unchanged, her face full of certainty. Chen Mu, however, still hesitated upon hearing this.

What if...

Meng Qingchan has been suppressed in Haizhou's Ninety-Nine Sects for three hundred years.

Things can change in an instant; what if something unexpected happens?

“You have ninety-nine Heavenly Gourds as resurrection points, but I only have one life. I can’t gamble.” Chen Mu said solemnly.

"What exactly do you want?" Meng Qingchan frowned.

She figured it out; this guy had been rambling on for so long, he must have some sinister plot!

"You said that as long as there is one Heavenly Gourd, you can recover even if you die, right?" Chen Mu said with a smile.

“If we kill you in Thousand Lanterns City, then the empty shell of the Heavenly Gourd will surely be able to get away with it.”

“Once you successfully reach the outer heavens, you can revive yourself using the Heaven-Bearing Gourd, thus deceiving everyone!” He looked at Meng Qingchan with eager anticipation.

I think you want me dead!

Meng Qingchan was instantly filled with murderous intent.

"If you dare to use that evil and sinister magic to curse me, I will risk my life to expose you to the Bone-Illuminating Mirror."

"Even if I die, you will definitely be skinned alive and have your tendons pulled out by Lü Yue!"

Chen Mu's face twitched, and he quickly tried to comfort her: "If you don't want to curse, then don't. Why are you in such a hurry? I'm just discussing this with you."

"Hmm...that's not right."

"You're in such a hurry, are you trying to fool me with that 'recover on the spot' claim?" he asked suspiciously.

"You can give it a try," Meng Qingchan replied coldly, her face expressionless.

Die if you try?

Tsk!

forget it.

As I said before, you only have one life, so don't gamble with it.

Chen Mu glanced at the Nightmare Victory Curse on the gray wall, which he had already farmed for over nine thousand experience points, and shook his head regretfully.

He also wanted to test whether this secret technique could curse Meng Qingchan to death.

"How about we just kill half of them, to slightly reduce the ferocious aura that permeates the entire Thousand Lanterns City?"

"roll!"

Chen Mu: “…”

……

For the next few days, Chen Mu wandered around the post station cave.

Besides the Southern Inn where he stayed, he also visited several other inns.

Every time I went there, I would find a restaurant or teahouse, put my ears on the "hearing device," and sit there for a whole day.

Over the course of a few days, I heard many rumors about the Divine Bone-Illuminating Mirror.

Before the screening process even began, several heretics and evil forces had already been discovered.

The more Chen Mu listened, the more uneasy he felt.

After much deliberation, he decided he couldn't do nothing, so that very night he ran into the City of a Thousand Lanterns.

First, they dug a deep pit on the ground paved with demonic stones, then took out all the Extinction Stones and stacked and inlaid them in the pit.

Then, with great solemnity, he placed the forearm-high Heavenly Gourd into the deep pit, and finally piled up a small mound of steamed buns on top of it with the Absolute Breath Stone.

Meng Qingchan, standing nearby, stared at the small hill of stones that was increasingly resembling a grave mound, her face darkening.

"It looks a bit ominous, but it's safe," Chen Mu earnestly reassured Meng Qingchan.

"The Demonic Stone can hinder the investigation of secret techniques, the Breath-Suppressing Stone can conceal the aura, and with the Shadow Cave itself providing a barrier, we can ensure that the Heavenly Gourd is not discovered as much as possible."

“Of course, if you’re willing to die, then we’ll be safer.” He looked at Meng Qingchan with hope.

All he ever thinks about is killing me.

You're not Lü Yue in disguise, are you?!

Meng Qingchan indicated that she didn't want to talk to Chen Mu and gave him a murderous glare.

(End of this chapter)