My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 574 White Jade
As the weather grew colder day by day, the golden pearl oysters entered their dormant period, and most of the pearl-farming disciples stayed in their caves and did not show themselves. Even the clouds and mist over Yunze Lake lay lazily and motionless.

On this day, in Chen Mu's cave dwelling south of Chongmei Mountain, a square low table was placed in front of a large jade window.

Chen Mu, dressed in loose gray clothes, sat on a bamboo chair with his hands on the surface of the Five Qi Mixed Furnace.

The furnace rumbled and hummed like thunder. Five small paper figures hid behind Chen Mu, occasionally peeking out from his shoulder to peek inside.

After more than half a year of secluded cultivation, Chen Mu's body was almost empty of white jade, and he planned to refine water-repelling beads to make money.

For him, pills like the Bigu Pill and the Peiyuan Pill were actually easier to refine. However, few people in Yun Chong's Lower Academy knew how to refine pills, and if he sold them in large quantities, it would probably cause trouble.

The Water-Repelling Pearl is different; many disciples in Yun Chong's Lower Academy make a living from industries related to the Water-Repelling Pearl. When the time comes, he only needs to use Li Moliang's identity to sell them in the Hundred Refinement Hall, and he won't reveal any flaws.

"One abridged version of the Water-Repelling Bead costs eighty white jades, while the complete version can sell for three hundred. If you were to craft a hundred or eighty of them... heh!"

As thoughts flashed through his mind, Chen Mu's consciousness sank into the Hunyuan Furnace, becoming even more cautious.

While using the Wind and Fire Pivot Mantra to regulate the intensity of the thunderous sound in the furnace, he continuously activated the Fixed Wave Mantra using the Five Elements Mixed Origin Method.

Inside the alchemy furnace, three clumps of liquid—white, gold, and red—floated in the air. Under the pull of the special power of the Fixed Wave Talisman, they separated into threads of varying thickness, gradually piling up and weaving according to a special structure.

As time passed, a milky white liquid bead with red veins slowly took shape.

Become!

Chen Mu was overjoyed.

The next moment.

hum!
The entire bead trembled, and a repulsive force suddenly erupted.

boom!
The lid of the Hunyuan Furnace was lifted by the powerful force of the energy and clattered into the rock ceiling above.

Another oven explosion?
Chen Mu's expression froze as he peered into the Primordial Chaos Furnace. There he found a dull, dark, round bead lying at the bottom of the furnace.

"It failed." Chen Mu sighed and shook his head. This was the third water-repelling bead he had detonated.

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

Weapon Refining Skill (Water-Repelling Bead): 5032/10000;

"It's still not quite there yet."

With his current experience, refining the abridged version of the Water-Repelling Pearl is not difficult, but refining the complete version is not so easy.

"The abridged version of the water-repelling bead costs thirty-five pieces of white jade just for the materials. Even if it's 100% successful, you'll only earn thirty or forty pieces of white jade per bead."

"If you want to quickly accumulate a sum of white jade, you still have to rely on the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Bead!" Chen Mu couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

The Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern Bead only requires one Wave-Stabilizing Clam Bead, costing only seven or eight pieces of white jade. By impersonating the abridged version of the Water-Repelling Bead, he could earn over seventy pieces of white jade per bead.

Moreover, Chen Mu has mastered the Tongyou Incantation and has ample experience in drawing the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Mark, which allows him to achieve a near 100% success rate.

Moreover, if you're lucky, you can refine two Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Beads in a single day, which is far more efficient than a proper Water-Avoiding Bead.

"This is it!" Chen Mu nodded firmly.

As for impersonation and deception?
"The Crimson-Eyed Demon Pattern Bead also has the ability to repel water. If it can repel water, then it is a water-repelling bead!"

……

More than ten days later, Li Moliang's cave.

"Where did you, a mere Dragon Knight, get so much white jade?" Chen Mu asked, looking at the box on the table in front of him with a surprised expression.

He reappeared before Li Moliang to use his identity to sell Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Beads at the Hundred Refinements Hall, but unexpectedly, the other party directly gave him a box of white jade.

Just one glance is enough to tell that there are at least two thousand pieces of white jade inside the box.

“It is precisely because I am a Dragon Locker that I have been able to accumulate so much white jade.” Li Moliang explained with a smile, “I have been lying low in the Yun Chong Lower Academy for nine years, raised Golden Pearl Clams for three years, and refined Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Pearls for six years. I am not a Qi Refiner, so I have money but nowhere to spend it, which is why I have accumulated this white jade.”

"This is useless to me, so I'd better give it to you, sir." He respectfully pushed the box towards Chen Mu.

"Don't you have any requirements?" Chen Mu didn't believe it.

"It is my honor to be able to help you, sir. I ask for nothing in return," Li Moliang said righteously.

"Not even asking for jade dewdrops?" Chen Mu asked with a half-smile.

"Ahem... If you have anything to offer, sir, then of course I cannot refuse." Li Moliang immediately put on a fawning smile.

Ah!
Li Moliang is a Dragon-Locking Warrior, with a Yin spirit residing within him. Because he is far from the Great Qian Dynasty and lacks sufficient incense offerings and vital energy for nourishment, his body is severely depleted.

Although Li Moliang was still as thin as a rake, his eyes were exceptionally clear and bright, indicating that his depleted vital energy had been replenished, which was the effect of the Jade Dew Pearl.

