My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 88 Aura
"Aren't scions of powerful families able to roam the world with impunity?" Chen Mu sighed helplessly.

Although the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains technique can break through spiritual light, it consumes too much energy.

He was exhausted after just two exertions last night. If Si Kouyu had been able to hold on a little longer, he would have surely died.

If even those with magical artifacts are like this, how could other martial artists possibly survive when they encounter scions of powerful families?
"It's nothing special," Jie Jia said calmly. "It's not like we haven't killed before."

Chen Mu: “…”

Look at how capable you think you are! So you've killed members of powerful families, huh?
I just killed one last night!
So Chen Mu said with a nonchalant expression, "It's really not that great."

Jie Jia glanced sideways at Chen Mu.

Chen Mu remained unmoved, secretly delighted.

No explanation!
I'm not that kind of vain person.

Unlike you, old man, who's always showing off with the old almanac.

……

After the meal, Chen Mu hung lanterns in the pavilion and lit incense to repel insects. He then served two cups of herbal tea to aid digestion and relieve greasiness.

He handed Jiejia a cup and continued to ask, "How should I deal with a protective aura?"

The money has already been paid, so we still need to ask the questions that need to be clarified.

Jie Jia took a sip of cold tea and glanced at Chen Mu: "Didn't you say it wasn't very good?"

Chen Mu said calmly, "Yes. I just want to know just how useless they really are."

Jie Jia: "..."

After a long pause, he said calmly, "If you can't escape, then just wait to die."

"Is there absolutely no way?" Chen Mu wasn't annoyed. "Even the Armor Soul won't work?"

Jiejia shook his head: "Aura is transformed from courage, and is stronger than courage."

Can you smash a bowl of ice with a bowl of water?

"If you run into them, run! Even a slight brush with them will be the end of you."

"So only magical artifacts can break through the spiritual light?" Chen Mu asked thoughtfully.

Jie Jia's eyes darted around as he glanced at Chen Mu and asked, "Your hidden sword, is it made of ebony the same as one made of wrought iron?"

Chen Mu was taken aback, then suddenly realized that magical artifacts also come in different grades.

Whether it can be broken or not, we'll have to try and see.

"No wonder," Chen Mu murmured.

Si Kouyu always acted superior, looking at him as if he were an ant, and constantly scolding him as a lowly person.

Looking back now, it's clear that scions of noble families and ordinary commoners are indeed like two different species.

A young man from a prestigious family could wear down a master of armor-piercing techniques with just his protective aura.

"Decades of hard work, yet it's no match for someone who was born into a good family," Chen Mu lamented. "What a despairing world..."

Jie Jia glanced at Chen Mu: "Don't underestimate Jia Po."

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat. Was there another way to break through the spiritual light?

“If the pressure applied to the water is high enough, its instantaneous explosive force can easily shatter ice,” Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat as he thought of the high-pressure water jet from his previous life.

Ice is indeed no match for that thing.

"How do you think I killed those scions of noble families?" Jie Jia asked calmly.

"Isn't it supposed to be done with a magic instrument?"

“They are not worthy.” Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu: “…”

What an arrogant old man!

“It’s hard to say about a complete spiritual light. But those from aristocratic families…” Jie Jia said without even raising his eyelids, “are just incomplete products created by magical artifacts. Without the support of the magical artifacts, the spiritual light will naturally shatter.”

"Ordinary spiritual power is of poor quality, but it can be temporarily amplified using secret techniques to resist spiritual light."

"As long as they hold out until the power of the magical artifact disappears, the spiritual light will shatter. Without that tortoise shell, the scions of noble families are nothing more than lambs to the slaughter."

Jie Jia said calmly, "If the secret technique is strong enough, it's even simpler; just break through and kill them directly."

"Of course, only a few people possess this secret technique," Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu: "..." Okay, I know, you're capable. You're the kind of expert who has mastered powerful secret techniques, alright?!

Sigh, he worked himself to the bone just to kill Sikou Yu with the help of the Five Ghosts Bag. This old man could kill him with a wave of his hand.

The difference... tsk tsk. I guess I'm still just an ordinary nobody.

Chen Mu sighed; he accepted his ordinariness.

He didn't ask about the secret techniques anymore. He hadn't even mastered the Soul Wandering Technique yet, so asking now would be pointless.

