My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 294 The Banks of the Tongtian River
Around the campfire.

Chen Mu held his right hand up in front of his eyes.

Listen carefully!

hum!
A black ball the size of a fist appeared in the palm of his hand.

With a thought, the black sphere suddenly expanded and spread. Centered on Chen Mu, it swept across the dense forest like a gentle breeze.

At the same time, a black and white image suddenly appeared in my mind.

At the heart of the camp, Song Wuji was resting with his eyes closed, Liang Yi was tinkering with an unknown potion, and Mo Wuzhou was cultivating with his eyes closed.

Two miles to the east, a long snake slowly wriggles on a large tree.

Five miles to the south, there was a pig-rabbit with most of its body buried in the mud, only its two legs sticking out and kicking.

In the sky, an owl with a wingspan of one meter silently flew by.

Even the Cold Moon Toad, hidden underground, can be vaguely seen.

Ten breaths later, the image collapsed and disappeared.

"What a wonderful secret technique!" Chen Mu exclaimed in amazement.

"It's just a bit of a mental drain."

Exposing myself to so much information at once gave me a throbbing, overloaded feeling in my brain.

Moreover, because there was too much information, the memories obtained after the images collapsed became somewhat chaotic.

"It seems that Shi Xian has a special talent and is particularly suited to the Listening Technique."

Chen Mu glanced at the gray wall.

Listening Method: 9653/10000/Second Stage;

"Another secret technique that's about to advance," Chen Mu remarked.

The same was true of the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique last time. It is evident that the six siblings of Wushan have all put in a lot of hard work on their respective secret techniques.

"A range of five li is still a bit small."

The hunting grounds are not large enough to supply more than three hundred portly men.

"I'm not going to sleep tonight." Chen Mu shrugged. "I'll just have to work my ass off."

……

Two days later, in the evening.

Chen Mu sat by the campfire with his eyes closed.

A fist-sized black ball suddenly appeared in his palm, then quickly disappeared.

Not far away, Lu Ku looked at Chen Mu thoughtfully.

“No wonder he mastered the Heart-to-Heart Mantra so quickly.” Yu Lin said admiringly, standing next to Lu Ku. “Ordinary people would absolutely not be able to endure this kind of mechanical, tedious repetition.”

"Do you think we were unjustly wronged?" Lu Ku tilted his head slightly, his meaning unclear.

"I only rested for two hours yesterday, and I haven't even started resting today."

“We can’t match such perseverance,” Wu Ruo said softly from the other side.

Lu Ku fell silent.

Chen Mu, whom the Wu siblings believed had endured the tedium with astonishing perseverance, was now staring at the gray wall in the void with bloodshot eyes.

rest?

Rest my ass!

I only need 82 more points of proficiency to advance the Listening Technique, keep grinding!
He was like a teenager addicted to the internet, grinding for skill experience over and over again.

……

The next day, Chen Mu, who hadn't slept all night, quietly found Mo Wuzhou.

Before he could speak, she handed him a scroll about the length of a forearm.

"Inside is a map showing the distribution of ferocious beasts and strange creatures in the vicinity. Please pass it on to Supervisor Song, Senior Brother." He then ignored the other party's reaction.

He went straight back to his tent.

He worked hard for three days in a row, and even with his strong physique, he was still mentally and physically exhausted.

After a quick wash and a bite to eat, I went straight to sleep.

When I woke up again, it was already 10 p.m.

The camp was in a noisy mess.

Chen Mu emerged from the tent and, unsurprisingly, saw a large quantity of prey, with everyone in the camp busy processing it. It was a lively scene.

Chen Mu drew up the gray wall.

Listening Method: 23/10000/Third Stage;

"The third-level Listening skill has a detection range of more than ten miles."

"Although it can't fill people up, with proper planning and the addition of wild vegetables and fruits, at least they won't go hungry." Chen Mu felt quite accomplished.

"I wonder what kind of secret technique Supervisor Song can give me," Chen Mu thought expectantly.

He's not picky; he's fine as long as he can make money from jade.

The secret method of condensing the acupoints is expensive, so he needs to find a new way to make money.

