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

Chapter 13: Jade Marrow Pill

[Thundering Sword Technique +10]!

[Thundering Sword Technique +10]!

[Thundering Sword Technique +10]!

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[Thundering Sword Technique Proficiency: 0/200]!

"Damn it!"

A terrifying sense of hunger surged within Xu Mu's body. He swallowed a whole bottle of Fasting Pill to alleviate it.

"This sword technique consumes too much energy! Fortunately, this is the cultivation world. If it were in the real world, I wouldn't even have time to eat!"

Xu Mu shuddered.

If he couldn't replenish his energy in time, he suspected that the system would directly absorb his life force.

Fortunately, while the cost was enormous, the rewards were equally great.

At this moment, his muscles were refined and full, with distinct lines. With a slight movement, his strength connected as one, brimming with explosive power.

He took out the Profound Iron Sword.

The originally heavy Profound Iron Sword now felt as light as a wooden sword in his hand.

Clearly, his strength had greatly increased.

Xu Mu held the sword with one hand and practiced the Thundering Sword Technique in the room. Every move and technique created a whirlwind, with sword shadows flashing and cold light piercing through.

"Not bad!"

After digesting and absorbing this improvement, Xu Mu went back to his room to rest.

In the following days, Xu Mu immersed himself in alchemy and improving his strength. He had originally wanted to communicate with his wife about their feelings, but he never found the opportunity.

Time flew by, and two months passed amidst the wind and rain outside. Xu Mu remained calm and steady in his little nest.

After consuming a large amount of Luck Points over the course of two months, his abilities had reached their limits in all aspects.

Of course, in addition to relying on Luck Points, he had also made a slight improvement through his own practice!

His current attribute values were:

[Name: Xu Mu]

[Lifespan: 62/104]

[Cultivation Realm: Qi Refining Third Layer; 399/400]

[Cultivation Technique: Lingyan Art Perfection; 9/800]

[Skills:]

Alchemy:

Fasting Pill Mastery; 312/400, Qi Gathering Pill Grandmaster; 21/1600

Spells:

Fire Control Art Master; 3051/3200, Fireball Technique Proficiency; 10/400, Wind Blade Technique Proficiency; 108/200, Light Body Technique Grandmaster; 0/1600, Invisibility Technique Perfection; 0/800...

Swordsmanship:

Thundering Sword Technique Mastery; 247/800

Divine Ability: None

【Achievement:】

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

【Luck value: 955】

The Fire Manipulation Technique is about to break through to the Grandmaster level, and the Thunderous Sword Technique, which has been emphasized, has already reached the Proficient level.

Only the cultivation has been stuck at the edge of breakthrough, and there has been no change for several days.

However, Xu Mu can feel that as long as he continues to grind like this, he will be able to break through in less than a month.

This progress is already several times faster than before.

But the cost is equally enormous.

His pockets are almost empty.

The Fasting Pill is needless to say, it has long been consumed, otherwise the Thunderous Sword Technique would not be stuck at the Proficient level.

The Qi Gathering Pills he refined have also been eaten by him and Ye Yingying, leaving only over 100 as capital.

As for the Spirit Rice and Beast Meat, it goes without saying.

The speed at which the Spirit Stones are spent is undoubtedly several times faster than before.

"But as long as I can improve my strength, everything is worth it!"

Xu Mu feels that his strength has at least increased several times compared to two months ago.

The Proficient level of the Thunderous Sword Technique has given him a strong physique. Every muscle, tendon, and skin on his body has been honed to the extreme. With a casual flick, he has the strength of four to five hundred kilograms. He can lift someone like Ye Yingying, who weighs the same, with just one hand without using his spiritual power.

But the truly powerful aspect is that with the enhancement of his physique, the power of the Light Body Technique has finally been unleashed.

With the Light Body Technique, he can easily cut through steel with a single sword and slice through half-inch thick bluestone.

