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

Chapter 73: Giving Gifts and Giving People

"You know this, and who else can find out!" Xu Mu calmly smiled.

In order to restrict the power of wandering cultivators, maintain their own rule, and monopolize the huge profits of Foundation Building Pills, Tianhe Sect has regulations that prohibit individuals from refining Foundation Building Pills.

Only Gold Core forces like Liyang Sect, which are attached to Tianhe Sect, can cultivate alchemists who can refine Foundation Building Pills.

Foundation Building Pills are different from other elixirs. Almost 99% of cultivators must take them in order to break through.

Those with poor talent need to take even more!

Therefore, the demand for Foundation Building Pills is extremely high!

And the quantity produced by major sects each year is very limited.

After satisfying their own needs, there are very few left, which is also an important reason why it is difficult to find Foundation Building stage cultivators among wandering cultivators.

Even if you have spirit stones, you can't buy them!

But where there are policies, there are countermeasures!

In order to obtain high profits, there are always people who take risks.

As long as they are not discovered, it's fine.

Xu Mu only uses it for himself and doesn't sell it, so the risk is not great.

"Why should I trust you? What if you report me?" Chi Feiyan looked at him with a playful look in her eyes.

"Can't you trust my character, Fellow Daoist Chi?" Xu Mu asked.

"It's a matter of life and death! Even if it's my own parents, I can't trust them!" Chi Feiyan lightly laughed.

"Fellow Daoist Chi, there's no need to exaggerate! It's just a prescription. If you don't want it, I can find someone else," Xu Mu said calmly.

In this world, if you have money, you can buy anything, it's just a bit troublesome.

"Just kidding! Why are you in such a hurry, Fellow Daoist Xu!" Chi Feiyan's mouth curled up, revealing a small dimple. Her eyes, like smoke, looked at him as she lightly tapped her fingers, lost in thought.

Xu Mu didn't speak, he just lightly tapped his index finger on the table, waiting for the other party to finish thinking.

"I can give you the prescription, and I don't need a spirit stone from you," Chi Feiyan said.

"Fellow Daoist Chi is so generous, I dare not accept it," Xu Mu replied.

Xu Mu picked up his wine glass and twirled it between his fingertips.

"What if I involve myself in this?" Chi Feiyan suddenly leaned forward aggressively, her eyes like ripples.

"Not enough," Xu Mu remained calm.

He had seen all kinds of postures, and Chi Feiyan's was just child's play.

"Of course I know it's impossible! So I will provide the medicinal materials and spirit stones. Can you help me refine a furnace?" Chi Feiyan sighed and sat back weakly.

She thought this guy would be tempted, but she didn't expect him to be so determined.

But thinking about the few women around him, Chi Feiyan could somewhat understand.

"That's not a problem!" Xu Mu nodded.

If there are spirit stones to be made, he won't miss the opportunity.

"You're not a problem!" Chi Feiyan said irritably, "But you're leaving soon. What if you disappear? Where can I find you in the future?"

"After all this talk, Fellow Daoist Chi still doesn't trust me," Xu Mu said helplessly.

"It's a big deal. Just relying on empty words, how can I believe you?" Chi Feiyan asked.

"So what do you want me to do, Fellow Daoist Chi?" Xu Mu shrugged.

This isn't the past where you can sign a contract and have legal protection.

He has no other way but to make verbal promises.

Chi Feiyan suddenly approached Xu Mu, extremely calm, and said, "If you want me to believe you, there has to be some affection!"

"..." Xu Mu's eyes twitched uncontrollably. After confirming that there were no ambushes around, he said, "Fellow Daoist Chi, are you joking with me?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?" Chi Feiyan's expression was calm, as if she was talking about something insignificant.

Xu Mu fell silent for a moment.

For a while, his mind couldn't keep up.

Has his charm reached the point where people can easily throw themselves at him?

"Why?" Xu Mu asked.

"Because you are a good man!"

"......"

Isn't this something only said to bootlickers?

"Where did you see that I am a good man?" Xu Mu smiled bitterly.

"When we were in Baihe Fangshi, you refused my invitation for those two women, and that's when I realized!"

There was another thing Chi Feiyan didn't mention. She secretly investigated Ye Yingying and the others and knew that Xu Mu treated them extremely well, unlike most cultivators who treated their wives and concubines as mere accessories.

So she knew that as long as she was good to Xu Mu, he would definitely fulfill his promise.

