I am grinding experience in another world

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Feng’an City, City Lord Mansion, Eastern Garden.

Lü Liang sat before a long low table, looking at the documents in his hand with puzzlement, "Only three Strange Demons have appeared in the recent half month, a clear decrease in frequency compared to before, something’s not right."

Lü Thirteen was equally puzzled, "Did the City Lord of Qingyang change his mind?"

"Impossible," Lü Liang shook his head, "With the continuous appearances of Strange Demons, our father has yet to show himself. Qingyang City’s suspicion about father’s whereabouts is only going to get heavier."

"He can’t openly probe, but there’s no way he would stop luring Strange Demons to attack the city."

"But the number of Strange Demons is indeed decreasing? Is there some mishap, or is there a larger scheme at play?" Lü Thirteen furrowed his brows.

The two looked at each other, left to ponder but unable to grasp the key point.

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Just as puzzled was Liu Tong, the inspector of Qingyang City Secret Spy Bureau.

His face full of suspicion, he looked at Hu Mang, "Are you sure you completed the task?"

"The inspector doesn’t believe me?" Hu Mang replied with a cold laugh, "Why don’t you and I go and splash the Longevity Wine together?"

He actually dared to talk back?

Liu Tong’s face darkened, his brows furrowing tight.

However, since Hu Mang was so confident, it meant he must have indeed splashed the Longevity Wine as requested.

But why then are the numbers of Strange Demons decreasing instead?

Strange Demons don’t like Longevity Wine?

That’s impossible.

The Longevity Wine also contained the essence of the Three Treasures Essence, which to the confused consciousness of Strange Demons, is irresistibly fatal. As long as they smell it, they will definitely come out to devour it completely.

"Seems like we’ll have to disperse more Longevity Wine," Liu Tong narrowed his eyes.

He glanced at Hu Mang’s dissatisfied expression and couldn’t help but coldly sneer in his heart.

Still so arrogant while in my hands?

Hah!

"Since you’ve completed your task so well, then you can do a bit more of it."

"Go get a hundred jars of Longevity Wine and continue the dispersal, you have five days to complete it, if you hinder the big plan..." Liu Tong let out a cold laugh.

Hu Mang instantly clenched his fists and ground his teeth, glaring at Liu Tong with rage, then huffed and turned away.

A hundred jars of Longevity Wine? Even if you give me a thousand jars, I can easily get rid of them for you!

Hmm, I should have Shen Bu throw that Longevity Wine a bit further away. If we can’t lure Strange Demons to attack Feng’an City, when the Secret Spy Bureau’s punishment comes down, this director Liu Tong is definitely going to be in deep trouble.

Hu Mang looked back at the teahouse behind him and scornfully curled his lips.

Telling me to work while still being so arrogant?

Then let’s see who’ll be the one suffering in the end!

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The setting sun sank in the west, the temperature dropped, and beneath a slanted cliff in the Netherworld, Chen Mu looked at a row of withered grass on the ground with an expression of doubting life itself.

"This isn’t right, is it?"

"I was supposed to go to Feng’an City, not a Strange Demon den, so how could there be more Strange Demons the closer I get to Feng’an City?"

"Can this damn Calculation Scripture even be used?!"

Angry, Chen Mu kicked the knotted thatch right into the pit of fire in front of him.

He had been hiding under this cliff all day long, constantly plucking grass to perform calculations. After toiling away, not only had he stripped the surrounding area of its dry grass, but he still hadn’t found a safe route.

If he dared to head towards Feng’an City, Strange Demons would surely appear.

He attempted to take other routes around the city, but the outcome was as if Strange Demons had encircled the vicinity of Feng’an City; they were everywhere, airtight!

He also tried to directly calculate for Fengdu City and Antiquity City, but the results were bizarre and lacked any accuracy. Only Qingyang City and Da Qing Mountain City turned up accurate results, but since both were in the same direction as Feng’an, he still couldn’t bypass the Strange Demons blocking the path.

The Netherworld is vast and boundless, and Chen Mu pondered over and over, for a moment, not knowing where to go.

"This Nine Cups Calculation Scripture is bloody useless!"

"What a load of crap!"

Chen Mu pounded his fist beside him.

With a crack, suddenly a large web of fissures appeared on the ground.

Humm!

The air vibrated, an invisible surge spread out from the center where Chen Mu was.

The flames in the fire pit bent outward, crackling as wisp after wisp of black smoke revealed itself around Chen Mu’s body.

That black smoke, laced with silver strands, vanished and reappeared midway through the air. Whenever it brushed past overhead rocks, those pieces of stone, which had stood firm for who knows how many years, suddenly disintegrated into powder and dissipated like millennia-old decaying paper.

After numerous encounters with Strange Demons, his Proficiency in the Five Dragons Scripture skyrocketed, now at the Fifth Rank Perfection, entering the Sixth Stage.

The power of the Five Dragons Unification merged into one, like the breath of terrifying demons and spirits attached to him, swirling around his body and ready to appear at a thought.

