Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

Inside the house,

Thin smoke spiraled up.

Su Luan’s pretty face was tinted with an unremovable blush.

A long moment passed!

Her face changed while her voice trembled. Her hairpin fell and her hair bun loosened. The young girl lay weakly in his arms.

“Do you regret it?”

Touching her smooth back, Xu Mu asked softly.

“Hmm!”

Su Luan bashfully buried her head down.

The two were alone in a room, and it was difficult for something not to occur. Clearly, she had been prepared for this.

Still, she hadn’t expected that Xu Mu would actually want her.

After all, she had virtually no innate talents and was destined to be a lowly loose cultivator in this lifetime. Being married to a great cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage was indeed a blessing from heaven.

“From now on, no one besides me can bully you!”

“Hmm!”

To be honest, Su Luan didn’t regret it, but Xu Mu felt some regret.

Su Luan’s talent was too poor, and she was probably only slightly better than Ye Yingying. She was destined to be a resource drain in the future.

It was indeed a case of a moment of pleasure followed by a lifetime of regret!

Luckily, Su Luan had given him an accomplishment, so it didn’t feel like a total loss.

Because of Su Luan, in the following days, Xu Mu stopped his alchemy. Every day, he just teased and bullied the little poor girl.

After some time together, he learned about her family situation through Su Luan.

Her parents passed away early, and she had always been taken care of by an older sister. Recently, her sister was admitted into a influential group and could no longer come back to see her. All she could do was occasionally send over some spirit stones.

Maybe it was because Su Luan had been pampered by her elder sister that she came across as weak and could easily be bullied.

After an appropriate amount of time had passed, Xu Mu left the courtyard. He gave Su Luan some cultivation pills, defensive magic artifacts and talismans. Then, he collected the customized small flying boat from the Star Pavilion and set off in the direction of the spatial rift.

A sphere of black fire, trailing a long tail of flames, flew at a breakneck speed, skimming across the undulating sea surface.

Everywhere it passed, the fierce sea waves carved out deep trenches.

Awhile later, the fireball dissipated, revealing a young man with black wings on his back.

“After Flame Wing has been promoted to the master level, its speed has improved significantly. No one below the Golden Core Stage should be able to outspeed me!”

In order to return sooner and gain an additional survival mechanism, Xu Mu put all of his recently accumulated luck value into the Flame Wing Divine Skill before leaving, elevating it from a proficient state to the master level in one fell swoop.

The master-level Flame Wing did not disappoint him with its speed.

Once he integrates the Thunder Wing, his speed will definitely be faster, perhaps even surpassing the Golden Core Stage.

The Golden Core Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage are a huge threshold.

Especially in terms of speed!

After reaching the Golden Core Stage, one can manipulate the spiritual energy around them, eliminating interferences such as air resistance and gravitation, which leads to an explosive increase in speed.

Even with the same flying Divine Skill, a Golden Core Stage cultivator can easily overpower a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

Of course, the Nascent Soul Stage is even more exaggerated, enabling cultivators to reach the eastern sapphire seas by dawn and the western verdant groves by dusk. Their speed would be as fast as lightning and as sudden as thunder.

This is inevitable. In later stages, the suppression from the difference in stages becomes more and more significant. Even with the system, Xu Mu wouldn’t be able to cross a large stage in a short amount of time.

Moreover, how many people who could cultivate up to the Golden Core Stage would be fools? Every Golden Core Stage cultivator has tremendous talent, intelligence, luck, and possesses various factors.

“The speed is indeed fast, but the consumption of spiritual power is also incredible!”

After just an hour of high-speed flight, Xu Mu felt that the spiritual power inside his body had nearly been exhausted.

“When I have time, I should upgrade my martial method to alleviate this situation!”

As for cultivation progress, without any pill, it would be challenging to advance in a short time.

Xu Mu patted the storage bag on his waist. A palm-sized blue flying boat flew out from inside.

With an influx of spiritual energy, the flying boat quickly expanded and eventually became a small boat about ten meters long and two to three meters wide.

This was the flying boat Xu Mu had Star Pavilion custom-make for him.

It could be propelled by spiritual power when escaping, providing incredible speed. During usual journeys, it could use spirit stones, which saved energy and was convenient.

With this flying boat, it would be much easier for Xu Mu to take his family and run away.

He boarded the flying boat, inserted several medium-grade spirit stones into it, and began leisurely sipping his tea as he flew towards his destination.

The spiritual energy in the nearby region was scarce, and there were almost no high-tier cultivators, so he didn’t need to worry about stirring up trouble by being too conspicuous.

However, this assumption only lasted half a day.

A powerful divine intent appeared suddenly, piercing through the ship’s formation that shielded against divine intent, sweeping across Xu Mu.

Xu Mu trembled but did not dare make any movements.

“It must be a passing Golden Core elder!”

After the divine intent swept past once, Xu Mu silently rejoiced, but then the divine intent returned, observing him back and forth repeatedly.

