My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 672 Depletion of Vital Energy

The night sky above Tian Guan Star has no moon, but the starlight is exceptionally bright.

The bright starlight shone through the jade windows, and the room was still brightly lit even without the fluorescent algae lanterns lit.

Chen Mu stood by the window, looking at his reflection in the glass, feeling a little flustered.

"Pale complexion and dark circles under the eyes are clear signs of depletion of vital energy."

"Being impatient for quick success is not the way to go," Chen Mu sighed deeply.

He has figured out the reason for his own depletion of vital energy.

Reshaping jade requires innate energy, and refining innate energy requires a large amount of magical power.

The restoration of magical power requires not only the earth's spiritual energy, but also one's own essence and spirit.

Each time a person drains their mana and then recovers it, they have to absorb a portion of their own vital energy.

Zhong Qing next door drains his magical power five times a day, leaving him exhausted. Chen Mu drains his magical power more than twenty times a day; how could he not harm his body?

"It's just that the cultivation of reshaping the jade seed is too attractive." Chen Mu shook his head in frustration.

The golden lines continued to grow, his experience points rose rapidly, and he received a constant stream of insights and feedback. All these experiences made Chen Mu unable to stop every day, which unknowingly led to a depletion of his vital energy.

"Cultivation is for becoming stronger, not for ruining yourself."

……

For the next five days, Chen Mu did not engage in any foundational cultivation.

He goes to bed early and gets up early every day, and when he works at the Shin-si-in, he usually closes his eyes to rest.

He consumed small amounts of Yangling Wine and Huiyuan Soup frequently throughout the day, and also took out and consumed Peiyuan Pills, which he had stored for a long time in preparation for unforeseen circumstances.

After several days of rest, her pale complexion gradually regained its rosy hue, and the dark circles under her eyes slowly disappeared.

At night, Chen Mu stood by the window, using his supernatural ability to listen carefully to himself from head to toe.

After a while, he was sure that his own aura was stable and strong, and only then did he finally feel relieved.

"We need to carefully plan the jade seed reshaping scheme before we can start cultivating recklessly."

Chen Mu gazed at the bright starry sky and silently pondered.

"The jade seed reshaping must continue, but the number of daily cultivation sessions must be controlled."

"Huiyuan Decoction and Yangling Wine can strengthen the body and nourish the vital energy, but you can't just drink them all at once. There is a limit to how much the body can absorb, so you have to take them in fixed amounts and at fixed times."

With a plan in mind, Chen Mu's anxiety, which had been building for several days, finally subsided.

Now I'm in the mood to observe the strange starry sky above.

There is no moon at night and no sun during the day.

"The visible light during the day even comes entirely from the light emitted by the sky of Tian Guan Star itself."

"interesting."

Chen Mu had been to the Underworld and the Celestial Demon Realm. Although the environments were different, both places had a sun and a moon, but Tian Guan Star did not.

He had been there for over a month and had tried to find out more, but most of the people there were used to it and didn't know what was going on.

"I've heard that Tianguan Star has a total of eighteen main and secondary stars. I wonder what those places look like." Chen Mu pondered silently as he looked at the sky.

"Tian Guan Star is stable, but other stars are often plagued by demons, so it's definitely not safe to go there now."

"After a few years, once I have established my Dao foundation, perhaps I can find an opportunity to visit other stars."

……

More than a month later, at dusk.

East of Tianguan City, on Tianshi Street.

The street lies east of the inner city of Tianguan and west of the two wards of Yangdu and Tiangong, like a dividing line separating the two sides.

The Heavenly Gate artifact that Chen Mu used when he came to Tianguan Star is located at the southernmost end of Tianshi Street.

"One piece of white jade for one pound of meat? Is it that expensive?" Inside Baiweizhai, Chen Mu looked at the snow-white meat chunks that were still slightly frosted and asked in surprise.

Back in Yunzhou and Haizhou, a single piece of white jade was enough to buy more than ten fasting pills and dozens of kilograms of exotic beast meat, enough for an ordinary Qi cultivator to eat for a month. Here, it can only buy one kilogram of meat?

This price...

"It is a bit pricey, but it's worth the money," the waiter in gray explained with a smile, as he was used to such questions.

