I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 816: Chapter 804: Solitary Wasp Worm

The full moon hung in the sky; Miling Island was devoid of the sound of wind or insects, a scene of deathly silence.

At the edge of the flying island, a beam of golden light streaked across the sky and landed, revealing Chen Mu’s figure.

He reached out carefully toward the edge of the island and quickly felt an invisible barrier.

"Five Directions Flag."

Chen Mu furrowed his brows and lifted his foot to try and charge out, but suddenly stopped.

"Daoist Monarch Jiang, are you aware of the changes on the island?"

After some thought, his expression became solemn.

"All the Daoist Soldiers have fallen into the Mistaken Dream Realm, yet Daoist Monarch Jiang shows no reaction."

"Either he too has fallen to the trap, or... or he knows what’s happening but chooses not to rescue!"

If it’s the former, it’s not that bad; I simply need to break through the barrier and quickly leave.

If it’s the latter...

"He intends to use the Mistaken Dream Realm to seal off the news from Miling Island’s Spiritual Eye!"

"If that’s the case, once I forcefully breach the Five Directions Flag barrier, it will surely alarm him."

"If he discovers that I’ve not only escaped the dream but intend to flee Miling Island..."

Chen Mu felt his scalp tingle.

That man possesses the True Form of Heavenly Demon, comparable to a Primordial Spirit Refiner like Daoist Monarch Jiang. A whole level higher than me, practically a different species.

He could kill me with a mere careless strike!

But if I don’t leave...

Thinking of those large silkworm cocoons in the camp, and the corpses of Qi Cultivators turned into Silkworm Demon...

Chen Mu’s gaze hardened.

I must leave!

Staying is death; risking an escape, there might be a slim chance of survival!

"Mr. Chen, where are you off to?"

A voice suddenly rang out behind him.

As Chen Mu was about to exert force, his entire body shook and he swiftly turned around. Somehow, Wu Jie had silently appeared behind him.

How did someone approach me so silently?

Too careless!

Privately activating his Jade Cicada Dao Foundation, ensuring the figure before him wasn’t an illusion, Chen Mu squinted his eyes.

The Daoist Soldiers from Ren Character Camp have all fallen into the Mistaken Dream Realm, so is Wu Jie before me awake, or still in the dream?

"A long night ahead with no sleep, I’m just out for a stroll." Despite his tightened heart, his face was relaxed and calm.

"We have to handle those Silkworm Demons at my Geng Character Camp tomorrow." Wu Jie smiled, "That’s a taxing task, can’t do it well without proper rest."

Chen Mu’s heart skipped a beat.

This isn’t just a fake scene within the Mistaken Dream Realm.

Wu Jie knows too?

"The night is deep; it’s best if you return to the camp early," Wu Jie advised.

"Heading back now." Chen Mu nodded with a smile.

"Please go first," he gestured politely.

"Ha, you’re always so courteous." Wu Jie pointed at Chen Mu, shaking his head with a smile, "Alright, I’ll go first then."

Next moment.

Bang!

A large cluster of blue flames erupted from under Chen Mu’s feet, engulfing him completely in an instant.

Simultaneously, a beam of black and white divine light shot out silently from the night, headed straight for the back of Wu Jie’s head.

Buzz!

Layers of dark green barriers exploded from Chen Mu’s body, blocking the blue flames.

With a flash of golden light, he effortlessly escaped the flames, retreating over a hundred meters away.

Elsewhere.

Wu Jie appeared phantom-like, the Yin Yang Qi passed through his body effortlessly.

The distant ground exploded, forming a massive crater, yet Wu Jie was unscathed.

"Indeed!" Wu Jie stood on the spot, looking at Chen Mu with a playful smile.

"Hiding a hidden trick, aren’t you?" Chen Mu grinned back.

...

"Speak, whose hidden guard are you?"

"In such a rush to leave Miling Island, are you trying to deliver the Spiritual Eye message to your master?" Wu Jie’s face turned cold.

"Once Daoist Monarch ascends the Investiture of the Gods, we’ll receive substantial rewards. Then, magic treasures and secret techniques will be at our disposal."

"Reporting intel? You’re obstructing my path!" His expression hardened.

After staring at Chen Mu for a while, he sighed, his demeanor softened: "After all, we’re comrades, I don’t want to fight you to the death."

"Return with me now and I’ll pretend nothing happened."

"Moreover, even if you deliver the message, how can you guarantee those behind you won’t silence you?"

"Even if not silenced, how do you benefit? Daoist Cultivation or Magic Treasures? These Daoist Monarch Jiang can give you too." Wu Jie patiently persuaded.

"Go back with you and become a Silkworm Demon?" Chen Mu sighed with a complex expression.

If it were that simple, I wouldn’t be running away.

"What nonsense are you babbling?" Wu Jie frowned.

"Mr. Wu, think carefully, don’t you feel a false sense surrounding people and things here?" Chen Mu tried to guide him to think: "Ever considered you’re in a dream?"

What’s the meaning?

Wu Jie suspiciously looked at Chen Mu.

"This is the eerie aspect of Mistaken Heaven; it draws all of us into the Mistaken Dream Realm."

"If you can’t break free, eventually you’ll turn into a Maling Demon."

