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

Chapter 86: Night Raid

Leaving Yang City

Qinghuai Lane

Late at night!

The stars in the sky were dim, and the entire city was immersed in a hazy atmosphere. The once brightly lit South City was now particularly quiet.

Poof!

A green flame suddenly soared into the sky from a corner in the north of the city, instantly bringing the entire city to life.

Explosions of spells crackled, the clashing sound of magical artifacts, the screams, wails, and roars of cultivators, and an eerie laughter that seemed to come from nowhere.

Like a play about to begin, one character after another appeared, turning the silent night into a lively scene.

"The madmen from the Tongyou Sect are here again! They deserve to die!"

A disciple from the Liyang Sect responsible for patrol, watching the rising flames in the distance, angrily punched the nearby locust tree.

The locust tree, which already had few leaves, had a few more shaken off, looking even more miserable.

"Don't worry! The elders in the sect will come and handle it soon. We just need to watch over our own areas!"

Yuheng, with a solemn expression, patted his junior brother's shoulder, telling him not to get too excited.

Recently, every late night, members of the Tongyou Sect who had transformed into ghost cultivators would cause trouble in the city.

These people relied on the methods of ghost cultivation. If they could win, they would fight; if they couldn't, they would run. This made the entire Liyang Sect anxious, but they couldn't do anything about it.

Now their only hope was for Patriarch Tianhe to quickly deal with the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Tongyou Sect, so that he could free up his hands to help them clean up these scattered ghost cultivators.

Looking around, the nearby cultivators who lived there had all activated the defensive formations set up in their homes. Even those without formations had activated the defensive talismans pasted on their walls.

Yuheng sighed lightly in his heart.

According to the information he had heard, the members of the Tongyou Sect who had transformed into ghost cultivators were at least at the Foundation Building stage, and each of them had strong cultivation.

To be honest, these defensive measures were just for psychological comfort.

Their effectiveness might not even be as good as a talisman against evil spirits or an exorcism talisman.

But recently, the prices of talismans that could counteract spiritual beings, such as talismans against evil spirits and exorcism talismans, had skyrocketed. Even if they wanted to buy them, they might not be able to get them.

Yuheng silently prayed in his heart, hoping that no ghost cultivators would target them and that they could safely get through tonight.

The time passed for more than an hour, and as a large number of Liyang Sect elders flew out from the mountain gate, the battles in the city gradually showed signs of calming down.

Just as Yuheng and the others breathed a sigh of relief, faint gray mist had unknowingly surrounded them.

A strong sense of drowsiness suddenly surged up, and Yuheng desperately shook his head, but it was in vain.

"What's going on?"

Before Yuheng could figure out the situation, a member of the patrol team beside him suddenly fell to the ground with a thud.

"We have enemies!"

Yuheng suddenly woke up, shouting loudly, and immediately released his own magical artifact, a fiery red diamond ring.

Thud! Thud!

Although he had warned them, the patrol team members around him still fell one after another. The two people who managed to take out their magical artifacts were also swaying, looking as if they were drunk, completely devoid of combat power.

"This is my newly practiced illusion technique! It seems to be quite effective! Hehe!"

A gloomy voice, like the croak of a male duck, drifted from the darkness.

Yu Heng forced himself to focus, wanting to control his spiritual weapon for an attack. However, he found that his mind was completely uncontrollable. The spiritual energy within him became obscure, and the steel ring of his weapon flickered and swayed, making it difficult to even maintain its form, let alone launch an attack.

"Don't bother! You're not even worthy opponents for me!"

A figure shrouded in black mist, seemingly without substance, slowly floated out from the darkness, revealing a sinister blood-red face.

A chilling aura emanated from the old man's body, and his eyes were filled with a craving for food.

"Don't worry! I'll make sure you die without too much pain! Hehe!"

The black mist transformed into a long arm and reached out towards Yu Heng, who was still desperately defending himself.

Yu Heng felt his mind becoming more and more confused, as if his soul was about to fly out of his body.

"Damn it!"

The opponent's methods were too secretive. They didn't even have time to send a signal. By the time the elders discovered, they would probably only be left with the task of collecting their bodies.

