First achieve immortality, then cultivate immortality.

Since their trip, the man and two women seem to have fallen into a new honeymoon phase, spending all their time together.

Li Zhihua nestled in Xu Mu's arms, resting her head on his arm and rubbing against him like a kitten, looking completely content.

Li Zhiyuan sat upright, using her thighs as a pillow for him, gently massaging his forehead with her fingertips, a smile playing on her lips, her eyes as tender as water.

The autumn wind blows, carrying the leisurely atmosphere of the mountains and forests.

The afternoon sun made people feel lazy.

Just then, a monkey jumped down from the tree.

"Woo woo woo!" The clever monkey gestured, wearing something like a copper ring around its neck.

That's a spirit beast ring. Xu Mu found it in the storage bag of a rogue cultivator when he killed him in Five Thunder City. It allows the owner to communicate with the spirit beast.

Xu Mu gave it to the monkey king, because the monkey king managed the entire monkey troop and could tell him about any situation in the surrounding mountains and forests.

And if you want to eat any fruit, you can let them pick it for you; they're much more useful than the Tiger King.

It's worth mentioning that both the Monkey King and the Tiger King have been replaced, but their treatment is completely different.

The old monkey king, though old, could still roam the valley and teach the young monkeys as they grew.

The Tiger King was driven away by the new Tiger King and had to find another territory.

This is a classic case of "two tigers cannot share one mountain," even if they are father and son.

Upon seeing the monkey's actions, Xu Mu looked up and was immediately surprised.

"You mean, someone ran into the forest and is approaching this way?"

"Woo-woo!" The monkey nodded.

The two sisters were also surprised: "Who would come here?"

"Could it be that you've come to ask for medicine?"

"No, ordinary people can't get in here."

Xu Mu frowned, stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."

For so many years, no one has ever entered this deep mountain.

Even a filial son who is desperate to save his mother knows that he may not return, so he hesitates to go.

Now that someone has actually ventured into the area discovered by the monkeys, they must be a capable person, and most likely a spiritual practitioner.

"Young master, be careful. Those who come with ill intentions do not come here with good intentions..."

The two sisters spoke softly, a hint of worry in their voices, and a strong sense of aversion towards outsiders.

If an outsider were to enter the valley and intrude into their private space, they would feel uncomfortable, both psychologically and physically, and even feel nauseous.

Sometimes they would dress very scantily, and only Xu Mu could see their bodies. Just thinking about it would be uncomfortable if a stranger suddenly walked in.

Therefore, Medicine God Valley has always strictly prohibited any outsiders from entering.

Xu Mu smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I will handle it properly."

After saying this, he followed the Monkey King away, letting the Monkey King lead the way.

……

Wei Wushuang got lost in the forest.

For three whole days, he couldn't find anything to eat. He hastily entered the deep mountains without preparing any dry food, and just wandered around in the forest on an empty stomach.

He had already started to back down, but he felt it would be embarrassing to give up, so he gritted his teeth and persevered.

His white clothes were now filthy, and his face was etched with disarray.

"Damn it! Those villagers, are they lying to me? Is that valley really here?"

He looked around blankly. Apart from the traces he had left behind to clear a path and give him a chance to retreat, he had no idea which direction he was in.

Even if you jump onto the treetop, you can only see mountains and trees, and you can't tell where Medicine God Valley is at all.

At least we found a river, so we had water to drink.

Just as he was about to wash his face, several monkeys in the tree started whimpering.

The grass rustled as a monkey parted the grass, clearing a path like a servant, and then an old man with a sage-like demeanor emerged.

Wei Wushuang was stunned for a moment, then frowned and looked Xu Mu up and down.

"So you're that so-called Medicine God?" he said coldly, straightening up and brushing the bits of grass off his clothes.

I was in a mess just now, but now I'm all set up.

Xu Mu glanced at him and said with a faint smile, "You came here specifically to see me? Where did you come from, and what brings you here?"

Wei Wushuang sneered, "I am Wei Wushuang, the chief disciple of Fuling Temple on Mount Luofu. Because you have been accepting offerings without permission, I have come to invite you back to the temple for questioning."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mu raised an eyebrow.

I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so late and so suddenly.

You know, he's been the god of medicine for decades, and of all times he's come, of all times.

"What do you mean by 'receiving offerings in private'?" he asked unhurriedly.

"Hmph, to bestow deification without permission and to accept offerings from the people is a crime!"

"Oh, I see. So I didn't want to be the Medicine God, nor did I want any offerings; it's all the people who have made offerings to me spontaneously. What should I do?"

"Hmph, enough talk. Just come with me and the sect leader will make the decision."

Xu Mu looked puzzled: "Why are you arresting me? Those people are worshipping the Medicine God without permission, they should be the ones being arrested."

Wei Wushuang paused for a moment, then sneered, "I don't care about all that. Anyway, the Sect Leader has ordered that you be taken back to the temple for interrogation. Just comply obediently and don't try to argue with me, or don't blame me for being impolite."

As he spoke, he pointed his fingers and a flying sword floated in front of him, ready for him to use.

Most people would be terrified if they saw this.

Even a martial artist skilled in hand-to-hand combat would be unable to deal with a flying sword.

Most cultivators in the common folk can only hope to acquire one cultivation technique at most; they generally don't know any spells, let alone sword control techniques.

Only their Taoist temple has the lineage of cultivating immortality.

However, when he saw the old man opposite him, he seemed not afraid at all, only glancing at him without even a hint of surprise.

This immediately made him frown.

The saying goes, "A fist fears the young and strong, but a stick fears the old."

Cultivators also have an advantage as they get older, so he was a little unsure whether the old man was really capable.

However, when he thought about how he had the cultivation level of the second level of Qi Refining, and that many of the old cultivators in the Taoist temple were not as good as him, let alone this kind of wild cultivator.

Moreover, he also had a talisman for summoning gods.

Thinking this through, he composed himself and sneered, "Old Taoist, is this Medicine God your own, or is there someone else behind it? Come back to the Taoist temple with me and explain everything clearly. Perhaps we can give you a chance to reform. Otherwise, you're just asking for trouble."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mu seemed to be deep in thought.

It sounds like this is still within his expectations.

Taoist temples should be most wary of the incense offerings of cultivators at the Core Formation stage, rather than targeting ordinary cultivators like him.

Logically speaking, a low-level cultivator like him wouldn't know the function of incense offerings, so he wouldn't voluntarily ask others to offer incense. Therefore, the Taoist temple didn't need to react excessively.

This is probably why they haven't taken care of him for decades.

The fact that his worship of the Medicine God was clearly a spontaneous act by ordinary people, and on a small scale, without any intention to expand, shows that it was not a belief spread by someone at the Core Formation stage.

So coming to him again at this time is more like an attempt to win him over or a warning, rather than a fight.

In other words, there's still room for negotiation, and the problem isn't serious.