No hope for eternal life

Chapter 149 Follow your heart

It turned out that Mu Changsheng found that when he drew the elixir talisman, he felt a distinct sluggishness in his magic power, which indicated that the gap in his cultivation was too great.

In fact, it is normal to think about it. The Dansu Talisman is equivalent to a talisman at the peak level of the Golden Core, while Mu Changsheng is only at the initial stage of the Golden Core. Even if he has a ninth-grade Golden Core, he cannot make up for the huge gap in cultivation.

So, Mu Changsheng declared failure when he had finished less than one-third of the painting.

Yang Wuque casually crushed the backlash of the Dan-inviting Talisman and asked, "Is there a sense of stagnation?"

Mu Changsheng nodded and replied: "Yes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to draw this alchemy talisman."

Yang Wuque was not surprised, as this was also within his expectations: "When drawing talismans across borders, it is indeed easy to have problems such as stagnation of mana. Today I will teach you how to deal with such situations."

Mu Changsheng also listened carefully after hearing this.

Yang Wuque said: "There are two methods: the first is the same as the method I taught you before, try to get rid of distractions as much as possible and concentrate; the second is to use some external forces to improve the error tolerance rate, such as good talisman pens and talisman paper. The talisman pen you have is enough, and you can't afford the price of better talisman pens. There is a special kind of Yangluo paper for talisman paper. This paper is quite magical, of extraordinary value, and difficult to buy. But it must be sold in the capital. It won't be too late to buy it after you go there."

"Student has made note of it." Mu Changsheng said respectfully.

“In addition, you still have some problems with the brush technique when drawing the elixir-inviting talisman.” Yang Wuque took the Efeng talisman brush from Mu Changsheng and demonstrated it himself.

After midnight instruction, Mu Changsheng made rapid progress. He drew the elixir talisman ten times in total and succeeded once. If it were in the past, it would have been good to succeed once out of thirty times.

In the days that followed, Yang Wuque began to concentrate on teaching Mu Changsheng how to practice boxing. Mu Changsheng also began to slowly become familiar with the power of muscle enlargement and steadily improved. The number of moves he exchanged gradually increased.

Ten moves, thirteen moves, fourteen moves...

During this period, Yang Wuque asked Mu Changsheng to use the secret techniques of summoning elixir and blood qi transformation to fight at the same time, so as to allow Mu Changsheng to adapt to the state of sudden increase in strength.

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One day, as night fell, Mu Changsheng came to his husband Yang Wuque's house again. It had been two months since Mu Changsheng returned to the town. Mu Changsheng vowed to break through the fifty-move mark tonight.

In the courtyard, bamboo shadows swayed. Yang Wuque looked at Mu Changsheng, who was eager to try, and felt satisfied. He said in a subtle way, "Although you can last forty-seven moves, I won't let you go. I'm afraid it's still a little unrealistic for you to break through to fifty moves today."

“We’ll know whether it works or not if we try it.” Mu Changsheng raised his fist and attacked.

Seeing this, Yang Wuque also responded carefully. He always maintained his strength at the same level as Mu Changsheng. If he was accidentally suppressed by Mu Changsheng, it would be a bit embarrassing.

In the first round of fighting, Mu Changsheng lasted until the 43rd move, when he was suddenly kicked to the ground by Yang Wuque.

In the second round of fighting, Mu Changsheng lasted until the 48th move and was about to break through, but was knocked down by Yang Wuque's ruthless palm.

In the third round, Mu Changsheng lasted until the 47th move. Just when Mu Changsheng was hit by a punch and was about to fall to the ground, he suddenly grabbed the corner of Yang Wuque's clothes and turned the danger into safety. Then he used the force to kick Yang Wuque's leg and lasted until the 47th move.

Yang Wuque raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and was a little surprised, but after the surprise, he attacked even more ruthlessly.

In the 48th move, Yang Wuque moved both fists at the same time, with the fist formed by the true qi in front and both fists in the back, attacking Mu Changsheng without any defense.

