My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 773 Attack
Eight hundred li east of Jiufeng Mountain, in a certain valley.

"Are you even capable?!" Green Barbarian complained.

This defeat damaged his demon soul, causing his form, formed from condensed mist, to shrink by a third.

"Yuan Zhen!" Luo Ding roared through gritted teeth.

"The Five Rams Furnace is adept at corroding bones and cutting flesh, and the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Method cultivates the soul and physical body, making it the most vulnerable to it."

"No wonder Yuan Zhen didn't go to the Wanxiang Temple in Bazhou, but instead lived in seclusion in the southwest of Yizhou for many years."

"He's a spy planted in Yizhou by the Upper Academy's Qi Refining lineage, specifically to keep an eye on me!" he said with a face full of hatred.

"I'm just asking you, what are we going to do now?" Green Barbarian snorted coldly, clearly dissatisfied.

"If we can't secretly possess her, then we'll have to attack her head-on!" Luo Ding's face was cold and hard.

Making deals with the Yin Gui Sect members could be excused as testing the sect elders' secret technique, the "Sacred Heart Sutra." However, colluding with the Mysterious Heavenly Demons was a blatant betrayal of the sect.

Especially now, with the core members of the sect following Luofu Dao to attack the Misty Heaven.

"Yuan Zhen must die."

"Those who know the truth must not be spared!"

A cold glint flashed in Luo Ding's eyes.

……

Evening, at the mountainside of Weizhi Peak.

Upon returning to Jiufeng Mountain, Chen Mu immediately sought out Tang Zhimu to inquire about Luo Ding's whereabouts. He was quite curious about the causes and consequences of the previous events.

"It is said that Luo Duyuan inexplicably attacked Lin Tu, the Right Supervisor, and was caught in the act by Yuan Duyuan, which led to the fight," Tang Zhimu said.

"They were pretty ruthless, and the screams Luo Duyuan heard... tsk tsk..."

"And in the end, did Yuan Duyuan kill Luo Ding?" Chen Mu asked excitedly.

Do you have a grudge against Luo Duyuan?
Tang Zhimu looked at Chen Mu with a strange expression.

Yes.

If there had been no grudges, Chen Duyuan would not have been exiled to the remote and impoverished Tangshan Garrison as a garrison commander.

"I heard they escaped using some kind of life-saving secret technique," Tang Zhimu shook his head.

"The abbot also instructed us to guard the mountain gate closely and not to go out, for fear that the disciples might run into Luo Ding."

Why didn't we kill that old guy?

Chen Mu looked regretful.

Or, we could scatter the Zhu Yu magic sword, find that old guy while he's seriously injured, and kill him.
Chen Mu felt a surge of excitement.

After thinking it over for a while, he finally suppressed the tempting thought.

Luo Ding was a highly skilled cultivator who had been at the Artifact Creation Realm for many years, and no one knew if he had any life-saving tricks up his sleeve. If he were to face a desperate counterattack, they might be the ones who suffered the most.

Sigh... I'm late getting back.

If I had come back a few days earlier, on the day Luo Ding caused trouble, I might have been able to secretly give him a good beating.

That old guy was lucky!
Chen Mu snorted coldly.

After chatting with Tang Zhimu for a while, Chen Mu learned about the recent news from Weizhi Peak. After collecting the white jade coins produced by the Daoist temple this month into Qiandeng City, Chen Mu strolled back to the top of the mountain along the bluestone steps.

Along the way, they encountered many disciples of Weizhi Peak. A few bowed respectfully from afar, but most simply looked at Chen Mu with curiosity.

Clearly, these people were all refugees who had arrived in the past six months, and they had no idea who Chen Mu was.

Seeing the curious, even wary, looks in those people's eyes, Chen Mu couldn't help but twitch his lips.
As the master of a peak, he doesn't even recognize any of his disciples. What a pathetic peak master he is!

Fortunately, he didn't care about these things.

With a hearty laugh, he went straight back to the thatched hut on the mountaintop.

……

Night falls.

The summit of Weizhi Peak.

He hadn't returned for a month, and a layer of dust had settled inside the thatched hut.

"I need to learn the Dust-Avoiding Spell when I have time. Always using the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains to clean up doesn't really suit my Qi Refining temperament." Chen Mu muttered somewhat dissatisfiedly as he watched the Five Ghosts Paper Doll continuously absorbing dust and black smoke.

On the long corridor by the entrance, he took out the throne rocking chair, lay down, and continued to ponder Luo Ding.

"Will this old guy make a comeback?"

Most Qi cultivators have a firm, or rather, stubborn, Daoist heart.

Once they decide to do something, they will be persistent to the end. Those with poor character will be even more willing to use any means necessary to accomplish it.

