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

Chapter 27: Foundation Building Sword Qi

"What's happening?"

"What's all the noise outside?"

Jia An and the others, who were happily drinking inside the house, instinctively wanted to get up and go outside to see what was going on.

In the next moment!

A strange fireball, about the size of a palm, with a blue light flickering at its center and a dark red color overall, crashed through the window and flew in from outside.

"What is this thing?"

A hint of doubt arose in the hearts of the few people, but before they could react, the fireball suddenly exploded, and its terrifying power swept in all directions, instantly engulfing them.

Boom!

Intense flames gushed out from the room, instantly tearing the entire house to pieces.

The loud explosion spread throughout the entire market in an instant.

Jia An and the others at the center didn't even have time to scream before they were torn to pieces by the shockwave.

Bang!

Even though Xu Mu had prepared in advance, ran away ahead of time, and even slapped a protective talisman, he was still lifted several tens of meters away by the shockwave. When he landed, his back felt hot and half of his body went numb.

His patrol members who had just discovered him weren't so lucky.

They were lying on the ground at this moment, their lives hanging by a thread.

"What the hell! This power is too strong?!!"

Looking at the ten-meter-wide pit that was blasted out at the center, as well as the scattered houses within a hundred-meter radius that looked like they had been bombarded by cannons, Xu Mu's jaw almost dropped in shock.

He realized that the power of the compressed fireball would be great, but he didn't expect it to be this great.

Originally, he only wanted to kill Jia An and the others, and then cause a commotion to confuse the situation.

He never expected that with this compressed fireball, he would wipe out half of the patrol team.

Apart from Jia An and the others who were turned into ashes, there were only debris and broken walls nearby, and the patrol members lying on the ground were moaning in pain with severed hands and feet.

"Bastard! I'm going to kill you!"

Just as Xu Mu was considering whether to kill all these people or just run away, a figure wearing silver armor soared into the sky from the ruins.

He was stepping on a green flying sword, disheveled, and in a sorry state. At this moment, he was looking at Xu Mu with a face full of killing intent.

Judging from the unreserved aura emanating from the other party, he was definitely a master in the later stage of Qi Refining.

This person was very likely the Commander Luo mentioned by Jia An!

Without hesitation, Xu Mu formed hand seals with his ten fingers and instantly condensed dozens of flaming flying knives, shooting them towards the silver-armored figure.

The moment the flying knives were shot out, he immediately swallowed two Qi replenishing pills, turned around, and ran outside.

This Commander Luo, who could command the entire patrol team, was definitely a trusted person of a powerful family, and might even be a direct descendant.

Having witnessed the strength of the head of the Chi family, Xu Mu, I know well the power of the descendants of prominent families. The person before me has a cultivation level surpassing mine, and his true strength is unknown. For the sake of safety, Xu Mu decides it's best to leave first.

The person in silver armor is named Luo Xu, indeed the leader Luo mentioned by Jia An. At the same time, he is a direct descendant of the Luo family, a prominent family in Foundation Building. His grandfather is the Foundation Building ancestor of the Luo family, and his father is the current head of the Luo family.

The reason he was assigned to the patrol team is twofold: to prevent him from going to the battlefield and to temper him. Not long ago, while he was cultivating in his room, he was suddenly blown away by an unexpected explosion. The interruption in his cultivation caused some internal injuries, which is why he is so angry.

The reason Luo Xu believes Xu Mu is the culprit is twofold: firstly, he was the only one standing in the entire scene, and secondly, Xu Mu deliberately covered his face with a black cloth to avoid being recognized.

Anyone with a functioning brain should be able to recognize him based on his appearance. Burning with anger, Luo Xu, who wanted to kill, immediately calmed down upon seeing the large pit created by the compressed fireball.

Damn it! This power has far exceeded the Qi Refining stage!

Just as he was considering whether to retreat, the flame flying knives condensed by Xu Mu had already cut through the air and shot towards him.

"Trivial tricks!"

Luo Xu's face turned cold as he immediately activated the defensive formation on his armor, forming a layer of silver defensive aura. He recognized that this was just an ordinary condensed flame and its power should not be able to break through his armor's defense.

Boom! Boom!

The flying knives exploded upon touching the defensive artifact, releasing a terrifying impact.

"How is this possible!"

Luo Xu was greatly shocked. Without enough time to reinforce his defense, the silver aura, after undergoing intense fluctuations, cracked with a snap and was directly shattered by the explosion.

The terrifying force acted upon him, causing him to vomit blood and fall from the flying sword.

"Hmm?"

Xu Mu, who had already run a distance away, turned around and abruptly stopped. This person... doesn't seem very strong?

He hesitated for a moment, then condensed dozens of flame flying knives again. With a wave of his right hand, he tore through the air and shot them towards Luo Xu.

Killing Jia An might delay trouble, but if he doesn't deal with this leader Luo, there will definitely be more trouble coming his way. Since he has the opportunity, he naturally wants to solve everything once and for all.

"Damn it! What kind of spell is this?"

Luo Xu's face showed a look of horror. He quickly got up, patted his pocket, and a small silver shield flew out, instantly enlarging and blocking in front of him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

However, under the relentless bombardment of the flying knives, the silver shield only held up for a moment before being blown away.

