I Am Grinding Experience in Another World

At the foot of Jade Spring Mountain, Jade Spring Square.

Chen Mu walked on the busy, flourishing streets.

Underfoot was a smooth bluestone floor, with tidy shops on either side.

Men and women dressed in various fashions went in and out of the shops.

Haggling over prices, the calls of vendors and greetings were an incessant din.

Had it not been for the towering Jade Spring Mountain in the north, Chen Mu almost thought he was back in the T-shaped area of Heavenly River Water Mansion.

"The changes are truly great," Chen Mu couldn’t help but sigh.

Two months had passed since he had last come down the mountain, and those temporary wooden huts they had lived in had been torn down.

In their place stood rows of neat courtyards with green tiles and white walls.

"I really should come down the mountain more often," Chen Mu remarked curiously, looking left and right, "Otherwise, I wouldn’t even realize how the world has changed."

He slowly browsed from east to west along the main street at the center of Jade Spring Square.

It wasn’t until he reached the edge of the western side and encountered a group of Lower Courtyard disciples laying roads and building houses that Chen Mu, still unsatisfied, turned back.

"There’s every kind of shop here, except for Red Sleeve Square."

"What a pity..."

...

In the middle of Jade Spring Square, Embroidered Garment Pavilion.

"What can I do for you, sir?" A black-faced, short, and plump shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.

"I’ve heard that the clothes here are exceptionally tough?" Chen Mu looked around.

Inside the shop were various Exotic Beast Skin robust outfits, faint black star-patterned silk threads visible upon them.

Clothes similar to Magic Artifacts?

Chen Mu came to a realization.

"The gentleman has a good eye," the short, plump shopkeeper said, complimenting with a smile, "The garments and armor here are blessed with Secret Techniques by the alchemists of Hundred Workshops Hall. They’re more than just tough."

"Take these armors for instance, ordinary attacks by Exotic Beasts have no effect on them," the shopkeeper boasted proudly, pointing to a line of armors.

The armors hung on racks, resembling sleeveless shirts from a past life, in shades of brown and red, with Talismans faintly visible upon them.

"Now look at these trousers, the fabric is mixed with silver sand from the stars, making them stretchy and flexible, suitable for wide-range movements."

"Moreover, they’re durable and wear-resistant—even if one were to walk through forests year after year, they wouldn’t wear out in five years."

The enthusiastic shopkeeper recommended.

"Stretchy and flexible?" Chen Mu’s interest was piqued, and he reached out to pull on them.

The gray trouser leg instantly stretched from two palms wide to the width of two palms and two fingers.

"Do you have anything more flexible than this?" Chen Mu’s eyes lit up.

When he invoked the Five Ghosts Possession Technique, his body would inflate like a balloon in size.

His height would suddenly shoot up to three meters, and his clothes would burst and tear every time.

"More flexible?" The short, plump shopkeeper sized up Chen Mu with some hesitation, "There is, but that would need to be custom-made."

There really was such a thing? Chen Mu was overjoyed.

"Nothing out of the ordinary," the shopkeeper said with a smile, explaining, "Many practitioners from Lesser Paths cultivate the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique."

"Once activated, their bodies undergo major changes, so it’s only natural to have clothes with good pliability."

Chen Mu suddenly understood.

The shopkeeper pointed at the trousers and said, "These flexible trousers are actually prepared for newly initiated Lower Courtyard disciples."

"The newcomers from Da Qian have weaker strengths, and when they use the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill to induce steel skin, the side effects are quite severe."

"Once they exert force, their bodies uncontrollably expand and deform."

Chen Mu was surprised, "The Reincarnation Pill has such side effects?"

He had never heard of it before.

The shopkeeper whispered mysteriously, "It’s said the Reincarnation Pill is not fully cooked, and its potency is too fierce."

Could such rumors be spread so casually?

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Wasn’t he afraid of Pavilion Master Zhu Yi coming to find trouble?

Chen Mu immediately waved his hand to interrupt, bringing the conversation back, "Make me a set."

"Right away!" The shopkeeper’s face lit up with joy.

"There is something you should be aware of, sir. The more silver sand from the stars added, the better the plasticity, but that also means a higher price."

"For trousers like these, with less than ten percent silver thread, the cost is twenty White Jade Coins."