"I should just focus on practicing my physical training techniques."

After seeing Jie Jia off, Chen Mu began to review the operation of the previous night.

After a day of rest, he had adjusted his mindset. He was also gradually accepting the shock caused by the emotional impact of the Five Ghosts Bag.

“I never used my real face from beginning to end.”

"He wore a mask and changed clothes before committing the murder."

"The site was also cleared using 'five ghost bags' (a type of sack used for carrying and cleaning)."

"On the way back, I changed my clothes several times, took Ningxiang Pills, and even went to Luohe to take a thorough bath."

“Broken wooden planks, broken iron lotus seeds, silver notes and copper coins, even the corpse of the man in black—everything brought out of Chunfeng Tower was thrown into Luohe.”

"It's impossible to trace back from the scene at Chunfeng Tower now." Chen Mu felt relieved.

“Cheng Yi just happened to go to Chunfeng Tower and took the blame for me. It seems that I have absolutely nothing to do with Si Kou Yu’s death.” Chen Mu gradually felt relieved.

Touching his face, Chen Mu pondered, "The identity of Chen Mu in Qingshan County has always had some hidden dangers."

"My feud with Sikou Yu originated from Lin Que."

"But Lin Que's death ultimately left a flaw." Chen Mu thought of Zuo Sheng.

That night, the bright moon hung high in the sky. On the way back, he happened to run into Zuo Sheng, whose intentions were unclear. It was impossible for Zuo Sheng not to make a connection: "That's why Sun Fu suspected me."

"Fortunately, I moved here, and I've been able to keep my true identity a secret ever since."

He used to change his appearance every time he went out to meet people, and he would also make minor adjustments at home.

Even the faces that Jie Jia usually saw were different from the original Chen Mu.

"I still need to work on the Transformation Technique." Chen Mu glanced at his proficiency level.

Transformation Technique: 4940/10000/Tier 1;
He never deliberately practiced it, only pondering it in his spare time, secretly altering his appearance whenever he met someone. Unbeknownst to him, he had already mastered half of the Transformation Technique.

Thinking of the large-scale search in Nanyang Prefecture, Chen Mu decided to stay home and not go out.

Jie Jia could disregard the scions of noble families. Others clearly could not.

Chen Mu, this nobody, is utterly hopeless.

Otherwise, Sikou Yu wouldn't be so arrogant.

Aside from encountering a few individuals like Jie Jia, scions of noble families can indeed roam freely throughout the world.

If it weren't for the internal strife in the Great Liang Dynasty, Nanyang Prefecture would be one of the few safe places. Chen Mu would be fleeing overnight by now.

"I think I should stay home for a while."

"We just can't find Miss Yutao."

"Never mind, safety first."

"If you don't break through to the first level of the Transformation Technique, you shouldn't go out."

……

Early morning, Daliushu Village.

Kuituo's eyes were bloodshot as he rushed out of the village in a disheveled state.

His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were covered in white salt stains. Those were marks left by sweat soaking his clothes.

He ran around the village all night last night!
No matter where he ran, he couldn't find a way out. Every time, he ended up in front of the local earth god temple.

The dozen or so men stood at the door, enthusiastically inviting him in to eat barbecue.

If it weren't for the burning heat of the object on his chest keeping him conscious, he would have been dead last night.

He reached into his robes and pulled out a small brown leather scroll, about the width of a palm and the thickness of a thumb. He untied the thin hemp rope binding the scroll and unfolded it.

The brown leather scroll was covered with red dots like stars, with threads connecting the dots, making it look like a dynamic pattern at first glance.

This is what Zhang Ye, the head of the family, gave him yesterday morning.

The illustrations on the leather scroll were once blood-red, but now they are faded to just a faint watermark.

Look up at Daliushu Village.

Suddenly, five or six old men appeared under the willow tree, playing chess while fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans.

Seven or eight naked toddlers were playing nearby.

The scene was exactly the same as yesterday! Kui Tuo immediately got goosebumps all over his body.

Evil!

Kratos suddenly noticed a figure.

The child who was frightened to tears by him yesterday is now urinating and making mud with his back to him.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, it suddenly turned its head 180 degrees, and while urinating, it grinned at him with a wide grin.

Kuitu: "..."

Hey!
(End of this chapter)