Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

Chapter 71 - 61: Mysterious Yuan Pill_i

As a dutiful person, helping to close the door is quite reasonable, right?

Isn’t it normal to lock oneself inside the room by accident when closing the door?

As the weather is getting colder, lying in bed to sleep is pretty reasonable, isn’t it?

Removing one’s clothes while sleeping also makes sense, right?

As for the last part-

That was just an accident!

After all, the opening was so large; you can’t blame it all on me, Xu, can you?

[Achievement: Beauty in the House]

[Beauty in the House: Gain an additional 10 Luck Value daily!]

[Luck Value: Can be used to improve skill proficiency, cannot directly improve cultivation!]

Liyang City

Red Leaf Street

“Friend Xu, I’ve helped secure the person you need, but are you sure?” Fan He asked, taking small steps forward.

“Absolutely sure!”

Xu Mu brushed a red leaf from his shoulder and continued, “Friend Fan, rest assured, you’ll get your fair commission once the deal is closed!”

“You’re too kind, Friend Xu!” Fan He shook his head, “It’s not about the commission! The Mysterious Yuan Pill is not easy to concoct. I’m worried you’ll waste your spirit stones!”

The favor Xu Mu asked of him was to introduce an alchemist from whom he could learn how to create the Mysterious Yuan Pill.

The Mysterious Yuan Pill was a tier-three pill that could directly be converted into cultivation. It was one of the highest-priced, most sought-after pills among tier-three pills.

Of course, it was also one of the most difficult ones to make.

Since Xu Mu didn’t have much Luck Value at the moment and didn’t want to waste it on the simplest early stages, he figured he’d first learn from others. Once he’d learned enough, he would then use his Luck Value to improve.

“To be honest, I do have some confidence in my alchemy skills! Friend Fan, you can relax!”

“Well then, I won’t say much more! Let me be the first to wish you success in creating your Mysterious Yuan Pill, Friend Xu!”

“You’re too kind, Friend Fan!”

Under Fan He’s guidance, the two walked to the end of Red Leaf Street and stopped in front of a large redwood gate.

Fan He knocked on the door.

The door was opened by a young woman in yellow robes, with surprisingly long and curled eyelashes. Her rare scarlet eyes seemed to have known Fan He was coming as she greeted him softly.

“Master Fan, you’re here!

Fan He nodded and pointed to Xu Mu, “Niece Si, this is the person I mentioned to Friend Si!”

“Him?

Seeing Xu Mu’s appearance, Si Tan’er’s scarlet pupils showed a bit of surprise, probably not expecting him to be so young. According to what she heard, he’s an experienced alchemist in the late stage of Qi Cultivation.

In her mind, alchemists with such abilities should either be old like Fan He or show signs of aging.

The Xu Mu she was seeing didn’t seem to be more than his thirties.

His appearance and abilities might not be noticeable in major sects, but among loose cultivators, he was unique.

“I am Xu Mu, pleased to meet you!”

Xu Mu stepped forward, smiling as he made his greeting.

He was quite used to this kind of reaction from Si Tan’er. Fan He had responded the same when they first met.

What Si Tan’er and Fan He didn’t know was that he had deliberately controlled his appearance to look slightly older; his true appearance was actually at least ten years younger than his current facade.

“Eh? Elder Xu, hello! I’m Si Tan’er! Please follow me; my grandfather happens to have some free time now!”

Si Tan’er suppressed her surprise and politely greeted him before opening the door to invite both men inside.

Si Tan’er led them through a long corridor to a secluded courtyard.

“Grandfather, Master Fan has a visitor!”

She knocked on the door and called out.

“Come in!”

A deep but ancient voice responded from within.

Si Tan’er ushered the two men inside the room and stayed outside.

Inside the room, a wrinkled, lion-haired elder was sitting cross-legged. Only upon hearing their footsteps did he open his eyes, revealing the same scarlet pupils as Si Tan’er.

However, compared to Si Tan’er’s clear and bright eyes, his eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, making his pupils appear much duller.

“Friend Fan, is this the Xu you spoke of?”

Si Xuanjing looked at Xu Mu with a curious expression on his ancient face.

Probably the same as Si Tan’er, he thought Xu Mu was too young.

“Friend Si, I’m Xu Mu indeed. I’m here to learn the way of concocting the Mysterious Yuan Pill from you!” Xu Mu confidently said.

