My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 736 Conspiracy
“The arrival of demons is not entirely without warning.” Inside the Listening Tide Cave, Tang Zong looked at Chen Mu with a solemn expression.

"According to the surviving disciples, several months ago, the concentration of earth elemental energy in Nihe Courtyard suddenly surged."

"Sometimes, thick fog would appear inexplicably in the dead of night, and some people even saw strange, enormous creatures inside the fog."

Dense fog, monsters, drastic changes in the earth's spiritual energy...

This sounds so much like a ghostly, eerie demon!

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

Aside from the sudden surge in earth spirit energy which doesn't quite fit the characteristics of a strange demon's appearance, the other two points seem more and more plausible the more you think about them.

Is it the Yin Ghost Sect of Connecticut launching a major attack on Sacred Heart Cathedral?

It's very possible!
The neighboring continent of Kangzhou is dotted with Dragon Locking Temples, which are constantly at odds with Qi Refiners.

To this end, Sacred Heart Temple specially bred Twin Flower Rabbits to counter the attacks by the evil spirits.

Correct!
Double Flower Rabbit!
"Is the Shuanghua Rabbit in Niheyuan still normal?" Chen Mu asked immediately.

"I didn't really care about that, but it has nothing to do with the demon invasion, right?" Tang Zong asked, puzzled.

It has nothing to do with extraterrestrial demons, but it does have something to do with strange monsters.

If it were just a simple invasion by extraterrestrial demons, that would be fine. But what if the underworld is involved behind the scenes...?

"Let's go! Go and ask right now!"

Chen Mu immediately led Tang Zong to the foot of the mountain.

The disciples of the lower courtyard who had fled from Nihe Temple were now settled at the foot of the mountain.

……

"I don't know..."

"We were mostly busy collecting one-yuan water essences and didn't pay much attention to the double-flowered rabbits..."

"That little thing always avoids people; we rarely see it..."

Dozens of disciples from the lower temple of Nihe spoke up all at once, but most shook their heads to indicate that they did not know.

But one of the chubby young men avoided eye contact.

Chen Mu immediately sensed something was wrong and stared at the person.

The chubby young man panicked immediately: "I... I only ate a few rabbits, how... how could this attract extraterrestrial demons? No way?!"

As he spoke, his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

This is of course impossible.

But Chen Mu frowned.

The Twin Flower Rabbit is timid but clever. It will burrow underground and escape at the slightest disturbance. If it is not for a special secret technique, ordinary Qi cultivators cannot catch it.

This chubby young man has only just developed his magical powers; how could he possibly catch the Twin Flower Rabbit?
And they ate several in a row?

"That rabbit seems to have some kind of plague; it looks sickly and shouldn't be hard to catch," the chubby young man quickly explained.

"You still dare to eat it if you have the plague?" Tang Zong glared at him from the side.

"Because it's so delicious," the chubby young man explained with a sheepish grin.

"Then that batch of rabbits disappeared, and a new batch of double-flowered rabbits came in, and I couldn't catch them anymore." The chubby young man smacked his lips and shook his head regretfully.

Chen Mu: “…”

You've become addicted to it!

However, that rabbit probably doesn't have some kind of plague.

His face was solemn.

The Twinflower Rabbit is quite resilient; otherwise, it wouldn't have chosen to parasitize the Netherworld Worm. Its sickly appearance makes it seem as if its life force has been drained by a monstrous demon!
But the new rabbits that were added later were perfectly fine, which doesn't make sense.

"What exactly is the situation at Nihe Courtyard?"

"How about we follow the old rules and I run first as a sign of respect?"

……

The next day, before Chen Mu could make up his mind to run away, Bai Shou, the patriarch of the Bai family, arrived at Tangshan Courtyard with a group of people.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, what is this?"

"I was sent by Director Luo to help you guard Tangshan Courtyard," Bai Shou said with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting.

Well... it seems there's no need to rush.

Chen Mu's heart stirred.

Although the old man looked aged, he was a genuine Heavenly Demon Outcast at the Meridian Opening Realm, possessing supernatural powers and strength comparable to a Foundation Establishment Dao cultivator.

"I also brought along the Qi Refiners from the Sacred Heart Academy's Hall of Ten Thousand Laws. They will reshape the protective mountain barrier, greatly enhancing its defenses," Bai Shou continued.

"Furthermore, Dean Luo has received definite news from the Upper Academy that the outer stars have adjusted their defenses, making it virtually impossible for any more demons to break through the thirty-second layer of heaven's blockade. You can relax," he said with a relaxed expression. Upon hearing this, Chen Mu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Does Fellow Daoist Bai know the cause of this calamity?" he quickly asked, seizing the opportunity.