Roar!

A clear and melodious dragon's roar suddenly sounded in Yu Heng's ears. His previously hazy mind instantly became much clearer. Looking up, he saw a flaming dragon rushing towards the old man in the black mist.

"Damn it! Where did this Foundation Building stage cultivator come from?"

The old man in the black mist cursed angrily, but had to retract his arm and use the black mist to defend himself.

Bang!

The collision caused the black mist to dissipate, revealing a red flying sword shimmering with mysterious runes.

The flying sword let out a soft hum, turned its blade, and its sword aura surged as it once again shot towards the old man in the black mist.

The old man in the black mist released the black mist to defend against the attacks a few times, but realizing that he couldn't immediately take down his opponent, he immediately and decisively burrowed into the ground.

The long sword blasted a large hole in the ground, but there was no trace of the opponent.

Finally, the long sword spun around and flew towards the sky. A figure wearing a blue Daoist robe happened to fly over, and the long sword quickly shrank and slipped into his sleeve.

"Thank you, senior, for saving my life!"

Yu Heng, who had barely recovered some energy, hurriedly approached and bowed in gratitude.

"It's been a few months, and Fellow Daoist Yu doesn't seem to recognize me!" The person descending from the sky laughed heartily.

"Huh?"

Yu Heng looked up in confusion at the person's face. In the next moment, his eyes widened in shock.

"You are, Xu, Fellow Daoist Xu?!"

"Indeed, it is I!"

...

"Damn it! The Foundation Building stage cultivators from Liyang Sect should have been attracted away by my senior brothers. How come there's still one left? What bad luck!"

The figure of the old man in the black mist emerged from the ground, grumbling in dissatisfaction.

Originally, he had planned to capture a few disciples from Liyang Sect to replenish his soul power, but now it seemed that he could only find some ordinary wandering cultivators.

"Just you wait! I will make sure you die a miserable death sooner or later!"

The old man in the black mist snorted coldly, about to pass through the nearby courtyard wall, when suddenly he felt a strange sensation of being watched. His heart was on guard, and he quickly turned around.

A strange crow with four eyes and black flames burning all over its body was standing on the wall, looking at him.

Before the old man could react, the crow slowly opened its mouth.

...

Caw!

"Hmm?"

Yuheng, who was chatting with Xu Mu, heard the crow's cry and immediately looked towards the nearby area, but didn't notice anything unusual.

He suspected that maybe the effect of the spell from earlier hadn't worn off yet.

At this moment, Xu Mu spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Yu, I'm in a hurry to go home and take a look, so I won't chat with you anymore!"

"Senior Xu, go ahead and take care of your business! I'll personally visit you tomorrow!"

Yuheng showed an unusually respectful attitude.

Regardless of whether the other party had recently experienced good luck and successfully built their Foundation, the fact remained that they were a cultivator at the Foundation Building stage.

In the face of a cultivator at the Foundation Building stage, even if he was a disciple of the sect, he had to show enough respect.

After Xu Mu's figure disappeared, the members of the patrol team started discussing with envy on their faces.

"I remember Xu, Senior Xu was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining when he first moved here. I didn't expect him to reach Foundation Building in the blink of an eye!"

"Yeah! At that time, I thought he was too old and had no hope in this lifetime! I really didn't expect it!"

"After advancing to Foundation Building, not only does his strength greatly increase, but his lifespan also reaches over two hundred years. It's truly a step towards heaven. From now on, Senior Xu will no longer be in the same world as us!"

"Ah! It's really frustrating to see how much better others are doing! He was so polite to us just a while ago!"

They were both envious and a little dejected!

Clearly, they were disciples of the sect, and their talents were even higher, but when faced with someone at the Foundation Building stage, they were still struggling to touch it while the other party had already completed the advancement.

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore! If Senior Xu hears about it, it won't be good! Senior Xu was able to advance because of his opportunity! This kind of thing can't be forced. As long as we continue to work hard, there may be opportunities for us in the future!"

After hearing Yuheng's words, the others slightly recovered.

