My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 346 Awareness
"Senior Brother!" Inside the lecture hall, three middle-aged men in their forties stood up, clasped their hands in greeting, and bowed.

Chen Mu looked at the three middle-aged men with respectful expressions with surprise.

So honest?

"A lecture at the beginning of the month, a Q&A session in the middle of the month, two classes per month. Do you have any questions?" Chen Mu asked, staring at the three of them.

"We will obey your orders, Senior Brother." The three middle-aged men were completely obedient.

Is he really that obedient?
He thought he would encounter some confrontational and humiliating situations.

"The sermon hasn't started yet. If you have any doubts, it's best to raise them now," Chen Mu said, still feeling uneasy.

The older, seemingly leader-like man cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Chen, rest assured, the three of us are sincerely seeking your guidance."

"Senior brothers Bai, Feng, and Xue praised you for being open and honest in sharing your knowledge and for being extremely skilled at teaching alchemy. Therefore..."

Then the three of them respectfully said at the same time, "Please give us your guidance, senior brother."

Chen Mu suddenly realized.

They must have inquired about it beforehand; no wonder.

He immediately shook his head and chuckled.

They're all seasoned veterans who've been through thick and thin for years. Even if they have doubts, they'll definitely have to attend a couple of classes first.

With his own proficiency comes insights, and his mastery of the Bigu Pill refining technique is unparalleled. Guiding three alchemy apprentices is no problem.

Thus, the matter of preaching and spreading the gospel was settled.

……

Time flies, and more than two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

As the weather gradually warms up, large swaths of withered yellow leaves are being replaced by tender yellow-green buds.

Inside the alchemy room, Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a soft couch.

On the low table in front of him was a square wooden box about the height of a fist, filled with a box full of large, round, green leaves shaped like copper coins.

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a turn of the Hunyuan Qi Absorption Technique, a strange force appeared out of thin air.

He reached out with his right hand and grabbed at the wooden box in mid-air.

"Photography!"

A wisp of green powder rose up and gathered in his palm into a ball the size of a longan.

The fresh, plump, round leaves inside the wooden box suddenly turned black, withered, and became limp.

He took out a white jade porcelain bottle the size of an egg and filled it with greenish powder.

Chen Mu placed the small porcelain bottle into a wooden box filled with small compartments next to the low table.

"Analyzing a single talisman in just over a month, that's pretty fast progress," Chen Mu chuckled.

He looked with satisfaction at the three porcelain bottles inside the wooden box. They were filled with the essence of the ingredients for the Nourishing Essence Pill.

Black smoke billowed, engulfing the blackened, discarded, emerald-green round leaves.

Chen Mu tidied himself up briefly and then got up to leave.

Today is the middle of the month, and it's time to clock in at the Institute of Buddhist Studies again.

……

The Buddhist Academy.

Just as Dr. Li Changjiu, the scholar of the classics, reached the gate of Tianyi Pavilion, before even entering, he caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye.

The other person, with their hands behind their back, floated up half a meter off the ground.

Leaning slightly forward, it darted forward with a whoosh.

His loose, gray-white clothes rustled as he walked, looking as dashing as an immortal.

In the blink of an eye, it flew over hundreds of meters of mountain road and arrived in front of us.

"Junior brother's running technique, tsk tsk..." Li Changjiu felt a pang of envy.

"It's just a little illusion technique, not worth mentioning." Chen Mu waved his hand smugly.

Li Changjiu didn't believe it: "I know how to create illusions, but it won't have this effect."

Without the pull and lift of the rainbow light from the ground, the art of spreading illusions could not possibly control the wind.

Chen Mu said mysteriously, "The art of creating illusions relies on great force to produce miracles."

"Just use more magic next time, senior brother," he said earnestly, trying to fool him.

Li Changjiu listened with a face full of suspicion.

"Alright. Let's assume you're telling the truth." Li Changjiu stopped dwelling on it and instead sighed enviously, "You were so farsighted."

What do you mean?
Chen Mu looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

"Five days ago, Eagle's Sorrow Cliff was captured, and a large number of personnel are urgently needed to garrison it."

"Many of our students from the Scripture Transmission Institute were also conscripted."

