My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 470 Lie down
City of Thousand Lights.

Faced with a table full of delicious food, Chen Mu frowned and stuffed a piece of roasted meat into his mouth. As he chewed, he began to sigh.

Shen Yan's eyes darted around, a guess forming in his mind: "But has Hu Cheng made some move?"

Chen Mu nodded silently, his face full of worry as he shoveled a large mouthful of yellow rice into his mouth.

Shen Yan's lips curled up imperceptibly.

They were frightened by the danger of the monsters they were about to kill!

Just when I was wondering how to persuade this guy to snatch someone and summon the Gates of Hell, the opportunity has come to me!
Don't rush! Don't try to persuade them by force; guide them instead!

Shen Yan took a deep breath and tried to make his tone gentle and calm: "Hu Cheng came from the city lord's guards and used to do a lot of defensive work. He has less experience in leading troops. Once he encounters a battle, it is inevitable that there will be casualties if he is not properly deployed."

"This is just the beginning. If we encounter powerful monsters later, it will probably be even more dangerous."

"For everyone's safety, I think it's best if we summon the gates of hell ourselves."

Chen Mu nodded in agreement: "You're right. General Hu isn't as experienced as you veterans. I'm just worried that he lacks experience and might make a mistake, which would ruin everything!"

"You need to be extra careful these days, learn to adapt to any situation, and make sure you protect yourself." Shen Yan said with a worried and concerned expression.

Chen Mu sighed deeply, "I have no choice in the matter."

"After all, the gates of hell are in their hands, what can I do?"

Shen Yan was stunned.

What do you mean?
Did Hu Cheng find the Gates of Hell?

Wouldn't my plan to escape through the gates of hell be doomed?
You're dumbfounded, aren't you, old ghost!

Looking at Shen Yan's expression, Chen Mu couldn't help but tremble with laughter.

He then tried to suppress the smirk on his face and looked at Shen Yan with a sincere expression.

"I want to give the Jade Gate Curse to the general so that he can control the Gate of Hell."

"Can you help me think of a way to make things more comprehensive?"

"After all, this is for everyone's safety!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yan's face immediately turned ashen.

……

Chen Mu ate his meal slowly, chatting and teasing Shen Yan, thoroughly enjoying the sight of the other man's dark expression.

Unfortunately, his joy was short-lived, as it was his turn to turn sour.

Two days later.

From the rows of mud-sculpted barracks newly built by the remaining auxiliary soldiers of the Ministry of Works, wisps of black mist flew out from the doors and windows, gathered into streaks of black smoke in mid-air, and then slowly rose into the air, merging into a long river of black smoke.

Throughout the entire Yin Wind Tribe camp, there were dozens of similar black smoke rivers, like constantly writhing blood vessels, sending a large amount of Yin spiritual power into the center of the camp, condensing into a vortex-shaped cloud of mist.

A black flag, more than ten stories high, was at the center of the vortex. As the power of the Yin spirit was injected, the silver patterns on the black flag flickered continuously.

This scene began in the morning and continued until noon.

During this period, the thin black threads would occasionally break and disintegrate.

At noon, the last plume of black smoke near the center of the camp dissipated, and the enormous soul-summoning banner turned into a phantom and slowly disappeared.

In the southwest corner of the camp, Chen Mu let out a long breath, his face looking grim.

I thought that once I found the Gates of Hell, life would finally be peaceful for a few days. I never expected that General Hu would be so impatient, forcibly activating the Mountain-Carrying Scripture every day to draw out all the power of the Yin spirits, all in order to refine the Soul-Summoning Banner.

"Aren't you even holding back some strength? Aren't you afraid of monsters attacking?" Chen Mu said with a sour face.

"We can't be this passive," he thought, frowning.

The Danshan Scripture has a main and a secondary section. The main section explains how to condense the mountain character seal and how to mobilize the power of the Yin spirits. The secondary section explains how to adjust one's own Qi and resonate with the mountain character seal to provide the power of the Yin spirits.

According to Shen Yan, this scripture partially borrows from the Soul-Summoning Banner. Once the energy is connected, the practitioner of the Mountain Seal gains a certain degree of control over the spirits under its banner. They cannot take lives or kill, but they can forcibly extract the spirits' divine power.

"Let me help you refine the Soul-Summoning Banner, no problem."

"But forced extraction, and draining everything every time, that won't do!"

Chen Mu drew up the gray wall.

The number of characters in the "Danshan Jing" is 5779/10000.

