My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 740: Raising Insects
Several days later, on the eastern side of Tangshan Mountain.

Chen Mu stood by the pool, and billowing black smoke surged into the bottom of the water, where the silver-scaled fish were quickly devoured by the Five Ghosts Moving Mountain Technique.

A moment later, dozens of black smoke clouds, each about half a person's height, slowly emerged from the Five Ghosts Bag.

Chen Mu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although he had anticipated this, he was only completely at ease after actually cultivating a group of ghostly monsters using the Heart-Connecting Rope.

"The small-scale trial is complete, and we can now expand the scale."

The more ghostly monsters there are, the stronger his secret techniques like the Candle Dragon Transformation and the Gate of Hell become. With the Yi Continent in chaos, only greater power can put his mind at ease.

"The widest part of this pool is only seven or eight meters, and it can only support about twenty or thirty silver-scaled fish."

"To cultivate ghost monsters on a large scale, we still have to rely on the hot springs and streams that are scattered throughout Tangshan."

“In that case, we’ll first subdue Tang Zong and the others.” Chen Mu turned and looked at the long, winding valley in the distance.

In the past, Tangshan Temple would send the silver-scaled fish it raised to Sacred Heart Temple and receive a large amount of Taoist merit.

Now that Sacred Heart Institute has lost contact with the fish, the silver-scaled fish can no longer be sent out and has become the private property of Tangshan Institute.

More accurately, it became the private property of Tang Zong and several other abbots.

"For my safety, I'll have to make do with your wallets for now," Chen Mu said, narrowing his eyes.

……

The next day, at Tingchao Cave.

Three incense sticks were inserted into the incense burner on the offering table, and wisps of smoke rose from them.

Chen Mu stood in front of the portrait of the Daoist Ancestor of Luofu, lost in thought.

"The abbots of Tangzong are all at the Qi Condensation stage. If they unite to resist, it will be quite a problem."

"Even if they are temporarily subdued by force, if they later outwardly comply but inwardly defy them, it will greatly slow down the cultivation speed of the Yinming Insects."

"After all, in the end, it still depends on Tang Zong and others to lead their disciples in raising the silver-scaled fish," Chen Mu said thoughtfully.

Moreover, in the event of an attack by external enemies, these supervisors are all excellent combat forces, at least able to buy time for me to escape. It's best not to make things too tense.

"Demanding all the silver-scaled fish is impossible, but if I only want 30%, it won't be a big problem," Chen Mu secretly calculated.

Tangshan Valley is long and deep, and even though it only contains 30% silver-scaled fish, there are still nearly a thousand of them.

If you plant all of them with the Heart-to-Heart Gu, you can obtain nearly a thousand Yin Soul Monsters.

Quite a lot!
"I'll ask for all the silver-scaled fish first, and then I'll lower the amount when Tang Zong objects."

"If we settle on 30% in the end, Tang Zong might even be grateful," Chen Mu thought to himself, chuckling to himself.

Before long, his ears twitched, and he caught the sound of Tang Zong's footsteps approaching from afar.

Chen Mu suppressed his smile, lowered his eyelids, and kept his dark eyes still, trying his best to appear domineering and cold.

To project an air of authority, he even wore a black outfit embroidered with gold thread.

After thinking it over, Chen Mu released five paper ghosts and a large number of ghosts, rapidly lowering the temperature of the Listening Tide Cave and making the atmosphere even more solemn.

Tang Zonggang, who was completely unaware of what was going on, stepped into the cave and was immediately startled by the atmosphere.

It's good that you scared me; it'll make it easier for me to set my conditions.

Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the other person's surprised and uncertain expression.

"Is something wrong, Your Excellency?" Tang Zong asked cautiously.

"How many silver-scaled fish are there in the yard?" Chen Mu asked calmly.

"Not counting the fry, there are a total of 3,171 silver-scaled fish," Tang Zong accurately reported the number.

"I want them all, is that alright?" Chen Mu's eyes darted around slightly as he glanced sideways at Tang Zong.

Tang Zong frowned immediately.

Not happy?
You should be unhappy.

No one would be in a good mood if this happened to them.

Chen Mu maintained his cold and hard expression, pondering how to use both kindness and force to subdue Tang Zong.

In the blink of an eye, Tang Zong asked resolutely, "Are three thousand tails enough?"

"There are still over two thousand dried fish in the General Affairs Bureau's warehouse. How about I fetch them for you as well?"

Is it really that easy?

Chen Mu was somewhat confused.

Is this still Tang Zong?
When I first arrived, this guy outwardly obeyed me, but secretly dared to embezzle the Silver Scale Fish King that was originally meant for me.

Now they're handing over all the silverfish so readily...

"What do you want?" Chen Mu asked with a suspicious look.

"What are you saying, Your Excellency?" Tang Zong said with displeasure.

"It is my honor to serve the Imperial Academy, and I ask for nothing more!" he said solemnly.

