Chapter 379 News
Time went by, and the weather gradually warmed up.
The scope of the inspection office's interrogation became wider and wider. Chen Mu heard people complaining several times when he was on duty in the Sutra Pavilion.
He was quite nervous at first, but later he gradually relaxed.
The Sun family might really be unwilling, but the people in the inspection office didn't care. They just wanted to make money.
So Chen Mu worked as a proofreader steadily, working one day every three days, and spent the rest of his time practicing magic and alchemy in the bamboo building.
Two months passed in a flash. On the porch of the bamboo building, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, listening to the tinkling of wind chimes in his ears and unfolding the gray wall.
Huangquan General Principles: 7112/10000/Level 5;
Alchemy (Tongxi Baima Dan): 8280/10000;
During this period, he spent a lot of effort on Huangquan General Principles.
The results are quite impressive. Judging from the experience value, he should be able to upgrade to the next level in two months.
"This upgrade seems a little different." Chen Mu touched his belly thoughtfully.
Every time he practiced a level of Huangquan General Principles, a strange secret orifice would be opened on his body.
The secret orifice contained black magic power, which could activate the five ghosts to possess him and could perform the Qi Ban of 100 miles.
The previous four were at the center of the eyebrows, chest, below the navel, and lower back.
The secret orifice for the fifth level seemed to be opened in the belly.
And... it seemed to have a little more affinity with the earth.
"Does Huangquan General Principles have anything to do with the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Method?"
Intake the blood of demons and practice spiritual armor; penetrate the true meaning of blood, remove the dross and keep the essence; then open up the Heavenly Demon Secret Orifice to stimulate changes. This is the way of the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Method.
The secret orifice on his body seemed to be related to the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Method.
"Fortunately, even if there is a relationship, it should be just a byproduct." Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the silver-white secret orifice rotating disorderly in the jade seed.
"I heard that those who practice the Heavenly Demonic Method are very stubborn. After they open their minds, they will take the initiative to touch the sky thunder. Tsk tsk..."
After being locked by the Kuishui Yin Lei once, he never wanted to face it again, let alone take the initiative to touch it. He is sick!
"No wonder they are called heretics. Their methods are really rough."
After thinking for a while, Chen Mu couldn't figure it out, so he decided to let it go.
He looked at the Tongxi Baizhao Dan.
After several months of thinking, the magic talismans involved in the Baizhao Dan had already been fully condensed. All that was left was to collect the poisonous miasma and start the furnace to refine the pill.
...
A few days later, the mountains on the east side of the misty mountain.
Chen Mu sat cross-legged on a cliff.
Looking around, there were clouds and mist all around. The sun occasionally pierced through the sea of clouds, and in a blink of an eye it was covered by fog again.
Waving his hand to fan away the slightly fishy mist, the five ghosts rolled in black smoke, and a palm-sized yellow gourd appeared in front of him.
With his eyes slightly closed, he activated the Five Elements Air-absorbing Talisman, and nineteen kinds of poisonous miasma talismans were embedded in it. The magic power was transformed, and an invisible force appeared.
With a thought, this force was like a fishing net, and he threw it far into the sea of clouds below the cliff.
Strands of gray-black fine particles flew up and gathered into a line. It came to Chen Mu like a bird returning to its nest, and slowly drilled into the gas storage gourd.
After a while, the bottom of the yellow gourd was stained black.
This is the way the gas storage gourd displays the storage quantity. When the gourd turns completely black, it means that the gourd is full.
In about a quarter of an hour, the miasma near the cliff was completely absorbed, and the air was refreshed.
One-seventh of the gas storage gourd has also turned black.
"Collecting miasma is not as difficult as described in the alchemy book." Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
His Five Elements Air-absorbing Method has reached the fourth level, which is always wonderful.
At this moment, he only used it once to absorb the poisonous miasma near the cliff.
He had planned to trek in Dongling for half a month.
But looking at the current progress, if he changed three or five places and spent one or two days, it would be enough to fill the gas storage gourd.
"The sooner I fill it up, the sooner I will go back."
"Dongling is full of poisonous miasma, it is really not a good place."
...
Two days later, in the evening.
Chen Mu stepped on the orange sunset and returned to the door of his bamboo house.
Standing on the porch, he habitually released the five ghost paper figures.
The five small paper figures automatically moved into the room as a ball of black smoke, like a sweeping machine, rolling around diligently. The few dust particles that had accumulated were immediately swept away and sucked dry.
Chen Mu looked at the five ghosts paper figurines that were crawling under the bed and on the beams, shook his head and laughed: "I've been with Qing Lu for a long time, and I feel like I've been infected with mysophobia by him."
Thanks to the Five Ghosts Bag brand vacuum cleaner, otherwise he would have to be torn between not wanting to move and keeping clean.
After changing into a loose robe, Chen Mu lay back in the rocking chair, took a big sip of sour plum soup-flavored Huiyuan soup, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Dongling is a deep mountain forest after all. Even if we are well prepared, it is far less comfortable than home."
"It would be great if there was a cave mansion magic weapon that could be carried with you at home." Chen Mu thought with longing.
