Longevity begins with an old woman

Chapter 23 The Scarlet Gold Sword

After the Spring Festival, everyone's life returned to normal.

The ice and snow are melting and the weather is getting warmer.

On the eaves, rows of crystal clear ice skates kept ticking.

The originally frozen ground began to become muddy as the snow melted.

On this day, Xu Mu took the elixir and walked out of the house, preparing to go to the market to sell it, and took back the custom-made magic sword by the way.

I didn't expect to meet Jia An and Ma Rui, who were traveling together, and a few neighbors in the alley as soon as I went out.

"Xu Daoyou, are you also going to be a patrol member?" Ma Rui smiled wretchedly.

"no!"

Xu Mu shook his head and said, "I'm going to sell the refined medicine!"

He had heard from Su Qing a long time ago about recruiting patrol members.

only--

He glanced at a few people, and said with some doubts: "I heard that the recruitment requirements are quite high, are you sure?"

According to what he had heard, only practitioners who had attained the third level of qi training were recruited, and they had to be proficient in combat.

Although the group of neighbors in front of them has reached the level of cultivation, but if it is to talk about fighting, it is really a bit embarrassing.

Although Jia An and others often enter Baihe Forest, they are basically worker bees, and there are very few opportunities for real fighting.

Only those cultivators who specialize in hunting monsters and beasts for a living can be said to be good at fighting.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Xu, Boss Jia has already cleared up the relationship. We just need to go there to register and go through the motions!" Ma Rui said excitedly.

"Boss Jia?"

Xu Mu glanced at the chubby Jia An with his chin raised, and for a moment suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, do you want to go together? With me here, I guarantee that you can join the patrol team. When the time comes, no one will dare to bully us anymore!"

Jia An's tone was forthright, quite complacent.

For a moment, Xu Mu thought he was hallucinating.

I still remember that when he first came, Jia An was still very cautious, and he was very enthusiastic about him after a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill.

He suddenly remembered that when he left Chi's house, Jia An invited him to Fangshi for a drink.

At that time, Jia An showed a hint of ambition, but Xu Mu was not optimistic about it.

Later, Jia An came to invite him a few times, but Xu Mu refused on the grounds of alchemy, and never came to him again.

Even Jia An's wife, Li Moqing, and Xu Mu haven't seen each other for a long time, and they don't know what they're up to.

Originally, he thought it would be difficult for Jia An to stir up any waves, but he didn't expect that he really got a little trick.

You can tell by the expressions of Ma Rui and the others, Jia An is almost the only one who follows the lead.

However, even if they gather in a small group, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve a big event.

It's not that Xu Mu has any jealousy, the main reason is that Jia An's cultivation base is too low.

Three levels of Qi practice!

It's useless no matter how much you toss!

With this time, it is better to practice honestly!
Of course, everyone has their own choices, and Xu Mu will not be smart enough to help others make decisions.

He just smiled and shook his head, rejecting the other party's invitation.

Faced with Xu Mu's refusal, Jia An's expression turned slightly ugly.

In the past, he was just an ordinary casual cultivator, but Xu Mu was an alchemist, and he wanted to curry favor with Xu Mu.

But with the operation of this period of time, he felt that he would be able to make a fortune soon, so that he was already a little smug, and he looked down on Xu Mu, an "old repairer".

Xu Mu has long been dissatisfied with rejecting his kindness many times.

Especially Xu Mu's disregard for his achievements made him extremely unhappy.

Xu Mu himself may not have felt it, but invisibly, he did not see the other party in his eyes, and even few people in the entire shanty town could catch his eyes.

It's not that he is too arrogant, but the fact is there.

Cultivators in shanty towns may not be able to earn ten low-grade spirit stones for a month of hard work.

And he, if he wanted, could easily earn thousands of low-grade spirit stones.

It is a hundred times that of ordinary casual cultivators!
In this case, even if you hide your clumsiness, a part of it will inevitably be revealed.

Although Jia An was very upset with Xu Mu in his heart, he didn't show it fully, instead he smiled and said, "If that's the case, then forget it, but we all live in the same alley, that's fate. Come find me!"

"Thank you!"

Xu Mu politely cupped his hands in thanks.

People on both sides separated at the entrance of Fangshi.

"Old Ma, follow him and see where he has gone? Remember, stay away and don't be spotted by him!"

Not long after they separated from Xu Mu, Jia An suddenly stopped and said to Ma Rui with a gloomy expression.

"Boss Jia, what is this?"

"Don't ask so many questions! Go!"

"Then I joined the patrol team..."

"Don't worry, I'm here, it doesn't matter if you go later!"

"That!"

Ma Rui nodded, turned around and chased in the direction Xu Mu left.

Jia An led the people and continued to the recruitment point.

……

"Ten bottles of chalcedony pills! Some of them are mid-grade! Fellow Daoist Xu, your alchemy skills have improved again! Congratulations!"

At the Song family pharmacy, seeing the elixir that Xu Mu took out, Su Qingxiu raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her thin and transparent lips raised slightly, her eyes were filled with surprise.

"It feels good in the past month or so, and the fire control technique has improved, so it's a fluke!" Xu Mu said modestly with a smile on his face.

If it wasn't for the fact that there was too much gap in the spirit stone recently, he would never have sold so many chalcedony pills.

Because it is too easy to be missed!
Fortunately, the backstage of the Song family pharmacy was strong enough. Although Su Qing was pleasantly surprised, she didn't question it too much.

The alchemist who came to test the medicine only praised him and asked him if he would like to join the Song family as a guest.

