In the Envy Immortals Teahouse.

    After sipping a pot of tea, he listened to strange tales for half an hour.

    The man with scarred face let out a sigh for no reason.

    "What''s wrong now?" the small-eyed man glanced at his companion.

    "I''m thinking about the True Sun Scripture," the scarred face said with a troubled look.

    "Without White Jade Spirit Money, what''s the point of thinking about it?" the small-eyed man rolled his eyes.

    "Don''t you want to advance further?" the scarred face retorted, unwilling to give up.

    To board the Bai Shuo Shuttle, there were always some treasured items hidden away.

    But the small-eyed man just laughed, "This ship''s dealings are shady; stop dreaming. Let''s see when we get to Yunzhou."

    From a distance, Chen Mu narrowed his eyes.

    "True Sun Scripture?"

    "Advance further?"

    "Soul and Spirit Unification Secret Method?!" Chen Mu became excited all at once.

    He hadn''t been on the Bai Shuo Shuttle for long, yet he already knew of a secret technique to advance further!

    "White Jade Spirit Money?"

    "I have it!"

    ...

    The Bai Shuo Shuttle was gliding smoothly through the deep sea.

    Apart from the occasional flashes of light emitted by the sea creatures, the two transparent screens at the front and rear had turned pitch black.

    Without external light, the interior of the Bai Shuo Shuttle was still bright as day.

    The pale column that connected heaven and earth began to emit a soft white glow.

    The shops on both sides of the street hung elliptical crystals the size of rugby balls. With a slight shake, the crystals emitted a gentle light.

    Chen Mu had seen them before, but he still found them fascinating.

    He leaned closer to one of the elliptical crystals and noticed its hollow interior filled with a liquid substance.

    Small, ant-sized, semi-transparent elliptical creatures were moving and drifting inside it.

    It was they who glowed from the inside out.

    "These are called bioluminescent algae. As long as you feed them a little every day and let them eat their fill, they can shine all day," said a fat old man in his fifties with a goatee.

    "First time on the Bai Shuo Shuttle?" the fat old man asked with a smile.

    "Good eye, boss," Chen Mu greeted with a clasped fist.

    "Those who have stayed long enough get used to the bioluminescent algae and won''t be as curious as you," the fat old man said with a smile.

    "I heard you have the Spirit and Soul Unification Secret Method here?" Chen Mu asked directly.

    The fat old man''s eyes suddenly lit up, "Are you looking for the Spirit and Soul Unification Secret Method?"

    His gaze towards Chen Mu became fervent.

    "I do have a copy of the True Sun Scripture here."

    "This scripture is said to come from the Pure Yang Dao Sect."

    In the year 642 of Da Liang, on the nineteenth of November,

    The White Worm Shuttle had left Da Liang more than ten days ago.

    They were below the sea, where luminescent algae glowed day and night, obliterating the distinction between day and night.

    Inside cabin number left, six yi mao.

    Chen Mu sat at a small desk, slowly flipping through the "Yunzhou Geographic Records."

    The booklet was only as thick as an index finger, with concise text that summarily described the famous mountains and great rivers of Yunzhou.

    Yet Chen Mu found it utterly fascinating.

    "A single Yunzhou has eleven countries."

    "If they''re all as large as Da Liang, then Yunzhou is indeed not small."

    Chen Mu reminisced the descriptions in the book and couldn''t help but aspire to see it for himself.

    The legendary Sky-Scraping Cliff that pierces the clouds.

    The rumored Tongtian River with its waters that defy gravity.

    Of course, there is also the perilous Jilong Mountain.

    "Jilong Mountain has a Jilong Road; am I going there to plant Yellow Bud Rice?" Chen Mu mused.

    After all, it was just a geographic record, which mentioned the Jilong Road only in passing.

    Places like the Sky-Scraping Cliff and Clear River Lake all have similar Dao Sect organizations.

    "So, have we actually been sold by the master of the White Worm Shuttle?" Chen Mu said with a complicated expression.

    If the treatment they received along the way weren''t fairly decent, Chen Mu would truly think they had been sold off as slaves.

    "Most of the one to two thousand staff members on the White Worm Shuttle merely possess Shell Soul capabilities."

    "If they dared to scam people so blatantly, the four to five thousand people from various islands on board would have revolted long ago."

    But it wasn''t much better, either. Their wages had been prepaid by the owner of the White Worm Shuttle. Going there would mean working for nothing.

    "Black-hearted intermediaries!"

    Chen Mu shook his head and decided not to dwell on these bothersome matters anymore.

    "How can I get my hands on the True Sun Scripture?" That was the major concern he cared about.

    "Even after reaching Yunzhou, I expect it won''t be cheap," Chen Mu sighed.

    It definitely wouldn''t be something that could be solved with just a dozen or so White Jade Coins.

    "I need to find a quick way to make money," Chen Mu frowned in contemplation.

    Unfortunately, despite thinking for a long time, he couldn''t come up with any good ideas.

    After all, he was unfamiliar with the environment in Yunzhou and didn''t know which industries might earn him White Jade Coins.

    "Looks like I might have to imitate making Fasting Pills," Chen Mu glanced at his Proficiency.

    Pharmaceutical Technique: 5915/10000/Fourth Rank;

    "Keep grinding."

    "First, max out the fourth rank to see if I can analyze the components of the Fasting Pill."

    "If that''s not enough, just keep grinding higher."

    Grinding proficiency, that''s something he''s familiar with.