This world is quite magical. The magic weapon of the portable cave mansion in the novels of the previous life may exist somewhere.
"First, practice the Huangquan General Principles. When the mana is improved, you can try some weapon-making skills."
"However, Jilong Dao doesn't seem to be very good at weapon-making, and I haven't heard of any weapon-making masters."
After thinking for a while, he couldn't help shaking his head: "Even if there is a weapon-making master, he won't teach me."
"There is no amazing talent, nor resources that can impress people, for no reason."
"It's unreliable."
Scanning the gray wall with more and more items, Chen Mu was a little frustrated: "These external objects are useless."
"People, in the end, still have to rely on themselves!"
A sudden sound of footsteps came into his ears, interrupting someone's shameless self-admiration.
Chen Mu looked at the forest path not far from the bamboo building with a little dissatisfaction.
A white and shiny bald head first came into view.
Two tall and strong men followed behind him.
Each of them carried two huge rattan baskets.
The baskets were filled with yellow sprout rice, exotic beast meat, wild vegetables and mushrooms.
...
In front of the porch of the bamboo building, Chen Mu lay in the rocking chair again.
The little bald Jia Tian brought a bamboo chair from under the window, sat next to him across the low table, and stared at the wooden cup in Chen Mu's hand without blinking.
Chen Mu bit a hollow grass stalk that he had broken from somewhere, slurping the Huiyuan soup, pretending not to see the desire for the little bald head.
"My business is just a small business of more than ten white jades. I didn't expect that I would bother the little prince to come here in person." Chen Mu expressed his apology in a fake manner.
"I will go through fire and water for you." The little bald man looked righteous.
"No reward?"
"You underestimated me!"
"You don't want Huiyuan tea?"
"You are still very accurate in judging people."
"Heh!" Chen Mu couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.
With a wave of his hand, a cup of tea-flavored drink diluted with Huiyuan soup appeared on the low table.
The little bald man immediately held it with both hands, smiling.
"Don't blame me for being greedy, it's really your superb craftsmanship."
"The Huiyuan tea you prepared is not only delicious, but also can strengthen the body and nourish the essence. It is really a rare food tonic."
He kept complimenting her, but his eyes were staring at the wooden cup in his hand without blinking. His eager look made Chen Mu's heart beat slightly.
At the Eagle Cliff, when Senior Brother Liu was turned into a ghost by the evil god Dong Yue, he was also so eager for Huiyuan Soup.
This little bald head...
"You didn't worship any messy gods, did you?"
"Worship gods? Worship!" Jia Tian looked puzzled.
"Since the founding of Daqian, we have always worshipped Yulingzun as the supreme god. We burn incense and worship him during festivals."
The whole country worships him? That's the true god.
Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but was curious in his heart: "What were you thinking just now?"
"Senior Brother, if Huiyuan Soup Tea is sold openly this time, it would be like picking up white jade money with a sack!"
When he said this, the other party's eyes were about to shine!
"You are worthy of it." Chen Mu shook his head and sighed.
This little bald head gave up the job of a prince, but got into the eyes of money. He did a lot of things of selling inferior goods as good ones. He is a real profiteer.
"Give up," Chen Mu waved his hand, "It's difficult to extract, difficult to preserve, and may cause trouble, don't think about it."
"Tell me, is there anything new on the mountain recently?"
Jia Tian shrugged regretfully.
"Nothing new, but there is an old thing that is not over yet."
"Sun family?"
"Isn't it his family?" Jia Tian laughed.
"I heard that there is a clue about the treasure of the Sun family, which has attracted many people to secretly investigate. The five mountains of Dongling are getting more and more lively!"
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Sun family really found it?
He pretended to be incredible: "This clue is not in Wuyan Mountain."
"Oh, that's not the case." Jia Tian waved his hand: "It's not Wuyan Mountain's turn yet."
"What do you mean?" Chen Mu was a little confused.
"It was first said to be on the top of Wuya Mountain, then at the bottom of Bijia Mountain, and two days ago it was said to be hidden in a spiritual spring in Liulian Mountain."
"I guess it will take a few more days before it reaches Wuyan Mountain."
"Has that treasure grown legs?" Chen Mu was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
After all this time, it was all just a figment of the imagination, which really scared me.
"Today, I came here to deliver the goods and to say goodbye. I have to go to Liulian Mountain." Jia Tian apologized: "For some time to come, I won't be able to buy for my senior brother in person, so I can only let my business partners do it for me."
"You also like the treasure of the Sun family?" Chen Mu couldn't help but look sideways.
"Hehe, I like the treasure of those people who are looking for the treasure of the Sun family?" Jia Tian's face was full of shrewdness.
"Someone took advantage of the chaos to kill people and rob them?" Chen Mu suddenly realized that this little bald guy was interested in the stolen goods.
"Senior brother is practicing in the mountains, so pay more attention to safety." Jia Tian reminded.
"Hey! I'm just a proofreader, poor as a cricket, how could trouble find me?" Chen Mu was quite confident.
He has been keeping a low profile these years, changing his appearance when he goes out, isn't it just for moments like this.
Who would notice him, a nearly invisible person?