My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 735 Refugees
a few days later.

Like trains, the earth-bound chariots, laden with silver-scaled fish, slowly drifted out from the Tangshan Valley, carrying several disciples who needed to change their residence.

On the eastern side of Tangshan Mountain, in front of a thatched wooden house, Chen Mu glanced at it and then looked away.

"I thought it was just an ordinary garrison duty, but I didn't expect there would be unexpected benefits." Chen Mu looked at the Hunyuan Pill Furnace embedded in the table in front of him with a smile.

Inside, there is a broth steaming with white vapor, and snow-white fish meat with some purple veins is constantly rolling and sinking in it.

Just a whiff of the aroma of fish made Chen Mu feel his mind clear.

The claim that the Silver Scale Fish King has the effect of nourishing the spirit is clearly not an exaggeration.

"nice one!"

Chen Mu wielded his chopsticks and quickly picked up some food to eat.

……

After meal.

Experiencing the comfort emanating from both his body and mind, Chen Mu became increasingly satisfied.

"It tastes delicious and is even more effective than Yangling Wine."

"It's a pity that there aren't many."

"If we could get one every day, it might speed up the condensation of the Yellow Springs Gourd by three points."

"How about we squeeze Tang Zong a little harder?"

For a moment, Chen Mu felt a strong urge to act.

After thinking it over for a while, he finally suppressed the thought.

“One per month is already the limit for Tangshan Academy. If we squeeze any more, it will take away the quota of the abbots of Tangzong.”

"Although they are just a few Qi Condensation cultivators, if they join forces to use some underhanded tricks, they might disrupt the peaceful life of Tangshan Academy." Chen Mu shook his head regretfully.

Tangshan Academy is located in a remote area and rarely experiences any disturbances.

If he were transferred to another lower house, that would be uncertain.

Moreover, he already had some spirit-nourishing wine, so he wasn't lacking in nourishing medicinal treasures for the fetal spirit.

……

With the Yellow Springs Gourd reaching the fifth tier, the difficulty of obtaining the Spirit Treasure Talisman has increased significantly once again.

Fortunately, the eighth-order spirit treasure cardinal technique works steadily, and a brand-new spirit treasure talisman can be successfully condensed in just five attempts.

However, each attempt requires starting from scratch and takes six or seven days.

It takes at least a month to weave a brand new spirit treasure talisman.

Roughly speaking, it would take at least ten months to master the fifth stage of the Yellow Springs Gourd.

“Other Qi Refiners only spend a few decades in total cultivating spiritual treasures. If you calculate it, each level takes about four, five, seven, or eight years.”

"I actually need ten months!"

"It's...it's alright, I guess."

"Ha ha!"

Chen Mu chuckled as he brought up the gray stone door, contemplating and reflecting upon it.

In the following days, instead of starting a new round of Yuanfu condensation, he once again activated the Lingbao Pivot to sort out the unexpected events.

He then summoned back the hidden spirits from various parts of Tangshan, extracted a large amount of their divine power and transformed it into Yin energy, which he then stuffed into the divine embryo between the eyebrows.

Only then did they begin casting the Yellow Springs Gourd again.

……

That day, in front of the thatched hut.

After completing a new round of cultivation, Chen Mu looked in surprise at the oval flower bed not far away.

Two tender yellow-green buds sprouted from the ground, standing out conspicuously in the bare flower bed.

"The Bizhen tea has sprouted?"

"What an unexpected surprise!"

He hadn't had high hopes, but to his surprise, it actually worked this time.

"Is it because the spiritual energy of Tangshan Temple has become more concentrated?"

Chen Mu thought about the increased production of silver-scaled fish and had a guess in his mind.

He immediately used the Spirit Treasure Pivot Technique to intervene in the mountain protection spell, and then discovered that streams of earth spiritual energy were continuously gushing out from the ground like a fountain.

"Isn't there a bit too much of this earth's spiritual energy?"