Six months ago, in order to let Li Moliang convey the news of his departure from Chongmei Mountain to Yuan Xian, Chen Mu specially gave him a lot of jade dewdrops. It was these jade dewdrops that allowed Li Moliang to cultivate his vital energy and strengthen his foundation. Having experienced the benefits, Li Moliang naturally craved more jade dewdrops, which is why he readily gave away the white jade he had accumulated over the years.

"Don't worry, as long as you're still on Chongmei Mountain, you'll still have your Jade Dewdrops." Chen Mu waved his hand and put away the wooden box.

With the demon gone, Yuan Xian has probably sensed something amiss and will likely let Yunze Lake go for the time being.

Chen Mu's focus shifted from catching the demon to infiltrating Goose and Sheep Path, which required him to impersonate Li Moliang.

Since he had used someone else's identity, he naturally had to give them some compensation, especially since they had given him such a large sum of white jade.

"Thank you, sir!" Li Moliang was overjoyed.

"It's just a mutually beneficial arrangement," Chen Mu said dismissively, waving his hand.

“I still have some gold dust and jade powder here, which I'm sure you'll find useful, sir.” Li Moliang got up again and took out a large wooden box from the square cabinet under the shelf by the wall.

After the box was opened, jade bottles of various sizes came into Chen Mu's view.

“When refining water-repelling beads, you can’t just keep sending them out without taking any in. Over the years, in order to cover up the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Beads, I’ve bought a lot of gold sand and jade powder for refining water-repelling beads.” Li Moliang explained with a smile, “Sir, you are a Qi cultivator and can refine authentic water-repelling beads. These materials are just right for you.”

Is there such a good thing?
Chen Mu couldn't help but smile.

He originally only intended to sell the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Beads under the guise of Li Moliang, but unexpectedly, he received two thousand pieces of white jade before even selling the beads. Coupled with this pile of refining materials, his white jade crisis was resolved by seventy or eighty percent at once.

……

The following day, the weather grew colder, and dark clouds covered Yunze Lake. Snowflakes began to fall on Yunze Lake early in the morning.

On the east side of Chongmei Mountain, Chen Mu reopened the cave dwelling that had been sealed off for half a year. In front of the huge jade viewing window, a square dining table was placed in the center.

The Five Elements Furnace is embedded in the center of the table, with a milky white soup bubbling inside.

A strange, crystal-clear fish, about the length of a forearm, floated in mid-air. Chen Mu pointed, and the ghastly green Three Yin Demon-Slaying Qi Blade transformed into a net of blades, instantly slicing the crystal fish into thin slices, which lined up and flew into the Hunyuan Furnace. After just a quick dip in the boiling water, the transparent fish meat turned golden yellow, looking extremely tempting.

Chen Mu immediately picked up a slice and put it in his mouth. The fresh and tender texture, combined with the tempting aroma, made him feel dizzy.

As the smooth fish meat went down my throat, my whole body began to feel slightly warm, and a blissful feeling of euphoria washed over me.

"The Flying Immortal Fish truly lives up to its name; eating it makes one feel like they're floating on air. It deserves to be one of the eight delicacies of Yunze Lake," Chen Mu exclaimed, then immediately began eating with lightning speed, devouring piece after piece of fish. Before long, he had finished the entire Flying Immortal Fish.

Yesterday, I sold five Crimson-Eyed Ghost-Patterned Beads at the Hundred Refinement Hall, earning four hundred White Jade Coins. Combined with Li Moliang's savings over the years, the White Jade crisis is temporarily resolved.

Overjoyed, Chen Mu became interested in taking a boat trip on the lake. He rented a small boat and drifted into the depths of Yunze Lake, where he unexpectedly discovered the flying fairy fish using his listening technique.

"It's a pity that these things are so rare. It'll probably be difficult to catch another one." Chen Mu shook his head regretfully as he reminisced.

After the meal, at the jade window.

Holding a cup of plum juice-flavored Rejuvenating Soup, Chen Mu lay down in the rocking chair in front of the jade window, pondering his future cultivation.

“It is unlikely that Yuan Xian will drive the demons to Yunze Lake again. If you want to speed up the refining of the divine aperture in the near future, you need to focus on improving your proficiency in the Dark Cloud True Method.”

"I need to learn how to make genuine water-repelling beads, because I'll need this skill to infiltrate Goose and Sheep Mountain in the future."

His purpose in coming to Goose Sheep Road, besides catching the evil demon, was to use the ferry on Goose Sheep Road to get away from Yunzhou.

"Yes, while selling the Crimson-Eyed Ghost Pattern Beads, we can send out a genuine Water-Repelling Bead every now and then."

"By gradually demonstrating their abilities in this way, there is a high chance that they will be transferred to Goose Sheep Mountain once the ferry on Goose Sheep Road begins construction."

Thinking this, Chen Mu brought up the gray wall and looked at several secret techniques that he had to do every day.

Giant Spirit God: 9533/10000/Tier 6;

Kui Shui Yin Lei: 41/10000/5th Rank;

Nine Cups Arithmetic: 631/10000/3rd order;

Dark Cloud True Method: 169/10000/Fourth Tier;

Weapon Refining Skill (Water-Repelling Bead): 5947/10000;

"The Dark Cloud True Method has the highest priority, followed by the Weapon Forging Technique."

“Leifa has just entered a new phase, so we can slow down the pace for now.”

"The experience of the sixth-tier giant spirit god is almost perfect, so we can spend a little more time on it."

"As for the Nine Cups Calculation Sutra..."

"This unreliable thing can only be used as a pastime."

(End of this chapter)