Moreover, this breath had not only integrated Defensive Secret Methods such as Spirit Armor Steel Skin and Body Protection Aura, Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles, but also mixed in powers like the soul-capturing and elemental-moving of Five Ghosts Moving Mountain. Now, even Chen Mu himself lacked a clear concept of this Secret Technique.

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"Forget it, head to the southeast!"

"If we truly run into a Strange Demon’s nest, we’ll just punch through!"

Chen Mu felt the violent aura swirling around him and his face remained cold.

Always skulking and hiding, when will I ever be able to return to the Yang Realm?

I want to see just how many more Strange Demons will appear on this journey!

He was boiling with excitement.

Crack!

A set of footsteps, neither hurried nor slow, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

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In the wilderness, where did these footsteps come from?!

Strange Demon?!

Chen Mu’s body instantly stiffened.

"Who’s there!" he shouted fiercely.

"I am Li Wuyou, lost in the wilderness. I was drawn here by the light of the fire, my intrusion is regrettable, please forgive me." Accompanied by a gentle voice, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar in white appeared.

Chen Mu glanced across the bonfire at the newcomer, seeing his ordinary human countenance, and he instantly relaxed.

This past month of difficult travel had truly made him paranoid about the Strange Demons’ sudden appearances.

Like a frightened bird startled by the mere twang of a bow, the slightest noise made him tense.

"Young brother, you didn’t mistake me for one of those demons, did you?" Noticing Chen Mu’s expression, the middle-aged man Li Wuyou couldn’t help but smile warmly. "Those creatures are indeed frightening, so your misunderstanding is understandable."

Chen Mu had also come back to his senses by this point.

He had almost forgotten that besides Strange Demons, there were also Yin Spirits in the wilderness.

Because of the unpredictability of the River of Oblivion, the locations of the Yin Spirits were also variable. Just like when Black Wind endured those Yin Spirits, the places they climbed out from the River of Oblivion were different.

This Li Wuyou before him was likely one of the Yin Spirits that had climbed out from a nearby section of the River of Oblivion.

However, seeing that his clothes were clean and, though dressed as a scholar, with an air of confidence and a trace of nobility, it seemed that in life his status was not low.

For him to be wandering alone in this wilderness with such ease, he must possess some unique abilities for self-preservation.

"How may I address the young brother?" Li Wuyou asked with a bow and a smile.

Chen Mu did not conceal his name and responded readily, "I am called Lu Da."

"Brother Lu, it is cold and freezing outside. May I have the honor of sharing your fire to warm myself?" Li Wuyou asked earnestly.

Chen Mu was just about to ask this man for some information about the surroundings, so naturally, he would not refuse and nodded immediately.

Moreover, after over a month of solitary travel, having seen only Exotic Beasts or Strange Demons, he was quite delighted to encounter a Yin Spirit with whom he could converse.

Gurgle gurgle gurgle...

A sound of stomach grumbling rang out as the just-seated Li Wuyou looked up with embarrassment, "In these wilds, it is difficult to find prey. I have been hungry for quite some time, causing my stomach to rebel, embarrassing me in front of Brother Lu."

Chen Mu shook his head and waved his hand, appearing unfazed on the surface, yet felt somewhat disappointed inside.

It seemed this person did not know the Dew Harvesting Spell, so he probably didn’t know where any large cities were either.

Gurgle gurgle gurgle...

The intense sound of stomach grumbling came once again.

Chen Mu almost laughed out loud.

It seemed he was indeed quite hungry.

He flipped his wrist and pulled out a jade gourd as tall as a forearm, "If you don’t mind, have a drink of Jade Dew first. It’s most suitable for Yin Spirits."

"How could I refuse!" Li Wuyou quickly stood up and took it with both hands.

Once he sat back by the fire and offered Chen Mu an apologetic smile, he immediately opened the Jade Gourd and, without taking a breath, gulped down all the Jade Dew inside.

Chen Mu watched Li Wuyou with an expression of amazement.

He really must have been starving.

"Many thanks for your assistance, Brother Lu!" Li Wuyou put down the gourd and bowed with a grateful face.

"How was the taste?" Chen Mu asked with interest, for Jade Dew could change its flavor according to personal taste, which was quite marvelous.

"Extremely good, though it feels a bit spicy to the tongue," Li Wuyou smacked his lips and said.

Chen Mu chuckled, "After all, it’s water from the third layer of the River of Oblivion, a bit stronger in taste, it’s perfectly normal."

As soon as the words fell, the flesh around Li Wuyou’s jaw and throat began to rot and darken, looking like melting wax drips, falling to the ground with a plop. Within a few breaths, bare white bones were exposed.

Yet Li Wuyou seemed completely oblivious to this, trying hard to present a smile that was both gentle and ghastly with the half-intact, half-decayed face.

"It’s good stuff indeed, but unfortunately, the Jade Dew doesn’t quite suit my palate. Moreover, I’m still a bit hungry; could I trouble you for some other food to fill my stomach?"

"Other food? Such as?" Chen Mu asked, his smile unwavering.

"Such as the flesh on your body," Li Wuyou said softly.

"Heh!"