I AM GRINDING EXPERIENCE IN ANOTHER WORLD

Atop Chongmei Mountain, within the two-story loft, Huang Jiu looked calmly at the struggling manifestation of Primordial Energy in midair.

Before long, Huang Jian, dressed in indigo robes, walked up to the second floor of the loft.

“Uncle, Lian Xi has been lured into the Earth Vein,” Huang Jian said, bowing respectfully.

“There won’t be any mishaps?” asked Huang Jiu.

“The Earth Vein is inherently weak at the broken part of the Forbidden Law, and with the traps we set earlier, as soon as the Forbidden Law is activated, the break will naturally appear, and Lian Xi will definitely not notice any flaws.”

Huang Jiu nodded.

“The second set of Forbidden Law orifices we set up earlier has also been activated. In at most a quarter of an hour, the Two Forms Transformation Method Ban will recover, and Uncle can take the opportunity to collect the Primordial Energy into the bag,” said Huang Jian, a smug smile forming on his face.

“I didn’t want to either,” sighed Huang Jiu, shaking his head slightly. “But I’ve refined my Divine Orifice for many years, just one transformation short, and the Primordial Energy required is indeed enormous.”

“Uncle, you need not feel guilty. The Yun Chong Lower Institute belongs to our Huang Family anyway, so the Primordial Energy generated from its Earth Vein is naturally ours.”

“If that’s the case, then naturally, we should use it for our own people first,” Huang Jian said with a smile.

“Then Uncle should quickly consolidate the Primordial Energy and make a breakthrough in the Qi Cultivation Fourth Level as soon as possible. We can always compensate Lian Xi later.”

“We’ll just have to let Lian Xi suffer a bit for now,” Huang Jiu sighed, though his face remained calm.

…

Deep within the belly of Chongmei Mountain, in a hemisphere-sized cave the size of two bedrooms.

Fluorescent Algae Lamp Balls, the size of a fist, were embedded everywhere, illuminating the pitch-dark cave.

Black patterns covered the stone walls around, and a sinister aura filled every corner of the cave.

A burst of fire exploded in midair, and Lian Xi appeared along with the flames. He looked at the intricate patterns inside the cave and smirked, “Huang, old ghost, did you really think that by snatching the charge of the Two Forms Transformation Method Ban you could control me? I’ve been guarding against you!”

“With this second core of the Two Forms Transformation Method Ban, if you won’t give me the Primordial Energy, I’ll just take it myself!”

As he activated his mana, the patterns on the stone walls lit up. The air in the cave twisted, and suddenly, dozens of black Primordial Energy streams burst from the void.

“Ha ha! Success!”

…

Twenty miles east of Chongmei Mountain, a large mass of clouds hovered above a black light column. Streaks of black smoke continuously shot out from the cloud, and any Ghosts emerging from the black light column were instantly dragged into the clouds.

Chen Mu, obscured by the clouds, gazed eagerly at the black light column, like a fisherman watching a school of fish in a pond.

Busy at work, a disturbance in the distance caught Chen Mu’s attention.

He saw a Wave Stabilizing Boat zigzagging, barely escaping the encircling attack of the Ghosts, only to crash directly into a layer of black light screen.

This screen, originating from the black light column, spread and intertwined like an upside-down bowl, enveloping Chongmei Mountain and hidden in the void.

The people on the boat, caught off guard, collided with the light screen. It was as if they were hit by high-temperature flames, instantly vaporizing and turning to ash in the blink of an eye.

Then, the suddenly visible light screen slowly vanished into the air.

Chen Mu’s heart tightened, and he quickly scanned his surroundings. But after several attempts, he could not detect that invisible light screen.

“Is it because I captured the Ghosts, causing the local Forbidden Law to be damaged? Or was there already a flaw in this Forbidden Law, hence leaving a gap?”

“I can’t figure it out,” Chen Mu shook his head.

But this did not stop him from taking action.

Having come this far, it wasn’t the first time he’d encountered such turmoil, and every time, the lower-institute disciples were the ones who suffered.

He felt sympathetic, but directly rescuing them was not an option. Whoever could silently set up such a massive restriction in the Yun Chong Lower Institute was definitely no small figure, and he did not want to get involved in trouble.

