My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 408 Monster
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and time flows slowly by.

One day, in Chen Mu's underground secret room on Chaoyang Mountain.

With a resounding hum like striking a bronze bell, the top cover of the pitch-black Qi Hunyuan Furnace soared into the air with a bang.

One after another, the bright green pills, about the size of longans and as clear as jade, flew out and lined up to enter the fist-sized white porcelain bottle.

Chen Mu cheerfully held the bottle in his left hand, and once it was full of pills, he skillfully sealed it with a cork and beeswax. Then he took out a similar porcelain bottle to continue filling and sealing it.

"As expected of an alchemy technique of the ultimate level."

He had been studying the method of refining the Ninety-Four Yuan-Nourishing Pill for many years, and today he finally reached the pinnacle. The fact that he could achieve a 100% success rate in refining the pill saved him a lot of time.

The materials accumulated previously, combined with the Primordial Chaos Great Alchemy Furnace, were all refined into pills after only three furnace cycles.

"If special circumstances prevent the refinement of the Rejuvenation Soup, with these 132 Qi-Nourishing Pills in hand, there is no fear of delaying cultivation."

Chen Mu happily cleaned the alchemy furnace.

While busy with the work, I wondered if we should have some late-night snacks to celebrate.

The five paper ghost figures suddenly flew to his side.

Immediately afterwards, a melodious neighing sound came to my ears without warning.

The sound was profound and melodious, like the long cry of a whale in the deep sea from a past life, making people's bodies and minds tremble.

"WTF?!"

The Listening Technique was suddenly activated, and invisible waves spread out in all directions.

Apart from the occasional chirping of insects and birds, the mountain and its surroundings remained as tranquil as ever.

The melodious chirping sound he had just heard seemed to be just his imagination.

"Did I hear that right?" Chen Mu squinted at the five paper ghost figures bouncing around.

"Or have more monsters appeared?"

Three crimson feather magic swords soared into the clouds.

Under the moonlight, the entire Jilong Mountain resembled a deep-sea reef, silent and serene, with no unusual sights appearing.

"It's troublesome..."

……

Located on a small hill overlooking a stream on the east side of Jilong Mountain, in a secluded courtyard.

General Jin's face was so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water.

Qianmu's face was filled with helplessness: "The demon has completely sunk into the underworld, General, all our efforts have been in vain."

"Have you found out where the Twelve Night Wanderers went?" Jin asked, suppressing his anger.

Lian Cheng's expression was grave: "The Night Patrolman was ambushed and murdered by the Patrol Bureau."

"The leader is said to be Mo Wuzhou."

Qianmu frowned deeply: "Could the discovery of the demon last time also be because of Mo Wuzhou?"

"The one who came to deal with the demon was Song Wuji."

"The other party has always been on good terms with Master Mo Wuzhou and Rongqiu."

"Rongqiu is skilled in alchemy but not in combat."

"If Mo Wuzhou discovers the demon and seeks help, Rong Qiu might ask Song Wuji for assistance."

"Mo Wuzhou!" General Jin gritted his teeth in hatred.

……

A sneeze!

On the east side of Chaoyang Mountain, on the porch.

Mo Wuzhou, who was sitting at the square table, suddenly sneezed.

He rubbed his nose and looked at the person opposite him with a puzzled expression.

Are you talking about me behind my back?

So keen?

"Absolutely impossible." Chen Mu said seriously.

Mo Wuzhou looked expressionlessly at the table full of meat and dishes, then at Chen Mu.

This scene seems so familiar.

"Tell me, who are you going to report this time?"

First came the white smoke monster, then the twelve evil demons. So many black-clad patrols failed to detect anything, and they still had to rely on this guy in front of them for guidance.

A bunch of drunkards!
"Chicken Cage Mountain is a rare blessed land of immortals, there's absolutely no problem!" Chen Mu's face was solemn, then his expression changed, and he said with a smile, "I just want to ask where there are any relatively secluded branch temples in our Chicken Cage Path." This guy is actually planning to run away?
Mo Wuzhou's heart skipped a beat.

