My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 342 Deficiency
Chen Mu Cave.

Grilled meat slices, steamed meat cakes, steamed pork ribs, braised pork in a clay pot, and four or five kinds of stir-fried seasonal vegetables filled the square table.

"Is the Cloud Bat Flying Boat still sending people to Jade Spring Mountain?" Chen Mu asked while chewing on his roasted meat.

"You don't know that Liulianshan has been captured, do you?" Shang Huan, his mouth greasy, grinned from across the table.

The villa is expanding its territory again?
"Are they going to take over all five mountains?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

With the presence of both Wuyan Mountain and Liulian Mountain, the purpose of the villa is quite clear.

"How can I allow someone else to snore beside my bed?" Shang Huan chuckled.

Chen Mu couldn't help but think of the incident of the evil spirits causing trouble in Misty Mountain.

It's not very safe unless we drive out the local forces in the vicinity.

"There's a rumor that the Dao Master plans to turn this place into a second Upper Academy," Old Hao added from the side.

"The Cloud Bat Flying Boat brought not only martial artists from the Great Qian Dynasty, but also senior brothers from the Upper Academy who had reached the Sensing Realm."

“If it were just a regular lower house, so many people wouldn’t have been brought here.”

Chen Mu nodded thoughtfully.

He now resides in a cave dwelling, which is filled with primordial energy, and its concentration is now one-third of that of the original Lengyue Mountain Daoist Temple.

With such a great environment, it's not impossible to create a second upper house.

"If it's converted into a second upper house, more people will make my business easier."

"But if there are too many people, we might not be able to stay at Yuquan Mountain." Shang Huan was quite conflicted.

"Is it because of the senior brother from the upper academy?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

"Those arrogant senior brothers wouldn't even look at those five barren hills," Shang Huan said, pursing his lips.

Chen Mu fell silent.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with it." Old Hao was actually quite pleased with it.

"If I stay here on Jade Spring Mountain and offend my senior brother from the Upper Academy, wouldn't that be even more troublesome?"

"After visiting the other five hills, I can finally settle down and farm in peace."

"But once we leave Yuquan Mountain, there are fewer people, and business becomes much harder," Shang Huan said with a worried expression.

"No rush, those mountains aren't so easy to take over," Chen Mu reassured her with a smile.

"By then, you might have mastered the art of spiritual light, which would give you more options."

He had just glanced at it with the Heart-to-Heart Mantra, and Shang Huan's jade was shining brightly.

In a year or two, this fat guy might actually master the art of spiritual light.

……

Full of wine and food.

Chen Mu saw the two off.

At the door, Shang Huan, carrying an empty bamboo basket, suddenly spoke up: "The Cloud Bat Flying Boat brought a lot of black-scaled sea bream this time. They're incredibly nutritious, want some?"

"Yes." Chen Mu nodded immediately.

Having practiced the Qi Condensation Secret Technique for two months straight, he had consumed a great deal of nutrients and urgently needed to replenish them.

"I'll bring it to you tomorrow," Shang Huan said with a meaningful smile.

Old Hao took a deep drag on his pipe, hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Xiao Mu, you have to be careful."

Chen Mu looked completely bewildered.

"The land of gentle pleasures is the graveyard of heroes."

"Lust is a double-edged sword!" Old Hao sighed deeply, as if he had been through it all.

What do you mean?
Chen Mu was even more confused.

"Pale face, puffy eyes, tsk tsk, so weak..." Shang Huan sighed.

I don't have kidney deficiency!
Chen Mu's face immediately darkened.

"I'm malnourished from practicing martial arts!"

"I understand..." Shang Huan smiled meaningfully.

You know nothing!

"How about I buy you some Eighteen-Flavor Rehmannia Pills tomorrow?" Shang Huan chuckled softly.

"roll!"

……

"The losses are indeed quite significant."

Inside the cave, in front of a silver mirror as tall as a person, Chen Mu looked at his somewhat thin face and his expression was not good.

His current state is very strange.

He clearly looked weak and depleted.

Yet he was full of energy, feeling like he could stay up all night for three to five days straight to cultivate immortality.

His skin and muscles became increasingly tough, and his strength grew stronger day by day.

But his pale face clearly told Chen Mu that he was indeed very weak... Hmm, this was definitely not kidney deficiency!
"The secret technique of condensing apertures needs to be put on hold for a while," Chen Mu sighed.

He feared that he would perish before he could condense his divine essence.

As soon as the thought arose, the gray wall appeared.

Yellow Springs General Outline: 5315/10000/First Order;
After two months of intense, focused training, I've only managed to complete three and a half of the first set of seven jade tablets containing magical talismans.

There are still sixty more pieces waiting for him to practice.

"There must be a way!" Chen Mu said confidently.

Back then, Sun Wuhuan was not only not weak, but also had a plump and round face!
...South of Yuquan Mountain, more than ten miles west of the General Affairs Office, lies the Scripture Transmission Institute.