Chen Mu waved his hand unconcernedly, "As long as the quality is good, money is not a problem."

He produced Fasting Pills, with at least one thousand White Jade Coins in hand each month.

Money was no object!

The stout shopkeeper’s smile became even brighter, "Fabrics can be divided into four types based on their star sand silver thread content, three-tenths, five-tenths, seven-tenths, and full-tenth."

"Disciples from side branches at the Spiritual Armor stage often wear clothes containing three-tenths silver thread."

"People with Hollow True Cultivation, like us Perceptive Illusion Breaking Qi Cultivators, usually wear clothes with five-tenths silver thread content."

"Which type would you like, customer?"

My Spirit Armor Technique should be at the Hollow True stage.

Inside the silver thread secret point between my eyebrows, mana can be stored.

Just by activating the Spirit Armor Technique alone, my body size could expand to two meters twenty.

But if I also use the Five Ghosts Possession…

"Then let’s go with the full-tenth custom make," Chen Mu decided to reach the goal in one step.

The stout shopkeeper’s eyebrows shot up, and his face immediately folded into a smile.

"Are you making just a single piece, or would you like a complete set with an undergarment, long pants, an outer robe, and a waistband?"

"A complete set," Chen Mu casually said.

The stout shopkeeper couldn’t help but open his mouth wide, "A custom-made Silver Sand Magical Robe set, sincerely discounted to two thousand one hundred fifty-five White Jade Coins."

A hundredfold price increase?!

Could this be a mistake? Aren’t those pants just twenty White Jade Coins?

His entire fortune was just over thirty-five thousand White Jade, and a set of clothes would take up one-seventeenth of that?!

"Customer?" the stout shopkeeper asked, full of hope.

Chen Mu gritted his teeth and steeled his heart, "Do it!"

"Alright!" the stout shopkeeper was overjoyed.

"But only make the long pants!" Chen Mu hurriedly added.

"This won’t be another two thousand White Jade, will it?"

The stout shopkeeper’s smiling face suddenly stiffened.

"This... this will only need a little over four hundred White Jade," he stammered.

Chen Mu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If it weren’t for the fact that wearing only underwear was too indecent, Chen Mu would have considered just making a pair of large underpants.

Sigh, in the end, I’m still too poor.

After purchasing ten sets of the same outer garment and paying a hundred White Jade as a deposit, Chen Mu left the Embroidered Garment Pavilion dejectedly.

He glanced at Shang Huan’s rented shop from afar before hurrying back to the Administrative Affairs Institute.

It’s better to continue alchemy to earn money.

...

In the following time, Chen Mu entered a regular routine, steadily gaining experience.

He nourished his spirit daily with the Spirit Nourishing Curse, and in his spare time, he would refine a few batches of elixirs to maintain his touch.

He spent most of his day cultivating the Triple Yin Slaying Demon Technique, and at night, he would venture into the secluded forest to ponder the Great Escape Technique.

Now that he could fly at will, instead of cultivating, it was more like playing while flying.

Upon returning, he’d dive into the Linglong Path to recover his mana, and when he went to bed, it was still far from midnight.

By the time calculation of his previous life, it was barely ten-thirty.

Eating well, sleeping enough, and practicing martial arts enthusiastically, Chen Mu was immersed in this routine daily and didn’t notice the passage of time.

...

A month later, the weather gradually became colder.

In Chen Mu’s dwelling, inside the Alchemist Chamber.

He was sitting calmly on a soft couch.

With a slight lift of his right hand, a pitiful green blade light flickered in mid-air.

Three hundred and sixty forearm-length Qi Blades floated densely before him, slowly undulating like a school of fish.

They would even swiftly turn away from each other when they collided, dispersing due to the stimulation.

"It’s a pity it’s only Fifth Rank," Chen Mu lamented as he looked at the gray wall.

Triple Yin Slaying Demon Technique: Limit;

In a little over a month, the Slaying Demon Technique had risen two ranks.

Though it was one level higher than most Secret Techniques, it had also reached its limit.

"Truthful Listening Technique was, after all, an exception," Chen Mu shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.

Staring at the gray wall, his heart quickly filled with a sense of achievement.

"Another skill has been maxed out."

"Awesome!"

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