Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 141: Foundation Building Ninth Level

According to the memories of Tie Shi Shang Ren, the small secret realm is located more than 300 meters underwater and was accidentally discovered during patrol.

After a lot of effort, they finally broke through the protective formation.

Unfortunately, there was nothing inside except for the corpse of Lu Jingkong.

Originally, they thought that Lu Jingkong had taken away all the treasures, but after searching for a long time, they couldn't find anything valuable on Lu Jingkong.

Later, the corpse was taken away by Tie Shi Shang Ren, leaving only one Foundation Building elder to guard the space.

According to Tie Shi Shang Ren's perception, the spiritual energy concentration in that small secret realm has reached the level of a medium-sized spiritual vein, making it an excellent cultivation place.

However, because of concerns about problems in the secret realm, Tie Shi Shang Ren did not cultivate there. He wanted to wait for a few years and see the situation before making a decision.

A small secret realm comparable to a medium-sized spiritual vein is much better than Black Tide Island. It will definitely greatly increase Xu Mu's cultivation speed.

No need to worry about the spiritual energy problem of the Tool Corpse anymore!

After carefully considering the feasibility of the matter, Xu Mu set off with the coffin containing the Tool Corpse on his back.

According to his memory, it didn't take much effort to find the sea area where the secret realm was located.

After confirming the location, Xu Mu took a deep breath, formed a hand seal, and his body began to change. His arms gradually turned into shark fins, and a row of sharp shark fins grew on his back.

However, his face still maintained a human appearance, only his eyes became sharper, exuding a fierce aura.

He plunged into the sea, diving into a trench 100 meters deep underwater. It was dark in front of him, but Xu Mu could see everything clearly.

The surroundings were filled with huge coral reefs and various marine creatures, with a majority of large red starfish with long tentacles searching for food everywhere.

Compared to the non-aggressive starfish of his previous life, these red starfish had quite powerful attacks. Even in this underwater environment, it would be very difficult to deal with them in the Qi Refining stage.

Moreover, they could also spray a paralyzing toxin that seeped into spiritual power. If one wasn't careful, even a Foundation Building cultivator could be affected.

When they were first discovered, it took the group of people led by Tie Shi a lot of effort to deal with them.

As soon as they sensed Xu Mu's arrival, these red starfish, which were larger than humans, immediately rushed over. However, they weren't attacking, but rather showing submission to Xu Mu, revealing their vital points and showing signs of closeness.

Xu Mu's cultivation had already reached the late Foundation Building stage, and his Twelve Shocking Awakening Technique had reached a perfect level. After transforming into the Silver Shark form, his power was several times stronger than before. Ordinary sea creatures could only submit when they saw him.

Of course, not all sea creatures had this ability. Only the royal family of the sea clan could make ordinary marine creatures submit. This was one of the main reasons why they were called the royal family.

Ignoring these friendly starfish, Xu Mu passed through the coral reefs and found a trench that was no more than ten meters long and two meters wide according to Tie Shi Shang Ren's memory.

This was the entrance to the small secret realm, which was completely accidental to discover in the first place.

There were no guards at the entrance. Xu Mu used his divine sense to scan and only set up an illusion formation to avoid being detected.

He began to form hand seals, and a illusion formation and a defensive formation gradually appeared in front of him. In the illusion formation, the seawater became clear and bright, as if he was in a crystal palace. The defensive formation was a solid energy barrier that could withstand attacks from the outside.

Xu Mu entered the small space created by the illusion formation, which was a spacious and quiet underwater cave. There were various strange creatures in the cave, but none of them posed any threat to Xu Mu.

After passing through the illusion formation, Xu Mu's finger moved slightly, and a faint spiritual power flowed out from his fingertip, forming a small rune.

His finger continued to move, and the rune gradually expanded, becoming more and more prominent. Xu Mu frowned slightly, his finger movements became more proficient, and the rune became more complex.

Finally, the rune collided with the defensive formation, and the formation's barrier began to fluctuate violently. Xu Mu's finger stopped, he took a deep breath, and then softly said, "Defensive formation, activate!"

As his words fell, the rune began to glow, and a powerful energy spread out from the center of the rune, forming a stable passage.

This defensive formation's passage could only be maintained for a period of time. Xu Mu did not hesitate and quickly crossed over.

As he crossed the formation, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed. Looking around, Xu Mu's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

The space in front of him was probably less than ten miles in diameter and hundreds of feet high, supported entirely by huge skeletons.

The skeletons emitted a white light, illuminating the entire space.

Standing at the entrance, Xu Mu felt incredibly small.

"What kind of giant beast's bones are these?"

Xu Mu had never seen such huge skeletons before.

"Could it be the legendary True Spirit Giant Beast?"

Xu Mu was shocked.

The True Spirit Giant Beast was comparable to a human Mahayana existence, almost standing at the pinnacle of the mortal realm. Unless an immortal intervened, no one could subdue it.

"No, if it really is a True Spirit Giant Beast, Iron Corpse would not have ignored it!"

Xu Mu approached one of the skeletons and pressed his hand on it, exerting a little force, and the bone crumbled into powder.

"..."

It seemed that these were not the bones of True Spirits, but it was also possible that they had existed for too long.

Feeling somewhat regretful, Xu Mu released his divine sense to sense everything around him.

The space was filled with rich spiritual energy, many strange creatures, either flying in the air, lurking in the water, or crawling on the skeletons, bringing a vibrant atmosphere to this small space.

