I Am Grinding Experience in Another World

At the foot of a small hill on the edge of the rolling mountains,

Chen Mu watched as Bai Qing led more than a dozen auxiliary soldiers disappearing into the mountains before retracting his gaze.

In the past two days, he had sent out five or six scouting parties like Bai Qing’s.

He did not demand that they find people; uncovering even the slightest clue would suffice, and the tracking itself would be completed by him and Shen Yan.

However, having just dispatched the manpower two days ago, he had yet to see any response.

Snapping back to reality, Chen Mu teleported into the Gentle Breeze and blinked to the top of the small hill, where a boxy mud statue-like hut appeared before his eyes.

Shi Dechun was leading a few people in weeding and moving stones, repairing and smoothing out the open space in front of the hut.

Chen Mu had no intention of running around; he had chosen this small hill as a temporary base, and the boxy hut was designated as his observation post.

The abrupt collapse of the Hai Character Camp to this day still left him somewhat baffled, with no clarity on what had actually transpired.

He took the lesson to heart, planning to have old man Shi lead a few sharp-eyed and keen-eared auxiliary soldiers to stay here permanently. They did not need to scout for a great deal of useful information; just ensuring they would not miss any major changes would be enough.

Chen Mu then turned to look at the mountainside.

Hundreds of Yin Spirits from the Cai Yuan Department were cutting wood and digging earth there; they had cleared an open space nearby, and logs with branches removed were piled into a small hill, with half-man-high mud sculptures neatly arranged.

With the vast number of three thousand Yin Spirits, Chen Mu had no time to help them build houses.

Fortunately, many of them were auxiliary soldiers from the Crafting Department, skilled in constructing various barracks and buildings. There was even a bricklayer among them who claimed to have extensive knowledge in constructing wooden buildings in his past life, and now his skills were being put to good use.

The pile of wood and earth on the clearing was the material they had prepared. Once Chen Mu opened the gate to allow entry to Thousand Lanterns City, these auxiliary soldiers would start constructing the barracks themselves.

Chen Mu was relaxed and happy to leave the task to them.

Moreover, with so many people gathered, it was always good to have some activity to focus their attention. If they had too much idle time, it could lead to trouble.

...

In a ravine like a slit of sky flanked by mountains,

The dark rocky cliffs on both sides were hollowed out with dense holes. In a rocky cave the size of two bedrooms, white Soul-Attracting Lamps hung all around the walls, illuminating the dark cave.

Deep within the cave, there was a large stone chair, and Hu Cheng, the general of the Yinfeng Sect’s auxiliary soldiers, sat on it wearing grey clothes.

With half-grey hair and a short, lean frame, he was currently examining and calculating inventory records. Instead of a general, he seemed more like an accountant.

At this moment, Lu Jiu, the general of the Medicine Stone Sect dressed in black with silver lining, hurriedly ran in.

"Good news, great news! I’ve sensed the aura of the Ghost Gate; it was fleeting, but I’ve managed to roughly identify its direction."

As someone who dealt with the Netherworld Department year-round, he was extremely familiar with the aura of the Ghost Gate and was the first to notice its presence.

"And then?" Hu Cheng asked indifferently without lifting his head.

"Of course, to go find it. If we find it, we can return to the Main Camp," replied Lu Jiu, puzzled.

"The Military Supervisor is nowhere to be found, a hundred thousand Yin soldiers have vanished without a trace, and the commander Lan Zhang is also missing. Have you never thought about why?" Hu Cheng flipped the pages of the book in his hands, not even glancing at Lu Jiu.

"Wasn’t it a sneak attack by water apes?" Lu Jiu was somewhat baffled.

"Do you believe that?" Hu Cheng, with his head down, rolled his eyes up to give Lu Jiu a sidelong glance.

"I believe it," Lu Jiu said as if it were obvious.

Hu Cheng: "..."

Never mind, there was no use arguing with a fool. If it weren’t for this guy’s naivety, Hu Cheng wouldn’t have taken charge of the Medicine Stone Sect’s people.

"If you can sense the Ghost Gate, I have the Yin Wind Banner in hand which naturally lets me perceive the Soul Summoning Banner," Hu Cheng stated calmly.

"But have you considered whether there might be danger there?"

"If neither General Lan nor Supervisor Shen could handle it, do you think we can?"

"To retrieve the Soul Summoning Banner and the Ghost Gate, we first need enough strength," Hu Cheng snorted coldly.

With a head scratch and a grin, Lu Jiu asked, "So what do we do?"

"First, take a look at this scripture," Hu Cheng passed over a brownish-yellow beast skin scroll.

"The Mountain-Carrying Scripture?"

"That’s right, a Dharma that adjusts the aura and gathers the Yin Spirit Divine Power."

"I’ve looked into its origins, and it’s likely the work of General Lan Zhang."

"Our General Lan has exceptional talents and wisdom, a rare find in a century. He hasn’t been in charge of the Soul Summoning Banner for very long but has already grasped its intricacies," Hu Cheng said with a hint of admiration.

"This scripture is inspired by the operational methods of the Soul Summoning Banner, replacing the banner with people as mountains to gather collective strength and move mountains, quite ingenious."

