No hope for eternal life

"Wait." Mu Qun first took out a sword and a book from the storage bag he carried with him, threw them to Mu Xun, and said casually: "This is for you."

Mu Xun took the sword and the book. The sword was a black sword and looked ordinary. On the cover of the book were written the words "Sanyuan Sword Technique", which was actually a secret sword technique!

Although Mu Xun's cultivation had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he simply could not afford to practice the secret technique. Therefore, since this was the first secret technique in his life, he could not help but quickly open it. The secret technique did not specify its grade, but just by looking at some descriptions in the secret technique, he knew that the grade should not be low.

When he turned to the end, Mu Xun found that the secret technique came to an abrupt end, and the book of secret techniques seemed incomplete.

"Why is there only half of the secret book?" Mu Xun asked.

"The second half depends on my mood." Mu Qun replied indifferently.

"Why are you giving it to me now?" Mu Xun asked again. He had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, but he had never had a decent secret technique to practice. If he had known this secret technique earlier, he would not have run away from home so far.

Upon hearing this, Mu Qunxian stared at Mu Xun and asked in confusion: "The sword is mine, and so is the sword technique. Shouldn't I have the final say on whether to give it to you or when to give it to you?"

Mu Xun held the black sword and the secret technique tightly in his hands. He was unable to speak and could not refute. After a long time, he asked the question that had been buried in his heart for many years: "To you, is adopting me just like rescuing a kitten or puppy on the street? Do you even like Mu Changsheng more than me?"

The reason why Mu Xun hated Mu Changsheng so much and wanted to suppress Mu Changsheng in every way was largely because Mu Qunxian was unusually friendly towards Mu Changsheng, but acted indifferent towards him.

“Pa pa pa.” Mu Qunxian actually clapped his hands and said calmly, “It may seem a bit cruel to say this, but your analysis is absolutely accurate.”

Seeing this, Mu Xun turned around and left without saying another word. He planned to find a quiet place to practice the Sanyuan Sword Technique.

After Mu Xun left, Mu Qun first began to slowly clean up the sword-making shop. When he was about to close the shop, he saw Yang Wuque suddenly appear outside the door.

Yang Wuque held a wine pot in his hand and said with a smile: "I have also recently become interested in the art of brewing wine. Now that the first pot of wine has just been brewed, I wonder if I can invite Brother Mu to drink a few cups with me."

"Since Mr. Yang has spoken, there is no reason for me to disobey." Mu Qun opened the door first and welcomed Yang Wuque in.

The two men came to the courtyard, sat opposite each other, and clinked their glasses.

Yang Wuque drank a cup first, and then took the lead to say: "I have no intention of interfering with Brother Mu's training of the child, but I have some doubts in my heart. Brother Mu is so provocative to Mu Xun, aren't you afraid that the child will go astray if he is not careful?"

The reason why Yang Wuque asked this question was obviously that he had eavesdropped on the conversation in the sword-making shop.

After drinking a glass of wine, Mu Qun did not directly answer Yang Wuque's question, but asked back: "Didn't the saint in the book say not to listen to indecent things?"

"What the saints say is of course true." Yang Wuque shook his head slightly and said, "But I am not a saint, so there is no need to follow the saints' words as if they were commandments."

"That's right." Mu Qun agreed, and then answered Yang Wuque's question: "If Mu Xun went astray, it only proves that he and I are not destined to be together."

"It's fate that we met." Yang Wuque shook his head again, obviously not agreeing with Mu Qunxian's way of education. However, a gentleman should be harmonious but different, so he didn't say anything more.

"Mr. Yang, you came here today not just to show your concern for the students, right?" Mu Qun asked proactively. He had already guessed the real reason why Yang Wuque came here.

"I don't mean to ask too many questions." Yang Wuque waved his hand and said, "It's just that I suddenly thought of the word 'Qunxian' in Brother Mu's name, which seems to imply that he dares to be the first in the world. Just for this courage, it is worth this pot of wine tonight."

