My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 676 Recruitment

On this day, in the Xin Si Courtyard of Jie Yao Lane.

"A decree from the Star Lord's Palace summons me to the Borderlands Star?"

"I was doing a good job in the Demon Exorcism Alley, why should I be transferred away!" Chen Mu stared wide-eyed at Manager Wu in disbelief.

“It’s not just you; the entire Xin Si Academy, including myself, is going to Bian She Star.” Steward Wu shook his head.

"Is it okay if we don't go?" Chen Mu frowned.

"As long as you're not afraid of being struck by lightning." Manager Wu glanced at Chen Mu and said irritably.

I'm really not afraid of being struck by lightning!

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

He has never given up the Nine Lives Tribulation Technique, and the number of Heavenly Demon Spirit Seeds that have been refined by him is now countless.

He was not afraid of the backlash from ordinary contracts.

"You should be grateful," Manager Wu sighed again.

"The destination of the people in the next courtyard is Tianmen Star, where the battle is raging and it is very dangerous."

"The demons on Bianshe Star were all driven out months ago. We are already quite lucky to be transferred there." Manager Wu's words were full of relief.

But what I fear is not only the chaos caused by demons, but also Lord Lü!

Chen Mu frowned.

When they first came to Tianguan Star, they intended to avoid Lü Yue. Little did they expect that just over half a year later, Lü Yue would also come to Tianwai Tianxing.

What if the other party discovers that I cultivate the "Jade Cicada Secret Manual"...

Or maybe I should just run away!

Chen Mu's mind raced.

Tian Guan Xing is so big, I can just find a place to hide and come out when the war is over. Anyway, I'm not afraid of being struck by lightning.

"Trying to run away from Tianguan City and become a deserter?" Steward Wu glanced at Chen Mu sideways.

"No, I'm a law-abiding and honest person." Chen Mu said solemnly.

"Go ahead, go ahead, as long as you can evade Lord Jiaomu's search." Steward Wu said calmly.

Horned Wood Star Lord? Who is that?

I've only heard that there's a high-ranking elder named Lan in Tianguan City, so how come another Star Lord has suddenly appeared?

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"The celestial bodies possess spirits, and are called Star Lords. The entire celestial sphere is within their divine vision."

"Even if you hide deep underground, you can still be found."

"When the time comes, being struck by lightning will be a relief. You'll be directly assigned to the suicide squad. As for your fate, well..." Manager Wu sneered, put his hands behind his back, and turned to leave: "We'll depart in three days. Where you go is up to you."

Is it really necessary to go to Shexing here?

Chen Mu felt a tightness in his scalp.

……

Tian Shi Street, Bai Cao Lou.

"One piece of green jade tortoise shell, and 23 merits and 35 white jade, please accept this, sir." The middle-aged waiter in brown clothes pushed a small wooden box to Chen Mu.

"The price has dropped?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

The jade tortoise shell is one of the main ingredients of the Nourishing Essence Pill. Just a month ago, it was worth 30 Dao Points and 43 White Jade.

"Since everyone is going to support Lord Lü, Elder Lord Lan has allocated some Dao Merit Jade as a subsidy."

"The prices of elixirs and magical artifacts have decreased in recent days," the middle-aged shop assistant explained with a smile.

Is there such a good thing?

Unfortunately, I didn't have much cultivation essence left, so I gradually exchanged it all for materials for Qi Cultivation Pills. I plan to exchange the rest for white jade as well, otherwise I would have had to go on a large-scale procurement.

"A lot of people went on this recruitment drive?" Chen Mu inquired.

"That's no ordinary number," the middle-aged shopkeeper exclaimed. "It's said that nearly 70% of the Daoist soldiers on the Eighteen Stars of Tianguan are involved in this deployment."

"Even our manager of Baicaolou couldn't escape this conscription," the middle-aged waiter said with a wry smile.

Chen Mu was immediately speechless.

"Is it because the battle at the front is going badly?" He frowned, looking worried.

"No, that's not it." The middle-aged man smiled easily.

"Of the ninety-five stars of Jiaomu, more than thirty have historically been occupied by demons."

"The black-armored warriors under Lord Lü are fearless and had already recovered five of the stars a month ago. Now they are attacking the thirteen stars of the Heavenly Gate in one fell swoop."

"We recovered too much lost territory, and for a time there was no one to guard and build it up, which is why we issued this conscription order."

In other words, Lü Yue is not on Bianshe Star at this moment?

What a good thing!

Chen Mu felt a slight sense of relief. "Brother, do you know the Star Lord of Horned Wood?" he continued.

"You've heard about it too?" The middle-aged man asked excitedly. "Of the first batch of people transferred yesterday afternoon, quite a few deserters were among them."

