My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 114 Secret Method
evening.

Linheng Ward, inside and outside the inner city of Nanyang Prefecture.

Chen Mu stood at the door, seeing off the carpenter who came to repair the doors and windows.

Looking up, I saw Jiejia walking leisurely down the street.

Chen Mu ignored him and turned to go home expressionlessly.

Under the pavilion, Jie Jia squinted at the brand-new window, then looked Chen Mu up and down, whose body was now noticeably swollen. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and his brows furrowed: "A ghost?"

"Thanks to you!" Chen Mu said with a mocking expression.

Jie Jia squinted at Chen Mu.

"It's that long-haired woman from last time." Chen Mu's face was ashen.

"Impossible," Jie Jia said indifferently without even lifting his eyelids.

"I almost died here last night! You're telling me that's impossible!" Chen Mu said angrily.

Jie Jia was slowly and methodically wiping the tableware.

Hearing Chen Mu's roar, he thought for a moment, put down his chopsticks, and took out an Ancestral Talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Mu.

What for? Compensation?

I almost lost my life! What good is it for you to compensate me now!

Chen Mu glared angrily at Jie Jia: "Two!"

Jie Jia remained expressionless and took out another bill, handing it to Chen Mu.

"Ah! That's more like it." Chen Mu immediately beamed with joy and happily tucked the two Ancestral Talismans into his pocket.

"Five thousand taels," Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu was stunned, then immediately became furious: "Isn't this supposed to be compensation for my emotional distress?! Why are you asking for money too!"

Jie Jiaming's bright yellow eyes darted around, glancing at Chen Mu.

"The ghosts and monsters have substance but no form, and are adept at creating terrifying illusions."

"In most cases, whatever the target fears, that's what it will manifest as."

"Your fear remains unchanged. When you encounter a hundred ghostly monsters, transforming into a long-haired woman will still be their first choice."

Jie Jia paused slightly, glancing sideways at Chen Mu: "I'm curious, why are you so afraid of that long-haired woman?"

Chen Mu's lips twitched: "I'm afraid she'll crawl out of the TV."

Jie Jia: "..."

"I'm also afraid that she'll pounce on me and bite me while she's covered in rotten flesh."

Jiejia looked at Chen Mu with a puzzled expression.

Chen Mu had no intention of explaining; he just looked dejected... He couldn't extort money from her now.

I feel unwilling to accept it.

"I was having a sweet dream and snoring at home when suddenly I was hit by a ghost."

"His whole body was bruised and he had internal bleeding."

"Look how swollen I am all over, can't you give me any sympathy?"

Jie Jia remained calm: "It's already on sale."

A discount? You?
The sun would have to rise in the west!
"I have no money!" Chen Mu said irritably.

“You can pay on credit,” Jie Jia said calmly.

Chen Mu rolled his eyes: "Then deduct it from Qingfeng's bulk purchase payment, right?"

"of course."

……

After dinner, Chen Mu told Jie Jia about his experience the previous night and asked, "How could that ghost break through the Ancestral Mantra?"

Does this thing even work?
"The purpose of the Ancestral Talisman is to ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune," Jie Jia said calmly. "It's a bit difficult to kill a wandering spirit with it."

Chen Mu immediately understood the meaning of the words "drive away" and "avoid".

Therefore, it can only be considered as floral water, not an insecticide.

"Is there a talisman that can kill a ghost?"

“Not here,” Jie Jia said calmly.

"Which prefecture in Daliang has one?" Chen Mu's eyes lit up. "Isn't the Zhu Yi Ge (朱衣阁) all over the world? Can you buy one for me?"

“No prefecture in Daliang has one,” Jie Jia said, shaking his head.

Chen Mu was bewildered: "Overseas?"

"More or less," Jie Jia nodded.

Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh, then said in annoyance, "Why does that ghost keep looking for me?"

Jie Jia thought for a moment and said, "When you were a child, were you possessed by a ghost?"

