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

Chapter 91: Foundation Building, Third Level

Time flies like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, over a year has passed.

In the Cangming Sea, where there are no seasons, Xu Mu has only experienced two storm seasons. It was only when he returned to the Liyang Sect to sell Foundation Building pills last time that he realized so much time had already passed.

In the cultivation room, Xu Mu closed his eyes and circulated his spiritual energy, causing it to rapidly rotate within his body.

In the next moment, a loud boom!

A certain bottleneck within his body seemed to have been forcefully opened, and his spiritual energy rapidly expanded in a small circle. After circulating through the nine meridians, it returned to his dantian.

"I've finally reached the third level of Foundation Building! It's not in vain that I elevated the Crimson Spirit Technique to the Grandmaster level!"

In order to accelerate his cultivation progress, Xu Mu invested all the Luck points he had accumulated in the first half of the year into his primary cultivation technique, the Crimson Spirit Technique, raising it to the Grandmaster level in one go.

With the cultivation technique reaching the Grandmaster level and the continuous supply of pills, Xu Mu's cultivation progress was astonishingly fast.

To others, advancing two levels in one year was simply unimaginable.

At the same time, after reaching the Grandmaster level in his cultivation technique, he once again gained the ability to purify his spiritual energy. Although he was only at the third level of Foundation Building, the quantity and quality of his true spiritual energy surpassed that of ordinary cultivators at the fifth or sixth level of Foundation Building.

His strength could be said to have taken a big step forward.

At this moment, his attribute panel showed:

[Name: Xu Mu]

[Lifespan: 66/302]

[Cultivation Level: Foundation Building, Third Level; 5/4000]

[Cultivation Technique: Crimson Spirit Technique, Grandmaster Level; 213/256,000]

[Skills:]

Alchemy:

Fourth Rank Foundation Building Pill, Grandmaster Level; 314/256,000

Third Rank Profound Origin Pill, Perfection; 1,608/3,200

Second Rank Jade Marrow Pill, Perfection; 479/1,600

First Rank Qi Gathering Pill, Master Level; 1,301/1,600

First Rank Fasting Pill, Master Level; 41/1,600

Body Refining:

Extreme Purple Thunder Body, Proficiency; 14/3,200

Spells:

First Rank Light Body Technique, Grandmaster Level; 172/3,200

First Rank Invisibility Technique, Grandmaster Level; 522/3,200

First Rank Wind Blade Technique, Perfection; 415/800

First Rank Water Mirror Technique, Mastery; 311/400

Swordsmanship:

Thunderous Sword Technique, Transcendent and Saintly; 0/0

Six Forms of the Azure Dragon, Mastery; 104/1,600

Divine Ability:

Fifth Rank Thunder Control, Proficiency; 411/3,200

Fourth Rank Fire Control, Master Level; 2,410/12,800

Fourth Rank Crow's Cry, Mastery; 814/3,200

Fourth Rank Flame Wing, Master Level; 311/12,800

Fourth Rank Soul Devour, Mastery; 1,241/3,200

Mystical Gates:

108 Forms of Yin and Yang Unity, Mastery; 5,921/10,000

【Achievements:】

Blessed with a Daughter: Increases Luck value by 10 points every day!

Fortunate Family: Increases Luck value by 20 points every day!

Hidden Beauty in a Golden House: Increases Luck value by 10 points every day!

Twin Beauties in the Family: Increases Luck value by 20 points every day!

Stealing Jade and Fragrance: Increases Luck value by 10 points every day!

Blessed with a Son: Increases Luck value by 10 points every day!

Complete with Sons and Daughters: Increases Luck value by 20 points every day!

Deeply in Love: Increases Luck value by 10 points every day!

【Luck value: 18471】

In the span of a year, apart from cultivation and martial arts, Xu Mu has made significant progress in all aspects.

Due to the improvement in the Heavenly Extreme Purple Thunder Body and cultivation, his lifespan smoothly broke through the limit of three hundred years.

Among other aspects, the greatest progress has been in Divine Ability.

The reason for such progress is the improvement in the Scarlet Spirit Art, which has had a ripple effect.

Most of these Divine Abilities rely on the Ink Crow Beast Soul, and the improvement of the Ink Crow Beast Soul depends on the Scarlet Spirit Art.