"Some hid in deep trenches at the bottom of the sea, some hid underground in the rainforest, and the one that ran the farthest even burrowed into the lava river in the South Pole."

"These newly arrived Dao soldiers have no idea about the supernatural powers of the Star Lord of Horned Wood. They were all dragged back to Tianguan City early this morning."

"Before noon, those people were sent directly to Tianmen and dispatched to the front-line suicide squad."

"He was originally just sent to the front lines as an auxiliary soldier, but he ended up being assigned to the suicide squad with the highest mortality rate. Tsk tsk, he's in trouble now." The guy gloated, clicking his tongue in disapproval.

Is the Star Lord of Horned Wood really that powerful?

……

at dusk.

Chen Mu lay on the low couch by the window, gazing absently at the stars outside.

After making inquiries on Tian Shi Street, it was basically clear that he was no longer a deserter, even if he had the Thousand Lanterns City.

As it was ultimately an incomplete grotto-heaven, the exquisite jade plate could not generate earth spirit energy within Thousand Lanterns City. In order to cultivate, he would eventually have to leave Thousand Lanterns City.

"The Star Lord is the spirit of the stars and can control the entire star in an instant. As long as I show my face, I will almost certainly be found by the Star Lord of Hornwood."

"Unless you can break through the Heavenly Gate and leave Tianguan Star, you will not be able to escape this conscription order."

"I've only been cultivating peacefully for a few days, it's all that damned Lord Lü's fault."

Chen Mu harbored resentment in his heart.

Lü Yue has indeed left Bianshe Star.

But Bianshe Star was ultimately recaptured by Lü Yue, and there might still be remnants of the plague there. According to Meng Qingchan, the plague was all Lü Yue's spies.

"We must be on guard!"

Chen Mu internally examined the jade seed.

Except for a small section of the inner wall the size of a grape in the corner, the rest of the wall was now covered with golden patterns.

He then brought out the gray wall.

Jade Cicada Secret Manual: 9239/10000/Tier 3;

"Before heading to Bianshe Star, I need to cultivate the secret manual to the fourth level and let the golden patterns cover the jade seed."

According to the feedback from the gray wall, the first three stages of the secret manual are like laying the foundation, changing the jade seed's foundation from the bottom layer.

At this time, one's vital energy is deficient and fluctuates constantly, which is why it can be noticed by those who know better.

Once the third stage is passed and the foundation is initially established, the Qi mechanism will become harmonious and closed.

Unless you deliberately show off or are being targeted for investigation, you will generally not be noticed.

"To catch up with half a month's progress in three days?"

"Tsk! This is going to drain me dry." Chen Mu grinned, feeling a faint throbbing pain in his forehead.

Reshaping a jade seed requires innate qi, which is extracted from a large amount of magical power, and magical power requires a massive amount of earth spiritual energy and one's own essence and spirit.

Six months ago, he became obsessed with reshaping the jade seed and practiced without restraint, which resulted in a great loss of his vital energy. He almost ruined himself by practicing, and had to reduce his practice intensity by half.

But now, not only do we need to restore the original intensity, we need to double it...

"Even if I push myself to the limit, my energy recovery speed probably won't be fast enough," Chen Mu frowned to himself.

He examined the secret techniques written on the gray wall again and again, finally focusing on one of the entries.

Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique: 8475/10000/Tier 4;

This secret method is quite wicked; it can extract the essence and spirit from the flesh and blood of living beings, quickly strengthening the practitioner's foundation.

But just like the Star Absorbing Technique in martial arts novels from his previous life, Chen Mu was always worried that it might have some unseen hidden dangers.

Absorbing the vitality of others is ultimately not pure enough.

Aside from using it to assist in the cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Body, he hadn't used this secret technique much before.

But now...

"Simply relying on my body to absorb the Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine is definitely not enough to keep up with my cultivation intensity. I can only use it as a temporary measure." Chen Mu sighed helplessly.

He planned to use the Soul-Seizing and Rejuvenating Technique to draw upon the vital energy within the Heavenly Gourd to aid his cultivation, so that he could complete the third level of the secret manual as soon as possible.

"With the bottomless pool acting as a barrier, there should be no problem... right?"

"Hmm, perhaps I could consider the Heavenly Demon Body." Chen Mu's heart stirred, and an excited expression appeared on his face.

If other people's vital energy is not pure, then I can just extract the vital energy from my own clone, right?

The Heavenly Demon Body is, after all, a divine embryonic spirit. It's just a matter of draining some of its vital energy. It'll only last for three days, so there shouldn't be any problems!

Heavenly Demon Body: "..."

Thank you so much!

(End of this chapter)