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Even with her father-in-law by her side, Li Qin couldn't help but worry.
"Xiao Ci, did you encounter any dangers on this trip? Were any of the hunting spirit beasts injured?" Li Qin bent down and examined Mu Ci's entire body, touching her all over.
"Mom, I'm fine. Not only was I not injured this time, but there was also good news. I'll tell you all about it when Dad comes back."
Li Qin and her son were naturally all smiles as they listened to Mu Ci recount the events of the past few days. Li Qin would occasionally chime in with words of concern and care.
But the old married couple on the other side were not so peaceful. Lin Ya sat on the sofa, her head turned to the side, not even glancing at Mu Changsheng.
Lin Ya's face was full of unhappiness, her eyes were slightly red, and she pursed her red lips, ignoring Mu Changsheng no matter what he said.
Actually, it wasn't that Lin Yasheng and Mu Changsheng were angry. The two had known and fallen in love when they were teenagers, and had been together for over sixty years. They were still very much in love and had never had any conflicts.
Lin Ya, who is over eighty years old, doesn't actually look old. Her level 86 Soul Douluo cultivation, combined with the environment and upkeep of her wealthy family, contribute to her youthful appearance.
She looked about the same age as an ordinary woman in her forties, her skin still smooth and delicate, except for a few wrinkles around her eyes and forehead.
But now, looking at her husband who has regained his youth, he looks like he's in his early thirties, young enough to be her son's younger brother.
Thinking about his own appearance, an indescribable emotion welled up from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't want to look at him.
Since ancient times, beauties and famous generals have not been allowed to grow old in this world.
This sudden development left Mu Changsheng at a loss.
Originally, Mu Changsheng was deeply intoxicated by his return to a youthful body. The rapid increase in his soul power during meditation made him look forward to the future.
But Lin Ya's sudden change sent chills down his spine. He had almost forgotten that while women were indeed happy about the increase in their cultivation, they cared even more about the difference in their appearance.
If I can't soothe her, she might have to sleep next door from now on.
Upon hearing the message from his servant, Mochi, who was teaching at the Botanical Academy, hurriedly assigned homework and rushed home.
As soon as I entered the hall, I saw this scene and didn't know how to start the conversation.
She wanted to comfort her parents, but didn't know what reason to use. She wanted to show concern for her son, but the two were deeply in love, and she couldn't get in.
He could only stay to one side, looking around, hesitant to speak.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mu Changsheng quickly steered the conversation towards Mu Ci.
"Now that everyone's here, let's have a chat."
Afterwards, he sent all the servants around the main hall away and used his soul power to set up a soundproof barrier.
Then he told his family members around him what had happened during the Soul Hunt.
half an hour.
After hearing the whole story, Lin Ya was no longer filled with resentment. Instead, she looked intently at Mu Ci.
"Xiao Ci, tell Grandma the truth, is everything your grandpa said true?"
Mu Ci nodded obediently as she listened to her grandmother's question.
“It’s really Grandma. A deity has indeed chosen me. As long as I can complete the test set by the deity, I can become a god and live forever in the future.”
"And the Abundant Divine Fruit that Grandpa took was indeed a treasure bestowed by the gods. It can be obtained as long as you pass the test, restore your youth, and increase your lifespan."
Hearing Mu Ci's affirmative answer, everyone, whether it was Mu Sheng who was excited about his son becoming a divine examiner, or Lin Ya and Li Qin who were excited about their youth being reborn in the future, all showed great excitement.
Seeing that the whole family was happy about this, Mu Changsheng waited a while and gently interrupted.
"Ahem, although it is a great thing that Xiao Ci has been chosen by the gods, she is not a god yet, so it is not appropriate to make a fuss about it."
"After we finish talking today, once we step out of this door, let's forget about this and pretend it never happened."
Mu Changsheng spoke very seriously to his family, after all, this was a major matter concerning his grandson and the key to the rise of the family, and no carelessness was allowed.
If Mu Ci becomes a god in the future, then their Mu family can be like the Thousand Angels family, passing down their lineage for ten thousand years and dominating the continent.
Then, Mu Changsheng also began to patch up his own problems.
"Not many people know about my taking the divine gift and regaining my youth; it's mostly the servants in my household. Xiao Sheng, you need to inform them later that this matter must not be spread."
"I won't meet with anyone this year. I'll just tell people that I feel my bottleneck is loosening and I'm in seclusion trying to break through. Once I break through level 90 in a year, this matter will be irrelevant."
"Xiaoya, I'll need you to tell Her Majesty Lingyuan that we'll need her help in the future hunt for the ninth spirit ring."
Knowing the gravity of the situation, Lin Ya was no longer angry and nodded solemnly.
"No problem, I'll talk to her when I go to Wuhun City to report for duty at the end of the year."
After Mu Changsheng finished explaining the general direction, he began to ask Mu Ci about the divine test.
"Xiao Ci, is there anything your family can do to help you with your exam?"
Speaking of this, Mu Ci was somewhat embarrassed. The first-order Destiny Power was the feedback brought about by the initial awakening of the Abundant Jianmu. As for how to improve it afterward, he did not yet have a stable way to improve it.
To avoid raising his family's expectations too high, he replied first, "Grandpa, since that person bestowed the divine fruit, there have been no further hints."
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, their enthusiasm waning somewhat.
"However, according to the information that person gave me, one day in the divine realm is equivalent to one year in the mortal realm. They should be thinking about how to arrange the upcoming divine trials now."
"You child, can you please stop talking so dramatically?"
