My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 763 White Jade
The arrival of the Tangshan Academy members at Jiufeng Mountain was like throwing a pebble into a lake; it caused some initial ripples, but quickly returned to calm.

This day, at the summit of Weizhi Peak.

Tang Zhimu arrived at a dense forest and looked up to see a tall, strong figure clad in crimson armor.

The other person's head was covered by a hood, and their face was smooth like a goose egg, with only a scarlet vortex flowing in the center, like a single eye, staring intently at him.

Just one glance was enough to make him feel as if his mind had been sucked away.

"What on earth is this weird thing?"

Tang Zhimu felt a chill run down his spine and lowered his head, not daring to look any further.

"Venerable one, I wonder if the abbot has emerged from seclusion?" He asked respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting.

But after waiting for a while, the figure did not respond, and Tang Zhimu couldn't help but sigh.

He had visited more than once in the past two months, but with the same result each time. It seemed that Chen Duyuan was still in seclusion.

Just as I was about to turn and leave, the dense forest in front of me suddenly disappeared, like a bubble that had been popped, and a wooden house appeared not far away.

He looked up and saw Chen Mu stretching his arms and legs in the corridor.

Tang Zhimu bowed respectfully to the armored general once again, then strode quickly toward the wooden house.

……

"Imperial Academy, the spiritual energy of Weizhi Peak has inexplicably surged, and its concentration is now no less than that of Zhaixing Peak." Tang Zhimu respectfully clasped his hands in greeting on the wooden corridor.

"Do you know the reason behind this?" He looked at Chen Mu with a questioning gaze.

"Could it be because of the shift of the stars?" Chen Mu asked uncertainly.

The Small Heavenly Cycle Stars? The Twenty-Four Bright Pearls?
No way!
The answer is celestial shift!
Guess whether I believe it or not.

Tang Zhimu secretly curled his lip.

While the shifting of celestial bodies can indeed bring about an increase in vital energy, it only results in an equal increase in the vital energy of all mountain peaks.

Weizhi Peak is remote, with weak earth veins and barren vital energy. No matter how much it is improved, it can never rival Zhaixing Peak.

Celestial shift?

Ah!
“Great minds think alike. I also believe this is due to the shift of the stars!” Tang Zhimu said with certainty.

Tsk! This old guy really knows how to seize the moment.

Chen Mu glanced sideways at Tang Zhimu: "What do you want with me?"

"With the enhancement of vital energy, more than four thousand white jade coins have been nurtured in the spiritual spring of the Daoist site."

"According to convention, half of it needs to be handed over to Zhaixing Peak, and the rest can be considered your private property. What do you think we should do with it?" Tang Zhimu asked Chen Mu.

Is there such a good thing?

Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

White jade coins are the main currency for Qi cultivators; in essence, they are a special magical artifact that can store the earth's spiritual energy.

First, a blank artifact embryo needs to be refined, and then placed in the core earth vein spring of the Daoist temple to be nurtured. Once the blank artifact embryo has absorbed enough earth spiritual energy, it becomes the white jade coin used daily by Qi cultivators.

Previously, the spiritual energy at Weizhi Peak was scarce, insufficient even to support Qi cultivators, let alone nurture the White Jade Coin. But now, with the twenty-four bright pearls guiding the celestial stars, the earth's spiritual energy has increased accordingly, naturally providing the surplus to nurture the White Jade Coin.

More than 4,000 pieces of white jade can be produced in two months, which is quite a lot.

Over the past two decades, the most he ever owned was a little over 30,000 pieces of white jade!
but……

"Half to be handed over, half to me?"

"Why didn't anyone mention this to me when we were at Tangshan Hospital?" Chen Mu frowned.

Could it be that Tang Zong led the charge in smuggling my Baiyu?!
"You didn't know?" Tang Zhimu asked, his face full of surprise.

"Of the white jade coins in the Tangshan Academy's treasury, half are used for the operation of the lower academy, and the other half belong to you."

“This is a well-established practice, another benefit for the lower house and the upper house, you…” He looked at Chen Mu with a strange expression.

In other words, back in Shuanghuayuan, I also received such a large benefit that I didn't receive?
What a huge loss!

Chen Mu felt a pang of heartache.

He knew beforehand that there were merits to be gained from serving at the Imperial Academy, but he never expected that there would be white jade coins to be shared.

When he went to work at Sacred Heart Cathedral, the director, Luo Ding, didn't tell me.

That guy was definitely no good!
Chen Mu harbored resentment.

