I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 822: Chapter 810: White Bird

"Is this the Mist Ridge, White Bird City area?"

"Yes."

"Then what does Mist Ridge belong to?"

"Mist Ridge is just Mist Ridge, what else can it belong to?" Duocai looked at Chen Mu with a puzzled expression.

"Mistaken Heaven, Hundred Intentions Heaven, Netherworld, haven’t heard of these places?" Chen Mu continued to ask.

Duocai and Duobao exchanged glances and shook their heads in unison.

Chen Mu saw their expressions didn’t seem like they were lying, and felt a chill in his heart. It seems unlikely to rely on these two to answer where this place is.

"What were you running from just now?" Chen Mu collected his thoughts and recalled their reaction.

"We thought you were the Black Wind Demon." Duobao confessed honestly.

"Black Wind Demon?"

"You don’t know?" Duobao, the tall one, looked at Chen Mu curiously.

Should I know?

"Could it be that... you’re a person from outside the mountain." The short Duocai asked cautiously.

Person from outside the mountain?

This saying...

"Mist Ridge is ravaged by the Black Wind Demon, local people know it from a young age, only people from outside the mountain wouldn’t know." Duocai explained.

Are there other outsiders?

Chen Mu’s heart leapt with joy.

"It’s said that over ten years ago, a group came here. We always thought it was a legend, but it turns out to be true." The short Duocai curiously scrutinized Chen Mu.

I am not a unique case here.

If I find these people from Outer Heaven, I might be able to learn more about Mist Ridge!

"Do you know where to find those people?" Chen Mu looked at Duocai.

"You have to go deep into Mist Forest, like a big city such as Three Paths City."

"White Bird City is too remote and old, many leave and few come." Duocai explained.

Chen Mu nodded slightly, noting this information.

"Continue talking about that Black Wind Demon."

He had been wandering in Mist Forest for three days without finding any living creatures. What is this Black Wind Demon?

"The Black Wind Demon is a demon within Mist Ridge, fond of devouring vital energy."

"They have diverse forms, able to gather and disperse at will. Can transform into a black wind, coming and going unseen."

"Within the city, there’s protection from the City Lord’s divine skills, so the Black Wind Demon rarely intrudes. Walking within Mist Ridge, you often get attacked by them."

"If you’re careless, you might be devoured completely." Duocai introduced.

This description feels so familiar?

"Is the Black Wind Demon you’re talking about this thing?" Chen Mu found a ghost from the Five Ghosts Bag.

Duocai and Duobao watched the three-meter tall black smoke mass suddenly appear overhead, and their faces instantly turned pale.

To casually summon a Black Wind Demon, could this really be a Black Wind Great Demon disguised in human skin?!

After a while, seeing the black smoke mass in mid-air remain inactive, they gradually regained their composure.

After careful observation for a moment, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks a bit similar, but only resembling."

"The Black Wind Demon can transform into black smoke, but that’s just one of their divine powers; their bodies, while bizarrely shaped, all have specific forms." Duocai explained.

Chen Mu nodded slightly.

That should not be caused by ghosts.

Ghosts can at most create illusions to scare ordinary people; their bodies remain a mass of black mist.

Besides, the two brothers Duocai and Duobao, even though they look like people, they actually resemble yin spirits more. The ghost’s illusion technique wouldn’t scare them, let alone attack, hunt, and devour vital energy.

However, why haven’t I encountered a single one during my three-day stroll through Mist Ridge?

Is it because of my Dao cultivation?

Possible!

After cultivating for so many years, I can be considered a somewhat notable figure.

Hehe!

...

"Since Mist Ridge is so dangerous, what are you doing here?" After regaining his senses, Chen Mu continued to ask.

"To harvest longevity rice." Duocai said, then took out a handful of milky white round beads from the small bamboo basket hanging at his waist.

Chen Mu picked one up to examine it, finding it increasingly familiar.

"Isn’t this Moon Beet Pearl?"

"You know?" Now it was Duocai and Duobao’s turn to be curious: "There’s such a thing outside the mountain?"

"Shouldn’t it be semi-transparent?"

"A Moon Beet Pearl that hasn’t matured within a year is indeed transparent. After hanging for three years and absorbing enough nutrients, it turns milky white."

"At this time, consuming the Moon Beet Pearl can extend life, so it’s called longevity rice." Duocai explained.

Another place similar to the Netherworld, yet distinctly different.

Chen Mu contemplated.

In the Netherworld, Moon Beet Pearls are all transparent, round pearl-like. They can be directly boiled or fried for consumption, similar to peanuts.

But their primary purpose is to store Yin Spirit Jade Dew. After absorbing a lot of Yin Spirit Jade Dew, they turn into cherry-red Jade Dew Pearls.

Mist Ridge here, without Yin Spirit Jade Dew. But a naturally matured Moon Beet Pearl after bearing fruit for three years contains vital energy, almost as much as a Jade Dew Pearl that absorbed Yin Spirit Jade Dew.

Interesting...

Though Mist Ridge isn’t the Netherworld, the relationship between them probably has numerous mysterious connections.

