My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 679 Plague Immortal Flag

late at night.

Bianshe Star, Tiangong Camp.

The stars in the sky, seemingly within reach, shone with a soft light like the moon.

The bright starlight shone into Chen Mu's room through the one-way light-transmitting dark blue round door.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a low couch not far behind the door.

A black pottery jar, about the size of a bowl and the height of a palm, stands in the center of the square table in front of me.

Two small black beetles, each about the size of a soybean, were quietly lying at the bottom of the earthenware jar.

Chen Mu opened his right hand, and two tiny grains of gold, like needle tips, appeared. With a flick of his wrist, the gold grains instantly disappeared into the insect's body.

The two insects, which had been peacefully coexisting, suddenly shuddered, then shrieked sharply and charged at each other, colliding and fiercely biting each other in the blink of an eye.

Broken wings and limbs flew about, and in no time, one of the insects had its head bitten off and died.

The surviving insect continued to bite until it had completely torn the other insect apart and swallowed half of it before finally stopping.

And its own bitten-off limbs began to grow rapidly.

“Strengthen, fight, devour, and then make the victor stronger—isn’t that just practicing Gu cultivation?!” Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

"No wonder Meng Qingchan is skilled in using the Green Insect Gu." He realized.

Almost two months have passed since we first arrived at Bianshe Star.

Chen Mu followed the routine every day, and his progress on the fourth level of the Jade Cicada Secret Manual was rapid.

The resulting golden sand energy is becoming increasingly abundant.

By using feedback from the gray wall and conducting some experiments, Chen Mu discovered the wonderful use of the Jade Cicada's Qi.

"It's a pity I don't have any suitable secret techniques for making plague-controlling gu, otherwise I would definitely make a couple of plague gu."

The experience in Haizhou is still vivid in my mind; the plague's effects were bizarre and unpredictable.

If one were to master the plague-infecting insect, even if it meant defeating the enemy, it would at least make self-preservation much easier.

Chen Mu waved his hand to put away the pottery jar, leaned back against the soft pillow.

He gazed at the enormous stars in the sky outside through the circular jade door, lost in thought.

"Wake up Meng Qingchan and exchange the secret technique for it?"

Chen Mu immediately shook his head.

Compared to the secret techniques of cultivating Gu poison, the vast amount of vital energy within the Heavenly Gourd is far more useful.

What if she wakes up and runs away?

“Meng Qingchan comes from the Thousand Machines Sect, and the Thousand Machines Sect must have all recorded the plague and poison secret techniques she learned.”

"Anyway, there's no need to exchange for the Dao Foundation Record."

"Once I accumulate enough Dao merit, I can exchange it for a few similar secret techniques."

……

Several months later, the main star of Tianmen Star.

Lü Yue sat upright on the mountaintop of the cliff as usual.

Han Ying, clad in black and red armor, appeared behind him.

"Master, I have successfully completed my mission. All thirty-six Plague Immortal Flags have been thrown into the Yuan Qi Well."

"As long as the Heavenly Gate is destroyed and the path is cut off, the Plague Immortal Formation can completely seal off the Thirty-Six Stars."

"Good!" Even Lu Yue's usually cold and stern face couldn't help but show a smile.

He destroyed the Heavenly Gate, sealed off the celestial stars, unleashed the Yellow Millet Plague, and used the Plague Immortal Banner to refine the souls of all living beings for his own use. In this way, he could both sweep away the demons from beyond the heavens and cultivate a second primordial spirit.

After years of planning, we've finally reached the final step.

"Master, the Plague Immortal Banner was actually made by the Green Worm Demon Lord."

“Now that the whereabouts of her remaining primordial spirit are unknown, what if she takes action to seize the Plague Immortal Flag…” Han Ying raised a question.

"I actually hope she'll make a move," Lü Yue scoffed disdainfully.

This is perfect opportunity for me to eliminate the problem completely.

Meng Qingchan's talent and ability to forge the Plague Immortal Banner are indeed outstanding. However, the foundation of her secret techniques lies in the Exquisite Golden Chapter Secret Technique that I myself gave her.

The incomplete text of the Golden Chapter has been deliberately filled with omissions, and those omissions are in his own hands.

Three hundred years ago, he was able to suppress Meng Qingchan by exploiting a loophole in the secret technique, but now he is nothing more than a mere remnant soul.

Snatching the Plague Immortal Flag?

Ah!

Idiot's dream!

……

Evening, the stars of Bianshe.