Sigh, I suffered because of my lack of knowledge.

Having spent most of his time at home grinding experience, it's inevitable that he's out of touch with the world. If it weren't for the need to hand over the White Jade nurtured in his dojo to Zhaixing Peak, he wouldn't even know about this benefit. "Oh well, the White Jade isn't as useful to me as it used to be anyway, so losing it is fine," Chen Mu silently consoled himself.

Since he cultivated his Dao Foundation, the Jade Seed has been able to directly refine Heavenly Star Yuan Qi, which has indeed freed him from his dependence on Earthly Spirit Yuan Qi.

In his possession, the white jade coins could only be used as currency for shopping.

"Just hand over what needs to be handed over," Chen Mu sighed, accepting reality.

"Use the remaining jade coins to buy me some exotic beasts. The quantity doesn't need to be too many, but the types should be as different as possible." With a thought, he gave another instruction.

Yama's Devouring Power allows him to absorb the bloodlines of exotic beasts, thus accelerating the cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Armor.

Previously, they had to steal food from the dragon bone boat, but now, with the dojo nurturing a continuous supply of white jade, they can directly buy exotic beasts with money.

You can simply sit at home and wait for the experience to come to you.

……

I watched Tang Zhimu leave.

Chen Mu glanced at the Giant Spirit God standing faithfully at a distance, activated the Lesser Three Talents Concealing Light Technique to hide the wooden house and courtyard, and then began to examine the gains from this seclusion.

The stone gate came into view.

Yellow Springs Gourd: 2823/10000/Seventh Tier;

At the center of the jade, a jade-yellow gourd stands steadily.

"After two months of seclusion, I have mastered a brand new spiritual treasure talisman, the Yellow Springs Gourd Technique, and made another step forward."

Chen Mu happily admired the small gourd inside the jade.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. In just half an hour, the bottom of the gourd began to blur. Like a sand sculpture being soaked in water, it slowly turned into starlight and disappeared.

Chen Mu shrugged, unconcerned.

He has witnessed this scene countless times since he began practicing the Yellow Springs Gourd Technique.

Unless all eighty-one spirit treasure talismans of the Yellow Springs Gourd are condensed at once, the form of the spirit treasure cannot be fixed.

No matter how you try to remedy it, it will always slowly dissipate and transform back into the primordial energy.

Moreover, most of it will mysteriously disappear and be lost, with only a small portion remaining to disperse throughout the body and nourish it.

"No wonder so many people choose foreign magic weapons."

"The internal cultivation method of spiritual treasures is time-consuming, laborious, and energy-consuming, so it is not very popular."

"However, I heard that Yuan Zhen, the Imperial Academy Master, also seems to be following the path of internal cultivation of spiritual treasures, making him a truly accomplished cultivator."

Over the years, he has wandered to various places and seen all kinds of cultivators who live and die for the Tao.

Countless people resort to any means necessary and are eager for quick success and instant benefits, but few, like Yuan Zhen, persist in self-discipline and self-cultivation through the internal cultivation of the Lingbao Method.

……

at dusk.

Tang Zhimu visited again, bringing him sixteen different kinds of strange beasts. There were three to five of each kind, quite a large number.

He had thought he would have to go into seclusion again to obtain these exotic beasts.

"The main reason is that Jiufeng Mountain has no shortage of exotic beasts lately," Tang Zhimu said with a smile.

“Extraterrestrial demons descended upon the heartland of Yizhou, causing many strange beasts to be forced to migrate.”

"Just like back in Tangshan Academy, Jiufeng Mountain has also been affected."

"Fortunately, Jiufeng Mountain is located in the southwest and is even farther from the heart of Yizhou than Tangshan Academy. There are also dangerous and continuous mountains in between, so only a few people can reach the vicinity of Jiufeng Mountain."

"Even so, Yuan Zhen still sent people to patrol and hunt them early on, and thus gained quite a few exotic beasts."

Planning ahead?

Excellent, excellent. Yuan Zhen, the Imperial Academy Director, has considered everything very thoroughly.

Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Having traveled a long way to Jiufeng Mountain, he just wanted to live a couple of peaceful days and didn't want to be affected by the chaos again.

After sending Tang Zhimu away, Chen Mu kept a few tender-fleshed exotic beasts for a snack, while the rest were all devoured by Yama's Feast. He then easily gained several hundred experience points for the Heavenly Demon Armor.

Chen Mu was in a great mood. He ate a big meal, relaxed for a day, and then resumed his practice of the Yellow Springs Gourd Technique.

(End of this chapter)