Time flies, and years pass by.
In the blink of an eye, Li Mu and Yue Ling had been living in the valley for a month.
During this past month, while cultivating, Li Mu observed the changes in the teleportation array with particular care.
He discovered that the teleportation array was slightly loose on the night of the full moon, but remained unchanged at other times.
The subtle changes to the teleportation array were a tiny flaw, which Li Mu noticed but was unable to use to leave.
He needs to spend more time verifying and proving whether this change is a vulnerability.
Once it's confirmed to be a vulnerability, he'll need to figure out how to exploit it.
In the course of a month, Li Mu's cultivation aura became more abundant, but his cultivation level did not improve.
In the same amount of time, Yue Ling's cultivation level increased significantly, and she has entered the mid-stage of the first level of Qi Refining.
Yue Ling wasn't too concerned about cultivation; what she cared about more was being able to stay by her husband's side.
She would only cultivate when Li Mu was cultivating; otherwise, she would cook, do laundry, and manage the household chores for her husband.
She was more like a wife, managing their lives perfectly and making her husband feel comfortable.
Li Mu left the large tent to her, but she said she wasn't used to living there and asked Huang Ze to buy her a two-meter-wide wooden bed instead.
Not only that, she also bought four or five new sets of bright red and purple bedding and pink gauze curtains.
After the new bed was made, she coquettishly pulled Li Mu to spend the night on the bed with her.
Although the two did not do anything intimate, being able to sleep with her husband in her arms was wonderful.
The two lived a very simple life, and everything was moving forward naturally.
Melancholy lingered in Li Mu's heart, while the flower of happiness grew rapidly in Yue Ling's heart.
Living and practicing together has become a habit for the two of them.
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Li Mu lived near the teleportation array, and Xu Shiheng had already received the news.
He had been wanting to visit, but he had been hesitant and unable to make up his mind.
He, a mere Earth Realm martial artist, dared not challenge someone who could defeat an ancestor-level figure.
After more than a month had passed, he finally made up his mind to come and visit.
It is said that Brother Li is a cultivator, and he prepared over a hundred spirit stones as a gift for our meeting.
There are rumors in the martial arts world that the Xu family owns a spirit stone mine. This rumor is true, but it has never been officially acknowledged.
One of the reasons why the Xu family has lived in Fuxing City for generations, giving up all expansion and not establishing a sect, is this spirit stone mine.
Logically, with a spirit stone mine, there should be a large quantity of spirit stones, but his family's spirit stone mine only produces a thousand a year.
Spirit stones are not very useful for martial artists' cultivation; they are only useful for those who cultivate immortality.
His family also had cultivators; two patriarchs and an uncle had all cultivated immortal techniques for many years.
Therefore, not many spirit stones can be saved each year.
After entering the teleportation array valley, Xu Shiheng immediately saw Li Mu's house.
This house was so conspicuous, unlike any house he had ever seen before, not even in the mundane world.
After standing in front of the house, he considered his words for a moment and then spoke:
"Is Senior Li Mu here? I, Xu Shiheng, have come to pay my respects."
Although he really didn't want to address someone his age like that, he had no choice but to do so due to the rules of martial arts.
"Hehehe, Brother Xu, by addressing me as such, you seem to have disregarded the friendship between us."
Brother Xu, there's no need for formalities. It's better if we address each other as brothers; otherwise, the meaning of our friendship is lost.
Li Mu had a good impression of this gossipy young master Xu.
Since this person came to make friends, he didn't want to address him as "senior," otherwise, calling each other "senior" would make both sides uncomfortable.
Xu Shiheng looked at Li Mu standing on the steps, who was smiling at him, and was overjoyed.
He thought to himself, "I made the right choice coming here. Brother Li still remembers how we met back then."
"Haha, Brother Li, I was presumptuous. It's better this way."
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"Come in, Brother Xu. Are you standing outside hoping someone will take your picture?"