"Because of the unique climate there, the varied environment on and off the mountain is suitable for the growth of a variety of medicinal herbs, so..." Li Changjiu smiled wryly.

Chen Mu looked at Li Changjiu in surprise: "Senior brother, you..."

“That’s right, I’m one of them too.” Li Changjiu shrugged helplessly.

"I've heard that the rogue cultivators of Dongling are skilled in curse killing techniques. They can even extract auras from residual footprints and secretly curse and kill from thousands of miles away."

“This trip…sigh…” Li Changjiu shook his head and sighed.

Chen Mu immediately felt fortunate.

"Danger is only a possibility, but you'll definitely earn more in Taoist cultivation," he quickly reassured her.

"I'm afraid I might earn the money but not live to spend it," Li Changjiu shook his head.

"That's why I said you, junior brother, had foresight, starting your lectures on the scriptures so early."

"Even if Danbaoge wanted to transfer you, Director Hu Kui would not agree."

what!
The approach of giving lectures and teaching scriptures was definitely the right one!
Chen Mu was secretly pleased, but he didn't show it on his face.

After exchanging a few words of comfort and pleasantries with Li Changjiu, he left in a hurry.

Having escaped danger, I can't stay here and get in the way; what if I attract envy?

……

With the plan in effect, Chen Mu felt a surge of joy.

He spent the whole day in the lecture hall with a smile on his face.

But this good mood only lasted until evening.

A person he absolutely did not want to see appeared in front of his house.

"Brother Chen, it's been a long time!" Sun Chengye cupped his hands in a fist salute.

……

The living room of the cave dwelling.

With a flick of his wrist, Sun Chengye produced a white jade porcelain flat surface on the coffee table beside him.

He gently pushed the porcelain bottle in front of Chen Mu with two fingers.

"I apologize for my unauthorized visit. This is just a small gift, nothing more."

"This is..." Chen Mu asked, puzzled.

Sun Chengye smiled slightly: "Ten Qi-Nourishing Pills."

Chen Mu's pupils immediately contracted.

Is it appropriate to give a Qi-cultivating pill with a thousand merits as a gift?

What a grand gesture!
Pei Yuan Dan?
Was it a coincidence, or did they really know I needed the Qi-Nourishing Pill?!

Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

"Brother Chen, please don't take offense," Sun Chengye said with a frank smile.

"Before coming here, I did inquire about Brother Chen."

"The main reason is that our Sun family wants to recruit Brother Chen as a retainer. So..."

Retainer?

Was it not a test because of Sun Wuhuan's matter?

Chen Mu felt a slight sense of relief.

"The Sun family can provide Brother Chen with alchemy secrets for free, such as the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill, which is currently in high demand."

"It can also intercept high-reward tasks to help Brother Chen accumulate enough Daoist merit and white jade coins to exchange for the Condensing Aperture Secret Technique as soon as possible."

"Most importantly, it can protect Brother Chen's safety and block the forced labor assignments from the other courtyard, just like how we exempted Brother Chen from the task of guarding Eagle's Sorrow Cliff this time," Sun Chengye said with a meaningful smile.

He managed to avoid the Eagle's Sorrow Cliff dispatch list because of the Sun family?!
Chen Mu felt a chill run down his spine.

Sun Chengye has been eyeing me for quite some time now!
"Could you give me some time to think about it?" Chen Mu asked cautiously.

Sun Wuhuan was killed by him.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with the Sun family.

"This concerns your future, Brother Chen, so of course you should consider it for a while longer," Sun Chengye said with a nonchalant smile.

They will provide secret alchemy techniques, assist in accumulating Taoist cultivation, and ensure safety.

Given sufficiently favorable conditions, the final outcome is essentially predetermined.

"Brother Chen, you can take your time to think about it." Sun Chengye got up and left.

Chen Mu immediately saw him off.

Outside the door, Sun Chengye inadvertently noticed Chen Mu's walking posture.

Like a mountain cheetah, it appears relaxed and elegant, yet can instantly transform into a ruthless hunter.

The subtle demeanor revealed in that movement made his scalp tingle, as if he were walking next to a ferocious monster!
Such a physique... even those heretical cultivators who specialize in the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique are no better than this!

