My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 673 Demonic Poison

Yangdufang, Lane 96, Jiwei Courtyard.

Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a low couch under the window on the south wall of the room.

On the square tea table in front of him were three iron mesh cages, each containing a fist-sized, reddish-brown scorpion, a strange beast he had specially bought from Tian Shi Street.

The scorpion is called the Poison Dragon Scorpion, and its stinger is highly venomous. Because its venom is used as a material for refining certain weapons, many people specially cultivate and breed it.

"We'll see what this so-called demonic poison is all about."

Chen Mu muttered to himself, then flipped his hand and took out three pieces of white jade snake meat shaped like walnuts and eagle beaks, placing them into three black ceramic round dishes on the table.

The emerald-green demon-slaying blades danced, finely shredding chunks of flesh into a paste. Then, he used his Qi-suppressing technique to pick up a clump the size of a fingernail and toss it into the first iron cage.

The venomous scorpion inside the cage immediately sprang up, its two thick pincers swiftly clamping down on the minced meat, devouring it in no time.

Chen Mu sat at the square table, patiently staring at the venomous dragon scorpion.

In just a quarter of an hour, the scorpion that had been leisurely crawling in the iron cage suddenly sprang up.

As if it had taken a powerful tonic, it brandished its two pincers and attacked the iron cage repeatedly, causing sparks to fly everywhere.

Moreover, as time went on, the venomous dragon scorpion became increasingly agitated, not only attacking with its pincers but also ramming directly into the cage from all sides.

Before long, the venomous dragon scorpion's two pincers broke off and became unusable. It also fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then became completely still.

Chen Mu frowned as he watched the whole process.

"This so-called demonic poison is no joke."

He stared at the minced meat in the small black ceramic dish in front of him, feeling a little uneasy.

After cleaning up the mess, Chen Mu began chanting the Seven Revolutions Feast Mantra over the second piece of white jade snake meat.

A drop of the Rejuvenating Soup flew up and was fed to the second venomous dragon scorpion by Chen Mu.

It was as if the scene was repeating itself, and the same thing happened again.

The second venomous dragon scorpion became frantic and charged around, but soon it too died.

"What if we filter it with the Bottomless Pool?" Chen Mu frowned as he looked at the corpse of the second venomous dragon scorpion, still unwilling to give up.

Half an hour later, the third venomous scorpion died suddenly.

"That shouldn't be the case," Chen Mu said, scratching his head.

Back in the Underworld, the Yellow Springs Division of the Hai Character Camp used the Bottomless Pool to process the flesh and blood of demons, and then extracted various precious medicines and soups for the spirits to consume.

However, the Bottomless Pool was unable to remove the demonic poison from the Eagle-Beaked Jade Snake's body.

After much deliberation, he had no choice but to shake his head in resignation.

"Using the flesh and blood of extraterrestrial demons to aid in cultivation might not be so easy."

……

"A way to remove the demonic poison?" The short, stout Steward Wu glanced at Chen Mu.

"Practicing unorthodox and secret techniques? Trying to buy cheap, untreated demon beast meat from the Demon Exorcism Alley to refine your methods?"

"Manager Wu has such discerning eyes." Chen Mu bowed with a look of astonishment.

"Don't be surprised, you're not the first person to make such a plan," Manager Wu said calmly.

"You secretly tried it with the white jade snake meat, didn't you?" Manager Wu looked at Chen Mu with amusement.

"How could that be! I'm a law-abiding and honest person!" Chen Mu said solemnly.

Manager Wu glanced at Chen Mu sideways, his face full of disbelief, but he didn't pursue the matter further.

"Don't even think about finding a way to remove the demonic poison."

"On the entire Tianguan Star, only the Nanming Li Fire in the Tiangong Furnace has the power to dispel evil and purify poison."

"This flame is extremely powerful; without the cultivation of the primordial spirit, ordinary Qi cultivators simply cannot control it."

"If you ask me, you'd be better off practicing your demon-dispelling techniques. Once you've accumulated enough Dao power, you can buy any kind of demon meat you want."

Nanming Lihuo?

Only with a solid foundation in Tao can one gain control?

There's absolutely no hope now.

Chen Mu watched as Manager Wu, who had just left Dao Bei's hands, shook his head helplessly.