Seeing that Xu Shiheng was still a bit reserved, Li Mu made a small joke.
The two were having a perfectly normal conversation when it was suddenly changed to colloquial Chinese, leaving Xu Shiheng completely bewildered.
However, this joke didn't quite hit the mark for him; he had no idea what taking pictures was.
However, this did not stop him from taking advantage of the situation.
"Alright! Come, come, sister-in-law, this is a gift for us to meet, please don't be shy."
As Xu Shiheng stepped onto the stairs, he handed a storage bag to Yue Ling.
The storage bag contained a hundred spirit stones, some clothes, and trinkets that women liked.
Xu Shiheng's address of "sister-in-law" made Yueling's heart flutter with joy.
Seeing that Li Mu did not refute and even nodded slightly, he accepted the bag and said:
"Thank you, Young Master Xu. Please have a seat. I'll make you some tea. Let's have lunch here."
Xu Shiheng's visit was also at his father's behest. Li Mu lived near the Xu family's residence, and it wouldn't be right not to come and make acquaintance with him.
Because of the vast difference in their martial arts skills, Xu Shiheng felt he was not qualified to discuss martial arts with Li Mu, and could only chat casually.
Li Mu always felt that this Young Master Xu was similar to Cheng Yishi in personality; they could keep up with conversations about all sorts of things.
He knew that Xu Shiheng wanted to befriend him, and he was also interested in the Xu family's Treasure Pavilion.
Before entering the Divine Continent, he refined a large number of pills, but he didn't use many of them after entering.
He would be more than happy to exchange some pills for other resources.
Both of them were interested in getting to know each other, and even when they were just chatting casually, they got along very well.
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The lunch prepared by Yue Ling was not lavish, consisting of four dishes and a soup, all home-style cooking.
The two drank a bottle of Moutai, a liquor that Xu Shiheng found incredibly satisfying.
Under the influence of alcohol, the two began to speak more casually, like old friends.
"Brother Li, I heard you've been living in this valley for over a month. Don't you feel bored? Doesn't your wife feel bored too?"
"Would you like to take a walk in the Endless Forest? It's full of rare and exotic plants."
Li Muxin said that no matter how long he stays here, he doesn't feel bored.
I've heard that there are rare and exotic plants in the Endless Forest, and I'm quite tempted.
But why did this guy mention Moon Spirit?
Then, seeing Yue Ling blinking her eyes with anticipation, she seemed to want to go out for a stroll.
"Oh! Brother Xu, I wonder what rare and exotic plants are found in this endless forest?"
Seeing that Li Mu's interest had been piqued, Xu Shiheng quickly chimed in.
"I won't mention the other common herbs, but have you heard of Blood Jade Marrow Fungus and Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Brother Li?"
Both of these precious medicinal herbs are located deep within the endless forest, and harvesting them is extremely risky.
"Blood Jade Marrow Fungus!?"
When Li Mu heard about the two medicinal herbs, his eyes lit up. He wondered if this Blood Jade Marrow Fungus was a medicinal herb he recognized.
He had no shortage of Heavenly Spirit Fruits; he had encountered one outside the Stone Temple before, and even planted that fruit tree in the Golden Pearl World.
Blood Jade Marrow Fungus is a key ingredient in the Foundation Establishment stage pill, the Gu Yuan Dan. He wouldn't let it go if he could come across it.
This medicinal herb resembles a lingzhi mushroom, is as bright as blood, and has flesh like jade; it is very common in the cultivation world.
Seeing the doubt in Li Mu's eyes, Xu Shiheng said with certainty.
"Yes, it's called Blood Jade Marrow Ganoderma. It looks like a pool of blood and resembles a Ganoderma lucidum."
This precious medicinal herb can only be found deep within the endless forest, and obtaining it involves great risk.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu understood immediately. It was indeed this kind of spiritual plant. As long as it was confirmed to exist, taking a little risk was worthwhile.
Soon, the two decided to go on an adventure in the Endless Forest together.
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