Thinking of this, Chen Mu went back to the tent and took out the mustard seed talisman that Mo Wuzhou had given him.

With a light touch of magic, a large wooden box appeared out of thin air with a bang.

Upon opening it, the room was filled with white jade coins. Chen Mu immediately perked up and carefully counted each one.

"Thirty thousand?"

This is far more than just nine outs and thirteen returns!
He initially scattered approximately 16,000 pieces of white jade.

Unexpectedly, Supervisor Song returned almost double the amount.

"Supervisor Song is a man of great taste!" Chen Mu exclaimed with delight.

The giant toad swallowed Supervisor Song's heroic figure whole; it seems it can't be shared with anyone else.

……

With food available and Song Wuji backing them up, they were ready to go.

The journey through the primeval jungle was no longer difficult for the team.

A month and a half later, a vast river that stretched as far as the eye could see appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Finally found the Tongtian River." Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Spending all day trekking through remote, uncharted forests is incredibly exhausting.

Finding the Tongtian River brings us one step closer to the Tianhe Water Palace.

After walking along the riverbank for a while and finding a relatively flat area, Song Wuji ordered everyone to set up camp.

The next morning, Chen Mu avoided the crowd and found Mo Wuzhou.

As usual, I handed him a scroll.

"Junior Brother's secret techniques are becoming more and more exquisite." Mo Wuzhou unfolded the scroll, looking at the map that was becoming more extensive and detailed, his words full of praise.

"These are just minor tricks," Chen Mu smiled. "They can't compare to Senior Brother Mo's divine secret techniques."

"We don't know how long we'll have to stay here."

"The prey in the nearby dense forest won't last long."

"But the Tongtian River is rich in aquatic products, which can be caught for food."

"I've prepared some medicinal bait here, suitable for catching small fish. Senior Brother, you can send someone to try it out." He then handed Mo Wuzhou a mustard seed talisman.
"Junior brother has considered everything very well." Mo Wuzhou accepted it.

Chen Mu hesitated for a moment before asking the question that had been bothering him.

"How are we supposed to get to the Heavenly River Water Palace? Are we going to build our own boat?"

Mo Wuzhou remained expressionless, but his words carried a hint of a smile: "Junior brother, there's no need to worry. The abbot has a way to summon the 'Soul Boat'."

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Is there such a way?

"The 'water boats' of the Heavenly River Water Palace are for picking up people to go to the Water Palace."

"Ordinary people can only wait at fixed locations."

"But if you pay enough white jade coins, you can also get a token to summon the guillotine ship."

“Our supervisor is a highly skilled cultivator, and the Heavenly River Water Palace gives him several of these tokens every year.”

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

For ordinary people, a kushifune is like a bus.

But if you pay enough, even a boat can be used as a taxi.

For a highly skilled person like Supervisor Song, the boat was like a free shuttle.

Hey! That's interesting.

"However, the Tongtian River is too vast, and it is still unknown how long it will take for the boat to arrive."

"I was worried about the food before. But with my junior brother's medicinal bait, there's no problem." Mo Wuzhou cupped his hands in thanks.

Chen Mu waved his hand: "It's my duty."

Whether he does it well or not will determine what secret techniques he can obtain, so how could Chen Mu not take it seriously?

……

I thought the gurusheer would arrive soon.

But this wait lasted for more than twenty days.

That morning, a splash suddenly erupted on the calm surface of the Tongtian River, which seemed to have no flow at all.

A massive white creature covered in menacing spikes burst out of the water.

The people in the camp couldn't help but stop and watch.

Then they cheered and jumped for joy.

Chen Mu also put down the door panel cleaver he was using to chop firewood, and leaned on the cleaver handle as he looked at the boat with delight.

Although the camp had no shortage of food and drink.

But that just means they have enough to eat and drink.

Even though Chen Mu was well prepared, he still spent nearly two months in the wild.

With various daily necessities not being replenished, the quality of life has declined rapidly.

Some people in the camp were even dressed in rags.

"We absolutely have to go to Hongxiufang, um... no, we have to go have a good meal!" Chen Mu stared at the boatman, his eyes shining.

(End of this chapter)