I Am Grinding Experience in Another World

Years passed, and the weather gradually warmed.

The Inspection Courtyard’s interrogation scope became broader and broader, and while serving his duty in the Scripture Pavilion, Chen Mu overheard complaints several times.

At first he was quite nervous, but later he gradually relaxed.

The Sun Family might truly be unwilling to let things go, but the people handling affairs in the Inspection Courtyard didn’t care, they were only interested in collecting White Jade Coins.

Thus, Chen Mu served his role as a book collator with ease, taking shifts every three days, and used the abundant time remaining to practice his magic and alchemy in the bamboo abode retreat.

Two months flew by in the blink of an eye, and in the bamboo abode retreat’s porch, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, listening to the wind chimes tinkling, unfolding the gray wall.

Netherworld Grand Summary: 7112/10000/Fifth Rank;

Alchemy (Through-Rhino Hundred Miasma Pill): 8280/10000;

During this time, he put quite an effort into the Netherworld Grand Summary.

The results were quite significant, looking at the experience values, in another two months, he should be able to level up again.

"This level-up seems a bit different," said Chen Mu, touching his belly thoughtfully.

Every layer he practiced in the Netherworld Grand Summary would open up a strange Mysterious Aperture on his body.

With mana imbued with a black hue inside the Mysterious Aperture, he could invoke Five Ghosts Possession and cast Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles.

The previous four were located at the center of the forehead, chest, below the navel, and lower back respectively.

The Mysterious Aperture produced by the fifth layer seemed to open inside his abdomen.

And it seemed... to have a newfound affinity with the earth.

"Could the Netherworld Grand Summary be related to the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique?"

Ingesting demonic bloodlines, cultivating Spiritual Armor; comprehending the true intent of the bloodlines, discarding the useless and keeping the essence; then opening the Heavenly Demon Mysterious Aperture, and triggering the transformation. That’s the way of the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique.

The Mysterious Apertures on his body felt somehow related to the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique.

"Fortunately, even if there is a relation, it should only be incidental," Chen Mu said, looking at the silver-white Mysterious Aperture moving chaotically inside the Jade Seed and sighing in relief.

"I’ve heard that those who practice the Heavenly Demon Technique are quite stubborn, after opening the aperture, they all actively seek out thunder, tsk tsk..."

Being targeted once by the Kui Water Yin Thunder, he never wanted to face it a second time, let alone seek it out voluntarily. Insane!

"No wonder it’s called a heretical and unorthodox approach, such crude methods."

After pondering for a while and not arriving at a conclusion, Chen Mu decided to let nature take its course.

He shifted his gaze to the Through-Rhino Hundred Miasma Pill.

After months of contemplation, the talismans involved in the All-Disease Pill had already been refined completely, he just needed to collect the Poisonous Miasma and start the alchemy process.

...

Several days later, in the mountain ranges east of Mist Smoke Mountain.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a cliff.

Looking around, clouds and mist entwined, with the sunlight occasionally piercing through the sea of clouds, only to be engulfed again by the mist in a blink of an eye.

Waving away the faintly fishy mist, Five Ghosts Black Smoke tumbled about, and a palm-sized yellow gourd appeared in front of him.

With eyes slightly closed, he stimulated the Five Elements Qi Absorption Talisman, embedding nineteen kinds of Poisonous Miasma talismans into it, transforming mana, and an invisible Exotic Force manifested.

With a thought, this Exotic Force spread out like a fishing net, cast far into the sea of clouds below the cliff.

Strings of fine gray-black particles arose, forming into lines. Like birds returning to their nest, they came before Chen Mu, unhurriedly drilling into the gourd reserved for collecting qi.

In a short while, the bottom of the yellow gourd was stained black.

This was the way the qi-storing gourd displayed the storage amount; when the gourd turned completely black, it meant it was full.

About a quarter of an hour later, the poisonous miasma nearby the cliff had been thoroughly absorbed, refreshing the air significantly.

The qi-storing gourd was also one-seventh black.

"Gathering miasma isn’t as difficult as described in the Pill Scripture," Chen Mu sighed in relief.

His Five Elements Qi Absorption Technique was already at the Fourth Rank, always somewhat wonderful and ineffable.

With just one use, he depleted the poisonous miasma near the cliff.

He had prepared himself for half a month of hardship within East Ridge.

But looking at the current progress, after changing locations three to five times and spending a day or two, he should have enough to fill the qi-storing gourd.

"The sooner I fill it up, the sooner I can return."

"East Ridge is full of Poisonous Miasma; truly not a pleasant place."

...

Two days later, at dusk.

Chen Mu stepped on the orange-red afterglow and returned to the front of his bamboo abode.

Standing on the porch, he habitually released the Five Ghosts Paper Man.

Five little paper men automatically turned into roiling black smoke and burrowed into the room, like diligent vacuum cleaners rolling everywhere. The dust, already sparse, was swept and sucked clean instantly.

Chen Mu watched the Five Ghosts Paper Man struggle to climb under the bed and on the beams, shaking his head with a chuckle, "Staying with Qing Lu for too long makes me feel like I’ve caught his obsession with cleanliness."

He was also grateful for the Five Ghosts Bag vacuum cleaner; otherwise, he would be stuck between not wanting to move and keeping things clean.

Changing into a loose robe, Chen Mu lay back in his rocking chair, guzzled a big mouthful of sour plum-flavored Replenishing Origin Soup, and let out a long sigh, "East Ridge is still deep in the mountains and woods, even with ample preparation, it’s not as comfortable as home."

"It would be nice to have one of those Cave Mansion Magical Artifacts you could carry with you," Chen Mu mused hopefully.

This world was quite magical; portable cave mansions, like those artifacts in novels from his previous life, might exist somewhere.

