My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 398 Yuanbao
The alchemy room on the west side of the second floor of Chen Mu's residence.

A massive, black alchemy furnace stood in the center of the room. Chen Mu patted the heavy furnace, but had no interest in refining pills.

"Has it only been a few days of peace? Are those elders in Chicken Coop Road really that belligerent?"

"You've already reached the Qi Refining and Immortal Cultivation stage, why are you still thinking about expanding your territory all day long?"

Chen Mu shook his head and sighed, but he also understood that as a Taoist sect, it was impossible to start wars everywhere for no reason.

"Or is it due to changes in the earth's veins?"

Reflecting on the changes over the years, he has gained some understanding of the transformation of vital energy.

For some unknown reason, the earth's veins shifted in Yunzhou, causing a change in the earth's spiritual energy.

The spiritual veins of a great mountain may become barren and unsuitable for cultivation, like Jilong Mountain.

Poor and desolate places may become treasure troves for cultivating Qi, just like the Five Mountains of Dongling.

“All seven circuits of Yunzhou are bound to make big moves.”

"It's just that I'm out of touch with the world and don't know."

Chen Mu's expression was not good.

If things were done according to his understanding, the entire Yunzhou would probably be in chaos!
"We need to put more effort into figuring out the Sunflower Water Yin Thunder."

"By fully opening up the secret passages and awakening the Five Elements Escape Technique, it will be much easier to escape in the event of a major disaster."

Chen Mu decided to use the time between dinner and bedtime to practice thunder magic.

"Fortunately, we have this large alchemy furnace. One furnace can produce one or two hundred fasting pills."

"Practicing two batches a day is enough to meet the requirements, saving a lot of time."

……

Half a month later.

General Affairs Office.

An elderly man in gray carefully examined the fasting pills inside the wooden box.

It took him a while to raise his head and show a smile.

"The Bigu Dan pearl is perfectly round and lustrous, a testament to Master Chen's exquisite craftsmanship, far surpassing that of others," the gray-robed elder praised.

The method for refining the max-level Bigu Pill is certainly exquisite.

Chen Mu twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile, but didn't reply.

The old man in gray didn't seem to care. He chuckled and took out a small cloth bag, placing it on the counter. He then pushed it, along with his identity jade token, in front of Chen Mu: "Two thousand four hundred fasting pills, for a total of one hundred merit points and two hundred white jade coins."

Chen Mu glanced at it but didn't take it: "Has what I asked for been put into storage?"

"A batch of gold beads and jade tortoise shells has arrived."

"We still don't have the black snake bone or the stone marrow." The gray-robed old man shrugged. "We're no longer the Upper Academy here. All the main ingredients for the Nourishing Essence Pill have been prioritized for supplying Jade Spring Mountain."

Helpless, Chen Mu had no choice but to push the jade pendant and gray cloth bag in front of the old man: "Give me the two materials in stock first."

Huiyuan Tang is cheap, but it cannot be stored for long. Peiyuan Dan is expensive, but it can be guaranteed to remain unchanged for more than ten years.

He planned to stock up on some Qi-Nourishing Pills in advance, so that if he really ran away one day, he could continue his cultivation of the Qi-Condensing Technique no matter where he went.

The Peiyuan Pill contains thirteen ingredients, nine auxiliary ingredients, and four main ingredients.

He doesn't need to buy any auxiliary materials; he accumulated a lot of essence while grinding for experience.

Although he had the main ingredients, they were expensive, and he only bought a small amount to practice with, which was not enough to support him in making pills in large quantities.

Now that the Chicken Cage Path has opened up the secret method of Condensing Apertures, the Qi-Nourishing Pill is becoming increasingly scarce, and the price of raw materials has also risen accordingly.

Not only are they expensive, but you also have to wait in line to buy them.

……

The days passed by.

East side of Chaoyang Mountain.

Chen Mu extended the second-floor windows of the pavilion downwards to the ground level, increasing the view.

Then they moved the rocking chair to the window. Lying in it like this, they could easily enjoy the view down the mountain without having to lift their heads.

Just like now, he slightly turned his head, his gaze passing over the vast fields of yellow rice below the mountain, and the corners and eaves of houses on the market street were faintly visible.

Driven by the power of listening, a hidden rhythm spreads in a directed manner towards the market.

The sounds of bargaining and hawking along the street filled my ears.

This wasn't the first time he'd done this in January. Ever since he learned that Keelung Road was expanding outwards, he'd been using his listening technique to gather information about the market.