Under Yuheng's leadership, they continued to patrol the area. The news about what had just happened and Xu Mu's information had already been transmitted to the sect through a jade talisman.

It was estimated that someone would come to visit and invite Xu Mu to join the sect tomorrow.

On the other side, Xu Mu, who was walking towards his doorstep, suddenly stopped in his tracks. In the next moment, a crow flapping its wings flew out of the darkness and landed on his shoulder.

"You've had good luck!"

Looking at the crow, whose aura had increased, Xu Mu couldn't help but smile.

To others, encountering a ghost cultivator was something to be avoided, but for a beast soul that could devour souls, it was a great supplement.

He absorbed the crow into his body and didn't walk much further before his home came into view.

In his divine sense perception, everyone in the house, including Yinging, Shijin, Lengyue, Xuling, Ouyangying, Zhangshouren, Zhangyu, Bailang, and the three little ones, as well as the two maidservants, were all safe and sound. Among them, Shijin's cultivation had already broken through the seventh level of Qi Refining, and Yinging and Lengyue had also made a lot of progress.

In fact, he had already checked when he first came back, otherwise he wouldn't have had the leisure to save Yuheng and the others.

He walked to the door and knocked.

Bang bang!

"Who is it?"

"It's me!"

The gate slowly opened, and a group of people were still inside the defensive formation. When they saw Xu Mu coming in, they were all very excited, except for Lan Shijin who looked nervous.

"My lord!"

Ye Yingying wanted to rush out of the formation and throw herself into Xu Mu's arms, but she was pulled back by Lan Shijin.

"Don't get too excited! Have you forgotten the rumors in the city? His aura is not right, he might be a ghost cultivator in disguise!"

Reminded by Lan Shijin, Ye Yingying immediately realized the situation. The excitement on her face disappeared, and her gaze towards Xu Mu became uncertain.

The others also became suspicious and wary.

Only Xu Ling sat on the head of the white wolf, looking at the nervous crowd, scratching her little head, not quite understanding.

This is obviously daddy!

Seeing the reactions of the crowd, Xu Mu touched his nose, feeling speechless.

It was probably because he had broken through the Foundation Building stage and his spiritual pressure had become stronger, which led to Lan Shijin's misunderstanding.

The formation in front of him naturally couldn't stop him, but he didn't need to forcefully break it either. His eyes flashed, and he had an idea.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, I remember before leaving, I left a spirit bird egg with you. I wonder if it's still there?" Xu Mu smiled.

"Spirit bird egg?"

Everyone was momentarily stunned, looking at Lan Shijin with confusion.

They speculated in their hearts whether it was some kind of powerful exotic beast egg that was left with Lan Shijin for her help in hatching.

Under the gaze of everyone, Lan Shijin's fair and delicate face turned visibly red.

This bastard actually said such a thing in front of so many people.

She gritted her silver teeth, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, and said coquettishly, "Of course it's still there! If you don't eat it later, I'll show you!"

After speaking, she released the formation and angrily went back to her room.

The crowd was left confused by the two of them, but since Lan Shijin had released the formation, the Xu Mu in front of them should be the real one without a doubt.

"My lord! Have you advanced to the Foundation Building stage?" Ye Yingying threw herself into his arms, looking up at his cheek and asking.

Everyone in the courtyard looked at Xu Mu, including Lan Shijin who had already entered the house and couldn't help but stop.

Although everyone could feel the powerful spiritual pressure that only came with the Foundation Building stage from him, they still didn't dare to be certain until Xu Mu admitted it himself.

That was the Foundation Building stage!

A realm that countless Qi Refining cultivators dreamed of!

Except for Leng Yuening who had some hope, the others didn't even dare to imagine.

"Yes!"

Xu Mu nodded with a smile.

Ye Yingying couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.

"I knew it... I knew my lord would definitely succeed!"

I'm sorry, everyone. I might not be able to provide three updates in the next few days. Today, I have a sore throat and a headache, and I don't know if I caught something! If not, I will continue, but if so, I will make it up to everyone later! Apologies once again!

(End of this chapter)