"With it, we will have the ability both to strike and to flee, thus ensuring our invincibility." Pointing to the beast skin scroll, Hu Cheng’s gaunt and somber face couldn’t help but reveal a smile.

...

Thousand Lanterns City, within a small courtyard.

All morning, Chen Mu had been retrieving Weak Water, nurturing the embryonic form of his deity to perfection.

By noon, as a thousand units of Yin Spirit Divine Power were gradually depleted, Chen Mu had to stop reciting the Safe Heart Sutra.

With a wave of his hand, he instructed Hong Xiu to take everyone down to rest. Satisfied, Chen Mu glanced at the shining Divine Fetus before lying down in the rocking chair and began to inquire Shen Yan about the pathway back to the Netherworld.

Shen Yan, who had just been loosening the soil in the vegetable garden, shook the mud from his trouser legs before speaking indifferently, "The best method is naturally to gather a large number of Yin Spirits and use the Jade Gate Curse in a joint effort to refine the Ghost Gate. As long as the refining goes deep enough, we can summon it through space."

"With the Ghost Gate, it may be difficult for us with our current strength to return to the Netherworld, but we’d easily get back to the Main Camp in Antiquity City," Shen Yan added blandly.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, "What else?"

"Another way is to go to the Yinfeng Sect and somehow pass the Jade Gate Curse to Hu Cheng."

"That way, we can also summon the Ghost Gate and smoothly return to the Main Camp or the Netherworld," Shen Yan explained with a spread of his hands, not hiding anything.

"But currently we can’t find the Yinfeng Sect. Even if we did, how do you plan on delivering the Jade Gate Curse? Would you let me leave Thousand Lanterns City?" Shen Yan asked, giving Chen Mu a sideways glance.

Chen Mu’s lips curled upwards into a polite smile.

Shen Yan rolled his eyes, wearing an ’I knew it’ expression.

"The Jade Gate Curse is the core refining Dharma of the Ghost Gate; only I know the detailed incantations within the Hai Character Camp."

"Hu Cheng is cautious and timid; he wouldn’t dare to touch it without conducting a thorough Soul Search on whoever brings it to him," Shen Yan said.

Chen Mu pondered before asking, "What if neither option works?"

"Then we’d have no choice but to capture a large number of demons for a blood sacrifice to the Netherworld, borrowing the power of the River of Oblivion to artificially induce the Netherworld Ferry to cross the void and return to the Netherworld."

"But without the protection and location setting of the Ghost Gate, the Teleportation process would be extremely dangerous, and the entry point into the Netherworld would be uncertain. It’s not impossible to fall directly into the depths of the River of Oblivion," Shen Yan warned.

"That does sound dangerous," Chen Mu said, his expression growing solemn.

Are you afraid of danger?

Then hurry up and recruit people, and accelerate the practice of the Jade Gate Curse!

Shen Yan’s face remained calm, but he couldn’t help feeling elated inside.

As long as he could attract the Ghost Gate, with his years of deep refinement, even the slightest neglect by the young bastard before him would give him a chance to use the Ghost Gate to Teleport through space and completely break free from his control!

Furthermore, Lan Zhang was no longer a pure Yin Spirit, and the Soul Summoning Banner might have already slipped out of his control. Now, with the Ghost Gate and the Soul Summoning Banner restraining and locking each other, summoning back the Ghost Gate would also bring back the Soul Summoning Banner.

Lan Zhang’s rebellion left him responsible for inadequate supervision. But as long as he returned these two Ghost Artifacts to the city lord, he would be seen as meritorious and faultless!

"So…" At this moment, Chen Mu looked at Shen Yan with an inquiring expression.

"So you need to find more Yin Spirits and simultaneously practice the Jade Gate Curse, to prepare for a deep refinement of the Ghost Gate," Shen Yan stated, trying hard to suppress his eagerness and speaking as if there was not a cloud in the sky.

"That makes sense," Chen Mu nodded in agreement.

Then he stood up and summoned over a thousand Yin Spirits gathered outside the courtyard, starting to recite the Three Paths Curse together.

He himself sat down in the rocking chair, and as he recited, the Safe Heart Sutra slowly began to activate.

Shen Yan’s face twitched.

Are you even listening to what I’m saying?

I told you to practice the Jade Gate Curse, the Jade Gate Curse!

What’s the point of reciting the Safe Heart Sutra?

That thing takes time to grind away at; how much use can practicing it for an extra day or half be?!

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Shen Yan was fuming inside, but to prevent his ulterior motives from being exposed, he had to maintain a calm exterior, causing him chest pain from the effort.

Chen Mu, who had already closed his eyes to focus on attracting the Weak Water, was naturally unaware of Shen Yan’s internal griping.

He did think that what Shen Yan said made sense.

But he couldn’t resist the fun of the Safe Heart Sutra!

The Divine Fetus’ completeness visibly rose with the accelerated help of over three thousand Yin Spirits.

The glowing embryonic Divine Fetus served as a guiding beacon every day.

The tangible surge in the total amount of Yin Spirit Divine Power made him unable to stop.

The Jade Gate Curse?

It’s just a small Dharma Curse…

He could practice it when he had some spare time.

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