This time everyone relaxed. Li Qin sat next to Mu Ci and patted him twice in an annoyed manner.
Mu Ci smiled shyly at her mother.
What could he do? He could only go back and carefully recall the detailed information about Abundant Fate in the game, hoping to gain some inspiration from it.
Furthermore, I need to visit the library of the Botanical Academy in the next couple of days to look at books on meditation. With the support of the power of destiny, the formalization and improvement of meditation techniques can now be put on the agenda.
"I see. The deity must have just passed away not long ago. Then everyone can stop worrying about this and go about their business."
Upon hearing this, Mu Changsheng immediately made the decision and told everyone to go about their own business.
Chapter 12 Military Deployment
One month later, in the afternoon, at the College of Botany.
Mu Ci had just finished studying a book about the classification of soul beasts when she came out of the library and headed home with her attendant.
After that day, the Mu family acted as if nothing had happened and went about their lives as usual.
A few days ago, Mu Shengli and several teachers led a large group of students to Tianshui College for activities and exchanges.
Mu Changsheng has also entered seclusion, and now only he and his grandmother Lin Ya are left at home.
However, before Mu Changsheng went into seclusion, he mentioned his idea of going to the academy library to study Soul Master knowledge on his own.
The main reason was that he really didn't want to go to class and study with those kids in a routine manner, as it was too much of a waste of time.
With only a few years left before the main storyline begins, he needs to create a significant lead in the early stages to handle everything more calmly.
Mu Changsheng also considered that his grandson's self-discipline since childhood, as well as his newly acquired identity as a divine examiner, made it indeed not appropriate for him to study with the students.
I wonder if the gods will do something. What if something strange happens during class and someone sees it? I can't just humanely exterminate all those people, can I?
After careful consideration, Mu Changsheng agreed to the request and granted him access to most areas of the Botanical Academy.
After a month of study and practice, Mu Ci's soul power has broken through to level fourteen, and the improvement of the meditation method has also begun.
Combining the Taoist internal alchemy techniques and the theories of the microcosmic and macrocosmic orbits that I had learned in my previous life, I plan to start with the microcosmic orbit and connect it to the meditation methods of Douluo Continent, and then gradually expand it to the macrocosmic orbit.
However, in her previous life, Mu Ci had only read the books as a hobby outside of her studies, and did not really understand them. As a result, her current exploration and combination of the two can only be considered a preliminary achievement.
However, this newly developed cultivation method, which couldn't even improve cultivation speed, already made Mu Ci ecstatic.
This means that his idea is correct and the path is feasible.
He called the initial successful cultivation method "Medicine King's Secret Method Version 0.1". He said that when he perfected the Small Heavenly Circuit, it could be called "Official Version 1.0".
After all, this secret method mainly relies on the healing power of abundant energy, which can penetrate deep into the cellular level to treat and repair.
Only in this way can the development proceed smoothly; otherwise, the damage to his meridians alone would be enough to ruin his future. Therefore, Mu Ci felt it was appropriate to name him after the Compassionate Medicine King.
Walking along the mountain path of the Botanical Garden, a refreshing mountain breeze carrying plenty of oxygen hits you, taking away the fatigue of the day.
Like the Heavenly Dou Academy, the Plant Academy is built in the mountains, where one can avoid the hustle and bustle of the city and gain a natural simulated training ground.
Mu Ci walked along the main road with his attendants, just as usual.
Suddenly, on the distant road, squads of knights led their soldiers galloping into the distance, as if something had happened.
"Huh? What's going on? Look at the numbers, it's almost a hundred-man squad," Mu Ci exclaimed in surprise.
The Loran Province is located close to the capital of the Heavenly Dou Empire and does not border the Star Luo Empire. The Divine Wood City is located in the heart of the Loran Province, so it has even less need for an army.
So the sudden mobilization of the army was quite novel.
As for discovering any fallen soul masters, that was not something Mu Ci was considering.
Generally speaking, once a Fallen Soul Master is discovered, the local city lord will directly hand it over to the Spirit Hall for management. Nobles would never do such thankless and arduous tasks.
His grandmother was the Spirit Master of Shenmu City, and he knew exactly whether there were any Fallen Spirit Masters nearby.
Mu Ci, whose life was already quite dull, suddenly became interested in something unusual and ordered his servants to follow along.
Following the group of a hundred people for about seven or eight kilometers, we arrived at a small village.
The village is not large, with fewer than fifty households, scattered sparsely in the mountain valley.
At this time, the villagers were gathered in an open space in the center of the village. Most of the hundreds of people were lying on the ground with their faces blackened, while only a dozen or so men stood in front of the army.
Even so, even so, there was still a distance of several dozen steps between the two sides.
Mu Ci and his attendants crouched low as they approached, and gradually their conversation could be heard.
"Please, please save my child! Our village is willing to give up all our savings. Please, adults, find a Soul Master to save my child!"
In the open space in the center, women with dark complexions held their children, coughing intermittently, their bodies weak and unable to speak.
Meanwhile, the stronger men knelt before the armored knights, pleading incessantly.
"You poor wretches, you think you have the money to ask us to invite a Soul Master? You're not worthy!"
“I warn you not to come any closer, or you will be executed immediately.”
"Archers, prepare!" The captain of the hundred-man squad scoffed, and seeing the villagers about to approach again, he immediately gave the order to the squad beside him.
The villagers crawled on their knees toward the army, their faces turning purple, murmuring, "Save us, save my children."
Seeing this, the captain's face hardened, and he said in a harsh voice, "Can't you understand me? Archers, get ready!"