A five-story, octagonal wooden structure is hidden in the middle of the mountains and forests.

Occasionally, glimpses of the lush green forest peek out from the black-tiled eaves, creating a rustic and natural scene.

At the entrance of the wooden building hangs a black wooden plaque with three large, flowing golden characters on it: Tianyi Pavilion.

Holding his identity jade token, Chen Mu walked into Tianyi Pavilion without any hindrance.

They even saved us the cost of a ticket for one piece of white jade per hour.

"The title of Doctor of Transmission is surprisingly useful," Chen Mu thought with a chuckle.

The Scripture Repository in the secluded courtyard has a similar structure to the Tongtianhe Lower Courtyard, but is larger in scale.

It contains a miniature version of a thousand-mile-long courtyard, and from the outside it looks like an exquisite wooden building in the mountains, but inside it is like a large square.

On the third floor, in front of the bookshelf of medicines and pills, Chen Mu skillfully pulled out a bright yellow silk scroll to look at.

He has been visiting Tianyi Pavilion for three consecutive days in search of a way to nourish the body's vital energy and strengthen its foundation.

Holding the scroll, he quickly became engrossed in it.

He only snapped out of his reverie when a clear, melodious wind chime rang out.

At this moment, the jade tube buried in the ceiling of the roof glowed slightly.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sky was gradually darkening.

“What a pity…” Chen Mu frowned.

He spent three days researching and gained a wealth of knowledge about the cultivation and breeding of various medicinal plants.

Information on prescriptions and pills for strengthening the body's foundation and nourishing vital energy is only available in scattered bits and pieces.

These are all formulas similar to the "Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup." Even if they are useful, their effectiveness is limited.

"I need to ask someone."

The library has too many books and too many different kinds of books, so it's too inefficient to look up information on your own.

……

On the east side of the first floor of Tianyi Pavilion, there is a row of nine small cubicles.

The entrance to the cubicle has openwork wooden windows on both sides, and a white jade beaded curtain hangs on the arched moon gate in the middle.

Inside, soft couches, low tables, and bronze incense burners are faintly visible.

Inside the C-shaped compartment.

Li Changjiu, in his forties and dressed in black, was reading a blue book.

Hearing the sound of the beaded curtain, he rolled his eyes slightly and glanced at it expressionlessly.

Upon noticing the jade pendant at Chen Mu's waist, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Come to life!
"Junior Brother, what is your surname?" Li Changjiu put down his book, his face full of gentle smiles. "Is there a question you have that you don't understand?"

"No need for formalities, my surname is Chen." Chen Mu cupped his hands politely and said, "I just need Senior Brother Li's help."

This person is a resident scholar at the Scripture Transmission Institute, responsible for helping disciples transmit scriptures and resolve their doubts.

“Junior brother, please speak. I will answer all your questions to the best of my ability,” Li Changjiu said warmly.

Passing on scriptures and resolving doubts is a meritorious act.

"I am currently cultivating a secret technique to strengthen my body and achieve a firm and healthy physique."

"But this secret technique consumes too much energy, and the accompanying medicinal soup is not very effective. So..."

"Junior brother, are you looking for a method to nourish your vital energy and strengthen your foundation?" Li Changjiu looked at Chen Mu's pale face and immediately understood.

"The secret to strengthening the body must be practiced gradually. Junior brother, you are too hasty and are practicing too frequently."

"We just need to reduce the intensity as needed and switch to a better Qi-nourishing medicine," Li Changjiu said with a hint of disappointment.

Unfortunately, it's not about secret cultivation techniques, so the content can't be broken down; it's a scam that rips you off in small, frequent installments.

Oh well, even a small mosquito is still meat.

Li Changjiu composed himself and pondered for a moment: "There are quite a few similar medicinal soups and pills here at Yuquan Mountain."

"As far as I know, there are seven kinds of decoctions with mediocre effects, five kinds of pills with slightly better effects, and the most effective ones are the pills made by alchemists. There are two kinds of these in this courtyard."

"For just fifty merits and one hundred white jade, I will give you this list."

"Junior brother, this price isn't too expensive, is it?"

This isn't expensive?!
To earn fifty merits, I need to refine a thousand fasting pills!
"Junior brother, are you short of money?"

"I can lend you some first," Li Changjiu said with a smile. "When you pay me back, just give me an extra 20%."

Chen Mu's lips twitched.

What is this? A complete scam involving lending money to rip people off?

Is it really that easy to make money as a PhD in transmitting knowledge?

Chen Mu suddenly laughed.

Then, under Li Changjiu's expectant gaze, he took out his identity jade token, pointed to the four characters "Master of Transmission of Scriptures," and smiled, "Not expensive at all!"

Li Changjiu's face twitched instantly.

Tsk... Now we won't even have mosquito legs to eat.

I've met someone in the same industry.

"Fine, give me five Daoist cultivation points then." Li Changjiu said with little interest.

Now it was Chen Mu's turn to have his face twitch.

Ten times the price?
This is such a rip-off!
(End of this chapter)