However, without anyone to conduct experiments on, he doesn't know what level his physical skills have reached.

Xu Mu thinks that when his cultivation breaks through to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, he will go to the Baihe Forest to test his skills against a monster beast and also obtain some monster meat.

Because of his inadequate strength, after traversing this world for many years, he has only been to the wilderness a few times, and they were all on the outskirts.

While his swordsmanship has improved significantly, his Fire Manipulation Technique has made even greater progress.

The explosive fireball that used to take some time to compress can now be condensed in an instant.

Weapons formed using flames have also reached the toughness of ordinary weapons. Even if Xu Mu releases control, they can be maintained for a period of time.

At the same time, the impact and binding power of the Firebird and Fire Serpent have also increased significantly.

However, a problem has also emerged!

His spiritual power is somewhat insufficient!

That's why Xu Mu has been suppressing himself from breaking through the Transcendent realm.

While the Fire Manipulation Technique is rapidly improving, he has discovered something interesting.

That is, as the Fire Manipulation Technique rapidly improves, the Fireball Technique has unknowingly reached the Proficient level as well.

Xu Mu feels that this is likely the so-called "learning by analogy."

After all, both are fire-based spells!

Xu Mu suspects that in the future, when cultivating any fire-based spells, he will probably gain significant cultivation bonuses.

He is already considering that once his cultivation breaks through to the fourth layer, reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he will start cultivating the second stage of the Fire Manipulation Technique.

During the two months of seclusion, besides the consumption of Spirit Stones, he also has to face another problem.

His Luck value is running out quickly!

In the future, it won't be so easy to improve skill proficiency quickly.

"We must find a way to save and reduce our luck points!"

Saving means reducing the consumption of luck points. For skills that are not very useful or low-level skills, try not to use luck points to improve them.

Gaining achievements means obtaining more accomplishments and increasing the amount of luck points obtained each day.

Xu Mu could think of it, and the simplest way would naturally be to have Ye Yingying give birth to another child.

Something like: "Having both a son and a daughter, blessed with a precious child."

However, the situation in Baishifang City is not very good right now. If they were to do it at this time, it could potentially bring a lot of danger in the future.

Moreover, Ye Yingying's body has not fully recovered yet. Having another child would cause damage to her body.

So this path is not feasible, at least not now.

Another option is to take concubines!

Marrying seven or eight, having three wives and four concubines, achieving the status of having a group of wives and concubines.

But this path is obviously not feasible right now.

There is only one reason - poverty!

His current ability to earn money is only enough to support his own cultivation. Adding a wife has already stretched his resources. If he were to marry a few more, not only would it not improve his cultivation speed, but it would likely decrease it.

After much thought, he let out a long sigh and decided to take it step by step!

He instructed Ye Yingying to activate the formation as soon as he left, and Xu Mu left with the remaining 120 Qi Gathering Pills.

When passing by the Li brothers' door, he couldn't help but stop and take a look.

The gate was tightly closed!

He didn't know if they had gone out or if they were cultivating inside the house.

Without lingering too long, he left the alley and headed towards Baishifang City.

On the way to the market, there were noticeably more people compared to two months ago. The previously vacant houses along the road were now mostly occupied.

The entire slum area showed a vitality that was different from before, and the closer it was to the market, the more obvious this feeling became.

"It seems that in these two months, many cultivators have come from other places! I wonder how the battle between the two sects is going? How much longer will it last!"

Xu Mu felt that if the number of people continued to increase like this, trouble would arise sooner or later.

After all, Baishifang City is just a small place with limited capacity.

Once inside the market, the streets were crowded with people, and cultivators were flying in the sky, as if celebrating a grand festival. This made Xu Mu realize the seriousness of the problem once again, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

When he arrived at the Song family's medicine shop, an unfamiliar maid greeted him, wanting to attend to him.

"Is Su Qing here? I'm looking for her!"

