After the wedding, it was time to eat and drink.
Many people's attention was still focused on eating and drinking.
Su Mu sat down and ate a few bites casually, not really paying much attention to the food.
Wang Peng and his group, however, walked from table to table with their wives, toasting each person in turn.
Luan Mingjun followed Su Mu closely, and seeing that Su Mu was unwilling to talk much, she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
A moment later, Wang Peng and the other two arrived at Su Mu's table.
"Come on, have a drink."
Wang Peng and his two companions each held a wine glass and addressed Su Mu.
Upon hearing this, Su Mu also raised his wine glass.
"No matter what, the three of us owe our success today to you."
At this point, the wives of Wang Peng and the other two also stepped forward.
"We really have to thank Brother Su for your care. The three of us will first raise a toast to you."
The speakers were Wang Peng's wife and Leizi Zi's wife, who were also holding wine glasses.
They must have all heard their husbands mention Su Mu Su Mu, which is why they were being quite polite and respectful to her.
"On your joyous occasion, there's no need for this."
Seeing the way the others were behaving, Su Mu made a polite excuse.
"Those three are my roommates, there's no need to be so polite."
Upon hearing this, Wang Peng's wife still held her wine glass, offered a toast, and then drank it down.
The other two were the same.
Seeing this, Su Mu had no choice but to drink it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, Wang Peng and the other two each offered Su Mu a glass of wine.
"Alright, that's enough. If you keep being so polite, it'll make things awkward."
After Su Mu finished drinking, he quickly told them to stop.
We're all brothers; if things continue like this, it really will seem like we're growing distant.
Wang Peng and his two companions smiled upon hearing this and then went to other tables.
The university classmates nearby all knew that Su Mu had set up a company for the three of them, so they weren't too surprised by the three's actions.
If it were them, they would probably do the same.
However, the fact that Su Mu still treats them like brothers even now makes them feel somewhat emotional.
Think about how many of those classmates who were once close have drifted apart since graduating from university.
People like Su Mu, who don't forget their friends after becoming wealthy, and who don't have that condescending attitude.
That kind of attitude alone makes them incredibly envious.
If they had been on a better relationship with Su Mu back in college, they might be rich by now.
Unfortunately, no matter how envious they are, such things are beyond their reach.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the banquet gradually came to an end.
Some people had to go back to work, so the banquet ended pretty much by the time it was over.
Su Mu was also getting ready to go back. He said goodbye to Wang Peng and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Wang Peng quickly escorted Su Mu to the hotel entrance.
"You're leaving already?"
My brother seems to be busy with something all day long, he looks so leisurely.
But throughout the year, he was incredibly busy, and was rarely seen.
"Something came up, I can't stay any longer."
Su Mu smiled apologetically, explaining that he still needed to go back and check on the Youtian Realm.
In addition, Su Mu is now focusing his time on improving his strength as much as possible.
Seeing that Su Mu said this, Wang Peng did not try to stop her.
"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer."
Wang Peng nodded, not pressing the issue further. "By the way, you don't have a girlfriend yet, right? Quite a few of the bridesmaids today came to ask about you. If you'd like to get to know them, I'll give them your WeChat."
Just now, his wife mentioned this to him.
Many of the bridesmaids had their eyes on Su Mu.
Among the groomsmen, Su Mu stands out as exceptional at first glance.
It's normal for someone to be targeted because of this.
"Forget it, adding me as a friend would just leave me lying in the contact list."
Su Mu waved his hand and walked to the car next to him. This car was arranged by Su Mu and would take him directly to the station.
By the time Luan Mingjun followed her out, Su Mu had already disappeared.
Seeing this, she immediately felt a pang of regret. Why hadn't she added Su Mu's contact information earlier?
An hour later, Su Mu returned to the Qinling Mountains.
They returned to the Youtian Realm as usual.
When Su Mu opened her eyes, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.
His Golden Lotus has bloomed!
There was already one patch open, but now there are five.
The five Golden Lotus petals shimmered at that moment.
There was also Merit Lotus, which had bloomed to twenty-three petals.
What's the deal with this merit?
Su Mu looked at the Merit Lotus, somewhat puzzled.
After carefully observing the surroundings, I realized that it was actually in the market area.
The market in the West Sea has already opened, and the merits earned there have been directly given to Su Mu.
The other three markets haven't opened yet, but it's estimated that once they do, there will be plenty of them too.
It turns out that opening such a market also brings merit.
Su Mu was overjoyed.
Merit is something that one should accumulate as much as possible.
With the Golden Lotus, Su Mu could now continue cultivating the Buddha-Slaying Art.
His current strength is still too low.
With the Golden Lotus, Su Mu's cultivation will be much easier, and he should be entering the Nascent Soul Realm soon.
Once you reach the Nascent Soul Realm, you can't be considered a low-level cultivator anymore.
In the Youtian Realm or the Haotian Realm, Nascent Soul Cultivator are considered high-end combatants.
With this in mind, Su Mu set up the formation and began his seclusion.
The Golden Lotus shimmered continuously before slowly closing.
The immense power originally on the Golden Lotus was melted away and merged into Su Mu's Spiritual Power.
The Spiritual Power then became incredibly powerful, advancing rapidly.
After circulating Spiritual Power through one Greater Celestial Circuit, Su Mu could feel that his Spiritual Power had grown significantly stronger.
Seeing this, Su Mu began to continue the cycle for the next time.
When Su Mu felt fatigued during cultivation, he stopped and began to comprehend the Dao Scripture.
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
When Su Mu emerged from seclusion, his cultivation had already reached the Late Core Formation.
The Dao Lotus had even grown to eighteen petals.
Once seven more petals open, a complete Dao Lotus will emerge.
The last time a complete Dao Lotus bloomed, Su Mu hadn't yet been able to comprehend anything about a single Dao Lotus.
This time, only one flower has bloomed, so I absolutely have to study it carefully.
Apart from that, Su Mu's Merit Lotus Flower did bloom completely, and even an extra one bloomed.
This was a pleasant surprise.
In Su Mu's view, merit has always been something extremely difficult to obtain.
I never expected that I would gain so much merit unintentionally after returning this time.
Having accumulated merit gave Su Mu some confidence.