My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 308 Cloud Bat
a few days later.

The inn is located on the third floor of the No. 9 Tongtianlou building in the Gengzi District.

Chen Mu leaned against a cushion, half-lying on the soft couch.

The passive listening ability of the fifth-order listening method is activated.

The noisy sounds from the lobby on the first floor kept reaching my ears.

"Chongshan Path is finished. It is said that several experts at the Condensation Aperture level have died."

"Sigh... I shouldn't have gone so far. Just expelling him would have been enough. If Master Baita returns to retaliate, it will cause chaos again."

"The reason why the abbot and the others dared to do this is probably because they had news about the Eastern Fence Dao Master. That's why they had something to rely on."

"I only care about what should happen to us?"

“The land we’ve reclaimed definitely needs people to operate it, and with more land than people, you can plant as much yellow sprout rice as you want.”

"It's a pity it's not Mount Pengyue; the monthly reward is probably only two white jade coins."

"Be content. Look at these rogue cultivators mingling in the Water Mansion, can they be as miserable as them?"

"The wild cultivators aren't so bad, are they? Nobody cares about them."

"Then go become a wandering monk..."

Wild cultivators cannot exchange for secret techniques and secret arts.

Having not heard any concrete news about leaving the Water Mansion, Chen Mu shook his head, no longer listening to the meaningless discussions in the hall.

"Don't believe rumors, and don't spread rumors."

"Instead of wasting time on gossip and rumors, you'd be better off grinding more experience points."

He sat up straight and looked at the black alchemy furnace on the low table in front of him.

The alchemy furnace was about the size of a rice cooker from my previous life.

The three sets of two ears are entirely matte black, with cloud and mythical beast patterns carved on the surface.

When you tap your fingers, it makes a clear, melodious sound.

The alchemy furnace has a lid on top, and there is a spherical knob on the lid.

He had tried several times before, but he could never open it. Later, after reading the jade slip that came with the alchemy furnace, he realized that a special incantation was required.

The Wind and Fire Pivot Mantra grants control over four abilities: opening and closing, cold and heat, thunder and sound, and qi restriction. It is the key mantra for controlling the Primordial Five Qi Furnace.

Different elixirs require different environments to form.

Some need to be burned, some need to be chilled, some need to be bound together with air, and some need to be bombarded with thunder.

The Wind and Fire Cardinal Spell can control the alchemy furnace and create the corresponding environment to complete the alchemy process.

"I have mastered four of the five mantras required for the Bigu Pill, and I am only missing the Wind and Fire Pivot Mantra."

For the next few days, he stayed in the inn.

He would occasionally use the Listening Method to gather information, but he spent most of his time pondering the Cardinal Mantra.

……

three days later.

Near Longmen No. 9 in Gengzi District.

More than two hundred people gathered together, preparing to board a small boat to Tianhefang.

Chen Mu, carrying a gray cloth bundle, stood at the edge of the crowd with Hao Lao, Shang Huan, and others.

"Do you know where we're going?" Chen Mu asked, withdrawing his Listening Technique.

"It must be a lower house that was seized back," Old Hao guessed.

Chen Mu nodded silently. Most of the people in the crowd shared the same view.

"That's not necessarily true," Shang Huan shook his head.

"What inside information do you have?" Old Hao asked, looking at the other person with surprise.

“There’s no inside information,” Shang Huan chuckled softly, “but Vice Director Liang had someone buy a large quantity of insect repellent incense from me.”

Insect repellent incense?
The lower courtyard, which had been recaptured, was basically well-equipped, so there was no need for insect repellent.

Are we going to have to go into the mountains again?
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"Going to clear land again?" Old Hao realized.

“Those lower courtyards that were taken back are not the lower courtyards of Supervisor Song,” Shang Huan said meaningfully.

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Rather than sharing a lower courtyard with others, it's better to find a brand new spiritual spring in the earth.

Once it's developed, with the mountains high and the emperor far away, it will be entirely up to Supervisor Song to decide.

……

evening.

The outer edge of Tianhefang.

Chen Mu and the others waited listlessly in front of a wide river beach.

Some have already lit bonfires and are grilling fish and eating.

Chen Mu also took a fist-sized cloth bag and stuffed the fasting pills into his mouth one by one.

"It's a real pity I couldn't visit Tianhefang," Old Hao sighed, puffing on his cigarette.

"I've lived in Tianhe Water Mansion for half a year already. Tianhe Lane is just a gathering place for rogue cultivators. What's so interesting about it?" Chen Mu shook his head.

The fierce competition for resources might actually lead to more chaos.

