Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Legend has it that immortals left treasures for the royal family, capable of transmitting sound over vast distances.

As the Immortal Ceremony Day approaches every ten years, immortals send messages to the emperor.

At this moment, the golden bell rings, signifying that the immortal has sent a message to the emperor.

"Finally, I'm going to see an immortal!" A surge of excitement welled up in Li Ji'an's heart.

Having transmigrated into this world for three lifetimes, he still didn't know what kind of "immortal" this world had.

Was it the kind of immortal from "A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality" or the Jade Emperor type from the Heavenly Court?

However, none of that mattered, as long as it wasn't the "immortal" from "Lord of the Mysteries", he could accept it.

"The golden bell has rung, and the Immortal Master will descend in about ten days. Have you mastered 'Drifting Petal Step'?" Interrupted by the nine rings of the golden bell, Ning Sujin stopped dwelling on the previous topic, her tone tinged with subtle worry.

Li Ji'an was also filled with doubt.

Because upon meeting today, he had inquired about Ning Sujin's predictions regarding Ning Yutan's fortune, and the answer he received was unchanged.

He initially thought the misfortune would occur on the journey, but the dangers of the road had been resolved, and even now, the omen remained ominous, making Li Ji'an wonder.

Could there be a crisis in the few days before the Immortal Master's arrival?

Or...

Could it be that there would be a crisis even after ascending to the Immortal Realm with the Immortal Master?

"I have mastered it!" Sensing Ning Sujin's concern, Ning Yutan suppressed the smugness that was about to show on her face and spoke truthfully.

Ning Sujin glanced at her sideways: "Whether you believe it or not, my intuition about you is still an ominous sign! Be careful in everything, even when following the Immortal Master to ascend..."

"..." Ning Yutan's eyes widened suddenly as she stared at Ning Sujin in disbelief.

Following the Immortal Master and still facing misfortune?

These words were too rebellious. If outsiders were to hear them, she would inevitably be accused of disrespecting the Immortal Master.

For a moment, she couldn't tell whether Ning Sujin's constant talk of "ominous signs" was just her imagination or something else.

Previously, when she was first selected as an Immortal Seedling, Ning Sujin casually mentioned misfortune, and she thought the other was cursing her. Later, she was seriously warned about misfortune on the journey, and she took it to heart. As a result, she escaped a deadly situation, and she assumed Ning Sujin had received secret reminders from the Su family, even feeling grateful to her.

But now, the other party was still saying she would face misfortune, even saying that following the Immortal Master would bring misfortune.

This forced her to re-evaluate Ning Sujin's words.

"Could it be that this old woman's rumored hysteria from her early years is true?" Involuntarily, she looked at Ning Sujin with a hint of strangeness in her eyes.

Seeing that familiar look of distrust, Ning Sujin's face darkened instantly: "It's hard to dissuade someone who's determined to die! Just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Yutan, don't you know what kind of person your sister Jin is? Do you think she would waste her breath on you like this if she wasn't sure? Better safe than sorry, be careful in everything." Seeing the two sisters about to argue again, Li Ji'an spoke up to persuade them.

Ning Yutan looked at Li Ji'an, and her peripheral vision caught Ning Sujin's gloomy face, so she nodded obediently: "Yes, Brother Li is right, I will be careful, thank you."

"You should thank your sister!" Li Ji'an shook his head with a smile.

"Who needs her thanks!" Ning Sujin snorted first, simply turning around.

Li Ji'an smiled wryly. After thinking about it, he ultimately didn't say much. In any case, the Immortal Master would take Ning Yutan away in ten days, and how these two rivals would part would soon be revealed.

"Immortal Seedling Ning, the Palace Master summons you to the Immortal Palace immediately!" Just then, a duck-like voice came from outside the courtyard.

The so-called Palace Master was the current emperor.

Once inside the Immortal Seeking Palace, one must address him as Palace Master, not Emperor.

Ning Yutan didn't dare to delay and hurriedly pushed the door open and went out.

Seeing Ning Yutan leave, Ning Sujin immediately didn't hesitate, even seemingly deliberately avoiding being alone with Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling somewhat amused and helpless: "Sister Jin..."

"Still the same as before, no ominous signs!" Ning Sujin directly interrupted him, giving the result.

"Sister Jin, please wait! I wasn't asking about good or bad fortune." Li Ji'an quickly explained.

