I am grinding experience in another world-Chapter 723 - 711: Incense

The southern head of Xuanmi County Prefecture.

A teahouse in the East Market.

"It’s been over half a month, and you remain indifferent, so composed?" Di Xing looked at Yun Shan, slightly frowning.

"I’ve already received half the incense spiritual energy of Zhang’an County. If this succeeds, it’s a great achievement; if it doesn’t, I lose nothing. Why should I worry?" Yun Shan listened with great interest to the storytelling downstairs, looking completely unconcerned.

"Aren’t you afraid that the bizarre phenomena within Cloud Mist Mountain will be swallowed and disappear by that strange demon?" Di Xing frowned.

Seemingly hearing a captivating part of the story, Yun Shan chuckled: "You said it yourself, I’ve been at the top as the City God Temple priest and need to make room for others."

"Whether those bizarre phenomena in Cloud Mist Mountain live or die, what does it have to do with me!"

...

Achoo!

Deep within Cloud Mist Mountain, on a barren little hill.

Chen Mu, lying in a rocking chair soaking up the noon sunlight, suddenly sneezed loudly.

"I’m a Qi cultivator almost forming my Daoist Foundation, and yet I catch a cold and sneeze?" Chen Mu wore a face of helplessness: "This strange demon is truly damned tricky!"

For the past fortnight, Chen Mu had been in constant turmoil within Cloud Mist Mountain.

Using the Truth Listening Divine Power over and over, the Five Thunders Spell and Heavenly Demon Armor alternating upon his body.

Flying and escaping into Thousand Lanterns City, even entered the Five Ghosts Bag, but it was all useless.

Couldn’t find it, couldn’t hide from it, and couldn’t kill it.

Every day, a portion of his essence and divine energy would inexplicably disappear, and even the plants and animals around him would have their vitality drained.

Staying in one place too long could even turn the surroundings into a barren wasteland.

"Has it hidden in Spirit Void Cave Heaven?" Chen Mu speculated in his heart.

The strange demon came from the mutation of an Underworld God Transformation Warrior.

After mastering the Nether God Twelve Transformations and Celestial Capital Transformation, the cultivator could freely enter Spirit Void Cave Heaven. It’s a gray, lifeless space where ordinary people can’t probe.

Back in Yunzhou, a strange demon used by Lock Dragon Courtyard to secretly destroy the Jilong Road Earth Vein had similar methods.

Clearly nearby, yet no one could discover it, only watching helplessly as the Earth Spirit Vital Energy depleted and vanished.

"The previously caught strange demons were just small fry, at most having mastered the Underworld God Nine Transformations before mutating."

"This current strange demon must have mastered the Celestial Capital Transformation in life."

Chen Mu summoned the Giant Spirit Divine to perform Soul Capturing and Essence Returning, replenishing himself.

Seeing his experience increase by sixty-one points again, Chen Mu sighed helplessly: "I really want to kill those two bastards, Di Xing and Yun Shan!"

Fortunately, although this strange demon is eerie, with the Giant Spirit Divine timely replenishing him, there’s no immediate danger.

But if it drags on too long, things could get uncertain.

"I need to get rid of this strange demon’s entanglement as soon as possible." His thoughts raced.

"Perhaps, I can use the River of Oblivion to force it to reveal itself," Chen Mu pondered with a thought.

In the Netherworld back then, he encountered a terrifying strange demon, the Worry-Free King.

The foe couldn’t be killed or shaken off and was obsessively trying to extract Chen Mu’s heart and liver.

But the seemingly immortal Worry-Free King was immensely afraid of the River of Oblivion.

"The River of Oblivion is both the origin and destination of Yin Spirits, able to engulf and purify strange demons."

"If I can summon the power of the River of Oblivion, even if I can’t eliminate this strange demon, I can surely force it to appear!" Chen Mu’s eyes narrowed involuntarily.

...

Several days later.

A nameless small mountain, a gray archway rose from the ground.

"To summon the strongest possible power of the River of Oblivion to manifest, it must be at the Ghost Gate."

Activating Netherworld Ferry through the Ghost Gate effectively borrows the power of the River of Oblivion to traverse the void.

The Nine Times Computation Scripture was operating, setting the Ghost Gate’s location at the waterfall pool where the previous thatched hut stood. Chen Mu strode towards the Ghost Gate.

Taking a deep breath, he stepped into the curtain-like translucent water screen.

Just as his right foot extended inside.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

A sound like strong acid corrosion rang out, large clouds of white mist rose from Chen Mu’s body.

A small portion escaped the Ghost Gate and dissipated, while most was forcibly seized by the power of the River of Oblivion within the Ghost Gate.

Not only could it force it to manifest, but it could also directly devour and carry it away?!

"That’s it!" Chen Mu rejoiced in his heart.

Without hesitation, he fully entered the Ghost Gate.

He did not move away from there but let the Ghost Gate remain in place, merely channeling the power of the River of Oblivion here without using Netherworld Ferry.

Screech, screech, screech...

A series of sharp insect-like cries sounded, the cold power of the River of Oblivion surged, pulling out the majestic white mist from Chen Mu’s body.

He stayed obediently within the Ghost Gate for an hour, until the last wisp of white mist was drawn away by the River of Oblivion, then he took a step to exit the gate.

Looking at the familiar waterfall pool, Chen Mu felt entirely at ease.

It wasn’t a mental ease, but a genuine feeling as if a burden had been lifted.

"I must have been deceived by that inexplicable strange demon, masking my spiritual deity." Chen Mu realized in his heart.

