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

Chapter 143: Eighth Stage · Emptying Technique

"Why do you care about this?" Lu Jingkong said impatiently.

She didn't want to bring up this matter, as it was rather embarrassing.

"Just answer the question, senior," Xu Mu persisted, seemingly oblivious to the tone in Lu Jingkong's voice.

Lu Jingkong snorted coldly and said, "Naturally, I extracted it. Otherwise, how could I have been trapped in this ghostly place?"

She had accidentally discovered this small space while refining her essence blood, and then released her Nascent Soul to investigate, only to end up trapped inside.

"Senior, please don't deceive me. These skeletons have long since decayed, so how can there be any essence blood to extract?"

When he first entered, he felt that these skeletons were quite extraordinary, so he reached out to touch them, only to find that they were as rotten as decayed wood.

"Most of them have indeed decayed, but there is still a significant amount of essence blood that can be extracted from the spinal cord."

"The spinal cord?"

Xu Mu looked up at the dome, where there was a white spine that resembled a giant dragon, spanning the entire space.

He conjured a red firebird with his hand and flew it towards the spine, circling around it.

After confirming that there was no danger, Xu Mu dissipated the firebird. His gaze flickered for a moment, but he didn't immediately start extracting.

He continued to ask Mo Wuxin various questions.

For example, the Pure Spirit Liquid!

For example, the tricks to break through the Gold Core stage!

For example, how to quickly improve cultivation in the Gold Core stage, as well as the tricks to advance to the Nascent Soul stage!

These were all pieces of information that Xu Mu had tried hard to find out but couldn't, yet they were simple questions in front of Lu Jingkong, a Nascent Soul stage expert.

Of course, Xu Mu didn't completely trust her, but rather took it as a reference.

It seemed that it had been a long time since Lu Jingkong had spoken to someone. When she answered Xu Mu's questions, she would often boast about her own experiences, greatly enriching Xu Mu's knowledge.

One day, he suddenly received unexpected news from someone.

"Mo Wuxin?"

After reading the message, Xu Mu remembered that he had forgotten about regularly sending pills to the Su Xin Palace.

Calculating the time, he had been in the outer sea for over two years, and it had been over a year since the last time he sent pills.

It was likely that the pills he had previously sent were about to run out, otherwise, with Mo Wuxin's personality, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to contact him.

"Although my cheap master is nearing the end of her life, she is still a powerful expert at the peak of the Gold Core stage. It's better not to offend her!"

"Who knows what a dying old woman is capable of!"

"And I've been away for so long, it's time to go back and take a look!"

"The Heaven-Repairing Pavilion has been silent all this time, they've probably given up!"

After some consideration, Xu Mu decided to return to the inner sea.

Thinking of Mo Wuxin, he suddenly thought of her physique.

"Senior, do you know of any way to resolve the defects of the Dragon Chant physique?"

"You have the Dragon Chant physique?" Lu Jingkong exclaimed.

She could only communicate through secret techniques and couldn't perceive Xu Mu's physical condition.

"I'm asking for a friend," Xu Mu replied.

"... "

After a moment of thought, Lu Jingkong spoke up, "I only know of one method."

"Please tell me, senior!"

Xu Mu's heart leaped with joy. He hadn't expected to receive an unexpected surprise.

Perhaps with this information, he could obtain many benefits from Mo Wuxin.

"It is said that the Butian Pavilion has a technique called Yin Yang Tongji, which not only can restrain various cultivation techniques, but also has the ability to reconcile Yin and Yang. As long as both parties cultivate together, it can be achieved!"

"..."

Xu Mu was speechless.

He didn't expect that the secret technique of Yin Yang Tongji had such an ability.

If the other party was a woman, he wouldn't mind helping out.

Perhaps he could even achieve a new accomplishment.

But Mo Wu Xin, although more beautiful than a woman, was still a man after all.

He couldn't possibly take on this challenge, could he?

"What if the person practicing the technique and the Dragon Yin physique are both men?"

"The Dragon Yin physique can change one's constitution, so it doesn't matter if they are male or female!"

"..."

Could it really be done like this?

Xu Mu was shocked.

"Could it be that you have cultivated this secret technique?"

"Senior is joking! This is the first time I've heard of it!"

Since it was said to be something from legends, how could he possibly admit it?

Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

But Lu Jing Kong didn't pursue the matter.

Perhaps he didn't believe that Xu Mu had cultivated the Yin Yang Tongji technique.

Taking advantage of the situation, Xu Mu asked about the Butian Pavilion.

Know yourself, know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!

"The Butian Pavilion has three pavilion masters in total, all of them at the Nascent Soul stage. The second pavilion master, Mu Yu Chan, and the third pavilion master, Lian Hong Shuang, are both at the early Nascent Soul stage. Only the grand pavilion master, Qiu Ji Xing, is at the mid Nascent Soul stage! It is said that there is also a late Nascent Soul stage ancestor, but he has disappeared for hundreds of years and is presumed dead."