The only commonality was that their strength was all very weak.

Although this place was small, it had abundant spiritual energy, so there should have been powerful monsters born here.

"I guess they were all killed by Lu Jingkong!"

Xu Mu didn't dwell too much on this issue.

As his divine sense swept around recklessly, the Iron Corpse Sect elder who was guarding this space also discovered his presence.

"What kind of person are you?"

A dark light flew from afar and landed in front of Xu Mu, revealing the figure of an old man in a black robe.

The old man was thin and pale, as if devoid of any trace of color. His sunken eyes emitted a chilling aura from their black pupils, sending shivers down one's spine.

He wore a black robe adorned with various strange symbols and incantations, giving it a mysterious aura. In his hand, he held a black bone staff with a blood-red gem embedded in its head, emitting an eerie glow.

"You, you are--"

Upon seeing Xu Mu's figure, the previously composed old man instantly lost his composure.

Because he was all too familiar with this appearance.

It was the Silver Shark Clan member who attacked the Iron Corpse Gang a year ago.

Although he had never met Xu Mu face-to-face, he had seen many portraits and images of him, so he recognized him at a glance.

Two green-faced fangs, clad in armor, and bloodshot eyes immediately caught his attention.

"It seems you recognize me, which makes things easier."

Xu Mu's mouth curled up slightly as silver thunder flickered in his hand, emitting a piercing buzzing sound. His gaze was sharp, and his movements agile as he approached the old man step by step.

The old man's face turned pale, and he quickly took out a porcelain bottle containing black liquid. His eyes revealed a sinister aura, sending chills down one's spine.

Xu Mu's gaze flickered, and he suddenly launched an attack. The silver thunder instantly transformed into a silver serpent, pouncing towards the old man. The old man hurriedly raised his hand, and a black stream of air spewed out, devouring the silver thunder.

At the same time, two reanimated corpses split left and right, swiftly pouncing towards Xu Mu.

"Interesting."

Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't noticed the ferocious reanimated corpses at all.

The old man's gaze flickered, and he suddenly threw the bottle in his hand. The black liquid inside turned into an evil dragon, emitting a foul stench as it engulfed Xu Mu directly.

"Hmm?"

Just as the old man was puzzled by how easily Xu Mu was hit, a silver lightning bolt suddenly appeared out of thin air, directly striking the old man's chest.

The old man let out a cry of surprise as his body quickly retreated several steps, but soon stood up again.

"There's still more?"

Xu Mu's figure appeared, a hint of surprise on his face.

He hadn't expected the other party to have two artifacts capable of withstanding the thunder attacks. It seemed that these people had gone to great lengths to deal with him.

If that's all, then he could take a break.

Without waiting for the old man to react, Xu Mu launched another attack. His figure moved as fast as lightning, dodging the attacks of the reanimated corpses while releasing silver thunder.

Silver illusions thundered out from his hands one after another.

The old man only resisted for a moment before being struck in the head and immobilized.

As the old man fell into an illusion, the two corpses lost control and stopped moving.

Xu Mu had no intention of killing the other party. After stripping the old man completely, he pulled him out of the illusion.

"Go back and tell the Iron Corpse Gang that this place is now mine. If they dare to disturb me, I will destroy them!"

After speaking, Xu Mu revealed his late Foundation Building cultivation.

As long as the other party wasn't foolish, they wouldn't compete for territory underwater with someone in the late Foundation Building stage of the Sea Clan.

Not to mention that the Iron Corpse Gang was only in the Foundation Building stage. Even if they were in the Gold Core stage, they would have to think twice. It was because of this that Xu Mu dared to boldly occupy this place.

The naked elder fled in panic, likely leaving a shadow for the rest of his life.

After carefully inspecting the area, Xu Mu modified the defensive formations and illusion formations. He then set up several layers of formations to block the entrance. After confirming that there was no danger, he retrieved the tool corpse.

"With such rich spiritual energy, the effect should be excellent!"

At this moment, a hint of fanaticism inevitably appeared in Xu Mu's eyes. He took a deep breath and then entered the spiritual energy, closing his eyes and activating the secret technique of Yin and Yang Unity.

As the secret technique activated, the tool corpse immediately came to life. The surrounding spiritual energy began to pour into her body frantically. The immense spiritual energy caused the tool corpse to tremble, as if it was not adapting well.

But she didn't stop. With the passage of time, she absorbed the spiritual energy even more crazily.

Before long, she completely adapted to the density of spiritual energy here.

Then, driven by the secret technique, she poured all her power into Xu Mu without reservation.

His cultivation began to continuously improve, his spiritual power became stronger, and his perception became more acute.

The scenery around him also began to change. The sky showed alternating scenes of yin and yang, and the ground was covered with strange flowers and plants. Xu Mu's cultivation power had already affected the entire space.

Time passed minute by minute. After an unknown period of time, Xu Mu's body suddenly buzzed, and his aura surged. He stopped the secret technique and slowly opened his eyes.

"Foundation Building Ninth Layer! I didn't expect it to be so easy to reach!"

Ordinary people might take more than a decade or even twenty years to reach this level, but he broke through in just a few months. One can imagine the surprise in his heart.

Next is to advance to the Gold Core stage!

This was much faster than he had anticipated.

Just as Xu Mu was considering whether to continue cultivating for a while to consolidate his cultivation or to leave, an extremely angry voice resounded in his mind.

"You insignificant creature! How dare you defile my body!"

(End of this chapter)