My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 248 Growth
Low hill courtyard.

Chen Mu stood in front of a water vat that was waist-high.

The water tank contained a thick, grayish-brown mud.

The Qi-Sealing Hundred-Mile Secret Technique was activated, and an invisible force surged into the mud, causing it to slowly rotate.

Wisps of black smoke from the spirit armor seeped into the water tank, slowly evaporating the water vapor and turning the mud into a playdough-like consistency.

They immediately controlled it to fly up, drill into a wooden mold, and press it into a ball.

After working for an hour, looking at the nearly two thousand calming pills filling three wooden shelves, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel fortunate: "Luckily, I have the Qi Restriction skill, otherwise this job would be really difficult."

"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique can easily lead to madness." Chen Mu shook his head helplessly.

"Besides, even if I wanted to practice, I couldn't find the Heavenly Demon Pill made from Yin Soul Monsters."

He asked Le Yang'an, the owner of Yupinxuan.

Different Heavenly Demon Pills require different Heavenly Demon essence blood to prepare.

Legendary creatures like dragons and phoenixes exist, but I've never heard of a Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Pill made from a ghostly spirit.

"Bai Miaojin?" Chen Mu had a slight guess.

"Perhaps coexisting with ghosts is the condition for practicing the Ghost Version of the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique."

These conditions are really demanding.

"The five ghosts and spirits are probably in serious trouble."

Chen Mu thought of the Five Ghosts Possession Technique.

Once activated, he will transform into a hideous little blue man, which is not a normal manifestation of symbiotic spirits.

Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique has an upper limit. If the quality of the essence blood within the Heavenly Demon Pill is poor, the cultivator will stagnate.

"We can't sacrifice our future for short-term speed," Chen Mu shook his head.

"Just stick to practicing my Illusion-Dispelling Technique." Chen Mu shrugged.

Black smoke billows as the Five Ghosts Bag brand dishwasher/vacuum cleaner goes live.

The residue in the water tank was cleaned up in the blink of an eye. The few scattered medicinal powders on the ground were also swept away.

He then put the remaining nightshade of the tube-shaped nightshade into his five-ghost bag. Chen Mu clapped his hands and prepared to make lunch.

But as soon as he stepped out of the wooden shed, he suddenly froze.

"The Five Ghosts Bag...it's gotten bigger?!"

He quickly turned his attention to the bag.

The egg-shaped wooden frame and the Five Ghosts Bag fit together perfectly and should have been very sturdy.

But when I put the tube of nightshade into the box, the wooden frame shook slightly.

Chen Mu examined it carefully.

A palm-width gap appeared between the wooden frame and the Five Ghosts Bag at the edge of the frame.

"When?!" Chen Mu was both surprised and delighted.

If he hadn't noticed the abnormality of the wooden frame today, he wouldn't have known that the Five Ghosts Bag had grown larger.

"Is it because of the meat of a strange beast?"

The Thousand Mountains Classic does indeed state that feeding the Five Ghost Bags with blood, flesh, and essence will allow them to grow larger.

But no matter how many live fish he fed the Five Ghost Bag in Daliang, he didn't see any change.

Chen Mu simply assumed it was Qian Shan Jing's usual boasting and exaggeration.

Just like the claim above that the Five Ghosts Bag can move mountains and fill seas, it's a product with false claims and designed to fool people.

"I never expected it to be true!" Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

……

At the western end of Tongtianfang.

Walk south from the Shibu-fune mooring point.

After turning a corner at a cliff intersection, a natural harbor that curves inward appears.

As you approach, a chaotic noise fills the air, accompanied by a fishy stench mixed with the damp smell of the river.

This is the actual location of Tongtianfang's dock.

“A small fishbone boat, one hundred taels of gold per day, or one white jade coin for ten days.” A tall, thin old man with a goatee looked at Chen Mu expressionlessly: “You are a disciple of the lower academy, your term of service has not yet expired, have you paid your deposit?”

"I've paid, I've paid." Chen Mu nodded hurriedly, showing the receipt to the old man with the goatee with a pained expression.

That's fifty white jade coins; I wonder if the lower house will renege on the debt.

