I am grinding experience in another world

Half a month later.

At the entrance of the alchemy hut, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, holding the sword box gourd in his hands, his attention completely absorbed by the changes within the gourd.

In his mana perception, various materials had fused into a new substance within the sword box.

These new materials formed into tiny, invisible grains, accumulating bit by bit in some predetermined structure.

They slowly grew into a palm-length, flat, date seed-shaped thin blade, as if they were alive.

Its surface was a cinnabar red, with some feather patterns.

Chen Mu watched in amazement, "No wonder it's called Zhu Yu, the magic sword looks like a peculiar cinnabar feather."

Within those special structures lay intricate True Meaning Talismans. It was these that endowed the magic artifact with mystical divine skills such as flying escape and piercing armor.

Compared to that, the Wood Spirit Boy he had previously refined was as crude as a little toy.

And the gourd sword box, capable of setting and automatically carrying out the process of refining a flying sword, appeared all the more precious.

"The people of the Sun Family are all good folks."

Chen Mu happily watched the refinement of the flying sword.

"Another two or three days, and it should be completely formed."

Normally, it wouldn't have been so quick, but thanks to the profound mana of the Netherworld Grand Summary, he enjoyed the process, constantly holding the gourd to refine it, and naturally, the magic sword took shape very quickly.

"I also need to quickly level up my experience with the Green Flowerhorn Mother-Child Spell," Chen Mu pondered to himself.

As he mulled over the cultivation of the spell, a familiar buzzing sound came from the sky, and the massive bat flying boat appeared again. More than a dozen flyers emerged from within, descending into Misty Glow Mountain.

With an arched eyebrow, Chen Mu exclaimed, "Is it over?"

"Nearly two months back and forth, this dispute should also be over."

...

Misty Glow Market.

The once deserted street was bustling again.

Inside a certain shop, a goat-bearded shopkeeper examined a thick-backed broadsword, ignoring the slight brownish-black bloodstains that hadn't been wiped clean from the shiny blade.

"Why are so few people returning, were the casualties heavy?" He tapped the blade with his fingers to discern the material while curiously inquiring of the dark-skinned man in front of the counter.

"In a sect-destroying battle, how could the casualties not be heavy? I almost had my arm chopped off," the dark-faced man raised and showed his left arm wrapped in gray cloth, hung in front of his chest, with a lingering fear in his voice.

"However, the main reason so few people returned is that many chose to stay behind in Liyang Path."

"We from Jilong Road gained a lot of new territory, needing hands to suppress and oversee. If it hadn't been for my family here, I might have stayed there too."

"The compensation offered by the institute is so high it's tantalizing," said the dark-faced man with eagerness, "Once my family is settled, I'll go to the Administrative Affairs Institute to ask and see if I can still go to the Liyang branch."

"Just finished fighting, aren't you afraid of hidden dangers?" asked the goat-bearded shopkeeper, surprised.

"Our Sect Master from East Fence Path showed great divine power, freezing that fierce Sect Master of Liyang Path into an ice block and placing it on the mountain peak of Liyang Path."

"Those disciples and elders from Liyang Path are either dead or have fled. What hidden danger could there be?"

Walking leisurely through the streets of Misty Glow Market, Chen Mu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Previously, he defeated the real person from White Tower who could transform into a dragon, and now he's frozen the Sect Master of Liyang Path into an exhibit."

"Is Sect Master Dong Li that formidable?!"

After pondering for a long time, Chen Mu still had no concrete concept.

He himself was still in Condensing Aperture, and after that, he needed to refine his Divine Orifice and only then commence the cultivation of his Daoist Foundation.

Being two realms behind, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't make sense of it.

"But it's good that we won."

"With victory, Jilong Road is an even more reliable and safer big mountain."

Chen Mu felt elated and continued to stroll around Misty Glow Market.

Using the Truthful Listening Technique, he pricked up his ears to gather information about the conflict between the two paths.

"The battle is over, and East Ridge's five mountains are no longer blockaded."

"But now, is there still a need to go to Upper Court?" Chen Mu hesitated.

Sun Jian was dead, the Sun Family had been liquidated, and staying at Mist Smoke Mountain was no longer dangerous.

"I have to go to the Administrative Affairs Institute to find out if I can get rid of that alchemy job."

...

Evening.

Chen Mu walked out of the Administrative Affairs Institute, helpless.