When I first came here more than half a year ago, the spiritual energy in this flower bed wasn't this strong!
……

"It's because the stars have shifted." Tang Zong, who had been summoned by Chen Mu, didn't hide anything.

That doesn't make sense. Back in Yunzhou, the earth's spiritual energy declined, and the initial reason was the shift of celestial bodies.

Why did the earth's spiritual energy become so abundant here in Yizhou?
“I consulted Abbot Mao of the Sacred Heart Monastery’s Library, and he said it’s related to the celestial constellations,” Tang Zong continued to explain.

"The Earth Vein Restriction is formed by Heaven and Earth. It can transform the celestial primordial energy into the earth's spiritual primordial energy. The more abundant the celestial primordial energy, the more concentrated the earth's spiritual primordial energy will be."

"But the stars in the sky keep moving and change every few thousand years."

"As the stars in the sky change, the earth's spiritual energy also fluctuates."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu suddenly understood.

Back in Yunzhou, it was probably because the powerful star clusters had moved away and been replaced by weaker ones. Coupled with the machinations of the Underworld, this led to the rapid decline of the earth's spiritual energy.

"The changes in primordial energy are like a giant wave that keeps moving forward, with crests and troughs. Our Yizhou is currently right in front of this giant wave, which is why the earth's spiritual energy is continuously rising," Tang Zong continued.

"It is said that thousands of years ago, our Huangquan Sect was located in Yingzhou, west of Leizhou. It was only because of the shift of the stars that we moved to Leizhou."

"If we wait another few thousand years, they might move to our Yizhou."

Chen Mu nodded silently.

This change is a good thing. The more celestial energy he has, the faster his magical power will recover when he condenses the Yellow Spring Gourd, which is more conducive to his cultivation.

"The news of the increased production of silver-scaled fish can't be kept secret for long," Chen Mu said, looking at Tang Zong.

"Do you really think the elders of the upper house are unaware of this matter?" Tang Zong chuckled.

"Your previous academy member was a disciple of the Upper Academy of the Yellow Springs Sect."

"It took a lot of effort to come here and become the head of this academy."

No wonder Tang Zong dared to lie about intercepting the fish catch; it turns out that someone from the Upper House was in charge.

Chen Mu understood.

Taking advantage of the shifting celestial bodies to seek personal gain is probably already a semi-public secret.

That being the case...

"Bring me another Silverscaled King Fish later," Chen Mu said without ceremony.

Didn't I just send you one a few days ago?

"You don't have to give it to me."

Chen Mu glanced at Tang Zong and spoke calmly.

They still haven't made up for the silverfish they owed me for the past few months.

Trying to delay and renege on your debt?
no way!

Tang Zong's face twitched.

It seems this debt has no choice but to be repaid.

……

A few months later.

Chen Mu had just finished refining the Yellow Springs Gourd and was preparing to ask Tang Zong for a Silver Scaled Fish King to eat, as he always did.

Suddenly, I heard a bell ringing in my ear.

Chen Mu turned to look at the Giant Spirit God.

The power of listening was activated.

A train with only five carriages, but packed with people inside and out, was detected by the supernatural power of Di Ting.

These people, pale-faced and with a hint of panic in their eyes, were either standing on the roof of the carriage or hanging from the bottom, heading straight for Tangshan Hospital.

"Where did this group of refugees come from?"

Judging from the markings on their clothing, these people are indeed disciples of a lower temple under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Heart Temple.

Judging from their condition, they had clearly encountered some bad things.

Chen Mu frowned.

……

"Did extraterrestrial demons descend upon Nihe Temple? And were it unexpectedly overrun and destroyed?"

After Chen Mu learned the reason from the group of refugees, his heart tightened immediately.

The scene of demons wreaking havoc in Haizhou still sends shivers down my spine when I think about it. I never imagined that demons would also descend upon Yizhou!

Is there something wrong with the celestial bodies?
Will Tangshan Hospital be affected?

Where should I go from here?

As various worries weighed on his mind, Chen Mu's brows furrowed even more deeply.

(End of this chapter)