My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 586 Second Transformation
In the early morning, Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes in his bedroom on the second floor of the wooden house on the hillside.

Having found the hidden mechanism markings on the water-avoiding shuttle, he could finally go back to his small building to sleep with peace of mind.

He didn't do anything to Luo Fan, just planted the Heavenly Demon Spirit Seed and let him go.

With such an inside man as a spy, if the Dragon Locking Academy has any new plans targeting the Goose and Sheep Path, they might be able to find out in advance.

"It's a pity that Luo Fan's status is too low. If we could capture a spy chief, the information would probably be more readily available."

"It's a pity I don't dare use the same method to catch other people."

They were somewhat lucky when they captured Luo Fan. If they hadn't first used Thousand Lanterns City to trap Luo Fan, they might not have been able to capture him given his Thousand Illusions Shadow Transformation technique.

That secret technique seemed to have no offensive power, but it allowed Luo Fan to escape into the Lingxu Cave Heaven, avoid external attacks, and achieve the ability to be impervious to all spells.

"If I happen to encounter someone shrewd and cautious, or someone with a mysterious and unpredictable secret technique, I might end up being exposed instead of being captured."

Shaking his head to stop thinking about it, Chen Mu looked inward at the jade seed and immediately smiled.

In the past few days, although he has been busy exploring the inscription on the mechanical device, he has not stopped refining his spiritual senses for a moment.

In nearly a month, he completed four rounds of refinement. Just last night, while he was asleep, the second transformation of his divine sense was quietly completed!
With a thought, the divine aperture trembled slightly, and the outermost two layers of divine aperture talismans immediately began to move in reverse.

A faint pulling force was generated, drawing the magical power within the jade seed into the divine aperture, only to throw it out again immediately.

In this back and forth movement, the magic power gained a touch of agility.

With a slight adjustment, Chen Mu immediately found that his magical power became significantly easier to wield.

With a casual activation of the Minor Frostfall Technique, a layer of ice immediately appeared on the window frame in front of him, its power increasing threefold compared to usual!
"Wonderful!" Chen Mu exclaimed excitedly, slapping the window frame with a crisp sound.

"Only the second stage of the Divine Aperture can cause a qualitative change in magical power, indirectly enhancing the power of secret techniques. If it were the ninth stage of the Divine Aperture..."

"The secret technique for strengthening the foundation leads to a simultaneous improvement; Qi cultivators truly live up to their reputation as the orthodox masters of the Xuanmen!"

Chen Mu could feel changes happening inside his body, and his already formidable physique was slowly improving.

"Other Qi Condensation cultivators are like this too? That can't be right." He pinched the soft, cotton-like yet tough, skin on the back of his hand, his expression strange.

"If you didn't know better, you'd think I was a practitioner of demonic and heretical supernatural powers."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Mu suddenly understood.

He had never seriously practiced the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, but because of the existence of the gray wall, he used the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains and the Cloud Mirage Form Refining Technique to cultivate a Heavenly Demon Body.

With the transformation of the divine aperture and the strengthening of the celestial demon body, it is only natural that the physical strength would increase.

"Now, with the Five Ghosts Possessed in actual combat, the amplification of strength is... hehe... terrifying!"

"He is clearly a Qi cultivator, but every time he succeeds in Qi cultivation, the biggest improvements are made to these unorthodox and unorthodox methods."

"Tsk...that's fucking weird."

……

In the days that followed, Chen Mu continued to work from dawn till dusk, serving as a shipbuilder for the Lei family at the Pingjiang Dojo.

Qi cultivators are strong and powerful, and possess magical abilities, making them excellent workers. Over the past two months, under Lei Wen's direction, Qi cultivators who have mastered different secret techniques have worked together to successfully complete the Water-Avoiding Shuttle.

then……

Then they changed to a large tortoise shell and continued working as shipbuilders.

"Why build so many water-avoiding shuttles? Are there that many people on the Goose-Sheep Path?" During a break and casual conversation, a Qi Refiner couldn't help but raise this question.

"They said they were going to sell it to those Qi Refining families and small sects."

"Not only that, it's said that they also sell boarding slots to unaffiliated, independent cultivators."

"The price..."

"Hey! You think the price can be lower?"

"Secret techniques, precious materials, white jade spirit coins, tsk tsk... The Dao Lords and Elders are really shrewd when they start calculating." Everyone couldn't help but discuss with envy and enthusiasm.

Chen Mu, resting with his eyes closed in the corner, twitched his ears slightly, catching all the conversations of the others.

"Goose Sheep Road is actually planning to sell boat tickets directly? You can just pay money to board the water-avoiding shuttle and leave Yunzhou?" Chen Mu's lips twitched involuntarily.

I've been working in the Lei family's weapon-refining group for over two months. Isn't that a waste of my time?
He started planning from the lower courtyard of Yunchong in order to hitch a ride, but he spent a lot of brain cells and ended up... a lot of trouble!

"The world is ever-changing, it's really unpredictable."

"It's not all bad. Joining the Lei family's weapon-refining group means I'll definitely be traveling with the Lei family." He comforted himself, "With the Lei family patriarch in charge, it's at least safer than other water-avoiding shuttles. The probability of being used as cannon fodder to scout ahead should also be smaller."

The environment of the Ten Thousand Mountains is harsh and dangerous, and Goose Sheep Path led a large group of Qi Refiners on their journey.