"Uh? She's currently attending to a customer. Fellow Daoist might have to wait for a while."

"It's alright! Just let her know that I'm waiting here!"

"Alright then!"

The maid turned and left, and Xu Mu stood at the door waiting.

Not long after, Su Qing walked over quickly.

"Sorry for keeping Fellow Daoist Xu waiting for so long! Is Fellow Daoist here to sell pills?"

"Mhmm!"

"Please follow me!"

Su Qing led Xu Mu into the back hall.

"Su Fellow Daoist, please don't rush. I have been in seclusion for the past few months refining pills and I don't know the current situation outside. I wonder if Fellow Daoist can tell me about it!"

Xu Mu took out another bottle of Qi Gathering Pill and handed it over.

Su Qing hurriedly pushed it away.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too polite! I am already grateful that you came to me to buy pills. This one is on the house! As for the recent situation in the market, feel free to ask me anything you want to know!"

Xu Mu specifically came to her to buy pills, and she already received a commission. It wouldn't be right to accept gifts on top of that.

After all, everything should be done with consideration and a long-term perspective.

"Alright then!"

Seeing her firm attitude, Xu Mu didn't insist any further and asked about the battle between Qinghe Sword Sect and Lianhun Sect.

"Not looking good!"

Su Qing shook her head, her eyebrows furrowed with a hint of worry.

When the nest is overturned, how can there be any intact eggs?

If Qinghe Sword Sect falls, their days won't be any better.

She then told Xu Mu all the information she knew.

According to Su Qing, in the recent battles, Qinghe Sword Sect had more losses than wins and had lost a significant amount of territory. They were now basically in a passive defensive state and no longer taking the initiative to attack.

It seemed impossible to win, and the only possibility for a turnaround would be if the Nascent Soul sect behind them intervened in the war.

After hearing this news, Xu Mu also felt worried and decided to improve his cultivation as soon as possible. He couldn't afford to waste any more time.

After selling the pills, Xu Mu obtained 315 low-grade spirit stones.

The reason he could get so much was because the price of Qi Gathering Pills had skyrocketed again.

Of course, the price of raw materials had also risen, reaching four low-grade spirit stones per portion.

Xu Mu bought thirty portions of Qi Gathering Pill materials, spending 120 low-grade spirit stones. In addition, he spent another 120 low-grade spirit stones to buy six portions of materials for refining Jade Marrow Pill.

He planned to learn how to refine the Jade Marrow Pill after returning home. On one hand, the Jade Marrow Pill could help him break through the fourth layer of Qi Refining faster, and on the other hand, it would lay the foundation for earning more money in the future.

As for the Thunderbolt Sword Art, he had to temporarily give up. As the level of sword art increased, the consumption also increased, and he couldn't handle it anymore.

He used the remaining spirit stones to buy rice and meat.

With the continuous rise in prices, what could have lasted for a few months with spirit stones was now barely enough for a month.

So he had no choice but to refine the Jade Marrow Pill to increase his earning speed.

Returning home, he took out the rice and meat and spent some time with his wife and daughter.

Little Ling'er, who was three months old, could already clench her fists and wave her hands, showing a smile. Her little face had fully developed, with skin as white and tender as milk. Her pure eyes were like two black cat's eye stones, exceptionally cute.

Every time Xu Mu held her, he was reluctant to let go, kissing her repeatedly. Unfortunately, this little one didn't care much for him and would cry after being held for a while. He had to immediately hand her over to Ye Yingying.

After making his daughter cry again, Xu Mu smiled bitterly, leaving the bedroom and entering the storage room to start learning the method of refining the Jade Marrow Pill.

Unlike swordsmanship and spells, alchemy had a relatively simple entry level.

When Xu Mu finished writing down the steps and formulas for refining the Jade Marrow Pill, the interface displayed the skill for the Jade Marrow Pill.

【Jade Marrow Pill - Beginner; 1/200】!

(End of this chapter)