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

Chapter 61: Profound Origin Pill

As a filial person, it's reasonable to help close the door, right?

It's also reasonable to accidentally lock oneself inside the room, right?

It's reasonable to sleep in bed when it's cold, right?

And it's also reasonable to take off clothes when sleeping, right?

As for the last part...

That was just an accident!

After all, the opening was so big, can't blame it all on Xu.

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[Achievement Obtained: Hidden Beauty in the Golden Chamber!]

[Hidden Beauty in the Golden Chamber: Increases Luck value by 10 points every day!]

[Luck value: Can be used to improve skill proficiency, but cannot directly enhance cultivation!]

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Leaving Yang City

Hongye Street

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I have arranged everything for you, but are you sure?" Fan He took small steps forward as he spoke.

"Of course, I'm sure!"

Xu Mu brushed off a red leaf from his shoulder and continued, "Fellow Daoist Fan, rest assured, I won't forget your commission once the matter is done!"

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you're too polite!" Fan He shook his head. "It's not about the fee. I'm worried that your spirit stones will be wasted in vain due to the difficulty of refining the Profound Origin Pill."

Xu Mu had asked him to help find an alchemist to learn the process of refining the Profound Origin Pill.

The Profound Origin Pill was a third-grade pill that, when consumed, could directly refine one's cultivation. It was one of the most expensive and popular third-grade pills.

Of course, it was also one of the most difficult to refine.

Xu Mu didn't have many Luck points at the moment, and he didn't want to waste them in the early stages when it was relatively easy to improve.

So he thought it would be better to learn from someone else first and then use his Luck points to enhance his skills when he reached a certain level.

"To be honest, I have some confidence in alchemy!" Xu Mu said with a smile. "Fellow Daoist Fan, please rest assured!"

"In that case, I won't say much! I wish Fellow Daoist Xu success in refining the Profound Origin Pill!" Fan He said.

"Fellow Daoist Fan, you're too kind!"

Led by Fan He, the two of them walked all the way to the end of Hongye Street and stopped in front of a red wooden gate.

Fan He knocked on the door.

The one who opened the door was a young woman wearing a light yellow robe with long and curly eyelashes.

Her eyes were a rare crimson color.

"Master Fan, you're here!"

She greeted Fan He softly as if she had known he would come.

Fan He nodded and pointed to Xu Mu behind him. "This is the person I mentioned to Master Si, my fellow Daoist!"

"Him?"

Seeing Xu Mu's appearance, Si Tan'er's crimson pupils showed a hint of surprise. She probably didn't expect Xu Mu to be so young.

According to the information she had heard, he was an alchemist in the later stage of Qi Refining.

In her impression, alchemists with such cultivation should be at least seventy or eighty years old, just like Fan He.

But Xu Mu, who stood before her, looked to be in his early thirties.

This kind of appearance and cultivation might not be eye-catching in a major sect, but it was definitely unique among wandering cultivators.

"I'm Xu Mu, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist!" Xu Mu stepped forward with a smile and greeted.

He was already used to Si Tan'er's reaction.

When he first met Fan He, the latter had a similar reaction.

What Si Tan'er and Fan He didn't know was that this was his intentional control of his appearance. In fact, his real appearance was ten years younger than what he currently looked like.

"Uh? Senior Xu, hello! I'm Si Tan'er! Please follow me! My grandfather happens to be free now!" Si Tan'er suppressed her surprise and politely greeted, then opened the door and invited the two inside.

Under Si Tan'er's guidance, they walked through a long corridor and arrived at a secluded and tranquil courtyard.

"Grandfather, Master Fan has brought someone!" Si Tan'er knocked on the door and called out.

"Come in!"

A voice that was old yet powerful came from inside.

Si Tan'er pushed open the door and let the two in, while she stayed outside.

Inside the room, there was an old man with wrinkled face and hair like a wild lion. He was sitting cross-legged in meditation. When he heard the footsteps of the two, he opened his eyes, revealing the same crimson pupils as Si Tan'er.

However, compared to Si Tan'er's clear and distinct eyes, his eyes were bloodshot and much cloudier.

"Fellow Daoist Fan, is this the Xu Fellow Daoist you mentioned?" Si Xuanjing looked at Xu Mu with the same strange expression as Si Tan'er.

Perhaps, like Si Tan'er, he found Xu Mu too young.