"Rent it for one day first." Chen Mu took out the exchanged gold and handed it to the other party.

Having not used gold and silver for a long time, it felt surprisingly novel.

"Find Ding San Liu yourself." With that, he handed Chen Mu an iron plaque and then ignored him.

Chen Mu, holding the smooth-edged, palm-sized iron plaque that was almost patinaed, bowed and took his leave, heading straight away.

……

The dock was densely packed with boats. Besides wood, the boats also had grayish-white bone components, giving them a wild, untamed feel. The people on board were dressed in short gray clothes, with dark skin, resembling ordinary fishermen.

These people don't need to walk to get on and off the boat; they jump, sometimes dozens of meters high, while carrying enormous aquatic products that are four or five times the size of a person.

There is a small trading market on the east side of the dock.

Besides the sounds of buying and selling, the most eye-catching things were all sorts of strange and unusual aquatic products.

He saw a strange fish that was one meter in diameter and seven or eight meters long, covered in black scales.

A butcher was carrying a large iron hammer, smashing away the scales, and sparks flew everywhere.

Black-scaled sea bream?
……

Chen Mu looked around with great interest as he located the Ding San Liu ship.

Although it's called a small boat, it's seven or eight meters long and three or four meters wide.

After handing the metal plaque to the guards, Chen Mu jumped onto the boat.

There is a gray-white spine connecting the bow and stern at the bottom of the boat, with ribs on both sides.

Wooden planks were inlaid in the gaps, and the outside was covered with black animal hides.

Chen Mu clicked his tongue in amazement: "It really is a fishbone boat."

Approaching the stern awning, Chen Mu noticed a bridge with a rudder wheel and bone foot pedals.

Glancing at the stern, Chen Mu's eyes widened in surprise: "Human-powered propeller?"

"A brilliant idea!"

Looking around, he saw that many others were also leaving in their fishbone boats, just like him.

They all stepped on the pedals so hard they were flying, splashing water everywhere at the stern.

The seven- or eight-meter-long fishbone boat somehow looked like a motorboat.

This is so... fun!

Chen Mu couldn't wait to sit down, and then suddenly stepped out, accompanied by a whooshing sound of water.

The fishbone boat traced an arc and, in a flash, leaped onto the boundless surface of the Tongtian River.

In the blink of an eye, it becomes a tiny dot.

……

They darted around on the water for half an hour, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Chen Mu then turned the boat around and headed towards the Tongtian River bank.

Far from Tongtianfang Wharf, find a riverbank indentation in the southern section of Tongtian River.

Chen Mu pulled over and anchored, stopping the fishbone boat.

Black smoke billowed as the modified intoxicating bait was scattered into the bay.

With the Heartless Bell in hand, the five ghostly spirits appeared. Chen Mu slowly rose into the air and flew towards the bay.

Knowing that the Five Ghost Bag could be raised, Chen Mu naturally wouldn't ignore it.

The purpose of this trip is to catch some exotic fish to feed the Five Ghost Bags.

"Wait, then."

……

Two quarters of an hour later.

Dark shadows appeared beneath the calm water, and Chen Mu shook the Heartless Bell at the opportune moment.

hum!
It sounded like the ringing of a bronze bell.

Centered on Chen Mu, the calm water surface was immediately rippled with gentle waves.

Gulu.

With a soft sound, a large silver fish, half a meter long, floated to the surface of the water.

As if a start button had been pressed, one after another, huge river fish quickly filled the surface of the water.

Chen Mu's lips curled slightly: "Five Ghosts Moving Mountains!"

Black smoke billowed into the air, and five dragons, like dragons, plunged into the water with a roar.

……

"Nothing seems to have changed."

At noon, Chen Mu ate the barbecue wraps he had prepared in advance while carefully examining the Five Ghosts Bag.

"Not feeding enough?"

"Then let's feed it for a few more days and see."

After lunch, they caught another batch of fish, filled five large bamboo baskets, and placed them in the cabin as camouflage.

Chen Mu set sail and returned.

There was still a long way to go, and he didn't plan to spend a single day on the Tongtian River.

(End of this chapter)