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

Chapter 18: Sending Wealthy Boy

Upon returning home, Xu Mu began sorting through the things he had found on the two brothers.

Eighty-three pieces of low-grade spirit stones!

A cultivation manual!

Over ten bottles of elixirs!

Two damaged defensive artifacts!

Nearly a hundred various types of talismans!

A black hammer-shaped magical artifact!

A gray-white rope-shaped magical artifact!

Two sets of willow leaf flying knives!

"Damn! No wonder they make a living by robbing, they're so rich!"

Just a rough estimate of these things would exceed a thousand pieces of low-grade spirit stones.

In comparison, he was as poor as a beggar.

It's a good thing he was known as a wealthy alchemist.

"Fortunately, these two were cautious at the beginning and didn't attack me when I first arrived!"

Otherwise, with his strength at the time, he would have been completely defenseless.

But he didn't even think about it himself. It was because of his poor appearance when he first arrived that the other party bothered to attack him.

If he wasn't an alchemist and didn't have an alchemy furnace, plus his daughter's ability to refine infant blood pills, the Li brothers might not have paid any attention to him.

After all, a rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its burrow!

If he offended everyone around him, it wouldn't be good for him either.

The main reason was that the people in the slums were too poor. No matter how many he killed, he wouldn't earn much money. Their main targets were the people in the market.

But no matter what, Xu Mu had become rich overnight this time.

"Should I change my career to robbery in the future? With my strength, I can easily play the role of a tiger in sheep's clothing!"

There was no way around it. The money came too quickly and too easily!

This time, even warming up couldn't be considered.

But soon, Xu Mu came to his senses.

He had a system, so why would he take such risks?

The Li brothers were already cautious, and yet they still failed.

Who could guarantee that he wouldn't have an accident!

"I have a wife and child, and alchemy earns me a decent amount. It's better to forget about it!"

He could already refine Jade Essence Pills, and in the future, he would only earn more and more. It was sustainable, so there was no need to narrow his path.

Putting aside his naive thoughts, he began to carefully study his gains.

The spirit stones didn't need to be mentioned, he put them away directly!

The cultivation manual was called "Blood Spirit Art," a demonic cultivation technique. Judging from the introduction, it was much more advanced than Xu Mu's "Flame Spirit Art."

The "Blood Spirit Art" recorded many demonic secret techniques that used blood as a catalyst. They were extremely powerful, but unfortunately, the Li brothers didn't even have time to use a single one before they were blown up and killed.

If they hadn't died in the first wave of attacks, there was a real possibility... Hmm, they would have died in the second wave of attacks.

In addition to evil secret techniques, it also records the methods of refining several types of elixirs, including the Infant Blood Pill.

"The main ingredient is an infant under one month old, combined with Cold Heart Fruit, Snake Vine, Five Willow Roots, Yin Fern Roots..., it can regulate qi and blood, improve constitution, and increase lifespan!"

"The refining method is so simple, yet it has the effects comparable to a third-grade elixir. No wonder it continues to be banned in the market! It's possible that this elixir recipe was passed down from these two brothers!"

Of course, there is another possibility, which is that there are other people in the market who practice the same technique.

There is nothing strange about this!

In the Bai Shi market, ninety percent of cultivators are independent cultivators. They don't have any sect prejudices. As long as you pay, they can sell you any secret technique.

Xu Mu's hand burst into flames, instantly reducing it to ashes.

He didn't want to become a freak like those two!

Moreover, the Flame Spirit Technique and the Blood Spirit Technique have vastly different natures. Modifying them would be equivalent to starting over, and the cost would far outweigh the benefits.

He then picked up the bottles of elixirs one by one to inspect them.

There were over a dozen bottles of elixirs, with several different varieties: Fasting Pill, Qi Gathering Pill, Detoxifying Pill, Hemostatic Pill, Healing Pill, Qi Supplementing Pill, and even a Rotting Bone Pill.

"These two are indeed related to Sun Daocheng!"

Although the Rotting Bone Pill is not considered precious, not many people know how to make it. And the fact that it happens to be in this alley makes it easy to guess the connection between the two.

Coupled with the fact that the Li brothers have the method to refine the Infant Blood Pill, it is not difficult to speculate that the three of them have collaborated more than once before.

In addition to these common elixirs, there were also two bottles of dark red elixirs, which were the Blood Essence Pill recorded in the Blood Spirit Technique. It is an essential elixir for practicing the Blood Spirit Technique, replenishing the blood consumption in the body when problems arise during cultivation.

