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

Chapter 63: Reunion with an Old Friend

【Mysterious Origin Pill +50】!

【Mysterious Origin Pill +50】!

【Mysterious Origin Pill +50】!

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【Mysterious Origin Pill Mastery; 774/1600】!

Xu Mu invested all the Luck points he had accumulated over the past month.

The following time was naturally spent on crazy alchemy.

Twenty-something days later, Xu Mu had ten bottles of Mysterious Origin Pills in his hands.

Among them, seven were low-grade, two were medium-grade, and one was high-grade.

He was able to refine a high-grade pill because he also invested the Luck points he had gained over the past twenty-something days, further improving his pill refining technique and reaching a state of perfection.

In the early morning, Xu Mu patted the smooth back of Lengyue Ning, waking her up.

Lengyue Ning lazily turned over and continued to sleep with her eyes closed.

Xu Mu shook his head helplessly, patted a Cleanliness Talisman, and cleaned up the dried mucus before getting up to wash and tidy up.

Because they had a Talisman Master like Zhang Shouren, their family temporarily didn't lack Cleanliness Talismans.

After breakfast, Xu Mu went out to sell the pills.

A few days passed.

Xu Mu still had ten bottles of Mysterious Origin Pills in his hands.

Not a single bottle was sold.

It's not that there were no shops willing to cooperate with him. Pill refiners who could refine Mysterious Origin Pills were still in high demand. The main reason was that the prices offered by the other party were too low, which Xu Mu was not satisfied with.

The reason for the low prices, besides the low quality of the Mysterious Origin Pills, was mainly because he had come to Liyang City for too short a time.

"Bullying newcomers, huh?"

Xu Mu smiled bitterly.

"Is there no other way?"

Just as Xu Mu was hesitating, Shen Bokang, the silver-haired old cultivator who had once had tea with him, suddenly came to visit.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I heard that you have successfully refined the Mysterious Origin Pills?"

Standing by the pond in the courtyard, Shen Bokang fed the koi in the pond while asking.

"It's just luck!"

Xu Mu invited Shen Bokang to sit on the nearby rattan chair and asked Zhang Shouren to help with the tea.

"I admire Fellow Daoist Xu's talent in pill refining!" Shen Bokang took a sip of tea and sighed.

"Please don't be so polite, Fellow Daoist Shen!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xu Mu went straight to the point and asked, "I wonder why Fellow Daoist Shen suddenly came to visit today?"

Xu Mu couldn't believe that the other party was simply inviting him for tea and a chat.

The number of times they had met could be counted on one hand, and they couldn't be considered close friends.

There's no smoke without fire!

"Well, let's not beat around the bush. Fellow Daoist Xu, are you also worried about selling elixirs?" Shen Bokang placed his right hand on the armrest, his tone ambiguous.

"Fellow Daoist Shen is joking. There are elixir shops everywhere in the city. How could I possibly be worried?" Xu Mu laughed.

"Hahaha!"

Shen Bokang laughed heartily.

"Why hide it from me, Fellow Daoist? We both climbed up from the bottom as wandering cultivators. We know how difficult it is to earn spirit stones!"

"Not to mention the Alchemist Guild, which takes up to seventy percent of the profits. We're basically working for nothing.

Although the elixir shops are slightly better, you and I are newcomers, and the profits are at most forty to fifty percent! Moreover, the elixir shops often have high requirements. We have to submit enough elixirs every month. Unless we're top alchemists, we can't take a break for a moment!"

Shen Bokang was right, but Xu Mu's expression didn't change much.

He took a sip of tea and calmly said, "Are you suggesting there might be another way, Fellow Daoist?"

"That's right!"

Although Xu Mu's reaction surprised Shen Bokang, he still got straight to the point and said, "If Fellow Daoist is willing to sell elixirs to me, I'm willing to give you seventy percent of the profits! This price is only one percent higher than the market! What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"

"The price is not a problem!" Xu Mu frowned slightly. "But is there any risk involved?"

"Fellow Daoist Xu, profits are always linked to risks. If there's no risk at all, why would it fall to you and me?" Shen Bokang laughed.

"But Fellow Daoist Xu can rest assured that even if we're caught by the Alchemist Guild, we'll only be fined some spirit stones. There won't be any major danger."

Xu Mu remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Can you give me a few days to consider, Fellow Daoist Shen?"

"That's not a problem!"

The two of them chatted for a while before Shen Bokang took his leave.

"Forget it, I'll find a shop with a suitable price!"

The reason why he didn't want to agree to Shen Bokang was partly due to his cautious nature.

Good things that come to you are usually not good things.

On the other hand, he sensed a sense of urgency in the other party's emotions.

This made him wary and feel that the other party might have some kind of conspiracy.

But the most important reason was that he was different from ordinary alchemists.

For ordinary alchemists, it was extremely difficult to improve their alchemy skills, but he only needed to wait a few months to easily improve his skills.

By then, he could compete for benefits with high-quality elixirs, and it might not be less than what the other party offered. In that case, why should he take this risk?

The next day!

The sky was still dark.

Xu Mu came out from behind Lan Shijin, tidied up his clothes, and went to the third-floor training room to meditate and cultivate.

It wasn't until near noon that he stopped practicing and headed towards the selected shop.

Before reaching the entrance of the shop, unexpectedly encountered an old acquaintance.

"After months of separation, I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Xu to have already advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining. It is truly a cause for celebration!"

Chi Feiyan got up and personally poured a cup of tea for Xu Mu.

Just like a few months ago, Chi Feiyan's appearance was still exquisite, but her dress and attire were much more luxurious than before, revealing a hint of femininity.

