My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 652 Hiding

"Spare your life!"

"Spare me! Spare me!"

Spare my life!

In a corner of an underground river cave, eyes the size of a human head shouted repeatedly.

It even split into two small, shadowy hands, which were raised high to show submission and surrender.

boom!

Black and silver smoke billowed, and a huge dragon head, as tall as a three- or four-story building, silently appeared.

Two dragon whiskers on its lower jaw swayed slowly, flickering with eerie green flames, while its scarlet eyes stared silently at Wumu.

Blindness was overjoyed, and Big Eyes immediately flattered him, saying, "I have a method called Blood God."

"If you spare my life, I will offer this method with both hands, and you can use it to directly enter the primordial spirit."

"Longevity and immortality are easily attained!"

“I’m not lying to you. That blue seal outside the mountain is a perfect example.”

"Look..."

Roar!

The quietly floating image of the Candle Dragon suddenly lunged forward, accompanied by a short, muffled scream, and the human head with its large eyes disappeared into the Candle Dragon's mouth in the blink of an eye.

snort!

Even on the verge of death, they still try to cheat others.

Do you think I don't know about the evil blood nerves?

What use would I have for such a secret manual that would almost inevitably drive me mad!

The enormous candle dragon twisted its body and slowly floated into the air.

Chen Mu stood to the side of the ferocious dragon head, fully activating his Listening Divine Power.

Only after confirming that not a single fragment of the shadowy monster remained did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Swish!

A black and silver mist swirled around the enormous Candle Dragon's body, which vanished without a trace.

Chen Mu glanced at the pitch-black river cave, then a flash of green light appeared on his body, and he vanished without a trace.

……

a few days later.

Deep underground in Qingqiu Mountain.

It is a secret room, three or four meters high and the size of two bedrooms.

Chen Mu sat on a low couch covered with thick cushions, changing the flowerpot of a pine tree on the low table in front of him.

After skillfully finishing his work, he looked at the seven lush sea pine trees lined up against the wall and clapped his hands in satisfaction.

“Opening the gates of Thousand Lantern City for 15 minutes every two hours, along with these Sea Heart Pine trees, is enough to ensure that the air in the secret room is fresh.”

Ever since encountering the shadowy monster, he has been constantly moving within the Hundred Illusions Sect's underground area.

To prevent demons from taking advantage of the situation, he dared not stay in natural caves such as underground rivers or rock crevices, but instead carved out a secret chamber in the demonic rock layer.

All around are solid demonic stones, which can at least resist the exploration of demons.

Because it was completely enclosed, the air inside was thin. He had cultivated immortality and internal energy for many years, and could go without breathing for two or three days without any problem, but he always felt uncomfortable and breathless.

So he would open the Thousand Lantern City intermittently, borrowing the air from the cave to breathe.

Maintaining the cave open for an extended period of time is extremely taxing on his mental and spiritual energy, so he can only open it intermittently.

Moreover, the secret room was too small, and the air would inevitably become polluted if one stayed there for too long, so he started playing with the sea pine to purify the air.

Through several attempts to open the secret chamber, he discovered the optimal frequency for opening the cave and the most suitable number of pots for the sea pine.

"It's a pity there was a contract and an imperial edict, otherwise we could have just hidden in Thousand Lantern City and avoided all this trouble and effort."

"Fortunately, the fully enclosed demonic energy stone is indeed useful, so we don't have to worry about safety for the time being."

Over the past few days, Chen Mu's biggest fear has been that demons might break through into the underground.

He couldn't rest easy knowing about the shadowy monster incident.

Fortunately, after several days of testing, no demons appeared, which finally gave him a slight sense of relief.

"I don't know how that shadowy monster appeared; it's really quite strange."

"Thankfully, the Candle Dragon Transformation is powerful enough." Chen Mu secretly rejoiced.

With the combined power of nearly four thousand malevolent spirits, their spiritual energy was immense.

The Five Dragons Scripture can contain this immense power, which is why the Candle Dragon Dharma Body can launch such a powerful attack.

Otherwise, they might really be swallowed up by that shadowy monster.

As he sat back on the soft couch, a thought crossed his mind, and a vortex of black smoke the size of a human head appeared in the air in front of him.

As it rotates and expands, it instantly transforms into a round gate as tall as a person.

Through the black, semi-transparent curtain separating the two worlds, a dilapidated wooden building could be seen. It was the Thousand Lanterns City complex that had been affected during the previous rehearsal of the Candle Dragon Transformation.

"The Shadow Cave Heaven that the monster mentioned should be the Thousand Lantern City."

Chen Mu looked up at the top of Thousand Lanterns City, where a huge eyeball had appeared.

Its eyes, black and white, were nestled in a dark shadow, its eyelids drooping, staring blankly at the city below, motionless.

Ever since that shadowy monster was torn apart and devoured by the Five Dragon Dharma Form, this giant eyeball has appeared in Thousand Lantern City.

