My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 824 Enma
Lake Shiratori.

"I should have known better than to be greedy for that little bit of supernatural power." Chen Mu looked at the dark clouds in the distance, filled with regret.

In just a short while, more and more black fireworks exploded in the sky, one after another, threatening to blot out the sun.

In the perception of the Divine Listening Power, those Black Wind Demons were all incredibly powerful, the weakest of whom were comparable to Enlightened Awakening Monsters. The large black cloud was equivalent to a large group of Qi Refining Stage 3 cultivators!
The city of White Bird has hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of inhabitants, but most are ordinary spirits, and less than one-tenth of them have mastered secret arts or awakened supernatural powers.

The city's defense battalion has 40,000 soldiers, who are the city's elite, and 70% of them use common supernatural powers.

"There's no way we can fight anymore."

"I'm not afraid, but the residents of White Bird City will likely suffer countless deaths and injuries."

These are all top-quality leeks, the source of supernatural power. Damaging one of them reduces his supernatural power by one unit.

"We have no choice but to run away with everyone," Chen Mu sighed.

He calmed his mind, and countless faint and elusive auras immediately appeared in his perception.

They were densely packed throughout White Bird City, and the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seeds began to exert their power.

“With this connection of energy, I can forcefully activate the Mountain-Carrying Scripture, gather all the Yin spirits, and run away with them.”

"Xu Gui, that fat guy whose head is full of colored fertilizer, has finally done something good."

"If he hadn't forced everyone to chant scriptures together every day, he wouldn't have been able to plant the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed in everyone in the city so quickly." Chen Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Just as he was thinking of Xu Gui, a series of ghostly wails rang in his ears.

With his Divine Listening ability sweeping across the area, Chen Mu spotted a round, plump figure outside the mountains surrounding White Bird Lake.

It was none other than Xu Gui.

Compared to a month ago, Xu Gui has gained more than two sizes. With a round head and a round belly, he looks like a ball with limbs and a head.

At this moment, Xu Gui was like a bouncy ball or a big flea, leaping hundreds of meters in one bound, tumbling and crawling towards Bai Niao Lake.

Behind him, a huge plume of black smoke was slowly but surely pursuing him.

The black smoke cloud would sometimes turn into a black smoke ball, and sometimes into a large black cat with gold stripes and wings on its back, about seven or eight meters long.

Every time Xu Gui jumps up, it stretches out its paw and scratches him, knocking him to the ground.

Then it stayed still, waiting for Xu Gui to get up and continue his long jump, then quickly approached and repeated the trick. It was as if it were playing with a pom-pom toy, enjoying it immensely.

"This is the Black Wind Demon?"

"It's not what I expected."

"Why do you look... a little mischievous?"

Chen Mu's expression was strange.

While they were pondering, Xu Gui and the big black cat crossed the mountain one after the other and approached White Bird Lake.

"Holy shit..."

"Old Chen! Old Chen! Help me, ahhhhh..."

Upon seeing Chen Mu from afar, Xu Gui was so excited he almost cried.

He unleashed his full power, his feet practically sparking as he leaped behind Chen Mu in a flash.

Chen Mu glanced back at Xu Gui, whose face was pale and whose clothes were almost like noodles, and his lips twitched.

"Regret it?" he chuckled jokingly.

"All he does all day is act like a hooligan in Fanlou."

"If I had spent more time studying the Yin Wind Escape technique, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

"Turn around quickly! That Black Wind Demon! That monster is coming!" Xu Gui didn't hear Chen Mu's words at all. He pointed at the Black Wind Demon behind Chen Mu, trembling all over.

Chen Mu rolled his eyes and turned back to look with interest at the large black cat with two wings not far away.

He had been in Misty Ridge for over a year and had heard many legends about the Black Wind Demon. But seeing him up close was a first for him.

"Besides being able to transform into a strange beast, its appearance really does resemble a ghost."

"It's eerie and mysterious, and its temperament is similar. Could it be a variant of some kind of ghost?" Chen Murao examined it with great interest.

Yin spirits are a special variant of ghosts and monsters, and Black Wind Demon might be one as well.

but……

What is that big cat looking at?

