I am grinding experience in another world

Without external forces driving them, the outer exotic beasts become fewer day by day.

The passing exotic beasts and monsters launch a few attacks, but seeing no effect, they leave of their own accord.

In just a few days, the total number was reduced by more than half.

Even the color-changing flying snakes that could be used as materials for refining the Exquisite Jade Plate have disappeared.

"The barrier, which had originally shrunk quite a bit, has now returned to its original size."

"With over two thousand two hundred soul nourishing lamps, it should be enough."

Chen Mu looked at the lush Moonwort Tree King, and accepted it reluctantly.

"Though the soul nourishing lamps are sufficient, the sacrifices are still insufficient. We need to find a way to get more monster beasts."

For several days, Chen Mu pondered over this matter.

...

"How about sending people out to hunt?" Xu Gui suggested.

It's possible, but the efficiency might not be that high.

Chen Mu looked towards the distant sky.

There, a swarm of fist-sized flying insects, like a black cloud, buzzed around the barrier, drifting towards the depths of Mist Ridge.

The demon exotic beasts appearing nearby are all such foreign passersby.

Sending people out to hunt would rely purely on luck.

And even if they were encountered, there is no guarantee they could be defeated.

The demon exotic beasts daring to invade Yama Cave Heaven are mostly fierce, and only the soldiers of the City Defense Camp have the strength to fight them.

Few of the ordinary Yin Spirits possess divine secret skills, they merely join in the bustle at most.

"If only there was a way to lure the demon exotic beasts to attack the barrier on their own."

Chen Mu glanced at Xu Gui, who had grown plumper and round once again, and suddenly had an idea.

"Where are those female demons from Flying Immortal City now?"

"Why? Do you want to have a heart-to-heart chat with those ladies?" Xu Gui's small eyes widened, with a sleazy smile on his face.

"I told you, life is short, enjoy it while you can. You were too reserved before."

"I understand, after all, you're the City Lord, you have to appear steady and restrained."

"Don't worry, I'll arrange it. I guarantee not to let even the slightest bit of news leak out!" he promised with a wink.

You understand nothing!

Chen Mu's face darkened.

He raised his hand and punched the idiot full of dirty thoughts, knocking him to the ground.

...

The next day.

Beside Ghost Gate, a massive gathering of Yin Spirits.

Some stood on the ground; others flew in the sky, forming a seemingly endless crowd.

Beside Ghost Gate, the three generals of the City Defense Camp gathered.

"Vice City Lord Xu, what's happened to you again? Did someone put a sack over your head and beat you up?" General Wu Tong asked quizzically.

At this moment, Xu Gui had black eyes, swollen cheeks, and a head as round as a pig's.

"I just fell, that's all," Xu Gui said earnestly.

Fell?

Ha!

Left General Zhu Gui sneered.

The dignified Vice City Lord indulging in all sorts of vices and repeatedly getting beaten up.

Disgraceful!

"By the way, do you know why the City Lord has gathered so many people?" Wu Tong asked.

"The City Lord said that everyone has been working hard lately, so he invited everyone to watch a show to relax," Xu Gui said with a peculiar expression.

As he spoke, a melodious sound of silk and bamboo music began to play.

The sound wasn't loud but was clearly audible to everyone.

A giant screen appeared in the sky, its light and shadows shifting.

Magnified dozens of times, graceful figures appeared in mid-air.

Their wide sleeves fluttered, ribbons danced, and they moved with a peculiar rhythm, drawing everyone into its spell.

Is this...

Inviting everyone to watch a show means watching a seductive dance?

Wu Tong's eyelids twitched.

"This must be your dirty idea!" Zhu Gui glared coldly at Xu Gui.

This was clearly the idea of that repressed City Lord, what does it have to do with me!

Xu Gui felt wronged, ready to explain.

Bang, bang, bang...

A series of muffled sounds echoed.

Countless monsters and exotic beasts, like moths to a flame, crashed against the barrier.

Killed quickly by the bouncing force of the Tree King Barrier, they turned into a mist of blood.

"Time to get to work." Former General Cheng Hu said solemnly, having kept silent until now.

"The Miao Le Flying Immortal Dance has Bewitching Divine abilities, and with a large crowd gathered as bait, it can attract passing demon exotic beasts."

"We just need to wait for them to be killed by the Tree King Barrier's rebound, and we can easily harvest a large number of sacrifices," he explained patiently.

Zhu Gui and Wu Tong exchanged glances, suddenly realizing.

"The City Lord is brilliant!"

Just now they called it dirty.

How did it become brilliant when the City Lord suggested it?!

Kiss-ups!

Xu Gui was filled with frustration.

...

With the Flying Immortal Dance as an allure, a large number of passing demon monsters were drawn in.

In just a few days, the previously slowed offering collection speed had largely recovered.

Of course, to prevent attracting overly powerful demons, Chen Mu controlled the range of influence of the Flying Immortal Dance, limiting it to around two or three hundred miles.

The Giant Spirit God Version Automatic Intelligent Monitor also came online again.

He released sixty out of the seventy-two Vermilion Feather Swords.

