My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 825 Defection
a few days later.

Qing'anfang.

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man arrived at a courtyard and knocked on the door.

"Fang Zong? I didn't expect it to be you!" A short man with thinning hair opened the door and welcomed him into the courtyard with a look of surprise on his face.

After a while.

Inside the courtyard.

"Hailong, you've been undercover in White Bird City all this time. Do you know anything about the new city lord?" Fang Zong asked solemnly.

"The new city lord's surname is Chen. All we know is that he's an outsider, and he originally lived in the courtyard diagonally opposite," said the short man, Hailong.

"It is unknown which city he came from, and the person who brought him here also went to Wuxiang City and disappeared without a trace."

"You mean, this person might be from Wuxiang City?" Fang Zong frowned.

"Maybe." Haibin shrugged.

"Who was behind the black wind that struck the city a few days ago?" he asked about another matter.

“It is…it is General Qin Yisheng,” Fang Zong said hesitantly.

"I knew it was him. Who else would be so cold-hearted?" Hailong sneered.

"So many Black Wind Demons attacked the city without giving us any advance notice. Don't we undercover agents have any right to life?" he said bitterly.

"Hey, hey, calm down, calm down. This is all for the sake of our Santu City," Fang Zong quickly reassured him.

After much persuasion and a promise of an extra reward, the conversation was finally able to continue.

"You've been here so long, you must have gained something else. Tell me about it." Fang Zong poked Hai Long's ribs and asked with a grin.

"Fine, it's only because you came. If it were anyone else..." Hailong grumbled with a sour face.

"I knew it! How could you, an old fox, come up empty-handed!" Fang Zong laughed heartily, patting Hai Long hard on the back.

"Here, take a look at this White Bird City's 'Rootless Scripture'." Hailong mysteriously handed over a black-covered scripture: "The secret of the new city lord lies within it!"

"You mean, the secret of that dragon-taming supernatural power is hidden in this scripture?" Fang Zong took it incredulously.

"It's pretty close to the truth." Hailong nodded solemnly.

“I have been studying this scripture recently and have already made some progress.”

“You’ve come at the right time. You can help me figure out what’s going on.” He said earnestly.

……

Two hours later.

"A Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed?"

"We've been childhood friends, Hailong!"

"You're really going to rip me off like this?!"

Fang Zong felt the faint aura in his mind and stared at Hai Long in disbelief.

“It won’t affect your recitation of the Three Joys Sutra, and it will give you another opportunity to learn new supernatural powers. I’m doing this all for your own good,” Hailong retorted softly.

"You're just trying to drag me down with you!"

"I had no choice. If I didn't drag you down with me, I'd drown myself," Hailong sighed.

"Qin Yisheng didn't care about our lives to begin with. If he finds out that we've become people of White Bird City, even death might be a luxury."

"My family is still in Santu City."

"My family is also in Santu City!" Fang Zong roared in exasperation.

Hailong shrank back and muttered under his breath, "It's you who wanted to know about the city lord's supernatural powers."

"That dragon-taming supernatural power is indeed in this scripture."

"I'll kill you if I want!" Fang Zong took off his shoes and chased Hai Long all over the yard, whipping him.

For a long time.

Seeing Hailong, bruised and battered, huddled miserably in the corner, Fang Zong, panting heavily, finally stopped, his face full of resentment.

"Get up and come with me."

"Where to go?"

"This matter cannot be left unresolved," Fang Zong said with a sour face.

What do you mean?
Hailong was puzzled.

"I'm not the only one who came this time. If even one person manages to send the message about the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed back, we'll all be doomed!"

"What should we do then?" Hailong panicked immediately.

"What to do? Of course, we'll turn them all into our own people!" Fang Zong gritted his teeth.

……

Lake Shiratori.

"Lord, we've found out. The Black Wind attack on the city was orchestrated by the City of Three Paths." General Wu Tong's expression was grave.

"On the day of the incident, General Qin Yisheng of Santu City was lying in ambush in the mountains forty miles to the southwest."

"If it weren't for the city lord's supernatural abilities, apart from Hei Fengmo, he probably would have already taken the opportunity to invade with his troops." He was still shaken.

Santu City?

It really was them.

In the wooden corridor, Chen Mu, sitting on a bamboo chair, nodded slightly.

The deputy city lord, Qin Yue, is from San Tu City. They've been plotting for half their lives to obtain the Lu Gong Divine Weapon, only to have it snatched away by Qin Yue himself. It would be strange if they didn't retaliate.

Chen Mu had anticipated this, otherwise he wouldn't have spread the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed so vigorously.

At that time, he had the idea of ​​running away with all the people in the city who were chanting scriptures.

"How did you find out?" Chen Mu asked Wu Tong curiously.

This general is quite capable.

"Thanks to the deputy city lord." Wu Tong said with admiration.

"The deputy city lord organized all the people in the city to get up early to recite scriptures. Every resident of White Bird City must participate in the scripture recitation meeting every day."

"The new spy from Santu City was especially serious when reciting scriptures in order to avoid being discovered."

"Then……"

"And then you got caught," Xu Gui chuckled.

"We didn't even need to search for them; they were led by those undercover agents and voluntarily surrendered to the city defense battalion."

Chen Mu was amused upon hearing this.

"Lord, the leader this time is Qin Yisheng, the Great General of Santu City. He is incredibly powerful and has made outstanding military achievements."

"Although they have temporarily retreated, they have not left. It seems they still harbor ill intentions towards our White Bird City."