"This is probably what the shadowy monster called the Shadow Eye," Chen Mu realized.

"As expected, the previous Thousand Lantern City was just a fragmented cave world, and now it can be considered to be partially complete."

With a thought, Chen Mu's vision blurred, and the scene of broken walls and ruins within Thousand Lantern City immediately appeared in his mind. He easily gained the vision of that large eyeball, and even saw himself in the secret room outside the circular doorway that opened in mid-air.

Moreover, with the help of Shadow Eyes, he can gain a more comprehensive perception and control over Thousand Lantern City.

"It seems to have grown by three points since yesterday!"

Chen Mu regained his composure and looked at the gate of Thousand Lantern City in front of him with a face full of surprise.

Compared to the beginning, in just a few days, Thousand Lanterns City has more than doubled in size.

Although the rapid expansion has slowed down, it has not completely stopped yet.

"No wonder that shadowy monster was yelling that it wanted to eat me."

"That guy probably has a similar hidden world."

"Who could resist the temptation to grow and perfect their grotto-heaven through devouring and accumulating?" Chen Mu realized.

"But now, all these benefits belong to me!" He couldn't help but feel happy.

……

Another half month.

Beneath Qingqiu Mountain, in a spherical cave, Chen Mu stared intently at a small patch of black stone in the center.

The cave was newly opened by him and was more than a thousand miles away from the surface of Qingqiu Mountain. Just to escape underground, it would take more than an hour.

The cave's interior, including the surrounding area and ceiling, was filled with demonic stones, while the ground below consisted of ordinary rock. Although still hard, it no longer contained any demonic energy.

"If it's not a demonic stone, it means this place is outside the area covered by the Heavenly Law Restriction, so it doesn't count as part of the Qingqiu Mountain region."

"If I continue to descend, I fear I will trigger the decree in the contract."

These days he doesn't just sit in the secluded room all the time; he spends some time each day exploring the underground of Qingqiu Mountain.

Our current location is the deepest part of Qingqiu Mountain.

Based on the results of the previous few days of exploration, he had roughly figured out the basic outline of the area covered by the demonic energy stone.

"As long as it doesn't go beyond this range, it shouldn't trigger the contract lightning strike."

He wouldn't dare risk his life on the Nine Lives Tribulation Technique unless absolutely necessary.

With a thought, two crimson feather magic swords emerged from his sleeve, gracefully flying into the air in an arc.

It then plunged into the black rock with a sudden "plop".

The Zhu Yu magic sword struggles to deal with demonic energy stones, but it easily penetrates ordinary rocks.

"It won't do to always hide underground in complete darkness."

"Let's send out two flying swords to scout ahead first."

He didn't dare to go out and gather information himself, but sending out two Zhu Yu magic swords was still no problem.

……

Inside the four-sided secret chamber.

With a soft pop, Chen Mu was enveloped in emerald light and squeezed out of the demonic stone wall.

He sat down on the low couch, closed his eyes, and began to sense the magic sword, Zhu Yu.

The first thing that catches the eye is the underground rock layer.

The two magic seals were huffing and puffing as they continued to advance.

Retaining a portion of his mind to ensure the stable transmission of magical power to the magic sword Zhu Yu through the connecting talisman, Chen Mu then began to connect with other connecting talisman types.

Immediately, images of seven secret rooms, similar to where I was now, appeared in my mind.

Three or four meters high, the size of two bedrooms, complete with low couches, bright lights, and pine trees.

A magical sword, Zhu Yu, stood in mid-air in the secret chamber.

"As expected, the Blood Shadow Demon under Lan Zhang's command could not break through the Demon Qi Stone."

From the moment he began his training, the concept of having three burrows for a cunning rabbit was practically ingrained in Chen Mu's very being.

These seven secret chambers are distributed in various underground locations at different depths.

On the one hand, it served as a backup secret chamber, and on the other hand, it was also used to monitor whether any demons would descend underground.

With the presence of the Demonic Stone, his ability to hear was greatly limited, and he could only rely on this wide-net approach to monitor the underground.

"Hmm, it's also possible that Lan Zhang never intended to invade underground in the first place."

I have some interaction with Lan Zhang, but it's just that.

The Blind Boy was after Thousand Lanterns City, but Lan Zhang had no reason to arrest him.

According to the Blind Child, Lan Zhang's Blood Nerve has progressed rapidly, and he has now achieved the Primordial Spirit, thus attaining immortality.

His invasion of Haizhou must have been a grand scheme, and he probably doesn't care about me, a nobody.

"It's good that you don't care."

"I'm safer if they don't care about me." Chen Mu felt at ease.

Hiding in the demonic rock layer can both isolate demons and prevent violating the contract and edict.

He only needs the Thousand Machines Sect to step in and quell the chaos so that he can successfully escape.

(End of this chapter)