My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 531 Progress
As dusk settles and the night grows dark, the bustling activity outside the City God Temple subsides.

In front of the gate tower, the scene inside Yicui Tower in Luandu County occupies the center of the water curtain, with a group of girls dressed in red and green gauze dancing gracefully.

"It's a pity. It's just a remote small county. The girls are pretty, but the choreography and music are terrible."

"Um... I don't want to watch it at all."

An hour later, Chen Mu calmly turned off the Yi Cui Lou screen, waved his hand to release the five ghosts to clean up the leftover food on the table, and turned to walk back to the east courtyard of the City God Temple.

Inside the courtyard, beside the Jade Dew Well, Chen Mu took out a rocking chair. He placed an exquisite jade plate on the edge of the well, put a white jade coin in the central groove, and then lay down in the chair to look at the sky.

On the dark, deep, boundless night sky, countless bright stars twinkled, clear and dazzling.

Despite having looked at it for over a decade, he still never tires of the night sky.

A faint glow shimmered on the exquisite jade plate, and the earth's spiritual energy appeared around it.

Feeling a faint joy emanating from within his body, Chen Mu felt a sense of comfort, like meeting an old friend.

"After several years of twists and turns, I can finally practice Qi cultivation and immortality again."

He only had a little over two hundred white jade coins before, and even if he returned to the mortal world, he wouldn't dare to cultivate.

Now that Sun Ke has successfully sold his first batch of Bigu Pills, with the protection of his Abstinence Divine Power, as long as Sun Ke is careful enough, he can earn a steady stream of white jade coins, which will allow him to dare to restart his Yellow Springs General Principles cultivation.

With a thought, the gray wall appeared.

Yellow Springs General Outline: 9914/10000/Eighth Order;

"The eighth level of the Divine Aperture Technique will be perfected today."

Chen Mu took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

Inside the jade, a silver hollowed-out sphere hangs in the center, with seven layers of magical runes inside constantly and slowly rotating in a disordered manner, like the bright moon in the sky, exuding a sense of timelessness.

As Chen Mu thought, the misty magical power surged like waves, rushing rapidly toward the hollow sphere.

Immediately afterwards, it blossomed in multiple places, quickly condensing and piling up into a complex silver net. As it continued to spread, merge, and expand, a brand new layer of divine acupoint runes quickly emerged.

Time passed slowly, the night grew deeper, and a bright moon hung in the sky, casting a shimmering white light.

a moment.

hum!
Chen Mu's entire body trembled, as if a wave was rolling and spreading beneath his skin. Cells rapidly divided and replaced, and in the blink of an eye, his entire being was transformed from the inside out.

The jade seed expanded outwards again, now reaching the size of a human head. In the center, eight layers of interlocking divine runes slowly rotated.

"It's finally done..." Chen Mu opened his eyes with some excitement.

"How about... we go to Yicui Tower in Luandu County tomorrow to celebrate?"

"Well, I mainly wanted to offer some suggestions on choreography and music, so that the girls' beautiful faces wouldn't go to waste."

……

The days passed by.

The sun is shining brightly and the weather is warming up.

East of Jiangyang County, nestled among the Nanlin Mountains. The melting snow reveals patches of withered, yellow ground, like patches of earth.

puff!

A black boot stepped into the muddy ground, sinking halfway in and splashing muddy water.

Sun Ke shook the mud off his feet and looked up at the majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance.

He received news that the former Pingfufang personnel had rebuilt a stronghold, which was secretive and secure, and where they could exchange resources.

So he followed the secret method and traveled for several days, crossing mountains and rivers, before finally arriving at the depths of the Nanlin Mountains in Jiangyang County.

"The location they chose is really out of the way. Did they get scared out of their wits by the Dragon Locking Academy? Tsk..." Sun Ke, wearing a monkey-face mask, curled his lips and glanced down at the blue strange bird pattern emitting a faint black light on the back of his left hand. He immediately felt relieved.

