My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 675 Giant Spirit God

In the center of the inner city of Tianguan City, lies the Star Lord's Palace.

Deep inside the main hall, a painting of an immortal riding a crane hangs on the wall, with a long altar placed below it.

Three sticks of incense from the incense burner on the table emitted wisps of smoke, which gathered into a ball in mid-air.

A tall, slender figure dressed in a purple Taoist robe appeared and disappeared within the smoke.

Lan Xiuzhu stood before the offering table and respectfully clasped his hands: "You managed to subdue Bianshe Star in just three months. Senior Brother, you have excellent skills."

"I need more Dao soldiers to assist me. Please deploy them as soon as possible," Lü Yue said calmly.

Lan Xiuzhu hesitated, "Senior brother, Bianshe Star has just been reclaimed, and everything is in need of rebuilding. Perhaps we should slow down our offensive, proceed cautiously, and wait until we have had time to recuperate before launching another offensive..."

"No need for further words!" Lü Yue interrupted, frowning.

"I have brought the Black Armor Warrior Fa here today to drive all the demons within the ninety-five stars of the Horn Constellation back to the Outer Heaven in one fell swoop."

"You only need to mobilize the Taoist soldiers; don't worry about anything else."

"I prefer to recuperate and build up. Once I've driven away all the demons, you'll have plenty of time to build slowly."

Lan Xiuzhu hesitated for a long time, but in the end he had no choice but to bow and accept the order.

As the smoke and dust cleared and Lu Shenjun's figure disappeared, Lan Xiuzhu walked to the entrance of the main hall, looked at the bustling Tian Shi Street in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

“Once the war begins, who knows how many soldiers will die in misfortune.”

……

Several days later, in Lane 96 of Yangdufang.

Chen Mu carried five catties of six-winged golden-feathered eagle leg meat and strolled into the Jiwei Courtyard.

A notice had appeared on the screen wall at the entrance, and a crowd had gathered below, discussing it animatedly.

Chen Mu glanced around, stepped around the screen wall, quickened his pace, and caught up with a tall, muscular figure who had just squeezed out of the crowd.

It was his neighbor, Zhong Qing.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong, what's going on there?" Chen Mu turned around and gestured towards the group of people in front of the screen wall.

“It’s Lord Lü recruiting Dao soldiers,” Zhong Qing said, beaming with excitement.

Lord Lü?

Lü Yue has arrived at Tianguan Star?!

Chen Mu was startled.

According to Meng Qingchan, she had practiced the "Jade Cicada Secret Manual," and if she fell into the hands of Lü Yue, she would surely die!

“The Divine Lord is incredibly powerful and is currently besieging the demons of Bianshe Star. He is short of manpower, which is why he issued this recruitment order.” Zhong Qing was quite excited.

Bianshe Star, the outermost star of the Eighteen Stars of Tianguan?

so far so good!

Chen Mu felt a sense of relief.

With the Jade Cicada Secret Manual halfway through its third stage, the jade quality changes daily, causing fluctuations in the individual's aura. This is when Lü Yue is most likely to notice anything amiss.

Fortunately, the other side didn't come to Tianguan City!

Chen Mu snapped out of his reverie and noticed Zhong Qing's excited expression, a thought suddenly occurring to him: "Fellow Daoist Zhong, are you planning to go to Bianshe Star?"

"I have no choice but to go," Zhong Qing sighed.

"I've spent a lot of time and energy cultivating my Dao, but my demon-slaying skills are still lacking. If I want to continue seeking guidance, I need to accumulate more Dao energy first." He shook his head helplessly.

"I originally wanted to go to the Heavenly Craft Workshop, but I didn't expect to run into Lord Lü recruiting Dao soldiers."

"Both provide sealing magic power to the Awakening Bell, but the Heavenly Craft Workshop only gives three Dao Points a day, while Bianshe Star can give twelve Dao Points."

"I can't miss such a great opportunity."

With so much Dao Gong given, no wonder everyone in the courtyard was so excited.

"The dangers involved are considerable," Chen Mu warned.

"Fortune favors the bold," Zhong Qing said dismissively.

"I don't plan to do this for long. I'll stop once I've accumulated enough Taoist merit to hire someone to teach me."

"It will only take two or three months at most, so taking some risks is not out of the question."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu stopped trying to persuade him. Everyone makes different choices, and he couldn't say anything more.

