Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

After the Spring Festival, everyone’s life returned to normal.

The ice and snow are melting and the weather is getting warmer.

On the eaves, there are rows of crystal clear ice skates, ticking constantly.

The originally frozen ground began to become muddy as the snow melted.

On this day, Xu Mu walked out of the house with the elixir, preparing to go to the market to sell it and take back the custom-made magic sword.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he met Jia An and Ma Rui, who were traveling together, as well as several neighbors in the alley.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, are you also going to apply for patrol?" Ma Rui said with a lewd smile.

"no!"

Xu Mu shook his head and said, "I'm going to sell the refined elixir!"

He had already heard from Su Qing about recruiting patrol members.

only--

He glanced at a few people and said with some confusion: "I heard that the recruitment requirements are quite high. Are you sure?"

According to the news he heard, only cultivators who are above the third level of Qi training are recruited, and they must be proficient in combat.

Although the neighbors in front of me have reached the level of cultivation, they are really struggling when it comes to fighting.

Although Jia An and others often enter Baihe Forest, they basically play the role of worker bees and have very few opportunities to actually fight.

Only those cultivators who specialize in hunting monsters for a living can be said to be skilled in combat.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Xu, Boss Jia has cleared the relationship. All we need to do is sign up there and go through the motions!" Ma Rui said excitedly.

"Boss Jia?"

Xu Mu glanced at Jia An, who was chubby and had his chin raised, and for a moment he suspected that he had heard wrong.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, do you want to come with us? I'm here to ensure that you can join the patrol team. When the time comes, no one will dare to bully us!"

Jia An's tone was bold and somewhat complacent.

For a moment, Xu Mu thought he was hallucinating.

I still remember that when he first arrived, Jia An was still very cautious, but he was very enthusiastic about a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill.

He suddenly remembered that when he left Chi's house, Jia An invited him to go to Fangshi for a drink.

At that time, Jia An showed a hint of ambition, but Xu Mu was not optimistic about it.

Later, Jia An came to invite him several times, but Xu Mu refused on the grounds of alchemy, and he never came to see him again.

Even Jia An's wife Li Moqing and Xu Mu haven't seen each other for a long time, and they don't know what they are busy with.

Originally, he thought it would be difficult for Jia An to stir up any waves, but he didn't expect that he actually had some tricks up his sleeve.

Just look at the expressions on Ma Rui's and others' faces and you can tell that almost only Jia An is following their lead.

However, even if they get together as a small group, it is unlikely to accomplish anything big.

It's not that Xu Mu is jealous, it's mainly that Jia An's cultivation level is too low.

Three levels of Qi training!

It’s useless no matter how hard you try!

If you have this time, you might as well practice diligently!

Of course, everyone has their own choices, and Xu Mu will not be too smart to help others make decisions.

He just smiled and shook his head, rejecting the other party's invitation.

Facing Xu Mu's rejection, Jia An's face looked a little ugly.

In the past, he was just an ordinary casual cultivator, but Xu Mu was an alchemist, and he wanted to curry favor with Xu Mu.

But as this period of time went on, he felt that he would soon be able to rise to great heights, so much so that he became a little arrogant and looked down on Xu Mu, an "old cultivator."

He had long been dissatisfied with Xu Mu's rejection of his kindness many times.

Especially Xu Mu's disregard for his achievements made him extremely unhappy.

Xu Mu may not have felt it himself, but invisibly, he did not take the other person seriously, and there were even few people in the entire shanty town who could catch his eye.

It's not that he is too arrogant, but the facts are there.

Practitioners in shantytowns may not be able to earn even ten low-grade spiritual stones after working hard for a month.

And he, if he wanted to, could easily earn thousands of low-grade spiritual stones.

One hundred times that of ordinary casual cultivators!

In this case, no matter how much you hide your clumsiness, it is inevitable that some of it will be revealed.

Although Jia An was very unhappy with Xu Mu in his heart, he did not show it completely. Instead, he smiled and said: "In that case, forget it, but we live in the same alley, that is fate. If Xu Daoyou has any trouble in the future, even if Come to me!"

"Thank you!"

Xu Mu politely thanked him.

The people on both sides separated at the entrance to Fangshi.

"Old Ma, follow him and see where he goes? Remember, stay away and don't be discovered by him!"

Not long after they separated from Xu Mu, Jia An suddenly stopped and said to Ma Rui with a gloomy expression.

"Boss Jia, what are you doing?"

"Don't ask so many questions! Go ahead!"

"Then about me joining the patrol..."

"Don't worry, I'm here, it doesn't matter if you go later!"

"That's okay!"

Ma Rui nodded, turned around and chased in the direction Xu Mu left.

Jia An took the people and continued to the recruitment point.

…

"Ten bottles of chalcedony pills! Some of them are middle-grade! Fellow Daoist Xu, your alchemy skills have improved again! Congratulations!"

When she saw the pill that Xu Mu took out at the Song Family Pharmacy, Su Qing raised her eyebrows and raised the corners of her thin and transparent lips slightly, her eyes full of surprise.

"My hand has been feeling good in the past month or so, and my firebending skills have improved a lot, so I was lucky enough to succeed!" Xu Mu said modestly with a smile on his face.

If it hadn't been for the huge gap in spiritual stones recently, he would never have sold so many chalcedony pills.

Because it’s so easy to be remembered!

Fortunately, the backstage of the Song Family Pharmacy was strong enough. Although Su Qing was pleasantly surprised, she did not question it too much.

