My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 320 Limit
At the foot of Yuquan Mountain lies Yuquanfang.

Chen Mu walked on the bustling and prosperous street.

Underfoot is a smooth bluestone floor, and on both sides are neat shops.

Men and women dressed in various styles browsed the shops.

The sounds of bargaining, hawking, and greetings rose and fell.

If it weren't for the majestic Yuquan Mountain in the north, Chen Mu would almost have thought he had returned to the Dingzi District of Tianhe Water Mansion.

"The changes are truly remarkable," Chen Mu remarked.

They hadn't come down the mountain for two months, and the temporary wooden houses they had lived in had been demolished.

Instead, rows of small courtyards with blue tiles and white walls are now neatly arranged.

"You have to come down the mountain for a stroll whenever you have time." Chen Mu looked around curiously. "Otherwise, you won't even know how much the world has changed."

He slowly strolled along the main street of Yuquanfang from the east to the west.

He walked all the way to the western edge and encountered a group of lower-level disciples who were paving roads and building houses. Chen Mu then turned back, still feeling unsatisfied.

"They have all kinds of shops, but not Hongxiufang."

“What a pity…”

……

The middle section of Yuquanfang is Xiuyi Pavilion.

"What do you need, sir?" The short, stout, dark-skinned, forty-something-year-old boss greeted us with a smile.

"I heard that the clothes here are exceptionally durable?" Chen Mu looked around.

The shop displayed some animal-hide leather armor, with faint black star-like patterns on it.

A robe resembling a ritual implement?
Chen Mu suddenly realized.

"You have excellent taste, sir." The short, stout shopkeeper complimented with a smile, "The clothing and leather armor here are enhanced with secret techniques by the alchemists of the Hundred Crafts Hall, making them more than just durable."

"These leather armors are impervious to attacks from ordinary beasts," the short, stout boss said proudly, pointing to a row of leather armors.

The leather armor hung on a wooden frame, similar in style to the sleeveless t-shirts of my previous life, in both brown and red, with faint magical runes visible on it.

"Look at these trousers, the fabric is mixed with stardust and silver threads, making them soft, flexible and elastic, suitable for large movements."

"Moreover, it is tough and durable. Even if you walk in the mountains and forests for many years, it will not be worn out for five years."

The short, stout boss enthusiastically recommended it.

"Flexible and elastic?" Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he reached out and pulled.

The gray trouser legs suddenly went from being two palms wide to being two palms plus two fingers wide.

"Is there anything softer and more bouncy than this?" Chen Mu's eyes lit up.

He activates the Five Ghosts Possession Technique, causing his body to undergo a massive transformation, as if inflating.

He suddenly grew to three meters tall, and his clothes would always burst and tear.

"Softer and more bouncy?" The short, stout shopkeeper looked Chen Mu up and down, then hesitated. "We do have some, but they have to be made to order."

"Really? There really is one?" Chen Mu was overjoyed.

"Not surprising," the short, stout shopkeeper explained with a smile. "Many unorthodox practitioners cultivate the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique."

"Once it is used, everyone's body shape will change dramatically, so it is only natural that there are clothes with such good shaping ability."

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

The short, stout shopkeeper pointed to the trousers and said, "These soft, elastic trousers are actually prepared for newly promoted disciples of the lower academy."

"The newcomers from Daqian are weak, and when the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill is used to accelerate the growth of steel skin, the side effects are quite severe."

"Once you exert force, your body will expand and deform uncontrollably."

Chen Mu asked in surprise, "The Reincarnation Pill has this side effect?"

I've never heard of that before.

The short, stout boss whispered mysteriously, "I heard it's because the Rebirth Pill wasn't refined enough and the medicinal properties were too strong."

Can such rumors be spread so easily?
Aren't you afraid that Pavilion Master Zhu Yi will come looking for trouble?
Chen Mu immediately waved his hand to interrupt, bringing the topic back on track: "Make me a set."

"Alright!" The short, stout boss beamed with joy.

"There's something you need to know, customers: the more star sand and silver threads you add, the better the plasticity, but the higher the price will be."