As the number one independent cultivator in the outer sea, Lu Jing Kong was well aware of the three major forces in the inner sea.

After all, the conflict between the two sides had been going on for who knows how many years.

"I wonder how your strength compares to theirs?"

"Hmph! Even if Lian Hong Shuang and Mu Yu Chan join forces, they can only run away in front of me!"

When it came to cultivation, Lu Jing Kong couldn't help but be a bit arrogant.

"Only Qiu Ji Xing has the Heavenly Spirit Treasure, which can mobilize the power of the stars. It's somewhat troublesome. In terms of cultivation alone, probably only the madman from the Starry Sky Sect can suppress her in the entire Cangming Sea!"

Lu Jing Kong didn't go into detail about the difference in strength.

In fact, with her cultivation, she would only have to run away when encountering Qiu Ji Xing. The power of the Heavenly Spirit Treasure was too great, otherwise she wouldn't have been stuck in the outer sea all this time.

The environment in the outer sea was harsh, caught in a pincer attack from both sides. If it weren't for necessity, who would want to stay here?

"Who is the madman from the Starry Sky Sect?"

"Of course it's..."

Feeling that he had gathered enough information, Xu Mu didn't waste any more time and prepared to take his leave.

But before that, there was one more thing to do.

He used his flying technique and slowly flew towards the spine above his head, quickly arriving in front of it.

Looking at the spine emitting a faint white light, resembling a giant dragon, Xu Mu was once again shocked by the size of the Leviathan.

"If this thing were alive, I'm afraid even a slight movement could cause a tsunami! Truly the strongest creature in the ocean!"

Muttering to himself, he released his divine sense and penetrated into the spine, carefully examining it. Sure enough, he sensed a vibrant energy full of vitality within.

Just as Xu Mu was about to continue delving deeper, dense runes appeared, blocking his divine sense.

Xu Mu tried several methods, but couldn't break through. Extracting the essence from it became nothing but empty talk.

It was probably because of the existence of this formation that this space didn't collapse. The Iron Corpse Gang didn't take the essence away first.

However, he had no way, the Iron Corpse Gang had no way, but Lu Jingkong, this Nascent Soul expert, definitely had a way.

He had personally said that he had extracted it from inside.

"I wonder if Senior can tell me the method of extraction?" Xu Mu asked in his heart.

He thought that Lu Jingkong would give him a hard time, but he didn't expect him to openly and generously tell him, and even explained the intricacies in detail.

After Xu Mu fully comprehended it, he opened the system panel to check and found that there was a new skill added.

[8th Rank · Void Seizing Art - Beginner; 243/1.28w]!

"I've never encountered an 8th rank spell before, but..."

He wasn't a fool and didn't believe that the other party would be so kind-hearted.

However, the essence of the Cracked Earth Whale's blood was too tempting. If he gave up like this, he would feel somewhat unwilling.

Xu Mu hesitated for a moment and started to allocate points to the Void Seizing Art. He wanted to see the profoundness of this spell.

The Void Seizing Art was a spell, and the process of improvement did not require energy consumption, but it was a bit mentally taxing when receiving memories.

It took Xu Mu several days to elevate it to the level of mastery.

With the improvement of his spell realm, the various mysteries of the Void Seizing Art also began to emerge.

Xu Mu's mouth slightly curved, finally understanding why Lu Jingkong was so generous.

The Void Seizing Art was actually a combat spell. After casting it, invisible giant hands could condense outside the practitioner's body, combining offense and defense, with astonishing power, and it was also silent and extremely difficult to defend against.

As for extracting the essence from the spine, it was just a trivial little function of it.

Lu Jingkong gave him this secret technique, actually wanting him to disrupt or affect the formation inside the spine during the extraction process, giving her a chance to escape.

In fact, this could be considered a clever plan, because if Xu Mu wanted to extract the essence, he would inevitably have to destroy the formation used to seal it.

If he didn't want to destroy the formation, he could only give up on extraction.

But that was before he elevated the realm of the Void Seizing Art.

With his current realm in the Void Seizing Art, he could extract a small amount of spinal marrow without destroying the formation.

Lu Jingkong probably never dreamed that Xu Mu would cultivate an 8th rank spell to the level of mastery in just a few days.

"Infinite and boundless, heaven and earth void..."

Xu Mu stood in the air with his eyes closed, fingers pinching the spell, constantly chanting the incantation in a low and powerful voice, as if it came from the depths of the heavens. His body began to tremble slightly, as if enduring immense energy.

After all, it was an 8th rank spell, which could only be cast by a Gold Core stage cultivator. With Xu Mu's Foundation Building stage cultivation, it could be said to be quite strenuous.

If his strength wasn't strong enough, even if he learned it, he wouldn't be able to cast it.

Even if he could barely cast it, he wouldn't be able to control it accurately, and in the end, he would fall into Lu Jingkong's trap.

