Chapter 634: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 634 Mu Yunsheng — Part 1

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing's sudden action instantly plunged the Guest Hall into silence.

Qin Ye stared wide-eyed, the teacup in his hand nearly slipping from his grasp, his face full of disbelief.

The Xu Zhangqing he knew was always shrewd and steady, remaining composed even before sect elders, yet now he was acting coquettishly toward the Eldest Senior Sister.

The contrast was too shocking for him to adjust to.

Mu Ning's mouth was slightly open, her eyes full of shock, then she leaned close to Qin Ye's ear and whispered in a voice only the two could hear: "Third Senior Brother, shouldn't acting coquettishly be my job?

Sixth Junior Brother stole my role!"

Her tone carried a hint of surprise, mixed with amusement.

The most shocked person of all was the Eldest Senior Sister, Bei Qingtang.

Feeling the gentle swaying of his grip, a trace of unnatural redness rose on her cold cheeks, and her gaze turned strange.

Having lived so long, no man had ever dared act coquettishly toward her.

That strange emotion in her heart was like a stone cast into a lake, sending out ripples.

She stiffened for a moment, then recovered and gently pulled her sleeve free from his grasp, avoiding Xu Zhangqing's expectant gaze, and said in a slightly unnatural tone: "Let go first... I'll think about this."

Seeing that she hadn't refused, Xu Zhangqing's eyes lit up, he grinned and smiled like a child: "Thank you, Eldest Senior Sister!"

Qin Ye and Mu Ning exchanged a glance, both seeing in each other's eyes the sentiment of "having lived long enough to see anything."

They sat for a while longer, chatting about trivial matters on Qingmu Peak.

Qin Ye, mindful of the trip to the Flower Sea Market, stood up and said: "Junior Brother, we should set off too, lest we arrive late and all the good things are picked over."

Mu Ning also stood up and winked at Xu Zhangqing: "Junior Brother, once Eldest Senior Sister agrees, tell me too!"

Bei Qingtang straightened her clothes, her expression regaining some of its coldness, though when she looked at Xu Zhangqing, her gaze still carried a barely perceptible softness: "We're leaving now; we'll contact you via Communication Talisman once we have results."

"Eldest Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Sister, take care!"

Xu Zhangqing personally saw the three to the Valley Entrance, watching their figures turn into three streaks of light and vanish into the distance, before turning back.

As time passed, thanks to the unremitting efforts of Sun Shangxiang and Lin Feng, the spirit rice harvest was completed.

Wangwang and Wangzai lay to one side basking in the sun, looking very lazy.

Gege found another tree, perched on it, and preened its feathers.

Warm sunlight filtered through the maple leaves, casting dappled light and shadow.

Everything was so beautiful and harmonious.

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A few days later, Zhao Ziyue and Pei Mo came together.

Xu Zhangqing sized up the two of them: "How did you two end up together?"

Pei Mo smiled: "I actively contacted Jing Xing and went with him to Shuixian Peak."

Xu Zhangqing realized: "So you plan to undergo a Simulated Tribulation Crossing!"

No cultivator, without absolute certainty, would lightly undergo tribulation crossing.

Otherwise, they would be joking with their own life and years of effort.

Shuixian Peak, being rather special, could simulate the situation one would face during tribulation crossing based on the number of one's spiritual roots, cultivation methods, spells, and other factors.

Not only was it realistic, but its accuracy was extremely high.

Previously, Zhao Ziyue had accidentally drawn out a Mirage Dragon during a simulated tribulation crossing there.

Pei Mo nodded and asked: "Did you get the Pure Brightness Grass?"

Xu Zhangqing smiled slightly, turned toward the Second Grade Spirit Field, pulled the Pure Brightness Grass from a corner, its roots wrapped in a layer of moisture-retaining black soil, and handed it over directly.

Pei Mo took it to examine, then said affirmatively: "It is indeed Pure Brightness Grass!"

Xu Zhangqing stood with his hands behind his back and explained: "I got this from Second Senior Brother of Qingmu Peak; since it was force-ripened, the effect will be somewhat less.

But it's enough for you."

Pei Mo laughed heartily: "Haha... more than enough!"

For himself, a hundred years would do, two hundred years would be excellent.

As for three hundred years, even if force-ripened by spells, it would be incomparably precious.

Xu Zhangqing thought for a moment, then mused: "Originally, with your dual spiritual roots, breaking through would only require enduring two Turbid Thunders; now, with three spiritual roots undergoing tribulation crossing, the difficulty will at least double."

Pei Mo had long since figured this out, and waved his hand with an indifferent look: "If I awaken the water spiritual root after Golden Core, the Law Power would be incomplete."

My metal-restricts-wood spiritual roots, because they restrain each other, make it hard to deeply perceive Law Power.

Only by adding the water spiritual root to play a balancing role can this problem be completely solved.

As long as metal generates water, water generates wood, forming a mutual-generation three spiritual roots situation, combined with my own strong comprehension and aptitude, once I rank as an Earth Grade Golden Core, I will definitely soar in the future.

Even Xu Zhangqing and the others looked forward to this and were very optimistic about it.

Zhao Ziyue was still thinking about going fishing at Shuixian Peak, so he asked: "Going or not?"

Pei Mo put away the Pure Brightness Grass, then nodded: "Alright, then we'll go to Shuixian..."

However, Xu Zhangqing suddenly interrupted: "Wait a moment, I have something I want to ask you."

Pei Mo was surprised: "What is it?"

Xu Zhangqing hurriedly said: "Can you teach me the Skinning Technique?"

Pei Mo touched his chin, musing: "This spell is unique to the Central Region; I've seen it but never learned it."

However, I've heard that our Spirit Beast Valley Master Mu Yunsheng apparently learned this spell when he traveled to the Central Region in his youth."

Mu Yunsheng?

If Xu Changqing remembered correctly, he had seen this Valley Master during the discussion at Xingqiong Hall; the other party had a steady temperament and was refined and easygoing, so he thought he was an agreeable person, and thus nodded: "Fine, I understand."

Afterward, Pei Mo and Zhao Ziyue left.

Xu Changqing instead rode the Green Lotus Seat and immediately headed straight for Ling Beast Valley.

However, he did not go directly to see Mu Yunsheng, but instead went first to find Hu Bugui.

Through his introduction, he could quickly draw closer to Valley Master Mu.

"Hu Senior Brother is not here."

"Not back yet?"

"He came back once, then went out again."

"When will he be back?"

"This... we don't know!"

Seeing no one in the house, Xu Changqing found a junior fellow disciple who helped Hu Bugui guard the spirit beasts.

After some exchange, he learned that he had come back once, then left in a hurry again.

The specifics are unclear; he may have gone to Yanguang Sect again.

Helpless, Xu Changqing had to find another acquaintance, Zhao Mo.

Unexpectedly, the other party looked worried and distressed.

Xu Changqing was slightly surprised: "It seems you've run into some trouble?"

"Sigh~"

Zhao Mo sighed: "Xu Dao Friend, you also know that these past few years I've been trying to befriend that drunkard Jiang Po."

Xu Changqing nodded: "Right."

Zhao Mo continued: "I finally almost became his disciple, only to discover that this person's cultivation method and spells are actually all related to wine!"

To learn his skills, I'd have to become a wine-guzzling drunkard!"