"What are your plans, fellow Daoist? I saw on the notice that the rewards for auxiliary soldiers like you who have mastered the art of exorcising demons are very high," Zhong Qing asked with some envy.

No matter how high my cultivation level is, I won't go. To go and confront Lord Lü head-on would be suicide!

Besides, I have secret techniques and resources. I can quickly improve my cultivation level by staying in the Demon-Slaying Alley and cultivating peacefully.

I'd have to be crazy to go to that dangerous, war-torn borderland.

"I need to think about it carefully." Chen Mu had already made up his mind, but he pretended to be hesitant on the surface.

“We really need to think this through carefully; the battlefield is no joke.” Zhong Qing nodded in agreement.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Zhong Qing went to the courtyard to discuss the matter with the others, while Chen Mu went straight to the east wing building.

Listening to the discussions in the courtyard behind him, he felt a mix of emotions, including a sense of relief and joy.

If it weren't for the "Jade Cicada Secret Manual," and my desire to accumulate Dao merit to exchange for a Dao foundation map, I might have risked going to Bianshe Star like Zhong Qing.

"Thank you so much, Senior Meng Qingchan."

"Well, to show my gratitude, I'll try my best tonight and try to absorb twice as much vital energy from the Heavenly Gourd!" Chen Mu said solemnly.

"The Heavenly Gourd is both a part of Senior Meng and a cage that seals him away."

"I did this entirely to help Senior Meng get out of trouble!" Chen Mu said earnestly.

……

Lu Shenjun's black-armored warriors launched attacks on all sides, and the battle on the ninety-five stars of Jiaomu intensified day by day. The extraterrestrial demons suffered repeated defeats, reportedly incurring heavy casualties.

Changes were inevitable in all aspects of Tianguan City.

As for Chen Mu, the number of eagle-beaked white jade snakes he had to deal with every day was increasing.

Half a month ago, it was 15 messages a day, now it's 19, and the number might be increased again later.

Many butchers in the courtyard were dissatisfied with their increasing workload and attracted by the high rewards of Taoist cultivation at the front lines, so they left the Demon-Slaying Alley for the front lines.

Chen Mu complained about the heavy workload, but he still went to work diligently every day.

Anyway, with the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique, having a few more or fewer white jade snakes wouldn't affect his ability to slack off and cultivate. He could still steadily advance the jade seed reshaping every day.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

It was dusk, in the small building on the east side of the Jiwei Courtyard.

Chen Mu sat by the window, eating large mouthfuls of golden-feathered eagle leg meat, looking completely content.

After meal.

Chen Mu leaned against the soft pillows, looking at the huge starry sky outside the window. With a thought, a gray wall appeared in front of him.

Giant Spirit God: 42/10000/Ninth Rank;

Jade Cicada Secret Manual: 8232/10000/Tier 3;

As expected, the progress of the secret manual cultivation was stable, and the golden patterns were almost covering the entire jade.

But the Giant Spirit's Mystic Magic gave him an unexpected surprise.

With the massive amount of vital energy provided by the Heavenly Gourd, the Giant Spirit Mystic Technique, which was already hovering at the peak of the eighth rank, successfully entered a new stage.

Chen Mu carefully sensed the feedback from the gray wall, and silently, a three-meter-tall giant red-armored statue appeared in mid-air.

Previously, the statue only had an upper body; now, the statue is being extended downwards to complete the body.

The statues of gods from the past were clearly very realistic illusions of light and shadow.

And now...

Chen Mu reached out and touched the red armor embroidered with gold thread. A cold sensation appeared on his fingertips, as if he were touching metal.

"From the unreal to the real, the Giant Spirit God has become real?" Chen Mu was quite surprised.

Moreover, a continuous stream of power is emanating from within the statue.

"The first eight stages are simply about multiplying one's own power; it's clearly a kind of amplification technique."

"Now that we've entered the ninth stage, the Giant Spirit God seems to have become a special magical artifact. In addition to its original amplification effect, its own power also seems to be able to enhance me," Chen Mu said thoughtfully.

"According to the feedback from Gray Wall, the ninth stage of cultivation is about shaping the magical artifact Giant Spirit God."

"The more perfect the shaping, the more powerful the force it can give."

"What a wonderful secret technique! What a wonderful secret technique!"

Chen Mule nodded repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)