My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 732 Tangshan Academy

"Chen Duyuan, haven't you packed your bags yet?!" On a hillside in Shuanghua Valley, San Zhangli looked at Chen Mu, who was lying in a rocking chair holding a rabbit, with an unfriendly expression.

"Sandu-in, give me three more days. Please let me say goodbye to these rabbits one by one." Chen Mu said sincerely, "After all, I've been here for a year and a half, watching these rabbits being born and growing up. I'm reluctant to leave them."

You're not willing to part with an egg!
Three days, three days, and then another three days. First, I was packing my bags, and now I'm saying goodbye to the rabbit. It's been half a month already.

In that time, you could pet every rabbit in the valley!
San Zhangli's face turned dark.

Chen Mu couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

It wasn't that he was deliberately delaying; the main reason was that he hadn't fully mastered the core ghost patterns of the Soul-Fixing Stake.

He had already inquired and learned that the lower courtyard he was going to was called Tangshan Courtyard. It was located in the extremely cold north and did not raise Twin-flowered Rabbits, so there was no Soul-Fixing Stake to serve as an anchor point for his ghost pattern learning.

During his two-week stay, Chen Mu did nothing but ponder the Soul-Stabilizing Pole.

"If you don't leave, I'll have no choice but to ask the Imperial Censor to issue a decree." San Zhangli's expression was grim.

"Let's go, let's go, I'll leave right after lunch!" Chen Mu said with a serious face.

You're a Foundation Establishment Qi Refining cultivator; you can live on wind and dew without eating. What kind of lunch are you going to eat?

San Zhangli stared at Chen Mu.

Seeing Chen Mu's nonchalant attitude, he could only take a deep breath and suppress his dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for the fear of ruining Luo Duyuan's plans for a small gain, I would definitely have taken action... and given this guy a good scolding.

"You must leave Shuanghua Courtyard before dark!" San Zhangli said coldly.

"I promise!" Chen Mu said solemnly.

You're not guaranteeing anything!
San Zhangli turned his head and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the horizon.

Chen Mu chuckled and shrugged, then turned and cast the Netherworld Connection Spell, probing his consciousness into the deepest abyss.

……

Time flows on, and the sun sets in the west.

The fiery sunset bathed the entire hillside in a crimson glow.

Chen Mu opened his eyes, and a cold, sinister power appeared in his palm.

"I've got the eleventh ghost mark. I only need one more to master all the ghost marks within the Soul-Stabilizing Stake. What a pity..." He shook his head and sighed.

Chen Mu originally wanted to stay a few more days to fully master the ghost patterns within the twelve Soul-Stabilizing Stakes. However, judging from the behavior of that San Du Yuan, if he continued to linger here, he would really have to go find Luo Du Yuan.

He was not afraid of the contract backfiring, but if others found out about it, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

"Fortunately, I also have a Soul-Stabilizing Pole, so even if I leave Twin Flower Valley, I can still complete the last part of the ghost pattern."

With a wave of his hand, he put away the eighth-generation rocking chair, which was enhanced with the Indestructible Ghost Pattern. With a flash of golden light, Chen Mu's figure appeared on a rocky hillside in Shuanghua Valley.

With a wave of his hand, the soil and rocks on the ground tumbled, and a brown root about the length of a forearm emerged from the ground.

"The vitality of Shuanghua Valley was too scattered, and the transplanting of Bizhen tea ultimately failed."

"Fortunately, there's still hope. Once we get to Tangshan Academy, we'll try finding a place with abundant vital energy." Chen Mu took out a long jade box and put the tree root away.

Finally, he glanced at Twin Flower Valley in the distance, turned around, and transformed into a golden light, flying towards the horizon.

Standing in front of the Temple of Divine Intervention, San Zhangli watched the golden light recede into the distance and breathed a sigh of relief.

That troublesome fellow has finally left Shuanghuayuan.

……

A few days later.

Somewhere in the Henglian Mountains, Chen Mu sat in a two-person-wide earthen carriage and stopped by a lake.

