I am grinding experience in another world

After the meal.

On the porch in front of the wooden house, Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair, gazing at the starry sky above.

He was lost in thought for a while before he summoned a gray stone gate and looked at the densely packed secret techniques listed in a long sequence.

After a general glance, Chen Mu looked at the column he cared about the most.

Yellow Springs Gourd: 925/10000/Seventh Rank;

The cultivation of the Netherworld Gourd Secret Technique is difficult, requiring the condensation of the Spirit Treasure Talisman from scratch each time, any slight mistake would lead to a complete collapse.

In the past half-year, he had either been stuck in Golden River City or on the road, never having a stable environment for cultivation.

Since the secret technique broke through to the Seventh Rank, the experience level of the Yellow Springs Gourd had hardly moved.

Now that he has settled down, he plans to pick it up again.

“Other secret techniques need to be put on hold.” Chen Mu looked at the stone gate.

In the past, he would have arranged some fixed cultivation projects daily, such as Spirit Treasure Mechanics and Heavenly Demon Armor.

These did not take much time, but they were practiced daily.

But once the Netherworld Gourd Secret Technique begins, it cannot be interrupted for days, so these daily tasks must be paused.

“The cultivation of the Yin Spirit Sky Demon Body must also stop.”

Previously, after the Heavenly Demon Body advanced, it unexpectedly practiced into Nine Yin Spirit Orifices, which could cultivate Netherworld Qi to nourish Yin Spirits.

For the sake of the Yellow Springs Gourd, it has to be compromised.

“Moreover, the cultivation of Yin Spirits is inherently slow, having just achieved the nine orifices not long ago. Transforming into a Yin God is uncertain, so pausing a bit is fine.” Chen Mu calculated inwardly.

“Well, at most, I’ll bring it out to practice during breaks in cultivation.”

After a brief arrangement, he immediately began to condense the Yellow Springs Gourd.

With the gray stone gate’s record, Chen Mu would not be rusty.

The Golden Dao Foundation Jade Seed shimmered faintly, drawing the Heavenly Star Essence into the body and transforming it into mana. Then, the River Chariot Divine Acupoint at the center of the Jade Seed reversed, transforming the surging mana into Innate Primordial Qi.

With a turn of mind, the Innate Primordial Qi transformed into one by one strangely shaped Spirit Treasure Talismans.

…

The Dao field at Weizhi Peak is located on a gentle mountainside.

Here, mountain springs converge, forming dozens of large and small circular pools, like lotus leaves spread across the mountainside.

The smaller pools are only one or two meters wide, while the largest is not more than thirty-four meters, with strands of Earth Spirit Vital Energy rising from within.

Wooden pavilions and gazebos are built beside the pools, with Qi Cultivators of various ages and attire sitting cross-legged inside, focusing on qi refinement.

Beside the largest pool, there is a two-story waterside pavilion. At its entrance, on the porch, the former Administrative Affairs Institute dean of Tangshan Institute, Li Chou, looked hesitantly at Tang Zhimu.

“Martial Uncle, Weizhi Peak’s vital energy is impoverished. Even though this is the heart of the dao field, the vital energy concentration barely supports one person’s cultivation.”

“Otherwise, I should go to the Star-picking Peak dojo. Signing a Daoist Soldier Contract is better than taking your cultivation energy.”

Tang Zhimu shook his head, “I am old, and my condition is basically stagnant.”

“You’re still young. Cultivating here may allow you to advance further.”

“That one said we’re free to come and go, didn’t he? Why do you need to give up your dao path?” Li Chou’s expression turned gloomy.

“Those lower disciples could leave, but we of the Tang Family’s main line cannot.” Tang Zhimu sighed and waved his hand.

“Tang Sect caused a problem and almost trapped that one to death. It’s lucky we’re not blamed.”

“Don’t mention joining the Star-picking Peak again.” Tang Zhimu looked at Li Chou seriously.

“Is it possible for him to act at Nine Peaks Mountain?” Li Chou frowned deeply.

“Why wouldn’t he dare?”

“Just look at his secret techniques. With a wave of his hand comes rolling black smoke, and he’s also raising Ghosts, certainly not someone from the orthodox sects.”

“You haven’t forgotten that Nightmare Victory Spell, have you?” Tang Zhimu gave Li Chou a glance.