"I never expected Brother Chen to be an expert in body training!" Body training?

Which cultivator didn't start by refining their form, spirit, and body through the three transformations?

Oh, right, not the kind of person who is naturally gifted.

Those sons of the heavens are born with the seeds of the Dao, and can directly cultivate the secret method of sensing spiritual light.

"Just practicing casually," Chen Mu said dismissively.

"You're not just practicing casually."

"No wonder he had to take so many Qi-Nourishing Pills," Sun Chengye suddenly realized.

I've been investigating for so long, and I never even discovered that this person was hiding a secret body-training technique!
but……

What a steal!

The more powerful a family is, the greater the credit they will receive after recruiting them into the Sun family.

Haha ...

"I wonder what kind of body-strengthening secret technique you're practicing. Even the Qi Condensation Cultivation doesn't consume as much energy as yours." Sun Chengye couldn't help but marvel at Chen Mu's monthly expenditure of ten Qi Cultivation Pills.

He then looked puzzled and said, "Your dignified bearing seems familiar... I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

Sun Wuhuan!
Chen Mu felt his heart skip a beat and dared not even breathe.

If we're talking about similar physiques, it must be Sun Wuhuan, who also cultivated the Yellow Springs General Treatise!

The atmosphere was a little solid for a while.

Just as the treacherous crescent blade in his waist pouch was about to be drawn.

Sun Chengye suddenly snapped out of his daze with a look of surprise: "Giant Spirit God? You practice the Giant Spirit Mystic Art, right?!"

“Yes! It’s the Giant Spirit God!” Chen Mu nodded with certainty.

He immediately activated the Heart-to-Heart Mantra, using the fog barrier to pull the Giant Spirit Divine Talisman on Ai Ji's body into the jade seed.

hum!
With a soft sound, his right arm turned black and red, the scorching heat distorting the air around him.

"It really is the Giant Spirit Mystic Technique!" Sun Chengye said with a broad smile.

"Only someone like you, an alchemist, would dare to practice this secret technique. The energy expenditure is simply too great."

"Of course, the rewards of secret techniques are also high, as they can multiply strength and defense. And the more resources you invest, the greater the increase."

"Even after the acupoint is condensed, it still has considerable benefits." Sun Chengye said with admiration.

Chen Mu smiled and agreed, feeling a great sense of relief.

Damn, we finally managed to get away with it!

……

The full moon hangs high in the sky, and the night is bright.

Sun Chengye stepped onto the stone steps and slowly walked towards the Golden Summit of Yuquan Mountain.

Thanks to their ancestor Sun Jian, the Sun family was able to occupy a place on the mountaintop.

The most talented disciples in the clan can cultivate alongside the patriarch.

He strolled leisurely through the quiet night.

He even hummed an unknown tune, looking completely relaxed.

But my heart was pounding uncontrollably.

"We must not be hasty, we must not be impatient, and we must not leave any openings!"

"What if that person is following behind me?!" Sun Chengye warned himself fiercely.

It consumes a large amount of Qi-Nourishing Pills, making its physique comparable to that of an unorthodox cultivator. Most importantly, it possesses a faint, gloomy aura.

He seems to know me way too well!
My cousin Sun Wuhuan and my ancestor Sun Jian, when they were emotionally agitated, they exuded this kind of cold and gloomy feeling!
This is the ultimate guide to the Underworld!
The Sun family's ancestral tradition!

Chen Mu did not exchange for the Condensation Aperture Secret Technique record, so where did he get it from?
Big Brother Sun Wuhuan!
"The time when the sword box and gourd disappeared coincided with the time when Chen Mu returned to the mountain to take up the post of Doctor of Scripture Transmission!"

Sun Chengye suddenly remembered that the other party had been refining pills under his elder brother's command back in Misty Mountain.

Cultivating the Yellow Springs General Principles is extremely taxing. If my elder brother covets Chen Mu's alchemy gains and plots against him, then...

The death of my elder brother Sun Wuhuan must be related to Chen Mu!
He then thought of Li Guangfu from the Inspection Bureau.

The other party said that a young alchemist had gone missing in Misty Mountain, and the elder brother had personally inquired about it.