A fist-sized hollowed-out copper ball floats in front of him, its surface engraved with the directions of the heavens. A small copper needle floats in the middle of the copper ball.

The copper ball is a pulse-stabilizing needle, a special navigation tool for the Earth-Traveling Chariot. "The Earth-Traveling Chariot that Bai Xiaoqing gave me is still a bit lacking. If only I had Old Man Bai's Earth-Traveling Chariot."

"The pulse-fixing needle is directly embedded in the earth-mounted chariot and can automatically calibrate its position without my need to check it."

This is the fifth day since Chen Mu left Shuanghua Valley.

He headed northwest, intending to go to Tangshan Hospital.

He wasn't in a hurry to travel. He usually rode in his palanquin during the day and camped at night, making the journey quite leisurely.

"I remember there was a burrowing toad in a lake nearby, has it left?"

Chen Mu used his supernatural ability to listen to the surrounding lake and discovered that the ancient golden toad he had encountered when he went to Shuanghua Courtyard had disappeared.

"And it seems like they've been walking for a long time."

He searched several times but found no trace of its presence. The surrounding environment hadn't changed much either, so it was highly likely that it had migrated and escaped on its own.

"Now that the great demon is no longer lurking here, let's set up camp here tonight."

After releasing the Zhu Yu Magic Sword and using his Listening Divine Power to confirm that there was no significant life movement within a hundred miles, Chen Mu left the Giant Spirit God behind and turned to enter Thousand Lantern City.

In terms of safety, Qiandeng City Cave is definitely safer.

Moreover, it is fully equipped with food, utensils and all kinds of items, and the temperature is comfortable and the air is fresh, just like a super large travel RV.

These days, whenever Chen Mu sets up camp to rest, he stays in Qiandeng City.

……

As the sun rose and set, Chen Mu followed the guidance of the pulse-stabilizing needle, meandering through the continuous mountains, slowly moving northwest.

At first, the surroundings were lush and green, and the air was quite humid and warm, but as time went on, the weather became drier and the temperature gradually dropped.

The vegetation in the mountains has also begun to change from broad-leaved trees to coniferous forests.

Further north, snow begins to accumulate at the mountain peaks.

More than twenty days later, everything in front of Chen Mu turned into a white blur.

Within the mountain peaks that met the eye, everything was covered with a thick layer of white snow. The air was icy cold; water poured on it would freeze instantly.

Five days later, in this icy and snowy land, a valley full of lush green vegetation was discovered by the Di Ting Divine Power.

Chen Mu immediately transformed into a golden light and disappeared into the valley.

A babbling brook flowed through the valley, with white steam rising from it. The warm, moist air made Chen Mu feel as if he were still in Shuanghua Courtyard.

"Outside the mountains it's a world of ice and snow, but inside the valley it's warm as spring. This Tangshan Academy is truly a wonderful place." Feeling the rich spiritual energy within the valley, Chen Mu couldn't help but nod in admiration.

……

Sacred Heart Monastery's Tangshan branch is located in the northern part of Yizhou, where snow-capped mountains and glaciers are common.

However, Tangshan has geothermal hot springs, and the surrounding towering peaks block out the cold air. In addition, the protective laws of the mountains isolate the inside and outside, which is why Tangshan Temple, a warm and spring-like place, was created in the north.

The towering mountain on the north side of the valley is Tangshan. There is a vertical rock face on its mountainside, and caves of all sizes are carved into it.

The disciples of Tangshan Academy lived in these caves.

The largest cave in the center is called Tingchao Cave. It is spacious and has several interconnected chambers on the left and right, making it the core of Tangshan Temple.

Chen Mu was standing in the central chamber of Tingchao Cave at that moment.

Not long after entering the valley yesterday, the supervisor of the patrol office in charge of this area came before him.

In less than fifteen minutes, he smoothly took over Tangshan Academy without any setbacks.

He waved his hand to light the three incense sticks and inserted them into the bronze incense burner in front of him.
Chen Mu cupped his hands in a fist salute towards the portrait of the Luofu Dao Ancestor on the wall, saying, "I hope things will continue to go smoothly and peacefully like this."

(End of this chapter)