Taibai Mountain, nestled in the forest.

Lin Hongluan was cultivating, but she had to stop because Li Mu's cultivation was too noisy.

Seeing Li Mu immersed in his cultivation, she didn't dare to disturb him and simply waited quietly by his side.

They've been in Gaojing for almost two months now, and in those two months, spending time together has become a habit.

During these two months, Li Mu kept refining pills, but she had no interest in alchemy whatsoever, so she learned to cook from the Liang sisters.

Although she had never been to the kitchen before, she was a true foodie, and with her keen sense of taste, she quickly learned how to cook.

She also knew that once one cultivates to Li Mu's level, one's requirements for food are not high, and one can use elixirs to abstain from grains.

However, she prefers the two of them sitting at the table together, eating and chatting, which makes her feel more at home.

And so, she cooked breakfast and dinner for Li Mu every day, and stayed by his side to cultivate together in the evenings.

Unexpectedly, she now spends far less time cultivating than she did in Xiangzhou, yet her cultivation progress is several times faster.

Her cultivation level has now reached the late stage of the first level of Qi Refining. In Li Mu's words, she could break through to the second level of Qi Refining at any time.

She wasn't sure if it was because of Li Mu that her cultivation speed had increased; perhaps it was because Li Mu was by her side while she cultivated, making her feel more at ease.

She was still quite clueless about cultivation, and persisted in cultivating only in order to keep up with Li Mu's pace and hope to be with him for a longer time.

A few days ago, a girl named Cheng Jiawei came to see Li Mu. It was their first meeting, but the girl's eyes were full of hostility, doubt, and jealousy.

Lin Hongluan also suspected whether there was some kind of relationship between Li Mu and Cheng Jiawei, but she believed in Li Mu's character.

She knew that Cheng Jiawei's visit wasn't just a simple greeting; she was an admirer of Li Mu.

Perhaps in the future, Li Mu will be surrounded by even more suitors. Only by making himself more outstanding can he ward off others' covetousness.

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Lin Hongluan waited in the same spot for more than three hours before she sensed that Li Mu had stopped cultivating.

When she saw Li Mu open his eyes, she was about to get up and go over, but Li Mu closed his eyes again.

"Li Mu, have you broken through?"

When Lin Hongluan saw Li Mu open his eyes again, she sensed that the aura emanating from Li Mu was more than twice as strong.

"Haha! Hongluan, do you know your husband is a genius? I'm already at the eighth level of Qi Refining! You need to work harder!"

Otherwise, if you can't keep up with the pace, how will you get married, have children, and continue the family line?

After breaking through his cultivation level, Li Mu was in a great mood, full of his goofy side, and started flirting with Lin Hongluan.

"Hmph! How annoying! What nonsense are you spouting! You're shameless and disgraceful. I'm ignoring you."

Lin Hongluan blushed deeply at Li Mu's words. The matter was still unresolved, and yet the child was already out there.

She was truly stunned by Li Mu's words; she had never seen such a shameless person.

Seeing Lin Hongluan turn around, her face flushed with embarrassment, Li Mu stepped forward, put his arm around her, and boarded his flying sword.

"Let's go back to Jiangcheng and visit my in-laws."

In just over ten minutes, Li Mu appeared in the yard of his villa.

In Li Mu's consciousness, only Aunt Xia and his second aunt were at home.

Aunt Xia was taking a nap, while Second Aunt was burning incense and praying to Buddha in the small living room on the second floor, muttering incantations.

After Li Mu entered the room, he deliberately made some noise, worried that his sudden appearance would frighten the two of them.

Aunt Xia was quickly awakened. Upon seeing Li Mu, she was initially surprised but then delighted. She went straight to the kitchen to cook for the two of them.

Hearing the commotion, Aunt He Hua came downstairs and was overjoyed to see Li Mu and Lin Hongluan. She immediately called her second uncle to inform him.

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The two spent two leisurely days at their home in Jiangcheng, and then made a detour to Xiangzhou.

Because Lin Hongluan had called in advance, a delicious meal was waiting for them as soon as they entered the door.

During dinner, my mother-in-law mentioned that my father-in-law, Lin Yuhang, had gone to Africa to do business with someone.

Although the elderly couple separated, they maintained contact with each other.

Li Mu was not surprised to hear that Lin Yuhang had gone to Africa to do business with someone.

An old businessman, not even fifty years old, can't just sit around and do nothing, especially since he's supporting a young son.

The two stayed in Xiangzhou for two more days before returning to Haojing.

Last time in Gaojing, I left without saying goodbye. Things aren't over yet, and I need to make some arrangements.

The Liang sisters were overjoyed to see Li Mu again, but they were also worried that he might never return.

If Li Mu doesn't return to Haojing, they really don't know what to do.

Li Mu spent three days examining the results of the Liang sisters' research and pill-making.

The two had no problems in researching the formula and made no mistakes in the preparation process.

The problem arose when collecting the pills; the pills collected had no spiritual power whatsoever and were merely ordinary pills.

Li Mu was well aware of this situation; it was because the two of them were too weak to use the pill-collecting technique to collect the pills.

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Following his previous plan, Li Mu set up a spirit-gathering array outside the medicine shop using array flags.

A few days later, after sensing that the spiritual energy was beginning to gather, he set up an even smaller spirit-gathering array around the stove where he was boiling medicine.

After setting up the formation, Li Mu began to teach the two sisters how to use the spiritual energy gathered by the Spirit Gathering Array to infuse the pills into their alchemy techniques.

Even with the help of the spirit-gathering array, the two sisters can only refine two batches of pills per day at most.

If two batches are to be refined, a Qi-Nourishing Pill must be taken in between to replenish spiritual energy. Refining pills by taking pills is somewhat not worth the effort.

Another week passed, and the two sisters each mastered the refining of two or three kinds of pills, succeeding once each when their spiritual energy was sufficient.

A day later, Cheng Yishi and Cheng Yibai, the two brothers, were invited by Li Mu to the alchemy room to observe the Liang sisters' alchemy process.

The two brothers were invited for two reasons: one, to let them understand the process of making medicine, and two, to cooperate with the pharmaceutical factory.

This time, we will be refining Qi-boosting pills and body-strengthening pills, which will be refined separately by the Liang sisters.

The Qi-replenishing pills can be used for martial arts training. They are made from a ginseng root that is over ten years old, and twelve pills are refined in one batch according to the pill formula.

The cost of the medicinal materials in Jian Ti Wan is not high. Its main function is to strengthen the spleen and stomach, enhance bodily functions, and improve physical health.

These two pills are targeted at different audiences.

Three hours later, under the watchful eyes of the Cheng brothers, the two sisters successfully refined two kinds of pills.

Afterwards, the Liang sisters brought several bottles of pills, and the group went to the laboratory together.

There are four medicine bottles on the table, each containing one of four different types of pills.

Two of the bottles contained detoxification pills and beauty pills that had been prepared a few days prior, along with qi-tonifying pills and body-strengthening pills, making a total of four types.

Only the Qi-Boosting Pill is for martial arts practitioners; the other pills are available to the general public.