Chen Mu left the Demon Exorcism Department as usual and returned to the Snail Shell Camp with the others.

As usual, I cleaned myself up from head to toe, and then started making dinner.

Compared to the bland and tasteless fasting pills, he still prefers a variety of dishes with a mix of meat and vegetables.

For this reason, the Five Ghosts Bag is always stocked with a large amount of meat and dried vegetables.

If Meng Qingchan hadn't occupied Qiandeng City, he would have even considered cultivating vegetable fields within the city.

After lunch. The stars were high in the sky, and the campsite was quiet.

Chen Mu didn't rush to cultivate. Instead, he flipped his hand and took out a piece of bright red and white jade snake meat the size of a walnut, placing it on a palm-sized porcelain plate.

Then he activated his Listening Divine Power to the fullest extent and carefully examined the piece of meat.

As the jade is constantly reshaped and its foundation is improved, its ability to hear and listen also advances.

That's why Chen Mu sensed something was off.

"Even though he had been dead for a long time, there was a faint pulse of life inside him."

"Is the extraterrestrial demon too powerful, remaining alive even after being dismembered?"

Chen Mu shook his head slightly.

The Eagle-Beaked White Jade Snake is just a low-level monster and it's unlikely to have this characteristic.

"Perhaps there are other life forms existing within the flesh of the demon beast."

Parasite?

Not quite.

Is it a life form similar to bacteria or viruses?

Chen Mu nodded thoughtfully.

"Could this be the so-called demonic poison?"

"If I could find a way to kill these tiny creatures, wouldn't that also help me get rid of the demonic poison?" Chen Mu became interested.

The Heavenly Gourd possesses boundless primordial energy, but ultimately it remains uncontrollable.

Chen Mu had to consider the long-term implications, as Meng Qingchan might awaken and disappear at any time.

Unfortunately, despite repeated tests and the use of various methods of the Seven Emotions Flame Demon Slaughtering Technique, it was still impossible to kill the tiny life within the demon's flesh.

"With a more complete foundation of Dao and a deeper ability to perceive with the power of Di Ting, it may be possible to eliminate the problem in a targeted manner."

"Indeed, I still need to improve my own cultivation." Chen Mu shook his head regretfully.

After tidying up his desk, lighting the incense for calming the mind, and preparing the spirit-nourishing wine, Chen Mu began his daily cultivation.

The stars in the sky lit up and then dimmed, and soon it was late at night.

At one moment, Chen Mu was jolted awake and opened his eyes. A large patch of golden sand suddenly appeared around him.

They stretched out in patches, like mist, clouds, and dust, filling every corner of the room.

A hint of joy flashed in Chen Mu's eyes as the gray wall appeared before him.

Jade Cicada Secret Manual: 1/10000/Tier 5;

“Another step forward!” He looked at the golden mist around him and couldn’t help but smile.

Just as I was about to carefully observe the feedback from the gray wall, the golden mist that filled the room suddenly gathered in mid-air and transformed into a golden mist sphere as tall as a person in the blink of an eye.

Before Chen Mu could figure out what was going on...

hum!

The entire golden mist sphere suddenly trembled, and a fiery red triangular command flag suddenly emerged from the golden mist.

“This flag…”

"Why does this look so familiar?!"

The memory of praying for rain at Taoshan Temple in Haizhou not long ago immediately came to mind.

"The Plague Immortal Banner?"

"no!"

"How did this thing end up in my hands?!"

Chen Mu looked completely bewildered.

……

On Tianmen Star, Lü Yue stood before the shattered white jade Tianmen, equally bewildered.

They had just blown up the Thirty-Six Star Gates and were preparing to unleash the Plague Immortal Flag to spread the plague.

However, it was discovered that the Plague Immortal Banner was just an empty shell, and its core had mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

After years of planning, all efforts were in vain?

Hey!

Lü Yue's face twitched, and he almost ground his teeth to powder.

ooh ooh...

A cacophony of roars echoed from the horizon.

Lü Yue's face immediately turned ashen.

With the Tianmen Gate blown up, the passage to and from Tianxing disappeared, turning Tianxing into a closed cage from which there was neither entry nor exit.

With the Plague Immortal Flag, he could have quickly released the plague poison and subdued all the demons in no time.

But now...

"Meng Qingchan!"

"You really deserve to die!"

Meng Qingchan, still asleep in Thousand Lanterns City: "..."

What the hell does this have to do with me!

(End of this chapter)