In a critical moment, those who are not Qi cultivators of the Goose-Sheep Path will likely be used as cannon fodder to scout ahead.

"I don't want to think about it anymore. No matter what, as long as I can leave Yunzhou safely, that's fine." He sighed slightly and shook his head.

With a thought, the gray wall appeared before my eyes.

With the True Method of Dark Clouds perfected and his divine apertures refined and operating automatically, he had more time to focus on other secret cultivation methods.

He skipped over a long list of secret techniques, but picked out three columns in particular.

Sunflower Water Yin Thunder: 4913/10000/Fifth Rank; Mustard Seed Spell: 9305/10000/First Rank;
Tongyou (Qianji Engraving): 314/10000;

Because he had to use the Water-Avoiding Shuttle every day, he made rapid progress in the Mustard Seed Spell without much deliberate practice.

In two more days, the Mustard Seed Spell will be mastered to level one, and all twenty-eight spell talismans will be fully refined.

"There's no rush. We'll need it every day anyway, it'll be ready sooner or later."

He looked down at the tethering machine.

"This thing is related to the hidden danger of the Dragon Locking Academy mark, so we need to gain more experience."

Chen Mu finally turned his gaze to Kui Shui Yin Lei.

He possessed powerful secret techniques such as the Five Dragons Dharma Form and the Five Ghosts Moving Mountains, but they were either Yin Spirit Secret Arts or unorthodox Heavenly Demonic Arts.

"How could I, a highly skilled cultivator, have such a sinister aura when I make a move?"

"I didn't have time before, but now that I have the time, I have to start grinding the Thunder Magic."

……

More than twenty days later, at the Hundred Things Pavilion on the mountainside of Goose and Sheep Mountain.

"Brother Li, it's been a long time since we last met," Lei Hong said with a smile, feigning a complaint.

"Why haven't we seen each other for so long? Don't you know why?" Chen Mu asked, glancing sideways.

It was this guy who told Lei Wen his information, which is why he was recruited into the Lei family as a boatman.

He was initially quite happy, but now that Goose Sheep Road is openly selling ferry tickets, Chen Mu is not so pleased.

"This is actually a win-win situation for us," Lei Hong replied with a smile, unconcerned.

"The General Affairs Council is indeed selling boarding slots for the Water-Avoiding Shuttle, but the price... well... even an ordinary Qi Refiner might go bankrupt to afford it!"

“Many people have to sign labor contracts for many years before they can complete the process,” Lei Hong said with a shrewd smile.

"Manager Lei, you've had quite a haul?" Chen Mu's heart stirred.

"No way, most of them are unorthodox methods for raising evil spirits and demons, they're worthless." Lei Hong waved his hand smugly.

Goose and Sheep Path are planning to use the Water-Avoiding Shuttle to plunder thoroughly.

Secret techniques and resources, and even the Qi cultivators themselves, would be collected and taken away as laborers.

Chen Mu understood.

Thinking about it this way, even though I have to work for the Lei family, I can still get white jade and secret techniques as compensation, so... it's not so bad?

Tsk... indeed, happiness depends on comparison.

"Are you still going to accept the water-repelling pearl?"

"The more the merrier, the price remains the same." Lei Hong said with a smile.

Chen Mu readily agreed and sold all eleven high-grade water-repelling beads that he had painstakingly crafted in the past two months to Lei Hong, immediately receiving nearly four thousand pieces of white jade.

In this way, the total number of white jade on his body immediately exceeded 20,000.

"The others are all unreliable, but Bai Yu is the most sincere." Chen Mu said goodbye to Lei Hong with a happy smile.

These days he builds boats for people, and when he gets home at night he doesn't forget to refine water-repelling beads.

He had materials given to him by Li Moliang. If he didn't master the Water-Repelling Pearl technique, wouldn't it be a waste of his perfect Water-Repelling Pearl crafting skill?

Moreover, having white jade coins by his side would make him stand taller, which is why he made this trip today.

……

After leaving Baiwu Pavilion, Chen Mu didn't rush back to the wooden building at the foot of the mountain. Instead, he strolled around the market with the flow of people.

In the past, disciples from the lower courtyards continued to flock to the upper courtyards, and the market on the mountainside of Goose and Sheep Mountain became increasingly bustling and prosperous.

As he walked, he was drawn to a tall figure.

The girl was beautiful, but Chen Mu was more concerned about the subtle, chilling aura emanating from her.

"The 'Tracing Machine Imprint'?" Chen Mu subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

"Double happiness!" He smiled.

More than a month later, he spent a lot of time communicating with the Nine Netherworlds, and his experience in imprinting the Jiji was rapidly increasing. Finally, two days ago, he pushed it to its limit and gained complete control.

After understanding the secrets of the technique, Chen Mu, in conjunction with the Listening Technique, discovered that he could detect the fluctuations of the inscription.

Not only is it easier to find the Qianji Imprint, but it can even discover the Qianji Ghost Mark sealed on the body of the Dragon Locking Academy's secret agents.

"I was thinking of finding more spies from the Dragon Locking Academy, but I didn't expect to find them so easily!"

"Once I have more information on the whereabouts of my spies, the plans of the Dragon Locking Academy will become transparent."

"No hidden dangers or crises, none of them matter!"

(End of this chapter)