My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 325 Discovery
A month later, early morning.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a futon in the bamboo house bedroom.

The palm-sized black crescent blade and the white bone ball chased each other like swimming fish, floating nimbly in mid-air.

After a long while, Chen Mu opened his eyes and ended his daily spirit-nurturing incantation.

After breakfast, Chen Mu lay down in a bamboo rocking chair and picked up a leather-bound book, "Illustrated Compendium of Medicinal Herbs of Dongling," and read it with great interest.

The Dongling Mountains stretch for tens of thousands of miles, with a humid and mild climate that has nurtured many unique poisonous insects and plants.

This illustrated guide to medicinal herbs was originally collected by the Yanxia School and records thirty-nine kinds of medicinal herbs unique to Dongling.

Now that he has been registered at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, he can buy a copy for just one white jade coin to increase his experience in medicine making.

"Senior brother, I've checked, and Vice Dean Sun's Daoist discussion should be fine." Bai Xiuwen strode into the bamboo building.

Chen Mu pointed to the bamboo chair next to the low table and said, "Sit down and tell me in detail."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Bai Xiuwen clasped his hands in thanks.

“Deputy Chief Sun has held more than ten gatherings at Wuyanshan.”

"Most of the participants came from the Inspection Bureau. They were the first to break into the Yanxia Sect, and they probably looted a lot of good stuff back then."

"To sell stolen goods," Chen Mu said knowingly.

“Not bad.” Bai Xiuwen nodded.

“I spoke with two of the participants, and they had a lot of praise for the discussion.”

"Three days ago, I even sneaked in to take a look."

Chen Mu couldn't help but glance at him sideways.

I only asked you to gather some information, and you went in person? That's quite a expense.

Bai Xiuwen chuckled and said, "Apart from using the guise of discussing Taoism, it's just like a shop in Yuquanfang."

"I suspect that this small discussion meeting was actually a private joint effort between the Inspection Department, the General Affairs Department, and the Scripture Transmission Department; otherwise, how could they dare to be so blatant?"

There must be powerful backers behind this gathering.

The fact that Vice-Director Sun was showing off his family background to him was a way of telling him that having connections would make the discussion safer.

"The people inside are sincere and warm-hearted, and they speak very nicely."

"The items are quite good, including secret techniques, magical artifacts and medicinal herbs, insect repellent pills, and all sorts of other things."

"Apart from needing to use Taoist techniques, everything else is fine." Bai Xiuwen said with a regretful expression, "You really should go and take a look."

After a month and a half of immersing himself in alchemy, Chen Mu was starting to get annoyed.

With powerful backers and praise from other participants, Bai Xiuwen even went to investigate himself, and it seemed that the Daoist discussion group was indeed very safe.

"I'll go take a look later." Chen Mu spread his hands and took out a scroll from his sleeve, handing it to Bai Xiuwen.

"Inside is my understanding of the Golden Pearl Talisman. Perhaps it can help you condense the talisman."

Even though Bai Xiuwen usually restrained his emotions, he couldn't help but smile at this moment.

He was busy searching everywhere, all for the sake of learning alchemy.

You've chosen the right person to follow!

Senior Brother Qi isn't that generous!
"Thank you, Senior Brother!" Bai Xiuwen immediately stood up and respectfully clasped his hands in a salute.

Chen Mu waved his hand dismissively: "As long as you're satisfied."

However, it only involves understanding the Golden Pearl Talisman and doesn't even touch upon the refining of the Bigu Pill.

Chen Mu felt it was a good deal to exchange this information for Bai Xiuwei's help in gathering information.

In the past, when people went to teahouses to gather information, they had to buy some tea and snacks.

Of course, his casual act of stealing other people's pastry recipes is another matter.

……

On the southern slope of Wuyan Mountain, there is an open plaza with a five-meter-wide stone staircase running north and south, leading to the mountaintop and foot of the mountain respectively.

A ring of buildings of varying heights was built around the square, which was the main activity area for the former Yanxia School disciples.

There is a two-story building with white walls and black tiles in the southwest corner.

The entire second floor is open on both sides, with no partitions except for a few load-bearing columns.

"Everyone, a new fellow practitioner will be arriving shortly." Sun Wuhuan's expression was solemn.

"This fellow practitioner is an alchemist, so you should all be more polite to him," he instructed, glaring at the dozen or so people in the room.

"What a pity, a potential big spender..."

"Sigh, I just made up a little story about the origin of the magical artifact last night, but I can't use it now."

“Director, we can avoid deceiving him, but you can’t just stop people from buying things on their own initiative, can you?”

"Yes, yes, what if he buys it on his own initiative?" A group of people tentatively suggested.

Sun Wuhuan stared wide-eyed, his face solemn as he looked at each of them.

The previously chaotic crowd suddenly fell silent.

Sun Wuhuan suddenly grinned and said, "I want you to use all your skills to set a trap and fool me!"

"Make him eat as much of what you have in his hands as possible."

"Eat until he's stuffed, eat until he's choked, eat until all four thousand-plus Daoist cultivation points in his pocket are gone!"

