My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 572 Arrest
Four hundred miles north of Chongmei Mountain, three small hills, each over twenty meters high, rise from the water, covered with lush vegetation. From above, they resemble a clover.

On the central lake of the Three Mountains, a steady boat floats on the water. Its overall shape is conical, like a water droplet cut in half, pointed at the front and rounded at the back.

The hull floated about a hand's width above the water, with only the three shark-fin-shaped vertical panels at the rear submerged. Like a sturdy support embedded in the rocks, it held the entire boat above the water.

Rumble!
With a low rumble, an air bubble, two or three meters in diameter, emerged from the bottom of the water.

The next moment, bubbles burst out of the water with a pop, and Chai Song, dressed in a gray short-sleeved shirt, suddenly leaped out and jumped onto the Dingbo boat.

As he poured all his magical power into it, a surge of air erupted from the stern of the Dingbo Boat, and the three-meter-long boat suddenly tilted its nose up.

boom!
The Dingbo boat launched itself like a cannonball, leaving a trail of white water as it sped towards the lake outside Sanye Island.

Behind them, large bubbles rose and gurgled on the lake surface, and thick mist spewed up from the bottom of the water. In just a few breaths, the three small islands were completely enveloped in mist.

Immediately, a thick fog, like a venomous snake poised to leap, skimmed the water's surface and suddenly pursued Chai Song.

Chai Song's expression changed drastically as he turned around in alarm.

But before he could think of a way to speed up the Dingbo boat...

puff!
Dozens of heads, trailing white smoke, were exhaled from the white mist, and in a single sprint, the distance between them was halved. In the blink of an eye, the group of expressionless heads had completely surrounded Chai Song.

Done!

Chai Song was terrified; he only had time to close his eyes and raise his hand.

But after waiting for a while, the expected pain did not come.

Chai Song cautiously opened one eye, and immediately met the gaze of a pale-haired, expressionless head.

The person's head drooped, their eyelids drooping, their eyes lifeless and empty, floating silently before him.

"What the hell is this thing?!" Chai Song's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he dared not move.

Just as he was at a loss, the head suddenly turned slowly. The tail of white smoke below its neck swayed gently, like swimming fish, drifting towards the sky in a line.

Chai Song felt a sense of relief and couldn't help but look up at the sky in the direction the group of strange heads had left.

Then they discovered a figure in black standing quietly within the clouds that perpetually shrouded Yunze Lake.

Black smoke swirled around it, and strange, eerie human heads gathered around it, creating a terrifying and unsettling scene.

Seemingly sensing Chai Song's gaze, the man in black lowered his head, revealing a blank face. Then, a flash of lightning appeared in his eyes.

Chai Song felt as if his heart was being squeezed.

next moment.

Snapped!
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and struck Chai Song's head in the blink of an eye.

He convulsed, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed unconscious inside the Dingbo Boat with a thud.

In the mist, Chen Mu glanced at the figure below, confirming that the other party was unconscious, before turning his gaze back to the dozens of heads that had been guided to him by the Yama Emperor's decree.

"The Yinming Insect... it's been a long time." Chen Mu's expression was complicated.

Roughly speaking, he had been away from the underworld for two or three years. When he saw this strange human head with a trail of white smoke again, he was not horrified at all; instead, it felt like seeing an old friend.

But when he thought about the origins of these yin insects, he couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.

According to Yuan Xian, all the demons and monsters are transformed from cultivators of the Underworld God Transformation.

They were devoured by the demonic will within them, their bodies distorted, their consciousness sank, and they remained in a daze all day long.

To transform into a demon, one must have been at least a seventh-level Netherworld God in their previous life. Those who can reach this level possess either astonishing perseverance or exceptional talent.

Such extraordinary individuals have now transformed into ignorant and mindless monsters, destined to wander aimlessly for decades or even centuries to come. In comparison, utter death would be the true liberation.

However, these monstrous creatures contain demonic will within them and, driven by instinct, constantly devour vital energy. Without external intervention, they are difficult to kill.

"Fortunately, you met me." Chen Mu looked at the strange demon hidden in the white mist in the distance with a pitying expression.

"I will take the blame for the sins of killing. Don't worry, I will definitely help you be freed!" he promised earnestly.

"Five Ghosts Moving Mountains!"

……

On the north side of the summit of Chongmei Mountain stands a two-story wooden building with gray tiles. All the tables and chairs inside have been removed, leaving only a long table standing in the center of the room.

