My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 240 Aura
Three days later, in the secret underground chamber of Aishan Courtyard.

A ring of transparent crystal conduits surrounds the ceiling, with tiny branches connecting it to a watermelon-sized crystal at the center.

The shimmering fluorescent algae flowed slowly within, their warm, white light illuminating the entire underground chamber as if it were daytime.

Deep inside the secret room was a soft couch with a low square table in the middle. A fist-sized bronze incense burner sat in the center, from which barely perceptible wisps of smoke rose slowly.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on the left side of the low table, holding a white jade plate in his hands, and muttering incantations.

After a long while, Chen Mu suddenly stopped chanting.

hum!
A layer of fluorescent white light suddenly appeared on Chen Mu's body.

It was as if he was wearing a light, luminous outfit.

Chen Mu opened his eyes and raised his hand to look at the layer of light that enveloped his palm.

With a thought, the light layer rapidly expanded, as if it were being inflated.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a ball of light with a diameter of two meters.

"It's done."

With a thought, a gray wall appeared.

Hundred Intent Aura Technique: Limit;

……

Behind the low hill, in a small valley.

Chen Mu reached out, picked up a millstone-sized rock, and tossed it into the air with a whoosh.

Then he looked up and stared at the stone rising rapidly, getting smaller and smaller, until it reached its highest point.

Then it began to fall slowly, gradually increasing in speed.

Chen Mu moved to the side, positioning his face directly in front of the falling rock.

boom!
A pure white light and black smoke appeared almost simultaneously.

The rock three meters above their heads was instantly shattered into pieces.

Chen Mu scratched his head.

"Was it the shattering of the spiritual light, or the black smoke from the spiritual armor?"

After throwing it several more times, Chen Mu discovered something very interesting.

If he actively focuses on the stone, the first thing that appears is a flash of inspiration.

But if he throws the stone and leaves it to fall freely while he sits and counts the ants, then the first thing to appear is the black smoke from the spirit armor.

"In any case, we now have another defensive skill that can be actively activated or passively triggered." Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Most importantly, he mastered the ability to sense spiritual light.

"It's not easy..." Chen Mu sighed.

It has taken me five or six years from when I first came into contact with the Body Refining Technique to now being able to sense spiritual light!
"And this is just the beginning."

Compared to the unknown path of cultivation, he has only just begun.

"I really envy those people who are born with a natural ethereal quality!" Chen Mu felt a pang of envy.

Those guys didn't even go through the stages of Form Refinement, Armor Essence Refinement, and Jade Seed Refinement. They could jump straight into Spiritual Light Refinement. They won from the very beginning.

He was of average talent and not particularly gifted. He trained hard for five or six years, putting in a lot of effort and enduring a lot of hardship.

"Fortunately, I've caught up with the starting line," Chen Mu thought with relief.

Of the thousands of disciples in the lower academy, only a handful were able to cultivate spiritual light.

In the past two years, only Mo Wuzhou has made an official appearance.

All that's left is to continue wasting time and enduring hardship.

"Thanks to my diligence!" Chen Mu said with relief.

He feels he should be most grateful to himself for who he is today!
"How about... we head to Hongxiufang?"

"We have to go!"

……

A boat.

Chen Mu walked out of Yu Pin Xuan.

Twenty bottles of calming pills were sold for twenty-four white jade coins.

Drug prices continue to rise.

Although the lower courtyard has been restored and some medicinal herb fields have resumed normal production, it will still take time before they reach maturity and are ready for harvest.

The situation is similar outside of Keelung Road.

Furthermore, the golden needle moth infestation persists. Even if cultivation and production are possible, medicinal herbs such as *Solanum tuberosum* will remain scarce for some time to come.

"How about we rent a medicinal herb field?" Chen Mu was somewhat tempted.

With his current abilities, he can cultivate night-blooming jasmine without fear of being disturbed by strange beasts.

If handled well, maybe...

"Forget it, what if we run into Mo Wuzhou?" Chen Mu shook his head.

The other party is in the medicinal field area; he has seen the Five Ghosts and Yin Spirits before.

……

Hongxiufang.

As usual, Chen Mu found a small cubicle in the middle and sat down.

He carefully released the five paper ghost figures, letting them hide under the soft couch in the next cubicle to eavesdrop. The incident with Mo Wuzhou had taught Chen Mu that the invisibility of the five ghost spirits was not foolproof.