Would a high-ranking abbot care about two alchemy apprentices?
"They must have used those two to scheme against Chen Mu, but ended up being eliminated instead, thus formally creating enmity."

After Chen Mu disappeared for a month, his elder brother did not find a replacement alchemist, but instead specially reserved a position for him.

"Is this a deliberate attempt to build good relations, a preparation to personally intervene and resolve the feud between the two families?"

"That must be it! It's a family motto of the Sun family that it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!" Sun Chengye's heart was instantly filled with resentment and anger.

"Brother, you died unjustly!"

"Damn Chen Mu, my elder brother clearly humbled himself and deliberately tried to befriend you. How dare you resist?"

"You should just obediently die!"

"Take the initiative to settle this grudge!"

It took him a while to calm down.

Coming to his senses, a feeling of surprise welled up in his heart again.

"Bringing this message to the Ancestor will surely be a great achievement!"

"All the cultivation resources that were originally given to my elder brother will now be mine!"

It's a double blessing: I can avenge my elder brother and gain cultivation resources at the same time!

He looked up at the golden roof not far away, and could no longer contain his excitement.

With magical power surging beneath his feet, he shattered the stone steps with a bang and charged towards the mountain gate.

……

But as soon as he took two steps, he saw black smoke billowing from the steps in front of him, and a figure slowly emerged from the black mist.

Chen Mu looked at Sun Chengye expressionlessly.

“You…” Sun Chengye’s pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints: “Brother Chen, what a…what a coincidence.”

He was met with a series of black and red orbs of light.

Innuendo!

"It really is you!" Sun Chengye was not surprised but delighted.

With a flick of his right hand, the brown-red bracelet on his wrist flashed with a magical light.

More than a dozen brown-black leather-like talismans emerged, floated in the air, and circled around him.

Then, simultaneously, a jade-white spiritual light shone forth, transforming into enormous spheres of light that enveloped the center.

"If you make a move in front of the Golden Summit, you're dead! Haha!"

His ancestor lives on the mountaintop; with such a commotion, he could appear in an instant.

Chen Mu remained expressionless and suddenly swung his right hand forward.

Three Yin Slaying Demons!

A billowing, ghastly green blade of energy sliced ​​through the air and appeared in front of Sun Chengye in the blink of an eye.

bang bang bang...

Like a heavy hammer striking a drum, the inspiration was smashed with a thunderous roar.

The outermost layer of spiritual light immediately collapsed!
The ball of light and energy blades continued their relentless advance, breaking through three layers of spiritual light before finally dissipating completely.

Sun Chengye laughed loudly: "Useless, useless, useless!"

"I still have a dozen or so spiritual lights left. Even if you exhaust your magic power, how many can you break through? Haha..."

Chen Mu remained silent, and a flash of black smoke appeared in front of him.

Countless talismans floated in the air in front of him.

With a surge of Yu Zhong's magical power, starlight began to emanate from dozens of demon-slaying sword talismans.

hum!
The air jolted suddenly.

The dark brown talisman instantly turned to powder, transforming into a vast expanse of ghastly green sword light, its sharp and malevolent aura soaring to the heavens.

A sudden silence fell over the area in front of the Golden Summit Mountain.

Even the sound of the wind seemed to be stopped by the chilling sword energy.

Sun Chengye froze on the spot like a white goose whose neck had been grabbed, his smile frozen.

next moment.

boom!
The ghastly green sword light, like a monstrous wave, crashed down on Sun Chengye.

The layers of light were like sand dunes scattered by the shockwave of an explosion, crumbling into specks of fluorescence at the slightest touch.

Sun Chengye's face turned deathly pale instantly.

It’s over!

He cried out almost instinctively, "The gourd sword box is here! Ancestor, save me..."

puff!

The black moon blade struck first, instantly slicing through the spiritual light.

The hot knife plunged into the butter, slicing through the head without any resistance.

A vast expanse of pale green sword energy followed closely behind.

Sun Chengye had barely uttered his last word when he was slashed into a cloud of blood mist.

Black smoke billowed around Chen Mu, accompanied by mournful howls, and he vanished from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Like a falling meteor, it shot towards the foot of Yuquan Mountain.

(End of this chapter)