Mu Qunxian laughed loudly, drank the wine in his glass again, shook his head and said, "Mr. Yang thinks too highly of me. The three words 'Mu Qunxian' are just something I made up casually. With my little bit of Taoism, I dare not say that I dare to be the first in the world."

Yang Wuque raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He was a little surprised that Mu Qun admitted so directly that he was using a fake name. Yang Wuque also said directly: "I came here because I was discouraged and disheartened after my cultivation was interrupted. Why do you forge swords here every day, Brother Mu?"

"Mr. Yang just said he wouldn't ask too many questions." Mu Qunxian didn't answer Yang Wuque's question, but said, "I was born in a poor family and didn't read many books since I was a child. I have secretly listened to a lot of Mr. Yang's lectures over the years, so I can be considered half of his student. Among the things he taught, there is a sentence that is quite suitable for you and me at this time and place: We are both wanderers in this world, so why should we know each other when we meet?"

"It turns out that Brother Mu is also a frustrated man." Yang Wuque sighed when he heard this and did not ask any more questions.

……

Two days later, Mu Changsheng finished his fourth medicinal bath and finally completed his first spiritual power refining. As long as he took two more Soul Condensing Pills, he would be able to complete the next two spiritual power refinings within a few days, and then take the Special Foundation Establishment Pill to impact the Foundation Establishment Realm!

In addition, Mu Changsheng's body has also reached the bronze skin level. Although this is still of no help to him, it is a necessary step if he wants to achieve the second transformation of the body, the iron bone transformation.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng prepared a new bucket of medicinal bath and continued to soak in it to refine his body. At the same time, he took a soul-condensing pill and began to refine his spiritual power for the second time.

After taking the Soul Condensing Pill, Mu Changsheng immediately realized that the speed at which the spiritual power circulated in his body had increased several times. This meant that the speed at which he could refine his spiritual power had also increased several times. It originally took him more than half a month to refine his spiritual power, but now it only took a few days.

As Mu Changsheng expected, just three days later, the efficacy of the first Soul Condensing Pill was exhausted, and he completed the second round of spiritual power refining.

After practicing without sleep for five days, Mu Changsheng's small body in the Qi Refining Stage could not bear it anymore, so he took a nap to restore his energy.

A dreamless sleep.

Mu Changsheng slept for nearly ten hours this time. When he got up, the sun was already high in the sky. Worried that his parents would not be at ease with him practicing in seclusion for five days, Mu Changsheng immediately walked out of the room and saw his father sitting in the courtyard.

Seeing Mu Changsheng walk out of the room, Mu Yanggu hurried forward and asked with concern: "Have you come out of seclusion? Is your secret technique training going smoothly?"

"I haven't officially come out of seclusion yet, I just came out to take a breath. As for the secret technique, I have naturally practiced it very well. It won't be long before I can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage." Mu Changsheng said with a smile. Within five days, he completed eight medicinal baths, plus the previous one, a total of nine medicinal baths. His copper skin transformation has reached the perfect state, and the next step is to try to break through to the iron bone transformation.

However, Mu Changsheng planned to break through to the Iron Bone Transformation body refining realm at the same time as he broke through the Foundation Establishment realm, because according to the description in the Nine Transformations of the Physical Body Secret Art, the breakthrough of cultivation realm and the breakthrough of physical body realm are complementary to each other, and every breakthrough in the realm of cultivation is a God-given opportunity for the cultivator to refine the body!

Even if a cultivator in the ninth realm has never deliberately cultivated his physical body, the strength of his physical body can be comparable to that of a cultivator in the sixth or seventh realm. This shows the close relationship between cultivation and the physical body.

Hearing Mu Changsheng's answer, Mu Yanggu nodded repeatedly with satisfaction and said, "That's good, but you can't be proud of your temporary success."