On the table sat a large, openwork bronze incense burner, its smoke rising in wisps of blue smoke. The smoke condensed and did not disperse, forming a large cloud of smoke the size of a pot lid, which gathered in mid-air.

Accompanied by faint roars, the surface of the smoke cloud bulged from time to time, as if a monster was raging inside.

On the prayer mat in front of the table, Lian Xi, dressed in indigo robes, sat cross-legged and chanted incantations. Invisible forces emanated from his body, like nets pressing down into the wisps of smoke in the air.

Soon, the struggle within the smoke cloud diminished, and before long, it gradually returned to calm.

Lianxi opened her eyes, looked at the clouds floating quietly in mid-air, and couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

He turned to look at Huang Jiu, who had been standing quietly to the side: "One more day, the Nightmare Victory Curse will be completely successful."

"At that time, the energy will be locked, and even if that strange monster can hide in the void, it will ultimately not escape our control."

"With this monster as a scapegoat, the traces of our blood sacrifice to Yama to refine primordial energy can be completely concealed." Lian Xi couldn't help but feel excited.

Huang Jiu nodded slightly upon hearing this, and looked at Lian Xi with a half-smile, saying, "Brother Lian's technique is so skillful, could it be... could it be that you practiced on the Dianhe Lower Courtyard before?"

Lian Xi's expression changed, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "What, Brother Huang, are you afraid?"

"At this point, are you still trying to back down?" he said with a mocking expression.

"I am indeed afraid." Huang Jiu nodded nonchalantly, "I'm afraid you'll make another mistake."

"The Dianhe Lower Temple is destroyed, and you have gained nothing. If you are not confident, you'd better tell me in advance. I don't want the Yunchong Lower Temple to follow in the footsteps of the Dianhe Lower Temple."

Lianxi's face twitched immediately, and she couldn't help but explain, "That monster is unpredictable and hard to find. We were caught off guard and had no experience, so we failed."

"But it was also during that encounter that I learned about the characteristics of that strange monster's aura."

"That's why the Nightmare Spell took effect so quickly. If we can hold out for just two more days, that monster won't be able to escape my lock!"

Huang Jiu nodded noncommittally.

"Are you sure there won't be any more mistakes?" he asked, staring intently at Lianxi.

"I promise!" Lianxi immediately said with certainty.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a series of roars suddenly came from the clouds and mist, and the smoke cloud that had just stabilized in mid-air began to churn violently again!
Lianxi's face immediately darkened.

He didn't have time to explain and immediately began chanting incantations. Invisible forces transformed into layers of nets, rapidly tightening and binding the smoke.

……

Thick, impenetrable white fog shrouded the three small islands north of Chongmei Mountain.

As if some invisible force was suppressing it, the surrounding water surface was as smooth as a mirror, without the slightest ripple.

The chirping of insects and birds in the small island's forests had vanished, leaving the surroundings eerily quiet. On the southern summit of the island's summit, Chen Mu sat perched on a large tree branch, completely concealed within the dense canopy. He activated his Absolute Breath Technique, ensuring his presence was completely concealed.

Before long, a small paper figure emerged furtively from the dense forest, glancing back every few steps, followed obediently by seven or eight yin insects with human heads.

Chen Mu immediately activated the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain technique, skillfully swallowing the Yin-Yang Insects into the Five Ghosts Bag.

In the past quarter of an hour, the five little paper figures went out one after another and easily lured back more than a hundred Yin-Yang insects.

"Well done!" Chen Mu stretched out a finger and gently stroked the top of the paper figure's head.

The little paper figure immediately squinted its eyes and grinned with delight, emitting a series of sharp, playful laughs.

"Shh! We're fishing for the Netherworld Insects quietly, so we don't wake that monstrous demon," Chen Mu said, raising his finger.

The little paper figure immediately composed itself, crouched down, and stealthily drifted back into the thick fog.

Chen Mu originally planned to use violence to seize the Yinming Insects and send the demon away at the same time.

Before he could even make a move, he noticed that the monster on Three Leaf Island was unusually calm. It was as if it were asleep, showing none of the chaotic, frenzied, and ravenous emotions that ordinary monsters possessed, which were driven by a desire to devour everything.

"It's good that you're not angry. This way, I can quietly abduct all the Yin-Yang Insects on the outer perimeter!" Chen Mu smiled as he looked at the more than one hundred large and small Yin-Yang spirits that had appeared in the Five Ghost Bag.

"Good people are indeed rewarded."