After waiting a while and seeing that no one was causing trouble in the next cubicle, Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

I began to enjoy the performance on the sphere in mid-air with peace of mind.

"Tsk tsk... Is this the kind of trash you find all over Chicken Coop Road?" A disdainful, gruff voice from the right-hand cubicle caught Chen Mu's attention.

“It’s good to look at but useless!”

“That’s normal,” another middle-aged voice chimed in. “There aren’t many people practicing the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique here anyway.”

"These are nothing more than fakes after taking the Heavenly Demon Pill. They can't even maintain their human form."

"There's no inheritance either; at most, you can forge a spirit armor."

"To become a Dongzhen, one must have ancestral graves emitting auspicious smoke."

The man with the rough voice sighed, "How did Chongshan Road become so chaotic?"

"Although the advanced Heavenly Demon Pill is expensive, at least we can still buy it where we are."

"Even if you have money, there's nowhere to buy it here!"

The other person couldn't help but sigh, "We can only try our luck at the Heavenly River Water Mansion."

……

Are these two people not from the vicinity of Keelung Road?

Chen Mu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Chongshan Road? Is it a force similar to Jilong Road?
"Things aren't peaceful outside either," Chen Mu sighed. "I wonder if it will affect Chicken Coop Road."

However, spirit armor?
Is this the spirit armor I know? Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

This was the first time he had ever heard of the Spirit Armor Technique.

Chen Mu mastered the spirit armor in a daze, and he didn't know if there were any problems with it.

"We need to find out about the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Method."

Afterwards, Chen Mu ate and watched the dance while eavesdropping on the conversations around him.

Unfortunately, most people come here for leisure.

Getting one or two pieces of useful information is already quite good.

Chen Mu was not disappointed. He ate and drank his fill and enjoyed the view. Then he leisurely left the boat and returned to the low mountain.

……

"Chongshan Road? Why did you suddenly want to ask about that?" Shang Huan asked, gnawing on a fire feather chicken wing.

"I heard things are getting chaotic over there, I hope it doesn't affect us here," Chen Mu said casually, tossing a crunchy peanut into his mouth.

"It's said that it was caused by some strange beasts," Old Hao interjected.

"You know?" Shang Huan looked at Old Hao in surprise.

"Xiao Mo told me." Old Hao put down his chopsticks, took out his pipe, and lit it.

"There's a problem in the fields over there. The yellow sprout rice won't grow."

"And then a riot of strange beasts in the deep mountains broke out, attacking many of the lower temples along the Chongshan Road."

"Chongshan Road had to shrink its influence and abandon several grain-producing and livestock-raising sub-districts."

"If the rogue cultivators who depend on the lower temples for survival are scattered, wouldn't that lead to chaos?"

Chen Mu frowned immediately: "Aren't we currently facing a monster plague?"

Is this place going to be in chaos too?
"Not at all. We've just been caught in the crossfire."

"Xiao Mo said that the Lower House's defensive barrier nodes remain secure."

"The Upper House has sent experts into the mountains to clear out the culprits. It won't be long before we are safe."

Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

He was living a peaceful life here and didn't want it to be disrupted.

……

"I heard that the secret techniques practiced on Chongshan Road are different from ours?" Chen Mu inquired discreetly.

This is what he truly cares about.

"Those are all unorthodox methods, not worth mentioning." Shang Huan curled his lip in disdain.

How can it be so insignificant?
You got slapped in the face by something so trivial!

Chen Mu glanced at Shang Huan and silently ate his food.

"Don't listen to his nonsense." Old Hao rolled his eyes.

"They practice the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique over there, which is different from ours."

"I heard that as long as you keep taking medicine, you can quickly improve your strength. The cultivation speed is much faster than here." Old Hao said with envy.

"Then why don't you go?" Shang Huanle teased with a chuckle.

Old Hao rolled his eyes: "I don't want to become some weird thing."

Strange?
"Do you know the extraordinary people in the Red Sleeve Pavilion?" Shang Huan chuckled. "Those are all beautiful transformations."

"If someone who practices the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique goes wrong, turning into a blue-faced, fanged monster would be considered normal."

"Many people turned into a pile of rotten flesh, losing their human form and humanity, and becoming no different from wild beasts."

Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

That dangerous?!
(End of this chapter)