Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

This year marks not only Zhao Shuyao's hundredth birthday, but also Li Ji'an's if he hadn't reverted to a child.

Unknowingly, seventy-three years have passed since arriving in this cultivation world.

Zhao Shuyao didn't hold a banquet to celebrate, only chatting with Li Ji'an.

After all, in the cultivation world, the so-called 'long life of a hundred years' is not worth celebrating, and is even regarded as a vicious curse.

This time, Li Ji'an clearly felt that this old friend was nearing the end of her life. Although she still had ten years or so of lifespan left, once a first-order body cultivator passed ninety, their Qi and blood would decline rapidly. Once they passed a hundred, it would almost dry up. The days that followed would truly be like the final moments of a mortal.

Li Ji'an had never experienced 'aging' and couldn't understand what the mentality would be like in those final moments. However, of those he had seen, eighty percent were filled with fear, unwillingness, and a desperate desire to live before their death, no matter how bold their words were when they were young, or how recklessly they spoke of matters after their death. When that moment arrived, their desire to live was extremely strong.

Ten percent faced death with relief and regret.

Only a very few people could truly be as indifferent and peaceful as Master Shangshan Zhenren and Senior Brother Houde Zhenren.

"I'm afraid all three of them will ultimately have regrets and unwillingness," Li Ji'an sighed inwardly, also feeling a little regret.

Seventy-three years ago, when they set foot in this world and understood what the so-called 'immortal' meant, the five of them swore an oath to make that family that kept blood slaves pay their blood debt.

They also had to return to the Immortal Bestowed Dynasty and make the truth known to the public.

However, many things do not shift according to people's will. Not to mention the other four, even Li Ji'an, who had a cheat, didn't have the strength to fulfill his oath now.

In his first life, he knew nothing, cautiously explored and accumulated, and ultimately stopped at the mid-stage of Qi training.

Fortunately, he accumulated a protector for his childhood in this life, allowing him to have a good start.

This life is much better than the previous life, but the more he understands, the more he feels the difficulty of the cultivation world.

Fortunately, he accumulated knowledge of alchemy in his previous life, especially with the great support of his old friend in front of him, that he was able to successfully establish his foundation.

But it was foreseeable that even so, he would not be able to let the other three see the day of revenge.

That night, Li Ji'an tried to warm his natal talisman for the first time.

As the golden bell talisman drawn with second-order beast skin entered his dantian, he immediately circulated his magic power to wrap it, and at the same time, linked it with his blood essence.

After observing for several hours, he understood the principle.

It was the same as the principle of warming natal magic weapons that he had asked Hua Hongling about.

Both use blood essence as a medium to assimilate it and connect with one's heart.

In the following months, in order to collect three natal talismans, Li Ji'an refined several furnaces of pills for others as a reward for second-order talisman materials, claiming that he wanted to exchange them for rare medicinal materials.

This situation is very common in the loose cultivator circle of Cangyun Prefecture, especially for resources above the second order. The rarer they are, the less likely they are to be sold for low-grade spirit stones. They will directly request to exchange for the most urgently needed items.

In the end, after wasting five precious second-order talisman materials, he finally collected them.

A second-order early-stage high-quality Lieji Talisman, a high-quality Wind Escape Talisman, plus the previous Golden Bell Talisman, the three natal talismans greatly increased his safety.

In addition, there are also five ordinary second-order early-stage top-grade talismans, and a first-order late-stage Small Displacement Talisman.

Unfortunately, the Small Displacement Talisman only dabbles in the law of space. Even at the late stage of the first order, it is only a hundred miles away. Facing the divine sense induction and escape light of the mid- and late-stage Foundation Establishment, it cannot escape the lock.

If one wants a displacement talisman with a longer distance, one needs to truly receive the spiritual opportunity of the law of space, which is difficult to do without the late stage of the third order.

Fortunately, if he first uses the Small Displacement Talisman to instantly pull away the distance, and then uses the Wind Escape Talisman to escape, even mid- and late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who are not proficient in escape techniques will be beyond his reach.

On this day, Li Ji'an checked the reward he posted in Wantong Tower for the second-order Golden Armor Beast demon core, and no one had accepted it yet.