Chen Mu noticed it just now.

The big cat, which had been leisurely strolling along, stopped shortly after crossing the mountain.

Then...then he started arching his back, bristling his fur, baring his teeth, and panting.

While it was yelping, it was also sneakily backing away.

Those scarlet eyes were fixed on Chen Mu... and the five paper ghost figures not far from Chen Mu.

"Afraid of the Five Ghosts Paper Doll? Or... or afraid of the Yama Emperor's Decree issued by the Five Ghosts Paper Doll?!"

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Its temperament is cold and eerie, like a ghost. It can turn into a cloud of black smoke and fly through the air. When it sees the Five Ghost Paper Dolls, it's like a mouse seeing a cat."

"Is this Black Wind Demon really a variant of some kind of ghostly monster?"

No wonder Black Wind Demon has been avoiding him all year.

It turns out they were afraid of the Yama Emperor's Decree, which could command spirits!

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

The Yama Emperor's Decree is a supernatural power evolved from the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Secret Technique when practiced to its peak. Its foundation comes from the Five Ghosts Paper Dolls, and it can forcibly command Yin spirits.

It's perfectly reasonable for ghosts to be afraid of paper figures of five ghosts!

"Go, bring this kitten back." Chen Mu gestured with his chin toward the five paper ghost figures sitting in a row on the fishing rod.

The five ghost paper figures, who had been holding back for a long time, flew to the side of the two-winged cat in a flash, and surrounded the cat with a series of eerie and sinister laughs.

Looking at the big cat with its fierce eyes, circling around and panting, yet still not daring to run away, Chen Mu almost burst out laughing.

As expected, they are afraid of the decree of the Yama Emperor.

Chen Mu glanced at the big cat, then at the Black Wind Demons gathering into clouds on the horizon.

"It seems there's no need to rush to run away with the people."

……

Forty miles outside White Bird City lies an unnamed mountain.

A water mirror floated in front of Qin Yisheng.

The changing light and shadow above display an aerial view of White Bird City.

At this moment, countless Black Wind Demons were relentlessly rushing into White Bird City. Especially in the outer areas, thick black smoke stretched out, almost obscuring the entire sky.

"Having just acquired the divine weapon, my supernatural powers are insufficient. Being able to hold up the barrier is already my limit; to truly wield the weapon and expel the black wind..."

"Ha!" Qin Yisheng sneered. The plan had worked; the new city lord of White Bird City would soon be all alone.

Even if he wields a divine weapon, he is still just a high-ranking military commander.

There have been more than one or two military commanders who died by their own hand.

Qin Yisheng turned his head to look at the armored soldiers behind him: "Send a message to the rear guard, prepare to receive the refugees from White Bird City."

"Use coercion and bribery, even if you have to break their legs and drag them back to Santu City, make sure not a single one of them is left behind."

With the addition of this city's sutra chanters, their supernatural powers will greatly increase, and the ancestor might be able to hold on for a few more days.

Qin Yisheng's expression was grave.

And then there's that ambitious Wuxiang City, Wei Wubing.

"Once I obtain the White Bird Divine Weapon and stabilize Sanzu Castle, hmph..."

Just as he was pondering his next move, the water mirror in front of him suddenly rippled.

Qin Yisheng subconsciously looked down and saw a ferocious black dragon, hundreds of meters long, suddenly rise into the air from the center of White Bird City.

It was surrounded by black and silver clouds, and its huge, scarlet eyes resembled black lightning as it flew rapidly around White Bird City.

Wherever it passed, dark clouds followed, and in no time at all, it gathered all the Black Wind Demons in the center of White Bird City, like an opaque curtain.

The black dragon roamed within the dark clouds, appearing and disappearing, becoming increasingly majestic and mysterious.

Even just looking at it through the water mirror from afar, Qin Yisheng couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

Dragon-taming supernatural power?
Soaring through the clouds?

This is impossible!

Qin Yisheng felt a tightness in his scalp.

Those dark clouds weren't real clouds; they were hordes of Black Wind Demons, capable of killing and driving away but impossible to control!
Before he could figure out what was going on, the giant dragon suddenly poked its head out from the dark clouds and roared to the sky.

