After separating from Ao Chong and the others, Li Mu did not rush to flee.

He had seen the herbs that Ao Chong had collected, and one of them was something he could use, so he began searching for herbs in the forest.

Unexpectedly, they found a spiritual source first, and there was also a Qinglin Grass at the spiritual source. This was truly an unexpected gain.

Spiritual energy can be absorbed and cultivated immediately, but Qinglin grass is the main ingredient for refining Qinglin pills, which have the effect of removing pill toxins.

Now that the Purple Cloud Vine is gone, it's impossible to refine any pills; the only option left is to refine the Clear Rain Pill.

Qinglin Pills can also treat erysipelas, but the effect is not as good.

After placing the Qinglin Grass into the jade box, Li Mu began cultivating at the Spirit Source. After only one cycle, his cultivation level actually broke through to the late stage of the fourth level of Qi Refining.

This is probably because I've been consuming too many Life-Giving Pills recently. With the remaining spiritual energy in my body and the absorption of spiritual sources, I'm replenishing both internally and externally, which led to my breakthrough.

With access to medicinal herbs and spiritual energy, how could Li Mu possibly leave?

In two days, he found five or six spiritual sources in the forest, and his cultivation was completely consolidated at the late fourth level, with a faint trend of breakthrough.

The herbs collected totaled several dozen plants, among which a Qinglin Grass was found by chance. All the herbs together were enough to refine two batches of Qinglin Pills.

Li Mu somewhat regretted not returning to Jiangcheng. If he had brought the alchemy furnace with him, he could have started refining medicine by now. Even if the spiritual fire was insufficient, he still had a whole furnace of Life-Giving Pills, so it shouldn't have been a problem.

Thinking about making medicine, Li Mu decided to go out of the mountains, find a market to buy some supplies for outdoor living, and at least a stove and pot for boiling medicine.

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The Taoist artifacts trade fair at Huguo Antique City is still in full swing. These days, several old Taoist priests have been dragging Lu Xiaoyi around the Cihangzhai stall several times.

All this was because after Lu the blacksmith consumed the Mirror-Breaking Pill, his strength increased greatly, making some of his old friends envious.

Strangely, the two Taoist nuns and Li Mu never showed up.

This caused Lu Tixia to lose face, and people said he was bragging, and even bragging too much.

Li Mu was unaware that his Breakthrough Pill had already gained fame with the help of others, and those who helped him were even accused of bragging.

Even knowing that the blacksmith had lost face because of this, Li Mu wouldn't care. What kind of shame does a blacksmith who eats other people's food have?

In the hotel room where the two Taoist nuns were staying, the younger nun, Jingxin, had been lying down for four days.

In the past few days, besides ordering takeout for meals, Jingru has been taking care of her junior sister, going from being scared and worried at the beginning to being completely at peace with herself now.

When his junior sister exploded, he was terrified. After being rescued by Li Mu, he began to worry about whether she would recover.

As Jingxin's health improved, the aura emanating from her junior sister made her feel an unusual sense of peace.

Jingru even thought that it would be great to just stay focused on meditation, especially sitting next to her junior sister while meditating, as if she had gained a deeper understanding of cultivation.

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After Jingxin exploded, the last thing she saw was Li Mu slapping her, and then she entered endless darkness.

When Jingxin regained some consciousness, she felt a hand covering her chest. The person's scent was familiar, and she knew it was Li Mu.

Although Li Mu's behavior made her feel ashamed, she couldn't refuse because of her explosive body, and could only accept it passively.

As the darkness receded, her consciousness began to clear, and she realized that Li Mu was not molesting her, but was healing her wounds.

As the pain gradually subsided, the meridians were repaired, and the injuries were healed, Jingxin, who had thought she was going to die, knew that she had survived and felt a silent gratitude in her heart.

It's good to be alive, of course, but this body will never be able to cultivate again. Jingxin, who had just been saved, was somewhat saddened.

Suddenly, the large hand on her chest guided a wisp of energy from her body into her meridians and completed a full cycle of circulation.

