Chapter 188: Chapter 162: Training the Child 2

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They, as a group of four, had lost to someone younger than them. Talking about it would be a big shame.

Unknown to them, Ye Yingying and the others had clearly observed the whole ordeal.

“You bastard! You better remember my name because one day I’ll defeat you,” Xu Tianyin yelled.

“That’s right! You better tell us your name!” Xu Tianguan shouted in agreement.

Xu Tianying kept her gaze fixed on his retreating figure, etching his face firmly in her memory. Once her mother returned, she planned to take her revenge on him.

Only Xu Tiangu stood up, dusted himself off without saying a word, scratching his head.

“I am Xu Da. With your abilities, even if you train for a hundred more years, you won’t stand a chance against me!”

Without turning back, Xu Mu left the alley and disappeared out on the street.

Ye Yingying and her two companions decided not to interfere or question him. However, after he had passed several blocks, he felt two faint presences following him.

“Looks like the three of them haven’t discovered my true identity, otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent two people at the Qi Cultivation Late Stage to follow me.”

A smirk crept up on Xu Mu’s lips.

His initial purpose for going there was not merely to teach those children a lesson, but to test and observe if they could uncover any hidden clues about him.

These individuals were the closest to him and some of the highest-ranked individuals in the marketplace. If they could not discern him, it means there’s a significant difference between his clone and his real body.

“In the future, I win modify the martial method and divine skills of my clone as much as possible. This will help in differentiating between the two and prevent anyone from discovering my real body through my clone.” Xu Mu contemplated.

To him, these clones were expendable. Their deaths wouldn’t upset him.

Since they didn’t fear death, their actions would differ greatly from his. Over time, the two identities will inevitably offend many people. Differentiating them could help him prevent potential problems.

Using a talisman to escape from his pursuers, Xu Mu opened a small hole in the illusion lightning formation and went towards the outskirts of the marketplace. While the outskirts of the marketplace were more populated and larger in area compared to the interior, most of the cultivators here were at the beginner stage of Qi Cultivation. The clothing and style of the inhabitants were inferior as well.

However, compared to his previous era, the current slums were much better off.

The streets were clean and bright. All buildings in the surrounding area were built from thick bluestone, making them highly resilient to attacks from even tier two skills. Security in the marketplace had significantly improved.

Many small trading spots were scattered around, supervised by the Xu Family. Low-tier cultivators came and went, trading not only resources needed by cultivators but also many common goods.

Even those who had just embarked on the path of cultivation didn’t have to worry about survival.

Thanks to the orderly environment, cultivators dared to start families and had sufficient resources to support their offspring, which led to the population of the marketplace surpassing thirty thousand in just ten years.

Before reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, the birthrate among ordinary cultivators remained quite high.

As long as this stability persists, there’s no need to bring in people from outside. The Baihe Marketplace alone could cultivate an endless stream of low- level cultivators.

That’s an advantage of being a cultivator. They have a long reproductive age, from fourteen to eighty. They could keep giving birth if they wanted to.

As long as resources don’t run out, previously declining regions can quickly restore their former prosperity in fifty or sixty years.

Speaking of resources, he had made many efforts in this regard, arranging for people to cultivate a vast amount of spiritual fields to grow spiritual grains around the marketplace.

Compared to hunting in the mountains or gathering medicinal herbs, farming is a more long-term solution.

“Roar!”

Xu Mu, who was strolling around outside of the marketplace, suddenly heard a wolf howl. Following the sound, he saw a huge white wolf leisurely walking down the streets.

Some cultivators in the vicinity were kneeling in prayer, while others were offering fruits and meat. There was not a single trace of fear.

The white wolf would take a bite of whatever it fancied, and if it didn’t, it would simply walk away. When it wanted to rest, it would lie down somewhere, and nearby cultivators would voluntarily provide shade for it and serve it sweet spring water.

‘This creature seems to be living a life more luxurious than mine!” laughed Xu Mu.

This white wolf was none other than Little White, who had initially stayed with Xu Ling. Now that Xu Ling had gone to the Palace of Pure Heart, it was inconvenient for Little White to stay with her, so Xu Mu took him back.

Initially, it stayed with the youngsters, helping to take care of the children. But over time, it grew bolder and began to wander around the marketplace on its own.

With the strength of a tier-four beast, Little White’s presence deterred other monster beasts and evil creatures from appearing. No one dared to cause trouble, especially the cultivators living on the outskirts of the marketplace who had deemed it as their guardian deity. Hence the current situation.

Clearly, Little White was thoroughly enjoying this lifestyle as it was often out all night.

After observing for a while, Xu Mu didn’t linger. He crossed the bustling streets and headed towards the Baihe Forest.

He intended to wander around the area for a while and then leave Baihe Marketplace to head to Tianhe City to figure out a way to join Tianhe Sect.

The reason for choosing to join Tianhe Sect was its secret realm that produced a spiritual object called Divine Water of Tianyi.

This spiritual object could greatly increase the success rate during the advancement to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, this spiritual object had always been a secret treasure of Tianhe Sect, and was known only by its name, not by its existence.

Tianhe Sect put an embargo on trading Foundation Establishment Pills on the black market, let alone this heavenly object that could improve the success rate of the Nascent Soul Stage advancement.

So, Xu Mu figured he could change his identity to try and sneak in and grab some.

And if that doesn’t work out, he could always come up with other plans.

While Xu Mu was lost in thought, he walked out of the outskirts and entered the newly cultivated spiritual fields.

Because the fields were newly cultivated, they were sparse and lacked spiritual energy, with only a few scattered seedlings growing.

“Hey! Boy! What are you doing here? Please hurry back!”

An elderly farmer, busy with his work in the fields, showed concern upon noticing the solitary Xu Mu.

“Thankyou, kind sir!”

Xu Mu nodded, smiling with a slight bow and continued deeper into the fields. “Kind sir? You’re pretty grown-up for a little brat! Hey! Don’t go further in!

There are monster beasts in there!”

Upon seeing Xu Mu determinedly heading in, the old farmer anxiously put down the seedling in his hand and went in pursuit. Within a few steps, Xu Mu disappeared from his sight.

“What happened?” The old farmer stood dumbfounded. He shivered a moment later.

“Did I just run into some sort of evil spirit?”

Glancing at the blazing sun overhead, the old farmer decided that he was probably hallucinating.

On the other side, Xu Mu, who had just sauntered around the vicinity, was stopped by a smiling woman as soon as he entered the outskirts of the marketplace.

Excuse me, young man, could you do me a favor?”