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Chapter 40 - 30: Increase life by 20 years i
Chapter 40 - 30: Increase life by 20 years i
Chapter 40: Chapter 30: Increase life by 20 years i
Translator: 549690339
[Name: Xu Mu]
[Lifespan: 63/135]
[Realm: Qi Cultivation 5th layer; 109/600]
[Martial Method: Spirit Flame Jue Perfection; 78/800]
[Skills:]
Alchemy:
Tier one Fasting Pill Proficiency; 316/400, Tier one Qi Gathering Pill Master; 89/1600, Tier two Jade Marrow Pill Proficiency; 321/800
Magic:
Tier two Fire-controlling Skill Grandmaster; 4197/6400, Tier three Fire-controlling Skill Familiar; 178/800, Tier one Wind Blade Skill Familiar; 111/200, Tier one Light Body Skill Master; 10/1600, Tier one Invisibility Technique Perfection; 25/800…
Swordmanship:
Thunderbolt Sword Skill Master; 0/1600
Divine Skills: None
[Achievements:]
Gain A Daughter: Daily increase of 10 Luck Value!
[Luck Value: 363]
This upgrade had been significant, especially in terms of his life expectancy, which to Xu Mu’s delight, had increased by over twenty years.
Although he knew his lifespan would increase, he hadn’t expected this much. Originally, he thought an extension of eight to ten years would be lucky.
“The Thunderbolt Sword Skill would increase once it reaches the Grandmaster level, and the Transcendent realm wouldn’t even need to be mentioned! Taking into account the breakthrough in cultivation, 1 might be able to surpass the two hundred-year lifespan at the Foundation Establishment Stage while still at the Qi Cultivation Stage!”
After a cultivator breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, they can live for at least two hundred years.
However, his Luck Value was being consumed too quickly. The amount he had managed to save up was almost depleted.
He still had to figure out how to increase his Luck Value!
Once the battle was over, he would have to start preparing for a second child!
Xu Mu contemplated in his heart.
He left the room, ready to share the good news with his wife.
Contrary to his expectations, when he saw Ye Yingying, she not only lacked joy but seemed terrified.
“Who are you? Why are you in my house?”
Ye Yingying, gripping a talisman, shouted anxiously.
Xu Mu was speechless.
He touched his face and questioned with confusion, “Have 1 changed that much?”
“You… you’re my husband?”
Ye Yingying, recognizing Xu Mu’s voice, widened her eyes with uncertainty.
“Who else could 1 be but me? 1 just broke through in my cultivation, and as a result, I gained some lifespan!” Xu Mu said with a wry smile.
Ye Yingying examined him closely and gave him a tactile check to confirm that it was indeed her husband.
“My dear, your transformation… it’s too big!”
Ye Yingying was so surprised she was almost tongue-tied.
She turned to pick up a bronze mirror, wanting Xu Mu to see for himself.
But Xu Mu didn’t take it. Instead, he swiftly formed a hand seal, and a water mirror appeared out of thin air.
This Water Mirror Skill was a chance attainment from his recent magic cultivation. It could basically replace a mirror from his previous life.
Seeing Xu Mu form the water mirror, Ye Yingying put the bronze mirror back. A hint of envy flickered in her dark eyes.
She too wanted to learn this skill.
The Xu Mu in the mirror had a delicate and smooth face, void of wrinkles, with hair jet-black like ink. Each strand was as resilient as steel. His calm and composed countenance matched his pronounced nose, revealing a hint of perseverance and aggressiveness that one could not underestimate.
These changes weren’t too drastic; he originally was this handsome, but when all these features combined, they resulted in an earth-shattering transformation.
The whole person’s aura was more extraordinary, and he looked several years younger.
When he just got the system, he looked like an old cultivator in his sixties. After he took the Jade Marrow Pill and broke through in his cultivation, he looked like a mature man in his fifties.
And now, he totally stepped into the shoes of a robust man in his thirties or forties.
No wonder Ye Yingying didn’t recognize him momentarily.
Adding the hidden Grandmaster presence, he indeed felt like a new person.
It’s not bad!”
Xu Mu touched his chin, looked left and right in the mirror, and a smile of satisfaction slipped onto his face.
Who wouldn’t wish to look younger!
“Yiya! Yiyi!”
Little Ling’er, being held by Ye Yingying, stretched her hand towards Xu Mu, seeking attention.
“Hahaha! I didn’t expect you, little demon, also to be a face-watcher!” Xu Mu laughed heartily.
In the past, Little Ling’er would always refuse to be held by him. Even if he managed to hold her, she would cry after a while. It was indeed the first time she took the initiative to be held.
“This little girl doesn’t take after me at all!” Ye Yingying said, feeling a little annoyed.
She was not a face-watcher. Even when Xu Mu was quite old, she married him willingly and their marital relationship had been harmonious.
“I know! My Ying Er is the best!”
While holding Little Ling’er with one hand, Xu Mu teased Ye Yingying’s nose with the other, smiling.
“She must have taken after me. If 1 wasn’t a face-watcher, how could 1 have found such a beautiful wife like you!” Xu Mu winked at Ye Yingying, smiling.
“Hehe!”
Ye Yingying immediately burst into laughter.
What woman wouldn’t like to be praised?
After spending two days at home with his wife and adjusting to the changes in his body, Xu Mu left the house, ready to check the marketplace and see if Lan Shijin was still around.
As soon as he left his house, he ran into Li Moqing, the neighbor and wife of Jia An, who had just come back from outside.
Technically, she considered him the killer of her husband, but she didn’t know that yet.
“Did you come to find me, sir?”
Seeing Xu Mu, Li Moqing’s eyes were filled with a hint of flirtation and she asked with a full-faced smile.
She didn’t look like someone who just lost her husband at all.