Buzz!

As the incantation continued, three huge illusory energy arms appeared behind Xu Mu. These arms looked very real, as if they could be touched.

"How is this possible!!!" Lu Jingkong was startled when she saw the three arms.

Because only someone who had cultivated the Void Seizing Art to the level of mastery could condense three spiritual power arms after casting the spell.

A Foundation Building stage cultivator who had cultivated an 8th rank spell to the level of mastery in just a few days!!

What kind of freak was this?!!

And not only did he cultivate it, he could also cast it.

It should be noted that an 8th rank spell is generally only flexible to use for a Mid Gold Core stage cultivator, and even a Early Gold Core stage cultivator would find it difficult to cast.

In other words, although this kid was only at the Late Foundation Building stage, the spiritual power in his body was already not weaker than that of an Early Gold Core stage cultivator.

Damn it!

Lu Jingkong couldn't help but curse.

She deliberately taught Xu Mu the 8th rank spell, wanting to make it difficult for him to cast it, and then she would teach him some shortcuts, allowing him to condense flawed spiritual power arms.

During the process of extracting the essence, accidents would inevitably occur, with a high probability of destroying the formation.

She had a chance to escape during that time.

But she never dreamed that not only did the other party cultivate it, but they could also use it.

Although it seemed very difficult, as long as it could be used, Xu Mu already had the combat power of the early stage of Gold Core solely based on this spell.

No matter how depressed Lu Jingkong was in his heart, there was nothing he could do.

He could only watch as it completely condensed successfully.

These arms were extremely huge, each one several meters long, covered in flickering spiritual rune symbols. Just by looking at them, one could feel the immense energy they contained, capable of easily tearing through the air and destroying anything in their path.

As the spell arms finished condensing, Xu Mu's eyes suddenly opened, and he pointed his hand forward. Three illusory spell arms, as if alive, extended in the direction he pointed.

Xu Mu's gaze was focused as he controlled these illusory spell arms, flexibly probing into the spine of the Crack Earth Whale, the formations used to seal energy seemed nonexistent in the face of the spell arms.

Allowing Xu Mu to extract one essence after another from inside.

Xu Mu didn't get greedy, and after feeling it was enough, he stopped and put all the extracted essences into a bottle, ready to find an opportunity to refine them again.

"Kid, your talent qualifies you to be my Dao companion! As long as you swear to let me out, I can also swear not to harm you!"

After realizing that his plan had failed, Lu Jingkong immediately changed his approach.

"Sorry! Your talent is not worthy of being my Dao companion!"

"..."

"Bastard! One day, I will skin you alive!"

In the angry roar of Lu Jingkong, Xu Mu left this small space.

...

"Hmm? There really are people who aren't afraid of death!"

Just as Xu Mu emerged from the small space, numerous mysterious runes appeared around him. Before he could react, they condensed into chains of runes, instantly locking his hands, feet, and body firmly.

The power of the rune chains was extremely strong, and an ordinary Foundation Building cultivator couldn't break free at all.

Looking at the densely packed chains on his body, Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged. He didn't struggle, only calmly said, "It seems like I've told you before, don't mess with me."

"Kid, you dare to be defiant even at death's door!"

Figures appeared around him, a total of twelve, each holding a chain of runes in their hands.

All twelve were experts at the Foundation Building stage, exuding a chilling aura, clearly demonic cultivators!

Speaking was a short, black-robed old man, at the late Foundation Building stage, the strongest among the twelve.

His skin was dark, his face covered in deep wrinkles, looking like an old tree ravaged by time. His eyes were deep and eerie, as if they could see into the depths of a person's heart.

The sinister aura emanating from him made people shudder. On his black robe were embroidered strange symbols, and he wore some strange ornaments that shimmered, resembling a shaman from an ancient tribe.

The old man's eerie gaze scanned Xu Mu's body, filled with desire and greed.

It's not easy to find the corpse of a Silver Shark Clan member!

"Once I turn you into a corpse puppet, let's see if you're still defiant! Hehe!"

The old man's voice was low and hoarse, sounding as if it came from hell. His laughter was even more chilling, as if it was the call of death.

"You must be the Grand Elder of the Iron Corpse Sect, the one who doesn't even spare his own granddaughter!" Xu Mu said calmly.

"So what if I am?!"

The old man's gaze flickered, not denying it.

His peculiar hobby was known to most people in the sect.

"Not much, just didn't expect you to look so disgusting." Xu Mu teased.

"You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Attack!"

Without wasting time on idle talk with Xu Mu, the old man revealed his missing front teeth and sneered.

Buzz!

The twelve people simultaneously formed hand seals, and the chains of runes instantly shone brightly, starting to tighten around Xu Mu as if they wanted to strangle him alive.

"Since you're seeking death yourselves, I'll oblige! It just so happens that I can test the new spell I learned on you!"

(End of this chapter)