After seeing Shang Huan off, Chen Mu cleaned up the pots and bowls, washed up, and crawled into his tent.
The ground inside was covered with dry grass, with bedding and pillows laid atop it to form a simple bedroll.
Chen Mu sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
As the Shattering-Illusion Origin Talisman activated, threads of Earth Spirit Vital Qi were drawn in, passing through his skin and the Primordial Talisman, piercing through illusion and reality before entering the Jade Seed space. There, they naturally completed Three Essences United and became mana.
During this period of clearing trees and opening up the mountain, Chen Mu worked during the day and always set aside time at night to accumulate mana.
At that moment, clusters of mana threads filled the Jade Seed like a school of fish in the sea.
"I wonder when it'll finally be full." Chen Mu looked at the mana occupying three-tenths of the Jade Seed and sighed.
"Without the Exquisite Jade Disk to help, accumulating mana is truly slow."
He grumbled out of habit.
Then he focused and continued drawing in the Earth Spirit Vital Qi from the air.
After cultivating for an hour straight, Chen Mu finally stopped.
He fell backward, half reclining against the soft bedding, stretching out his legs and emptying his mind to rest.
"I wonder when this Pioneer Hunting will end."
Because of Cold Moon Pool, Earth Spirit Vital Qi existed around Moon Embracing Mountain.
But its concentration was about the same as at Heaven-Reaching River Lower Courtyard.
It was fine for growing Yellow Sprout Rice, but far too weak for condensing mana.
And the farther one traveled from Moon Embracing Mountain, the lower the concentration of Earth Spirit Vital Qi became.
"Are the Mutant Beasts constantly gathering around Moon Embracing Mountain because