Reaching the Grandmaster level of the Scarlet Spirit Art is like activating an accelerator for the Ink Crow Beast Soul. The improvement of the Ink Crow Beast Soul not only drives the improvement of various Divine Abilities but also plays a role in promoting cultivation.

Otherwise, no matter how many elixirs Xu Mu smashes, it would be difficult for him to reach the third level of Foundation Building, considering the foundation.

In addition to his own progress, everyone in the family has made leaps and bounds. Ye Yingying has broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, Leng Yue Ning has broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, and Lan Shi Jin has broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining. Their progress is almost catching up to the previous Xu Mu.

However, considering that they live in the Spirit Gathering Formation every day and have never run out of fourth-grade spirit pills, it is not surprising that their progress is so fast.

If Xu Mu didn't want them to lay a solid foundation, their progress might have been even faster.

At the same time, in order for the three women to reach Foundation Building as soon as possible, after each intimate encounter, Xu Mu always leaves the essence in the passage behind.

It is also because of this reason that he has not achieved any new achievements in over a year.

As for Ouyang Ying and Zhang Shouren, they have long given up cultivation. One raises beasts every day, and the other plants flowers every day, enjoying themselves.

Zhang Yu has also started cultivation, but he is still too young and has been in the foundation-laying stage.

As for the four little ones, they are all safe and sound, growing up strong. Only Xiao Linger is becoming more and more mischievous and is being scolded by the three women every day.

Little White Wolf has grown to be over one person tall. Due to the lack of bottlenecks and Xu Mu's generous supply of elixirs, its strength has long reached the level of a third-grade demonic beast. It may be the first among everyone to break through to the Foundation Building stage.

However, although it progresses quickly in the early stages, it will be restricted by its bloodline in the later stages. It may never be able to break through to the fourth grade in its lifetime and cannot be compared to the potential of others.

It can be said that bloodline is both a blessing and a curse.

Xu Mu did not hesitate to support the two little maids who followed him, providing them with a lot of elixirs, all of which have been raised to the second level of Qi Refining.

Oh, and there's also Su Luan!

"Have you been bullied at the martial arts hall recently?"

"No! I have already reached the third level of Qi Refining, and I have a magic weapon given to me by a senior. Whoever dares to bully me, I will smash their head!"

Su Luan grinned, showing her small white teeth and clenching her small pink fist. She had a "fierce" expression.

"..."

"Remember, from now on, only I can bully you, got it?"

"Yes! Luan'er likes being bullied by seniors!"

"..."

After tidying up, Xu Mu left Su Luan's place and headed towards the Chenxing Pavilion in the south of the city.

Xu Mu did not tell Su Luan his true identity, nor did he let her live with Ye Yingying and the others.

As the saying goes, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

"Wood Fellow Daoist, long time no see!"

After being led into the back hall by a maid from the Chenxing Pavilion, Wen Ruoyu walked in with a smile.

Xu Mu joined the Four Seas Immortal Palace and used the identity of "Mu Yu" when operating in the city.

As for his true identity and appearance, he only used them when he was at home.

Now, Ye Yingying and the others were renting a house and receiving guests mainly using the identity of Lan Shijin. Xu Mu only showed himself when necessary.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Wen Ruoyu, Xu Mu directly stated his purpose.

"What about the things I asked Fellow Daoist to purchase?"

"Well..."

Wen Ruoyu showed a hint of embarrassment.

"But it's fine for Wen Fellow Daoist to speak!"

"To be honest, the pills and talismans are fine. I have already informed headquarters to refine a batch, and they will be delivered in a few days. As for the sixth-grade Thunderfire Dual-Attribute Spirit Sword, it is really hard to find at the moment!" Wen Ruoyu said with a bitter smile.

Although he wanted to earn spiritual stones from Xu Mu, he really couldn't do anything about it.

Whether it was magic weapons, pills, or talismans, the higher the grade, the rarer they became. After all, there were limited high-level cultivators, and each of them was busy cultivating, so the output was completely disproportionate to the Qi Refining period.

What Xu Mu purchased now was only a sixth-grade spiritual weapon. If it was a treasure above the seventh grade and he wanted it to be compatible with himself, it would be even harder. Either he had to collect materials and refine it himself, or he had to ask someone else to refine it, or he could only rely on luck.