Fortunately, the chaotic situation he feared did not materialize. Instead, Keelung Road achieved successive victories, and recently acquired another piece of territory.

Many people participated, and many began to stand out.

Chen Mu even heard some rumors about the six siblings of Wushan.

They were said to be highly skilled and adept at fighting, having participated in numerous raids and breaches of enemy lines, displaying exceptional talent.

People were speculating about how much loot they had acquired and how much money they had made, their words filled with envy.

"This is probably what it means to be a protagonist," Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

He envied those who showed off their abilities and shone brightly in front of others.

But the thought of the potential harm that such a high-profile approach might bring immediately dispelled that envy.

"All this fighting and killing is for the purpose of earning resources for cultivation."

"I can keep moving forward by just grinding experience every day, why should I take those risks?" "You guys should take the spotlight."

"I'm just a nobody, I won't try to take over those resources."

Chen Mu listened for a while longer and found that most of it was the same old stuff, so he put away the Listening Secret Technique.

Overall, things are developing in a positive direction.

"Although Jilong Road is launching attacks in all directions, it is doing so in an orderly manner, steadily expanding its territory."

"Furthermore, due to its geographical location, it is quite far from the other four routes of Yunzhou. For the time being, there is no need to worry about Jilong Road being attacked and suddenly collapsing."

His tense heart finally began to relax.

My daily routine has returned to normal: I go to bed early and get up early, and I practice alchemy regularly.

……

That day, he was lying on the second floor, taking a break.

A familiar vibration came from the open space in front of the pavilion.

The next moment, a huge creature, two or three meters tall, slowly appeared.

With a slight tilt of his head, a pair of large, somewhat dazed eyes appeared above the windowsill in front of Chen Mu.

"Cuck!"

"It's a gold ingot." Chen Mu smiled, then feigned confusion: "Senior Brother Mo, are you still searching for water veins?"

"Crack."

"Oh? You came to find me to play all by yourself?"

"You really just came to hang out with me? Nothing else?" Chen Mu teased with a smile.

"Cuck!"

"It would be even better if we could have a bowl of Rejuvenating Elixir to drink?"

"what!"

"You big toad, trying to take advantage of me."

"Is that Huiyuan Soup something you can drink by the basin?"

"Cuck!"

"You brought me a very special gift?"

"How rare! I must take a look."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the giant toad in front of him suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a strange beetle the size of a water buffalo.

When Chen Mu looked over, the densely packed beetle legs were still thrashing about, half-dead. It made his hair stand on end.

I really find this gift a little hard to accept.

"Cuck!"

"You still want to treat me to it?"

Chen Mu glanced at the strange beetle covered in Yuanbao's stomach acid and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

I'd have to be crazy to eat this stuff!

……

at dusk.

In the open space in front of the wooden building.

Chen Mu used his finger-to-ground-steel manipulation technique to create a large pot with a diameter of two meters.

The earthen pot floated in mid-air, with a ball of pale blue fire churning below it.

Holding the Fiery Cloud Gourd, Chen Mu manipulated the flames while silently chanting incantations.

Drops of the Rejuvenating Soup rose up, and just as they gathered in mid-air, a flash of red light appeared, and the freshly made Rejuvenating Soup vanished instantly.

"Aren't you afraid of burning your tongue off!" Chen Mu glared at Yuanbao and continued chanting the incantation.

He stopped performing the secret technique only after he had drained all the vital energy from the giant worm.

Amidst billowing black smoke, the residue inside the pot disappeared, and the earthen pot itself turned into mud and vanished.

"The Rejuvenating Soup is effective against demons too?" Chen Mu couldn't help but look at Leng Yuechan.

Half a year ago, Chen Mu followed Mo Wuzhou to explore the water veins. Each time, Yuanbao would use his magic to transport him between the mountains and forests.

By chance, the giant toad discovered the existence of the Rejuvenating Soup.

From then on, it frequently came to Chen Mu's place.

Every time he came, he would bring Chen Mu some wild animals from the mountains in exchange for a cup of Rejuvenating Soup to try.

Today, in order to drink more, I even caught a large beetle-like creature.

“According to the giant toad’s recipe, this is indeed a very special gift.” Chen Mu shook his head and chuckled, “It’s surprisingly polite and tasteful.”

The giant toad wouldn't leave after eating the Rejuvenating Soup; it would just obediently squat in front of the door, its slightly dull eyes staring blankly at the sky. It wouldn't leave on its own until it got dark.

Chen Mu glanced at it with amusement, then ignored it.

She turned around and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner for herself.

(End of this chapter)