Moreover, Li Moqing had undergone significant changes compared to a month ago. Her formerly chubby figure was now curvaceous, even her wide Taoist robe couldn’t hide that.
Especially her chest area, it was full and firm. Xu Mu wondered whether it was natural or intentionally made.
Although her face wasn’t delicate, her eyes were flirtatious, full of allure.
Her whole body was filled with a thick scent of greasepaint and rouge.
She looked nothing like the overweight little woman before.
If not for the familiar voice and a few noticeable facial features, Xu Mu wouldn’t have recognized her.
Once again, it proved that her obesity was caused by her martial method.
Now that she returned to normal, this must be her original appearance.
“Friend Lee, it’s me! Xu Mu!”
Xu Mu slightly bowed in response.
“Xu, Xu Mu?!”
Li Moqing looked surprised, carefully examining him before confirming.
“Friend Xu, you really have gotten younger with time!”
Li Moqing couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment.
There was no exaggeration in her words!
“Recently, I obtained a magical pill. 1 didn’t expect that consuming it would have such an effect,” Xu Mu laughed.
He didn’t want to reveal his identity as a body cultivator, so he had already thought of an excuse to hide it.
Pill?!!
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Li Moqing’s eyes suddenly brightened. She hurriedly asked, “Friend Xu, do you have any more of these pills? Would you sell one to me? Name your price!”
“I’m sorry, it was a chance encounter. 1 only got one!” Xu Mu apologized.
“Then where did you… No, can you get another one? 1 promise it’ll be worth your while!” Li Moqing was extremely eager.
Xu Mu shook his head.
“Friend Lee, 1 really did stumble upon it by accident. Otherwise, 1 would definitely purchase more for my wife!”
“That… that’s really a pity!”
Her face full of disappointment, Li Moqing prepared to turn around and leave. Suddenly remembering something, she winked at Xu Mu and smiled, “Friend Xu, feel free to visit me at my home anytime. Now that my husband is gone, my home is so empty!”
Xu Mu’s face stiffened. He gave an awkward smile and hastily excused himself.
He didn’t expect such a massive change in this woman after her husband’s death.
They were both widows. Why didn’t Friend Lan change at all?
“Friend Xu, remember to visit frequently! I promise you’ll be satisfied!”
Li Moqing called out to him again. Seeing that Xu Mu didn’t look back, she finally turned back home with a sigh.
Just as Xu Mu exited the alley, he encountered two unfamiliar cultivators dressed in green Taoist robes in their forties or fifties.
Both of them stopped him with a polite bow. “Friend, do you know where Friend Li Moqing lives?”
“Who are you?” Xu Mu asked, frowning.
“We were introduced by a friend!”
“A friend’s introduction? What do you want with her?” Xu Mu asked, puzzled.
“Our friend here is joking. What else can we do? Naturally, we’re here to enjoy ourselves with Spirit Stones! Rumor has it she…”
Both men showed knowing expressions.
“I don’t know her! You guys should ask someone else!”
Xu Mu walked away with a sour expression.
He felt no pity for Li Moqing. His concern was having such a person living next door, causing a sense of discomfort.
He killed Jia An easily before and thought that he had let him off lightly. Now, he sort of felt sorry for him.
He hoped that knowing this wouldn’t kill him again wherever Jia An was.
“What’s wrong with that guy!”
One of them watched Xu Mu’s retreating figure, annoyed.
“He probably just finished, and since it wasn’t long ago, he might have felt taken advantage of. Ignore him. Let’s go ask ahead!”
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After hearing their conversation, Xu Mu was so furious that he almost summoned a fire sword to throw at them.
“I must warn Li Moqing!”
Whatever she wanted to do is her freedom. But if it affected him, then it’s not okay.
The gloomy sky was filled with clammy lead-grey clouds that looked frozen.
In the moist air, everyone hurried by.
As Xu Mu was about to reach the marketplace entrance, he suddenly stopped and peered ahead.
Somehow, at the entrance of the marketplace, a few cultivators appeared and were checking each incoming and outgoing crowd.
Under Xu Mu’s fire perception, these cultivators had a powerful aura. All were high-tier Qi Cultivation Late Stage experts. Their piercing glances were terrifying, proving that they were not those cultivators lacking in combat abilities.
“Friend, what’s happening at the gate?”
Xu Mu stopped a cultivator wearing a yellow robe who just came out of the marketplace. He offered him a lower-grade spirit stone and asked with a smile.
“Oh! You’re asking about that! Recently, some demonic cultivators from the Soul Forging Sect infiltrated us; they’re checking for them!”
The cultivator dressed in yellow accepted Xu Mu’s spirit stone, pocketed it, and explained with a smile.
“So that’s it! Thank you, friend!”
Xu Mu bowed in thanks.
After the cultivator in yellow left, Xu Mu stood still, feeling an inexplicable sense of worry.
He felt that the situation wasn’t as simple as it seemed!
He hadn’t seen high-tier late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators posted at the entrance even when the situation was dire. The most recent event was his eradication of half the patrol team and the killing of Captain Luo, who was suspected to be from a major family.
Could it be that they still hadn’t given up?
Just as Xu Mu was considering whether to turn around, one of the inspecting cultivators noticed his odd behavior. From afar, he scrutinized Xu Mu.
Xu Mu inwardly cursed.
He didn’t expect these cultivators to be so alert. He had barely paused before he was noticed.
If he abruptly retreated now, it might arouse their suspicion.
Despite his trepidation, Xu Mu had to walk towards the marketplace entrance while trying to appear composed.
“You, halt!”
The late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator who had been staring at him squinted slightly and coldly ordered.
“May I ask what seems to be the matter, friend?” With a polite tone, Xu Mu inquired.
The man ignored him, instead, he took out a portrait from his storage bag and started to compare..