I am grinding experience in another world

That evening.

Under the Moonlight Tree, Chen Mu recited the Rootless Scripture as usual.

The strands of divine power emerging from the void were drawn in and absorbed into the secret acupoint between his eyebrows.

After a good while, just as Chen Mu was about to conclude his day's scripture recitation, a large bundle of divine power suddenly surfaced.

Various insights also emerged within his mind.

Chen Mu opened his eyes and summoned the gray Stone Gate.

Rootless Scripture: Limit.

"Have I reached the peak already?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

Over roughly seven to eight months, he recited daily, gradually gaining experience.

Chen Mu hadn't paid much attention, not expecting to reach the peak today.

The effect was also apparent; the total amount of divine power drawn in had doubled.

Not just that…

"I finally don't have to painstakingly recite scriptures anymore." After reviewing the Stone Gate's feedback, Chen Mu smiled.

With the Rootless Scripture perfected, it transformed into a Secret Curse. Just by casting it, he could immediately receive all the divine power of the day. No need to recite the scripture repeatedly, really saving a lot of effort.

Chen Mu looked cheerfully at the gray Stone Gate, but as he studied, he noticed something amiss.

Seven Emotions Curse: 4253/10000/Fourth Rank;

"Wasn't the Seven Emotions Curse only at the Third Rank before?"

"How did it level up all of a sudden?"

"Even with the Life and Death Seal and Thousand Lanterns City's assistance, it shouldn't have improved this quickly."

"Is it the Rootless Scripture?!"

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"The perfection of the Rootless Scripture can indirectly enhance the Seven Emotions Curse?!"

"If that's the case… then could Wuxiang City's One Heart Scripture, Three Paths City's Three Celebrations Scripture, be the same?"

"Are these scriptures truly connected to the Demon Path?"

Chen Mu couldn't help but grin.

Initially, because of his East Pole Longevity Scripture, he always kept his distance from the Rootless Scripture.

Later, after encountering divine power and perceiving the benefits, he began reciting the Rootless Scripture.

In the end, he discovered that the Rootless Scripture might indeed be related to the Demon Path.

"Luckily, there isn't a big trap like a Heavenly Demon Curse to guide the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed's parasitic infestation."

"But I haven't heard any news of the Demon Path in Mist Ridge."

Chen Mu carefully recalled various pieces of information the Duocai Duobao brothers had gathered, but after pondering for a long time, he found nothing.

The information he knew was ultimately limited, no matter how much he thought, he couldn't figure out the reason.

...

"Demon Path? What's that?"

At Fan Building, Xu Gui looked at Chen Mu with bewilderment.

"You've really never heard any news about the Heavenly Demon?"

"Not even mentioned in the legends of Mist Ridge?" Chen Mu was persistent.

"Legends? Then you'd have to ask those old relics."

"I'm only interested in tales of romance and scandal," Xu Gui said with a playful smile.

Chen Mu: "..."

I shouldn't have come to ask this chubby guy.

"But that Cloud Mirage you mentioned, I think I've heard that name before." Xu Gui scratched his head, furrowing his brow in thought.

"Hmm, Mist Mirage!"

"Yes, it's Mist Mirage!"

"Those vast illusions that appear randomly all over Mist Ridge are said to be woven by some Black Wind Demon called Cloud Mirage."

Heavenly Demon Cloud Mirage?

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

He truly didn't expect that without finding news about the Demon Path, he stumbled onto information about the Heavenly Demon Cloud Mirage instead.

...

Nights later.

Under the Moonlight Tree, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair.

In the center of the courtyard, twenty-four Bright Pearls emitted a gentle glow. At the center, dense Earth Spirit Vital Energy continuously drilled into the blank White Jade Coins.

These past few days, Chen Mu continued daily Qi Refinement in the morning and went to the Fan Building in the afternoon to gather information.

While there were sporadic rumors about the Heavenly Demon Cloud Mirage, there was not a single piece of news related to the Demon Path.

"Seems like I'll have to visit a larger, more prosperous place like Three Paths City to maybe find some useful information."

"However, there's no rush."

"It's not too late to inquire when my cultivation is higher."

Currently, he wasn't lacking in vital energy, and White Bird City was relatively stable. Although the Divine Weapon caused some disturbances, the chaos had always occurred outside in the Mist Forest, not yet affecting the city itself.

Chen Mu continued his cultivation methodically each day, whether Qi Refinement or the Heavenly Demon Body, progressing steadily step by step.

To venture into the unknown environment of Three Paths City for a bit of curiosity?

Chen Mu decisively shook his head.

After putting away the nurtured White Jade Coins in the twenty-four Bright Pearls and switching to another batch of blank White Jade, Chen Mu prepared to go back inside to rest.

