First achieve immortality, then cultivate immortality.

Xu Mu opened his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled at the two sisters, "Mission accomplished, no need to worry anymore."

"That's wonderful!" The two sisters were genuinely happy for him, smiling as they wiped away tears from the corners of their eyes.

Xu Mu's screams had just reached outside the cave, which terrified them.

"I'm sorry to have worried you," Xu Mu said softly.

"You're all covered in blood, go wash yourself off."

"Then I'll go prepare the bathwater," Li Zhiyuan said, standing up.

"Would you like to shower together, young master?" Li Zhihua looked at Xu Mu with a pitiful gaze.

Li Zhiyuan blushed and looked at Xu Mu.

Xu Mu smiled and said, "Okay, let's shower together."

The two sisters blushed and smiled, and immediately went to prepare bath water, leaving Xu Mu there to recuperate.

Xu Mu closed his eyes again, carefully experiencing every inch of his body.

The feeling of having my physique strengthened is amazing, as if I've been reborn. Before, I was living such a miserable life.

It's like before we were carrying a heavy load, but now that the load has been removed, we can run faster.

After a while, Li Zhihua came to call him to take a bath, and he then finished his practice and played in the water with the two sisters.

The two sisters were both frightened and definitely need to be comforted and soothed as compensation.

……

night.

Moonlight streamed in through the window.

Two delicate bodies lay peacefully asleep on his body.

Xu Mu embraced them on either side, gently stroking their hair as if soothing two kittens to sleep.

He didn't sleep; he quietly pondered what was to come and his future plans.

Now that I've taken the Golden Saint Pill, I can also refine the Youth Preservation Pill myself. From now on, the money from selling spirit fertilizer will only be used to buy spirit stones to refine the Spirit Gathering Pill.

With more than ten Spirit Gathering Pills every year, plus the Golden Saint Pill to improve one's physical constitution, this is a condition that any independent cultivator would never dare to dream of.

Although the spiritual energy in the mortal realm is scarce, making cultivation impossible on one's own, and one can only rely on these Spirit Gathering Pills, this severely slows down the process.

However, it's essentially the same as cultivating within a sect, on a sacred mountain brimming with spiritual energy.

This is the mortal realm, known as the Land of the End of Dharma, a place where it's impossible to cultivate immortality, yet he was able to achieve such conditions.

The most crucial thing is safety. No one can threaten him here, so he can lie low and accumulate strength.

only……

Time is flowing by, bit by bit.

Li Zhiyuan is now 51 years old, and Li Zhihua is 49 years old.

They probably only have forty years left to accompany him.

This is an irreversible farewell.

He had thought about finding a life-extending elixir for them, but such a thing was not something that could be obtained easily.

If even mortals can easily extend their lifespan, then wouldn't all cultivators who work hard to cultivate become clowns?

Even if one's lifespan is extended, how can it compare to his long lifespan?

One day, we will have to part ways.

He was prepared for this from the very beginning.

"Beauty fades before the mirror, flowers wither on the tree; nothing in this world can be kept forever..."

"The flowers have changed color this year, but who will be there when they bloom again next year?"

"I wanted to buy osmanthus blossoms and share wine, but it will never be like the carefree days of my youth."

With eyes full of tenderness, he gently smoothed their hair and stroked their pretty faces.

The elixir of youth can preserve their beauty, but it cannot preserve their lives.

All he can do now is cherish every minute and second he spends with them.

As for himself, he still needs to continue his cultivation and keep going.

……

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

Seventeen years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Mu successfully broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The sale of Lingfei proceeded smoothly without any problems, so he was able to obtain cultivation resources reliably.

The Zhang family's pharmacy has become a well-established brand in the county, and their business is stable.

The manure factory that supplied Xu Mu's excrement changed several times, because this industry was often involved with organized crime, and it was common for them to fight over territory (the streets where manure was collected) and business.

Xu Mu ignored this and simply set a purchase quantity, saying it didn't matter who supplied it, as long as they didn't try to fool him with animal dung.

Only human excrement can be used to refine spiritual fertilizer. The key is the "earthly energy" contained within it.

Animal dung is useless, perhaps because of differences in intelligence?

This requires further research.

Ten years ago, a latrine factory tried to fool him. The gang leader was stubborn and rude, so the gang leader stuffed him into a latrine bucket and made him eat animal dung. He lost face and had to leave the underworld.

Since then, in Taoshan County, you can mess with anyone, but don't mess with Medicine God Valley!

They even fake feces, it's outrageous.

After this period of adjustment, the supply of raw materials finally stabilized and did not affect his production of spirit fertilizer.

Everything else was normal. Xu Mu and the twin sisters lived a simple and happy life in the valley.

That day, he took them to the county town for sightseeing again.

"I'm thinking of going to visit the Xiao family. Hongying... she must be getting old."

"She probably doesn't live with the Xiao family anymore; she must be married."

"All the shops in Little Stone Alley have changed. The dessert shop used to be really good, and you always bought some from them. I never knew it was like this..."

"Every time I come to the county town... it feels very unfamiliar, it's changed."

The two sisters were both saddened, thinking about how they were getting older and their lifespans were running out, so they became less interested in visiting the county town.

Although they still look like young girls and are as healthy as young girls, they have lost the mood to play.

Seeing the disappointment in their eyes, Xu Mu smiled and said, "Then let's go a little further away. I'll take you to see the sights, and you can come back when you're tired."

Upon hearing this, the two sisters looked at each other and nodded happily.

"Then let's create more memories with you, young master! I want to see the sea that's described in the book!" Li Zhihua cheered excitedly and hugged Xu Mu's arm.

"Nonsense! The Sui Kingdom doesn't have a sea. I've heard you have to go to the Liang Kingdom to see one," Li Zhiyuan said.

"Then let's go to Liang Kingdom for a visit," Xu Mu said with a smile.

"Ah? That won't do. It will take too much time to go back and forth, and it will delay your cultivation, young master." Li Zhiyuan quickly shook her head.

"Young master, please don't mind. I was just saying. You don't really need to go see the sea..." Li Zhihua scratched his head, feeling apologetic.

Xu Mu smiled, reached out and hugged the two of them, and said softly, "My time is worthless; the memories I share with you are the most precious treasure."

"Young Master..." The two of them immediately had tears in their eyes.

Xu Mu gently wiped their cheeks and said softly, "Let's go, I'll take you to see the sea."

"Yes!" Both sisters nodded, crying.

After making some preparations, the three of them left Medicine God Valley together and headed towards the sea, slowly walking and enjoying the scenery along the way.

The sea was their destination, but what mattered was not seeing the sea, but the memories the three of them made along the way... whether they were beautiful or not.

It took them almost a year to reach a fishing village on the coast of Liang Kingdom.

The beach smelled fishy and wasn't as clean as I'd imagined.

However, the ocean is vast, and you can always find a patch of seawater that is azure blue.

The sand on the beach is very fine, and it tickles when you walk barefoot on it.

There is a legend in the village about the Sea Dragon King, who is actually a monster in the sea. Xu Mu dealt with it to prevent it from harming people again.

This is the mortal realm, and the nearby sea is sparsely populated with spiritual energy, so the monsters are not strong and their numbers are small. Furthermore, there are Taoist priests in the temples who are responsible for slaying demons and monsters, so the villagers of the fishing village can still live and work in peace and contentment.

The three of them rented a house in a county town by the sea and stayed there for half a year.

When the weather is nice, we go to the beach to play, which is a different experience compared to living in the valley.

However, they still preferred their home in the valley.

"Go home."

"Let's go back to our home..."