Luo Ding's sneak attack on Lin Tu was thwarted by Yuan Zhen, and there's a good chance he'll try again.

"Fortunately, there's no need to worry too much. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Isn't there still Yuan Zhen from the Imperial Academy?" Chen Mu shrugged, feeling quite relaxed.

Having cultivated for so many years and traveled to many places, Yuan Zhen was arguably the most reliable Qi cultivator he had ever encountered. He himself was diligent in his cultivation and also protected his disciples. Just like this time, he took action to deal with Luo Ding.

"Besides, Luo Ding was beaten so badly by Yuan Duyuan this time that the entire Chaoyang Peak heard his screams. They must have become mortal enemies."

"If that old guy really wants to make a comeback, the first place he'll definitely go is Yuandu Academy."

"I'm just a nobody, they don't care about me at all."

Chen Mu leaned back in his rocking chair, feeling increasingly relaxed.

Then he looked up and discovered that, without him noticing, a large patch of black, tentacle-like veins had spread across all blind spots in his field of vision.

My senses seemed to be paralyzed, and I didn't notice these strange tentacles at all!

Chen Mu felt as if his heart had been suddenly gripped.

The moment Chen Mu saw the tentacles, they also noticed him. Like venomous snakes hiding in the grass, they suddenly sprang out.

Just as Chen Mu's Heavenly Demon Armor was beginning to emanate from his body, his hands, feet, and waist were bound by dark blue tentacles, and he was suddenly lifted into the air.

chi chi chi...

A series of violent corrosive sounds rang out as the protective force clinging to the body was rapidly corroded.

Just as Chen Mu was about to break free, a gaunt old man with gray hair suddenly appeared in the corridor.

He held a palm-sized bronze plaque and waved it at Chen Mu from afar.

"By imperial decree, do not move!"

Chen Mu froze.

A deed or edict?!
Luoding!

"I heard that I was expelled by Yuan Zhen and went straight back to Jiufeng Mountain?" Luo Ding looked at Chen Mu with amusement: "You're still too young and not cautious enough."

"If you linger for another day or two, I might really leave," he chuckled.

"Lord, I am one of your soldiers. You can just give me orders. Why make such a big fuss?" Chen Mu looked at Luo Ding with dissatisfaction.

"Whether it's assassinating Yuan Zhen or killing Lin Tu, just say the word and I'll go immediately!" he assured them with unwavering confidence.

Luo Ding: "..."

Ah!
You're really good at knowing when to back down!
"You don't need to fight or kill anyone, you just need to not resist," Luo Ding said with a half-smile.

The next moment, a bright green cicada emerged from Luo Ding's sleeve and shot straight at Chen Mu's brow.

It was about to touch her forehead.

bang bang bang...

A muffled thud rang out, and thirty-two layers of dark green spiritual light exploded heavily on Chen Mu's forehead.

Dang Dang Dang...

Like the continuous tolling of bells, the emerald green cicada was suddenly struck on the forehead thirty-two times by this inspiration.

The cicada was almost flattened, and its two crystal-clear red eyes were distorted by the impact!
The Green Barbarian, who was flung into the air, was completely distraught.

I encountered the Five Rams Furnace Burner before, and now this inspiration has struck me again!
Why does everything always go wrong?
It's all Luo Ding's fault!
"An autonomous protective magic technique?!" Luo Ding glanced at the Green Barbarian, who had been flung into the air and was staggering around as if he were drunk, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"As expected of a Dao soldier who once roamed the Tianxing, I really underestimated you."

"pity……"

He calmly raised his hand, and the bluish-black veins binding Chen Mu immediately tightened.

Click click click...

As if the sound of ice cracking rang out, the protective force attached to Chen Mu's body shattered like glass.

Numerous dark green energy fragments shattered from Chen Mu's wrists and ankles, turning into fluorescent light and disappearing in mid-air.

Luo Ding's lips curled up involuntarily.

But before the smile could even spread across his face, he discovered that the shattered protective aura was rapidly regenerating.

Despite the relentless corrosive and destructive action of the dark blue tentacles, they were unable to reach Chen Mu's true form.

"Why don't you try again?" Chen Mu said apologetically.

Luo Ding's face immediately darkened.

"Hehe, if you don't try, then it'll be my turn!" Chen Mu grinned, revealing a malicious smile.

Boom boom boom...

With a surge of magical power, the protective force of the Heavenly Demon Armor suddenly expanded and erupted, instantly severing and destroying the dark blue blood vessels binding the entire body.

hum!
The air shook.

Dozens of meters away from the house, silver and black mist suddenly appeared, completely enveloping the entire thatched wooden house.

Yama's Feast!

Now that you're here, don't leave!
(End of this chapter)