"I understand! Please have someone deliver the pills and talismans as soon as possible!"

Although Xu Mu was somewhat disappointed with this result, he could still accept it.

In fact, he had noticed a long time ago that items above the fourth grade were much rarer than those below the fourth grade.

As for the seventh grade, they could basically only be seen at auctions. Some shops did have them on display, but they were mostly for show and were expensive and impractical. Only fools would buy them.

After discussing the pills and magic weapons, Wen Ruoyu took out several secret manuals of breathing techniques from his storage bag and placed them in front of Xu Mu.

"These are all the breathing techniques collected in the pavilion. Take a look and see if there's anything you like!"

"Shadow Concealment Technique, Concealing Void Technique, Divine Turtle Breathing Technique..."

Xu Mu picked it up and quickly flipped through it, shaking his head in the end.

The level of these secret manuals is too low. Even if he cultivates to an extraordinary level, it won't be able to deceive someone at the Gold Core stage. They have no value to him. It's better for him to use the Body Refining technique to conceal his aura.

"In that case, I can't help you!" Wen Ruoyu smiled bitterly and took back the secret manuals.

There aren't many of these secret techniques to begin with, and most of them are paired with cultivation methods. There are very few that can be practiced independently. It's really a matter of luck to find top-notch secret techniques among them.

After arranging a time to collect pills and talismans, Xu Mu bid farewell and left.

As he walked home after leaving the Chenxing Pavilion, he pondered his next plan.

He originally thought that Zhufeng City was quite big, but now he realized that it was still somewhat remote. It's so troublesome to buy something suitable.

"After receiving the pills and talismans in a few days, I'll first improve my Tianji Purple Thunder Body, then return to the Liyang Sect. I'll sell the Foundation Building pills I recently refined, and then go to the major cities to take a look!"

There is no way to further improve his cultivation speed. Now, the only ways to enhance his strength are through the Body Refining technique and magic tools.

The Body Refining technique requires a massive amount of spirit pills, and he has accumulated enough Luck points for that. But purchasing the pills is a troublesome matter.

Not to mention magic tools, he doesn't lack ordinary fourth-grade ones. If he wants to enhance his strength, he can only buy higher-grade magic tools, which is even more troublesome than buying pills.

This is still in Zhufeng City. If it were in the Liyang Sect, he would have to wait for an auction to buy a fourth-grade sealed spirit tool.

As for the secret technique of hiding his strength and pretending to be weak, it all depends on luck.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Xu Mu successfully obtained the talismans and pills he ordered from the Chenxing Pavilion.

Among them, the talismans were all powerful fifth and sixth-grade talismans, each of them valuable and with various functions.

He kept some of these talismans for himself and gave the rest to his family.

With these talismans, even if they face someone at the Foundation Building stage, they won't be completely defenseless.

As for the pills, there were fourth-grade Grass Rejuvenation Pills and fifth-grade Condensing Yuan Pills, both of which replenish spiritual energy and are suitable for enhancing the Body Refining technique.

Including this batch of pills, along with the ones he had previously accumulated, there were a total of 600 bottles, with 400 bottles of Grass Rejuvenation Pills and 200 bottles of Condensing Yuan Pills.

One bottle of Grass Rejuvenation Pills costs one medium-grade spirit stone, and one bottle of Condensing Yuan Pills costs six medium-grade spirit stones.

So many pills cost a total of sixteen high-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to 160,000 low-grade spirit stones.

"Although the profit from selling Foundation Building pills is astonishing, the speed at which these spirit stones are spent is also quite alarming!"

Apart from himself, the four women are also big spenders. Without a massive investment in pills, with their talents, they probably haven't even reached the Foundation Building stage yet.

And in order to ensure their safety, in addition to talismans, he also purchased a lot of spiritual tools, which is also a considerable investment.

Fortunately, there is a spatial crack, otherwise, with so many wives, an ordinary person really couldn't afford it.

Shaking off the thoughts that flashed through his mind, Xu Mu summoned the system and began to enhance his Tianji Purple Thunder Body.

【Tianji Purple Thunder Body +10】!

【Tianji Purple Thunder Body +10】!

【Tianji Purple Thunder Body +10】!

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【Tianji Purple Thunder Body Proficiency: 0/6400】!

(End of this chapter)