Paired with the Truth Listening Divine Power, he constantly scanned for movements within four to five hundred miles around.

Chen Mu didn't want to be ambushed by unknown demons lurking like before.

...

Days passed by.

On this day, under the Moonlight Tree, at the entrance of the Green Jade Snail Shell.

Chen Mu was lying on the rocking chair.

Inside the Dao Foundation Jade Seed, the Yellow Springs Gourd slowly rotated, transforming vast amounts of mana into Pure Yang Qi, nourishing the daoist foundation.

The offering collection of demons was managed by the City Defense Camp, giving Chen Mu time to return to his Qi Refinement cultivation.

First refining Pure Yang Qi to nourish the daoist foundation, then refining Netherworld and Taiyin Qi, supplemented by divine power to nourish the Heavenly Demon Body.

Now, with the gathering refugees, the divine power became more abundant, and after exhausting all the accumulated divine power overnight, it was already dusk.

He lived like this for over half a month.

Standing up and stretching lazily, Chen Mu twisted his waist and moved his legs to exercise.

His spirit habitually sank into the Five Ghosts Bag to check the number of offerings in the Bottomless Pool.

"Based on previous teleportation experience, the offerings have reached half of the requirement."

"It won't be long before I can leave this troubled place," Chen Mu thought with delight.

"No worries about collecting offerings, also need to fix the Ghost Gate," he calculated inwardly.

"Last time I used the Ghost Gate to return to the Netherworld, although it succeeded in the end, the Ghost Gate completely shattered."

"If it had shattered a moment earlier, no one would know where we would be sent."

"Must find a way to reinforce the Ghost Gate."

While pondering the plan, a sudden insight flooded his mind.

"Seven Emotions Mantra?"

Chen Mu summoned the grey Stone Gate and looked at the Seven Emotions Mantra that inexplicably entered the Ninth Rank, feeling puzzled.

"I haven't practiced it lately."

"Is it because of the Emperor Dragon City Divine Soldier Fragment?" He suddenly realized.

A month ago, he obtained the Emperor Dragon City Divine Soldier Fragment, didn't pay much attention and tossed it into Thousand Lantern City.

It's likely thoroughly refined by now, thus bringing a significant increase to the Seven Emotions Mantra's experience.

"Indeed, Mist Ridge's strongest city requires more than a month to fully absorb just one Divine Soldier Fragment."

"Compared to fragments from cities like Flying Immortal City, which can be devoured in three to five days."

Of course, the tougher the challenge, the greater the reward.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have added four to five thousand experience to the Seven Emotions Mantra, pushing this secret technique into the Ninth Rank.

"Hmm, the curse's radiation range hasn't changed much."

"But, what is the Seven Emotions Spell Order?"

Chen Mu carefully understood the comprehension feedback from the Stone Gate, feeling more and more amazed.

The Seven Emotions Spell Order is an ability after the Seven Emotions Mantra reached the Ninth Rank, akin to a receiver for desire and seven emotions, able to independently absorb surrounding desires and seven emotions and transmit them back remotely.

It resides within the Spiritual Deity awareness of the curse caster, wherever there's the Spiritual Deity awareness of the caster, there lies the Seven Emotions Spell Order.

This...

This is just like the Truth Listening Divine Power?!

Be it mana or Yin Spirit Divine Power, they are all products of the unity of the Three Treasures of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, all containing the Spiritual Deity awareness.

So, wherever my mana or Yin Spirit Divine Power exists, there's the Seven Emotions Spell Order?

Chen Mu was greatly astonished.

In this manner, the Vermilion Feather Sword can not only carry the Truth Listening Divine Power but also the Seven Emotions Spell Order.

The range for absorbing seven emotions could instantly expand several times over!

Chen Mu immediately began to experiment.

Not even needing to recall the wandering Vermilion Feather Sword.

With just a thought, using the mana sent into the sword through the Mechanical Talisman Seed, a certain secretive change occurred, and the Seven Emotions Spell Order took shape instantly.

Then, surges of anger and greed filled emotional turmoil began to emerge within Thousand Lantern City.

This is... the desires and seven emotions of those Nether Demon Heaven Demon Monster Strange Beasts outside?

Heh!

This thing is really handy.

Now, I truly don't lack divine power to use.

Chen Mu was overjoyed.

Immediately after, a thought moved in his heart.

The ability of the Seven Emotions Mantra to stimulate the seven emotions of beings instantly spread from the spell order.

The desires and seven emotions accepted by Thousand Lantern City instantly increased by thirty percent.

Moreover, due to the stimulation of the seven emotions, the exotic beasts and demons attacking the barrier behaved like gamblers in a frenzy, all began mindlessly crashing into the barrier.

Some attempted several times, initially planning to stay away from the Tree King Barrier, only to suddenly turn back and attack the barrier again.

Then they were violently killed by the barrier's backlash and soon dragged away by the soldiers of the City Defense Camp lurking on the edge of the barrier.

The speed of offering collection increased once more.

"A pleasant surprise!"

"Double happiness!"

"Emperor Dragon City truly is the largest city in Mist Ridge, amazing!"

"Haha!"