"No one is accepting even with three thousand spirit stones?"

After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately didn't increase the reward.

He also expected this result. Compared to human cultivators of the same rank, demon beasts have stronger bodies, and most of them will awaken their bloodline talent once they advance to the second order.

Without knowing their bloodline talent, even mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators may suffer a setback.

Although it won't lead to death, the cost will inevitably be huge, which is not worth it.

Furthermore, second-order demon beasts are almost all in the depths of various mountain ranges and dense forests, and their tracks are difficult to find, which is a waste of time.

"It's a pity that the Bi Yun Sect is busy excavating the ruins." Under normal circumstances, sect cultivators would accept this kind of reward more often. First, they are strong enough, and second, they often look for demon beasts for trials, which is something they can do easily.

In the end, Li Ji'an decided to wait for Xiao Changfeng's reply.

A month later, he didn't wait for Xiao Changfeng's reply, but unexpectedly waited for Chen Qingling's reply.

He said that he had just returned to the wilderness from the depths of the Dragonfall Ridge, and was with the Red Stone Sanren.

It had been a full four years since the last message.

"I happen to be returning to the wilderness to pay respects to Uncle Chen. Keep in touch," Li Ji'an decisively slowed down the other party this time, worried that his master and apprentice would be out of touch for several years again.

The next day, Li Ji'an bid farewell to Xiao Qiao, who was studying formations, and asked her to take good care of the house.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao Qiao finally advanced to the mid-stage of Qi training last year, and her magic power and soul could barely arrange elementary formations. She began to study hard this year, and as Li Ji'an expected, she has a very good talent.

It can be confirmed that it is related to her ability to sense the spiritual opportunity of the earth.

At noon that day, Li Ji'an left the Golden Brilliance Immortal City and drove the flying boat straight to the wilderness.

This time, he was in a hurry. In addition to increasing the magic power input to the flying boat, he also activated a second-order high-grade wind speed talisman.

At the same time, a message talisman in the Zheng family's ancestral court vibrated appropriately.

"Hmph, this son really came to send resources to the Yan family again!" Zheng Tianxiang snorted coldly after reading the message talisman.

"The Foundation Establishment Pill four years ago allowed the Yan family to have one more Foundation Establishment cultivator. Is he actually coming again this time?"

"Then don't blame this Daoist for being rude!"

"You must not be careless, make a quick decision, and we will contain the Yan family."

After four years, Zheng Tianxiang's decision was supported this time.

First, four years ago, they sent someone to the Immortal City to investigate and found out that Li Ji'an was just a first-order loose cultivator alchemist, belonging to the Nine Tripod Chamber of Commerce's guest, and he cut off the transaction after establishing the foundation.

Second, two years ago, the Yan family gave birth to the third Foundation Establishment stage, shocking the wilderness. Extrapolating the time, the probability is locked on the one that Li Ji'an brought four years ago.

Third, the Zheng family is also short of supplies now that the war is in a stalemate.

"Don't worry, Uncle Ancestor, he is just a mere loose cultivator alchemist, who is not good at attacking, and he is also a beginner in Foundation Establishment. I will not be careless," Zheng Tianxiang said calmly.

In less than two months, Li Ji'an had already arrived at the edge of the wilderness.

However, this time he did not go to the Yan family, and did not enter from the last position, but went straight to the gathering area near the United Square Market from the east.

This area was previously occupied by the Five Families Alliance, and there are unspoken rules in the wilderness clan war that they will not attack the mortals in the gathering area.

However, due to the constant turmoil, many people here have left.

After decades, returning here again, it is much more desolate and lonely.

Before long, Li Ji'an finally saw Chen Qingling again, and learned that his master, the Red Stone Sanren, was preparing supplies these days and would come back to pick him up soon.

And when he felt Li Ji'an's Foundation Establishment stage pressure, Chen Qingling, who was nearly ninety years old, froze. He stared blankly at this younger generation who looked very much like Brother Li back then, speechless for a long time.

"This can be regarded as inheriting Brother Li's ambition to seek immortality," he thought of the stubborn older cultivator who was not shaken by anyone and devoted himself to seeking immortality more than seventy years ago.