MTLNOVEL Chapter 344 Longitudinal Rainbow Light
The expansion of the separate courtyard won't stop.
"Who knows, one day I might also be forcibly assigned to the front line."
Even though it might just be for alchemy, it's definitely not as safe as staying on Jade Spring Mountain.
Just like last time on Mist Smoke Mountain. If it had not been for the protection of the Five Ghosts, I might have already been drained by the Ghosts.
"The best way is to stay put on Jade Spring Mountain."
Chen Mu's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Having the title of Scripture Doctorate is great."
His departure from Mist Smoke Mountain was under the pretense of returning to Jade Spring Mountain to teach scriptures.
"Why not make that pretense a reality?"
A Scripture Doctorate capable of training alchemists is certainly more important than an ordinary alchemist.
That way, it's less likely to be dispatched to the front line, right...
...
On the Golden Summit of Jade Spring Mountain.
Sun Chengye walked into a spacious and remote hall with a heart full of apprehension.
A gaunt elder with prominent cheekbones, who was sitting cross-legged on a cushion deep in the hall, was indeed the Sun Family's authoritative elder who had been in Condensing Aperture for many years—Sun Jian.
"I pay my respects to the elder ancestor," Sun Chengye said respectfully as he approached.
"Where is the gourd sword box?!" Sun Jian demanded coldly.
Sun Chengye immediately began to sweat profusely: "Please forgive me, elder ancestor."
"It's not that your grandson was careless; the thieves were just too cunning."
"The moment I made a move to investigate big brother's network, the gourd sword box went completely silent."
"It seems... it seems to have been taken away from Mist Smoke Mountain..."
"Useless!" Sun Jian's face filled with cold rage.
Sun Chengye's scalp tingled instantly: "Please spare my life, elder ancestor!"
"If it weren't for your decent talent, hmph!" Sun Jian looked displeased.
The gourd sword box had been nurtured by the Sun Family generation after generation, crucial to his path to enlightenment.
Now it had disappeared suddenly at a critical juncture...
"Who exactly is it?" Sun Jian's face darkened.
Liu Ling? Or Dong Li?!
Let me not catch you slipping! Sun Jian's eyes narrowed with a chilling light.
"Elder ancestor, I have not come back completely empty-handed," Sun Chengye quickly spoke up, trying to make amends.
"Oh? What have you managed to accomplish?" Sun Jian sneered coldly.
The gourd sword box, capable of incessantly nurturing sword pills, was his ace to be offered to the Thousand Mechanisms Sect in exchange for the Dao Foundation Secret Method. It was not something ordinary items could compare to.
"The elder ancestor might not be aware, but a new Scripture Doctorate has joined the institute."
"This individual is exceptionally talented, not only swiftly becoming a Pill Master himself but also guiding three alchemist apprentices to successfully create Fasting Pills in just one year."
"If we draw this individual into the Sun Family, given time, the Pill Treasure Pavilion will surely have a place for our Sun Family!" Sun Chengye hurriedly laid it all out without delay.
Sun Jian's eyebrows lifted slightly.
If that were truly the case, then it indeed was a gain.
The more alchemists there are, the more White Jade Coins they could bring to the Sun Family.
If they had a vast amount of White Jade, perhaps they could gather one or two more rare treasures to offer.
"Proceed as you have planned," said Sun Jian, his expression softening.
"Thank you, elder ancestor, for your blessing!" Sun Chengye was overjoyed.
At last, he had escaped the unfavorable situation of an unsuccessful investigation.
...
More than a month later, at the storehouse of the Administrative Affairs Institute.
"Reorder next month?" Wu Shiyuan, the short and plump storekeeper, asked indifferently.
"Reorder!" Chen Mu gritted his teeth and handed over his Identity Jade.
"Don't feel so pained," Wu Shiyuan laughed heartily as he crossed off a thousand Daoist Cultivation points: "The Body Strengthening Secret Technique consumes the most of one's essence."
"You can earn Daoist Cultivation points back, but a damaged foundation is hard to fix."
"Moreover, you're an alchemist; just refine a few more batches of pills and you'll make it back."
Chen Mu took back his Jade Token and Rejuvenation Pills with a bitter smile: "The storekeeper makes a fair point."
"So, why not try a Golden Marrow Jade Dew Pill? Its effects far surpass those of the Rejuvenation Pill," Wu Shiyuan tempted him gently.
"Just one pill for a thousand."
