No hope for eternal life

However, Mu Changsheng is now in the middle of a competition and cannot use the spiritual armor. Also, he usually has the Green God Talisman to protect himself, which he doesn't need either, so it seems a bit useless.

“Maybe I can sell it. It’s a third-grade imperial spiritual armor, so it should be worth a lot.” Mu Changsheng thought to himself, and then put it into his storage bag.

Also collected were the Six-Turn Golden Pill and a black token representing the baron's title. Mu Changsheng's target was the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, and he naturally looked down on the Six-Turn Golden Pill. Therefore, the only use of the Six-Turn Golden Pill for him was to sell it for spirit stones.

As for the title token, it is somewhat useful. The Shenfeng Kingdom keeps records of people with titles in the country, and strictly prohibits other cultivators from killing cultivators with titles at will. Therefore, this title can be regarded as a life-saving talisman that can be used when revealing one's identity to prevent cultivators from bullying others. It is not good for him to always use the Shenxiao Talisman to scare people, after all, the Shenxiao Talisman has a limited number of uses.

Finally, Mu Changsheng took inventory of his talisman storage bag again. There were still seventy-five Mountain-Breaking Talismans left, one hundred and thirty-nine Golden Arrow Talismans left, and over a hundred Spirit-Summoning Talismans left.

"The Mountain-Breaking Talisman will be almost useless in the county examination, so it can be sold. The Spirit-Summoning Talisman is more than enough, but the Golden Arrow Talisman needs some more." Mu Changsheng thought to himself.

But these are all stories for later. After counting everything, Mu Changsheng also felt waves of fatigue coming over him. He had been very nervous during the competition, and now he could finally rest.

So Mu Changsheng fell asleep.

He slept for most of the day, and it was late at night when Mu Changsheng woke up comfortably, feeling full of energy again.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng took a plant of Naling Grass and began to meditate. According to the time calculation, there was still more than half a month before the county examination began.

Although the time seems to be enough for Mu Changsheng to break through to the late stage of foundation building, Mu Changsheng still needs to prepare talismans and other items in advance for the county examination, so it is better to break through earlier.

It was getting close to evening, and the time for County Lady Gao Xuan to host a banquet for the top ten candidates in the county exam was approaching. Mu Changsheng was interrupted from his practice by Mu Xun knocking on the door.

"Huh." Mu Changsheng let out a long breath and said helplessly: "I'm still a little short of a breakthrough."

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng got up and went to the City Lord's Mansion with Mu Xun.

On the way, Mu Changsheng curiously asked Xiang Muxun: "Before the county exam begins, are you sure you can break through to the peak of foundation building?"

"It should be possible." Mu Xun said conservatively. He was also looking forward to the breakthrough. Unlike Mu Changsheng who mainly cultivated the body, he was a sword cultivator and relied more on his magic power. Once his cultivation broke through, the help would be greater.

"It seems that my cultivation level will be surpassed by yours again." Mu Changsheng said helplessly.

"Hehe." Mu Xun laughed twice in a very unkind way.

When they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, Mu Changsheng and the others saw from afar that County Lord Gao Xuan was waiting at the door in person. Beside Gao Xuan were Bai Xuanyu who had already arrived, as well as the county lieutenant and others.

Mu Changsheng and the other man looked at each other, because they found that they were the last two to arrive, so they hurriedly stepped forward to apologize and said, "I'm really sorry for being late."

"It's not too late, it's not time yet. Besides, it's time for you two to be the last to perform." Gao Xuan said with a smile and waved his hand.

Gao Xuan then pointed at the county lieutenant and others and introduced them: "You have all met these people. Today I will formally introduce them. This is County Lieutenant Xu Feng."

"Greetings, County Lieutenant." Mu Changsheng and the other man saluted at the same time.

The county lieutenant had always looked serious in the fighting arena, but now he smiled and said, "Young talents are rare, rare."

"This is the president of Qihua County Chamber of Commerce, Guan Zhiwei." Gao Xuan introduced them one by one. There was no doubt that these people were all well-known figures in Qihua County, and they came here to get to know each other.

After the introduction, Gao Xuan led everyone into the mansion and took their seats.

Before the banquet began, County Lord Gao Xuan first said something serious and reminded them: "Gather at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion at noon on the fifteenth day. I will personally take you to the county city to take part in the county examination."