"Exactly. A bunch of poor bastards, there's no money to be made." Shang Huan didn't take it seriously.

"You don't understand," Old Hao said with a profound and inscrutable expression.

Chen Mu's heart stirred.

It is said that the Chongshandao members who caused them trouble some time ago lived in Tianhefang at the time.

Is there some other explanation behind this?
“The spiritual energy in Tianhefang is thin, or even nonexistent.” Old Hao said calmly, “So besides us cultivators, there is also a large number of ordinary people living here.” “To come to the Tongtian River, one must have traveled through mountains and rivers and overcome numerous dangers.”

"Therefore, most of the ordinary people who can come here are from prominent families of the dynasty. Among them are even members of the royal family."

"The Great Qian Dynasty has a prince who is stationed in Tianhefang year-round, ready to be dispatched by Jilongdao at any time."

"The disciples who left our lower courtyard were all arranged to go to the mortal world through this prince."

There's nothing special about this, is there?
Chen Mu was puzzled.

"Could it be that those mortal royal families can collect rare and precious materials from the mortal world?" Shang Huan's eyes lit up.

Chen Mu couldn't help but look at Old Hao.

The mortal realm is vast, but cultivators are few.

With royalty ruling over vast lands, searching the entire world, they might actually find some treasures.

Even in the so-called remote and desolate areas of Daliang, far from Yunzhou, there are still many precious items, let alone in the prosperous Yunzhou.

"There are definitely treasures, but they're not for us. We've already handed them over to the Upper House in exchange for resources," Old Hao shook his head.

"Then what can these mortals do?" Shang Huan asked with a disappointed look.

Old Hao chuckled: "They can send you a wife!"

Chen Mu: “…”

No, can't you, an old man, be serious for once?

All you think about are these trivial things!

"Is it pretty?" Chen Mu couldn't help but ask.

“Those are powerful families and royal clans that have controlled the mortal world for hundreds of years.”

"Do you think the person they sent is pretty?" Old Hao winked.

"Tch..." Shang Huan said dismissively, "I thought it was something serious."

"You think finding a wife is easy?" Old Hao glared at Shang Huan.

"Is it... very difficult?" Shang Huan asked, somewhat uncertain.

"If you want to find a wife, you either need to be good-looking, or wealthy, and you also need to be good at talking."

"Not only that, but we people are so used to cultivating that we rarely see anyone. How do you know which families have good daughters waiting to be married?" Old Hao said, exasperated.

Chen Mu immediately agreed.

It seems that finding a partner is not easy anywhere.

In their past lives, countless homebodies were entangled in spells that pressured them to get married.

too difficult!
"These powerful and influential families are engaged in matchmaking and facilitating relationships."

"Sending wives to male cultivators."

"Send young men to the female cultivators."

"If you have unusual tastes, I can send you a young man."

Chen Mu: “…”

What the hell is this nonsense?!

……

Uh...

The group of people were chatting.

A long, mournful cry suddenly came from above.

The chaotic crowd on the riverbank fell silent as they all looked up at the sky.

A stream of black and white light suddenly emerged from a white cloud in the sky.

It crashed onto the riverbank with a loud thud. Its figure then appeared—it was Liang Yi, the Junior Supervisor.

I don't know what kind of spell he used, but it made his voice loud and clear.

"Everyone pack your bags and prepare to board the Cloud Bat Flying Boat."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a long, drawn-out wail echoed from the horizon once more.

The white cloud that Liang Yi had just emerged from suddenly fell.

As it descended, the white clouds spread outwards.

Before long, the white clouds thinned and disappeared.

A huge, dark, bluish-brown, bat-like shadow appeared before everyone's eyes.

Is this the cloud bat?
Chen Mu's scalp tingled involuntarily.

A colossal object, comparable in size to a football field, slowly descended onto the Tongtian River, stirring up billowing air currents that ruffled everyone's clothes.

If Liang Yi hadn't been standing at the very front, some people might have already run away!
Even so, Chen Mu still felt weak in the legs.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed numerous signs of human alteration and immediately confirmed that it resembled a boat.

It is a giant flying magical artifact crafted using the bodies of strange beasts and monsters.

Fortunately, it was dead.

Chen Mu was still shaken.

If this thing were alive, it would probably be finished if the other party breathed a single breath!
Startled, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel excited.

He diligently cultivated himself, enduring hardships and wanderings, and gradually arrived at where he is today.

Isn't it all about witnessing the wonders of this world?

Today he saw a peculiar corner of this world, and he is certain that he will witness much more in the future.

Thinking of this, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel his heart surge with emotion.

(End of this chapter)