My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 590 Departure
Inside a water-avoiding shuttle at the Pingjiang Taoist temple.

Chen Mu placed his right hand on the white jade wall, his magical power subtly pulsating. His expression was focused and earnest, and wisps of black lines slowly and steadily meandered within the jade wall.

After a long while, a faint glow appeared on the jade disc, and the patterns belonging to the mustard seed magic talisman disappeared into the inner wall. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's not easy."

"It's really not easy to drag out something that can be done in three or five breaths into half an hour..." Chen Mu sighed helplessly as he glanced at Lei Wen's satisfied figure walking away in the distance.

With the Mustard Seed Spell reaching the second level, he gained a deeper understanding of the twenty-eight spell symbols, making it as easy as eating and drinking to implant mustard seed spell symbols into the Water-Avoiding Shuttle.

However, his outward persona was that of an ordinary Qi cultivator of average skill level, and he put a lot of effort into disguising himself to avoid revealing any flaws.

"It's coming soon."

"Once this water-avoiding shuttle is completed, Goose Sheep Path will probably begin its migration, at which point we won't need to keep fooling people."

Over the past few months, water-avoiding shuttles have been sold every few days, and yesterday the General Affairs Department even started selling boarding jade tokens, which undoubtedly indicates that the relocation of Goose and Sheep Road is imminent.

"I wonder when the Lei family will issue the boarding jade tokens."

The jade token for boarding the ship is extremely valuable. Ordinary disciples of the lower academy, in addition to spending a lot of white jade cultivation points, also sign labor contracts for more than ten years.

Those who are not Qi cultivators of the Goose and Sheep Path, regardless of how much wealth or secret techniques they submit, only have labor contracts, and the minimum term is at least thirty years.

Such an expensive price... what if the Lei family wanted to renege on the debt...?

"Looks like I need to scout things out and gather information on a few of the Lei family disciples."

"If they really turn their backs on us, then I'll just change my face and impersonate a member of the Lei family!"

"Hmm, we need to allocate more energy to the Listening Dharma."

Chen Mu looked at the gray wall.

Listening Method: 3026/10000/Nine Levels;

"The journey to Haizhou is long and arduous, but the Dharma of Di Ting is highly skilled and can detect dangers in advance."

"Of course, being sharper in hearing and sight will make it easier to scout out the Lei family and gather information."

……

At dusk, in the market town on the mountainside, at the Baiwu Pavilion.

Lei Hong pushed a palm-sized mustard seed talisman in front of Chen Mu: "There are three hundred catties of Pingjiang dragon carp sealed inside. Do you want to take it out and examine it?"

"I trust Boss Lei." Chen Mu smiled and put away the mustard seed talisman, then took out the white jade to settle the final payment.

“Going to Haizhou is indeed a long journey, but compared to the Bigu Pill, it’s not very cost-effective for Brother Li to stockpile these exotic beast meats as food,” Lei Hong said, putting away the white jade.

"Who told me to have such a fondness for food?" Chen Mu shrugged and laughed.

"Shall I continue to collect them for you?"

"Keep going, keep going! I want all the meat of exotic beasts that taste delicious and have strong vital energy."

"Alright, you can decide what to do with Hua Baiyu." Lei Hong laughed as well.

"I've found all the different kinds of gold essences you ordered before." As he spoke, he pulled a heavy iron box from under the counter and pushed it towards Chen Mu: "There are quite a few kinds, and it took me a lot of effort."

Chen Mu couldn't help but beam with joy: "It has to be Boss Lei. I didn't expect to find them all so quickly."

"Brother Li, are you perhaps going to practice using a magical flying sword?" Lei Hong asked curiously.

"How could I possibly forge flying swords?" Chen Mu waved his hand. "I just want to forge two heart-protecting mirrors."

“The journey to Haizhou is long, so more protection means more safety, don’t you agree?” he said with a smile.

A chest protector?
Ha! I haven't been running the Hundred Things Pavilion for nothing all these years; those materials are clearly meant for forging flying swords!

He glanced at Chen Mu's playful, squinting face.

Lei Hong's heart tightened, and his face became solemn: "You're right, this Heart-Protecting Mirror really should be forged!"

……

Late at night, in a quiet room on the second floor of a wooden building on a hillside.

On the low, square table, a red gourd, about the height of a forearm, stands in the center. The golden patterns on it seem to glow and dim as if breathing; it is the sword case gourd that has not been used for a long time.

next moment.

hum!
The gourd suddenly trembled, accompanied by a clear ringing sound, and two beams of red light shot out from inside the gourd.

Like incredibly swift bees, it darted and spun in the air, leaving trails of crimson light in its wake.

With a thought, Chen Mu summoned two beams of red light that hovered in mid-air, and two palm-sized magic swords with feather-like patterns immediately came into view.

"What a treasure!" he exclaimed, looking at the gourd on the table.

The gourd sword box was originally a family heirloom of the Sun family of Jilongdao, but it fell into Chen Mu's hands by chance.

The magical artifact is quite mysterious; as long as you provide the ore and gold essence according to the recipe, it can automatically forge the magic sword Zhu Yu. It can also be used to store and nurture the magic sword, making it a rare and valuable item.