It is also the main source of the strong bloody aura emanating from the two brothers.

To refine this kind of elixir, one can use animal blood, or...

human blood!

Xu Mu had no intention of trying it and planned to find an opportunity to get rid of it.

In addition to the dozen or so common elixirs, they might come in handy in the future, so he specifically stored them in a storage bag.

Speaking of which, including the two storage bags in his hand, he now had four storage bags.

"In the future, when purchasing a large quantity of supplies, I don't have to worry about not having enough space!"

Next were various talismans!

Unexpectedly, these dozens of talismans gave Xu Mu a pleasant surprise.

"Escape Talisman!! These two really are a source of wealth!"

The Escape Talisman is a third-grade talisman. When activated, it allows the user to have the ability to fly at low altitudes, with a speed faster than an ordinary flying sword. The only drawback is that it has a time limit.

But when it comes to escaping, it is definitely a divine technique.

"Just two! One for me and one for Ying'er!"

Xu Mu happily accepted them.

As for the other talismans, with their various functions, he also kept them, as they might come in handy in the future.

Anyway, by casually selling some of these things, he would have enough spirit stones for a short period of time. There was no need to sell everything.

Then he picked up a few magical tools.

There's no need to mention the two damaged defensive magical tools. If they weren't damaged, he could have kept them, but now he could only throw them away.

The hammer-shaped magical tool is a low-grade attack magical tool. After refining it, it can be enlarged or reduced, and its attack power is astonishing, but its attack speed is a bit slow.

The rope-shaped magical tool is a medium-grade magical tool. After refining it, it can be manipulated to entangle and bind enemies.

These special artifacts are quite expensive!

This rope artifact should be the most valuable thing on two people.

Xu Mu plans to keep it for personal use and has given it a name, "Binding Immortal Rope."

Binding immortals might be a bit unlikely, but it should work well against ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

Both sets of Willow Leaf Flying Knives are low-grade artifacts, but because they are a complete set, their price should be much higher than ordinary low-grade artifacts.

There are six knives in each set, all of them are green and made of jade.

Depending on the cultivator's cultivation level, they can control a varying number of flying knives.

These should be used by the two brothers together, simultaneously releasing twelve flying knives to form a knife formation. With their likely telepathic connection and cooperation, their power would be absolutely astonishing.

Xu Mu kept one set to give to Ye Yingying for self-defense, and he plans to sell the other set.

His Fire Control Technique can condense flying knives that are more powerful than these, so there's no need to keep them around and collect dust.

Facing the artifacts Xu Mu sent, Ye Yingying naturally felt extremely delighted. She had never received such a precious gift before, to the point that she acted unusually proactive that night.

It made Xu Mu, who was already of a certain age, almost unable to walk the next day!

It's simply bullying an old man!

Fortunately, he had good self-control and didn't cause any casualties in the end.

"It seems like I can't let go of the Thunderbolt Sword Technique after all!"

After all, the body is the foundation of revolution. Without a good body, how can one educate the younger generation?

"It's just that the taste has become a bit bland after Ye Yingying gave birth to Xiaoling'er! It's a small regret!"

After organizing the harvest, Xu Mu spent the following days refining pills, refining pills, and refining pills until all the materials were used up.

In the end, he harvested a total of 361 Qi Gathering Pills, 54 Jade Marrow Pills, of which 90% of the Qi Gathering Pills were top-grade, and the remaining 10% were all high-grade.

As for the Jade Marrow Pills, most of them were low-grade, with a small amount of middle-grade, and not a single top-grade. Fortunately, the remaining five batches of medicinal materials were all successfully refined.

Originally, with his proficiency in refining Jade Marrow Pills, it would be difficult to refine them all successfully. However, due to the dual breakthroughs in cultivation and Fire Control Technique, the success rate of refining greatly increased.

Even the efficiency of refining has improved.

Originally, it would take two days and one night, but now one day and one night is enough.

The Qi Gathering Pills have reached the level of refining two furnaces in one day.

...

Stepping out of the house.

The world is covered in white.

The first winter snow in Baishi Fang Market has been falling for three days!

Xu Mu put on the cotton jacket his wife sewed for him and walked towards the market, stepping on the creaking snow.

Perhaps it's because winter has arrived, the battles between Qinghe Sword Sect and Soul Refining Sect have also shown signs of stopping, and the market is no longer as lively as before.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, have you refined the Jade Marrow Pills?!"