"It's just good luck, finding a few spiritual herbs!"

Xu Mu smiled and picked up the tea cup to take a sip.

"Among the cultivators who have achieved great success in the world, who doesn't have luck on their side? Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be modest!"

Chi Feiyan smiled and sat down, then waved her hand to let the servants retreat outside the private room.

"Since Fellow Daoist Xu has come to Liyang City, why didn't you come find me?"

Their Chi family arrived in Liyang City several months earlier than Xu Mu.

With the reputation of the Foundation Building family, Xu Mu couldn't possibly not have heard about it.

"I've been busy refining pills recently and forgot about the time. Please don't blame me, Fellow Daoist Chi!" Xu Mu apologized.

"So it was just forgetting the time. I thought Fellow Daoist didn't want to see me!" Chi Feiyan teased.

Xu Mu felt a little embarrassed.

He really didn't want to see the other party, not because of what happened when he left them, but mainly because he was afraid of encountering the Luo family's people during the process of dealing with the other party, afraid of being recognized.

Although the chances of this happening were extremely slim, he didn't want to take any risks.

The three major families came to Baihefang Market at the same time. In this unfamiliar place, he wouldn't believe it if they said they had no contact with each other.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and discussing their respective journeys, Chi Feiyan spoke up, "Recently, I have opened a medicine shop in the city. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xu is interested in continuing to cooperate with me?"

Xu Mu was taken aback for a moment and showed a helpless bitter smile.

It seemed that their meeting was not a coincidence, but rather the other party had inquired about his whereabouts and intentionally came to find him.

He just didn't know through what channels the other party had obtained the information, whether it was through household registration, the Alchemist Guild, or when he happened to visit the medicine shop the other day while selling pills.

But since the other party had already said this much, he couldn't refuse.

Moreover, the other party had once given him a map, so he already owed her a favor, making it even harder to refuse.

"Miss Chi, if you think highly of me, I naturally can't ask for more!"

"It's great that Fellow Daoist Xu agrees! At least in terms of price, Fellow Daoist can rest assured that it will be higher than other shops!"

"Thank you then!"

After discussing, Chi Feiyan offered a price of 60% of the market price.

This was already the limit, unless Xu Mu was willing to join the Lu family.

Yes, it was the Lu family, not the Chi family.

Because three months ago, Chi Feiyan had already married the Foundation Building ancestor of the Lu family.

Chi Feiyan didn't go into detail about this matter, but Xu Mu had heard some information.

The Chi family ancestor was afflicted with a strange poison, and the Lu family happened to have a cure. As a price, Chi Feiyan had to marry the Lu family ancestor, while the Lu family's main branch's widowed sister married the Chi family's patriarch, who was Chi Feiyan's father.

The patriarch of the Lv family is nearing the end of his life and has long lost the ability to reproduce.

Chi Feiyan is destined to never give birth to descendants who can control the Lv family.

Yet, the head of the Chi family inexplicably gained two sons with no blood relation.

Using their nominal father-son relationship with the head of the Chi family, the two individuals openly interfere in the Chi family's business and even have the opportunity to inherit the position of family head in the future.

Anyone with a bit of intelligence can see that the Lv family is just using a suitable excuse to embezzle the Chi family's assets.

However, the Chi family cannot resist. Firstly, the Lv family is stronger than the Chi family, and secondly, the ancestral patriarch of the family relies on the other side for treatment.

But all of this has nothing to do with Xu Mu. Regardless of Chi Feiyan's identity, as long as they can cooperate, it's fine.

After signing the contract, Xu Mu took out the refined Profound Origin Pill.

In Chi Feiyan's eyes, there was only surprise and not astonishment when Xu Mu took out the Profound Origin Pill. This once again shows that the other party has indeed inquired about some of his circumstances.

He thought that Liyang City was very big, but it seems that it is still too small!

Xu Mu sighed in his heart.

Chi Feiyan's reaction made him feel like his pants had been pulled down, with no secrets left.

Out of the ten bottles of Profound Origin Pill, Xu Mu received a total of nine medium-grade spirit stones. After deducting the cost of three medium-grade spirit stones, the profit was exactly six medium-grade spirit stones.

This time he was lucky, in the future, Xu Mu could just go directly to the pharmacy.

After the transaction was completed, Xu Mu subtly inquired about the situation of the Luo family.

"The Luo family is much luckier than our two families. They offered a piece of Thunder Tribulation Vine they snatched from the Song family to the Gold Core Ancestor of the Liyang Sect. Not only did they successfully join the Liyang Sect, but they also obtained the qualification to manage the market! They even received several Foundation Building Pills as rewards. It won't be long before a new Foundation Building stage is born in their family!"

Chi Feiyan's eyes were filled with envy and jealousy.

If they had known that the Luo family had obtained the Thunder Tribulation Vine, the two families would never have traveled with the Luo family. They would have taken action in Baihe Market long ago.

Now, they could only envy and be jealous.

Both of their families were now dependent on others, having to earn all kinds of resources by themselves, while the Luo family sat on the market, effortlessly gaining wealth.

Truly, people are incomparable, making others furious!

"That is truly lucky!"

Xu Mu also felt uncomfortable.

He thought that the Luo family would gradually decline, but he didn't expect them to rebound and gain such luck.

"Miss Chi, do you know which market the Luo family manages?"

"It's the Cui Ling Market closest to the Liqing River Sword Sect!"

"..."

Damn it!

Could things get any worse?

Xu Mu was so frustrated that he almost spat blood.

Because all the magical treasures he obtained from Luo Xu were sold in the Cui Ling Market.

(End of this chapter)