“If we do leave, we might quietly be erased by that curse one day!” A trace of solemnity flashed in Tang Zhimu’s eyes.

“Alright, just stay here and cultivate.” He sighed, shook his head, and left.

Li Chou watched Tang Zhimu’s departing figure, turned to look at the mountain top, and had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

He didn’t dare to gamble that the other wouldn’t strike treacherously.

He could only let his Martial Uncle suffer a bit.

Sigh…

…

Weizhi Peak is located at the southernmost end of Nine Peaks Mountain, barely considered the outskirts. If not for the rising Heavenly Star Essence in recent years, it wouldn’t even be counted as a main peak.

Even with the rising vital energy, it still isn’t enough to support more than basic Yellow Bud Rice and other spirit grasses and spirit woods.

The dojo is small and cannot support too many people practicing qi refinement. When the people from Tangshan Institute arrived at Weizhi Peak, many immediately began pondering going to other peaks.

At first, they only tested the waters secretly. After learning that Chen Mu allowed it, within just two days, a third of several hundred people had left.

The majority of those remaining were the main line of the Tang Family.

They also wanted to leave but dared not with Tang Zhimu holding them back.

Hence, they could only settle their hearts to cultivate wasteland and plant spirit grasses.

Though not entirely satisfied, they had no choice but to accept the reality and gradually regain peace.

…

Ten days later in the morning, in front of the wooden house on the mountaintop.

Chen Mu stood up from the rocking chair, stretching and moving his limbs.

“The vital energy of Weizhi Peak really isn’t sufficient.”

According to experience, cultivating the Seventh Rank Yellow Springs Gourd usually takes seven or eight days. But this time, it took nearly half a month because of insufficient Heavenly Star Essence.

Whenever he began condensing each Spirit Treasure Talisman, he had to first accumulate enough Innate Primordial Qi, fearing that a lack of continuous Innate Qi would cause failure halfway.

“I must find a way to improve it.” Light flickered before Chen Mu’s eyes as he looked at the gray stone gate.

Little Circulation Star Battle Technique Forbidden: 319/10000/Second Rank;

This Forbidden Law comes from Golden River City and was derived from the Yama Feasting Divine Power devouring the Twenty-four Pearl. It was by using this technique to shift stars and move voids that he successfully escaped Golden River City.

Besides, this technique also has the ability to attract and gather Heavenly Star Essence.

Back in Golden River City, though trapped, he was never short of energy thanks to the Twenty-four Pearl gathering heavenly stars.

“But this secret technique matches the Little Circulation Star Battle inside the Grotto Heaven. Can it mobilize the vast stars above?” Chen Mu raised his eyes to the sky, hesitating in his heart.

The Little Circulation Star Battle has the prefix “Little” because it is only the Heavenly Cycle Star Battle Forbidden within a Grotto Heaven.

Though Heavenly River Cave Heaven is vast, it’s still just a Grotto Heaven. The Star Battle Technique cannot compare with the external starry sky.

“I’ll try, What if it works?” Chen Mu flipped his hand and took out a fist-sized mercury-like liquid sphere.

This thing is called Silver Marrow, made by smelting various Gold Essence, capable of carrying most Forbidden Laws.

The core of the Tangshan Institute’s Mountain Protection Magical Barrier is made using this thing.

Chen Mu, having fled with all the belongings of the Tangshan Institute, could freely use the warehouse materials. Out of few things that caught his Dao Foundation and Dao, Silver Marrow was among them.

Mana surged, and the mercury-like sphere slowly stretched and spread, gradually forming a thin curtain floating mid-air.

Chen Mu took a deep breath, mana vibrating and transforming, casting True Meaning Talismans of the Little Circulation Star Battle Technique one after another. Strands of golden patterns instantly spread over the curtain.

After an hour, the entire silver curtain was filled with golden patterns.

Chen Mu pointed with his finger, and the silver curtain quickly gathered towards its center.

With a swish, it reverted into a fist-sized sphere.

However, this sphere was no longer liquid, becoming a solid metallic ball.

With a slight infusion of mana, the sphere glowed with a faint white light, resembling a Light Emitting Pearl.

“Just twenty-four more, and I can attempt to attract heavenly stars.”

Chen Mu put away the sphere, took out a fresh batch of Silver Marrow, and continued to refine.