"We..." Former General Cheng Hu hesitated.

"Old Chen, General Cheng wants to ask you if we should just run away!" Xu Gui said casually.

Chen Mu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Moving is a hassle, so it's best not to move unless absolutely necessary." He's the most qualified to speak on this matter.

"How about we have those spies deliver the Rootless Scripture to the enemy camp?" Xu Gui suggested secretly, his eyes darting around.

The other three generals were immediately tempted.

If we could turn the army of Sanzu City into our own without shedding a drop of blood...

"How could you be so insidious!" Chen Mu glared at Xu Gui, annoyed.

"never mind."

"Qin Yisheng must be cautious to have reached his current position."

"If we fail and get caught, those undercover agents who defected will probably be in trouble. We can't let our own people get hurt."

The Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed possesses bizarre abilities, but it is inherently fragile. It would likely be ineffective against a powerful being.

“I remember there were some Wuxiang City spies in the city.” Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"What does the city lord mean..." Wu Tong's heart stirred slightly.

"Have them send a message to Wuxiang City, saying that the general of Santu City has brought more than half of his troops to Bai Niao City."

"Doesn't Wuxiang City like to expand?"

"Santu City is currently undefended, this is a golden opportunity!"

The group exchanged glances, their eyes immediately lighting up.

"Let them fight like dogs and get all messed up?"

"Hey, Old Chen, if we're talking about being cunning, you're the real deal, haha!" Xu Gui laughed heartily.

"roll!"

"okay!"

Xu Gui left with several generals, all smiles.

Watching their figures disappear, Chen Mu narrowed his eyes again.

"This plan has to work, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, I'll just take the entire White Bird City and run away!"

"Hmph!" He said with a relaxed expression.

Now that he has a solid foundation, as long as he cultivates step by step, whether he is a Qi cultivator or a Heavenly Demon, he will have a bright future. How could he possibly participate in the fighting at will?

"Porcelain won't clash with earthenware; if you keep arguing, then I'm not playing with you anymore!"

……

Rather than figuring out how to scare Qin Yisheng of Santu City, he was more interested in figuring out how to frighten all the chanters in the city.

Fear is the deepest emotion and can generate more supernatural powers.

Lu Gong's deliberate act of releasing the Black Wind Demon to create a tragedy was most likely aimed at exploiting fear.

Other cities are probably doing the same thing.

"They're all inhuman old bastards!" Chen Mu scoffed.

He couldn't possibly have released the Black Wind Demon to kill people.

The life of a sutra chanter is like being a prime source of leeks, generating an endless stream of desires and emotions. He prefers a steady, sustainable flow to a drained pond.

"First, we need to figure out how to control this batch of newly acquired Black Wind Demons."

Chen Mu's consciousness sank into the Five Ghosts Bag.

……

Ever since he started putting the ghosts into the Five Ghosts Bag, its internal space has been constantly expanding.

Even now, with tens of thousands of Black Wind Demons gathered, the place still feels quite empty.

At this time, some of the newly arrived Black Wind Demons transformed into bizarre and strange beasts, sleeping in corners, while others turned into black smoke clouds, wandering among the ghostly monsters.

With a slight thought, Chen Mu conjured a large black cat, seven or eight meters long, with wings on its back, in front of him. It was none other than the Black Wind Demon who had been chasing Xu Gui earlier.

The moment it saw Chen Mu, it arched its back, bristled its fur, and began to pant.

Even with the five paper ghost figures present, the big cat only hissed but dared not move an inch.

"Hello," Chen Mu said with a smile and a wave.

"what……"

"There's something good here. Come on, eat this spirit seed."

"what……"

"Listen to me, as long as you eat the spirit seed, I'll find that fat guy from the other day and let you play with him like a ball."

"what……"

"What else can you do besides breathe on?!"

"what……"

Damn, you're mentally challenged!

Chen Mu realized that these so-called Black Wind Demons possessed some intelligence, but not much.

Its strength is equivalent to that of a hundred-year-old enlightened demon, but its intelligence is not even as good as that of a one-year-old child.

Stop snoring and eat!

Chen Mu activated the Yama Emperor's Decree.

The big cat immediately lowered its head and, as if taking medicine, swallowed the spirit seed with difficulty.

then……

Then the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed shattered.

Chen Mu: "..."

That doesn't make sense.

He refused to believe it and tried several more times.

The big cat obediently swallowed the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed, but the seed itself failed to keep up. Once inside the big cat's stomach, it quickly vanished.

After trying for a while, Chen Mu finally understood what was going on.

Big cats may not be very smart, but they are not stupid.

If there were none at all, that would be fine; all that's needed is to use the Yama Emperor's Decree to control it and allow it to devour the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed. That's how the 100,000 Yin Souls inside the Five Ghost Bag were implanted into the Spirit Seed.

However, the other party possesses spiritual intelligence. While the Yama Emperor's Decree can control its surface actions, it cannot control its deep-seated spiritual instincts.

As long as there are intelligent beings, there is no way they wouldn't be wary of such an alien parasite as the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed.

The Heavenly Demon Seed itself is extremely fragile. Unless the Heavenly Demon Incantation is recited to actively guide it, it cannot be implanted if the implanter's spirit is instinctively vigilant, and it will eventually dissipate and break apart.

"Should we teach this big cat to recite the Rootless Sutra too?"

Chen Mu turned to look at the big black cat.

"what……"

Let's forget about it then.