My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 565 Water-Repellent Beads

As the days went by, the Hundred-Meter Building steadily moved south along the Jade Belt River. The mountains on both sides of the river gradually turned into low, gentle hills, and from time to time, large expanses of rice paddies could be seen.

At the top of the ship, in Xu Zhou's room, Chen Mu, sitting in a round-backed chair, slowly opened his eyes.

A small, fair hand reached out from the side, and a lotus seed lay in the palm of the other person's hand.

Chen Mu turned his head and saw a handsome, mischievous boy, as delicate as a porcelain doll, standing on a round-backed chair opposite the square tea table. He was holding lotus seeds while tilting his head and staring at Chen Mu.

"Thank you, Brother Xu Chang." Chen Mu chuckled as he accepted the lotus seed and infused it with a chilling power.

A soft hissing sound rang out from inside the lotus seed, and a cool sensation immediately came from the lotus seed to the fingertips, as the power of the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern had already penetrated into the lotus seed.

He glanced at it once and then stopped looking at it, instead focusing on a complex structural pattern in his mind.

It is woven from countless silver threads, like clouds and mist, and at first glance, it looks like an eye.

At this moment, the numerous silver threads were slowly dissipating, as if being erased by an eraser.

He has lost count of how many times he has experienced something similar in the past ten days.

The complex pattern is the true symbolic spectrum of the Crimson-Eyed Demon Mark. Each time the Crimson-Eyed Demon Mark is successfully triggered, the spectrum will appear in the mind. However, once the power of the Crimson-Eyed Demon Mark is released, the memory associated with the spectrum will dissipate.

Fortunately, some fragments would eventually remain, and as the number of times the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern was linked increased, more and more fragments were left, which made the diagrams he could remember more and more complete.

"According to Old Man Xu, as long as you remember one or two tenths, you can create the connecting threads as anchor points on your own and independently link the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern from within the void." Chen Mu did not make any extra movements, but calmly watched it dissipate.

Before long, the true meaning of the Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern in his mind stabilized. The dense internal thread structure disappeared completely, but the outer outline remained, already resembling two or three parts of the Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern.

Chen Mu's heart stirred, and a gray wall appeared before his eyes.

Tongyou (Yinming Ghost Mark): 2614/10000;

Feeling the insights emanating from the gray wall, Chen Mu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Perhaps we can give it a try."

With a thought, the power of the Yin spirits mixed with the essence of blood and qi to transform into the power to communicate with the underworld.

The fragmented diagram suddenly appeared in my mind, like a faint fluorescent light suddenly shining brightly.

With a surge of divine power, a thin silver line, as fine as a hair, appeared in his palm within a few breaths.

"It actually worked! Haha!" Chen Mu was overjoyed.

The silk thread in his hand was the Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern Pulling Thread. With it, he could independently connect with the Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern without Xu Zhou's guidance.

He immediately cast the Netherworld Spell again, skillfully pulling the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Mark out of the Netherworld with the help of the silver thread in his hand. When he opened his eyes again, a ball of cold, sinister power had already appeared in his palm.

Chen Mu pinched the icy lotus seed from before and injected the transformed divine power into it again.

puff!
The lotus seed was like a balloon that had been burst, exploding into pieces.

Chen Mu, however, was not angry at all; instead, he smiled.

"You've learned it?" Xu Zhou stared at Chen Mu in surprise.

It's only been a few days?!
"It can only be used to make medicinal ingredients. It will take some time to fully master the Ghost Pattern Chart." Chen Mu said with some regret.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhou immediately rolled his eyes.

"Only Yin-Yang Ghost Patterns can be mastered by Yin-Yang Ghosts and Gods. It is already the limit for Dragon Lockers to remember the fragments of the diagrams."

"Completely master the Ghost Pattern Chart? You're dreaming!"

“Then every time it is used, a medicinal guide must be used to guide it, which means a period of preparation is required. It would be fine if it were used to set up a Daoist temple, but if it were used in combat with others…” Chen Mu frowned.

These Netherworld Ghost Patterns don't seem to be as swift and convenient as I imagined.