Unfortunately, after it came into his possession, he hardly used it. If it weren't for a certain secret technique undergoing an unusual change, he wouldn't have used it again.

Thinking this, a gray wall appeared, and Chen Mu singled out a secret technique: The Pulling Mechanism Technique: 9315/10000/Fifth Tier;

"I have fifty or sixty more experience points than yesterday. That's interesting." Chen Mu checked with some surprise.

The Pulling Machine Technique is a secret art of controlling magical artifacts. I originally learned it in order to control the Crimson Feather Magic Sword.

But not long after, he unexpectedly fell into the Netherworld. Due to the lack of earth spirit energy, the flying sword was shelved, and the Qi-Connecting Technique was also suspended for many years.

But recently, this secret technique has inexplicably started gaining experience. Over the past few months, its proficiency has quietly increased by more than two thousand. Now, it's almost at the fifth stage.

Chen Mu looked thoughtfully at the other column.

Tongyou (Qianji Keyin): the limit;
"Could these two secret techniques be related?"

The "Pulling the Mechanism" method is a secret technique used by Qi cultivators to control magical artifacts, while the "Pulling the Mechanism Inscription" is a secret technique used by Dragon Lockers to mark their targets.

The former belongs to the secret techniques of Qi cultivators, while the latter belongs to the underworld.

He truly hadn't expected that mastering the Ghost Mark of the Pulling Machine would lead to the Pulling Machine Technique's experience growing autonomously.

"It can only be described as an unexpected surprise."

"That's good too. The Jiji Method can split into Jiji Talisman Seeds, which can not only control flying swords, but also capture distant light and shadow in real time."

"With increased proficiency in arcane arts, the number of splitting and binding runes has increased, allowing me to wield more magical swords."

"Leaving aside the power of a swarm of flying swords, just the fact that it can achieve monitoring over a longer distance and a wider area is enough to make this Zhu Yu magic sword continue to be refined."

……

Chen Mu made preparations for the long journey in an orderly manner, and the area around Eyangdao Mountain was also bustling with activity.

The General Affairs Office coordinates the disciples of both the upper and lower academies, while the Inspection Office also frequently patrols to ensure safety in all areas.

Clearly, Eyangdao has been planning this relocation for a long time, and there have been corresponding plans and arrangements in all aspects.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

At dawn, Chen Mu opened his eyes and got up, immediately looking at the jade seed.

With a thought, the four outer layers of divine aperture talismans began to rotate in reverse. The magical power was drawn in and then flung out, and with each inflow and outflow, the spirituality increased by three points.

The true method of dark clouds has been perfected, and the purification of the divine senses proceeds autonomously. The first stage of the River Chariot practice is now a smooth path.

"If the migration of Goose and Sheep Path is delayed by a year or two, I might be able to complete the River Chariot and reach a higher level of cultivation. It would definitely be safer to set off for Haizhou then."

"pity……"

……

In Pingjiang Taoist temple, on a water-avoiding shuttle.

"Brother Li, this is your boarding jade token." Lei Wen handed Chen Mu a palm-sized round jade token: "Five days from now, Brother Li can take this token to the Pingning Water-Avoiding Shuttle early in the morning. Don't be late."

Chen Mu accepted the jade token with a sigh of relief and immediately bowed sincerely, saying, "Thank you, Brother Lei."

"You don't think my Lei family is trying to renege on our debt, do you?" Lei Wen frowned as he looked at Chen Mu.

"How could that be? Brother Lei has fulfilled all the promises he made to us weapon refiners. Even if I don't trust others, I definitely trust Brother Lei," Chen Mu said confidently.

"Really?" Lei Wen looked suspicious; he felt that the guy's expression was off.

"It's definitely true!" Chen Mu said solemnly.

The information I gathered from previous site visits is useless now.

He even wanted to change his appearance and become the second uncle of the eldest son of the Lei family.

Lei Wen shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it, then looked at Chen Mu with considerable regret: "Brother Li is just too cautious. If you had been willing to show more of your skills, you would definitely have been able to board the Azure Spirit Water-Avoiding Shuttle, which is overseen by my ancestor. Unlike now..."

He had studied Chen Mu's crafting of the water-repelling pearl, and found the arrangement of the talismans to be exquisite and the technique superb. He was certain that Chen Mu had concealed his shortcomings when crafting the water-repelling shuttle.

"Brother Lei, you think too highly of me." Chen Mu feigned a flattered smile and said, "Unfortunately, this is all the skill I have, and I have truly failed to live up to Brother Lei's expectations."

Guess whether I believe it or not!

"Fine, let's just hide our talents then." Lei Wen glanced at Chen Mu sideways.

"We have a long future ahead of us. Once you realize the upright family tradition of the Lei family, you will naturally stop hiding it," he said confidently.

"Fortunately, my second uncle Lei Cheng is in charge of the Pingning. It is not as good as the Qingling, but it is several times better than other small and medium-sized water-avoiding shuttles."

Lei Cheng?

Lei Cheng, the elder of the Lei family who I've been watching for over a month and who is skilled in using Kui Shui Yin Lei.
Chen Mu's expression was strange.

What a coincidence!

It seems that the information gathered during the site visit wasn't entirely wasted.

(End of this chapter)