Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

An elderly man with white hair and a long beard reaching to his chest, handed a roster made of golden silk to Xu Mu.

In front of Xu Mu, thirty or so Alchemists of the Fairy Moon Palace are standing orderly, each dressed in the unique cyan silk robes of Fairy Moon Palace Alchemists.

“Hmm!”

Xu Mu nodded, took the roster, looked around, and then began to flip through it page by page.

Ni Wenjie, 280 years old, on the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, a tier five Alchemist!

Wang Peng, 170 years old, on the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, a tier four Alchemist!

Li Chen, 129 years old, on the third level of Foundation Establishment, a tier four Alchemist!

Fang Zheng, 53 years old, on the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, a tier three Alchemist!

Liu Fengzhen, 41 years old, on the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, a tier two Alchemist!

Duan Honglian, 35 years old, on the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, a tier two Alchemist!

The roster catalogued the information of thirty-five people, who were specifically the Alchemists standing before Xu Mu, including the elderly man who gave him the roster.

Xu Mu quickly flipped through it, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

A deep sigh formed within his heart.

He knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

The Alchemists that had been split off from others’ administrations were simply of poor quality.

There was only one tier five Alchemist, who turned out to be the old man who handed him the roster. And at a glance, it was clear that the man was on his last legs, it was uncertain if he could still perform alchemy.

There were eight tier four Alchemists, the youngest among them was nearly a hundred years old, clearly lacking in talent.

Twenty-two were tier three Alchemists, several of whom had already exceeded the optimal age for breaking through to Foundation Establishment, so their chances of advancing to tier four Alchemist were slim.

There were four tier two Alchemists, none of them showing any unique talents, they were not even as good as his two disciples.

He had already suspected that others wouldn’t give him their best men, but he didn’t expect them to be so shameless as to not give him a single good one.

He estimated that if it weren’t for his sudden appearance, these people would have probably been dismissed.

Xu Mu actually wanted to dismiss them all and recruit a new batch of talented people. But clearly, if he really did that, the two deputy hall masters he had met only once would definitely use this against him.

In the end, they might even use this as an excuse to kick him out of Fairy Moon Palace.

The situation before him was obviously intended to make things difficult for him.

They wanted to force him to quit!

Forget it, I didn’t expect to benefit from them anyway! Once I reveal my identity as a tier seven Alchemist after a while, I should be self-sufficient!”

He has to improve his strength as soon as possible, to get rid of the shackles of lifespan, and to leave the Fairy Moon Palace to protect his family sooner.

If it weren’t for hiding from the pursuit of Tianyang Palace, he wouldn’t have stayed in Fairy Moon Palace, much less have taken on this troublesome task voluntarily.

Now, for the sake of staying in the Fairy Moon Palace, he had to tolerate it.

The people below saw Xu Mu frowning and staying silent, they all tensed up, fearing Xu Mu might cause trouble as the newcomer.

“Alright, you may all leave! Continue as you were before!”

Xu Mu didn’t want to give himself trouble, hoping to make a smooth transition.

But upon hearing his words, the people below remained motionless.

Xu Mu was somewhat displeased.

Regardless of how new he was, or how low his status was, he was still an inner sect elder in the Golden Core Stage, not someone these poor Alchemists could defy.

Just as Xu Mu was about to open his mouth to admonish them and establish his authority, Ni Wenjie quickly came forward and handed him a sheet of paper. “Elder, this is the task assigned to our Pill Hall, you need to review it first!” “Oh?”

Xu Mu took it with a puzzled look, glanced at it, and his face turned a bit ugly in an instant.

These bastards, they’re really trying to comer me, aren’t they?

It’s one thing to hand him a pile of rubbish, but the tasks assigned to him, they

all involve concocting some extremely obscure pills.

Pills like the Fragrant Consolidating Pill which enhances body scent, or the Peaceful Spirit Pill that aids in sleep, or pills for treating constipation and so on, so many unheard of by even Xu Mu.

These pills are obviously only concocted by just a few alchemists. Now that they’re all concentrated on him, it’s clear they’re doing this on purpose to give him a hard time.

Du Yu definitely knows about this and chose not to utter a word, he’s either abandoning him or doesn’t have enough control over the Pill Hall to handle this situation.

Small pond, too many bullfrogs; small temple, too much devil wind! (Chinese idioms indicating poor environment and too much interferences)

Looks like I’ll have to step up!

“You distribute half of the herbs to everyone based on their capabilities, and leave the rest to me! Also, have the pill recipes sorted out for me!” Xu Mu ordered.

“Elder, are you going to   ”

Ni Wenjie widened his eyes. He naturally guessed that Xu Mu was going to refine the pills himself, but these pills are incredibly obscure. Even if Xu Mu is a tier six alchemist, it is impossible to learn to concoct them all in a short time. “Don’t ask so many questions! Just do what I tell you to!”

Xu Mu didn’t want to explain and saw no need to.

These people are all his subordinates, and they are just one step away from being kicked out of the mountain gate (sect), so they would not dare to disobey his orders.

Anyone with a brain should know that if Xu Mu falls, they won’t farewell either. “Yes, sir!”

Ni Wenjie replied respectfully.

Ni Wenjie then went down to arrange things, and Xu Mu turned and entered his own alchemy room.

Within the Alchemy Room, a mass of silver-white flame was rolling and burning continuously under the effect of the Formation.

“The True Yin Flame! I wonder if the Pill Hall could become the Fairy Moon Palace’s second cash cow!”

Looking at the flame in front of him, Xu Mu praised.

The True Yin Flame is a form of spiritual flame. It is formed by the condensation of True Yin power and is characterized by its stable temperature and easy control, making it one of the most suitable spiritual flames for alchemy.

Originally, Xu Mu struggled a bit with the loss of the beast soul’s assistance in alchemy, but now with the assistance of the True Yin Flame, things turned easy again.

Xu Mu used the Fire-controlling Skill to continue to familiarize himself with the characteristics of the True Yin Flame.

Before long, Ni Wenjie brought the herbs provided by the Pill Hall, as well as the pill recipes for the pills that needed to be concocted.

After Ni Wenjie left, Xu Mu began studying one pill recipe after another.

Although the highest tier of these pills is only tier four, even if upgraded to transcendence, it wouldn’t consume too much Luck Value. But Xu Mu still only upgraded them to the master level.

In order to save Luck Values on one hand, after all, every bit counts, right?

On the other hand, with his high cultivation base, even at the master level, he

can easily concoct superior or even supreme grade pills.

Once everything was ready, he took out his tier six giant pill furnace and began batch processing.

A task that would have originally taken three to four dozen people half a year to complete, he managed to finish in just one month.

Xu Mu left only enough to meet the mission requirements, keeping the rest all to himself. Although it didn’t amount to many spirit stones, it was still his hard-earned reward.

Then, Xu Mu called Ni Wenjie again and asked him to help purchase some materials for concocting Blood Qi Pills. He planned to make some while he had free time to enhance the Great Sun Refining Shape Skill.

“Elder, what about those tasks?”

Ni Wenjie was a bit anxious.

If you’re not hurriedly finding a way to complete the tasks, how can there be spare time to concoct Blood Qi Pills?

“There’s no need for you to worry about the tasks, just follow my orders! Also, purchase some Blood Yang Flowers as well!” Xu Mu responded without emotion.

“Understood!”

Ni Wenjie dared not say more and left hurriedly to get the job done. Before long, it was time to hand in the tasks!