"The demon meat before you comes from the six-winged golden-feathered eagle. It is the essence of the leg meat after the demon poison has been removed by the Heavenly Crafting Furnace."

"It has the effect of nourishing the body's vital energy and strengthening its foundation. Continuous use can even be more effective than Peiyuan Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula)."

"More importantly, its meat is extremely delicious, a taste you've never experienced before," the waiter said confidently.

No matter how good the taste is, it's useless. The ghosts don't care about the taste of monster meat; they just need a lot to fill their stomachs.

Chen Mu felt helpless.

He came here to buy monster meat not for himself, but to fill the bottomless pool.

Whether feeding the Yin spirits or refining the Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine, a large amount of flesh and blood needs to be thrown into the Bottomless Pool.

Having been on Tianguan Star for over two months, the flesh and blood stored in the Bottomless Pool have been almost completely consumed.

After inquiring about the prices of various monster meats with the shopkeeper, Chen Mu left Baiweizhai with five catties of six-winged golden-feathered eagle leg meat.

He then went to several other butcher shops to inquire, and the results were largely the same.

The monster meat sold in Tianguan City comes from both extraterrestrial demons and artificially bred beasts.

They all taste great and have special health benefits, but they are generally expensive.

Using it as an ingredient in the extraction of Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine is really not cost-effective.

"We need to find a cheaper source of monster meat."

"Hmm, I think the Demon-Slaying Alley is pretty good."

……

The next afternoon.

In the courtyard of the Xin Si year in Jieyao Lane.

Chen Mu sat on the high stool with drooping eyelids, seemingly half asleep.

After a while, his empty eyes regained their sparkle.

"The fifth round of reverse training of innate qi has been completed; I can no longer train."

He pulled off the gourd from his waist, poured himself a mouthful of nourishing wine, and got up to stretch his joints.

Since learning from the previous loss of vital energy, Chen Mu has slowed down the pace of jade seed reshaping.

It took more than half a month of effort to conduct multiple tests in conjunction with the Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine.

He ultimately determined that the number of times he practiced reversing his innate qi each day should not exceed twelve.

As long as it stays within this range, the body can maintain a positive balance.

It does not damage the jade's vital energy and can continuously and rapidly reshape the jade's texture.

The reason why only five cultivation sessions can be conducted during the day is entirely due to the insufficient spiritual energy of the Demon-Slaying Alley.

"After all, it is only the outer city of Tianguan City, and the concentration of earth spirit energy is not as high as that of the inner city."

"I can't practice more, so I can only go back tonight and borrow the exquisite jade plate to cultivate." Chen Mu shook his head slightly.

The entire Tianguan City is under some kind of Taoist ritual restriction, and the earth's spiritual energy in each area is fixed.

The spiritual energy of the outer city is sufficient for Dao soldiers to recover their magical power, but reversing the cultivation of innate qi is obviously a major drain on spiritual energy. Relying solely on the spiritual energy of the outer city cannot sustain cultivation for too long.

The exquisite jade plate, which can be described as a mobile training ground, once again played a significant role.

"Aside from the need for a long time and the consumption of a large amount of white jade, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it."

Chen Mu was extremely fond of the exquisite jade plate. This magical artifact had been with him for more than ten years and had been of great help to him.

He felt no envy whatsoever for the vibrant inner city.

Because all the Taoist soldiers living in the inner city need to frequently go on expeditions to participate in the extermination of demons.

Those who achieved high merit received good treatment, but it is said that the mortality rate was also quite high.

"I'd better just stick to being a butcher."

Chen Mu slowly moved his body, gently shaking his head.

"We have no shortage of spiritual energy, but we still need to think about the ingredients for the Rejuvenating Soup and the Nourishing Spirit Wine."

He looked down at the wooden bucket beside the stone table.

The wooden barrel contained the internal organs and muscles of the eagle-beaked white jade snake.

According to the records of the demon atlas, the flesh and blood of extraterrestrial demons contain demonic poison. Anyone who eats it without processing it will either go mad or die.

So even after working in the Demon-Slaying Alley for nearly two months, Chen Mu never considered taking any of the monster meat.

but now……

(End of this chapter)