No hope for eternal life

Mu Changsheng was in a good mood after making a net profit of 50,000 low-grade spirit stones. He also recovered the money he had used for the Mountain-Breaking Talismans and the Spirit-Summoning Talismans in this competition. He had used a total of fourteen Mountain-Breaking Talismans before, and had thirteen left, and five Spirit-Summoning Talismans left.

Mu Xun standing aside also calculated his own gains. Five hundred low-grade spirit stones became one thousand low-grade spirit stones, and he was in a good mood.

Mu Yanggu patted Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun on the shoulders with both hands, and said with a smile: "Let's go home together." Mu Changsheng won a great victory, so he was naturally in a very good mood as a father.

As Mu Changsheng and the other two were walking on the way home, the looks from the people around them became different. Now, almost everyone in the town knew that Mu Changsheng had inherited Yang Wuque's true teachings.

On the way back, Mu Yanggu suddenly asked Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun a question: "Do you plan to participate in the martial arts test next year?"

"Of course I will participate." Mu Changsheng nodded and said, "However, there are less than two months left, so time is a bit tight."

It can be imagined that there will definitely be many cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm participating in the martial arts test, and in two months, it is almost impossible for Mu Changsheng to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, which naturally puts him at a disadvantage.

But he had to participate. If he could get a good ranking, he would get various rewards. For Mu Changsheng, he was cultivating both his physical body and talismans, so he was destined to not be able to save money. He had to increase his income.

Needless to say, Mu Xun will also participate.

Mu Changsheng turned around and asked Mu Yanggu: "Dad, do you want to take part in the martial arts test?"

The martial arts tests of the Shinfeng Kingdom are not only for the Foundation Establishment Realm, but also for the Golden Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm levels.

"I'll give up." Mu Yanggu shook his head slightly. He was very self-aware. Two months might be enough for a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage to break through a small realm, but it was not enough for a cultivator in the Golden Core stage to break through. For him, a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage, to compete with a group of cultivators in the late and peak Golden Core stages, wasn't that just asking for trouble? What's more, he didn't have any secret skills to show off, so he couldn't compare at all.

"That's fine." Mu Changsheng nodded. Any competition would involve the risk of injury, so it would be better not to participate.

After returning home, Mu Yanggu told Mu Changsheng: "Just practice hard at home and prepare for the martial arts test. Also, I want to go to Qihua City to pick up your mother. Do you need to buy anything else?"

Mu Yanggu knew that Mu Changsheng’s time was precious, so he took the initiative to take on the task of running errands.

"We do need some things." Mu Changsheng suddenly had an idea and took out a pen and paper. He made a list for Mu Yanggu and then gave him a storage bag containing 1,500 medium-grade spirit stones and the 50,000 low-grade spirit stones he had just won.

Mu Yanggu took the list and the spirit stone and said decisively: "I will leave now. The sooner I go, the sooner I will be back."

After Mu Yanggu left, Mu Changsheng began to take medicinal baths and practice again. Now that there are less than two months left, he needs to improve his cultivation as quickly as possible. After all, realm is the foundation, and just thinking about fighting across levels is not the right way.

No words were spoken all night until the next morning.

Mu Changsheng, who was taking a medicinal bath and practicing, was awakened by a knock on the door. Mu Changsheng knew it must be his parents coming back, so he quickly got dressed and opened the door.

As Mu Changsheng expected, his parents were standing outside the door. Chen Wanru's face was radiant, and she had obviously made a breakthrough.

Upon seeing this, Mu Changsheng opened his mouth and congratulated: "Congratulations, mother, for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm and living for another 500 years."

Chen Wanru rolled her eyes at Mu Changsheng, then smiled and said, "You, stop talking nonsense, take the things you need and go practice, and try to get a good score in the martial arts test."

Apparently, Chen Wanru had already learned from Mu Yanggu on her way back that Mu Changsheng was going to take part in the martial arts test.

As she spoke, Chen Wanru handed a storage bag to Mu Changsheng. In addition to the things Mu Changsheng wanted to buy, there were also more than a hundred remaining mid-grade spirit stones.

Mu Changsheng took the storage bag and said with a smile: "Okay, my son must strive to get a top ten place in the county exam first."

The entire martial arts examination is divided into three levels: county examination, county examination, and palace examination. Mu Changsheng's cultivation has just started, and it is not realistic for him to strive for the top spot in the county examination. Therefore, he sets his goal in the top ten. The top ten in the county examination will go to Nansha City to participate in the county examination, and then they can strive to be in the top ten in the county examination and then participate in the final palace examination.

"Yes, this goal is just right." Mu Yanggu praised. Even if they were in the top ten in the county exam, it would be a great honor for their Mu family.

"Dad, Mom, don't go too far away from the town. Just meditate and practice at home every day, and go out occasionally to take care of the spiritual fields at home." Mu Changsheng instructed. Now that he has a clear path for cultivation, he just needs to follow the steps. The only thing he is worried about is the safety of his parents. After all, they can only be protected by Yang Wuque in the town.

"It's up to you." Chen Wanru said gently. She knew her son was worried about their safety, but she didn't want him to be distracted by them, so she comforted him, "Just focus on your cultivation. We will stay in the town. With Mr. Yang here, there won't be any problems."

"Don't worry, your father and mother won't hold you back." Mu Yanggu also said so.

Seeing that his parents had listened to his words, Mu Changsheng nodded and said, "Well, I will go to practice then."

"Go ahead." Mu Yanggu waved his hand and said.

Mu Changsheng turned around and went back to the room. The potion he prepared last night had been absorbed overnight and its medicinal power had been fully exerted, so Mu Changsheng prepared another bucket of potion and continued to take a medicinal bath.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng took out a spiritual medicine from his newly acquired storage bag. The name of this medicine is Nalingcao, and its grade is top-grade two. After taking it, it can speed up the spiritual power refining of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm and improve their cultivation. It has no side effects and is one of the most popular spiritual medicines among cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Although there is no shortage of elixirs on the market that can forcibly improve the cultivation of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, Mu Changsheng will never use them lightly, because that can easily lead to an unstable foundation for the cultivator, which is the same as forcing growth. Once the cultivation reaches a bottleneck in the future, it will become more difficult to break through.

This is also the reason why Naling Grass is so popular. After all, there are countless cultivators in the Nine Realms and there is no shortage of visionary people.

Mu Changsheng did not delay and immediately took a Lingcao to practice.

As soon as Mu Changsheng took the Spiritual Grass into his mouth, he instantly felt the changes. The spiritual energy around him actually came towards him on its own without him having to absorb it.

The medicinal effect of one Naling grass only lasts for three days, so Mu Changsheng asked Mu Yanggu to buy twenty Naling grasses at once so that he could use the Naling grass for cultivation continuously.

After taking the Naling Grass, Mu Changsheng did not dare to hesitate. He immediately took out hundreds of mid-grade spirit stones and began to breathe in spiritual power to strengthen the spiritual foundation of his Dantian. Moreover, the speed of cultivation using mid-grade spirit stones was faster than that using low-grade spirit stones. After all, the spiritual power in mid-grade spirit stones was more condensed.