First achieve immortality, then cultivate immortality.

After returning home, Xu Mu expanded his wooden house.

The house was originally built with only one person in mind, but now that three people are living in it, it seems a bit small.

We also need to build a public bathhouse.

Although he can use cleansing techniques to clean his body without taking a bath, with two more wives at home, he should still cater to their preferences and let them take a nice bath.

When he has time, he can also make soap for them to use for washing their hair and bathing.

The two sisters also began to learn how to grow vegetables and cook, while not forgetting their refined tastes.

The empty valley began to be filled with melodious sounds of zithers and flutes, playing together, and even the small animals stopped to listen.

As night fell, two more alluring breaths filled the room, sometimes solo, sometimes in tandem.

The arrival of the two adorable cats has indeed brought more excitement to Xu Mu's life.

……

In the early morning, the rising sun slowly ascends.

The morning sun melts the frost on the leaves, condensing into crystal-clear dewdrops that hang precariously on the leaves.

Xu Mu sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, closing his eyes to meditate and comprehend the Dao.

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes, ending his "sword sharpening" for the day.

The sun rose fully, its rays bathing his entire body, and he then turned to cultivate the newly acquired "Samadhi True Fire Technique".

This method is completely different from the fire-refining techniques displayed in the treasure pavilions of sects. It is not merely an alchemy technique, but also a powerful method for fighting enemies.

This may be a characteristic of ancient alchemy; it was both an alchemy technique and a cultivation method, so considering its use against enemies is quite normal.

Among them, the fire control technique for controlling the Samadhi True Fire is actually a common alchemy technique within the sect.

This shows that this sect is indeed quite shady, and what they give to their disciples are disassembled and emasculated versions.

Now that Xu Mu has obtained the complete alchemy method, he immediately began to cultivate the Samadhi True Fire.

It is divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower samadhi.

Begin your cultivation with the "People's Fire" from the lower realm.

Firstly, it does not generate fire on its own and needs to be ignited by external sources, with the best source being the fire of the sun.

Therefore, the first step in cultivation is to absorb the energy of the sun, focusing on the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang as the main meridian, starting from the head, descending along the spine on the back, and running through the lower limbs, completing one cycle.

The eyes are the windows of the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang. After the Qi of the Taiyang enters, it passes through the forehead, gathers at the top of the head, and then goes down along the inner side of the scapula, along both sides of the spine, to the waist, and down along the posterior edge of the outer thigh, finally ending at the Zhiyin acupoint on the outer side of the little toe.

In layman's terms, it means absorbing the sun's energy, rushing it from the top of the head to the bottom of the body, rubbing it until it ignites a flame in the dantian (lower abdomen), which is called "people's fire".

The middle flame is called "Ministerial Fire," and the upper flame is called "Ruler Fire." Their names reveal their respective status and functions.

The people are the foundation, the ministers are the bond, and the ruler is the governing force.

All three types of flames can be used for alchemy, but only when all three flames are ignited can it be called the Samadhi True Fire.

The key to this process is to calm the mind; when the mind is calm, the fire will rise.

Flames are fiery, but the heart must be calm.

This was not a problem for Xu Mu, but he didn't know if he needed comprehension, as he wasn't very confident in his own comprehension.

Now we can only use the brute force method: absorb the sun's energy every day and keep trying to light a fire until the day we ignite the "people's fire".

So, in addition to farming and "sharpening the sword" every day, there was another task: "lighting the fire"—how simple and unpretentious!

They practiced like this until noon, when the sun was at its strongest, but they still had to eat first, otherwise being hungry would affect their practice.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to cook for himself anymore, otherwise it would take him a lot of time.

Cooking for yourself is actually quite a hassle.

I thought it didn't matter, I could just eat whatever, it's just to fill my stomach, but it ended up taking up time. Sometimes I just grab whatever comes to mind and end up not knowing what to eat anymore.

This might also be a manifestation of loneliness.

Cooking for others is different; even if there's one more person, it feels different.

"Young master, dinner is ready," Li Zhiyuan called out from the valley.

"They're here."

Xu Mu smiled, stood up, and leaped quickly down from the mountaintop.

Li Zhiyuan smiled gently and stood at the door waiting for him to have dinner together.

Since losing her virginity, she has become even more virtuous.

Xu Mu smiled and stepped forward, patted her head, and they went into the house together.

Li Zhihua was serving rice, her face beaming with smiles. She no longer seemed so childish; at seventeen, she had already undergone the transformation from a young girl to a young woman.

She wanted to call Xu Mu her husband, but this was opposed by both Li Zhiyuan and Xu Mu.

Li Zhiyuan believed that she and her sister were merely serving as maids to repay a debt of gratitude, and were only responsible for serving him in bed at night. They were not wives or concubines, and therefore could not overstep their bounds.

Xu Mu believes that the two are like adorable cats, and their identities must be maintained and cannot be shaken.

So the two of them called him "Young Master" and occasionally, on special occasions, when they felt like it, they would call him "Master".

……

In the afternoon, Xu Mu tended to the medicinal herbs in the herb field.

Li Zhiyuan, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, stood beside him and asked softly, "Young master, does an elixir of youthful beauty truly exist in this world...?"

Xu Mu looked up at her.

"I thought... at least before I die, I could stay young and accompany you, young master, that would be good..." Li Zhiyuan said softly.

Xu Mu smiled slightly: "Okay, I'll buy it for you."

"Won't this make the young master..." Li Zhiyuan asked with some concern.

Her understanding and gentleness made Xu Mu feel sorry for her.

Xu Mu stepped forward and pinched her cheek, laughing, "A woman dresses up for the one who appreciates her. This is your wish, and of course I will help you fulfill it."

Don't worry, the Youth Preservation Pill is a dispensable elixir in the cultivation world, and its price isn't very high.

The Youth Preservation Pill is a third-grade pill, but since most cultivators are very pragmatic, they would rather use the money to buy cultivation resources. Moreover, almost everyone can learn a youth preservation technique, so the Youth Preservation Pill has little market.

Fortunately, people are adaptable. Alchemists have developed a second-stage youth-preserving pill, which lowers the cost and price, and one pill can last for 5 years, making it a fast-moving consumer good in the cultivation world.

Although Xu Mu was poor, he could still afford to buy two Youth Preservation Pills after selling all the spiritual herbs in the Immortal Cultivation World market for the sake of the two beauties.

"Thank you, young master." Li Zhiyuan smiled sincerely.

Xu Mu touched her face and smiled, "I also want to remember your most beautiful faces forever."

Li Zhiyuan placed her hand on his palm and nodded heavily.

Knowing she couldn't stay with Xu Mu for long, she could only make this wish: to remain in her most beautiful moment before her life ended.

How could Xu Mu betray her feelings?

……

After dinner, when the moonlight was bright, Xu Mu liked to sit under the big tree, drink tea, chat and play with the two sisters, or listen to them play music.

Since the spiritual energy concentration here is insufficient, he cannot cultivate. He can only use it for cultivation after the spiritual herbs have matured and he can refine the Spirit Gathering Pill. Therefore, he has free time every day to enjoy their service.

There were also small animals playing with them, especially the two cute little tigers, whose fluffy fur made the two sisters love them.

Tigers normally develop very quickly, but these two tiger cubs are developing at a rate similar to human cubs.

It's probably because their lifespan has increased.

The lifespan of an ordinary tiger is only ten or twenty years, so two years old is considered adulthood. However, their tiger fathers are already over forty years old, in their prime, and can live to at least sixty or seventy years old.

Nature is fair; creatures with longer lifespans develop more slowly.

As night deepens, the soft moans of a young girl can be heard from inside the house.