"Previously, the Yellow Springs Sect summoned its core disciples to the outer reaches of the heavens to exterminate demons. This calamity is merely a desperate counterattack by the demons in their death throes."

"It's a pity they came so suddenly, it's a real hardship for us. Many good spiritual lands have been completely destroyed by demons," Bai Shou sighed.

It really was just an invasion by extraterrestrial demons.

Good thing!
Chen Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been to the underworld, served as a living god, and experienced the upheavals in Yunzhou. He knew that the underworld was constantly building city god temples in order to use the people of the world to continuously cultivate the spirits of the underworld.

Just thinking about such a massive plan made his scalp tingle.

In contrast, while the extraterrestrial demons were indeed fierce, it was merely a life-or-death struggle, which did not put too much psychological pressure on him.

After all, if you can't beat someone, you can just run away.

However, looking at the underworld, Chen Mu could always sense their presence everywhere.

It's like a persistent ghost, making people anxious.

……

in the following time.

Bai Shou then led the Qi cultivators of the Myriad Laws Hall, using earth-遁 (a method of teleportation) and sky-flying techniques, circling around the valleys of Tangshan Academy. Every now and then, he would throw down restrictive pulse orbs, embedding them into the protective mountain-guarding restrictions.

Using the Lingbao Pivot Method to observe the operation of the protective spells, Chen Mu discovered that the protective spells were becoming increasingly effective at blocking the flow of energy, which made him feel more at ease.

Moreover, as a large number of other refugees from the lower house gathered, Chen Mu also knew that at this moment, there were many extraterrestrial demons running rampant in various parts of Yizhou, making the situation chaotic and dangerous.

In this way, his idea of ​​running away gradually disappeared.

"It's safer to stay in Tangshan Temple than to run around like a headless fly. At least we don't have to worry about running into those demons that are rampaging all over the place."

"And even if more demons attack, Old Man Bai, along with the new protective mountain barrier, can hold them off for quite a while, which is enough..."

"Enough for me to escape!"

"hey-hey!"

……

Late at night, in a crevice in the rock strata two meters underground.

Bai Shou raised his right hand, and a ball of white energy appeared in his palm.

Whoosh...

Numerous half-person-high blades of energy flew from his palms, instantly slicing through the hard cave walls in front of him, which were as smooth as tofu. In no time, a wide, sloping passage was carved out.

Bai Shou floated half a meter off the ground into the passage, wielding his energy blade as he continued to penetrate deeper.

It stopped only after a series of clinking sounds.

A silver-white, curved wall appeared ahead of the passage. The hard air blades, like glass, shattered instantly upon impact. The wall itself, however, remained completely undamaged.

Bai Shou's eyes lit up.

A series of air blades surged from his palm, flying up, down, left, and right along the curved cave wall. In no time, they chiseled through the surrounding rock, revealing a huge sphere five or six meters high.

The sphere is silver with black veins crawling across its surface. It has no contact with the surrounding rocks, yet it floats silently in mid-air, as if supported by an invisible force, or as if it were directly embedded in the void.

"We've finally found the core meridian of the Innate Earth Vein Technique." Bai Shou smiled.

With a flick of the wrist, a large red embroidered ball, about the size of a bowl, appeared in the palm of the hand.

The hydrangea was scarlet, exuding a cold and eerie aura. It had only been out for a short time when the somewhat stuffy underground cave turned icy cold.

"As long as this ghost embroidered ball is placed into the meridian point, it can attract the Lingxu Cave Heaven to descend."

"At that time, Chen Mu will be trapped like a turtle in a jar and will surely fall into the hands of those Yin Gui Sect members."

"He's a Foundation Establishment cultivator. According to the agreement set by the Capital Academy, even a high-grade Nourishing Heart Pill can be exchanged for at least ten!" Bai Shou said excitedly.

"At that time, I will definitely be able to master the Sacred Heart in one go!" He clenched his right fist and swung it hard into the air.

"Don't blame me for being heartless. You should have just died obediently back then at Shuanghua Courtyard."

"You ruined my plans, caused me to lose my Nourishing Heart Pill, and caused my cultivation to stagnate and regress. This is an act of obstruction!" Bai Shou muttered to himself with a cold expression.

"Being captured by the Yin Ghost Sect members only means being buried underground; it doesn't mean you'll die."

“I’ve already shown enough mercy by sparing your life for the crime of blocking my way!” he said with a look of pity.

Chen Mu, who had been secretly monitoring Bai Shou using his supernatural ability of listening, was speechless.

Bury me underground to serve as the foundation for the City God Temple, and let me live as an ignorant, lifeless dead?

You're really merciful!
You damn bastard!
(End of this chapter)