My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 299 Linglong Dojo
Tianhe Shuifu is located on the edge of the Jiazi District.

Chen Mu stood in front of a white jade archway that was as tall as a five-story building.

The archway pillars are carved with mythical beasts and cloud patterns, and the top has four large characters—Jinzhu Daocheng (Golden Pearl Dojo).

Through the gate of the archway, you can see rows of exquisite two-story wooden buildings neatly built near the edge of the archway.

Further in, there are gardens and villas with red walls and green tiles, covering a considerable area.

At the deepest part is a square, continuous series of pavilions, resembling a palace of a mortal dynasty.

Chen Mu focused his mind on the Yuanfu, opening up a unique perspective.

The entire Jia-character area appears to be enveloped in a transparent bubble.

The wisps of earth's spiritual energy, like swimming fish, rushed into the bubble from all directions.

Chen Mu blinked, withdrawing his unique perspective. The Jiazi District returned to its neat and beautiful state, but there was nothing particularly strange about it.

"The wooden building outside the Golden Pearl Dojo, ten white jade coins per person per day, are you going?" A tall, thin middle-aged man in his forties with a long black beard asked expressionlessly.

"Let's take a look first." Chen Mu shook his head.

The middle-aged man said calmly, "If you're not going, then don't block the way."

Hey! What a snob! Who does he think he is!

Believe it or not, I'll smash you to death with 30,000 pieces of white jade!

Chen Mu glared at the other person, but before he could speak, a streak of light flew across the sky.

A cloth bag was tossed onto the long table in front of the middle-aged man with a thud.

"Number 11, Section A, one year." A voice came from mid-air, and then without showing their face, they flew into the depths of Section A and disappeared.

The middle-aged man, who had just been indifferent, immediately began bowing and scraping respectfully in the direction where the light had disappeared.

Once the streak of light disappeared, the middle-aged man straightened up and resumed his indifferent expression.

Then, the cloth bag was turned over, and a small pile of red jade coins was poured out.

He glanced at Chen Mu indifferently, then casually began counting the coins one by one.

Red jade coins?
There must be at least fifty or sixty of them, right?!
Chen Mu was speechless.

The rent for that person's apartment for a year is twice all of my savings.

What a rich bastard!

Chen Mu glanced reluctantly at the red jade on the table, then turned and left.

The concentration of external vital energy is comparable to that of the exquisite jade plate, but it is nowhere near as convenient as the exquisite jade plate.

The fees are so high, what a lousy dojo, we don't want it!
……

An inn near Tongtianlou No. 9 in Gengzi District.

Chen Mu was playing with a white jade coin in his hand.

Through the connection of the primordial symbols, strands of primordial energy are drawn into the body.

Before long, the silver speckles on the white jade coin dimmed. The earth's spiritual energy within had been drained.

"It's far inferior to the exquisite jade plate," Chen Mu secretly estimated.

"It seems that the exquisite jade plate is not just a simple release of the vital energy within the white jade coins," Chen Mu suddenly realized.

It can consume the earth's spiritual energy and create energy through special talismans, just like a portable earth vein spring.

"Good baby!"

"It's a pity, it's easy to be discovered." Chen Mu shook his head.

Lately, I've been holed up in the inn grinding experience with Five Yuan Qi-Gathering Talismans, so my mana recovery speed has been a bit slow.

The earth's spiritual energy diffused in the air of the Heavenly River Water Palace was insufficient to support high-intensity cultivation.

I had originally planned to stay at the Jinzhu Dojo for a while, but the cost was too high and it wasn't worth it.

"I need to find a way to make use of the exquisite jade plate," Chen Mu thought to himself.

……

Five days later.

Inside Chen Mu's room.

A wooden openwork screen divides the room in two.

One side is the bedroom, and the other side is the living room.

The square table that was originally placed in the living room was moved to the corner by Chen Mu.

A huge wooden barrel that can fit four people at the same time is placed in the center of the living room.

Inside the large wooden cylinder was a smaller wooden bucket, with the space between them filled with dark brown soil. Net-like, hidden vines protruded from the surface of the soil.

Chen Mu placed the exquisite jade plate into the wooden bucket and embedded white jade coins inside.

Then put the lid of the wooden bucket, which was also filled with soil and hidden vines, on top.

Immediately, he closed and opened his eyes, gaining a special perspective from which he could see vital energy.

Suddenly, wisps of primordial energy appeared from the void, then aimlessly gathered and drifted within a hemispherical space three meters in diameter.

Once a certain concentration is reached, some of it will dissipate outwards.

"It failed." Chen Mu frowned.

He immediately understood.

The exquisite jade plate itself does not generate earth spirit energy, yet it seems to be summoning spiritual energy.

