Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Having spent sixty-eight years in this world of cultivation, Li Ji'an has been constantly trying to analyze its past from the limited information available in Cangyun Prefecture, hoping to understand its worldview.

Based on his knowledge and experience from before his transmigration, combined with what he has seen and heard in this world, his biggest guess is that this world was once a sacred land for cultivation, but the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and the ancient times crumbled.

Everything from the past was buried in dust.

Then, it reopened more than six thousand years ago.

His speculation is based on the Cretaceous period theory from his time on Earth, as well as some archaeological records in this world, which he believes makes it highly likely.

However, the records about the ancient times are incomplete, and there are many false, rumored, and fabricated information mixed in, so he has never been able to confirm it.

Especially after Zhao Shuyao mentioned that the Heaven-Forsaken Land in the Myriad Merchants Domain was a burial ground for immortals.

Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion, it's hard to decide.

But one thing he has always held onto hope for.

With the existence of such spiritual energy, and the ability to absorb spiritual energy to refine mana and transform oneself, this world must have the possibility of becoming an immortal.

This is his ultimate goal all along.

However, this ancient person who lived at least seven or eight thousand years ago actually said that there were no more "immortals" at that time?

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"I am Shen Yuan, having cultivated for five hundred years, when my cultivation was unable to progress further, I regretted not being able to follow the Heavenly Venerable to slay the human demons, so I devoted myself to studying talismans, hoping to contribute to the art of talismans, but, time is merciless, before I could master the talismans, my lifespan was exhausted, I can only leave it to future generations, if one day they can deepen the art of talismans, perhaps they can help the Heavenly Venerable clear the universe and wipe out all the demons..."

After reading the preface, Li Ji'an frowned even more.

"Five hundred years... isn't that a Core Formation True Person?"

"Heavenly Venerable slaying demons?"

"It's obvious that this person died before the reopening, and was only in the period of turmoil between humans and demons."

"The reopening more than six thousand years ago was not a natural disaster, but a man-made one?"

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Moreover, from his words, Li Ji'an felt that the cultivators at that time did not value the art of talismans, and there were even no particularly skilled practitioners in this field.

This reminded Li Ji'an of some records he had seen in Golden Brilliance Immortal City, it seems that the ancient era after six thousand years was the peak period for the development of various immortal cultivation arts.

Before that, it seemed that cultivation was the main focus.

After all, there was no shortage of cultivation resources at that time, and strength and lifespan mainly depended on cultivation realm and spells, other skills, especially those that did not have much effect on cultivation realm, were considered minor arts.

Only when the cultivation realm could no longer be improved would they try skills, and mostly as a pastime.

Li Ji'an agreed with this.

He asked himself, if he had enough resources in this life and didn't need to rely on skills to maintain basic cultivation and life, then he would definitely go all out to improve his cultivation.

Even someone like him who can rejuvenate and theoretically has plenty of time thinks so.

Let alone other cultivators who cannot rejuvenate and only have this one life?

After thinking for a moment, Li Ji'an withdrew his thoughts and continued reading.

After that, it was the second-order inheritance that was in the same vein as the first-order talisman inheritance that Yan Kongyi had passed on to him before.

"Hmm?"

However, after skimming through it, until the very end, another sentence appeared, which made Li Ji'an raise his eyebrows slightly.

"Senior Shen, are you nesting dolls?"

At the very end of this inheritance jade talisman, there was actually a special second-order late-stage talisman again, and it was said that only with this talisman could the third-layer hidden compartment be opened.

There is actually a hidden compartment.

This information was beyond Li Ji'an's expectations and was an unexpected surprise.

He thought he would be satisfied with obtaining the second-order talisman inheritance this time.

He didn't expect that there might be a third-order talisman inheritance.

At the same time, it also made him more motivated and eager to study the second-order inheritance.

After properly keeping the inheritance jade talisman, Li Ji'an didn't want to explore further, he didn't think he could forcefully break through the arrangement of an ancient Core Formation senior with his current strength.