Xu Mu seemed to hear a woman gasp softly.

“Is it because I look too good and she’s taken an interest in me?”

A thought sprung up in Xu Mu’s mind, but he dared not resist.

At that moment, a terrifying mountain-like spiritual pressure was drawing closer to him.

“I can’t be that unlucky, can I?”

A thought flashed in Xu Mu’s mind as he hastily alighted from the flying boat, looking up to see a white light heading his way.

The white light moved too fast for Xu Mu to react before the other party was already close by.

The golden core stage’s spiritual pressure was like a storming mountain, leaving Xu Mu feeling as though he was carrying a massive rock, making every breath difficult.

The power imbalance was too great, so he simply gave up the idea of resistance, standing respectfully in front of the flying boat, paying his respects to the approaching figure.

“Junior Xu Mu from Four Seas Immortal Palace greets elder!”

The white escape light stopped in front of him, revealing the figure of a young woman.

The woman was wrapped only in a thin white silk, her body was tempting and her face was unsurpassed beauty yet cold as frost, pure and untouchable.

Two completely different temperaments were perfectly blended in her, and the red flower mark on her forehead made her seem like a deity from the legendary barbaric era.

Xu Mu wasn’t interested in observing her stunning face or seductive figure. His attention was immediately drawn to the red flower mark on her forehead.

The mark was almost identical to Xiao Yi’s.

However, the woman’s mark was filled with majesty and spirituality, while Xiao Yi’s mark had an added touch of mystery.

A member of Butian Pavilion!

Not everyone from Butian Pavilion has this mark, but those who do are certainly from there.

The flower depicted in the mark is called the Red Spider Lily.

Why imprint a Red Spider Lily on the forehead?

The Butian Pavilion’s own explanation is that it aligns with the highest state of their martial method:

Complete the deficiencies of Heaven and Earth, and ascend to paradise!

All of this was information he had learned recently.

The woman’s pair of star-like eyes fixated on him, looking him up and down, fully revealing her greed.

“Such a pure body, such robust vitality, it’s simply the perfect material for crafting a cauldron”!

Suppressing her eagerness, she spoke, “You’re from Four Seas Immortal Palace, do you have an identity jade token?”

“Yes!” Xu Mu quickly took out his jade token and handed it over.

The woman did not take it; she only used her divine intent to scan it.

“Two-star authority?” A look of unrestrained joy appeared on the woman’s face, and she spoke authoritatively: “It seems you’re not an important figure in Four Seas Immortal Palace. Instead of being commanded by others there, it would be better for you to follow me!”

“Erm, elder, could I have a few days to consider it?”

He was very clear what kind of people were in Butian Pavilion, if he agreed, in a few days, whether he could still stand and talk would become a problem.

However, he didn’t have the courage to outright refuse, so he could only stall for time.

“What did you say?!”

Obviously unhappy with his response, the woman extended her jade hand in a repelling motion.

A unique exotic fragrance suddenly hit his nostrils.

Before Xu Mu could react, he felt as though he was pulled into a whirlpool. The whole world began to twist and change, losing control of his body. Intense vertigo and chaotic feelings invaded his entire spiritual world.

Caw!

This type of force reached the depths of his consciousness, causing the crow, that could sense the threat, to immediately let out a piercing cry.

The soul-shaking sound instantly pulled him out of the chaos.

Sweat was streaming down Xu Mu’s body as he rapidly retreated.

“Huh?”

Seeing Xu Mu break free from her spell, the woman’s beautiful face revealed a surprised expression.

Although her technique was only at the proficiency level, it should be unstoppable for a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even cultivators on the same level would be affected to some extent.

“Interesting! You’re worthy of being the prey I’ve chosen.”

A smile spread across the woman’s face, beautiful as a myth, making anyone unable to resist kneeling before her and worshipping her.

She was about to use a more powerful technique, just as an even stronger divine intent was rolled over.

“Junior Sister Bai, do you still have the mood to catch cauldron at this time? Hmph! I think you want to go back to the Ice Hell for a couple of days!”

The woman’s expression turned rigid and a thread of fear could be seen in her eyes.

“Senior Sister, you misunderstood! I’m coming now!”

The woman didn’t dare delay. Her body was wrapped in the white escape light, shooting across the sky like a long white rainbow toward the south. After a few flickers, she disappeared from Xu Mu’s sight.

Xu Mu quickly retracted the condensed fireball in his hand.

“Such bad luck! Bumping into a Golden Pill stage here! And she even took a fancy to me!”

Xu Mu retreated the flying boat, black flaming wings appeared on his back, and he sped off in the completely opposite direction as the woman.

He was completely startled by her!

After taking a detour for a day, he used the invisibility technique and retracted his aura before daring to approach the solitary island hiding the spatial crack from the sea.

His divine intent scanned the entire island, and Xu Mu’s expression suddenly became a little grim.