Chapter 371 - Chapter 371: Chapter 340: Old Acquaintance_1 (1/2)

Chapter 371: Chapter 340: Old Acquaintance_1

“Sir, are you looking to rent a cultivation chamber? Our superior rooms only cost ten medium-grade spirit stones per month!”

Seeing Xu Mu come in, the old man put down his book and spoke.

“It’s been a long time, friend Long!” Xu Mu greeted, smiling cordially.

“Hmm?”

The old man was taken aback, scrutinizing Xu Mu. After a moment of understanding, his eyes widened in surprise.

“You’re Mu…Friend Muyu?!” The old man exclaimed, astounded.

“I didn’t expect you to remember me!” Xu Mu replied with a smile.

When he first arrived at Pursuing Wind City, he had assumed the alias of Mu Yu and joined Four Seas Immortal Palace, and the person who had introduced him was none other than the old man, Long Ye, who stood before him now.

At that time, Long Ye was refined and elegant, a prodigy that radiated youthful energy.

Who could have expected that within a mere century, he would have aged so drastically? Even Xu Mu hadn’t foreseen this.

“You…”

Long Ye scrutinized Xu Mu again, even resorting to using his Divine Intent, and finally hesitantly asked, “You couldn’t possibly have advanced to the Golden Core Stage, could you?”

Xu Mu, who was standing before him, hadn’t aged a day since they first met. According to human years, even if he had taken Stay Age Pill, it would not have been possible for him to look so young.

However, the Golden Core Stage? Was that even possible?

To ordinary cultivators like them, the Golden Core Stage was an unattainable realm.

Their lifespan could exceed five hundred years. In Pursuing Wind City, they were at the top of the pyramid, capable of establishing their own sects. Even in the three major powers, they belonged to the top echelon, ranked above thousands.

Attaining the Golden Core Stage would be a truly monumental achievement.

In response to Long Ye’s question, Xu Mu did not directly answer. Instead, he retorted, “Given your cultivation level, you should not look like you do. Have you encountered some sort of problem?”

Based on his age, Long Ye should be around 170–180 years old. He was currently in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, with a lifespan of at most 250 years. This would make him appear middle-aged, even without having used any Stay Age Pills.

However, Long Ye’s current appearance was that of an old man. Although he was not on the brink of death, it seemed he was not far from it.

“What problems could I have come across? Other than rushing my cultivation and getting injured while searching for treasures, I’ve done nothing. Since advancing further has become an impossible dream, I returned to doing what I used to,” Long Ye explained with a bitter smile.

Only a few among the common cultivators could peacefully live until their natural deaths. For someone like him to be able to live for a few more decades up to the age of 200 was already pretty good.

“I see!”

Xu Mu nodded in understanding.

The two chatted about trivial matters. Xu Mu asked about the city and some old acquaintances, then he left behind a bottle of pills and departed.

“These are tier six pills!”

Long Ye opened the bottle, sensing the rich and pure energy contained within, and exclaimed in surprise.

“He really has advanced to the Golden Core Stage! Otherwise he wouldn’t be so generous!”

Long Ye sealed the bottle, sighing helplessly.

Looking back to when they had first met, he had thought that Xu Mu had good aptitude, on par with his own. But now, in the blink of an eye, the difference between them was vast.

He stared blankly at the pill in his hand until another customer came in and had to call out to him a few times before he came back to his senses.

After looking at the pill a few more times, he put it away. If consumed by him, this pill could potentially increase his life by ten years, but he chose not to use it for himself. Instead, he decided to trade it for resources to aid his descendants.

Even if he consumed it, it would only extend his life by a few more years. However, his descendants might have a chance of reaching the Golden Core Stage.

Xu Mu’s appearance had rekindled a glimmer of hope in him.

If Xu Mu could do it, why couldn’t he? And even if he couldn’t, his children definitely could!

Xu Mu didn’t know what Long Ye was thinking, and even if he did, he would probably just dismiss it with a smile.

To him, he had simply met an old acquaintance and, in high spirits, had given him a bottle of pills.