I am grinding experience in another world

Chapter 349 Replenishing Origin Soup

Time passed, and the sun and moon took turns dominating the sky.

Aside from teaching the three apprentices at the start of each month,

Chen Mu spent most of his time confined within the wooden tower, obediently taking medicines and cultivating.

During occasional breaks, he would make two or three furnaces of Fasting Pills, and by taking a portion from the previously gathered Elixir Pills, he assembled around six thousand to hand over to the Administrative Affairs Institute.

Pill Master Qi Hui would only make this quantity each month.

Without the Condense Aperture Secret Method consuming his Daoist cultivation voraciously, Chen Mu's passion for cultivating his Dao power quickly declined. Handing over "a batch" of Fasting Pills each month was more than enough.

His life was regular, his days productive, and two and a half months passed in a flash.

Inside the Underground Secret Chamber.

Chen Mu took off his shirt and took a deep breath.

Five Ghosts Possession!

Hum!

Billowing black smoke rushed into his body.

Underneath his skin, it seemed like pythons writhed and squirmed, rising rapidly and entwining, suddenly transforming him into a muscular giant, three heads taller than a heavy-duty truck from his previous life.

His entire body was indigo with strands and threads of silver patterns that appeared faintly visible.

Even his hair moved on its own as if it were floating in water.

At the same time, waves upon waves of bloodthirst and devouring impulses assaulted his mind, causing his eyes to gradually fill with blood and turn a deep red.

Yet inside, Chen Mu was remarkably calm.

With the cultivation of the Condense Aperture Secret Method, both his body and mind were strengthening.

The maddening whispers of the Five Ghosts, which once could drive one insane, now seemed to be blocked off by some force; before reaching his limits, it could no longer easily shake his spirit.

Chen Mu silently counted the time in his heart, standing still.

For a while, the only sound in the Secret Chamber was his deep and long breathing.

At one moment, the murmuring in his mind suddenly intensified. Chen Mu exhaled and released the Five Ghosts Possession.

"About twelve minutes."

As he cultivated the Condense Aperture Secret Method, the duration of the Five Ghosts Possession had extended again.

"Strength and speed have also been enhanced to differing extents," Chen Mu observed as he clenched his fist, feeling the power throughout his body.

He called up the grey wall.

Netherworld Grand Summary: 7115/10000/Second Rank;

After two months of rigorous training, the second set of Talismans for the Condense Aperture Secret Method was seventy percent complete.

The originally web-like spherical Talisman was gradually becoming filled and solidified.

Dominated by silver-white with black threads as veins, it exuded an ancient and mysterious aura.

As the Talisman condensed, the Jade Seed expanded once again.

"There are nine Talismans in total, does the Jade Seed have to grow ninefold? By then, how powerful will my Mana be?!" Chen Mu couldn't help but be amazed.

It was sheer luck that he was able to kill Sun Wuhuan.

"That Ghost really did me a big favor," he mused.

"Of course, I also gave that Ghost a little help. It's all about mutual support when you're out and about."

"I wonder if I'll see it again. Hmm... It would be great if it could help me get rid of that old ghoul Sun Jian."

"A bunch of barbarians, aside from playing with bugs and worshipping the Heavenly Demon, the rest are just brute cultivators practicing perverse methods. How could they possibly have a legitimate scouting secret technique?"

"If they had such a technique, they wouldn't have been easily driven off from three mountains by us," said the thin shopkeeper disdainfully.

"It's definitely an Exploration Magical Instrument! This is information coming from the Inspection Courtyard."

Exploration Magical Instrument?

Chen Mu suddenly thought of a fat man with smiling eyes that were barely visible.

No... Could it be?!

He then shook his head, chuckling at the thought.

Shang Huan and Jia Tian, the two fat men, didn't have the skills for this; this was almost disturbing the situation in East Ridge—it couldn't be...

"How about you wait another two days?" the shopkeeper suggested.

"Forget it, just wrap it up for me." Chen Mu shook his head.

With the way things were going, the longer he waited, the more expensive it would get.

While the clerk was busy scooping out the medicine as per the list, Chen Mu asked the thin shopkeeper, "Is it safe now to follow the transport convoy back to Jade Spring Mountain?"

"It's a bit troublesome, but still relatively safe. After all, the convoy is escorted by the Inspection Courtyard," the shopkeeper said. "You just have to be vigilant against attacks and the journey will be slower."

Chen Mu nodded in agreement.

If the situation remained unsettled, flying solo would be dangerous. It might be a good idea to follow the transport convoy for a trip back.

Although it would take over ten days for a round trip, acquiring the Rejuvenation Pill would at least not impact his cultivation for the coming month.

After chatting with the old shopkeeper for a while and learning where to contact the transport team, Chen Mu, holding a half bag of medicinal herbs in his left hand and a basket of meat in his right, was ready to leave the fortress.

But just as he reached the entrance, he saw a disheveled convoy heading his way.

Four Seven-Star Centipedes, covered in cuts and bruises, missing legs and tails, crept weakly forward.

The personnel on both sides each bore bloody marks, with many having lost limbs or being disabled.

This... is this the late transport convoy?

Chen Mu suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, after a few days of close observation, the situation worsened.

Several convoys were attacked, with heavy casualties.

The local cultivators in East Ridge carried out a fierce retaliation against Jilong Road.

"With it being so dangerous, it's not good to return to Jade Spring Mountain." Chen Mu sighed.

Given the current, increasingly chaotic situation, even accompanying a convoy protected by the Inspection Courtyard might not be safe, let alone venturing out on his own.

Thinking of the Condensing Aperture Technique that he hadn't practiced for several days, the braised pork stewing for two hours in the pill furnace in front of him didn't seem... well, it still smelled delicious.

But no matter how sweet and fragrant the braised pork was, it couldn't stop his fear of that grumpy old man, Sun Jian, who wielded the Kui Water Yin Thunder.

After eating two large bowls of braised pork with pickled long beans, the worries and gloom in his heart eased slightly.

"It would be great if Eagle Grief Cliff had an Elixir Pill to substitute for the Rejuvenation Pill," Chen Mu wished.

Then, a recipe named Replenishing Origin Soup suddenly popped into his mind... Wait, a recipe?!

Chen Mu looked at the dusty wall with a puzzled expression.

Cooking: 13/10000/Sixth Rank;

"Ha!"

"What a pleasant surprise!"