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

Chapter 58: Leaving Yang City

Five days later.

A massive boat, measuring three hundred meters in length, shimmering with substantial blue spiritual light, slowly pierced through thick clouds and flew towards the ground.

Sensing the change in the flying boat, the passengers walked out of the cabin and stood on the deck, looking down below.

On the ground stretched endless spiritual fields, lush and dripping with spiritual valleys, bending under the weight and swaying with the gentle breeze.

Cultivators in Daoist robes stood in the fields, forming hand seals to perform the Rain of Spirits technique, condensing clouds in the air and causing droplets of rain to fall.

Spirit farmers with rolled-up sleeves and pants were bending over in the fields, weeding and removing pests.

The giant boat continued forward.

Soon, a massive circular mountain appeared in everyone's view.

Around the circular mountain were densely packed buildings, resembling ant nests, covering the entire mountain range. People were bustling about, constantly shuttling through them like busy ants.

"Smoke! There's smoke!"

Xiao Ling pointed to the center of the circular mountain and exclaimed in a childish voice.

Xu Mu looked over and saw that white mist was continuously rising from the center of the circular mountain, making the entire mountain look like a chimney.

"Husband, what's going on there?" Ye Yingying curiously asked.

The others also looked at Xu Mu. It was their first time coming to the Liyang Sect, so they were unfamiliar with the situation here.

In fact, Xu Mu was also here for the first time, but he had gathered quite a bit of information during this period and happened to know what was going on.

"That should be smoke caused by volcanic eruption!"

According to the information he had obtained, the Liyang Sect's sect was built on top of an active volcano, relying on formations to extract the power of the earth's fire for their own use. The Liyang Sect's expertise in refining tools was inseparable from the continuous supply of earth fire power.

If nothing unexpected happened, the circular mountain in front of them should be the location of the Liyang Sect's sect.

The city below the mountain was their destination for this trip.

Liyang City.

Xu Mu shared the information he had obtained with the others, and the flying boat slowly descended to the ground.

Following the crowd, they walked down the flying boat and entered the city.

Compared to the markets they had stayed in before, Liyang City was much more prosperous.

The wide streets were spacious enough for six horse carriages to travel side by side.

The shops along the street, each one of them had three or four floors, with exquisite carvings and beautiful decorations.

There were all kinds of shops, such as talisman shops, magic tool shops, pill shops, spirit beast shops, robe shops, spirit rice stores, restaurants, teahouses, and so on. They were simply everywhere.

The extremely rare third-grade magic tools in Baihe Market could be found in almost every magic tool shop here. Third-grade pills and talismans were also very common.

Most of the pedestrians on the street were wearing robes, surrounded by spiritual light, and had extraordinary temperaments.

In Xu Mu's perception, cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining were not exactly common, but they were not rare either. He would occasionally come across them.

However, Foundation Building cultivators were still rare in Yangcheng, and they didn't see a single one along the way.

Although Yangcheng was prosperous, it was clearly dominated by Qi Refining cultivators.

Advancing to Foundation Building was really difficult!

It would be considered good if one out of a hundred Qi Refining cultivators could advance.

However, Xu Mu could feel that although they were all at the Qi Refining stage, the Qi Refining cultivators in Yangcheng had a more profound aura and their combat power couldn't be compared. But if it came to advancing to Foundation Building, the cultivators in Yangcheng clearly had an advantage.

This was a normal situation!

Because only scattered cultivators who had no hope of advancing would think of going to the market to take risks and seek opportunities.

The previous host was the same.

The previous host was not born in Baihe Market, but near Qinghe City. Because his cultivation progress was too slow, he followed the Qinghe Sword Sect's pioneering team to Baihe Market.

But once he went there, it was half a lifetime, and he never went back.

He had stayed in Qinghe City before. Although Qinghe City was prosperous, compared to Yangcheng, it was still several times worse.

According to the information he collected, Liyang Sect had three Gold Core ancestors, one of whom was even in the late Gold Core stage. Their strength could be said to far surpass the Qinghe Sword Sect.

With such strong strength, it was difficult for Liyang City not to be prosperous.

I wonder how prosperous the city where the Nascent Soul sect is located would be!

A sudden impulse surged in Xu Mu's heart. He must see it in this lifetime.

The few of them wandered around the city like Liu Laolao and then found an inn to stay in.

After settling everyone down, the next day, Xu Mu came alone to the tooth shop responsible for renting houses.

"I wonder what kind of house Fellow Daoist would like to rent? A single room, a standalone building, or an independent cave residence?" The tooth person in charge of reception had a chubby face and was quite friendly.

"You can also rent cave residences here?" Xu Mu was quite shocked.

The so-called cave residence was actually a mansion built on spiritual veins.

Because spiritual veins were usually in the mountains, mansions were usually built by digging caves, so they habitually called them cave residences.

"Of course you can rent! As long as you can afford the spirit stones, even if it's a Grotto-Heaven blessed land, we can get it for you!" the tooth person said with a smile.

"..." Xu Mu naturally didn't believe this.

Grotto-Heaven blessed lands were independent secret realms, extremely precious, and often the foundation of a sect.

Not to mention Liyang Sect, even the Tianhe Sect might not have one.

The tooth person in front of him was obviously bragging.

Xu Mu didn't bother to expose him.

"I want to rent an independent small courtyard!"

He currently has a huge sum of thirty thousand spirit stones in his hand. Although Yangcheng is prosperous, it shouldn't be a problem to rent a small courtyard.

"Guest, please follow me!"

When the toothman heard that Xu Mu wanted to rent a courtyard, his eyes immediately lit up.

