Divine fortune teller and traditional Chinese medicine doctor

"Dou Lingzi, the most skilled weapon refiner I trained before, spent ten years refining a fifth-grade Dao weapon and became a fourth-level weapon refiner. However, her cultivation level was stronger than yours when she entered, at the seventh level of the Venerable Realm."

"That's what the skinny Daoist said."

"A seventh-level Venerable Realm cultivator becoming a fourth-level weapon refiner in ten years—that's truly astonishing talent! May I ask, senior, will I also be learning weapon refining from you here for ten years?"

Li Mu asked.

"That's right, the training period for each Dou Lingzi is ten years."

Hearing the other person's words, Li Mu felt a bitter taste in his mouth again.

In fact, time is more precious to him than to anyone else.

You should know that although his lifespan reached more than 200,000 years after his cultivation entered the fifth level of the Venerable Realm, his lifespan was limited by the fusion of the Heavenly Ease Saint Venerable's primordial soul and spiritual proton!

So far, he has successfully merged with three primordial spirit protons, extending his lifespan to over twenty years. He now has less than twenty years of absolute cosmic time remaining.

The absolute lifespan of this universe does not include the time spent living within the spacetime flow.

Otherwise, Li Mu would have perished long ago because he failed to merge with the primordial spirit proton in time.

If he has to spend ten years here, will he be able to encounter another Yuanhun Spirit Proton in the remaining ten years?

Because Li Mu needs to merge with the Yuan Soul Spirit Protons to prolong his life, only by successfully merging all eight Yuan Soul Spirit Protons can he break free from this lifespan limitation and even achieve immortality!

This was what the Heavenly Equation Saint Venerable's soul told Li Mu when he first received the Guiyuan Tianyi Technique.

But the world is so vast, who can know where the next primordial spirit proton will be?

The probability that he was able to meet three of them on Earth is already incredibly high!

If we include his own Yin-Yang primordial spirit proton, there are four spirit protons on Earth, which is enough to prove the extraordinary nature of this planet.

So, could there be other primordial spirit protons of the Heavenly Ease Saint Venerable on this Three Saint Star?

In the vast universe, the probability of this is almost infinitely small, close to zero.

Such things can only be left to chance and fate.

Li Mu's divination method was completely incapable of calculating this.

If he cannot find other primordial spirit protons, he has less than twenty years left to live. To be honest, it is unknown whether he will be able to leave the Three Sacred Stars and return to his home planet Earth within these twenty years.

To be even more pessimistic, it's uncertain whether he'll be able to leave this eerie underground realm alive in the next twenty years!

But having come this far, he could only take it one step at a time. Controlled by such a powerful Daoist cultivator, Li Mu could only accept his fate and couldn't think too much about the future.

"Master, there's no need to worry too much about time. If I'm not mistaken, the flow of time in this weapon-refining room should be different from the absolute time in the outside universe. Ten years here might only be a short time outside."

At this moment, Wanhe spoke in Li Mu's mind to comfort him.

"Oh? Is this a space where time flows?"

"Yes, that's right, but I still can't figure out the exact rate of time flow here," Wanhe replied.

"If it were about the flow of time and space, that would be much better."

In response, Li Mu asked the skinny Daoist, "What does Senior need to check on this junior?"

"A test of your physical strength is sufficient. Your primordial spirit has entered the Spirit Realm and possesses the power of Yin and Yang primordial spirits, so your soul power does not need to be tested. I have already witnessed your mastery of array formations and restrictions, so that also does not need to be tested. Now, go and take down the forging hammer in the very center of that shelf, and then swing it around freely for me to see. This forging hammer weighs 500 million jin. If you can wield it with ease, then you will pass."

The skinny Taoist pointed to the rack where the forging hammer was placed and said.

Upon learning that one of the medium-sized forging hammers weighed a staggering 5 million jin (approximately 2.5 million kg), Li Mu couldn't help but blink in astonishment.

However, he was very confident about the test.

Because his physical strength is currently at a level where his pure physical strength can reach tens of millions of jin, and if he were to circulate spiritual energy, his physical strength could be increased several times over!

It is not difficult to wield a hammer weighing 500 million kilograms at will.

So Li Mu went straight up, took the forging hammer, and started swinging it around with ease.

"Hmm, your physical strength is quite impressive. Very few cultivators of your level can surpass you in physical strength. I'm very curious, how did you, a weakling from the mortal realm, acquire a Chaos Body?"

The skinny Daoist was clearly surprised by Li Mu's physical strength, which far exceeded what one would expect from someone of his cultivation level, and asked with curiosity.

"I just encountered some fortuitous opportunities," Li Mu replied simply.

"Alright, then take this."

The skinny Daoist didn't ask any further questions and handed Li Mu a pill.

Li Mu's eyes narrowed in surprise as he sensed the rich spiritual energy emanating from the pill.

This brownish-red pill was definitely the highest grade pill he had ever seen!

"Master, this is a Grade 3 Divine-level pill! It's called a Cultivation Assistance Pill, a rare pill specifically designed to directly enhance cultivation!"

Wanhe suddenly exclaimed in Li Mu's mind.

"Holy crap! A divine pill?! And a third-grade one at that?"

Li Mu was also shocked; this was the first time he had ever seen a divine-level pill!

On Earth, even Grade 7 elixirs have almost disappeared, let alone divine elixirs.

Divine pills have never appeared even in the ancient cultivation world of Earth.

The moment Li Mu saw this pill, he felt that it was of very high quality and extraordinary, but he still did not expect that it was actually a legendary divine pill!

"You probably haven't seen a pill like this before. This is a Grade Three Divine Pill called the Cultivation Assistance Pill. After you take it, your cultivation will directly rise to the seventh level of the Venerable Realm without any problem. This way, you'll be on par with the most outstanding Fighting Spirit Child. Since we're going to compete, it needs to be fair. However, your physical strength is much stronger than his, but I won't suppress it. After all, your physical strength, which far exceeds what your cultivation level should have, is one of your innate attributes."

Seeing Li Mu's shock at the sight of the pills, the skinny Daoist cultivator spoke up.

Clearly, this Daoist could hear Li Mu's soul communication with others, but he could not hear the soul communication between Li Mu and the artifact spirit.

"Thank you so much for your kind gift, senior!"

Li Mu naturally didn't stand on ceremony, accepting the precious divine pill and swallowing it directly.

Although the future is uncertain and life and death are unpredictable, there are benefits right in front of us now, so why not take them?

Such pills that can directly and significantly improve one's cultivation level in a short period of time are extremely rare and powerful.

You should know that the higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to even advance to a small level.

Directly consuming pills can greatly enhance one's cultivation level, but this is only easily achieved at a very low level. For example, at the level below the Spiritual Cultivation Divine Realm, a high-grade spiritual pill can cause a cultivator's cultivation level to skyrocket.

However, once one's cultivation reaches the Venerable Realm or above, it is extremely difficult to rapidly increase one's cultivation level directly through pills.

Only extremely rare, precious, and powerful pills like the Cultivation Assistance Pill can achieve this.

This skinny Daoist cultivator used a Grade 3 Divine-level Cultivation Assistance Pill right off the bat, which shows how powerful he really is!

Sure enough, the pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and then a powerful yet very gentle spiritual energy instantly permeated Li Mu's entire body.

Then, his cultivation level began to rise at a perceptible speed, directly raising his cultivation level to the seventh level of the Venerable Realm!

This wasn't the biggest leap in Li Mu's cultivation, but it was definitely the fastest. From swallowing the pill to reaching the seventh level of the Venerable Realm, it probably took less than ten seconds!