Seeing the Jade Marrow Pills Xu Mu took out, Su Qing, who still showed off her beautiful figure even in thick cotton clothes, exclaimed in surprise.

"Fortunately, I managed to refine two bottles with good luck! But the quality is a bit poor, they are all low-grade!" Xu Mu modestly said.

As for the middle-grade Jade Marrow Pills he refined, he naturally kept them for himself and his wife to consume, and it could also help conceal his true abilities.

After consuming a large number of middle-grade Jade Marrow Pills, Ye Yingying has already broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, much stronger than Xu Mu was at the beginning.

However, considering the time it took and the number of pills she consumed, it's hard to say anything about her talent.

"Even if it's a low-grade item, it's still amazing! Congratulations, congratulations!"

Su Qing was extremely happy.

Because the more advanced Xu Mu's alchemy skills were, the better the pills he sold, and naturally, her commission would be higher.

"I just had a breakthrough in my cultivation and gained some insights. It might not be the same next time!"

Generally, when cultivators have just had a breakthrough, they will experience a period of inspiration, and their overall improvement will be relatively fast.

Of course, no matter how explosive the inspiration is, it can't compare to the system.

He said this just to avoid standing out too much.

"So that's how it is! No wonder Fellow Daoist looks so much younger!"

Su Qing didn't think much of it.

If she could succeed once, she could succeed twice. As long as she stabilized, there would be a continuous stream of income.

The Jade Marrow Pill is a second-grade pill!

With the commission she earned from Xu Mu alone, she would be able to live a comfortable life.

This relationship must be maintained!

This time, without Xu Mu asking, she told him every detail of the information she had learned during this period.

By the time Xu Mu came out of the Song Family Medicine Shop, he already had fifteen sets of medicinal materials for refining the Jade Marrow Pill, as well as twenty sets of medicinal materials for refining the Gathering Qi Pill.

Recently, the price of the Jade Marrow Pill had also increased significantly. Just three bottles of low-grade Jade Marrow Pill were sold for three hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones. The profit was so great that Xu Mu wished he could refine the Jade Marrow Pill every day.

Of course, this was just wishful thinking. If he really sold a large quantity of Jade Marrow Pills, with his current strength, he would likely attract unnecessary trouble.

As for the Gathering Qi Pill, Xu Mu did not sell it at the Song Family Medicine Shop.

He planned to sell it to the shopkeeper at the Snow Lotus Medicine Shop.

Apart from considering his old feelings, he also felt that the Song Family Medicine Shop's price was too low. If he sold it at the Snow Lotus Medicine Shop, he was confident that he could negotiate the price to ninety percent, and he wouldn't have to worry about being bound by a contract.

Although he hadn't tested his limits during his last trip to Baihe Forest, he was able to easily deal with the Li brothers. Xu Mu believed that with his current strength, he shouldn't have any problem dealing with several ordinary mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

With this kind of strength, there shouldn't be any problem selling a large quantity of Gathering Qi Pills. If he attracted attention, he might even make some extra money.

On the way to the Snow Lotus Medicine Shop, he found a shop that bought and sold magical artifacts and sold off two damaged defensive magical artifacts, a hammer-shaped offensive magical artifact, and a set of flying leaf knives.

In the end, he exchanged them for two low-grade defensive magical artifacts.

One was a bracelet made of Blue Marrow Cold Jade. Not only could it release protective spiritual light in times of crisis, but wearing it for a long time could also slowly improve the cultivator's physique.

This bracelet could be considered a fine product among low-grade defensive magical artifacts, and its price was almost catching up to that of a mid-grade defensive magical artifact.

The other one was a heart-protecting mirror made of Purple Essence Copper.

The bracelet was naturally for his wife, while the heart-protecting mirror was for himself.

Originally, he wanted to buy a Daoist robe, but considering that living in the slums and wearing a Daoist robe would make him stand out, he decided to buy defensive magical artifacts instead.

"By the way, with my current situation, can I move back to the city?"

Just as he was considering whether or not to move back, the Snow Lotus Medicine Shop came into view.

At that moment, a graceful and dignified beauty with a coiled snake bun and wearing a green Daoist robe walked out of the medicine shop with a slightly furrowed brow.

The two of them happened to meet face to face!

When she saw Xu Mu, surprise appeared on the beautiful woman's face.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Xu! It's been such a long time!"

(End of this chapter)