"Like when we caught the Hundred-Eyed Spiders in the Misty Forest, how about sneaking out of Tianguan City to catch some local beasts?"

But I was unfamiliar with the place and the people there.

What if we encounter extraterrestrial demons...

"Let's play it safe for now. At worst, we'll just have to spend more jade and Daoist cultivation!" Chen Mu gritted his teeth.

He's always been a cautious man. He hasn't even explored Tianguan City properly yet, so he wouldn't dare venture outside the city.

……

Tianguan City has no seasons, no sun or moon in the sky, and its calendar is quite different from that on Earth.

Time passed day by day, yet the city remained warm and spring-like all day long.

Having failed in his plan to use demon beast meat to aid his cultivation, Chen Mu had to find another way.

After all, the progress of reshaping the jade cannot be stopped.

He went to the Treasure Pavilion on Tianshi Street and bought a lot of Essence Pills.

These pills are made by refining the essence of the flesh and blood of demons and monsters. They are mainly used as a supplement to the Bigu Pill to feed the Dao soldiers.

It has a slight effect of nourishing and strengthening the body, and it is inexpensive, plentiful and filling.

Chen Mu ate it like candy, which could also somewhat replace the effects of the Rejuvenating Soup.

In addition, he bought a lot of medicinal herbs and refined his own Qi-Nourishing Pills to aid his cultivation.

The Golden Essence Valley that had been purchased and stockpiled from the Hundred Illusions Sect was also taken out and used to nourish the spirit.

Although the series of solutions were quite expensive, they managed to barely maintain the speed of Dao Foundation cultivation.

"However, the nourishment and transformation of the Heavenly Demon Body must be paused for a while."

As evening fell, Chen Mu reclined on the low couch, looking at the stars twinkling in the sky outside the window, and pondered his recent cultivation.

Without sufficient blood and flesh essence, the Yin spirits inside the Five Ghosts Bag cannot continuously provide divine power.

Chen Mu's vital energy should be used first to refine innate qi, not to refine yin spiritual power.

The cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Body had to be stopped.

“But this is not a long-term solution.” Chen Mu frowned.

"At the current rate of expenditure, the 23,000 white jades and 5 red jades I have can only support my cultivation for a year at most."

“Reshaping jade is a huge project, and it takes a year…”

Chen Mu shook his head secretly.

"It would be best to find a usable type of monster meat."

The Rejuvenating Soup and Nourishing Spirit Wine have outstanding effects. As long as you find cheap demon flesh and blood, they are the best aid for reshaping the Jade Seed.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have hunted and stored more demon flesh and blood back in the Netherworld."

At that time, he had countless Yin spirits under his command, and with the help of the Mountain-Carrying Scripture, they could even go toe-to-toe with Lan Zhang.

"If I had filled the entire Thousand Lantern City with the flesh and blood of demons back then, I wouldn't have to worry about cultivation resources now."

"Maybe because they take up too much space, they can squeeze Meng Qingchan out of the area."

"If we really judge by the size of his aura, Meng Qingchan is quite a behemoth," Chen Mu chuckled as he pondered.

As he was thinking, he suddenly paused.

"The Heaven-Bearing Gourd, it seems to be made from the remains of some kind of demon, right?"

"Since it's the remains of a demon, shouldn't there be some flesh and blood essence remaining inside?"

Chen Mu's mind immediately sank into the shadow pupils.

Its large eyes slowly rolled, and then fixed their gaze on the stone gourd next to the rocking chair in front of the wooden building.

Even his usually listless eyes now seemed to radiate a hint of fervent emotion.

He immediately put the Five Ghosts Bag into Thousand Lanterns City, and then threw the Heavenly Gourd into the bottomless pool in the center of the Five Ghosts Bag.

He circulated the Nine Revolutions Nourishing Spirit Mantra and waited anxiously for a while. Then, a wisp of white jade-colored nourishing spirit wine slowly appeared in the Five Ghosts Bag.

"what!"

“It actually works!”

Chen Mu clenched his fist and waved it.

At this moment, his gaze towards Chengtian Hu softened considerably.

He used to be eager to get rid of Meng Qingchan immediately, but now...

"You can stay here without worry. This place, Qiandeng City, is our territory. You can stay as long as you want!"

"Just let me collect a little rent."

"hey-hey!"

(End of this chapter)