I am grinding experience in another world

In the mid-level dojo of Weizhi Peak, Luo Ding frowned: “Not here?”

“Due to the frequent occurrence of Emperor’s Liquid, there have been strange movements of exotic beasts in the southwest. The Peak Master had to go and deal with it,” Tang Zhimu said respectfully.

Is it really such a coincidence?

“When will he return?”

“This… Yizhou’s southwest is vast, the return date…” Tang Zhimu carefully looked at Luo Ding.

Luo Ding’s face immediately turned gloomy.

“Is he intentionally avoiding you?”

“First there was that Hu Sheng, and now this Chen Mu. Neither of them is any good. You, Human Demon, are you even capable,” Green Barbarian transmitted telepathically, full of dissatisfaction.

“Shut up!” Luo Ding’s face became even more sullen.

He always felt that Nine Peaks Mountain was unfavorable for him. Ever since he arrived here, nothing had gone smoothly.

Should he go into the mountains to find Chen Mu?

Who knows where that Chen Mu ran off to!

With Yizhou’s southwest being so vast, if the other party is deliberately hiding, finding him is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

He could only choose someone else instead.

Luo Ding let out a cold snort of dissatisfaction, then turned and left.

…

“That old fogey probably has no good intentions.”

In a small mountain hollow in the south of Nine Peaks Mountain, Chen Mu secretly curled his lips.

Using the Vermilion Feather Sword, he cast the Truthful Listening Technique to occasionally listen in on Weizhi Peak and had already heard the news of Luo Ding’s visit.

Such a big figure condescending to come looking for him, Chen Mu didn’t believe it was just to catch up.

“I can’t return to Weizhi Peak for the time being.” Chen Mu looked around the small valley.

The Three Yin Demon-Slaying Qi Blade flew about, clearing away large patches of weeds and trees. Activating Point Ground into Steel, the ground’s rocks and soil quickly smoothed out.

Then he waved his hand, and a delicate two-story building was taken out from within Thousand Lanterns City.

He threw several Extinguishing Breath Stones around to isolate the aura and then applied the Small Three Talents Light Concealing Technique to disguise the small wooden house as a large rock.

In just a few moves, he set up a temporary shelter.

“Running around for so many years wasn’t without benefits, at least I honed my skills in setting up camps,” Chen Mu clapped his hands, quite proud.

“The Yellow Springs Gourd’s progress is slow, no need to rush into seclusion. Might as well use this time to hide from Luo Ding and relax a bit.”

“I can also use this time to polish the Spirit Treasure Mechanism.” Thinking this, he walked into the wooden house’s porch and laid down in the rocking chair.

Stretching his limbs to relax his body, he then flipped his hand to take out the Five Ghosts Bag and began to work on the Spirit Treasure Mechanism Secret Technique.

The Five Ghosts Bag was the first magic artifact he ever obtained, and it possessed a rare capacity for growth.

The Five Ghosts Paper Dolls, initially rigid and stiff, now became full of spirituality.

They could understand orders and have done many big tasks for him. Hmm… helped him wash many dishes and sweep lots of dust.

Ever since he started nurturing the Ghosts within the Five Ghosts Bag, it seemed to have replenished some core aspect of it.

The internal space continued to expand; with hundreds of thousands of Silver Souls stored inside, it wasn’t crowded at all.

As the space expanded, the inner law talismans in the Five Ghosts Bag grew increasingly complex and dense.

“Complex is good, complexity allows for better polishing of the Spirit Treasure Mechanism.”

…

Half a month later, in the dead of night, the full moon hung high as the golden Emperor’s Nectar descended once again.

In the Chaoyang Hall atop the mountain, two Everlasting Lamps emitted a gentle glow, illuminating the grand hall brightly.

Deep within the hall, a painting of the Luofu Daoist Ancestor hung on the wall, beneath which was a long altar table, upon which rested an ancient incense burner emitting a faint smoke.

Beneath the altar table, a young Daoist clad in a black Daoist Robe sat cross-legged on a cushion, immersed in meditation.

At a certain moment, a thin layer of blood water seeped in through the tightly closed gaps of the hall’s doors and windows.

It silently flowed along the ground, quietly approaching the Daoist in front of the altar.

Swoosh!

Bloody chains suddenly sprung out from the blood water, swiftly binding the Daoist.

In a flash of light, Luo Ding appeared inside the hall.

“I’ve already immobilized him for you, Green Barbarian, act quickly.”

As soon as he finished speaking, an Emerald Green Flying Cicada flew out from his sleeve, heading straight for the bound Daoist.

But in the next moment,

the incense burner on the altar unexpectedly flew over the Daoist’s head, casting a crimson glow that swiftly enveloped the Daoist’s body.

The Emerald Green Flying Cicada let out a shriek upon contact and was instantly repelled.

Thick white smoke boiled up, and the bloody chains that bound the Daoist disintegrated into ashes in an instant.

The Daoist stood up from the cushion and turned around, his facial muscles rapidly writhing, transforming him into a middle-aged Daoist in the blink of an eye.

“Yuan Zhen?!” Luo Ding’s pupils suddenly contracted to needles.

