Chapter 11: Explaining the Divine Test
"Grandpa, we're almost there."
Mu Ci opened the side window of the carriage and leaned out to look into the distance.
Shenmu City in the distance is located in the mountains of Lorraine Province like a giant beast. Even though the city walls are as high as 20 to 30 meters and have been repaired over the years, they cannot conceal the historical charm that has endured through the ages.
This soul hunting journey of nearly half a month made him truly realize the vastness of Douluo, which could not be described by just a few lines of words in a book.
A place of great danger that has never appeared in the world and is unknown to anyone.
The Sun-Moon Continent, which hangs overseas, has a soul guide system that is completely different from that of the Douluo Continent.
There was also the Xingluo Continent, which was discovered more than 10,000 years later, which made Mu Ci feel infinite yearning.
The carriage moved slowly along the bluestone-paved road, passed through the entire Shenmu City, and headed towards the Mu Mansion.
"Squeak~"
The carriage stopped at the door, making a sound of rolling ground.
The servant guarding the door had already seen it and hurried over to greet him, but when he saw the middle-aged man coming down, he began to stutter.
"Master...Master?" The servant's voice was full of disbelief. If he had not served in the Mu family for decades and had seen Mu Changsheng's appearance when he was young, he would have called for help long ago.
"Yes, it's me. Where is my lady now?" Mu Changsheng was not surprised to see the servant in this state. After all, anyone who knew him would be suspicious of him in this state.
When the servant heard Mu Changsheng's words, he quickly replied, "When we saw the carriage coming, we sent someone to inform the old lady. They are waiting for you in the lobby now."
Hearing that his wife was already in the lobby, Mu Changsheng hurriedly pulled Mu Ci over there. He didn't want to wait a moment and wanted to share his joy with Lin Ya right now.
The lobby of the Mu Mansion.
After hearing the servant's report, Lin Ya and Li Qin waited in the lobby.
"Tap tap tap~"
A series of quick footsteps reached their ears, and they immediately stood up from the sofa and went to greet them.
"Mom!" "Xiaoya!"
But before they could react, two figures, one big and one small, hugged their loved ones in their arms.
Li Qin looked down at her grown-up son, her eyes filled with heartache.
Since Mu Ci was born, he has never left his side for so long, not to mention that this time he is going to the most dangerous place in the entire continent, the Star Dou Great Forest.
Even with her father-in-law protecting her, Li Qin still couldn't help but worry.
"Xiao Ci, did you encounter any danger when you went out this time? Were you injured while hunting soul beasts?" Li Qin leaned over, observing Mu Ci's whole body and touching her all over.
"Mom, I'm fine. Not only am I not injured this time, but I also have good news. I'll tell you all about it when Dad comes back."
Li Qin and her son were naturally in a good mood. As Mu Ci talked about what had happened in the past few days, Li Qin would occasionally interject and ask about his well-being.
But the old couple on the other side were not so peaceful. Lin Ya was sitting on the sofa with her head turned to the side, not even looking at Mu Changsheng.
Lin Ya's face was full of unhappiness, her eyes were slightly red, and she pursed her red lips. No matter what Mu Changsheng said, she ignored him.
In fact, it was not that Lin Ya was angry with Mu Changsheng. The two met and fell in love when they were teenagers. They have been together for more than sixty years and are still in love with each other. They have never had any conflicts.
Lin Ya, who is over eighty years old, doesn't actually look old. She has the cultivation level of a Soul Douluo at level eighty-six and is well-maintained by the environment of a wealthy family.
At first glance, she looked like an ordinary woman in her forties, still smooth and delicate, with only a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and forehead.
But now he looks rejuvenated, like her husband in his early thirties, young enough to be her son's younger brother.
When she thought of her own appearance, an indescribable emotion rose from the bottom of her heart, and she didn't want to look at him.
Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world.
This sudden development left Mu Changsheng at a loss.
Originally, Mu Changsheng was still deeply intoxicated with the fact that he had returned to his youthful body. The rapid growth of his soul power during meditation gave him great expectations for the future.
But Lin Ya's change made his scalp tingle. He almost forgot that women are indeed happy about the improvement of their cultivation, but they care more about the difference in appearance.
