If Xu Mu wanted to cultivate, Fu Jinyu would definitely agree without a second thought.
But why should Nalan Shisan be the first to learn the heavenly-tier cultivation technique he had obtained himself?
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“Hehe! Thank you, big brother.”
Nalan Shisan happily accepted the technique before adding, “Why else? Obviously because I’m more suited to cultivating it.”
“That’s right. This heavenly-tier technique is better suited for metal-attributed qi, and Sister Demon Queen just happens to have a metal attribute.”
Xu Mu spoke from the side. “As for you, I have another cultivation technique that’s more suitable for you.”
As he spoke, he took out the black skull and handed it to Fu Jinyu.
“What is this?”
After receiving the technique, Fu Jinyu began channeling her qi into it. The next moment, her eyes widened in disbelief.
“This… is a divine-tier cultivation technique?”
“What?”
The heavenly-tier cultivation technique in Nalan Shisan’s hands suddenly didn’t seem appealing anymore.
“This is Wu Tian’s Evil Demon Art. It’s more suitable for you to cultivate. You’ll never need to learn the heavenly-tier cultivation technique of the Heavenly Demon Clan once you master this one.”
Xu Mu smiled at Fu Jinyu.
In any case, in the original storyline, Fu Jinyu had been part of Brother Evil God’s harem and possessed a ninth-level Heavenly Mandate.
It was only natural for her to inherit this cultivation technique.
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“Xu Mu, thank you!”
Fu Jinyu gazed at the cultivation technique, unable to put it down. With it, she had narrowed the gap between herself and the prodigies of the four great races.
“As for my other divine-tier cultivation technique, it’s a body-cultivation technique. I won’t be giving it to either of you for now.”
Xu Mu smiled. “But don’t be anxious. Once the others have mastered it, it’ll definitely be your turn.”
“Then I’ll thank you in advance.”
Nalan Shisan looked at the heavenly-tier cultivation technique in her hands and said softly, “One must know when to be content. Having a heavenly-tier cultivation technique to practice is already quite good.”
“Xu Mu, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first. I want to enter a focused state immediately.”
Fu Jinyu put away the cultivation technique and spoke to Xu Mu.
“Wait. Before you leave, let me measure your three sizes.”
Xu Mu smiled at Fu Jinyu. “This time, I managed to obtain a divine-grade material called Unbroken Heavenly Silk. I’m planning to make you a simple inner armor to protect your internal organs.”
He rubbed his hands together and walked over to Fu Jinyu. “It’d be most accurate if you took off your clothes.”
Fu Jinyu’s expression turned slightly unnatural, but she still prepared to unbutton her coat.
Nalan Shisan suddenly spoke from the side. “Can’t we just use one of our clothes as a reference?”
“That’s right.”
At this, Fu Jinyu took a black garment from her spatial ring. “Just use this as the model. It fits me perfectly.”
“Damn you! Give me the heavenly-tier cultivation technique!”
Xu Mu glared at Nalan Shisan.
Nalan Shisan giggled and likewise took out a white piece of close-fitting clothing. “This one is mine. I wore it after my last bath but haven’t had time to wash it yet.”
Fu Jinyu snatched the garment and tore it to pieces.
“Nalan Shisan, know your place. Don’t try tricks like this in front of me!”
Nalan Shisan immediately went over to Xu Mu and clung to his arm, shaking it as she complained, “Xu Mu! Look at her!”
“Sister Empress, that’s unfair. If you think what she did was too much, you could just change into another piece of clothing you’ve worn.”
Xu Mu spoke helplessly.
“In your dreams!”
Fu Jinyu crossed her arms and snorted coldly.
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A smile spread across Nalan Shisan’s face as she took out another garment from her spatial ring.
“This one is brand-new.”
Xu Mu nodded and stored both women’s clothes in his storage space.
After sending the two women away, Xu Mu took out his phone and replied to Chen Xuan first.
Chen Xuan told him that after several days of use, the divine weapon had acknowledged him as its master and could now merge into his body.