"Give it a try?"
A thousand Daoist Cultivation points for a single pill?!
I'd have to be out of my mind to eat that stuff!
"Farewell!" Chen Mu had no desire to converse further with the dwarf-like figure.
He always felt that the seemingly amicable smile on the other's face resembled that of a crocodile baring its teeth.
Always scheming to devour his entire Daoist cultivation.
...
Upon returning to his cave abode, the gray walls materialized before him.
Netherworld Grand Summary: 35/10000/Second Rank;
Chen Mu took a deep breath.
Spending a great deal of Daoist cultivation no longer pained him.
After grinding for nearly half a year, he had finally completed the first layer of the Netherworld Grand Summary.
In the center of the Jade Seed, a table tennis ball-sized hollow sphere was slowly rotating in a disorderly manner.
The sphere was primarily silver, with black thread-like veins as a secondary pattern, resembling a silver ball with a touch of black oxidation.
It exuded a mysterious and ancient charm that seemed to be the result of time's passage.
The original egg-sized Jade Seed had expanded to the size of a fist, and his mana capacity had doubled.
Chen Mu took a deep breath.
"Longitudinal Rainbow Light!"
The Netherworld Talisman, which had been rotating leisurely, instantly began spinning like a top.
Points of starlight appeared around him.
The starlight whirled rapidly, connecting to form a shimmering sphere.
A force as if being sucked in by an oversize vacuum cleaner took hold of him, and Chen Mu's heels began to float off the ground.
He relaxed his body, with only the tips of his toes lightly touching the ground.
He was just a whisker away from floating in the air!
"Haha!"
"Shining spiritual light, an ethereal aura of immortality—this is the true visage of one who seeks the Dao!"
"What's the deal with the Five Ghosts Fleeing Technique, with its wailing and howling ghosts—it's clearly not respectable."
Chen Mu changed the direction of the traction, maintaining the tips of his toes on the ground, and floated about the room like an apparition.
After playing around for a while, he stopped, still not quite satisfied.
"Once I've trained in another layer of the Divine Orifice Talisman, I'll truly be able to fly," Chen Mu looked forward to it.
"Then, I'll get myself a snow-white Daoist robe to match this flashy escape skill—tsk tsk... it'll be so suave!"
...
After lunch, Chen Mu didn't continue his cultivation.
Instead, he leisurely made his way to the Scripture Transmission Institute.
To the west of the Tianyi Pavilion of the Scripture Pavilion, there was a large cluster of buildings.
Chen Mu arrived in front of a line of rooms with green tiles, gray walls, and wooden windows, and after some deliberation, he entered one of them.
To the left inside the room was a long table, where a burly elder with flecked hair, displaying an incongruous temperament, sat reading a book.
In his hands as large as palm-leaf fans, the blue-covered book seemed as small as a toothpick.
His muscular body bulged, and the wide black Daoist robe he wore was stretched tight enough to be a bodysuit.
"Prefect Hu!" Chen Mu greeted respectfully as he approached.
"You really want to teach people alchemy?" Hu Kui frowned at Chen Mu.
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He looked far too young.
"Let me make it clear: if you dare to fool anyone, and they report to me, watch out or you'll be in for trouble you can't handle," Hu Kui's fists, as large as big black hammers, cracked menacingly.
Chen Mu immediately felt embarrassed and hurriedly shook his head to show he wouldn't dare.
"I have already helped three others make the Fasting Pill. If you do not believe me, you are free to inquire about it."
Hu Kui gave Chen Mu a surprised look.
"You do have some real skills?"
"Just scraping by," Chen Mu said with false modesty.
Hu Kui sized up Chen Mu for a moment before speaking indifferently, "According to your request, there will be three students per Scripture class, lasting one year."
"You will teach twice a month. If you can make an elixir pill, you'll receive one hundred Daoist cultivation points. If not, you'll only get half."
"No problem, come here to sign and make a record."
...
Not long after, Chen Mu left Hu Kui's room holding a document.
In his hand, he had successfully gained three apprentices to teach alchemy.
"I'll start another class in a year."
"If I continue this for two or three years without interruption, until the expansion of Jilong Road is completed, I can perfectly avoid being conscripted."
With his hands clasped behind his back, Chen Mu headed cheerfully towards the terraced courtyards on the west side.
That was where the Scripture Transmission Institute had prepared the teaching venue.
The three new apprentices had been waiting there for some time.