Mu Changsheng used his shoulders to withstand two punches, used the force to lean his body back, supported himself with his hands, and faced Yang Wuque's fists with his feet, and managed to get through it safely.

In the 49th move, Yang Wuque took advantage of the momentum with his feet and kicked out two footprints, trying to break Mu Changsheng's hands that were supporting the ground, but he found that Mu Changsheng had already anticipated it. He exerted force with both hands, jumped high, and while dodging Yang Wuque's footprints, he also took the initiative to attack.

In the fiftieth move, Mu Changsheng jumped into the air, stood upside down, and swooped down to attack Yang Wuque with his fists.

Fists against fists, Yang Wuque punched out and retracted his fist as fast as lightning, and a fist mark hit Mu Changsheng's chest.

Mu Changsheng was hit by a punch and fell from the air. He took several steps back but still stood still and did not fall down.

Mu Changsheng finally survived the fiftieth move!

Yang Wuque smiled with relief when he saw this, and then said in a deep voice: "You have completed your apprenticeship today, but you must remember that there are always people better than you, and you must not underestimate the enemy during the trial."

"I will be leaving soon. During my absence, I hope you can recover soon from your injury." Mu Changsheng said respectfully. It was still unknown whether he would see him again after parting today.

Yang Wuque also knew that Mu Changsheng's trip was dangerous, but he had already told him what he needed to say. When the words came to his lips, only the last two words remained: "Go."

Mu Changsheng bid farewell again and turned to leave.

After returning home, Mu Changsheng said goodbye to his parents and told them the excuse he had made up a long time ago. He said that some things were not available here, so he had to go to the capital to visit some friends he made in the martial arts test. He would be back in about two months.

Before leaving, Mu Changsheng looked back at his parents at home, turned around and left without saying anything more.

After Mu Changsheng left, his mother Chen Wanru asked Mu Yanggu anxiously: "Why do I feel that Changsheng's last look is not right?"

Mu Yanggu may have realized something, and comforted Chen Wanru, saying: "The child is grown up, let him be. The only thing we can do is not to hinder him."

In the sword-making shop, Mu Xun and Mo Lianyue had just seen off Mu Changsheng.

Mu Xun couldn't help but ask Xiang Mo Lianyue: "Mom, do you think I should go to the Six Nations Trial with Mu Changsheng?"

After Mu Xun obtained the Golden-Patterned Fruit, he could have broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core long ago, but he never did because he was always hesitating in his heart.

Mo Lianyue raised her head slightly, looked at the stars in the sky, and said calmly: "I have an irreconcilable enemy. He once said something to me that left a deep impression on me. He said: The Nine Realms are small, but the water is deep. No matter how high or low your cultivation is, you may be drowned at any time."

Then, Mo Lianyue retracted her gaze, looked at Mu Xun, and said softly: "Since ancient times, immortality has been hard to come by. How many truly amazing and stunning figures have perished in history? Since everyone is going to die, why not live more casually."

"I understand." Mu Xun nodded slightly, knowing that Mo Lianyue wanted him to follow his heart, but he was still more curious about who the mortal enemy Mo Lianyue was talking about.

On the other side, Mu Changsheng walked out of the town and found the golden-armored guard Chen Li again, and the two set off back to the capital.

After taking the ferry all the way, Mu Changsheng and his companions finally returned to the capital on the morning of the second day.

Mu Changsheng did not rush to the imperial palace villa, but went to the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce first, because he needed to buy Yangluo paper to help him refine the alchemy talisman.

On the way here, Mu Changsheng had already asked Chen Li about it. Things like Yangluo Paper have a relatively small audience, and there is no stock in the palace treasury. Only large chambers of commerce like Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, which do business in all six countries, will have it.

After entering the familiar Chamber of Commerce building, Mu Changsheng went straight to the servant and asked, "How much do you sell Yangluo paper for?"

"In reply to your question, Yangluo paper is suitable for drawing all talismans below the seventh grade, so it is quite precious. Our Chamber of Commerce sells it by the sheet, and one sheet costs 500 medium-grade spirit stones." The Chamber of Commerce servant introduced in detail.