The alchemist who came to test the medicine just praised him and asked him if he would like to join the Song family and become a guest.

After Xu Mu refused, he readily paid the spirit stone.

There was no such bloody thing as deliberately making things difficult or killing people to seize treasures.

To Xu Mu, this was not a small amount of money, but to the Song Family Pharmacy, it was just a small business, not worth the other party's signboard.

When I finally left the medicine shop, I harvested a total of eight middle-grade spiritual stones and thirty ingredients for refining chalcedony pills.

And Su Qing’s warm send-off.

The price of middle-grade chalcedony pills is much higher than that of low-grade ones, and the price of raw materials has dropped recently, so there are so many of them.

After leaving the drug store, he immediately rushed to the magic weapon shop, took out the voucher, and received his customized magic sword.

"This sword is three feet and seven inches long. The main body is made of Geng gold. According to your request, some red iron is mixed in to increase the power of the fire attribute spiritual power. It is also tempered with earth fire liquid to make it easier to gather the fire element. "

The tall shopkeeper, holding a white long sword in his hand, introduced it eloquently.

The long sword was glowing with an icy cold light and turned into white gold. The blade was so sharp that it seemed like it could cut a person's eyes.

"And you are very lucky. When the formation master was engraving it, he found that Gengjin and Ruijin arrays fit very well, so he added an extra Ruijin array for you!"

The shopkeeper handed the sword to Xu Mu with an envious face, and continued: "Fifteen sharp gold formations, two solidification formations, a total of seventeen formations, if the function is not too single, put it in a third-level magic weapon They are all excellent products!”

"good!"

Holding the long sword in his hand, he gently shook a few sword flowers, and Xu Mu showed a satisfied look on his face.

This sword was tailor-made for him, eliminating many unnecessary formations. If it could unleash its full power, its attack power could even exceed that of a third-level magic weapon.

After all, an ordinary third-level magic weapon can only be engraved with eighteen magic circles.

No one would be stupid enough to engrave fifteen of them into attack formations.

However, the shopkeeper said that this sword is comparable to a third-level fine magic weapon, which is pure nonsense.

The materials for making swords are placed there. If the formations were not single, it would be impossible to inscribe seventeen magic formations.

If it were sold, it might not even be worth the price of a second-level magic weapon.

However, in Xu Mu's hands, its value is comparable to that of a third-level magic weapon.

Xu Mu tried to inject spiritual power into it. The originally white-gold sword suddenly had red veins all over it. The entire sword suddenly became hot, and even the surrounding air was distorted.

This is obviously the reason for the red iron!

Seeing this scene, Xu Mu's eyes became more and more satisfied.

These five middle-grade spiritual stones are not unfair!

Unfortunately, no one jumped out to give him a try.

"Shopkeeper, does this sword have a name?"

After taking the tin scabbard given by the store and putting the long sword in it, Xu Mu turned to ask.

"The weapon refiner who made it called it a red gold sword! But it was custom-made by you, so the name is naturally up to you!"

"The red gold sword! It's not bad, so I won't change it!"

Xu Mu was too lazy to think about a name.

After paying the balance, he left the magic weapon shop.

After replenishing daily necessities at the market, he returned home, hugged and coaxed Xiao Ling'er for a while, Xu Mu entered the utility room, took out the jade slip of the third-level firebending skill, and began to absorb the information and insights inside.

The third-level fire-bending technique contains much more information than the second-level fire-bending technique. In addition to condensing and controlling flames, it also involves the control of real fire.

True fire is a spiritual flame that can only be condensed in the body after breaking through the foundation building stage. Whether it is elixir refining or weapon training, it is much stronger than ordinary flames.

"Maybe if you practice to a high level, you can condense the spiritual flames in advance!"

Seeing this content, Xu Mu was very excited.

However, while the third-level fire-bending technique is powerful, the difficulty of practicing it has also risen sharply.

After the information in the jade slip was completely absorbed, the third-level firebending symbol appeared on the system panel.

[Introduction to the third level of firebending; 157/400]!

The difficulty of practicing third-level spells has skyrocketed by a level. The entry level requires a proficiency of 400. Fortunately, Xu Mu has already prepared for it.

However, depending on the situation, it is impossible to integrate with the second-level firebending skill in a short time, unless Xu Mu is willing to increase his luck value.

Of course this is impossible!

He now has to calculate on his fingers how to use his luck value, saving whatever he can.

In the days that followed, Xu Mu still lived in seclusion and worked hard.

The increase in means did not have a big impact on his life.

When he's not refining elixirs, he's practicing magic, and occasionally squeezing out some time to spend with his wife and children.

At the same time, Jia Anmarui and others in the alley also successfully joined the patrol team, began to wear uniform clothes issued by the city, and patrolled the neighborhood in a decent manner every day.

As expected, Jia An had some tricks up his sleeve, and he actually took on the position of team leader.

Every day when I pass by their alley, I walk around with high spirits.

Just with his chubby figure, it looks a bit funny.

The new patrol team has been formed, but the expansion of Fang City has not been carried out for a long time. Even the expansion of the major families has suddenly stopped.

Regarding this abnormal change, Xu Mu did not notice it because he was immersed in cultivation. He later heard about it from Lan Shijin.

The fulfilling days always pass quickly, and in a blink of an eye, another month has passed.

It's spring time, the grass is growing, the orioles are flying, and everything is coming back to life.

On this day, Xu Mu, who was practicing in the spirit gathering array, felt a strange movement of spiritual power in his body.

"We're about to break through!"