Just as he took a step, the gray sky suddenly brightened.

Chen Mu instinctively looked up and saw a bright silver pillar of light soaring into the sky from deep within the Mist Forest outside the city.

Before Chen Mu could figure out what was happening.

Boom...

A series of thunderous sounds echoed.

The sky's clouds were stirred and roiled continuously, and the ground trembled incessantly, as if a dragon beneath the earth was turning over.

Chen Mu watched the distant light gradually fade, and he pursed his lips in resignation.

There was no need to guess; he could tell this commotion was due to a scramble for the divine weapon.

Having cultivated for many years and traveled so many places, there was unrest everywhere.

Now, witnessing this sudden change, Chen Mu could even remain calm.

"Looks like White Bird City won't be a place to stay for long."

...

Deep in the Mist Forest.

In a small valley.

Nine gray-clad individuals wearing hoods stood distributed atop the surrounding hills.

These people raised their hands, and bright silver threads flew from their palms, intertwining in the air, forming a tapestry-like pattern that tightly enveloped the entire valley.

At the center of the valley.

Lu Gong was toppled.

A large gray stone pinned him down, pressing him firmly to the ground.

"Qin Yue, I don't have many years left."

"Once I'm gone, the divine weapon will naturally be yours, the Qin family's."

"Can't you wait for just this short time?" Lu Gong sneered, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth, his gaze fixed on the nearby Deputy City Lord Qin Yue.

"City Lord, it's not that I can't wait; it's that our family ancestor is nearing his end," Qin Yue sighed, shaking his head.

"Three generations of the Three Paths City divine weapon lineage are on the brink of collapse."

"Without gaining a new divine weapon, the entire Three Paths City will cease to exist."

"For the future of Three Paths City, we must ask you to bear the pain, City Lord." He wore a somber expression.

"Nonsense!" Lu Gong snapped.

"You talk a good game, but in the end, it's just your greed for the divine weapon!"

Qin Yue maintained a blank expression: "Trying to stall for time, using the divine power to escape?"

"A futile effort." He spoke calmly.

"The stone on your back is called the Three Paths Stone, crafted by our ancestor at the cost of damaging the divine weapon."

"It can only be used once, but its power is nearly equal to that of a divine weapon."

"I specifically asked our ancestor to craft it to suppress the divine weapon within you."

"Once you're pinned, you can forget about escaping." Qin Yue stated flatly.

"You can't even consider possessing the scripture reciter with the divine weapon."

"The nine individuals on the mountain are specially trained Mountain Movers from Three Paths City; they've spent their lives mastering divine skills to sever the connection between the divine weapon and the scripture reciter."

"You've truly schemed meticulously for my White Bird Divine Soldier!" Lu Gong gritted his teeth in frustration.

"Enough talk, it's time to say farewell, Lord Lu." Qin Yue raised his hand, spreading his fingers towards Lu Gong.

The Three Paths Stone lit up with silver patterns, unleashing a tremendous suction force from within.

Wisps of gray aura were extracted from Lu Gong's body, accompanied by his anguished screams, converging in mid-air into a fist-sized gray stone.

Qin Yue stepped quickly forward, grasping the gray stone, his face finally showing signs of excitement.

"Divine weapon!"

"Divine weapon!"

"Fifty years of lurking and waiting, finally in my hands!"

Qin Yue cradled the divine weapon in both hands, adoring it with flushed cheeks of excitement.

But as he gazed, he suddenly halted.

"Something's wrong!"

"Why is the divine weapon... missing a piece?!"

"Ha! You noticed, did you…" Weak, but with a satisfied smile, Lu Gong's voice emerged beneath the Three Paths Stone.

"What did you do?" Qin Yue glared at Lu Gong.

"You remember the divine weapon that appeared around White Bird City?" Lu Gong spoke with glee.

"Wasn't that a decoy you created to lure the Commander? Could it be…" Qin Yue looked at the gap in the gray stone, his face darkening visibly.

"You actually knew it was a trap? Then again, otherwise, you wouldn't have used it to lure me out of the city." Lu Gong grinned.

"Unfortunately, you didn't investigate my trap thoroughly."

"If the rumor is too false, how would those with divine soldier fragments be tricked? So…"

"So you split the divine weapon in half?!" Now Qin Yue ground his teeth in frustration.

"Seems like I made the right choice, don't you think?" Lu Gong chuckled softly.

"After all your effort, you only ended up with a damaged divine weapon, happy now?!"

"Haha…"

Qin Yue glared maliciously at Lu Gong as his aura gradually waned, wishing he could revive him just to kill him again.

"Damn old fool!"

"Even dead, you won't let me rest!"

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