In retrospect, his repeated probes with the Truth Listening Divine Power should have long ago detected the strange demon’s trace.

"No matter where I went, there was always a faint, weak pulse of life within ten miles around me, yet I never paid any attention to it; that was absolutely unreasonable!"

"I can’t mess with that strange demon indiscriminately anymore." Chen Mu was apprehensive.

A strange demon mutated from an Underworld God Twelve Transformations Warrior was already so troublesome; what if he encountered one from a Circulation God Demon Transformation Warrior... hiss!

"I must go find Yun Shan and Di Xing, can’t allow these two guys to keep luring strange demons here."

"More importantly, someone needs to compensate me for my losses this time!" Chen Mu poured his spirit into the Five Ghosts Bag, looking at the almost empty pool of demon blood and flesh essence in the Bottomless Pool, his face twisted with pain.

Previously, in order to extract the strange demon from his body, he maintained the operation of the Ghost Gate for an hour, consuming massive amounts of blood and flesh essence every second.

He had originally intended to use them to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the Jade Cicada Secret Scripture.

Now...

"Hmph!"

"No one can delay my Daoist Foundation cultivation!"

...

In the dead of night, the Cui Ping Mountain City God Temple was deathly quiet.

Di Xing’s robust figure, like a flying swallow, leaped over the courtyard wall, lightly stepping into the main hall.

"The people of Zhang’an County are safe and sound. That life-draining strange demon should have been suppressed and dispersed."

Recalling his earlier inspection around the county, Di Xing smiled: "If any more powerful strange demons cause trouble, I’ll just lure them to Cloud Mist Mountain and surely be able to quickly eliminate the chaos!"

"You’re dreaming!" Chen Mu stepped out of the shadows, glaring at Di Xing with a dark face.

One strange demon nearly wrung him dry, and he wants to attract more here?

Are you treating me like a garbage dump!

You all ran off quickly, leaving that strange demon to me. If I hadn’t cleverly shaken it off through the Ghost Gate, things would’ve ended terribly for me.

"I waited for you for half a month, finally caught up with you." Chen Mu wore a foul expression: "Tell me, where’s that old man in Yunshan."

Seeing Chen Mu, Di Xing’s pupils contracted, his face instantly changing color: "You Great Zhou scoundrel, how dare you appear openly before me, such audacity!"

Chen Mu was astonished.

No, how did I become a Great Zhou scoundrel?

"Since you’ve discovered the secrets here, you can’t be allowed to live!" Di Xing took a deep breath, his face icy, his eyes flashing with cold light.

Golden Toad!

With a furious shout, his belly swelled as if inflated, expanding rapidly in an instant, making his head seem small, like a large ball with limbs.

He crossed his hands, palms aimed at Chen Mu, and a black-red energy burst from his balloon-like belly, quickly gathering in his palms.

"I’ve trained the Underworld God Transformation since childhood, saving up this Sou-Devouring, Bone-Eroding Qi for twenty-three years, just for this day!"

"Today, I use it to kill you, Great Zhou scoundrel, to protect my home and country, worth it!"

Get a grip, I’m the victim here!

"Haha... prepare to die!"

To hell with you!

Candle Dragon Transformation!

Boom!

Before the black-red light in Di Xing’s palms could blaze out, a massive candle dragon suddenly coiled within the main hall.

The enormous dragon head lowered, its crimson eyes filled with indifference.

That Soul-Devouring, Bone-Eroding Qi backtracked like a mouse seeing a cat, darting straight back into Di Xing’s belly before he could react.

Watching the immense candle dragon overhead, a drop of sweat as big as a bean rolled down Di Xing’s forehead.

"You Great Zhou scoundrel, you actually... have such means?!" His voice trembled uncontrollably.

You’re the scoundrel!

Chen Mu’s expression was pitch black.

Get down!

Bam!

Instantly Di Xing was slammed into the ground in a spread-eagle position.

His eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness immediately.

A gold and jade-colored Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed appeared at Chen Mu’s fingertip, and he flicked it into Di Xing’s forehead.

...

Three days later.

The main hall of the Cui Ping Mountain City God Temple.

Di Xing and Yunshan both stood respectfully before Chen Mu.

With "his own man" Di Xing as an insider, Yunshan was quickly lured back to Zhang’an County by trickery.

Knock him out and plant the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, and Yunshan became one of them too.

"I want half of Zhang’an County’s incense spiritual energy." Chen Mu’s voice was calm.

With the blood and flesh essence in the Bottomless Pool nearly exhausted, he couldn’t continue accelerated cultivation.

Slowing the pace, he could still cultivate the Jade Cicada Secret Scripture, but relying on his own slow recovery of energy would definitely take much longer.

After experiencing the rapid growth from accelerated cultivation, Chen Mu couldn’t stand that snail’s pace.

And now that the Jade Cicada Secret Scripture was nearing completion, he couldn’t tolerate the limited cultivation speed even more.

So he set his sights on the incense spiritual energy of Zhang’an County.

And coincidentally, Yunshan had a Ghost God Order, which could mobilize half of Zhang’an County’s incense spiritual energy.

"Do you have any objections?" Chen Mu glanced at the conflicted Yunshan.

"I dare not!" Yunshan shook his head, face showing repression.

But Chen Mu didn’t care.

The reason this old man could control half of Zhang’an County’s incense spiritual energy was because Chen Mu helped him kill many strange demons.

This incense spiritual energy was rightfully his from the start.

Chen Mu took it rightfully and confidently!

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