"That's why we need to create Yin-Yang magical artifacts to store the power of the ghost patterns, so that we can activate and unleash it directly when needed," Xu Zhou explained.

It looks somewhat like a Qi Refining cultivator's talisman.

Chen Mu was surprised.

"Now that you've mastered the 'thread-pulling' technique, you can practice it on your own."

"I'll go ask Yuan Xian for some materials, and I'll teach you how to craft Yin-Yang magical artifacts in a few days," Xu Zhou said with a smile. ...

Three days later, Xu Zhou appeared before Chen Mu with a smile, carrying a wooden box.

“The Yin-Yang Ghost Pattern can be stored in physical objects, but ordinary materials can only temporarily contain it.”

"This requires better materials, such as the hides, flesh and bones of monsters and beasts, or blue bricks that have been soaked in the Dragon Locking Well for decades."

“But since you’re going to forge the Water-Repelling Pearl, why not just use it to practice?” He said, opening the wooden box beside him. Three walnut-sized pearls, resembling white jade, lay inside, their surfaces covered with fine, blood-red patterns, making them appear quite mysterious and beautiful.

"This is... a pearl produced by a water-avoiding, wave-stabilizing clam?" Chen Mu picked up a pearl with great interest to examine it.

These days, besides practicing and mastering the Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern, he hasn't given up on studying the Secret Scroll of the Water-Avoiding Pearl. It clearly records that the pearl produced by the Water-Avoiding Wave-Stabilizing Clam is the main material of the Water-Avoiding Pearl.

"It's simple to use the Red-Eyed Demon Pattern to prevent water-repelling beads."

"Just keep adding red-eyed ghost patterns to the pearl of the water-repellent, wave-stabilizing mussel."

"With each injection, a layer of divine power is set up to isolate and seal it."

"By stacking 360 layers, one can counterfeit the Water-Repelling Pearl. Ordinary Qi Refiners cannot detect the slightest flaw."

Chen Mu immediately understood.

……

a few days later.

Chen Mu's room is on the top floor of a 100-meter-long ship.

He held a white jade bead in his hand, skillfully activating the Netherworld Connection Incantation to connect with the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Mark. A chilling power appeared in his palm and flowed into the pearl through his fingers.

After fully channeling his power, he cast the Netherworld Spell again, but instead of entering the Netherworld, he used his Netherworld Divine Power to envelop the pearl and slowly penetrate it. The pearl, which had become somewhat cold due to the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Mark, immediately returned to normal.

Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction, and then began another round of injection and blocking.

a moment.

puff!
With a soft sound, the pearl from the water-repelling, wave-stabilizing clam suddenly turned into powder and scattered.

"Failed again." Chen Mu frowned.

This is the second pearl he tested. He layered seventy-five red-eyed demon patterns on the first one, and then it inexplicably collapsed.

He only stacked fifty-three layers on this one before the power within the pearl became chaotic.

As Chen Mu was deep in thought, a small, jade-like hand reached out to him again.

"Eat lotus seeds, they're sweet." Five or six-year-old Xu Chang was currently peeling lotus seeds while lying on his desk.

Seeing that Chen Mu had failed to refine the water-repelling pearl, he immediately pushed a small dish of lotus seeds in front of Chen Mu.

Looking into the other person's clear, bright eyes, Chen Mu's frustration from his earlier failure dissipated almost entirely.

"Thank you, Xiao Chang, you can eat it yourself," Chen Mu said with a smile.

"Why did it fail?" he asked, scratching his head in confusion.

"Because Grandpa didn't teach you the tricks," Xu Chang said crisply.

What do you mean?
Chen Mu was taken aback.

Was it because he had a grudge against Yuan Xian that he held back?
Since Yuan Xian dared to ask Xu Zhou to teach him, he must have been certain that Xu Zhou wouldn't hold back his knowledge. But now...

"Grandpa said you learn too fast. If he had taught you earlier, he wouldn't have been able to extort money from you anymore."

Chen Mu was immediately left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

If you wanted to scam Yuan Xian, you should have said so earlier.

Give me half, and I can help you swindle the elders out of everything!

(End of this chapter)