He stared at Chen Mu without saying a word for a while before speaking with a look of deep emotion: "We've known each other for seven or eight years now, haven't we? Back then, it was at the Tongtianhe Lower Courtyard."

"Over the years, I've discovered something very strange."

"That means whenever something goes wrong, you'll be among the people running away."

"Senior brother, do you suspect that I am the one causing trouble?!" Chen Mu feigned surprise and anger.

"No, I'm praising you for being a coward. At the slightest sound, you'll run away!"

Chen Mu: “…”

That doesn't sound like a compliment at all.

"So, for you to run away on your own, you must have discovered some major hidden danger that could endanger your life." Mo Wuzhou glared at Chen Mu: "Tell me!"

Chen Mu smiled and said, "I've just been staying in one place for too long and want to move to another place. There's no hidden danger."

Of course, he couldn't tell Mo Wuzhou about the long cry he heard last night.

This may involve the Listening to the Truth, the Five Ghosts and Yin Spirits, and the Decree of Yama, so we cannot discuss it further.

"Don't worry about it, senior brother." Chen Mu lied earnestly, "I just want to move."

"I have alchemy skills, so I don't need to fight for money."

"I just want to find a secluded place with little conflict to cultivate in peace."

"It's just that there are too many newly built branch schools in our Chicken Cage Road, making it difficult to distinguish them. I don't know any other important figures, so I can only trouble my senior brother to inquire for me."

Mo Wuzhou understood what Chen Mu was saying.

The condensation stage requires resources and time.

Those who can refine pills will not lack resources; all they need is a stable environment to cultivate.

The reason he hid in Jilong Mountain was to avoid the internal disputes within the Yuquan Mountain compound.

"So, there really are hidden dangers on Chicken Cage Mountain?" Mo Wuzhou stared intently at Chen Mu.

Chen Mu smiled wryly: "I don't know if there are any hidden dangers, but with the wilt disease first and the men in black later, Chicken Cage Mountain is not as safe as it looks."

"You said I'm timid, so..." Chen Mu shrugged helplessly.

"Really?" Mo Wuzhou asked doubtfully.

"Of course it's true." Chen Mu made it up with a serious expression.

……

at dusk.

Mo Wuzhou walked out of the inspection office with a blank expression.

He ultimately failed to get any answers from Chen Mu, but he instinctively felt uneasy.

But all we can do is for the inspection team to strengthen its defenses and do its best to prevent any problems.

The verdant mountains under the setting sun possessed a serene beauty, but he had no interest in observing them.

Mo Wuzhou frowned, looking at the wisp of black smoke inside the jade seed: "Do you think there's really something wrong on Chicken Cage Mountain?"

"Oh, how strange, you actually came to talk to me?" Black smoke billowed, revealing wisps of crimson within, and a slightly mocking voice appeared in Mo Wuzhou's mind: "So you're not going to say I'm a heretic anymore? I..."

"Shut up!" Mo Wuzhou immediately snapped out of his daze, ignoring the black smoke's rambling and insults.

Since the white smoke monster disappeared last time, this black smoke has appeared inside the jade seed.

He tried every means to drive it away, but all ended in failure. He couldn't even sense the existence of the black smoke itself using his secret techniques. It was as if it were just his illusion.

Just as my mind was in turmoil, my scalp suddenly tightened, and a sharp, stabbing pain arose on my skin.

Mo Wuzhou snapped back to his senses and scanned his surroundings with sharp eyes.

That feeling just now was clearly a sense of crisis that arises when one is being targeted by a celestial demon.

But after searching around, he found nothing and all was peaceful.

He immediately withdrew his gaze in annoyance, glaring fiercely at the black smoke within the jade seed: "If you cause any more trouble, I'll go directly to the Dao Lord for action. At worst, we'll both perish together!"

"To die together, huh? So ruthless?" the black smoke murmured with a hint of amusement.

"Shut up!"

"Tsk tsk..."

Ignoring the teasing from the black smoke cloud, Mo Wuzhou mounted his escape light and flew expressionlessly towards the summit of Jilong Mountain.

(End of this chapter)