"I haven't even helped the demon get rid of its evil spirits yet, and a great gift has already been delivered to my door."

"Ha ha……"

……

Half an hour later.

Just as Chen Mu was happily gathering a new batch of Yinming Insects.

hum!
The air around me suddenly vibrated, the light distorted, and a semi-transparent cat head the size of a bedroom abruptly appeared.

In the blink of an eye, it went from being unreal to being real, manifesting as a physical entity.

Its fur is jet black, and its mouth is covered with densely packed, intersecting fangs. Its head is covered with bright yellow eyes of various sizes.

Chen Mu only glanced at it, but a shocking force entered his mind. He felt dizzy and terrified, as if he had been frozen in place by a spell.

Then the ferocious cat head suddenly opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and bit Chen Mu in half, as if it wanted to bite him in half.

clang!
Black smoke with wisps of silver appeared around Chen Mu, and dozens of jagged, pale white teeth were instantly shattered by the Five Dragons Technique.

Chen Mu stared expressionlessly at the cat head that was exerting its strength so close to him, a cold glint in his eyes.

The black smoke, streaked with silver, suddenly expanded, and with a whoosh, a jet-black dragon head appeared. The long, eerie head, covered in eyes, was instantly bitten off in large chunks, then vanished into white smoke.

Chen Mu's figure blurred, transforming into a gust of yin wind that shot into the sky.

Looking down, I discovered that, without me noticing, nine enormous, ferocious cat heads had appeared and disappeared in the clouds below.

Their foreheads were covered with strange eyes, some bright yellow, some scarlet, some pitch black, and some azure blue.

"I was finally woken up, what a pity..."

He originally only intended to secretly abduct the Yinming Insect.

Five Dragons Formation!

hold head high!
With a roar, five dragon heads, each two or three stories tall, appeared above Sanye Island. The surging air dispersed the clouds and mist in the sky, spreading in all directions like a tidal wave.

Chen Mu stood in mid-air, looking down expressionlessly.

"Now that we've been awakened, there's no need to hide it."

"Five Ghosts Moving Mountains!"

The five paper ghost figures immediately transformed into dozens of thick black smoke wisps, resembling greedy snakes, darting around San Ye Island.

Hey!
As if enraged, with a roar, nine ferocious cat heads tore through the white mist and shot into the sky.
Chen Mu remained expressionless and waved his right hand downwards.

The five dragon images suddenly plummeted, their bodies enveloped in surging waves of energy, as fierce as a meteor falling from the sky.

It was about to collide.

But the next moment, with a soft whoosh, the nine enormous heads suddenly disappeared.

Then, like a poorly connected video, it would disappear and reappear intermittently, flickering constantly. The expression on the grotesque cat's head would sometimes be fierce and menacing, and sometimes calm and bewildered.

Chen Mu frowned and quickly pulled the Five Dragons Dharma Image back to protect him.

This strange monster is not right!

Neither its previous slumber nor its current anomaly are typical behaviors of ordinary demons. It's as if... as if an unseen being is suppressing it for it.

Yuan Xian?

Could Old Deng really be that kind?

Chen Mu shook his head.

"Fine, whatever, let's get rid of the Netherworld Worms first!"

Without further hesitation, he immediately activated the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains technique with all his might.

The five paper ghosts joined forces and transformed into a large cloud of black smoke, which surged and spread within the white mist.

The monstrous creature howled mournfully, trying to bite and devour the black smoke that was chasing the five ghosts, but quickly fell into a still and unconscious state. It struggled incessantly, but seemed to be bound by an invisible network, and for a long time it couldn't mount a proper counterattack.

At one moment, the demon suddenly returned to calm, and countless eyes of various colors all glanced at Chen Mu.

Then, it silently exploded into Yinming insects, like a school of deep-sea fish.

Before Chen Mu could activate the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains to devour, a chilling power appeared out of nowhere. With a single sweep, the countless Netherworld Insects vanished completely.

……

At the top of Chongmei Mountain, in the pavilion on the north side.

boom!
The entire plume of smoke dissipated with a roar, like gas bursting from a balloon.

Then, with a crisp crack, the ancient bronze incense burner seemed about to shatter like porcelain, with dense cracks suddenly appearing.

Lianxi's face immediately turned ashen.

Everything was fine before, how could this happen...?

Huang Jiu stared at Lian Xi with a gloomy expression: "Is this your guarantee?"

"You dare to play me, Lianxi, you have some nerve!"

(End of this chapter)