He has successfully mastered the art of breathlessness using the secret embroidery manual.

On the shady side of the mountain, Sun Ke crawled into a narrow cave entrance. After going down fifty or sixty meters, the low passage suddenly opened up. A series of wide, interconnected passages appeared, like an ant nest.

Dots of fluorescent algae are distributed on the stone walls of the passage, dispelling the darkness.

Following the route in his mind, Sun Ke continued his descent, making numerous twists and turns. After a while, accompanied by the sound of flowing water, one after another deep pool appeared at the intersection of the passage.

"Could this pool be connected to an underground river?" Sun Ke couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Set up the meeting place deep inside the mountain, using the thick mountain body to conceal the investigation of the Lock Dragon Academy."

"The entrances and exits are complex and varied, and these pools of water may connect to underground rivers, so even if you are discovered, it won't be difficult to escape."

"As expected of the original Pingfufang team, they are experienced!" Sun Ke felt a sense of anticipation: "With such seclusion and security, the customer traffic must be considerable."

He brought over two hundred bottles of fasting pills this time, hoping to sell them all at once with a large customer flow. He also needs to purchase yellow sprout rice, which only large markets can meet.

Just as I was thinking this, I turned a corner and a huge underground space filled with strange rocks of varying heights appeared.

In the left corner, seven or eight transparent jade beads are embedded in the strange rock, illuminating a small area about half the size of a basketball court.

At this moment, more than twenty people wearing masks are gathered together and talking.

Sun Ke glanced at it, then slowed his pace, a great sense of disappointment rising in his heart.

Xiaoping Fufang? That's it?
With so few people, can they really digest the fasting pills I brought?

He suppressed his disappointment and stepped forward, paying an entrance fee of a white jade pendant. He then chatted and exchanged items with each person. In the end, he only collected about three hundred catties of yellow sprout rice and sold forty-one bottles of fasting pills. "They're all damn poor bastards!" Sun Ke's face darkened.

"Gentlemen, I will be leaving Jiangyang County for the Ten Thousand Mountains soon, and this gathering will no longer be held here," said a fat man draped in black robes and wearing a bronze ghost mask.

The crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, and Sun Ke's expression grew increasingly grim.

After searching for seven or eight days, we finally found this gathering place for Qi cultivators. Not only were there few people, but they were also about to disband.

Unable to acquire yellow sprout rice or sell fasting pills, how could that Mr. Gongsun possibly make things easy for himself?!
Just as I was thinking about the possible outcome, my spine suddenly started itching again, as if something was wriggling and growing inside me.

The Seven Sons United by Heart Gu?!

Sun Ke felt a chill run down his spine!
No, I must sell the fasting pills as soon as possible to get the white jade money!

He couldn't help but look at the bronze ghost masked man, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

This Xiaopingfufang cannot be disbanded!

Not only should we not disperse, but we must continue to expand our scale and attract more Qi cultivators to exchange resources!
……

Half a month later.

The Divine Image Cave is located in the western courtyard.

Chen Mu had removed most of the bluestone slabs from the ground, leaving only two intersecting stone paths that divided the courtyard into four vegetable gardens.

At this time, the dark brown soil in the vegetable garden has been filled with various bright green vegetables.

Chen Mu stood on the north side of the midday corridor. Under the control of the Qi Restriction Hundred Miles, a large ball of jade dew flew in the air above the vegetable field, sprinkling dewdrops.

"The local vegetables in Luandu County are okay, but they are still not as delicious and fresh as the ones I grow myself."

He migrated many times over the past ten years, venturing into the underworld and even venturing into the realm of demons. He ate countless kinds of wild vegetables, and whenever he found something delicious, he would keep the seeds and treasure it.

The Divine Statue Cave is perpetually spring-like, and it also has a Jade Dew Well that provides high-quality nutrient solution. Not long after arriving at the Divine Statue Cave, he turned the west courtyard into a vegetable garden, where he planted and enjoyed a variety of different vegetables.

