My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 343 Insight
Yuquan Mountain, the General Affairs Office warehouse.

"One hundred merits for two hundred white jade? One grain?!" Chen Mu glared at the short, fat warehouse manager with an unfriendly expression.

Is this short, stout guy trying to scam me?!

The short, stout warehouse manager said nonchalantly, "You think it's too expensive? If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it!"

"Only alchemists from the Upper Academy can refine the Nine-Four Qi-Nourishing Pill, and the supply cannot meet the demand."

"These ten pills I have were ordered by someone else."

"If that person hadn't died, would you still want him or not?" The short, fat warehouse manager glanced at Chen Mu and said without any politeness.

A thousand merits...

He needs to refine 20,000 fasting pills!
Chen Mu gritted his teeth and handed the identity jade token to the other party.

Save where you can, spend where you can, but ultimately, the Qi-nourishing point is more important, so even if it's expensive, you have to buy it.

……

The 94 Peiyuan Dan is about the size of a osmanthus flower, and its entire body is bluish-green, resembling a translucent jade.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, the cool liquid sliding down the throat.

But as the medicine entered his stomach, it suddenly transformed into a warm current that spread throughout his body.
In an instant, my palms and soles became warm and comfortable.

After a while, Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes.

A sense of ease slowly rose from the bottom of my heart, as if an invisible burden had been lifted.

He got up and walked to the bronze mirror, and found that in just a short while, a slight rosy glow had appeared on his face.

"These thousand merits were well spent," Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

"But I don't know how many days this Qi-Nourishing Pill will last."

As long as the process of condensing the energy channels continues, continuous nourishment is necessary, requiring a constant supply of the Nine-Four Nourishing Essence Pill.

……

Three days later, looking at his pale face in the bronze mirror, Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

"Three days?"

"Is it because the Yellow Springs General Principles consume a lot of energy, or is this the case for all Qi Condensation Techniques?"

Based on his current training intensity, he needs at least ten Qi-Nourishing Pills a month!
He remembered what the short, gourd-shaped warehouse manager had said, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

"Could this bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pills have been pre-ordered by Sun Wuhuan?"

That guy was plump and had a ruddy complexion; he probably consumed quite a few of those Qi-Nourishing Pills.

Chen Mu suddenly realized: "No wonder that guy wanted to use the Daoist discussion meetings to make money."

The monthly consumption of at least a thousand Dao power and two thousand white jades was something even Sun Wuhuan, a second-generation cultivator, couldn't afford.

He took out his identity jade token and channeled a wisp of energy into it.

At the bottom of the jade plaque depicting a landscape, a row of small silver characters appeared: 12,375.

"I thought it was a lot, but after careful calculation, it might not even be enough to last a year's supply of Qi-Nourishing Pills," Chen Mu said helplessly.

The amount of merit required for Bigu Dan (a type of fasting pill) is limited; at most, one can only accumulate 600 merits per month.

"I need to cut costs and increase revenue," Chen Mu thought to himself.

If we can develop an insect-repelling pill, we might as well try to exchange it for Daoist cultivation.

However, it would be best to be able to refine the Qi-Nourishing Pill yourself.

That would probably only require the cost of purchasing the raw material, white jade.

Anyway, he has the fasting pills and insect repellent incense, so he's not short of white jade money now.

Chen Mu glanced at the medicine-making technique on the gray wall.

Pharmaceutical Skill: 9617/10000/Tier 5;

Previously, in order to improve my writing skills, I copied Ge's Notes on Herbal Remedies extensively.

Not only did he learn the Jie script, but he also mastered the art of medicine making.

In addition, he had been intentionally working on insect repellent pills, and his medicine-making skills were already on the verge of advancement.

"I'll go to the Scripture Academy this afternoon and level up my Medicine Making skill first."

Chen Mu had an idea in mind, so he took a Qi-Nourishing Pill and began to cultivate silently.

……

Several days later, on the first floor of Tianyi Pavilion.

Chen Mu carried a box of homemade pastries into the Bingzi Lecture Room.

"Senior Brother Li, how much spiritual merit do you gain each month from preaching and teaching here?" Chen Mu asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Changjiu's hand, which was holding a piece of pastry, immediately stopped at his mouth. He looked at Chen Mu with suspicion and wariness.