At the same time, Luo Xu had already taken out a high-level protective talisman and blessed himself with it.

However, the talisman only lasted for a moment before being torn apart by the power of the flames.

Luo Xu was not spared, and with a thud, he was once again blasted away, landing on the ground with blood spewing from his mouth, in a sorry state.

"Bastard!"

Luo Xu's face turned pale, his eyes turning red with anger. He gritted his teeth and, without much thought, immediately took out a white jade talisman covered in runes from his pocket and threw it fiercely towards Xu Mu.

The jade talisman emitted a white light and suddenly transformed in mid-air, turning into a small white sword energy that shot straight towards Xu Mu at lightning speed.

Just as Xu Mu was about to condense the strange flame flying knives again, he was instantly horrified and immediately merged the knives that had not fully condensed into one, colliding with the white sword energy.

Puchi!

The white sword energy was incredibly powerful, instantly piercing through the flying knives and continuing to shoot towards Xu Mu.

Buzz!

The defensive artifacts, the purple bronze heart-guarding mirror and the protective talisman, were almost simultaneously activated by Xu Mu, forming two layers of defensive spiritual light.

Crack! Crack!

The two layers of protective shields only managed to withstand for a moment before being directly pierced by the sword energy.

However, with Xu Mu's body quality in the Foundation Building stage, coupled with the support of light body technique, a moment was enough for him to react.

Clang!

The golden sword was unsheathed, and fifteen attacking formations were fully activated, emitting a dazzling golden light. Xu Mu's eyes bulged, his chest swelled, and he held the sword firmly, fiercely slashing at the white sword energy.

Thunderbolt Sword Art - Flash Thunder Style!

Dang!

A sound of metal clashing rang out.

The white sword energy was deflected by the golden sword, shooting into the ruins and disappearing.

"How is this possible!!!"

Seeing Xu Mu actually dodge the white sword energy, Luo Xu widened his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.

That was the life-saving sword energy condensed by the Foundation Building stage, specially sealed by his grandfather for him to use.

Even an ordinary Foundation Building stage cultivator would find it difficult to resist.

But Xu Mu didn't care about all that.

With lingering fear in his heart, he didn't dare to give the other party any more chances.

Without time to condense the flame flying knives again, he saw Xu Mu's waist sink, and with a stomp of his foot, his figure suddenly disappeared from the original spot.

When he reappeared, he was already within a few zhang of Luo Xu, his bones creaking, his footsteps quick and steady, forming a zigzag arc.

Luo Xu's eyes were filled with fear as he hurriedly threw out several high-level talismans, which turned into fire dragons, wind blades, and earth spikes, attacking Xu Mu.

But Xu Mu easily dodged them.

He wanted to mobilize his flying sword and display his sword techniques, but unfortunately, he was already close to Xu Mu!

Swish!

The golden sword in Xu Mu's hand erupted with fifteen simultaneous attacks, his figure resembling a thunderbolt, instantly tearing through the protective talisman that Luo Xu had just activated, flashing past him.

Thunderbolt Sword Art - Thunderbolt Style!

"You can't kill me, my lord... Ah!"

Luo Xu's words were cut off halfway as his head fell from his neck, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

His grandfather was a Foundation Building stage cultivator, his father was the head of the family, and his future was limitless.

How could he die in a place like this?

But no amount of unwillingness could change the fact!

With the gushing blood from his neck, his vision was obscured, and his consciousness completely plunged into darkness.

The green flying sword that had just taken off, amidst a mournful cry, dimmed and fell back down.

Ironically, their Luo family, known for their Qinghe Sword Sect heritage, excelled in sword techniques, but they were completely bombarded by Xu Mu from beginning to end, with no room to display their skills.

"You can't underestimate people from big families, almost capsized!" Xu Mu said with lingering fear.

Fortunately, he still had enough trump cards, otherwise he would have met his end here today.

Without time to sigh, Xu Mu quickly collected everything he could scavenge and silenced all the patrol members who were still alive.

To avoid leaving too many traces, before leaving, he deliberately set a fire.

After all, this was the cultivation world, and any trace could become a clue for the other party to track him down.

Unfortunately, time was pressing, and he couldn't afford to raise too much dust.

Once everything was settled, Xu Mu immediately activated his invisibility technique and disappeared into the night.

Shortly after he left, dozens of figures wearing high-quality robes flew over from the center of the market, riding various flying artifacts.

...

After leaving the patrol team, Xu Mu found an abandoned house and hid all the spoils he had collected. Then he changed his clothes, took a few clean talismans, and circled around the slum area to ensure that no one was following him or any omissions were made before returning home.

It's unclear whether it was because he carried too many talismans to ward off evil this time or because there were people patrolling recently, but he didn't encounter any cultists again.

The next day, news of the attack on the patrol team spread throughout the entire Baishi market.

Everyone was discussing it!

The explosion last night was impossible to conceal, and the market's management had no intention of covering it up. Even before dawn, they had already dispatched experts to search around.

Not only within the market, but even the slum area became one of the objects of investigation!

"Hand over your storage bags!"

On this day, a group of patrol members with fierce expressions forcefully barged into Xu Mu's home.

(End of this chapter)