With a thought, a gray wall appeared before my eyes.

Yellow Springs General Outline: 799/10000/Ninth Rank;

"Upon closer reflection, it's quite remarkable that this grotto-heaven of the divine statue is actually very suitable for cultivating the acupoints."

Cultivating the Qi Condensation Technique consumes one's original essence. Ordinary people need Qi-Nourishing Pills to strengthen their foundation and cultivate their original essence. Chen Mu used to use the Rejuvenating Soup as a substitute.

Within the Divine Statue Cave, there is a Jade Dew Well, from which jade dew can replenish one's essence indefinitely, without even requiring the use of the Dew Gathering Spell to collect and refine it.

Moreover, the cave is isolated from the outside world, so no danger can get in, making it an excellent place for seclusion.

"It's just that it lacks some earth elemental energy, so it will cost money in white jade." Chen Mu smacked his lips and sighed.

After half a month of cultivation, he had completed one-tenth of the final level of the Yellow Springs General Outline, but all 150 white jades he had previously obtained from selling Bigu Pills had been used up. The remaining 200-odd white jades he had on hand had also been largely depleted.

"Sun Ke hasn't arrived yet? Could he have been captured and taken to the Dragon Locking Academy?" Chen Mu frowned.

"It's unlikely. With the ability to conceal his presence, as long as Sun Ke is careful, he won't be discovered by the Dragon Locking Academy."

"That guy is flexible and adaptable, and he's low-key and cautious in his actions. He's clearly a man of principle, no problem."

"Hmm, it's most likely that the journey was too long and caused some delays." Recalling Sun Ke's previous performance, Chen Mu felt relieved.

……

"Rebuild Pingfufang? Are you crazy?" A fat man with a bruised and swollen face stared at Sun Ke in disbelief.

"The lessons of the past are right before our eyes. The entire Pingfufang district was wiped out by the Suolongyuan. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

"Hmm?" Sun Ke glanced at the other person expressionlessly.

The fat man's body trembled instantly, and the fat on his face twitched involuntarily.

Thinking of his own predicament, he felt bitter, but he had no choice but to advise, "Old Sun, this really can't be done! Gathering thirty or fifty people is fine, but gathering one or two hundred people at once is too easy to be discovered, and people will die!"

"Then all my time spent digging tunnels, opening mountains, and building strongholds over the past two weeks has been wasted?" Sun Ke stared coldly at the other party.

He immediately put on a smile and stepped forward, slowly straightening the other person's collar while offering words of advice.

"Let's be a little bolder."

"You know the effects of the Breath-Severing Stone. With it, we can gather as many people as we want without fear of being detected."

"Besides, even if you don't have confidence in me, you should have confidence in the person behind me. That Mr. Gongsun, he was able to force the Lock Dragon Academy to retreat head-on. With him around, what are you afraid of!" Sun Ke's voice was calm and unhurried.

"More importantly, the more people there are, the higher the entrance fee will be. If we charge each person two pieces of white jade, and the money keeps flowing in, how much white jade money will that be?"

"Fifty percent of it should go to Lord Gongsun, but the rest, we'll split it in half, what do you say..."

The fat man's expression changed instantly. He slammed the bronze mask on his face and shouted, "Just tell me how many people you want to gather."

"Of course, the more the better!" Sun Ke smiled.

With a soft thud, a wooden box about the height of a forearm appeared at Sun Ke's feet. He kicked the box open, revealing a pile of textured, dark pebbles.

"Disperse all these Extinguishing Stones."

"Give each participant two tokens, so they can come secretly and leave safely, ensuring they are not discovered by the Dragon Locking Academy!"

“Once this event is held, Pingfufang will be completely rebuilt, and we can make money without lifting a finger!” Sun Ke’s eyes gleamed.

(End of this chapter)