My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 80 Moving Mountains
With the recruitment notices from the Tangshan Army and the Jinghong Gang, the entire city of Nanyang Prefecture became lively.

Wandering martial artists, rarely seen on ordinary days, flocked to Nanyang.

The martial arts schools in the city experienced a surge in students seeking apprenticeship.

Why do the Tangshan Army and the Jinghong Gang only want people who know martial arts?

Chen Mu originally thought that once he recruited a certain number of people, both families would stop.

The opposite is true.

Deadlines are circulating all the time. But if you're capable enough to go, both companies will accept your application without hesitation.

They acted as if they wanted as much as they could get.

"Could war really be brewing?" Chen Mu wondered to himself.

Then they dug a hole in the house next door and stored a lot of supplies there.

……

Because a large number of wandering martial arts practitioners gathered there, fights and brawls occurred frequently.

Chen Mu used to go out for a stroll every few days. Now, unless he's buying essential supplies, he tries to stay home as much as possible.

They go out and come back quickly.

"It's all so chaotic outside, nothing beats the comfort of staying home and grinding experience points." Chen Mu was enjoying himself in the small building.

The recruitment drive in Nanyang Prefecture showed no signs of abating.

Wealth, power, beautiful women, martial arts techniques, and secret elixirs for training—the two families offered a variety of enticing baits.

Every time I go shopping, I hear stories of which martial arts master has made a fortune, or which martial arts master has greatly improved his strength after taking the Dragon Transformation Pill.

Chen Mu watched coldly from the sidelines.

Looking at the江湖豪客 (jianghu heroes) drinking and partying in Fanlou, I sighed in my heart, "Another batch of good leeks to be harvested."

Dragon Transformation Pill? There are still twenty of them lying in the Five Ghosts Bag.

He would never touch such a pill that could ruin a person's future.

……

A month later.

Shanglinfang, Chen Residence.

Three eerie syllables came out of Chen Mu's mouth.

Five paper figures appeared out of thin air.

"It's done!"

Writing: 1840/10000/Second order;

Drawing: 1707/10000/Second order;

Throw: 2133/10000/Tier 4;

Red Falcon Form Training Technique: The Limit;

Cooking skill: 6026/10000/Tier 2;

Pharmaceutical Arts: 6576/10000/Tier 3;

Hidden Blade: 6356/10000/Tier 3;

Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell: 14/10000/Sixth Rank;

Azure-Eyed Golden Ape Form Refinement Technique: 4140/10000/Second Tier;

Transformation Technique: 2840/10000/Tier 1;
……

"The Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell can be practiced to higher levels?!" Chen Mu was quite surprised, as he had thought that the fifth level was the limit.

I hesitated for a moment. Should I keep refreshing?
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mu shook his head and gave up: "Form-training techniques are the foundation."

If it weren't for the hidden danger of evil spirits, he wouldn't have spent three months practicing the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell.

“Power can also subdue evil spirits.”

The reason I temporarily stopped practicing the Form Technique was because the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Curse was more effective.

"It's time to pick up the Body Refinement Technique again."

Chen Mu looked up at the fifth paper figure.

Its body is covered with red patterns, and its tailoring is exquisite. A black "中" (Zhong) character is emblazoned on its back.

The difference is that the other four paper figures all have smiles, some sneer, some chuckle, some smile with pursed lips, and some grin.

The fifth paper figure was slender and quite handsome, but it had no expression and looked rather indifferent.

At the same time, a blurry image appeared in my mind.

Amidst the swirling white mist, the sun, moon, and stars appear and disappear intermittently.

When Chen Mu tried to see clearly, it became blurry, as if he were looking through a layer of frosted glass.

He was familiar with this thing; there was another one right next to him.

"Does the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell also have divine intent?"

"We still know too little."

"It's probably due to certain characteristics of the magical artifact."

This involves the profound application of ritual implements, which is not something ordinary people can access.

"Perhaps only aristocratic families would have this kind of knowledge."

Chen Mu's eyes darted around: "Jie Jia most likely knows about it."

This old man's background is unknown. He's incredibly mysterious. He knows a lot of secrets about the martial arts world.

