My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 318 Escape
Evening, Chen Mudong Mansion.

The rooms inside the cave are arranged in a straight line.

From east to west, the rooms are, in order: alchemy room, living room and dining room, kitchen, bedroom, and the westernmost washroom.

Each room has a window on the south side of the cliff, which, together with the fluorescent algae lamps embedded in the wall, makes the room bright and airy.

Inside the kitchen, Chen Mu hummed a little tune as she quickly stirred the bright green leafy vegetables in the pot with a wooden spatula.

The stove is waist-high, but there is no fire underneath; it's just a solid platform carved out of the mountain stone.

The pot is fan-shaped with a bright white inner wall, but it is actually half of a huge seashell.

The opening is wide enough to fit a household air conditioner outdoor unit.

Chen Mu pressed his left hand against the edge of the seashell, and strands of magical power flowed into it, causing a surge of heat to rise from the seashell.

Although it wasn't the first time she had used it, Chen Muyi found the giant seashell pot quite magical.

It is said to come from a type of shellfish called the Fire Shell, which is equipped with magical runes and can be considered a natural magical artifact.

I scooped out the still vibrant green vegetables from the pot, and as black smoke filled the shell-shaped pot, I quickly washed it clean.

Chen Mu carried the last dish of stir-fried vegetables to the square table in the restaurant with a cheerful smile.

The table was now laden with various dishes.

In the center, the dark Primordial Furnace gurgled, simmering a pot of braised exotic beast meat.

Next to it were steamed pork ribs, honey-glazed roasted meat, blanched seasonal vegetables, fish ball soup, and Lao Qi's meat pies piled up like a small mountain in a flat bamboo basket.

"Began to eat!"

Like a whirlwind, the entire table of food was devoured in no time.

After cleaning up, it was already completely dark. He didn't practice anything; he washed up, went back to his bedroom, and fell asleep immediately.

After refining pills for six or seven days in a row, and then having a big meal, he didn't want to do anything else.

……

The next morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone on Yuquan Mountain.

Chen Mu's strong biological clock made him open his eyes wide with energy.

"It's not good to over-modify your body; if you recover too quickly, you won't even be able to sleep in."

Chen Mu propped up the pillow and sat against the headboard.

Looking out the large window at the verdant Yuquan Mountain stretching into the distance, I felt a surge of joy.

Chen Mu stared at a long, narrow area at the foot of the mountain.

The once lush trees have been felled, exposing the brown ground.

From a distance, it looks like a long, narrow gap has been cut into a green carpet.

If you look closely, you can still vaguely see some brackets and eaves.

According to Shang Huan's description, Yuquanfang was built there.

"It seems to have expanded a little more."

Chen Mu looked at the five mountains shrouded in mist in the distance and understood.

Yuquan Mountain is too big; it needs more people to develop and protect it.

The Cloud Bat Flying Boat repeatedly took off and landed at the foot of the mountain, continuously transporting people and goods to Yuquan Mountain.

In the next few years, the main theme of Yuquanshan will be large-scale development.

"It's good to have more people."

"With more people, the demand for fasting pills will increase, which means we can earn more Taoist merits."

Chen Mu's speed in refining the Bigu Pill was too fast. If he were to refine it at a faster pace, Senior Brother Qi wouldn't even have time to drink the soup.

"I'm a good person, I wouldn't do anything to ruin someone else's livelihood."

It's good that we're living in peace now.

……

Chen Mu didn't rush to get up; he just lay there examining the experience points on the gray wall.

"I only practice making 12,000 fasting pills per month. Even with the intake of the essence of the five grains, it will take up to ten days at most."

"I'll use the remaining time to grind up all the experience points."

Writing: 8908/10000/Second order;

Drawing: 5967/10000/Second order;

Cooking skill: 8720/10000/Tier 5;

Pharmaceutical Skill: 7342/10000/Tier 5;

Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell: 9071/10000/Eighth Rank;

Transformation Technique: 8997/10000/Tier 4;

Planting: 6933/10000/Tier 3;

Heart-to-Heart Mantra: 6957/10000/Nine Ranks;

Fire Cloud Spell: 4386/10000/Second Tier;

Mastery: 6736/10000/Tier 1;
Three Yin Demon Slaying Technique: 4228/10000/Tier 3;

Listening Method: 1006/10000/Sixth Level;

Five Elements Qi Absorption Method: 3843/10000/Third Stage;

Five Qi Hunyuan Method: 4096/10000/Second Order;

Chen Mu carefully examined it from top to bottom.

"The Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell is only 1,000 experience points away from advancing."