The water mirror trembled violently and shattered in the blink of an eye.

At the end of the scene, he only saw countless black clouds transform into a giant funnel, spinning, contracting, and falling rapidly into White Bird City.

Qin Yisheng shuddered, his pupils contracting.

This kind of supernatural power...

"General? We..."

"Retreat first!"

"Don't act rashly before you figure out what kind of person this is!"

……

Lake Shiratori
Chen Mu stood under the big tree, with the Five Ghosts Bag floating in front of him and a funnel made of countless black smoke above his head.

Accompanied by chilling wails and howls, countless Black Wind Demons were spinning and falling into the Five Ghost Bag.

Before long, all the Black Wind Demons were driven into the Five Ghosts Bag by the Candle Dragon Dharma Image, and the dark sky was restored to light.

The image of the Candle Dragon coiled its body, hovering silently in mid-air, its scarlet eyes coldly gazing upon the entire White Bird City.

The White Bird City, which had just been filled with panicked cries, suddenly fell silent.

Only when the image of the Candle Dragon slowly disappeared into the void did White Bird City seem to come alive again, and a few sounds of commotion gradually emerged.

Chen Mu put away the Five Ghosts Bag and nodded in satisfaction.

The Yama Emperor's Decree is a supernatural power acquired after the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Technique is perfected, and its origin lies in the Five Ghosts Paper Dolls.

The Candle Dragon Dharma Image is a combined secret technique that uses the Five Ghosts Possession Technique as its bone, the Mountain Carrying Scripture as its flesh, and the Five Dragons Scripture as its skin. Its foundation is also the Five Ghosts Paper Doll.

This gives the image of Zhulong the Yama Emperor's decree, and it's an amplified version enhanced by the power of ten thousand ghosts carrying mountains.

With a little effort, he easily controlled the Black Wind Demon that filled the city.

What incredible power!
"But where did all these Black Wind Demons come from?"

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

I initially thought that the divine weapon's barrier had been weakened by the power of the divine weapon, leaving the defenses vulnerable and allowing the Black Wind Demon to exploit the opening.

Now we know that the Black Wind Demon fears the decree of Yama, the King of Hell.

These ghostly things are trying to avoid me, why would they actively seek out White Bird City?

"Someone is sabotaging us behind the scenes!"

Chen Mu immediately thought of the spying force that had been sensed and defeated by the divine weapon barrier earlier.

"Vice City Lord Xu, are you still standing there dumbfounded?" He glanced sideways at Xu Gui, who was staring blankly behind him.
"The people in the city are in a state of panic; why aren't you going to appease them?"

"Also, have the city defense battalion investigate what exactly happened with the black wind attacking the city."

This matter needs to be clarified.

Being secretly targeted by someone is not a good thing.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Mu drew upon his supernatural powers to cultivate, as he did as usual.

He sensed something was wrong from the very beginning.

The amount of supernatural power is more than double what it used to be!
"Is it because they were frightened by the Black Wind Demon yesterday, causing panic and an unusually intense surge of desires and emotions, that a large amount of supernatural power was released?" Chen Mu realized.

So……

Was the invasion of White Bird City during Lu Gong's era truly due to the Black Wind Demon's interception of too much supernatural power, leading to a weakened barrier defense?

Chen Mu was startled.

Could it be that Lao Lu Gong is deliberately letting the Black Wind Demon into the city?

Is it to stimulate the people of White Bird City and arouse more desires and emotions?

"That's possible!" Chen Mu thought about it more and more and felt that this was indeed the case.

He speculated that even the people attacked might have been carefully selected targets.
"The old-fashioned fighting style is still the most ruthless."

Chen Mu clicked his tongue in amazement.

"How about learning a little bit of this skill?"

"There are so many Black Wind Demons lying in the Five Ghosts Bag, and there's also the Yama Emperor's Decree. It would be a waste not to get them out."

"Besides, I'm not sending the Black Wind Demon out to eat people, just to scare it a little will do."

"In this way, I can gain supernatural powers, and the residents of White Bird City can also experience the hardships of life... no, I mean a colorful new life."

"A win-win situation!"

"This is definitely a win-win situation!"

"hey-hey……"