"......"

Xu Mu fell silent again.

He didn't expect that his temporary compromise back then would have such an effect.

This act of giving both gifts and people really made it difficult for him to refuse.

And Chi Feiyan did look good, with picturesque features, delicate like a painting of a beautiful woman.

"Fellow Daoist Chi, aren't you afraid of the people from the Lu family finding out?" Xu Mu asked.

If the news leaked, the Lu family would go crazy.

He didn't want to destroy another Foundation Building family for a woman.

Upon hearing Xu Mu's words, Chi Feiyan laughed. She knew that Xu Mu was already interested.

Indeed, as long as they were men, there were few who wouldn't be interested!

"Don't worry, the patriarch of the Lu family is on his last legs. Every day, he either goes out to seek opportunities or cultivates in seclusion. Since I married into the family, I haven't even seen him once! I even suspect that he doesn't know I exist!"

There was a hint of resentment in Chi Feiyan's eyes.

Although she knew from the beginning that she was just a sacrificial pawn, it was still uncomfortable to be completely ignored.

"As for the other members of the Lu family, they won't care about my life or death! They probably wish I would die right now!"

Chi Feiyan looked at Xu Mu. "Are you reassured now? Don't tell me you're not willing to take even this risk!"

"How is that possible! I couldn't ask for a better opportunity!" Xu Mu laughed.

Since the Lu family patriarch was so wasteful, he, Xu Mu, could only be a nameless good Samaritan for a while.

"But besides the pill formula, you also have to help me collect medicinal materials!"

This was just a transaction, so Xu Mu naturally had to fulfill his end of the deal.

"I promise you!"

Chi Feiyan nodded indifferently.

Upon hearing Chi Feiyan's words, Xu Mu immediately stood up and tied his waist.

"What are you doing?"

Chi Feiyan's face changed.

"Aren't we staying here?"

"......"

Chi Feiyan's face turned pale with anger, and her silver teeth gnashed.

She stood up, raised her hand, and threw a communication jade talisman at Xu Mu.

"Wait for my message tonight!"

After speaking, she angrily walked outside.

Xu Mu suddenly called out to her.

"Fellow Daoist Chi, am I the first?"

Chi Feiyan coldly snorted.

"You are the first, but you won't be the last!"

After speaking, she left without looking back.

"I feel quite honored!" Xu Mu chuckled lightly and walked out of the tavern's main entrance.

Not long after, he happened to encounter a patrol of guards, escorting an old man with silver hair towards the north of the city.

"Fellow Daoist Shen?"

Xu Mu recognized the old man at a glance. It was Shen Bokang, who had once paid a high price to buy Xuan Yuan Pills from him, and they had even had tea together.

Upon hearing Xu Mu's words, Shen Bokang turned his head and showed an embarrassed smile on his aged and weak face.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, long time no see!"

"Why so much nonsense, hurry up!"

One of the guards scolded and kicked Shen Bokang, causing him, who was sealed off from his spiritual power, to stumble like an ordinary person.

"Fellow Daoist, do you know what he did wrong?"

Xu Mu approached and handed over a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills, asking.

He felt that simply selling pills privately shouldn't lead to such a miserable situation. He couldn't help but be curious.

The guard took the Qi Gathering Pills and finally showed a little patience. He briefly explained a few sentences to Xu Mu.

The situation was simple. Shen Bokang, under the guise of buying pills at a high price, had contacted a group of alchemists who were greedy for profit. He built trust by offering high prices for the first two transactions, and then suddenly increased the purchase quantity for the third time, taking away all the pills.

Originally, Shen Bokang thought that since the alchemists who sold the pills were also violating the rules, they wouldn't dare to report him. So after taking the pills, he continued to enjoy himself in the city. But he happened to encounter a reckless person who reported him to Liyang Sect.

And that led to the scene before them.

Beside him, Shen Bokang looked at Xu Mu with a very awkward expression because Xu Mu was also one of his targets at the beginning.

Xu Mu didn't feel anything and just smiled before turning and leaving.

Indeed, there are no free lunches in the world!

Fortunately, he didn't agree to the offer in the first place. Although it was impossible for him to be deceived with his intelligence, it still made him feel a little disgusted.

Late at night.

Finally, a message came through the communication jade talisman from Chi Feiyan.

"Guyang Street! Zishi Alley!"

(End of this chapter)