This trip has been successful, Li Ji'an took back Guagua, looked at the Storm Desert in the west from afar, and finally decided to be cautious, at least wait until he had a second-order late-stage talisman to protect him before going.

After all, those things are no longer attractive to him who has already established his foundation, only perhaps there will be some clues.

It's just that he has just established his foundation and barely gained a foothold in this cultivation world, even if he knows the clues, it is meaningless.

Looking at the communication talisman that he used to communicate with Chen Qingling, there was still no reply, so he had to temporarily give up the plan to befriend the Crimson Stone Hermit.

When he decided to return to the wasteland three months ago, he sent a message to Chen Qingling, informing her of the matter of meeting again, but she has not replied to this day.

"I'm afraid she has followed the Crimson Stone Hermit into the depths."

This situation has happened from time to time before, the communication talisman has distance limitations, and also requires spiritual energy and divine sense as a carrier, if the distance is too far, or in a place where spiritual energy is extinct and divine sense is sealed, it is difficult to receive and reply in time.

He already knew that the Crimson Stone Hermit often went deep into the Fallen Dragon Ridge for a year or two at a time, so it was not surprising.

This time, relying on having established his foundation, Li Ji'an felt that he might have the opportunity to befriend the Crimson Stone Hermit, which would be much more accurate than passing messages through Chen Qingling.

In addition to the "Profound Origin Chaos Sutra" technique he obtained near the parasitic ant's tomb thirty-three years ago, he also thought that he had been searching for dragons and dividing gold for many years, and perhaps he also had many second-order and even third-order scarce resources.

Li Ji'an didn't force it, anyway, he has plenty of time in this life, and he can completely wait for the chaos in the wasteland to subside before creating opportunities to befriend the Crimson Stone Hermit.

Thinking of this, he no longer stayed, released the flying boat, and went north all the way, returning to Golden Brilliance Immortal City.

This place has deviated from the core location of the wasteland and is close to the Storm Desert in the west. Going north all the way does not require passing through the wasteland.

Three months later, he returned to the immortal city without any surprises.

Along the way, he studied the second-order talisman inheritance, because it was in the same vein as the talisman foundation he had learned in this world, the research went very smoothly, and many places had a natural feeling.

This made him quite confident in his protective techniques in this life.

After leaving for half a year, returning from the wasteland to the second-order spiritual vein mansion in the immortal city, he understood even more how difficult it is for a rogue cultivator to have such a stable cultivation dojo.

"Uncle Li!" Xiao Qiao greeted him from afar as soon as he opened the house protection formation.

After not seeing each other for half a year, Li Ji'an finally felt that her cultivation had advanced another level, to the second level of Qi training.

This cultivation efficiency really made Li Ji'an a little puzzled.

The spiritual rhyme of the five elements is all nine strands, such a good cultivation environment, and she has always been very hardworking, but the cultivation speed is incredibly slow.

It took a year for the first level of Qi training, and two years for the second level of Qi training, which is worse than Li Ji'an's spiritual root aptitude of two strands of spiritual rhyme in his previous life.

However, something abnormal must be a demon, Li Ji'an realized that Xiao Qiao might have secrets he didn't know.

Or, it is related to her ability to sense the earth's spiritual energy.

He even wondered if she was the kind of divinely favored person that Yan Qingwan said back then, who has a counterproductive effect on cultivation.

After encouraging her, he released Guagua and Fire Spirit to accompany Xiao Qiao to play.

Li Ji'an himself began to prepare for the small celebration of foundation establishment that he had promised before.

This was not for any sense of ritual, but for interpersonal communication.

Looking at the entire Cangyun Prefecture, a rogue cultivator who can establish a foundation is one in ten thousand.

The reason why rogue cultivators are called rogue cultivators is because they have no foundation, no background, and no reliance.

Everything can only rely on oneself.

After being promoted to foundation establishment, especially after the middle stage of foundation establishment, some resources needed for cultivation and replenishment are difficult to find in the immortal city market, and some information at this level is impossible to be known by the public.

Therefore, it is necessary to befriend other foundation establishment friends, exchange needs, and share information.