"First, let’s complete the Netherworld Grand Summary, and once my mana increases, I can dabble in some Artifact Refining skills."

"It’s just that Jilong Road doesn’t seem to be very skilled in Artifact Refining, nor have I heard of any great Artifact Refining masters."

After pondering for a while, he couldn’t help but shake his head: "Even if there really is an Artifact Refining master, they certainly wouldn’t teach me."

"With no astonishing talents and no overwhelming resources, why would they bother for no reason?"

"Unreliable, indeed."

Chen Mu looked at the increasingly long list on the gray wall with some dejection, "These external things are no use at all."

"At the end of the day, you really have to rely on yourself!"

A burst of footsteps suddenly intruded upon his ears, interrupting someone’s shamelessly self-indulgent moment.

Chen Mu looked towards the forest path not far from the bamboo house with slight discontent.

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The first thing he saw was a shiny bald head gleaming white.

Following him were two tall and sturdy men.

Each was carrying two large woven rattan baskets.

Filled to the brim with ingredients like Yellow Bud Rice, Exotic Beast Meat, wild vegetables and mushrooms.

...

Back in the doorway of the bamboo house, Chen Mu once again settled into the rocking chair.

Little Baldy, Jia Tian, brought a bamboo chair from under the window, sat down across a low table, and gazed unwaveringly at the wooden cup in Chen Mu’s hand.

Chen Mu, biting on a hollow grass stalk he had somehow snapped off, guzzled the Replenishing Origin Soup while ignoring Little Baldy’s longing gaze.

"It’s just a small business of a little more than ten White Jade Coins, and yet, I never expected Little Prince to personally make this trip." Chen Mu made a show of apologizing.

"To do something for Elder Brother, I would not hesitate to walk through fire and water," Little Baldy declared with a face full of righteousness.

"Not asking for anything in return?"

"Elder Brother thinks too little of me!"

"Not even Replenishing Origin Tea?"

"It seems Elder Brother really knows people well."

"Heh!" Chen Mu couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle.

With a wave of his hand, a cup of tea made with diluted Replenishing Origin Soup appeared on the low table.

Little Baldy immediately grabbed it with both hands, smiling broadly.

"Don’t blame me for being greedy, it’s just that Elder Brother’s skills are superior."

"This Replenishing Origin Tea you’ve made is not only delicious but also strengthens the foundation and cultivates the vital essence. It’s truly a rare and nourishing medicinal food."

While his mouth was full of flattery, his eyes were unblinkingly fixed on the wooden cup in his hand, the eagerness making Chen Mu’s heart skip a beat.

Back then at Eagle Grief Cliff, that Senior Brother Liang who was turned into a ghost soldier by the Evil God Dong Yue showed the same longing for the Replenishing Origin Soup.

This Little Baldy...

"You haven’t sworn allegiance to any strange gods, have you?"

"Swear allegiance to gods? Of course!" Jia Tian looked confused.

"Ever since the founding of Da Qian, we’ve always worshiped Jade Spirit as the supreme deity, burning incense and offering sacrifices every festival and holiday."

A national worship? That must be a righteous god.

Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief but was again curious, "What were you just thinking about?"

"Elder Brother, if you openly sell this Replenishing Origin Tea, it would simply be like picking up White Jade Coins with a sack!"

As he spoke these words, there was almost a light shining in his eyes!

"Typical you," Chen Mu shook his head and sighed.

This Little Baldy, giving up on being a prince to delve into money-making tricks, hasn’t done a few shady dealings; he’s a downright crafty merchant.

"Give it up," Chen Mu waved his hand, "It’s difficult to refine, hard to preserve, and it may even cause trouble. Stop thinking about it."

"Tell me, anything new going on in the mountain recently?"

Jia Tian shrugged his shoulders in regret.

"Nothing new, but there’s an old matter that isn’t over yet."

"The Sun Family?"

"Who else but them?" Jia Tian laughed slyly.

"I heard there’s a clue about the Sun Family’s treasure, leading many to secretly investigate. The five mountains of East Ridge are getting even more lively!"

Chen Mu’s heart skipped a beat, hoping the Sun Family hadn’t really found it.

He feigned disbelief, "This clue isn’t in Mist Smoke Mountain, is it?"

"Oh, that’s not it," Jia Tian gestured dismissively, "It hasn’t reached Mist Smoke Mountain yet."

"What do you mean?" Chen Mu was a bit confused.

"At first, it was said to be at the peak of Pen Rack Mountain, then they said at the base of Pen Rack Mountain, and two days ago the rumor was that it’s hidden in a spiritual spring in some mountain among the Six Connecting Mountains."

"I reckon it’s going to take a few more days before it’s Mist Smoke Mountain’s turn."

"That treasure has legs now, doesn’t it?" Chen Mu couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

So after all that, it was completely baseless—scared me for a moment.

"Aside from delivering goods, I came today also to say farewell. I’m off to the Six Connecting Mountains," Jia Tian said regretfully, "In the coming days, I won’t be able to purchase items for Elder Brother personally; I’ll have to send my trading company’s guys to do it."

"You’re also interested in the Sun Family’s treasure now?" Chen Mu looked at him sideways.

"Heh heh, what I’m eying is the treasures on the people looking for the Sun Family’s treasure," Jia Tian said smartly.

"People are taking advantage of the chaos to rob and kill?" Chen Mu suddenly understood; Little Baldy was interested in their ill-gotten gains.

"Elder Brother, while you’re cultivating in the mountains, also be cautious about your safety," Jia Tian advised.

"Ah! I’m just a humble scholar, as poor as a church mouse; how could trouble find its way to me?" Chen Mu replied confidently.

All these years, he had kept a low profile, shapeshifting whenever he left home, wasn’t that exactly for moments like now?

Who would take notice of such an almost invisible person like him?

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