Looking in disbelief at the incense burner above the other party’s head, he exclaimed, “You… you’ve actually mastered the Spirit Treasure Five Sheep Furnace?!”

“Luo Ding, you colluded with the Yin Ghost Sect members to betray fellow Qi Cultivators. If it weren’t for the protection of the Upper Court Elder, you’d be long dead and without a burial place!”

“This is not your Holy Heart Institute, you cannot act recklessly here!” Yuan Zhen’s expression was cold and stern.

“Suppress!”

With a loud shout, a blazing white light shot out from the incense burner above, like a scorching sun in the sky, pinning Luo Ding firmly in place.

Within mere breaths, Luo Ding’s skin and flesh rapidly swelled and ruptured, the edges quickly turning into clumps of rotting flesh.

“Yuan Zhen, you’ve hidden well!” Luo Ding gritted his teeth.

“You want to kill me? Not a chance!” His face was ferocious.

“Heavenly Demon Sacrifice!”

With a boom, Luo Ding exploded, a massive shockwave instantly surging out in all directions.

Yuan Zhen’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately withdrew the Five Rams Furnace to protect himself.

Boom!

Chaoyang Hall shattered, roof tiles breaking and flying apart.

Immediately afterward, the pieces of Luo Ding’s flesh scattered across the ground suddenly began to reassemble.

As if time had reversed, he instantly became a perfectly intact Luo Ding again.

Blood Rebirth?!

This is a Divine Skill only possible with the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Path of the True Form Realm.

How is that possible?!

Yuan Zhen’s scalp tingled.

In that moment of distraction, a surge of blood light rose from Luo Ding’s body, enveloping the still-dizzy Emerald Green Flying Cicada, and with a swoosh, they rapidly soared towards the sky.

Yuan Zhen came to his senses and tried to cast spells to stop him, but it was too late.

“Wasn’t Luo Ding’s Heavenly Demon form supposed to be a Sky-Penetrating Rat?”

“How can he achieve Blood Rebirth without even reaching Perfection of the Artifact Creation Realm?”

“Does the Sky-Penetrating Rat bloodline have such power?” In the ruins of the hall, Yuan Zhen looked at the distant blood light with a slightly pale face, bewildered.

“Could it be that Luo Ding really mastered the ‘Holy Heart Scripture’?”

Yuan Zhen had read the ‘Holy Heart Scripture,’ the first half seemed fine, a traditional Heavenly Demon Rebirth secret technique, but the second half was a bit exaggerated and bizarre.

It requires cultivators to integrate seventy-two Yellow Springs bloodlines into one body, and in the Artifact Creation Realm, forge a Yama Sacred Heart.

With this heart, one can merge the True Form and Gang Sha two realms into one, and then use the Yama Sacred Heart as the core to directly reach True Spirit.

The idea was too arrogant.

Yuan Zhen thought it was just the deluded imaginings of some elders in the Scripture Pavilion of the Upper Court, impossible to succeed, yet never expected Luo Ding to actually achieve some fame with it.

“Institute, are you alright?” Two escape lights landed, Hu Sheng and Lin Tu looked at Yuan Zhen with great concern.

“No harm, Luo Ding’s self-detonation affected me slightly.” Yuan Zhen waved his hand.

“Institute, should we arrange people to search for Luo Ding?” Hu Sheng suggested.

“Indeed, strike while the iron is hot!” Lin Tu said with resentment.

Fortunately, the Institute had made early arrangements, otherwise it would have been themselves under attack.

“I will personally hunt him down, you both must tightly guard the mountain gate.” Yuan Zhen’s expression was grave.

Ordinary disciples cannot handle the Luo Ding who has mastered the Holy Heart Scripture.

“By the way, don’t forget to send a message to Weizhi Peak to have Mr. Chen return soon to guard Weizhi Peak.” Yuan Zhen added.

“Heh! That Mr. Chen is indeed astute, he hid away ahead of time. Did he already know something was wrong with Luo Ding?” Right Supervisor Lin Tu raised an eyebrow.

“Maybe he just wanted to avoid Luo Ding, after all, the other side holds his Daoist Soldier Contract.” Hu Sheng replied.

“Regardless, Mr. Chen is more manageable than Luo Ding, better to have him back in the mountain sooner.”

“It’s not good if he encounters Luo Ding in the wild.” Yuan Zhen instructed.

…

Several days later, a small valley.

“Colluding with demons, attacking the Oversight Courtyard, forcing Yuan Zhen of the Institute into action, only to be forcibly driven away?”

“Ha! That old guy really had issues!” In the past few days, Chen Mu used the Vermilion Feather Sword and heard a lot of discussions.

“He came to Weizhi Peak looking for me before, was he up to no good?”

Chen Mu was startled.

Luckily, he got out ahead of time, otherwise he would have been in trouble.

“It’s said that old guy got quite a beating from Yuan Zhen, his screams echoing across Chaoyang Peak.”

“Tsk tsk, serves him right!”

Chen Mu couldn’t help but laugh.

“Hmm, better get back to the mountain soon.”

“Even a weakened Luo Ding would give me a hard time if we met.”

“It’s safer to hide back at Weizhi Peak, with the Mountain Protection Array and Yuan Zhen who can deal with Luo Ding, it’s much safer.”