If he can't coax her well, he will probably have to sleep next door in the future.
Mu Sheng, who was teaching at the Botanical College, heard the message from the servant, hurriedly arranged his homework, and hurried back home.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw this scene and didn't know how to start.
He wanted to comfort his parents, but he didn't know what reason to use. He wanted to care about his son, but they had a deep mother-son relationship, and he couldn't get involved.
He had no choice but to stay aside, looking around, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Seeing that everyone was present, Mu Changsheng quickly turned the topic to Mu Ci.
"Now that everyone is here, let's talk."
Afterwards, he sent all the servants around the lobby away and used his soul power to set up a soundproof barrier.
Only then did he tell his family around him what happened during the soul hunting.
After a while.
After hearing the whole story, Lin Ya no longer felt aggrieved. Instead, she looked at Mu Ci with burning eyes.
"Xiao Ci, tell grandma the truth. Is everything your grandpa said true?"
Mu Ci listened to her grandmother's question and nodded obediently.
"It's true, grandma. A god has indeed chosen me. As long as I can complete the test set by the god, I can become a god and live forever in the future."
"And the Fruit of Abundance that Grandpa took is indeed a treasure bestowed by the gods. As long as you pass the test, you can obtain it, restore your youth, and increase your lifespan."
Everyone listened to Mu Ci's affirmative answer. Both Mu Sheng was very excited about his son becoming a divine examiner, and Lin Ya and Li Qin were very excited about their future youth.
Seeing that the whole family was happy about this matter, Mu Changsheng waited for a while and interrupted gently.
"Ahem, although it's a great thing that Xiao Ci has been favored by the gods, he is not a god yet after all, so it's not appropriate to make it public."
"After today's discussion, once we leave this door, let's forget about this matter and pretend it never happened."
Mu Changsheng spoke to his family very seriously. After all, this was a major matter concerning his grandson and the key to the rise of the family, and he could not be careless.
As long as Mu Ci becomes a god in the future, their Mu family will be able to be like the Angel Qian family, with a legacy that will last for thousands of years and dominate the continent.
Then, Mu Changsheng also began to patch up his own affairs.
"Not many people know about my taking the divine gift and regaining my youth. They are all servants at home. Xiao Sheng, you will inform everyone later that this matter is not allowed to spread."
"I won't be meeting anyone this year. I'll just tell everyone that I'm feeling the bottleneck loosening and am in seclusion to break through. Once I break through to level 90 in a year, this matter will be over."
"Xiao Ya, I'll have to trouble you to tell His Majesty Ling Yuan that she will be needed to help me hunt for the ninth spirit ring."
Lin Ya, knowing the seriousness of the matter, was no longer angry and nodded solemnly.
"That's no problem. I'll go talk to her when I go to Spirit City to report on my work at the end of the year."
Seeing that the general direction had been explained, Mu Changsheng began to ask Mu Ci about the divine test.
"Xiao Ci, is there anything your divine test family can help you with?"
Speaking of this, Mu Ci was a little embarrassed. The first-level power of destiny was the feedback brought by the initial awakening of the Abundant Jianmu. As for how to improve it later, he currently had no stable way of improvement.
In order to prevent his family from having too high expectations, he could only reply, "Grandpa, since that person bestowed the divine fruit, there have been no further hints."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and their enthusiasm cooled a little.
"However, according to the information that person passed on to me, one day in the divine realm is equivalent to one year in the mortal world. Now I should be thinking about how to arrange the subsequent divine examination."
"Kid, could you please stop panting when you speak?"
This time everyone relaxed. Li Qin sat next to Mu Ci and patted him twice in annoyance.
Mu Ci smiled shyly at his mother.
What else could he do? He had to go back and carefully recall the detailed information about the Path of Abundance in the game to see if he could gain any inspiration from it.
And he would go to the library of the Botanical College in the next two days to read some books about meditation. With the support of the power of destiny, the improvement of the meditation method could be put on the agenda.
"I see. I guess the Lord God just left not long ago. So, there's no need to worry about this matter. Let's just do what needs to be done."
When Mu Changsheng heard what was happening, he immediately made the decision and let everyone do their own thing.
[end of the chapter]