He led Xu Mu into the living room of the inner hall, poured tea, and brought out a map.

"Guest, please take a look. There are vacant courtyards in these areas! Like this one, near the south gate, close to Liu Street, it's the liveliest. It only costs forty low-grade spirit stones per month. And there's also the position of Xiaotian Water Lane, close to the foot of the mountain, surrounded by a spiritual creek left from the mountain, with much denser spiritual energy than elsewhere, only costing eighty low-grade spirit stones per month..."

The toothman pointed at the map and enthusiastically introduced them one by one, spitting as he spoke.

"Are there any better ones?" Xu Mu frowned.

Although what the other party said sounded good, most of these locations were on the outskirts, beyond the coverage of the city's defensive array.

"Yes, of course!"

Seeing that Xu Mu was not satisfied, the toothman became even happier and quickly drew a few more locations.

"These locations couldn't be better. Like this courtyard in Pear Blossom Lane, it directly connects to the spiritual vein of Liyang Sect. Although it's the smallest branch, the spiritual energy is more abundant than the outer city by twice! And this one is even better, near the spiritual plant garden. Not only is the spiritual energy abundant, but you can also grow your own plants..."

The toothman spoke with great excitement, but Xu Mu felt a little uncertain because these locations were too good.

"You should first talk about the rent!"

"Of course! For example, this one in Pear Blossom Lane is five hundred low-grade spirit stones per month, and this one in Gongyue Street is only eight hundred low-grade spirit stones... The most expensive one is only one thousand seven hundred spirit stones per month!"

"..."

Only?

Why don't you go and rob it then?

Originally, Xu Mu thought that with his thirty thousand spirit stones, he should be considered rich. But now, in comparison, it seemed like it was nothing.

Under the guidance of the toothman, Xu Mu looked at several places and chose a courtyard in Qinghuai Lane.

It cost six hundred low-grade spirit stones per month, with more than fifty percent higher spiritual energy content than the outside world. It had eleven rooms, a water pool, and a garden.

What Xu Mu liked about it was its seclusion.

The surrounding houses were all independent, with the closest one being three zhang away.

There was no need to worry about safety either.

The courtyard was equipped with defensive formations, and there were patrol teams nearby every day. Because of its proximity to Liyang Sect's medicinal field, both the frequency and strength of the patrols were far superior to other places.

Rent in Liyang City was already expensive, and considering the good location and large size of Xu Mu's garden, six hundred low-grade spirit stones was still understandable.

After signing the lease and paying half a year's rent, this place temporarily belonged to him.

When he brought a few people over, they were all pleasantly surprised.

Even the wealthiest Lan Shijin had never lived in such a good place.

The layout of the house is as follows: in the center, there is a three-story attic with a total of seven rooms when combined. Near the main entrance, there is a row of houses with a total of four rooms.

Xu Mu and Ye Yingying live on the second floor of the attic, Lan Shijin and Leng Yuening live on the first floor, and Zhang Shouren lives in the house with his grandson, while Ouyang Ying lives with a white wolf.

Even if Xu Mu is polite, their identities as his servants make it impossible for them to live in the same building as him.

Both of them are not three-year-old children and are very self-aware.

In fact, even if it's just the house, they wouldn't be able to afford to rent it separately.

If Xu Mu is frugal, he could easily rent it out separately and save some expenses.

So they are still grateful.

The reason why Xu Mu accepted them is largely due to the bond formed during their journey together.

Otherwise, with their situation, they could easily spend some spirit stones and buy a few slaves from the slave market.

In fact, Xu Mu did have this idea, not to drive them away, but to buy a few servants and maids.

Just recently, Leng Yuening also showed symptoms of pregnancy. Although it is not certain yet, there will definitely be more children in the future, and all of them need to cultivate, leaving no time to take care of them.

Therefore, it is imperative to purchase servants and establish a family.

But for now, there is no rush, at least not yet.

At night, occasionally Lan Shijin can help take care of Xiaoling'er, and during the day, Zhang Shouren and Ouyang Ying can watch over her. Leng Yuening can also help. Ye Yingying is still six or seven months away from giving birth, so she doesn't need anyone to take care of her for the time being.

Xu Mu decided to spend a few more months getting used to the environment here before considering buying servants and maids.

He also needs to consider the issue of income!

When his cultivation breaks through the seventh level of Qi Refining, Xu Mu plans to learn how to refine third-grade elixirs.

With the profits from the Jade Essence Pill and the increasing demand, it is clear that he is somewhat overwhelmed.

After moving to a new home, it is natural to celebrate.

The women used the remaining demon beast meat to prepare a sumptuous feast, and Xu Mu took out the spirit wine he had snatched from Luo Xu and drank with everyone.

After Xiaoling'er fell asleep, Xu Mu and Ye Yingying finally had some intimate time together.

When Ye Yingying fell asleep exhausted, Xu Mu went downstairs and entered Leng Yuening's room.

Lan Shijin, who was cultivating, was repeatedly interrupted by the noise next door, making her teeth itch.

"These two people don't know how to use a soundproofing talisman! And Ning'er, she's really... hmph! I must talk to her tomorrow!"

In order to avoid going astray, Lan Shijin had to stop cultivating and lie down to rest.

But the sound kept lingering in her ears, making her heart itch like a cat scratching.

Her face also became redder and redder!

Her hand unconsciously reached a somewhat sensitive area.

Lan Shijin's heart trembled again, thinking of the scene in the cave, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. She stuck a soundproofing talisman in her own room.

(End of this chapter)