Xu Mu wasn’t surprised in the slightest. After all, Chen Xuan was the protagonist. He merely replied, “Awesome.”
Next, Xu Mu responded to Ye Yu.
When she couldn’t get through to him, she had sent him a message saying that she was now only one step away from reaching the Grandmaster level.
Besides that, Jiang Huihui had called Xu Mu and then sent him a message asking when he would have time.
Xu Mu planned to visit her home the next day. Jiang Mingzhuo had been a great help this time, after all.
As for the divine-tier cultivation technique Zhang Que had given him, he planned to let Jiang Huihui cultivate it first.
After that, he would pass it on to Tong Guoguo.
Jiang Huihui’s combat skills were excellent. In particular, the body-tempering technique she practiced worked extremely well in combination with her family’s cultivation method.
“How strange. That old woman couldn’t have gotten into trouble, could she?”
Xu Mu noticed that Shi Fumeng hadn’t replied to any of his messages since calling him last time.
He had no idea what her current situation was.
However, she had already obtained a divine-tier cultivation technique, so she probably wouldn’t run into any major problems.
After replying to all the messages, Xu Mu took out the divine pill cauldron and began refining pills.
This time, he was going to focus on improving Jiang Huihui’s strength during his visit to her home.
The people around him, including Ye Tong and Ye Yu, would all be forcibly elevated to the Grandmaster realm.
He really hadn’t done much to improve Jiang Huihui’s strength recently.
Entering a state of intense concentration, Xu Mu spent more than two hours refining pills.
After making more than twenty pills, he put everything away and headed to the villa.
Along the way, he called Jiang Huihui.
“Xu Mu! You’re back from your mission?”
Jiang Huihui’s voice came through the phone.
“Yeah. I’ve been too busy lately and only just got back. Are you free tomorrow? I can come over to your place.”
“Of course. After becoming a captain, I’m actually much freer. I’ll wait for you at home tomorrow.”
Jiang Huihui laughed.
“Okay.”
After Xu Mu finished speaking, he hung up.
He had just been about to look for something to eat in the refrigerator when his phone vibrated again. He assumed Jiang Huihui had something else to say, but the incoming call was from Tan Tai Quan.
Xu Mu answered and asked, “How did you know I was back?”
“Because I just returned myself, so I decided to try calling you. I didn’t expect that in such a short time, little brother, you would already have grown this powerful.”
Tan Tai Quan sighed from the other end of the line. “You must have obtained quite a few treasures this time, right?”
“Not at all. I almost died.”
Xu Mu naturally had no intention of telling her the truth.
“Then the two of us really are quite fated. I almost died too. I was discovered by members of the Flood Dragon Clan, so I never even made it into the depths and had to flee.”
Tan Tai Quan gave a bitter laugh.
Xu Mu thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed what had happened. After the battle ended, everyone had withdrawn, and they hadn’t seen anyone from the Flood Dragon Clan.
So they had run into each other after all.
“Was there something you wanted to discuss when you called, Sister?” Xu Mu asked.
“Yes. I want to work with you.”
“Aren’t we already partners?” Xu Mu asked.
“No! I want to cooperate with you on a deeper level. I wonder if you’ve been free lately? We should have a proper talk.”
Tan Tai Quan spoke from the other end.
“I’ve already been booked by someone else tomorrow. Let’s talk after tomorrow.”
Xu Mu smiled.
“Sure. I’ll call you then.”
After saying this, Tan Tai Quan hung up first.
Xu Mu stared at his phone in thought. After this battle, he felt that he had truly entered the sights of all the major powers in the Inner World.
From now on, he might also be swept up in the tides of the Inner Realm.
Xu Mu stretched lazily, only to feel his phone vibrate again.
It was a text from a stranger: “I’ll be waiting for you in the presidential suite on the top floor of the Spring Breeze Hotel.”
Xu Mu frowned slightly. Who could this be?
world slacker. But a genius female disciple just had to get clingy, insisting that he take her as a disciple. Not only that, she was always making advances on him, thoroughly disrupting his peaceful slacker life...
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
