My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 716 The Change of Heavenly Capital

On the outskirts of Fulong Ridge, there is an unnamed small hill.

Di Xing stood on a gray-white stone, leaning against the pine and cypress trees beside him, looking at the Fulong Ridge in the distance, which resembled a black dragon lying prostrate.

"Mr. Gongsun has the ability to suppress evil spirits, which will surely make the Hongdu Academy look at him differently."

"The Great Hong Dynasty is too small; only in the Great Zhou can you fully utilize your talents."

"By then, the incense offerings, spiritual energy, and the secret techniques of the Dragon Locking Temple will be readily available for use and viewing."

"Mr. Gongsun must be very happy too," Di Xing said with a smile.

"Although I acted on my own initiative without telling my husband, he certainly won't blame me."

"After all, I'm doing this all for your own good, sir!" Di Xing said confidently.

……

The summit of Fulong Ridge.

Looking at the expressionless middle-aged man opposite him, Chen Mu felt an urge to kill that bastard Di Xing.

He had only told Di Xing and Yun Shan about the name Gongsun Sheng recently.

Yunshan was still working as a temple keeper in Zhang'an County at the moment, and only Di Xing, who had traveled with him all the way, knew that he was going to cross the Fulong Ridge.

“Di Xing told me that you have the ability to suppress evil spirits and are a rare talent. You should treat you with respect and make good use of your abilities,” said Hong Duyuan, the middle-aged man in black, in a calm voice.

"Is what Di Xing said true?"

Did Di Xing recommend me to the Great Zhou Dragon Locking Academy?
He thought he was doing it for my own good, so he didn't touch the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed and therefore it wasn't considered betrayal?

Damn it!

You freaking don't know I'm a Qi Refining cultivator... It seems he really doesn't know.

Chen Mu's face twitched.

To avoid any trouble caused by his identity as a Qi Refiner, he rarely used Qi Refiner techniques in public since his arrival in Dahong.

In front of Yunshan and Dixing, he only used the Yin Spirit Secret Techniques cultivated by the Heavenly Demon Body. Dixing and Yunshan had always believed themselves to be Dragon Lockers who cultivated the Netherworld Technique.

Damn it, sometimes hiding things too well isn't always a good thing.

Chen Mu felt a throbbing vein on his forehead.

"You really can make the demon fall into the underworld ahead of time?" Hong Duyuan stared at Chen Mu with a sidelong glance.

"If you ask me, you're not only not a talent, but you're a source of trouble!" He ignored Chen Mu's changing expression and remained cold.

"Suppressing evil spirits?"

"Ah!"

"You're a Qi cultivator, aren't you?" he asked with absolute certainty.

Chen Mu's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

His identity as a Qi Refiner was seen through at a glance by the middle-aged man in front of him.

A martial artist who has mastered the Heavenly Transformation technique possesses such formidable perception?!
"Judging from your expression, I knew I guessed right," Hong Duyuan sneered.

No.

You guessed?!
"Time and time again, you Yellow Springs disciples resort to these despicable, lurking, and disruptive tactics!" Hongduyuan sneered.

Disciple of the Yellow Springs?

"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I'm not a member of the Yellow Springs Sect," Chen Mu quickly waved his hand to explain.

“A lie!” Hong Duyuan said indifferently.

"You treacherous villain from the Yellow Springs, you must be trying to lure demons from beyond the heavens and plunge my Great Zhou into chaos!"

I don't even know which way the Yellow Springs Sect's mountain gate faces, how did I become a traitor to the Yellow Springs Sect?

The Yellow Springs Sect has misled me!

“If you voluntarily confess your trip…” Hong Duyuan changed the subject, just about to persuade him to surrender.

boom!
A bolt of blue-white lightning, as thick as a bucket, appeared out of thin air right in front of him.

He froze on the spot, watching helplessly as the thick bolt of lightning pierced through his chest and flew towards the distant hill.

boom!
The small hill not far behind them was instantly blasted into flying rocks and broken trees by the powerful thunder, creating a cloud of dust and flames.

Hong Duyuan stiffly turned his neck, looking at the small mountain behind him that had been completely flattened. He felt as if his heart was being squeezed, and a surge of anger rushed to his face.

"Kui Shui Yin Lei? You still say you're not the Yellow Springs Thief!"

In the past, I always managed to strike first, but this time someone beat me to it?!

If he hadn't mastered the Heavenly Transformation Technique, which allows him to instantly teleport into the Spirit Void Cave, he would definitely be dead from that attack!

