Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

“Junior brother, this is delicious! Eat more!”

Just like the village idiots Big Bull and Er Niu, they very much liked their little junior brother Xu Mu, continuously stuffing food into his bowl during meals. “Thankyou, senior brothers! Enough, enough!”

Feeling rather full, Xu Mu walked out of the courtyard to find a woman in white with her back turned to him, gazing at the distant orchard.

“Senior Sister!”

“Finished eating?”

The woman turned around, showing a face of indifference.

“Mm-hmm!”

Xu Mu nodded.

This woman was none other than the current Senior Sister of Lonely Sword Peak, Luo Qingchen.

“Come with me!”

Luo Qingchen led Xu Mu into her separate courtyard, let him wait in the living room, and then went into her bedroom. She emerged shortly afterward with two robes.

“Try these robes on to check if they fit.”

“Yes!”

Xu Mu received the two robes, placed them on the table next to him, then started trying them on over his own clothes.

“They’re a bit big, but you’re growing, so they should fit in a few months.” “Senior Sister is right!”

Xu Mu did not fuss over this minor matter. Lonely Sword Peak was poorly supplied, so having two robes to wear was quite good.

“This is the secret manual of Tianhe Swordsmanship Jue for the Qi Cultivation Stage. Memorize it first, and I’ll formally teach you to cultivate it when the time comes.”

Luo Qingchen took a thick secret manual from her storage bag and handed it to Xu Mu.

“I understand! Senior Sister!”

Xu Mu put the secret manual in his jacket, said his goodbyes, and left.

Upon returning to his room, Xu Mu took out the secret manual from his jacket, opened the window, and began reading it by the window.

The sunshine outside illuminated the room. The gentle breeze was quite pleasant.

The manual was very thick, at least a hundred pages long, made out of a certain monster beast’s skin. It was not only flexible but also very smooth, just like high-quality silk.

The pages were a bright yellow, filled with densely packed minute characters that were very neat. The content was divided into two parts – the main body of the martial method and detailed annotations.

It took Xu Mu an hour to read through the entire manual. When he opened the system to check, the icon of the martial method had already been displayed.

[Martial Method: Tier Three – Tianhe Swordsmanship Jue Entry Level; 1/400]

“It’s actually a tier three martial method. The Tianhe Sect indeed lives up to its reputation!” Xu Mu exclaimed.

This tier three martial method was already the strongest one that could be cultivated at the Qi Cultivation Stage, far surpassing the Spirit Flame Jue practiced by his original persona during the same Stage.

Moreover, as Luo Qingchen had mentioned, there were further advanced stages like the Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, and even the Nascent Soul Stage of Tianhe Swordsmanship Jue. There was no need to worry about modifying the method for later stages of cultivation.

This was the advantage of a major sect – one need not worry about the martial method, and a large number of people cultivating it had accumulated a wealth of experience. The difficulty of later stages of cultivation was greatly reduced, basically making the road smooth.

Just with the starting line, a major sect had already far surpassed any typical Loose Cultivator, not to mention the various cultivation resources.

“No wonder there are so many Qi Cultivators under twenty years old in the Tianhe Sect!”

Xu Mu was thinking that he might need to learn from the Tianhe Sect in establishing his own family.

As for the martial method, Xu Mu did not plan to memorize it bit by bit. He directly invested 400 Luck Value into it, bringing it up to a proficient level.

What were originally vague memories became clear as water in an instant. His body instinctively entered a state of cultivation and nature’s spiritual energy automatically gathered inside him. He soon condensed the first wisp of spiritual power.

Xu Mu opened his eyes, gathered his emotions, and ran anxiously towards where Luo Qingchen lived.

He had never planned to play it low-profile.

The improvement of the martial skills could be relied on the system, but cultivation needed resources. If he did not show his talent, where would he find the resources?

“Senior Sister, something seems to be wrong with my body!”

“What’s wrong?”

Luo Qingchen came out of her room, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

“It seems that I have cultivated spiritual power!”

“What? Didn’t I tell you not to cultivate randomly?”

Luo Qingchen rebuked him, then hurriedly grabbed Xu Mu’s hand to check his condition.

“Huh?”

As Luo Qingchen discovered the wisp of spiritual power that Xu Mu had just condensed, her eyes couldn’t help but gradually widen and her expression changed from worry to shock.