“These trousers have less than half silver thread, yet they cost twenty pieces of white jade.”

Chen Mu waved his hand dismissively: "As long as the quality is good, money is not a problem."

He refines fasting pills and earns at least a thousand pieces of white jade every month.

Not bad money!
The short, stout boss's smile grew even brighter: "According to the content of stardust and silver threads, the fabric can be divided into four types: 30%, 50%, 70%, and 100%."

"Disciples of unorthodox sects at the Spirit Armor stage often wear clothes containing 30% silver thread."

"Those at the Cavern True Cultivation level, similar to us Sensing and Breaking Through Illusion Qi Refining cultivators, mostly wear clothing containing 50% silver thread." "Which kind would you like, sir?"

My Spirit Armor Technique should be at the True Realm stage.

There may be magical power stored within the silver thread-like opening between the eyebrows.

Simply activating the Spirit Armor Technique can expand one's body to 2.2 meters.

But if the Five Ghosts Possession technique is used again...

"Then let's go for a 100% custom-made one," Chen Mu decided, aiming for the best from the start.

The short, stout boss raised an eyebrow, and wrinkles immediately appeared on his face as he smiled.

"Do you want just one piece made, or a complete set including an inner garment, trousers, outer robe, and waist belt?"

“A complete set,” Chen Mu said casually.

The short, stout shopkeeper grinned and said, "A set of custom-made silver sand robes will cost 2,155 white jade coins."

A 100-fold price increase?!

Are you kidding me? Those pants only cost twenty white jade coins, right?

His entire fortune amounted to just over 35,000 pieces of white jade, and one set of clothes took away one-seventeenth of that?!
"A guest?" The short, stout boss asked hopefully.

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and made a firm decision: "Do it!"

"Alright!" the short, stout boss exclaimed with delight.

"But only make one pair of trousers!" Chen Mu quickly added.

"Won't this mean we'll need another two thousand pieces of white jade?"

The short, stout boss's smile froze instantly.

"This...this only requires a little over four hundred pieces of white jade."

Chen Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If it weren't for the fact that wearing only underwear is too indecent, Chen Mu would have liked to make a pair of big underwear instead.

Sigh, I'm still too poor.

After buying ten more sets of the same style of outerwear and paying a deposit of one hundred white jade, Chen Mu left the Embroidery Pavilion in a dejected manner.

After taking a quick look at the small shop that Shang Huan had rented from afar, Chen Mu hurriedly returned to the General Affairs Office.

Let's continue making pills and earning money.

……

After that, Chen Mu settled into a regular routine of grinding experience points.

He uses the Nourishing Spirit Mantra daily to nurture the imbalances of Yin and Yang, and refines several batches of elixirs in his spare time to maintain his skill.

He spends most of his daytime practicing the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique, and at night he goes to remote, dense forests to study the art of escape.

He can now fly freely; it's less about cultivation and more about flying for fun.

Upon returning, he immediately went to the Linglong Dojo to recover his magical power, and by the time he went to bed, it was still well before midnight.

Based on the time conversion from the previous life, it would be at most 10:30.

With good food, sufficient sleep, and enjoyable practice, Chen Mu was so engrossed in his daily routine that he didn't even notice the passing of days and months.

……

A month later, the weather gradually turned cold.

Inside Chen Mu's cave dwelling, in the alchemy room.

He rests peacefully on a soft couch.

With a slight raise of his right hand, a pale green blade flashed in mid-air.

Three hundred and sixty forearm-length air blades floated densely in front of him, like a school of fish swimming slowly.

When they collide with each other, they will also react by quickly turning around and scattering.

"It's a pity it's only level five." Chen Mu looked at the gray wall with regret.

Three Yin Demon-Slaying Technique: Ultimate;

In just over a month, the Demon Slaying Technique advanced two levels.

Although it is one level higher than ordinary secret techniques, it has reached its limit.

"The Listening Technique is ultimately just an isolated case." Chen Mu shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Staring at the gray wall, I was quickly filled with a sense of accomplishment.

"Another skill has been maxed out."

"Cool!"

(End of this chapter)