"If I were possessed by a ghost, would you still be able to see me?" Chen Mu glanced at Jie Jia.

“Possession by spirits doesn’t always result in death,” Jie Jia said calmly. “Sometimes they coexist with the possessed person, especially young children.” “As the child grows, they can continuously absorb their vital energy.”

Chen Mu was immediately shocked. This meant he'd gone from having a full meal at one meal to having food at every meal. Did the ghostly monster even have this kind of ability?
"Are you sure this isn't parasitism?"

Jie Jia glanced at Chen Mu and continued, "These kinds of spirits can be exorcised. However, the possessed person has been modified and is susceptible to secondary possession."

Chen Mu frowned and thought hard: "I have no such experience."

“Perhaps you are too young to remember,” Jie Jia said calmly.

"So unlucky?" Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

This predecessor has left him with a huge problem.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mu shrugged again. He should already be grateful to his predecessor for being alive. He had no right to complain.

And it will also allow him to come into contact with this world that has this extraordinary power... well, it's a bit scary.

But Chen Mu was still very grateful to his predecessor.

"At worst, we can prepare more ancestral charms in the future."

"I'll soak it in a vat of floral water, and I don't believe those mosquitoes will dare to come near!"

……

For the next few days, Chen Mu stayed at home to recover from his injuries.

He originally planned to move again.

Due to his special physical condition, it wouldn't be safe for him to move anywhere.

It would be better to stay in Linhengfang, which would be closer to the inner city.

The probability of encountering ghosts is probably higher in other places.

……

Five days later, the swelling on Chen Mu's body disappeared.

The pain in my back and chest also disappeared.

I practiced the White Jade Toad Form Refining Technique three times in the courtyard without feeling any discomfort.

"He's not the weakling he used to be anymore."

Last time, he was only struck by a palm from the Taoist of Thousand Mountains. He was forced to recuperate for two or three months before he fully recovered.

Now, even when faced with an even more ferocious ghost, it recovered in just five days.

I get hungry very quickly, and I eat five meals a day.

He eats two to three times more than a normal person at each meal.

Now that he has recovered physically, his appetite hasn't returned; he still eats a lot. And no matter how much he eats, he doesn't gain weight.

"I wonder how those Jiapo masters manage to get by." Chen Mu walked out of the restroom with a complicated expression.

Eating a lot leads to relieving a lot of waste...

“There definitely needs to be high-energy food,” Chen Mu said confidently.

For example... Bigu pills.

Chen Mu now understood why Jie Jia disliked the name so much.

He has seen it!
"Perhaps we can try to get some to study." Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

But before that, he needs to think about how to make money.

……

Under the eaves, Chen Mu was playing with a Dragon Transformation Pill in his hand.

This was the last one in his hand.

He initially received a total of twenty.

He gave Old Man Ge four pills to exchange for the Body Refining Technique. He sold fifteen pills to exchange for the Ancestral Bright Talisman.

The one in his hand was the only one he had kept.

"I wonder if there's anything that can replace Zhaodianhong," Chen Mu pondered to himself.

Although the Dragon Transformation Pill is a scam, it is extremely valuable in the martial arts world of the Great Liang Dynasty.

It can be used to exchange for training techniques and to buy Ancestral Ming Talismans, making it a veritable hard currency!

Black smoke billowed, and a forearm-length scroll appeared in his hand.

A scripture he hadn't read in a long time—the Thousand Mountains Scripture.

Chen Mu untied the black binding ropes, spread them out on the long table, and looked directly at the last part of the content.

The handwriting in this section is slightly different from the previous text, suggesting it was added later.

"The herb cultivator sacrifices to the spirits of the dead. So it turns out they can not only sacrifice to the spirits of the dead, but also extract the essence of the Three Treasures." Chen Mu's expression was complicated.

He had long possessed the so-called unorthodox methods of refining essence.

(End of this chapter)