This circulation of energy was something Jingxin had encountered from the outside world. So, she tried to start the microcosmic orbit according to the guided circulation path. Unexpectedly, it really worked! She could actually cultivate! The joy in her heart was indescribable.

Not only that, she also gained a memory in her mind, a memory of a cultivation technique, which was definitely put in by someone just now.

This is incredible! There are actually people in this world who can impose their memories on others.

Soon, Jingxin understood what was going on, because another passage appeared in her mind.

“Junior Sister Jingxin, I’ll call you Junior Sister from now on. I’ve done everything I can to heal your injuries, because your path to martial arts has been cut short due to the explosion.”

To avoid leaving you with any regrets, I will leave you the cultivation method I have practiced. It should allow you to continue on your path of cultivation. If possible, I hope you will continue to cultivate.

Finally, please remember, this technique must not be passed on to outsiders. If it is leaked, both you and I will be in deep trouble, perhaps even facing certain death. Please be careful.”

After calmly reading the passage in his mind, the passage disappeared from his mind, and Li Mu's presence also disappeared from his side.

At this moment, my heart is filled with mixed feelings. I silently pray to Senior Brother Li Mu, I am already deeply grateful for your healing, and I am even more fortunate to receive your teachings. I would never dare to divulge a single word about Senior Brother Li or the cultivation method. If I do so, I will surely be punished by heaven.

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After calming down, I focused and continued practicing according to the method in my mind.

This kind of cultivation is very magical. Just by circulating the technique, one can feel the spiritual energy from the outside world being absorbed into the body and eventually retained in the body as cultivation level.

Not only that, Jingxin's original mid-stage Yellow Realm cultivation level was completely destroyed due to the explosion of her body, but it did not dissipate from her body. Unexpectedly, it has now been transferred to the cultivation level of the new technique.

This new technique is truly remarkable, and Senior Brother Li Mu is an extraordinary figure.

No wonder that day, Senior Brother Li Mu said that if Uncle Lu didn't pay the bill, he would pay with his life. In the end, Uncle Lu was nothing, and he paid with a soft whip instead of the usual practice of hitting him first and then talking about it.

She had been practicing the new technique in bed for four days, but gradually she noticed that her progress was slowing down.

What she didn't know was that because the effects of the Life-Giving Pill in her body had been fully released, she could no longer accelerate her cultivation speed by simply absorbing external spiritual energy.

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When Jingxin opened her eyes in the middle of the night, five days had passed, and her cultivation had been consolidated at the mid-stage of the first level of Qi Refining.

Jingru was meditating on the futon when she suddenly heard a soft shout.

"Senior sister."

"Jingxin, you're awake! How are you feeling?" Jingru asked with concern as she looked at Jingxin who had just woken up.

Jingxin sat up on her own, without answering her senior sister's greeting. What she wanted to know most was where Li Mu was.

Aside from her master who brought her back to the sect when she was young, Li Mu will be the person she is grateful to for the rest of her life.

"Senior sister, where is Senior Brother Li Mu?"

Jingru told Jingxin about Li Mu's departure, and then briefly recounted how Li Mu saved Jingxin.

“Jingxin, I know that Li Mu is no ordinary person, and he's not from our world. What would you do if Li Mu hadn't been here this time? How am I supposed to explain this to Master? How am I supposed to live from now on? You can't be so willful anymore.”

Jingru finished speaking with red eyes, tears streaming down her face. She had practically raised this junior sister herself, and she was such a worry.

"Senior sister, I know, I promise it won't happen again," Jingxin said softly.

"Senior sister, I want to ask you to keep my body explosion a secret. Don't tell anyone. Also, don't mention Senior Brother Li Mu's matter to anyone, okay?"

Fish Leong, with her clear mind, figured it was probably just her youngest daughter's thoughts playing tricks on her, so she decided not to say anything.

Then he thought about Li Mu, who was no ordinary person. He had witnessed some things with his own eyes, and his methods were extraordinary, so he really couldn't tell anyone.