"The gates of hell are right in front of us. We can hold off on the Jade Gate Curse for now and push this Mountain Scripture to its limit first."

Having made his decision, Chen Mu practiced day and night. When his Yin Spirit divine power was exhausted, he hid in Thousand Lantern City, activated the Mountain-Carrying Scripture himself, and used the divine power of the other three thousand Yin Spirits to gain experience. He even slowed down the Divine Embryo Tracing process. In three consecutive days, he gained 6,300 experience points from the Mountain-Carrying Scripture.

At this point, if Hu Cheng forcibly draws out the Yin Spirit's divine power again, he will be able to actively sever it.

"It seems General Hu isn't very knowledgeable about the 'Mountain-Carrying Classic' either," Chen Mu chuckled jokingly.

He didn't stop there; instead, he continued practicing.

Hu Cheng practices the Soul-Summoning Banner with the Mountain-Carrying Sutra every day, and perhaps he will improve again. In Chen Mu's mind, it's only slightly better, which isn't very reliable.

……

One night.

Chen Mu entered Thousand Lantern City, preparing to continue using the power of the three thousand Yin Spirits to gain experience.

But as soon as he emerged from the shadows, he saw Shen Yan lying calmly in a rocking chair next to the vegetable garden.

A ball of jade dew was manipulated by it to dance on the vegetable patch, and as it flew, it sprinkled water on the vegetable patch like a sprinkler.

How strange!

Chen Mu became interested.

After learning that Hu Cheng had found the Soul-Summoning Banner and the Gate of Hell, Shen Yan hid in the small building all day and did not show his face.

Every time Chen Mu went out of his way to call him for dinner, he would just stare at Chen Mu with a sour face. This made Chen Mu, who wanted to continue watching Lao Gui make a fool of himself, quite disappointed.

For some reason, Shen Yan came out of the small building today and leisurely watered the vegetable garden.

"What? Has the military supervisor come to his senses?" Chen Mu chuckled and teased.

Shen Yan ignored it and continued to calmly manipulate the Jade Dew Ball.

Hey?! This old guy's got quite a temper!

Wait... no!
"Is this rocking chair mine?" Chen Mu couldn't help but glare.

That old devil has some nerve, daring to touch my throne!
"What, do you want me to do a somersault or a split?" Shen Yan glanced at Chen Mu with a mocking look. "It's not like we haven't done it before! We're not afraid!"

Chen Mu was genuinely surprised this time.

The Shen Yan of the past was always cunning and calculating in every word and action. This was the first time Chen Mu had ever seen him act so arrogantly and recklessly. Chen Mu couldn't help but feel that he was giving up entirely.

"Don't you want to run away anymore?" Chen Mu asked with interest.

“Every time you enter Thousand Lantern City, the first thing you do is activate your control technique. And you never leave this long-haired body alone in Thousand Lantern City.”

"You didn't even give me a chance, how am I supposed to run?" Shen Yan glared coldly at Chen Mu.

"Yumen Curse, you can sneakily steal the Gate of Hell and then escape when I'm not looking," Chen Mu joked with a laugh.

"So you really do know the key to the Jade Gate Curse." Shen Yan sighed.

Previously, Chen Mu had made excuses and refused to summon the Gates of Hell. Looking back now, it's clear that he saw through Chen Mu's little scheme and was deliberately delaying.

There was one thing he didn't understand: the Jade Gate Curse was a secret passed down in the City Lord's Mansion, and it was impossible for others to know the key to it. So where did this person in front of him get the knowledge from?

"Would you believe me if I said it was the Dao Ancestor who told me?" Chen Mu said with a grin.

"You might as well say it's God."

"Yes, yes, yes, that's what God told me!" Chen Mu nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Shen Yan rolled his eyes, but couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

With the Hai-character camp scattered and Lan Zhang rebelling, and now the Soul-Summoning Banner and the Ghost Gate Pass falling into Hu Cheng's hands, Jigu City has no place for him to stand.

If Jigu City were to find out that he was still alive, they might even use his connection with the Gate of Hell to remotely curse and kill him!

After all, if the Jade Gate Curse were to be leaked on a large scale, it would be a considerable problem for the city lord of Jigu City.

Just because this bastard hasn't killed him yet doesn't mean he won't in the future.

Going out means death, staying here also means death, so instead of living in constant fear, it's better to make yourself more comfortable first.

Your rocking chair?
It's mine now!

Chen Mu couldn't help but chuckle.

Although I don't understand why, this old ghost really just gave up and went all out.

(End of this chapter)