"What do you want to do?" Li Changjiu asked with an unfriendly expression.

Trying to steal my business?!
"Senior brother, you've misunderstood." Chen Mu quickly explained, "I obtained my title of Doctor of Transmission through alchemy."

"Let alone giving regular lectures, even if we hold special seminars, not many people will come to listen."

"The skill of alchemy does indeed have a rather high barrier to entry," Li Changjiu agreed wholeheartedly.

He immediately said with envy, "But once you learn it, you can really make money."

Chen Mu waved his hand: "All I know is a fasting pill, how much profit can I make?"

"If we're talking about making money, then we have to look at the Ninety-Four Yuan-Nourishing Pill. One pill costs one hundred Dao Power and two hundred White Jade Coins!" Chen Mu said with a pained expression.

"Indeed," Li Changjiu couldn't help but sigh.

"I wonder if this Qi-Nourishing Pill is easy to refine," Chen Mu said with longing.

"Don't overthink it," Li Changjiu glanced at Chen Mu.

"The Nine-Four Qi-Nourishing Pill contains the essence of thirteen kinds of flowers and herbs, corresponding to the absorption talisman. Don't even think about entering the gate without five or six years of practice."

"Even if you want to put in the hard work to practice, you first need tens of thousands of Taoist cultivation points and white jade coins, otherwise you won't be able to exchange for the secret technique."

Chen Mu's face fell.

He immediately became somewhat exasperated: "I wonder who created this Qi-Nourishing Pill. Couldn't they have used fewer ingredients?"

Li Changjiu rolled his eyes: "That's already the most simplified formula."

"If it could be reduced, why would those alchemy masters bother to study the Qi-absorbing talisman?"

Chen Mu asked curiously, "Are the Qi-absorbing talismans so hard to find?"

"First, one must be proficient in the properties of drugs."

"Then you also need to have a kind of supernatural ability like seeing through walls."

"In the end, we still have to expend a huge amount of mana to try repeatedly." Li Changjiu shook his head and sighed.

"It's just a brand new Qi-absorbing talisman. Don't even think about perfecting it in three to five years."

"Do you think it's difficult or not?"

Three to five years?
Chen Mu glanced at the sixth-order pharmaceutical technique on his gray wall.

After thinking for a moment about the main ingredient of the insect-repelling pill, coix seed, its corresponding absorption talisman appeared in my mind in fragments.

"It's really difficult!" Chen Mu sighed with a complicated expression.

Given how fragmented it is, wouldn't it take three to five months to analyze it all?!
difficult!
This is way too damn hard!

Haha!

……

Nighttime, by the window of the alchemy room.

Chen Mu, having enjoyed a delicious meal, lay comfortably in a rocking chair.

He rested his feet on the low windowsill, gazing at the starry sky outside, looking completely relaxed.

A gray wall came into view.

Pharmaceutical Arts: 217/10000/Level 6;

After several days of focused experience gain, I successfully advanced my pharmaceutical skills.

Upon reaching the sixth level, the art of medicine making begins to break free from the constraints of ordinary medicines and stones, and can now decipher the talismans of elixirs.

"I do not possess the ability to see through everything."

"With the art of medicine making, the most important talisman for alchemy, the Primordial Chaos Absorption Talisman, will no longer be a hurdle."

"Hey! From now on, all the elixirs in the world will be in my possession!" Chen Mu grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

The pharmaceutical technology gave him a huge surprise.

Although analyzing and replicating the elixir still requires a lot of time and effort, it freed him from the Chicken Cage Sect's monopoly on alchemy secrets.

"It's a pity that the pills I make can only be used by myself, and at most I can exchange them for white jade coins on a small scale." Chen Mu said with some regret.

In Chicken Cage Sect, any precious secret techniques require Dao cultivation to qualify for exchange.

It would be very troublesome if the origin of the alchemy secrets could not be explained.

Especially when it comes to highly profitable industries like alchemy, it could be a huge problem!
"Never mind, it's enough for my own use." After a moment, he regained his composure.

The purpose of painstakingly earning Dao merit and white jade is to improve one's cultivation and grow stronger.

We must not put the cart before the horse and be blinded by external riches such as the White Jade Daoist Cultivation.

(End of this chapter)