I AM GRINDING EXPERIENCE IN ANOTHER WORLD

Inside the Washing Body Cave, Chen Mu listened to several disciples of the Hundred Illusion Sect betting at the entrance and couldn’t help but become interested in the dark cavern before him.

Unleashing the Truthful Listening Technique, he carefully probed inch by inch and quickly detected a fluctuation.

As everyone ventured deeper, strands of bizarre aura began to seep from the walls surrounding them.

This aura was invisible and formless, stirred by the airflow created by the group’s movement, resembling lifeless wind. However, shortly after the group passed by, it would begin to move on its own as if alive, slowly trailing behind everyone.

Before they realized it, Chen Mu and his companions were all immersed in this kind of aura.

“Is this Demon Qi?” Chen Mu glanced at the oblivious group and reached out to grab a strand.

As he exerted his mana to squeeze and probe, the aura in his hand began to transform. In a few breaths’ time, it morphed through more than ten different rhythms. Had it not been in his grasp the whole time, Chen Mu might have thought he had encountered a dozen different Exotic Beasts.

“Thousand changes? Interesting,” Chen Mu’s eyebrows raised in intrigue.

Just as he was about to grab another strand of the aura for examination, a sudden, peculiar feeling emerged, as if someone was watching him from the darkness.

Chen Mu abruptly turned his head to find that at some point a white figure had appeared deep within the cave.

That person was standing behind a patch of strange rocks, back towards Chen Mu, in white clothes and with hair disheveled, exuding a sense of déjà vu.

As he pondered, the figure’s head suddenly made a 180-degree turn. A face with closed eyes, upturned corners of the mouth, and a weird smile all over, unexpectedly popped up.

Jiao Shi?!

“Is this the effect of the Demon Qi?”

“Drawing forth grudges to form hallucinations?” Chen Mu’s expression remained neutral.

I fear neither the living nor the dead.

Just a phantom; at worst, I’ll just kill it again!

As his thoughts whirled, the Five Dragons Qi immediately materialized beside the white figure.

The black mist was especially elusive in the dimly-lit cave; silent and stealthy, it drew near. Before the newly formed figure could react, it was completely devoured by the Five Dragon Dharma Body.

“This Washing Body Cave is quite interesting…”

At that moment, numerous figures began to appear in the depths of the cave, causing many of the fellow travelers to start sweating profusely.

Based on the discussions of Lu Han and others at the entrance, the more grudges and killings one has accrued, the more phantoms they draw forth.

Gazing at the continuously emerging figures, Chen Mu couldn’t help but curl the corners of his mouth upward.

“There are villains among the group.”

In this short span, various miserable figures with disheveled hair, missing arms, and legs began to converge upon the crowd. Even those Qi Cultivators who had long since cultivated their mana began shuddering uncontrollably, hastily bringing out their protective Magic Artifacts.

Chen Mu was joyfully watching everyone’s performance when he casually glanced over a group of headless figures holding their own heads.

Then he realized, these people seemed somewhat… familiar!

Weren’t these the same people who had sneaked off to seek out his ancestor in the Tianhe Law Realm, only to have their heads severed by the Vermilion Feather Sword?

Impossible!

Chen Mu quickly looked up again.

And right then, behind that group of headless people, he found a corpulent figure in a purple robe, charred black.

The swollen face was remarkably similar to Huang Jian, who had tried to seize the Ping Ning and was struck into ashes by the Kui Water Yin Thunder!

He glanced around sharply, looking at the densely packed and vaguely familiar figures, his face instantly flushing red.

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

“I always treat others kindly; how could I possibly have so much residual Vital Energy on me!”

“This Washing Body Cave must be bloody framing me!”

Roar!

A resounding roar erupted, and a vast expanse of gray-white mist emerged in midair as an invisible pressure descended with a bang.

A red-haired ape with four arms, a ferocious dragon with seven heads, a three-headed ghost fox with human heads all over its body… Countless massive creatures suddenly appeared in the spacious cave.

Chen Mu: “…”

“These monsters, either perished at the hand of the Yin Soldiers during the Mountain-Carrying Scripture’s ordeal or were devoured by the Five Dragon Dharma Aspect. How does that all count on my head?”

“This is not fair!”

Chen Mu’s face was full of righteous indignation.

Mountain-Carrying Scripture, Five Dragons Scripture: “…”

You’re the one with the knife, and you’re feeling wronged?

Blaming us, the ones who serve as the knife, for the dead?

Shameless!

…

Outside the Washing Body Cave, more than a dozen people were heatedly discussing something. A series of dull roars accompanied by blasts of air rushed out of the Washing Body Cave.