As expected, the result was not ideal, and he had to go to the Upper Court.

Moreover, the Upper Court had been attacked and damaged by the Liyang Path, resulting in a shortage of hands. Including him, everyone who had taken on duties for the Upper Court had to rush there as soon as possible.

If it weren't for the Yunbat Flying Boat transporting people to the new territories, they would have needed to set off for the Upper Court in the next few days.

"If only I had known, if only I had known..."

"Too bad there was no way to know earlier." Chen Mu sighed with some frustration.

With the threat of the Sun Family gone, he was somewhat reluctant to leave East Ridge.

The right decisions he had made in the past didn't seem quite right today.

"I need to start packing early and get ready." Chen Mu said helplessly.

"Forget it, with Dong Li Sect Master presiding over the Upper Court, at least it will be safer than here in East Ridge." He could only console himself with this thought.

In Yunzhou's seven paths, two path masters had died at the hands of Dong Li Sect Master. It was highly unlikely that anyone would dare to provoke them.

"It's just a change of location to continue cultivating in peace."

"Besides, the Upper Court is the core of Jilong Road, so this could also be an opportunity to experience it."

...

Si Xiang Mountain.

A Liyang Path branch somewhere.

A group of five or six Liyang Path disciples were fleeing in disarray through the dense forest. Unexpectedly, they looked up to see a wave of dismal green Qi Blades coming straight at them.

The tumbling Qi Blades formed a net, the few were ensnared over their heads, and in an instant, they were chopped into pieces.

Xu Rao, cloaked in a black cape, emerged from the dense forest, standing expressionless beside the bodies with drooping eyelids.

Soon after, the leaves rustled, and the figures of Lu Ku and the others appeared one after another.

"Is this the last batch?" Ai Ji stood amidst the heap of corpses, picking through them with a look of disgust.

"There's no one within ten miles." Shi Xian put away his Truthful Listening Technique, his expression blank.

"Finally, no need to deal with these disgusting things anymore." Ai Ji shook his blood-red hands and laughed heartily.

"Not dealing with corpses means having to deal with Gongsun Sheng." Shi Xian's expression remained blank.

Ai Ji suddenly choked up like a duck caught by the neck and could not speak.

"Are you scared?" Shi Xian quietly walked up behind him and spoke softly.

Ai Ji shuddered in fright and shouted with his neck stiff, "I am a Qi Cultivator who broke through delusion to condense the Gathering Talisman! With Spiritual Light shielding my body, and spiritual beings protecting me, why should I be afraid of him?"

Xu Rao: "Heh..."

Wu Ruo: "Haha..."

Ai Ji: "..."

"It's time to make a decision." Yu Lin looked at the bickering group softly before turning to Lu Ku and speaking seriously.

"We don't have a choice." Lu Ku said calmly.

"Now that all six of us have condensed our Primordial Talismans, if we act together..." Xu Rao's eyes narrowed into slits, filled with malice.

"Let me ask you a question," Lu Ku looked at Xu Rao, "how long did it take for you to reach your current mastery of the Triple Yin Slaying Demon Technique?"

"How long did Gongsun Sheng take?"

Xu Rao's face darkened.

"What about the Truthful Listening Technique?" Lu Ku turned his gaze toward Shi Xian.

"Truthful Listening within eight directions, hearing across ten miles, I can't do it on my own," Shi Xian replied honestly.

"Given his proficiency in secret technique cultivation, what level do you think he has reached with the United Heart Curse?" Lu Ku sighed helplessly.

"If we take action before he activates the United Heart Curse, we have a chance at a counter-kill."

"But this window of opportunity is very fleeting."

"Even though he has summoned us, he might not necessarily mean us any harm, right?" Ai Ji grinned and scratched his head, "His attitude towards us in the past few years has always seemed like... um, he's avoiding us?"

"But what if that's because he disdains our weak strength?" Xu Rao's face was somber, "Now that the six of us have just condensed our Primordial Talismans, he's summoned us to meet. Perhaps he plans to use some evil Dharma to steal our Magical Power Cultivation."

The expressions of everyone stagnated, knowing that the United Heart Gu came from the Thousand Mountains Sutra, which had always been labeled as part of an evil path.

"If that's the case, I'll try my best to take him down with me," Lu Ku said indifferently, "For the rest of you, you'll just have to fend for yourselves."

The crowd fell into a silent speechlessness.