"I'll spend some money to ask when I have some free time." Chen Mu focused his attention on the graphic shrouded in white mist.

"Let's try it out and see what it does."

Immediately, it felt as if a vacuum cleaner was stuck on his forehead, and a powerful suction force suddenly spread throughout his mind.

The connection between him and the paper ghost, who was already connected to his five senses, grew even stronger.

The little paper figure, which had been floating slowly in mid-air, suddenly straightened up as if standing at attention.

Five paper figures formed a circle, then suddenly transformed into five plumes of black smoke that spun continuously.

Chen Mu's mouth was drooling profusely.

He stared at the stone table in front of him, and the more he looked at it, the more something seemed off. Why did he... want to take a bite out of it?

The thought appeared instantly.

The five ghosts and black smoke spun rapidly and lunged at the stone table.

goooo...

A faint croaking sound of frogs echoed in my mind.

Chen Mu came to his senses.

One corner of the stone table has disappeared.

The fracture is curved, as if it had been bitten by an invisible giant mouth.

The cut surface is as smooth as a mirror, like a dollop of ice cream that has been scooped out with a spoon.

Looking at the half-table that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere inside the Five Ghosts Bag, Chen Mu subconsciously swallowed.

...Are you really going to bite into it?!
Goooo!

Goooo!

Goooo!

The stone table was completely gnawed away.

Chen Mu was like a child who had received a new toy, trying it again and again.

He didn't spare the large water vat, wooden frame, flat basket, or even the soil on the ground; in no time, it was all pitted and uneven from his chewing.

He only stopped excitedly when he became pale, weak, and his stomach growled with hunger.

Despite his splitting headache, Chen Mu still had a big smile on his face: "This is the fun of grinding proficiency."

All five ghosts appeared, and they even gained an additional ability!
"Let's just keep casting the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell!" Chen Mu was itching to try.

In the end, he suppressed this tempting idea with great willpower.

Magical artifacts are indeed wondrous. However, using them comes at a price.

At that moment, he felt weak all over, as if his body had been hollowed out.

After eating five fasting rice balls, my stomach felt a little better.

He closed his eyes and focused his attention on the Red Falcon's intentions. Fifteen minutes later, when he opened his eyes, Chen Mu had recovered somewhat.

"Like opening the Five Ghosts Bag, it requires the consumption of spiritual or soul power."

"Moreover, the consumption of swallowing a stone table is significantly greater than that of a wooden frame."

Currently, the only way to restore or even enhance this power is through the practice of physical techniques and spiritual intentions.

"Form-building techniques are the foundation," Chen Mu remarked.

"This is probably the real Five Ghosts Moving Mountains," Chen Mu said, somewhat enlightened.

The five ghosts are linked together, generating a kind of cutting and devouring force; the more one pays, the stronger the devouring force becomes.

The feeling when starting it is a bit strange.

"What is this? Five ghosts...eating the mountain, gnawing at the mountain?"

"Fortunately, the bag only gave him the idea of ​​eating it, but not the actual feedback after he ate it."

Think back to what I did in my excitement: eating stones, eating wood, eating mud.

If we get real feedback, ugh... that's disgusting!
……

Over the next few days, Chen Mu conducted gradual tests on the Five Ghosts Bag.

The paper elves of the spirits materialized, becoming five in total.

The distance the black smoke was transported was changed to nine meters.

Only three syllables remain when chanting the mantra.

It also gained the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Secret Technique, possessing an extremely powerful devouring ability.

Chen Mu tried it.

The Five Ghosts Black Smoke could easily bite through a fine broadsword.

If this were cut on a person...

"I've got another trump card to save my life!" Chen Mu thought to himself with delight.

"It would be even better if the cutting area were a bit larger," Chen Mu said, still not satisfied.

"If we continue to upgrade, the scope might be expanded even further."

Whenever he thought of this, Chen Mu felt an urge to continue casting the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell.

"I'd better just stick to practicing my Body Refinement Technique."

The Blue-eyed Golden Ape has been delayed for far too long.

(End of this chapter)