“Howis this possible?!!” Luo Qingchen muttered to herself.

“Qingchen, what’s happened?”

Li Heng, who had heard the commotion, also ran over. Seeing Luo Qingchen’s shocked face, he asked in confusion.

“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”

Luo Qingchen did not answer Li Heng, but instead turned her head sharply towards Xu Mu and asked, “Have you ever learnt Tianhe Swordsmanship Jue before?”

It seemed like Xu Mu was taken aback and shook his head.

“Learning the Tianhe Sect’s martial methods in private is a capital offence. Moreover, Junior Brother Xu’s parents were ordinary loose cultivators, how could they possibly know Tianhe Swordsmanship Jue!” Li Heng explained on Xu Mu’s behalf.

“What exactly happened that has you so agitated?”

Up till now, Li Heng still had no clue about what was going on.

“Use your spiritual power to check, and then you will know!”

“Check with spiritual power?”

Li Heng, slightly confused, extended his hand. Very soon, his face was also filled with shock. He asked the same question that Luo Qingchen had.

“Have you ever practiced the Tianhe Sect’s martial method before?”

“No!”

Li Heng shook his head again.

Both did not doubt Xu Mu’s words too much.

Apart from the two reasons given by Li Heng, there was another reason: there was no necessity for it.

Natural talent was something inherent. Even if one could take a shortcut and advance a step faster, one couldn’t keep moving forward at this speed forever. The truth would soon be revealed.

The sect wouldn’t promote you to a True Disciple just because you gathered your spiritual power quickly.

Every disciple had to be tested over several years.

It wasn’t worth risking one’s life for such a small advantage.

“Detail the specifics of what occurred,” said Luo Qingchen.

“Yes!”

Xu Mu nodded and continued, “After receiving the secret book this afternoon, I went back to read it once. Just as I was preparing to read it for the second time, I suddenly started cultivating. When I woke up, I had an extra strand of spiritual power inside my body!”

Luo Qingchen:

Li Heng:

Both of them were feeling complex emotions.

Are you messing with us?

When did cultivation become so simple?

Neither of them was untalented, but to cultivate their first strand of spiritual power, it took them a full three months.

However, from the time Xu Mu received the secret book to when he cultivated his spiritual power, it took less than three hours.

If Xu Mu wasn’t lying, then this natural talent was crushing them.

“I just remembered something,” said Li Heng suddenly.

“What?” Luo Qingchen asked.

“The Elder who came to the message exchange said that Junior Brother Xu has an extraordinary physique, ranking in the top ten among the new disciples. If it weren’t for some flaw in his divine spirit, he would be directly promoted to True Disciple!”

“What do you mean?”

“Could the Elders have made a mistake when checking?” Li Heng asked excitedly. “If they made a mistake, given Junior Brother Xu’s talent, it wouldn’t be impossible for him to gather spiritual energy in half a day!”

In the case of Lonely Sword Peak’s current situation, jealousy was out of the question.

Luo Qjngchen remained silent, her brows furrowed.

If Li Heng’s speculation was correct, this was indeed a joyous event, especially for the declining Lonely Sword Peak. However, Luo Qingchen was worried that based on Lonely Sword Peak’s situation, if their guess was right, they wouldn’t be able to keep Xu Mu.

Of course, whether it was as Li Heng speculated, they would need to continue observing for some time to confirm.

“We don’t have to rush to conclusions. Let’s let Junior Brother Xu cultivate for half a year before deciding!” Luo Qingchen said.

“Okay!”

Li Heng nodded.

Both were in the Qi Cultivation Late Stage. Their cultivation and knowledge were insufficient to discern the situation. They could only make deductions through continuous observation.

As for their decision, Xu Mu had no control over it and had no intention of changing it. He wasn’t looking to be an overnight success.

Having talent was a good thing, but if the talent was too monstrous, it could easily cause problems. Xu Mu’s initial plan was to start showing his edge bit by bit. After everyone accepted that he was a genius, he would gradually raise their expectations.

Following that, there wasn’t much change in his life, aside from his meeting frequency with Luo Qingchen and Li Heng increasing significantly.

Meanwhile, his original body that had returned to the Palace of Pure Heart earlier, had also welcomed a new child.