My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 170, Chapter 169: White Jade
After the meal, Chen Mu poured Jie Jia a glass of plum juice.

I sat back in the rocking chair, picked up the wooden cup on the low table, took a sip, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Even though I time-traveled, I still have to be a working-class person."

Even though there might be no salary, and even though it might be very tiring, I still have to go eventually.

Just like the generations of predecessors who have followed in the footsteps of Jiapo over the years.

Before boarding the ship, how could they not inquire about the situation and know about their treatment?

Ultimately, I still want to see the view from a higher vantage point.

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to Jie Jia tentatively ask, "Do you know how to train for the Sensing Stage?"

"I understand," Jie Jia nodded.

Chen Mu immediately became interested: "Tell me about it?"

"Meditate and chant scriptures."

"It's over?" Chen Mu stared wide-eyed.

"It's over," Jie Jia said calmly.

You're kidding me!

No, Chen Mu thought of the incantation text in the Five Ghost Bag: "Is it something like a magical artifact incantation?"

Jie Jia nodded: "Don't even think about it, you're still a long way from that point."

"What do you mean?" Isn't the next step after the Armor Soul the Sensing?
“You have no backbone.” Jie Jia glanced at Chen Mu and said.

Well, it's that god's favorite son again.

"Those who cultivate their spirit must first practice the secret method of uniting spirit and soul before they can attempt to sense it."

"Do you have one?" Chen Mu asked expectantly.

There are still three or four months before departure, and who knows how long the sea voyage will take. If he can obtain the Divine Soul Unity Secret Technique first, he might be able to max out this skill by the time he gets there!
"No," Jiejia shook his head.

Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

Yes, Jie Jia is knowledgeable and experienced, but he has only achieved the Great Perfection of Armor Spirit. If there really were a secret method, wouldn't he have practiced it himself?

"Old Jie, this won't do!" Chen Mu chuckled and teased, "Your selection of goods isn't broad enough!"

Why didn't you go and collect a few copies?

"If I can't sell them, I can practice them myself!"

Jie Jia said calmly, "Oh, I was born with the Daoist bones, I don't need to."

Chen Mu: “…”

That old man got away with it again!

……

August 5th, 642nd year of the Great Liang Dynasty.

The weather was sunny, and Chen Mu got up early.

"I can't keep being this lazy."

After having breakfast and preparing herbal tea, Chen Mu sat under the pavilion and turned on the gray wall.

There are still three or four months until departure. While preparing all the necessary supplies for the long journey, we can't waste this time either.

Writing: 3745/10000/Second order;

Drawing: 5967/10000/Second order;

Cooking skill: 6395/10000/Tier 3;

Pharmacy Skill: 5515/10000/Tier 4;

Hidden Sword: 5876/10000/Tier 4;

Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell: 2591/10000/Seventh Rank;

Transformation Technique: 5927/10000/Tier 3;

Cloud Mirage Armor Technique: 1889/10000/Tier 6;

Throwing: the limit;
Red Falcon Form Training Technique: The Limit;

Azure-Eyed Golden Ape Form Training Technique: Limit;

White Ape Form Refinement Technique: Limit;

Black Tiger Form Training Technique: Limit;

White Jade Toad Form Refinement Technique: Limit;

Heavenly Serpent Form Refinement Technique: Limit;

"Let's put writing and drawing aside for now and just keep practicing."

"You can improve your cooking skills by cooking every day; there's no need for extra practice."

"I need to carefully plan my medicine-making skills. I should collect more medical books. Sailing at sea is a good opportunity to hone my medicine-making skills because of the limited space.

The counterfeit elixirs brought him considerable profits. Perhaps they could also become a source of wealth overseas.

"The Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell is too far from being upgraded, there's no need to rush."

"The Cloud Mirage Armor Technique doesn't require special training; you can master it just by breathing."

"On the contrary, those who have mastered Hidden Blade and Shapeshifting Technique to the halfway point are most likely to reach the next level before leaving."

Chen Mu pondered each point from top to bottom.

"Then focus on practicing the Hidden Sword Technique and supplement it with the Transformation Technique."

"At the same time, organize the Five Ghosts Bag and make Bigu Pills and Bewitching Smoke."

……

Five days later, at dusk.

Jie Jia arrived as punctually as an alarm clock. He tossed Chen Mu a black brocade pouch embroidered with gold thread.

"Two Thousand Machine Tokens, a total of twenty white jade coins." Chen Mu couldn't wait to open them.

The white jade spirit coin looks just like an ordinary white round jade pendant.