Ning Sujin was slightly surprised, and her footsteps also stopped subconsciously: "You're not worried about good or bad fortune anymore?"

"Not exactly, there are two things." Li Ji'an smiled shamelessly.

"Heh, I knew it. What else is there?"

"Where did you see the immortal ten years ago? Were you discovered by the Immortal Master?" Li Ji'an asked bluntly, because according to the news he had gleaned in the past two months, when the Immortal Master descended, mortals were to avoid him. It was forbidden for mortals to peek.

Of course, this was a rule set by the emperor. At least someone had accidentally encountered the descending Immortal Master, and the Immortal Master didn't react at all. Instead, the emperor jumped out and severely punished them.

"You want to see the immortal too?"

"If I go to see the immortal, what will my fortune be?"

"Just follow me then." Ning Sujin smiled confidently.

"Thank you, Sister Jin!"

Having obtained Ning Sujin's promise, Li Ji'an felt relieved.

In any case, he definitely couldn't give up the hope of becoming an immortal, but he was still worried about the unknown Immortal Realm, so he could only try his best to avoid some risks, first seeing the "immortal" to rule out those obviously fake "immortals".

After seeing Ning Sujin off, just as he was about to close the door, a small figure walked over timidly.

Li Ji'an frowned slightly, looking at Zhao Yunsheng, who was not yet ten years old, feeling somewhat helpless.

Zhao Yunsheng was the direct grandson of the Prince of Yun. He should have enjoyed wealth and honor in Yunzhou, but because of the assassination of Immortal Seedlings three months ago, he had been sent to the Immortal Palace by the Prince of Yun a few days ago.

The main reason was that his talent wasn't outstanding, and he wasn't qualified to enter the Immortal Palace in the first place. This exception was clearly as a hostage.

Coincidentally, this kid was assigned a compartment adjacent to Li Ji'an's.

And for some unknown reason, after hearing that Li Ji'an came from Chong'an Prefecture, he became even closer.

"Brother Li, were those two sisters from the Dingguo Duke's Mansion just now?"

"That's right, you even know about the Dingguo Duke?" Li Ji'an suddenly realized something and asked, trying to get information out of him.

Zhao Yunsheng blinked his eyes: "I... I heard it from Grandpa."

"Then did your grandpa tell you to interact more with the young ladies of the Duke's Mansion?"

"Yes... oh, no, no..."

Li Ji'an wanted to say more, but in the end, he shook his head and didn't say anything more, nor did he have any interest in getting involved in these matters.

"Do you need something?"

"I'm still scared alone, I still want to sleep with you."

Li Ji'an smiled awkwardly: "We already agreed yesterday that it would be the last night.

Besides, this is the Immortal Seeking Palace, the safest place in the whole world is here, even the Immortal Master will descend here, you can rest assured.

Furthermore, your cousin is this year's Immortal Seedling, you can tell him any requests you have."

"My grandpa won't let me!"

"Brother Li... my dear brother..."

"Alright, alright, same rules as before, if you wet the bed, you have to hold the quilt yourself and go outside to dry it." Looking at the little guy's timid appearance, Li Ji'an finally softened and agreed.

As the day of the Immortal Master's arrival drew closer, the entire Immortal Palace became busy.

All eight Immortal Seedlings were arranged into the core Immortal Palace, and outsiders couldn't even see them.

Until the early morning of the eighth day, Li Ji'an finally received Ning Sujin's summons.

"I have repeatedly deduced that there will be no ominous signs if we hide in the side building compartment of the Immortal Palace at this time! This is also the place where we can see the immortal up close."

Until near the side building compartment of the Immortal Palace, Li Ji'an once again received the passive induction of absolutely no ominous signs, the two of them perfectly avoided the gold-clad guards who were changing shifts and the shadow guards whose attention was drawn by a bird on the west side, and successfully hid in the narrow compartment.

The compartment was a ventilation opening of the main hall, with honeycomb-shaped ventilation holes inside and outside, which could not only see the situation above the main hall, but also peek at part of the scene in the main hall.

The only thing that wasn't taken into account was that this compartment was too small. After the two of them entered, there was almost no extra space, and their bodies needed to be tightly pressed together, even their faces had to be touching.

Moreover, just after the two of them squeezed in, the patrolling guards had already arrived outside.

This meant that the two of them would have to stay in the compartment like this for at least three days and three nights until the Immortal Master led the Immortal Seedlings to ascend.