"The Fire Cloud Curse and the Three Yin Demon Slaying Technique have been left unused for too long." "The Spirit Nourishing Curse, which is a twist of fate, also needs to be practiced."

"Hmm... The Five Ghosts Moving Mountains is the key point. The Spirit Nourishing Spell only needs to be practiced for a portion of time each day. If you get tired of practicing it, you can allocate a little time to the Three Yin Demon Slaying Technique."

Chen Mu quickly formulated a plan.

After that, he stayed in his cave, closed the door, and focused on his cultivation.

……

Three days later, late at night.

The autumn sky was clear and cloudless.

Even the clouds that had been covering the top of Yuquan Mountain were blown away by the mountain wind.

The huge, round moon resembled a jade plate hanging high in the sky.

All was quiet, except for the occasional night bird that flew across the sky, leaving behind a faint, eerie cry.

Suddenly, a mournful roar, like the murmur of a thousand people or the howl of ten thousand monsters, rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a large, swirling cloud of black and red smoke streaked rapidly past beneath the moon.

Out of control, it veered in an arc, like a shooting star, and plunged headlong into the dense forest halfway up Yuquan Mountain.

boom!
Mud flew everywhere, and a crater three meters in diameter suddenly appeared.

A strong gust of wind suddenly spread outwards.

Grass and tree leaves were instantly snapped in two by the strong wind.

Amidst swirling black smoke, Chen Mu leaped out from the bottom of the pit.

Pooh!
He spat out the grass stuck to his mouth and shook off the mud off his body.

"Luckily, I have thick skin and flesh."

"Otherwise, I would have been seriously injured from that fall." Chen Mu was still shaken, sweat beading on his forehead.

Chen Mu looked at the gray wall with experience.

Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell: 71/10000/Ninth Rank;

After reaching the eighth level of perfection, the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Spell gained a new ability—the Five Ghosts Nether Flame Escape Technique.

simply put……

He can fly now!

Even though he was dazed and confused from the fall, he was still eager to try again.

"Flying isn't easy; you have to practice slowly."

Taking a deep breath, Chen Mu finally managed to suppress the urge to continue trying.

Jumping onto the treetop, Chen Mu looked at the mountain wall in the distance, where lights twinkled, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He tried to suppress the corners of his mouth, but he couldn't; instead, they curled up even higher. His mouth involuntarily widened, revealing a mouthful of bright white teeth.

The first time I saw a person fly using their own power was three years and eight months ago.

When he first arrived at the lower courtyard of Chicken Cage Road, he saw Song Wuji flying as soon as he stepped off the white shuttle.

At that time, I thought to myself, I must learn to fly.

After that, practicing the art of illusion and buying flying kites were all related to his original wish.

The Five Ghosts Netherflame Escape Technique completely achieved this goal.

"I can really fly now!"

"Hahaha... Ooh ho..."

"Hey! What are you doing!"

A stern shout suddenly rang out, startling Chen Mu so much that he quickly turned his head to look.

More than a dozen men in black leaped seventy or eighty meters at a time, like fleas, and rushed toward him at top speed.

Guarding the mountain patrol?

We can't get caught! What if we're mistaken for a traitor or a spy?!

The Inspection Bureau has recently launched a major offensive, sweeping away demons and evil forces, and seizing nearby territories; they are quite aggressive.

Chen Mu didn't want to fall into their hands.

He shrank his neck, suppressing his laughter.

The five ghosts were shrouded in black smoke and became invisible, so Chen Mu immediately slunk away.

……

On the east side of the cliff of Danbaoge, there is a huge cave that connects the upper and lower levels.

Qi Hui, in his thirties, wearing a white inner garment and a fiery red outer robe, walked wearily out of the alchemy room and into the reception room.

"Another alchemist who refines fasting pills has appeared in the pavilion? That's impossible..." Qi Hui frowned, rubbing his temples.

"I got the news from Zhu Laosan that the Pavilion Master personally verified it." Bai Xiuwen said with a respectful and solemn expression.

"Why would the Upper Academy send a master alchemist who refines fasting pills at this time?" Qi Hui asked with a puzzled look. "Even if they were to send one, it would have to be after the yellow sprout rice harvest next year."

"I heard he's one of Elder Song Wuji's men," Bai Xiuwen said cautiously.

"Oh, so he's just a peasant from the lower courtyards." Qi Hui suddenly realized, "Then it's alright."

Bai Xiuwen's eyes darted around, and he cautiously probed, "Zhu Laosan said that he received a lot of missions to obtain Bigu Pills."

"A lot?" Qi Hui raised an eyebrow.

"Twelve thousand."

"Is he crazy?! He's taking so much?!" Qi Hui's face immediately darkened.

(End of this chapter)