Dust filled the air in an instant, covering everyone’s faces, and the crowd was startled by this sudden change.

“Pah, pah, could it be… hidden among the new recruits, there’s a fierce one?” The short, plump, round-faced man spat out the dust in his mouth, unable to resist widening his round eyes.

“Not good!” Lu Han’s face changed.

“In recent days, as the stars shifted, the seals have been shaken, and Demon Qi has leaked out from various places.”

“The Demon Qi inside the Washing Body Cave is probably also surging, what were once harmless illusions could now become deadly!”

On hearing this, the crowd suddenly froze.

“Hurry, rescue them!” Lu Han roared, and rushed into the cave.

…

After a tumultuous effort.

By the time the unconscious people were found and carried out of the Washing Body Cave, more than an hour had passed.

“It’s lucky we reacted in time, otherwise a few might have died.”

“Who could have expected the Demon Qi in the Washing Body Cave to have increased so much.”

“Total annihilation, no one survived.”

“Say, do you think there’s a hidden killer amongst these people, the one who caused the power of the illusions to soar?”

“It’s very likely, otherwise how could everyone have fallen all at once.”

Chen Mu kept his eyes closed, controlling his heartbeat and breathing as he pretended to be unconscious within the crowd. Listening to the Hundred Illusion Sect disciples discussing good and bad people nearby, he felt a wave of sadness and anger.

It’s all because of the chaos in the world that I had to take action.

What a load of crap about being a killer!

I don’t accept that!

“From now on, we better keep our distance from this batch of people, in case one day your loud breathing gets you silenced by them, wouldn’t that be an unjust death!” The round-faced, small-eyed chubby man said jokingly with a chuckle.

Chen Mu: “…”

Fine!

In the future, you better breath without making a sound!

…

Three days later, early morning.

On an endless cliff, numerous stone steps crisscrossed in all directions, forming a lattice pattern that seemed to be carved out of the cliff itself, connecting one cave to another, covering the entire cliffside.

At the entrance of one cave, Chen Mu leaned on the rough fence made of peach wood, gazing through the thin mist at the distance.

A vast, golden expanse of rice paddy fields spread out before him.

More than a dozen people were maneuvering Flying Kites above the paddy fields, occasionally sprinkling large amounts of powder, while others were weeding and tilling the soil down below, busy yet exuding a sense of tranquility and peace.

Despite yesterday’s minor incident, Chen Mu had successfully joined the Hundred Illusion Sect.

The golden rice fields below, not visible in their full extent and surrounded by mountains, were specially cultivated Spirit Plants by the Hundred Illusion Sect.

“Golden Yuan Valley has a mild nature, able to strengthen and nurture one’s foundation. Consumed in large quantities, it can even replace Rejuvenation Pills for Condensing Aperture cultivation.”

“Indeed, the Cultivation World of Hai Province is stronger than Yunzhou, to possess such unique Spirit Plants.”

Looking at the vast rice fields in the distance, Chen Mu felt relaxed and refreshed.

After a year of trials and tribulations, traveling through the Loach Dragon Fire Path, Tianhe Law Realm, and Heavenly River Water Mansion, facing various dangers and escaping potential pursuit, he had finally settled down in Hai Province.

Having joined the Hundred Illusion Sect, as long as he systematically completes the training, in a year or two, he could join the Thousand Mechanisms Sect smoothly.

Then, he could consider acquiring the Daoist Foundation Atlas to begin the next step of his cultivation.

“Difficulties don’t scare me, it’s the lack of direction that’s truly frightening. Now that I have a clear path, it makes me feel at ease.” Chen Mu patted the railing, his heart feeling more and more relaxed.

The wind blowing through the rice, rustling softly, Chen Mu watched the waves of rice plants, lost in thought.

Thud!

A while later, a muffled bell tone sounded, and Chen Mu came back to his senses.

He turned his head to look towards the eastern side of the cliff where there was a large platform, and already a few figures were faintly visible.

That was the Preaching Cliff of the Hundred Illusion Sect.

To become a Daoist Soldier of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, one must have the necessary skills. Even to be a Butcher Auxiliary Soldier without the corresponding Secret Technique would make it difficult to skin and disassemble the bodies of demons.

That Preaching Cliff was where one could learn these Secret Techniques.

Had it not been for the incident in the Washing Body Cave that injured many people’s Spiritual Deity and Vital Energy, they should have gone to the Preaching Cliff for training two days earlier.

Chen Mu closed the stone door of his Cave Mansion and, like the other Qi Cultivators who were already heading out, he quickly walked along the stone steps towards the distant Preaching Cliff.

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