Fan He nodded in agreement.

Si Xuanjing furrowed his thick brows, a little curious as he asked, “May I ask how old Friend Xu is this year?”

“Sixty-three!”

“Has friend Xu ever taken the Stay Age Pill?”

“Hmm! Roughly, yes!”

“I see!”

Si Xuanjing stroked his messy beard, showing a look of sudden realization.

“I imagine Friend Fan has already discussed the costs with you!”

In situations like this where both parties are willing, there’s no need to beat around the bush, so Si Xuanjing got straight to the point.

“Yes, he has!”

Xu Mu nodded, took out five medium-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, and placed them on the table.

“Here are the preliminary fees, I hope you’ll accept them, friend!”

“Friend Xu indeed likes to make quick decisions!”

Si Xuanjing stroked his long beard, revealing some sparse teeth, and laughed heartily.

“Tan’er, don’t you think you should serve Friend Xu some tea!”

Xu Mu was speechless.

So, if you don’t pay tuition, you won’t offer tea?

Shortly after, Si Tan’er walked in barefoot and poured a cup of fragrant tea for both of them.

To Xu Mu’s surprise, there was a tender red leaf in the tea cup.

Although not as old as the countless red leaves in the alley, the two looked like they were of the same kind.

“Friend Si, you’re really!”

Fan He shook his head with a bitter smile and took a sip of tea.

Si Xuanjing pretended not to hear the sarcasm, and said cheerily, “Friend Xu, don’t mind it! This tea is steeped with red leaves but these are not ordinary leaves. They were picked by young girls in the morning dew of early spring, so they’re not much inferior to normal spiritual tea.”

When he mentioned the young girls, the face of Si Tan’er turned a little red.

But no one noticed it.

Xu Mu was speechless again.

However nicely you put it, aren’t they still tree leaves!

It seems that the teacher I’ve chosen is quite stingy.

Serving your guest with tree leaves, really now!

“Not a problem! Not a problem!”

Xu Mu took a shallow sip and put it down.

“Friend Xu, when would you like to start learning?”

The sooner the better!

“In that case, friend Xu can start learning the pill recipes and the Alchemy Skill with Tan’er today. After a few days, when I have prepared the herbs for the Mysterious Yuan Pill, I’ll start teaching you Alchemy in person!” Si Xuanjing’s face became slightly serious and he added, “I have to say it upfront, ten medium-grade spirit stones will only cover one month of learning. If you still can’t learn by then, please don’t blame me.”

“You can rest assured, Friend Si!

After they had settled on the arrangement, Fan He, having received the agent fee, left first.

He didn’t care much about the brokerage fee. The main thing was to solidify his contacts with Xu Mu.

After bidding farewell to Si Xuanjing, Xu Mu got up and followed Si Tan’er into a room packed with herb samples.

Si Tan’er took out a half-finger-thick animal skin book from her storage bag and handed it to him.

“Senior Xu, this is the recipe for the Mysterious Yuan Pill!”

“Thank you!

Xu Mu took it, flipped through it briefly.

It detailed the required proportions of herbs for the Mysterious Yuan Pill, the refining steps, heat control, and more.

However, the most important part, the alchemy Skill, was not included in it.

Referencing the book and the herbs in the room, Si Tan’er introduced the forty-six herbs needed for refining the Mysterious Yuan Pill, one by one.

Whether accidentally or intentionally, Si Tan’er stayed quite close; a faint fragrance lingered around Xu Mu’s nose, and the occasional glance could easily set one’s mind wandering.

Xu Mu reminded himself not to let his imagination roam.

Although he wasn’t bad-looking, he wasn’t so attractive that women would fall all over him at first sight.

Furthermore, he already had three at home, and it was better not to flirt elsewhere for the time being, just to avoid causing any more trouble.

Although with his current level of Yin and Yang Harmony mastery, he could easily handle a hundred more.

After studying for a day, Xu Mu was stopped again by the impatient Lan Shijin on his return home.

“You smell like that woman again? Hmph! Come here! See how I’ll deal with you!”

I even used three Purification Charms!

Do you have a dog’s nose?

Or are you intentionally finding fault?

As it turned out, instead of dealing with him, she got dealt with!

Don’t think that just because your place is big, I won’t be able to handle it!