"This... I'll tell you I just had a stress reaction, it was definitely not intentional, do you believe me?" Chen Mu said awkwardly.

As expected of a martial artist from the Heavenly Capital, he can freely enter and exit the Spirit Void Cave.

He had unexpectedly unleashed a Kui Water Yin Lightning, yet it was easily dodged? What a miscalculation!

“Once I break your limbs, I’ll believe whatever you say!” Hong Duyuan’s face was full of coldness.

boom!
An invisible force suddenly erupted from his body, carrying away the rubble from the mountaintop and scattering in all directions.

The air around him began to distort, as if a vast, invisible flame was burning.

This feeling?

Innate protective energy?!
Chen Mu's heart trembled violently.

The Underworld God Twelve Transformations martial artist could actually allow a mortal body to master the innate protective energy of demons, giving him abilities comparable to a Dao Foundation Qi Refining cultivator?!
How can this be? !
"Surprised?" Hong Duyuan said indifferently, "Aren't you pleasantly surprised that the high and mighty Qi cultivators are being surpassed by mortals who are like ants?"

"Tell me your background and purpose, be straightforward, and maybe I'll..."

"Will you let me go?"

"It will reduce the number of broken bones you get." Hong Duyuan gave a sinister smile, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

As if teleported, he suddenly appeared in front of Chen Mu.

An invisible aura pressed down on Chen Mu first.

Immediately, he formed a knife shape with his right hand, and a black and red light covered his palm, making it look like a sharp iron shovel, which he then stabbed fiercely into Chen Mu's neck.

Heavenly Serpent Shoots Breath!

Chen Mu felt as if he were sinking into a quagmire, the air solidified, and he was frozen in place, unable to move.

His hair stood on end, and almost instinctively he raised his right hand to block his throat.

Clang!
Black and red sparks flew.

Hong Duyuan's hand-blade stopped in front of Chen Mu's palm.

Chen Mu looked down at the hand blade that had stopped in mid-air, just a finger's distance from his palm, and then looked up at Hong Duyuan, who was stunned and speechless.

The Heavenly Capital Transformation allows mortals to control the protective energy of demons.

You can cultivate your own Dao foundation and still have Qi protecting your body!

"How about... you hit it harder?!" He grinned, revealing a hearty smile.

Swish!
Hong Duyuan's figure vanished instantly, only to reappear thirty meters away.

"A Foundation Establishment Qi Refining cultivator?"

"Haha! We've caught a big fish!" Hong Duyuan's attack was thwarted, but instead of being disappointed, he laughed heartily.

Heavenly Serpent Transformation!
With a loud shout, his muscles writhed and expanded rapidly, like a python coiling and rotating.

With a series of thumping sounds as the ropes tightened, in the blink of an eye, Hong Duyuan transformed into a five-meter-tall giant.

That wasn't all. His mouth split open, dark green scales appeared on his cheeks, and his black pupils were aligned vertically.

At first glance, it looks just like a monster with a human body and a snake's head!
Its invisible aura surged and manifested, resembling a large, fiercely burning black and red flame.

"Capturing you back will surely be a great achievement!" His voice was sharp and hoarse, like the rapid hiss of a snake. He then quickly strode forward and vanished into the Spirit Void Cave in an instant.

Chen Mu's scalp tightened, and his heart, which had just relaxed a little, immediately became uneasy.

Almost instantly, his magical power and Yin spirit power activated simultaneously.

A twist of fate!

Heavenly Demon Armor!
Five Thunder Spell!

Candle Dragon Transformation!
Various protective techniques instantly enveloped his entire body.

"Judging from the opponent's momentum, their next attack will be extremely powerful."

"If you accidentally get infected, it will definitely be terrible!"

Chen Mu kept the red light of the sect's territory dormant, ensuring he could unleash his Void-Breaking Escape Technique at any moment. Then, he focused all his attention on activating his Listening Divine Power to investigate his surroundings.

Three breaths

The other party did not show up.

After five breaths.

The other party did not show up.

Fifteen breaths passed without a sound, and the wind howled strangely on the mountaintop, but the fierce-looking Hong Duyuan still did not appear.

Chen Mu's expression turned strange.

"That guy didn't... run away, did he?!"

No, you're a master who has mastered the Heavenly Transformation technique.

Weren't they just yelling that they were going to catch me, this big fish? How come they turned around and ran away without a word?!

You're cheating, aren't you!
(End of this chapter)