Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

The city was full of people and seemed extremely prosperous.

All of this was attributed to the Misty Sea.

The Misty Sea, despite its dangers, was immensely valuable.

As long as one did not venture too deep, it was still possible to navigate without a Misty Bird. Moreover, before the discovery of Misty Birds, there were other methods of navigation, the Misty Bird was just a more convenient tool.

So, most of the time throughout the year, practitioners would enter in search of opportunities.

Xu Mu mingled among the crowd unnoticed. As the line continuously moved forward, it was soon his turn.

“Late Stage of Qi Cultivation! Give ten Lower-grade Spirit Stones!”

The impatient guard called out.

Xu Mu silently handed them over.

“Go on in!”

The guard shouted and continued to collect the Spirit Stones from the next person.

Xu Mu strode inside; after passing through multiple Formations, suddenly, a blast of light from a Formation attracted everyone’s attention.

“You, stop!”

The nearby guards immediately shouted at Xu Mu.

He’s been discovered!

Xu Mu sighed inwardly, his body transforming into an Escape Light and swiftly flying towards the city’s exit.

“A Golden Core Stage cultivator?!”

“Quick! Quick! Stop him!”

“Impudent rogue, halt!”

The guards shouted loudly, their cries passing through the layered formations to alert the city.

Surges of energy emerged from different parts of the city as numerous Formations were activated. Huge numbers of cultivators flew out from their residences, among them dozens of Golden Core cultivators using Escape Light.

From the sheer number of Golden Core cultivators alone, one could guess the strength of the city’s defense.

All eyes were on Xu Mu who was flying carelessly. His flight pattern was noticeably suspicious.

As Xu Mu flew, he constantly tossed out Formation flags from his hand.

And as they neatly fell to the ground, they quickly merged with the earth and vanished from sight.

The surrounding cultivators quickly moved aside in fear.

While the cultivators pursuing Xu Mu noticed his unusual actions, their confidence in the city and their eagerness to capture Xu Mu overpowered their concerns regarding the disappeared Formation flags.

Soon, all of Xu Mu’s chess pieces had flown out.

At the same time, the city’s Great Array was activated. Though not fully powered, it was more than capable of suppressing a Golden Core cultivator.

“Stop immediately, or don’t blame us for being rude!”

Xu Mu moved at an incredibly high speed, angering those who pursued him. They immediately launched an attack.

But at that moment, Xu Mu was already at the edge of the Array, nearing the exit.

Just then, two strong Nascent Soul auras appeared in the air, causing a significant number of low-level cultivators to kneel due to the pressure.

“Two Nascent Soul cultivators, this is going to be troublesome!”

Xu Mu’s face slightly changed, but at this point, he had no choice but to attack. There was no room for hesitation.

The compass in his hand suddenly emitted a bright light, the disappeared Formation flags shot out beams of light that converged together.

Next, he produced a Sky-splitting Halberd!

The sudden appearance of the beams seemed to touch a specific part of the city’s Array, causing the activating Great Array to stall.

“Stop him, he’s intending to break the Array.”

The Nascent Soul voices echoed through the city via Divine Intent, the cultivators blocking the front immediately launched their most powerful attacks without hesitation.

Xu Mu pushed his energy to its limits, holding the Sky-splitting Halberd in his hand, he fiercely swung it towards the Great Array in front of him.

The Formation flags he released were not meant for attack or defense, but to interfere with the operation of the original Great Array through its own Formation.

Despite only taking a few breaths’ worth of time from the entrance to the exit, to a Golden Core cultivator or a Nascent Soul cultivator, this was a considerable amount of time.

This prolonged period allowed the Great Array to be activated to its peak. The Array could withstand a Nascent Soul Stage’s attack for a long time; with his strength, even with the Sky-splitting Halberd, it was impossible to break through.

Hence, he decided to use a Formation to counteract the Array.

This method was extremely risky.

Fortunately, he was a top-tier Array Master and his surprise attack greatly increased his chances of success.

Bang!

The unique spatial characteristic of the Sky-splitting Halberd was once again activated, directly cutting through the thick spiritual light shield, creating a massive gap.

“How is that possible?”

“He actually broke the Array?”

Everyone looked on in astonishment. Having been stationed here for a long period of time, they were well aware of how solid the Great Array was; even a Nascent Soul cultivator would face difficulty in breaking it.

The cultivator who suddenly appeared was merely at the Golden Core Stage, it should have been impossible for him to break through–even if the Great Array was not fully activated.

And just as Xu Mu attacked the Array, the attacks of those who had attempted to stop him fell onto his body.

What was even more inconceivable was that the combined attack of more than ten Golden Core cultivators had failed to break through his defense.

Everyone’s jaws nearly hit the floor.

They clearly sensed that the person in front of them was at the Golden Core Stage–how then could his defensive power be more formidable than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator?

“It’s him! Stop him quickly!”

A massive sound echoed throughout the entire city.

Before everyone could figure out who ‘he’ was, Xu Mu had already flown through the gap and escaped.

Hot on his heels was a streak of blue Escape Light.

“I didn’t expect it to be so smoo–Damn it!”

Xu Mu thought that once he left the Array, he could escape smoothly. However, the moment he escaped the Array, an incredibly powerful aura had already appeared behind him.

From the strength of the aura and the unique oppressive sensation, Xu Mu immediately realized that the one chasing him was a Nascent Soul cultivator– and not an ordinary Early Nascent Soul one but a Mid Nascent Soul.

The Misty Sea was in front of him, but there was no time to hide.

Block it!

Xu Mu pushed his Body Refinement Techniques to the extreme, at the same time, he released all his defensive measures.

His body spun around, with the Sky-splitting Halberd in his hand, he harshly swung it forward.

In front of him, a massive ice handprint solidified from Qi was hurtling towards him.

The handprint was merely condensed from Qi, but the threat it represented made him shiver. If he couldn’t block it, he would surely die.

Is the gap between Nascent Soul Early Stage and Nascent Soul Middle Stage really this big?

Xu Mu’s heart pounded.

Then, the two forces collided violently.

Xu Mu’s body was flung backward like a cannonball, flying directly into the Misty Sea.

Meanwhile, the Qi-congealed hand only suffered a minor crack.

“With a Golden Core cultivator’s cultivation, he could actually crack my Profound Ice Handprint?!”

A surprised voice echoed from behind the handprint.

“This youngster surely has some secrets. Good, very good.”

The cracks on the Profound Ice Handprint quickly healed and ruthlessly grabbed towards the Misty Sea.

Its powerful grip found only emptiness.

“Gone? How is that possible?”