The cross-section of an egg is about the size of half a finger's thickness.

It has a hole in the middle and a smooth surface. Inside, however, there are patterns of interconnected silver speckles, as if they were naturally formed inside the jade disc.

"You're not kidding me, are you?" Chen Mu held up a white jade coin and examined it closely.

He really couldn't see anything special about it.

"Could it be a counterfeit?" Chen Mu wondered.

This old man wasn't doing this for the first time.

"Give it a squeeze." Jie Jia took out a white cloth to wipe the table and chairs, his face indifferent.

"If you crush it, it's your fault!" Chen Mu's right hand suddenly turned pitch black, and he gently pinched it with his index finger and thumb, raising an eyebrow.

If it were an ordinary stone, he would have crushed it with just a gentle squeeze.

Chen Mu immediately increased the force, but the white jade coin remained intact.

"Truly extraordinary!" Chen Mu couldn't help but think of the Soul-Stabilizing Stake.

Even ordinary locust wood, after being refined, cannot leave the slightest mark on an ebony dagger.

The white jade coins are probably similar items. They are specially crafted magical currency!
"Are people overseas all this wealthy? Using religious artifacts as currency?" Chen Mu exclaimed in astonishment.

Jie Jia glanced at Chen Mu sideways but didn't say anything.

Chen Mu immediately understood.

This kind of white jade spirit coin is definitely not for ordinary people.

Gold and silver currencies are still in use.

Chen Mu suddenly had a thought: "What's the price of the Bigu Pill?"

The armored man extended one finger.

"One white jade coin per piece?" That's over a thousand taels of silver?

“One bottle,” Jie Jia said calmly.

That's over ten thousand taels of silver, that's quite valuable.

It's estimated that it can only be exchanged one-way for now. Buying white jade spirit coins with silver is probably unlikely.

"From which aristocratic family did you acquire it?" This kind of thing is probably only something that aristocratic families could possess.

"The Zhang family of Zhuyi Pavilion".

Chen Mu understood. The Crimson Robe Pavilion was an assassin organization spread throughout the entire Great Liang Dynasty. Without a powerful family background, one couldn't survive in such a place.

"Are you really not going?" Chen Mu couldn't help but ask.

"It's not the right time yet," Jie Jia said calmly.

"Alright then." Chen Mu shrugged. Jie Jia had always been this secretive.

"What would you like to eat? You can order today," Chen Mu said with a smile.

Chen Mu has decided to go to Lijiang Weicheng to live in seclusion and wait tomorrow morning.

This was probably their last meal.

……

At night, Chen Mu strolled out of Chunfeng Tower.

Just now, he gave Miss Yutao a reward of one hundred taels of silver, which was unprecedented for him.

After observing others for so long, this was the first time he had ever given them money.

"I wonder what the Spring Breeze Pavilion is like overseas. If the figures aren't as good as Yu Tao's, I won't bother looking." Chen Mu shook his head.

At this moment, a large horse-drawn carriage stopped at the street corner not far away.

The three men jumped down, put their arms around each other's shoulders, and headed towards Chunfeng Tower.

Zhang Ye?

There are also Kui Tuo and Zhen Fan.

"These three guys are really lucky; they actually came back alive."

"Not only are they back, they've probably made a fortune too." Chen Mu squinted as he sized up the three men's clothes.

"They profited from the dead in Qingshan County?"

"How about we send them a gift to celebrate?" Chen Mu was itching to do so.

"Never mind, we've known each other for a while now." Chen Mu shook his head and chuckled, then turned and left.

"What are you looking at?" Kui Tuo noticed Zhang Ye's strange gaze.

"That person looks familiar, like I've seen him somewhere before," Zhang Ye said, standing there in confusion.

“An enemy?” Krito frowned.

"I don't know." Zhang Ye scratched his head. "It's vague, but it seems familiar."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's my treat today, so having fun is the most important thing!" He put his arms around Kui Tuo and Zhen Fan's necks and turned to walk towards the entrance of Chunfeng Tower.

But after taking only two steps, a sudden tingling sensation came from his hands and feet.

Zhang Ye turned his head with a puzzled look, looking at Kuituo and then at Zhen Fan: "I think I know who that person is."

Krato rolled his eyes: "I fucking know that too."

Then the three of them skillfully rolled on the spot, forming a large "X" shape.

Just as he lay down, Krato suddenly laughed: "Old Zhang, did you bring any money...?"

Zhang Ye: "..."

(End of this chapter)