Everyone: "..."

"what!"

"Don't worry, Chief Administrator, we'll definitely treat this sucker well! Haha..."

Chen Mu, who had just arrived downstairs: "..." Is it too late for me to leave now?
"Hey! Isn't this Junior Brother Chen? Come on up here!" Sun Wuhuan's fat face was full of enthusiastic smiles from the second-floor window.

"The tea is ready, and all our companions have arrived. We're just waiting for you!"

Chen Mu's lips twitched instantly.

……

"Fellow Daoist, what's a little Daoist cultivation? Once you learn my Yin Wind Ghost Howl Secret Technique, your Qi channels will be long and smooth, making alchemy much easier. You'll earn it back in just a few batches of pills."

"Fellow Daoist, you must learn to allocate your cultivation. Save half to resist risks, and boldly spend the other half to enhance your safety. Wear this three-colored earth tortoise shell on your body, and you won't even be afraid if the alchemy furnace explodes!"

"The alchemy furnace exploded? Fellow Daoist, how about considering the unique yellow clay alchemy furnace from Dongling..."

"A secret manual of alchemists, recorded in cipher, you deserve to have it..."

Chen Mu felt like his face was about to freeze from smiling.

Looking at my fellow enthusiasts, their eyes brimming with enthusiasm.

I felt like I was surrounded by a bunch of insurance salespeople.

There's nowhere to escape!

He hurriedly bought the alchemist's handbook, which was full of scribbles, and slunk away.

If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would be tricked into becoming penniless by these people.

……

Late at night, beneath the misty mountains.

Footsteps suddenly rang out inside a four- or five-meter-high arched tunnel.

A pale green light gradually spread from afar.

Wearing a green robe, with white hair and beard, Xin Ya, who looked like an eleven or twelve-year-old child, floated in mid-air.

Three flames the size of human heads burned silently behind him, illuminating the cave.

"This altar tunnel, it wasn't dug recently, was it?" Xin Ya glanced at the burly man beside him. "Did you set up the Yin-Yang Transformation Restriction in Misty Mountain a long time ago?"

Wei Donglai, his face covered in tattoos, remained expressionless: "Just a mine."

"Ah……"

"If your disciples and the mountain people under your rule knew that you, Master Wei, have been treating them as sacrifices, I wonder what they would think," Xin Ya sneered.

Wei Donglai rolled his eyes and glanced at Xin Ya: "They probably think about the same thing as the disciples and villagers in Hundred Insect Valley who have been infected with Gu worms by you."

Xin Ya paused, snorted coldly, and said nothing more.

Before long, the two arrived at the end of the tunnel.

“The altar tunnel still needs to be dug, but Liu Ling is stationed on the mountain. The secret bombardment technique is easily detected. I need your insect puppets to help me dig the tunnel.” Wei Donglai pulled out a roll of animal hide from his waist and handed it to Xin Ya.

"After this is done, I want half of the Primordial Chaos Qi," Xin Ya said, clutching the animal hide and staring at Wei Donglai.

Wei Donglai glanced at Xin Ya.

“The spiritual energy of a great mountain can be exchanged for a large amount of primordial energy, enough for three to five people to refine their divine apertures.” Wei Donglai didn’t care: “I only want my share.”

"As for the rest, as long as you can keep it and take it away, it's up to you."

A smile immediately appeared on Xin Ya's wrinkled face.

With a flick of his right hand, a black beetle appeared.

He casually tossed it into the green flames behind him, where it burned to ashes.

Accompanied by specks of emerald green fluorescence, the ashes quickly spread into the cave.

stomping on...

A series of orderly footsteps approached from afar.

One by one, figures dressed in tattered animal skin clothes and with blank expressions emerged from the tunnel.

Five burly men stepped out of the crowd, walked straight to the end of the tunnel, raised their hands, and gently probed the hard soil.

The dark-fingered hand, like a sharp sword, plunged into the cave wall and quickly dug out a clod of earth.

The follower stepped forward without a word, filled a bamboo basket with soil, and handed it to the person behind them.

Through this process of one person passing on the knowledge to another, a tunnel-digging production line was formed using manpower.

The tunnel was immediately pushed forward rapidly.

"There's no fluctuation of magical power, and the noise is minimal, so we don't have to worry about being discovered." Wei Donglai nodded in satisfaction.

Xin Ya glanced at Wei Donglai, his face full of smugness: "Don't worry. With these insect puppets around, we'll definitely be able to dig out the forbidden altar for you without anyone noticing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a slight, invisible ripple suddenly swept past.

It was as if an invisible sphere suddenly spread out from around the two of them.

Xin Ya froze.

We've been discovered?!
Wei Donglai's face immediately turned sinister.

……

Inside the underground chamber, Chen Mu sat stiffly on the soft couch.

The power of the Listening Technique in his hand hadn't even dissipated yet.

Just now, through the method of listening, he discovered two obstacles underground.

The sound and images, seemingly caused by interference or jumbled signals, made Chen Mu's pupils shrink suddenly.

Two experts at the Qi Condensation Realm were hidden underground!

(End of this chapter)