"By the way, earlier I saw an enormous Moonlight Tree on the horizon."

"But when I got close, it vanished; what was that?" Chen Mu asked curiously.

If it weren’t for that gigantic Moonlight Tree, I might not have discovered these two brothers before me.

"That is a mirage in the mist, all are fake illusions, belonging to the wonders within Mist Ridge, you can see them several times every year."

"The gigantic tree that appeared this time has shown up before, we call it the Moon King Tree."

Mirage?

Is it something similar to a mirage at sea?

There really are many peculiar things within Mist Ridge.

"Hmm, no hurry, let’s first take a look at this White Bird City."

"Once settled, we can slowly investigate these strange things."

Chen Mu squinted his eyes towards Duocai and Duobao.

...

The brothers Duocai and Duobao have a peculiar Qingfeng Mother and Child Insect in their hands.

The child insect is raised at home in White Bird City, while the mother insect is carried with them.

Using the link between the two insects, even in the depths of Mist Ridge, they can ascertain the location of White Bird City.

According to the brothers, this is a common method used by residents of White Bird City when entering Mist Forest to harvest Longevity Rice.

With the brothers leading the way, direction was clear, and in just three days, Chen Mu and his group were close to White Bird City.

The forest became sparse, the white mist gradually thinned, and the previously suppressed Truth Listening Divine Power began to recover.

As houses of varying heights appeared before them, the pervasive mist of Mist Ridge had completely vanished.

"This is the City Lord’s supernatural power," Duocai said proudly.

"It’s precisely because the City Lord spreads the mist and suppresses the Black Wind that we have such a vast White Bird City."

Chen Mu looked back at the still fog-covered forests and then at the endless stretch of buildings in the distance, feeling awestruck.

"That is indeed a great divine skill."

According to Duocai and Duobao, the entire White Bird City spans a hundred miles in radius.

Their current location at Qing’an Square is just a remote district on the city’s eastern side, at least fifty or sixty miles from the core, White Bird Square.

The divine power able to radiate for hundreds of miles is truly remarkable.

"Is he someone like the Jiangmen Divine Monarch?"

"Better to keep a low profile."

...

Didn’t take long before Chen Mu followed Duocai and Duobao into Qing’an Square.

Under the brothers’ guidance, he smoothly met the Broker Manager in charge of rental matters.

"You say he’s your relative who wants to settle down and rent a house in Qing’an Square?"

"With your two crooked gourds and split dates, you sure have such good-looking relatives?" Steward Zhang glanced at the two brothers and rolled his eyes.

The brothers grinned broadly, not bothered in the slightest.

Chen Mu looked at Duocai’s bald head and then at Duobao’s mismatched eyes, twitching his face.

Indeed, that talking style left much to be desired.

"It’s strange,"

"Why are there so many strangers coming to this remote corner of White Bird City recently?"

"Forget it, I won’t ask from which major city you came."

"If you dare cause trouble, naturally the City Defense Camp will come and deal with you," Steward Zhang waved his hand dismissively, cutting off Chen Mu who was about to continue fabricating tales.

"Come, let’s go see the house."

"In recent years, many young people dissatisfied with White Bird City’s remoteness and poverty have gone outside to explore, leaving more empty houses."

"Two or three years ago, there really weren’t as many good houses for rent."

"You are indeed lucky to come at a good time."

...

After visiting several places, without much effort, Chen Mu found a courtyard that suited him.

Just the courtyard alone measured half an acre, and though the house was plain without ornate decorations, it was spacious and bright.

Moreover, neighbors were at least seven or eight meters apart, which pleased Chen Mu greatly.

"A Longevity Rice grain per day, one-year advance payment, are you certain you want to rent?" Steward Zhang inquired.

Longevity Rice?

I don’t have that stuff.

Chen Mu turned to look at Duocai and Duobao.

The two brothers grimaced, then reluctantly reached for their bamboo baskets.

They started counting the grains one by one, and with each grain handed over, their faces twitched as if it was causing them agony.

Once the rent was gathered, there weren’t many grains left in their baskets. Their pitiful expressions made Chen Mu’s mouth twitch.

I just want to borrow, it’s not like I won’t repay.

Your expressions make me seem like a bandit.

Steward Zhang glanced at the brothers, then at Chen Mu, wearing a playful expression.

He didn’t say more, accepted the Longevity Rice and tucked it into his sleeve, immediately writing a housing contract for Chen Mu.

"This is the housing contract, also your residence certificate."

"With this, as long as you don’t cause trouble, the City Defense Camp won’t bother you."

"Oh, and here’s the ’Rootless Scripture’" he pulled out a blue-bound book from his sleeve.

"Join any sect, pay respects to the respective god."

"Since you’ve come to White Bird City, you should familiarize yourself with this Rootless Scripture."

In saying this, he handed the house key and scripture to Chen Mu, then leisurely strolled away.

Chen Mu looked at the scripture in his hands and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

What does this mean? Moving in comes with a free scripture or secret technique?

Is there really such a good deal?!

Or is there some unseen trap here?