"Yes." Mu Changsheng and the other ten people answered respectively. As for why it was the fifteenth, it was because a Jindan level martial arts test would be conducted in the next fifteen days.

After receiving the answer, County Lord Gao Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then officially announced: "The banquet is about to begin."

Following Gao Xuan's announcement, all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, and fine wines were brought up by the maids in the mansion, which aroused Mu Changsheng's appetite and he started eating.

At the banquet, there was a lot of excitement with cups being clinked and glasses being passed around.

After the wine was in full swing, Xu Feng held the wine glass in one hand and placed it on Mu Changsheng's shoulder. He pointed at Xu Yourong who was across the table and said drunkenly: "My daughter Yourong is of marriageable age. If you don't mind, I am willing to marry her to you."

Seeing this, Xu Yourong, who was being pointed at, lowered his head slightly, his face flushed, partly because of drinking and partly because of shyness, but he did not say anything to refuse.

"Oh oh oh!" County Lieutenant Xu Feng's words ignited the climax of the banquet, and everyone started to make a noise.

Mu Changsheng, who was originally half drunk, sobered up instantly after hearing this and quickly declined politely, "I dare not say the word 'disdain'. It is because I am not talented enough and I don't have good morals. I don't think I am worthy of Miss Xu. Besides, I am still a low-level cultivator now, so I really don't have any intention of getting married or forming a Taoist couple."

"Hahaha, you have ambition. It's just a joke, just a joke." Xu Feng laughed and found an excuse for himself. It was half a joke. If this kind of thing can succeed, it would be the best. If not, he can't force it.

Afterwards, County Lord Gao Xuan took advantage of the excitement and raised her glass to Bai Xuanyu, asking, "Mr. Bai, may I ask, are you a member of the Bai family?"

The four words "Bai family's scion" seemed to have some magical power. Everyone present suddenly quieted down and listened attentively.

Mu Changsheng was also moved when he heard this. The Bai family was one of the three major royal families in the Shenfeng Kingdom, second only to the Feng family of the royal family. Naturally, he had heard of it. This could also explain why Bai Xuanyu knew so much about Yang Wuque's affairs.

Bai Xuanyu himself had a calm expression. He raised his glass to toast County Lord Gao Xuan, shook his head slightly and said, "Although I am indeed from the Bai family, I am only a collateral branch and I dare not call myself a member of the Bai family."

“So that’s how it is. Mr. Bai was able to take second place, which is not a disgrace to the family.” Gao Xuan praised without changing his expression. He also knew that the Bai family had a rule that members of the side branches could not call themselves members of the Bai family. However, in this case, Bai Xuanyu was no longer worth winning over in his eyes.

"Are the children of collateral branches so powerful?" Mu Changsheng sighed inwardly, and pressure also came with it, because in the subsequent county and palace examinations, he will meet more and more children of famous families.

At the end of the banquet, both the guests and the hosts were very happy and everyone left. Mu Changsheng gave Mu Xun a look, indicating that he would leave a little later.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng stood up and walked to Gao Xuan's side, clasped his fists and saluted, and said softly: "My Lord, there is something I don't understand, and I would like to ask you."

"Go ahead and ask." Gao Xuan said without any objection.

"I would like to ask, if there is a shortage of spirit stones one day, can the third-grade spirit armor bestowed by the emperor be sold? Is there any taboo in this?" Mu Changsheng asked. Just to be cautious, he specifically asked Gao Xuan.

"This matter." Gao Xuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, and waved his hand casually, saying: "There is no taboo at all, if you want to sell it, just sell it. Since it has been granted, no one will care about the whereabouts of the spiritual armor. The court still has this kind of magnanimity."

Mu Changsheng was immediately reassured when he heard this. He bowed again and said in thanks, "Thank you, Lord County Master, for clearing up my doubts."

"It's just a small matter. If you are short of spirit stones, I can lend you some now." Gao Xuan said. He mistakenly thought that Mu Changsheng really lacked spirit stones, and wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to him.

"Not for now. I appreciate the kindness of the county lady. If there is any need in the future, I will trouble you again." Mu Changsheng said without leaking a single word. He also knew the principle of taking favors from others. Moreover, he was not short of spirit stones for the time being, so there was no need to owe favors to others for no reason.