With a slight thought, Li Moliang was pulled out of Thousand Lanterns City.

Using Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles, he held Li Moliang hovering in midair, then sent a Five Ghosts Paper Doll to hover above the other’s head. After a moment’s contemplation, Chen Mu spoke, “With the Five Ghosts Paper Doll overhead, you won’t be attacked by the Ghosts. Later, quietly return to Chongmei Mountain and find a way to guide some Lower Institute Disciples to escape here.”

“The Forbidden Law here has a loophole— dodge the Ghosts’ attacks, and you can successfully escape the danger.”

Li Moliang was taken aback upon hearing this, but he immediately bowed and, with the Five Ghosts Paper Dolls, plunged into Yunze Lake. He then transformed into a white streak under the water, rapidly swimming towards Chongmei Mountain.

Chen Mu watched Li Moliang’s disappearing figure in silence.

“I’ve shown you the way out, whether you can make it depends on fate.”

After another glance, he continued to concentrate on capturing Ghosts.

“Hmm… Why does it feel like more and more Ghosts are emerging?” Chen Mu suddenly remarked in surprise, looking at the dark light column.

“Never mind that, the more, the merrier!”

Yama Emperor’s Command!

…

In the attic of Chongmei Mountain.

Hiss…

Along with a series of burning sounds, the black patterns on the walls suddenly flashed with bright yellow flames, resembling smoldering yellow paper, slowly yet firmly burning the dark patterns in the room.

The already difficult to summon Primordial Energy became even more challenging, causing those not yet collected in the Jade Purifying Bottle to disintegrate into nothingness.

“Are you sure your trick won’t affect the operation of the Forbidden Law?!” Huang Jiu suddenly turned around, staring hard at Huang Jian.

“This… This shouldn’t be possible. That’s just a branch of the earth’s vein; even a complete collapse shouldn’t cause much reaction!” Huang Jian, his chubby face covered in cold sweat, speculated, “Could it be that Lian Xi discovered something and is deliberately causing trouble?”

Huang Jiu’s mana surged furiously, his incantations unceasing, but even so, he could only slightly slow the damage to the talismans.

It felt as though there was a gaping hole, causing the effectiveness of the Forbidden Law to continuously leak.

In less than half an hour, nearly half of the Painted Talisman patterns covering the room were scorched.

Huang Jiu’s face immediately darkened.

…

However, Chen Mu was all smiles.

He had previously been cautious, fearing that people behind him might come looking for trouble. But now, having gathered nearly a thousand Ghosts within a twenty-mile radius aside from Lower Institute Disciples fleeing everywhere, he still hadn’t seen any trace of foes.

He suddenly grew more daring.

“This opportunity can’t be missed! These are all resources for accelerating cultivation!”

The reach of Yama Emperor’s Command rapidly extended, turning two dark light columns, seven or eight miles away to the north and south, into new sites for capturing Ghosts.

Ghosts, previously quick to react, soon became stunned, obediently soaring into the air, and under the cover of clouds and mist, swiftly approached him.

Chen Mu, delighted, also became more vigilant, covering his surroundings with the Truthful Listening Technique to guard against any sneak attacks from behind.

Before spotting any enemies, he saw dozens of figures recklessly dashing towards his location.

Some of them flew in the sky, others ran close to the water’s surface, and some activated Water-Repelling Pearls, dragging a trail of water streaks as they swiftly swam.

But upon closer inspection, he noticed that inside their wide clothing was nothing but emptiness—they were all empty shells!

“Li Moliang has this technique too?”

Chen Mu discovered that Li Moliang was hidden among those people. Those who were making a spectacle of fleeing were all fakes controlled by Li Moliang using secret techniques.

Influenced by Li Moliang’s decoys, behind them, a large group of disciples were slowly gathering, following the flow and fleeing with Li Moliang.

“Nicely done!” Chen Mu’s eyes lit up.

It’s great to save many people; the more survivors, the less conspicuous he would be in hiding his identity later.

However, such a commotion was very likely to attract the attention of those behind the scenes.

Thinking this, he immediately put his all into activating the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain, swiftly collecting the subdued Ghosts into the Five Ghosts Bag.

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