Its effective range is a hemispherical area with a diameter of three meters.

Within this area, earth elemental energy can emerge from any location.

A bathtub with a diameter of 1.8 meters certainly can't completely conceal it. "Should we make a large wooden tub with a diameter of 3 meters?" Chen Mu shook his head.

It's so big and inconvenient to carry around; it's better to just dig a cellar underground.

Chen Mu stroked his chin, pondering.

"It would be best to make it something that is foldable, easy to shape, and easy to carry."

……

Three more days passed.

Inside Chen Mu's living room.

The square table remained obediently in the corner of the room.

A large wooden tub stood beside it, becoming a true bathtub and fulfilling its function.

In the middle of the living room, two translucent thin bowls, resembling bubbles, are nested together.

This is the swim bladder of the mythical beast Yingyu, which he specially purchased. It is soft yet tough, and is the material used to make the bubble-shaped elevator in the Tower of Heaven.

The space between the two swim bladders was filled with a pale green solution, which was covered with a net-like network of hidden vines.

A wisp of black smoke floated at the very inside of the transparent bowl, supporting the soft, transparent air bubble and forming a hemispherical bowl with a diameter of three meters.

"This time it's a success!" Chen Mu stood on the outside, watching carefully from a special perspective.

After absorbing a small amount of earth elemental energy.

A subtle ripple appeared on the vines, connecting, spreading, and finally enveloping the earth's spiritual energy within, thus restraining and concealing it.

"If we keep concentrating and gathering like this, wouldn't we be able to create a Daoist temple with an extremely high concentration of primordial energy?" Chen Mu suddenly had a brilliant idea.

He stared intently at the double hemisphere and found that while no vital energy was dissipating, the concentration of vital energy inside was not increasing indefinitely.

“The exquisite jade plate itself has an upper limit,” Chen Mu suddenly realized.

"If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Anyway, it won't interfere with my current cultivation."

"With this foldable fish swim bladder shield, the portable exquisite jade plate dojo is now complete."

Chen Mu drew up the gray wall.

Five Elements Qi Absorption Method: 2593/10000/First Order;
"With no more restrictions on mana regeneration, the speed of gaining experience can be even faster."

He immediately opened the pre-reserved door as if lifting the curtain of a tent and crawled into the portable Linglong Dojo.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and silently recited scriptures, repeatedly constructing energy-absorbing talismans within the jade seed.

……

In the evening, Chen Mu appeared in the lobby on the first floor of the inn as usual.

"Are you still going with the usual?" the gray-clad waiter asked familiarly.

Seeing Chen Mu nod, she turned and went into the kitchen. Soon after, she brought him a pot of tea and a plate of roasted pine nuts.

Chen Mu smiled and thanked him, then leisurely drank tea and ate pine nuts, while as usual, he put on his listening device and began to silently gather gossip.

Not long after listening, the concentric knot on her head began to tremble slightly.

"Shang Huan?" Chen Mu understood.

The fat man had contacted him before about the intoxicating bait.

Now he has not only persuaded Mo Wuzhou, but also contacted Liang Yi, and even prepared the store and customer network.

The reason for contacting them again was to ask for the recipe.

"You're quite quick."

Chen Mu immediately sent the recipe, which he had specially prepared and revised over the past few days, to Shang Huan.

The effect has been appropriately reduced to avoid causing trouble.

This also makes materials and processes cheaper and simpler, making them suitable for large-scale production.

"Just watch how the fat guy messes things up." Chen Mu shook his head and stopped interfering.

I listened to some rumors about the Heavenly River Water Mansion for a while.

After a quick dinner, he went back to his room to continue grinding for experience points.

……

With money in hand, rent is no problem.

Chen Mu stayed in the inn all day long, never venturing outside.

Eating, practicing, and eavesdropping—half a month passed quickly.

In the lobby on the first floor of the inn, Chen Mu cracked open a pine nut and popped it into his mouth, then looked closely at the gray wall.

Five Elements Qi Absorption Method: 15/10000/Second Order;

"Although it's only at the first level, it's enough. I can now focus my energy on cultivating the Five Grains Talisman."

Understanding comes from proficiency.

The first-stage perfected Five Elements Qi Absorption Method already possesses the ability to absorb essence.

Once you learn the Five Grains Talisman, you can extract the essence of the five grains in a targeted manner.

His connection with Bigu Dan (a type of fasting pill) is quite deep.

They revised the Bigu Pill three times in a row back then.

Now that the secret method for refining the Bigu Pill has finally been officially unveiled, Chen Mu is eager to try it out.

"Let's start practicing the Five Grains Magic Talisman tonight!"

(End of this chapter)