"Fellow Daoist Si, I am Xu Mu, here to seek your guidance on the path of refining the Profound Origin Pill!" Xu Mu said confidently.

Fan He nodded beside him.

Xuanjing Si furrowed his thick eyebrows and asked with some curiosity, "May I ask, Fellow Daoist, how old are you this year?"

"Sixty-three!"

"Fellow Daoist, have you ever taken the Resplendent Youth Pill?"

"Well, something like that!"

"I see."

Xuanjing Si straightened his messy beard and suddenly realized something.

"I suppose Fellow Daoist Fan has already discussed the cost with you."

This matter is a mutual agreement, and there's no need to beat around the bush. Xuanjing Si directly stated his intentions.

"He has."

Xu Mu nodded and took out five medium-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, placing them in front of him.

"This is the upfront cost. Please accept it, Fellow Daoist."

"Xu Fellow Daoist is indeed straightforward!"

Xuanjing Si stroked his beard, revealing his slightly sparse teeth as he laughed heartily.

"Tan'er, why don't you serve tea to Xu Fellow Daoist?"

"..."

Xu Mu was speechless.

So, if I don't pay tuition, I won't be served tea?

Soon after, Sitan'er walked in barefoot and poured a cup of fragrant tea for each of them.

What surprised Xu Mu was that there was a fresh red leaf in each tea cup.

Although it wasn't as old as the red leaves on the street, they seemed to be of the same variety.

"Fellow Daoist Si, you really..."

Fan He smiled bitterly and shook his head, lifting the tea cup to take a sip.

Xuanjing Si pretended not to hear the sarcasm and said with a smile, "Xu Fellow Daoist, don't mind! Although this tea is infused with red leaves, it's not the same kind. These leaves were picked by a young girl in the morning dew on a sunny day in early spring. They are not inferior to ordinary spirit tea!"

When he mentioned the young girl, Sitan'er's face visibly blushed.

But none of them noticed.

"..."

Xu Mu was somewhat speechless.

No matter how good it sounds, it's still just leaves!

It seems that the teacher he found is quite stingy.

Treating guests with tree leaves, really?

"Not at all! Not at all!"

Xu Mu took a shallow sip and put the cup down.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, when would you like to start learning?"

"The sooner, the better!"

"In that case, Fellow Daoist, you will learn alchemy formulas and techniques from Tan'er today. After a few days, when I have prepared the medicinal materials for the Profound Origin Pill, I will personally teach you how to refine it. But I must make it clear, Fellow Daoist, that with ten medium-grade spirit stones, you can only learn for one month. If you can't learn it by then, don't blame me!"

"Fellow Daoist Si, rest assured!"

After reaching an agreement, Fan He took the compensation and left first.

He didn't really care about the intermediary fee; it was mainly for Xu Mu's connections.

After bidding farewell to Xuanjing Si, Xu Mu followed Sitan'er to a room filled with samples of medicinal herbs.

Sitan'er took out a half-inch thick animal skin book from her storage bag and handed it to him.

"Senior Xu, this is the alchemy formula for the Profound Origin Pill."

"Thank you!"

Xu Mu took it and briefly flipped through it.

It detailed the proportions of medicinal herbs needed for the Profound Origin Pill, the steps of refinement, and the changes in temperature. However, the most important alchemical secret was not written in it.

Comparing the book with the samples of medicinal herbs in the room, Sitan'er explained in detail the forty-six types of medicinal herbs used in refining the Profound Origin Pill.

Whether intentional or not, Sitan'er stood quite close, and a faint fragrance lingered in the air, occasionally giving rise to imaginative thoughts.

Xu Mu reminded himself not to indulge in wild thoughts.

Although he looked decent, he hadn't reached the point where women would throw themselves at him upon first meeting.

Besides, he already had three at home, so it would be better not to get involved with others for now to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Although with his current mastery of the Yin-Yang Harmony Technique, he could handle another hundred.

After a day of learning, Xu Mu returned home in the evening and was once again stopped by Lan Shijin, who had been waiting for him.

"You have that woman's scent on you again? Hmph! Come here! Let me teach you a lesson!"

"..."

I've already used three Cleanse Talismans!

Do you have a dog's nose?

Or are you deliberately making things up?

As a result, of course, she couldn't do anything and ended up being dealt with instead!

Don't think that your place is big enough to keep me from causing trouble!

(End of this chapter)