"Your Excellency, there are quite a few good things in the General Affairs Department's storeroom. Why don't you go take a look?" Tang Zong chuckled obsequiously.

Chen Mu: “…”

This...how can I feel embarrassed about this?

“带路！”    ……

After a while.

Chen Mu followed Tang Zong to the warehouse located deep inside the Tangshan Mountain.

On the left are neatly stacked bags of yellow rice, reaching up to the top of the cave, which is five or six meters high.

In the middle are rows of shelves, on which are placed various bottles, jars and jade boxes, containing pills such as Bigu Dan and Peiyuan Dan, as well as precious medicines specializing in the north.

On the right are various gold ore ingots, as well as many large tortoise shells, skeletons, and other monster materials.

The two thousand dried fish that Tang Zong mentioned earlier were also stored in specially made ceramic jars and piled up here.

Deeper inside the warehouse, a small mountain of white jade coins, each two people tall, made Chen Mu's eyes twitch.

"If only I had these pieces of white jade ten years ago."

He stared for a while before he came to his senses.

Now that he has achieved a solid foundation in Dao, he can directly absorb the celestial energy, greatly reducing his need for earthly spiritual energy, and consequently, the white jade coins have become less important.

Moreover, it wasn't just the white jade coins; at his current level of cultivation, the entire warehouse of things held little appeal for him.

In the end, he only took a few gold ore ingots and two smoked dried fish before returning to the mountainside on the east side of Tangshan.

……

In the days that followed, with Tang Zong's cooperation, things became much simpler.

Chen Mu simply followed Tang Zong through the valley, and then planted the Heart-to-Heart Gu in all the fish, whether they were as long as a forearm or as small as a mung bean.

"It continuously produces Heart-Connecting Gu, and this Heart-Connecting Rope is also quite magical."

"Could this thing and the Five Ghosts Bag be a matching set?"

In front of the thatched hut, Chen Mu looked at the palm-length black rope in his hand with a strange expression.

The Five Ghosts Bag, the Soul-Fixing Stake, and the Heart-Connecting Rope all originated from the Thousand Mountains Classic and are all related to ghosts and monsters, so it's no wonder he had high hopes.

To this end, Chen Mu even used the Lingbao Pivot Chapter to explore the origins of the Tongxin Suo, but to no avail.

The seemingly ordinary rope rendered Lingbao's magic useless.

"Another high-end item like the exquisite jade plate?" Chen Mu was actually in a good mood.

Previously, in order to gain experience from the Spirit Treasure Cardinal Chapter, he tried out all the magical artifacts he had.

First it was a twist of fate, then it was the exquisite jade plate.

However, its core restrictions are similar to those of innate earth veins, making it impossible for the eighth-order spiritual treasure to investigate them deeply.

Now there's another one: the Heart-to-Heart Knot.

……

Tangshan Academy is located in the far north of Yizhou.

Its geographical location is remote, and the surrounding area is covered by ice and snow all year round.

Fortunately, there are many hot springs in Tangshan Valley, which makes the valley feel like spring all year round.

The hundreds of disciples in the lower courtyards either farmed or raised fish. Even if they lost contact with Yizhou, they could be self-sufficient and would not have much to worry about in the short term.

In this way, several months passed in the blink of an eye.

On the porch of the wooden house, Chen Mu lay with his eyes closed in a rocking chair.

At this moment, a small golden-black gourd stood in the center of the jade seed, surrounded by white, misty magical power.

The gourd occasionally flashed with a faint golden light, making it appear quite mysterious.

a moment.

The gourd suddenly trembled, and an invisible force spread outwards.

The surrounding sea of ​​magical mist was emptied, and wisps of pale yellow mist appeared around the gourd, swirling and dancing several times before slowly dissipating.

After a while, the energy subsided, and the turbulent white mist magic power slowly calmed down and returned to normal.

"That pale yellow mist must be the essence of the Yellow Springs," Chen Mu suddenly realized.

Besides refining pure yang energy to cultivate one's Dao foundation, the Yellow Spring Gourd can also generate a breath of Yellow Spring energy, which, according to the jade tablet, is said to have considerable power.

"It's a pity I haven't fully mastered it yet, so I can't retain that Yellow Spring Qi."

Chen Mu opened his eyes and summoned the gray stone door.

Yellow Springs Gourd: 5/10000/Tier 6;

"It took a little over six months in total, which is only a few days longer than the completion of the fifth stage. Not bad, not bad at all."

Chen Mu was quite satisfied with his current progress in cultivation.

The internal cultivation of the Lingbao method is difficult, and if others try to practice it, they often make little progress even after several years.

He mastered the first level in just six months and had a record of it at the Stone Gate. Once he mastered it in one go, he could completely control the spiritual treasure talisman at that stage.

If the genius disciples of the Upper Academy knew about his training method, they would probably be green with envy.

"Thanks to the Lingbao Cardinal Chapter."

"I'll definitely need to spend more time practicing hard from now on."

(End of this chapter)