"At that point, not only will Daoist Monarch Jiang not fulfill his promise, but he could also justifiably kill us to cover his tracks!" Chen Mu pleaded earnestly.

"No way..." Wu Jie blinked hesitantly, half-believing.

"Why not, and..." Chen Mu stared at Wu Jie’s fair face, his expression grave.

He hadn’t noticed before, but now suddenly out of the dream realm, he realized something was off.

Originally, Wu Jie had a stout figure and a face full of flesh, his skin rough like turned pomegranate peel.

Now, his figure was well-proportioned, skin fair, features harmonious and handsome, resembling that little figure from Miling Island, Wu Neng’er!

"Haven’t you ever suspected your body becoming more proportional and your face more handsome, does the Jade Void Spell truly have this effect?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Jie’s expression immediately changed.

"I was this handsome to begin with!"

"What Mistaken Dream Realm, I think you’re full of lies and deceiving the crowd!"

Chen Mu: "..."

Your confidence in your looks is real!

...

Just as Chen Mu was about to urge him once more, his head suddenly felt heavy.

As if something was pressing on his consciousness, making his reactions slightly sluggish.

And unknowingly, outside the Daoist Foundation Spirit Seed, a tiny crystalline, silkworm-like bug had appeared.

It spat out translucent silk, slowly enveloping the Jade Seed.

"Haha, finally fell for it." Moments ago, Wu Jie was indignant, but now wore a smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, I had indeed underestimated you."

"To be able to sense the Mistaken Dream Realm and even break out."

"How can that be?"

"Everyone is in it, how could you leave alone?" Wu Jie smiled at Chen Mu.

"I was planning to wait till you were fully cocooned before planting this Solitary Wasp Worm in you."

"Once completed, you could soar to the skies, directly achieving the True Form of the Silkworm Demon, standing alongside the Daoist Monarch."

"Now, well, tsk tsk, you’re likely only going to become that ignorant and lacking Silkworm Monster." He laughed mischievously.

"You can’t blame anyone else; you’re the one not being honest."

But after only a few laughs, he caught from the corner of his eye a colorless flame unknowingly crawling up his sleeve.

Wu Jie was startled, instinctively waving his sleeve to shake off the flame.

But that flame seemed like an alerted hunting venomous snake.

Boom!

The colorless flame suddenly rose, quickly slithering upwards along his right arm, engulfing his shoulder in the blink of an eye.

Instantly a pain piercing the soul came over him, causing Wu Jie to scream in agony.

His form rapidly shifted, like an image with a poor signal, flickering between states as he tried to shake off the flame.

Yet no matter how he struggled, it was all in vain. Within a few breaths, the colorless flame had already covered half his body.

"I’ve already cultivated the Heavenly Demon True Body, can transform into a demon spirit invulnerable to all techniques! How could mere flames possibly..." he shouted incredulously.

"It’s you!" Wu Jie suddenly looked up at Chen Mu.

Realizing the formerly dazed Chen Mu now had clear eyes, not a trace of confusion left.

"Impossible! How did you avoid the Solitary Wasp Worm’s erosion!" Wu Jie’s pupils contracted into needles.

Chen Mu, expressionless, stared silently at Wu Jie.

At the moment, thirty-two layers of dark green Spiritual Light wrapped around the Dao Foundation Jade Seed, firmly blocking the worm and silk.

Long ago, the Heavenly Demon Armor absorbed the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles mechanism, gaining the ability to resist Spiritual Deity attacks.

Now that the Heavenly Demon Armor is perfected, it has evolved into thousands of demons’ innate protective qi mechanism, forming thirty-two layers of protection, increasingly formidable.

The Solitary Wasp Worm is cleverly odd, yet resembles the past Yellow Millet Plague Poison, all being gu bugs that attack the Spiritual Deity and corrode the Jade Seed, rightly blocked by the Heavenly Demon Armor.

"But if I didn’t have the Heavenly Demon Armor..."

The Delusion Seven Emotions Flame burned outside the Dao Foundation Jade Seed.

With a short, sharp scream, the transparent bug struggled briefly before being burned to death. Even the translucent silk it spewed was incinerated and disappeared.

Chen Mu returned to his senses, gazing at Wu Jie with increasingly cold eyes.

Repeated attempts to shake off the Seven Emotions Flame failed, Wu Jie also looked viciously at Chen Mu: "Is this flame a cursing method?"

"Was it during replenishing my qi and blood that you played tricks?"

"You despicable person!"

"I didn’t intend to." Chen Mu’s expression was calm, feeling complicated inside.

At that time, Wu Jie was rebuilding his body, his qi and blood deficient, and Chen Mu used the Soul Capturing Return to Origin Technique to replenish his Vital Energy.

Back then, he habitually absorbed some of the qi mechanism.

Chen Mu could guarantee by his character that he never intended to harm anyone.

After all, he is a good person.

He didn’t expect...

"Ultimately, the world is tough, being a good person is hard." Chen Mu looked disappointed.

Nightmare Victory Spell!

The Delusion Seven Emotions Flame, capable of searing the Spiritual Deity, followed the Cursing Method’s qi mechanism, bypassing his Innate Protective Qi Mechanism, and once again invaded Wu Jie’s body.

Boom!

Wu Jie’s entire being was quickly enveloped by the colorless flame!