After Xu Mu refused, he readily paid for the Lingshi.

He didn't deliberately make things difficult, or kill people to seize treasures and other bloody things.

To Xu Mu, this is not a small amount of money, but to the Song family drug store, it is just a small business, not worth the other party's brand name.

When I finally left the pharmacy, I harvested a total of eight middle-grade spirit stones and thirty chalcedony pill refining materials.

And Su Qing's enthusiasm.

The price of middle-grade chalcedony pills is much higher than that of low-grade ones, and the prices of raw materials have dropped recently, so there are so many.

After leaving the pharmacy, he immediately rushed to the magic weapon shop, took out his voucher, and received his custom-made magic sword.

"This sword is three feet seven inches long, and the main body is made of Gengjin. According to your request, some Chijing iron is mixed in to increase the power of fire attribute spiritual power. At the same time, it is tempered with earth fire liquid, which makes it easier to gather fire elements. "

The tall shopkeeper, holding a white long sword in his hand, introduced it eloquently.

The long sword was covered with an icy cold light, the whole body was platinum-gold, and the sharpness of the blade was exposed, as if it could cut people's eyes.

"And you are very lucky. When the formation mage inscribed it, he found that the Gengjin and the sharp gold formation fit very well, so I added another sharp gold formation for you!"

The shopkeeper handed the sword to Xu Mu with envy, and continued: "Fifteen sharp gold formations, two solidification formations, a total of seventeen formations, if the functions are not too single, put them in the third-order magic weapon All excellent!"

"Not bad!"

Holding the long sword in his hand, he lightly shook the blade a few times, and Xu Mu showed satisfaction on his face.

This sword is tailor-made for him, saving a lot of unnecessary formations. If it can burst out with full power, the attack power can even exceed the third-order magic weapon.

After all, an ordinary third-order magic weapon can only engrave eighteen magic circles.

No one would be so stupid as to engrave all fifteen of them into an attack circle.

However, the shopkeeper said that this sword is comparable to a third-order high-quality magic weapon, so that's pure nonsense.

The materials for casting the sword were placed there. If it weren't for the single formation, it would be impossible to engrave the seventeen formations.

If you sell it, you may not even be able to sell it for the price of a second-order magic weapon.

But in Xu Mu's hands, its value is comparable to a third-order magic weapon.

Xu Mu tried to inject spiritual power into it, and the original platinum sword body suddenly had red veins appearing all over the sword body, and the whole sword suddenly became hot, even the surrounding air was distorted.

This is apparently the reason for the Chi-Ji iron!

Seeing this scene, the satisfaction in Xu Mu's eyes grew stronger.

These five middle-grade spirit stones are not injustice!
It's a pity that no one jumped out to try the sword for him.

"Shopkeeper, does this sword have a name?"

After taking the white iron scabbard from the store and putting the long sword in it, Xu Mu turned to ask.

"The craftsman who made it called it the Scarlet Gold Sword! But it's custom-made for you, so the name is up to you!"

"The red gold sword! It's not bad, so I won't change it!"

Xu Mu didn't bother to think about a name.

After delivering the final payment, he left the magic weapon shop.

After replenishing the daily necessities in the market, he returned home, hugged and coaxed little Linger for a while, Xu Mu went into the utility room, took out the jade slip of the third-level fire control technique, and began to absorb the information and insights inside.

The third-level fire control technique has much more information than the second-level fire control technique. In addition to condensing and controlling flames, it also involves controlling real fire.

Real fire is a spiritual flame that can only be condensed in the body after breaking through the foundation building stage. Whether it is alchemy or training equipment, it is much stronger than ordinary flames.

"Maybe you can condense spiritual flames ahead of time if you cultivate to a high level!"

Seeing this content, Xu Mu was very excited.

However, while the power of the third-order fire control technique is powerful, the difficulty of cultivation also rises linearly.

After fully absorbing the information in the jade slip, a third-level fire-fighting technique symbol appeared on the system panel.

[Introduction to the third-level fire control technique; 157/400]!
The difficulty of cultivating Tier [-] spells has skyrocketed by a level, and the entry level requires a proficiency of [-]. Fortunately, Xu Mu was well prepared.

However, depending on the situation, it is impossible to merge with the second-level fire protection technique in a short period of time, unless Xu Mu is willing to increase his luck value.

Of course it's impossible!
He now uses his luck value to count on his fingers, saving as much as he can.

In the following days, Xu Mu still lived in seclusion, devoting himself to self-cultivation.

The increase in means did not have a major impact on his life.

It's not alchemy, it's practicing spells, and occasionally find a little time to spend with my wife and children.

At the same time, Jia Anmarui and others in the alley also successfully joined the patrol team, began to wear the uniform clothes issued by Fangshi, and patrolled the neighborhood in style every day.

Sure enough, Jia An had some tricks, and even got the position of a small team leader.

Every day when I pass by their alley, I will walk around with high spirits.

It's just that with his chubby figure, it looks a little funny.

The formation of the new patrol team was completed, but the expansion work of Fang City had not been carried out for a long time. Even the expansion of the major families themselves had suddenly stopped.

For this abnormal change, Xu Mu didn't notice it because he was immersed in cultivation, and he heard about it from Lan Shijin later.

The fulfilling days always pass quickly, and it is another month in a blink of an eye.

The time has come to spring, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and everything recovers.

On this day, Xu Mu, who was cultivating in the spirit gathering array, felt a change in the spiritual power in his body.

"It's about to break through!"

(End of this chapter)