Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Having bid farewell to four generations of deceased acquaintances, Li Ji'an felt a sense of tranquility as he watched Zhao Shuyao's increasingly aged appearance.

At that moment, Zhao Shuyao was overcome with memories of her youth, and a wave of sadness washed over her.

In particular, she recalled her past with Li Chang'an when she was about the same age as Li Fan, competing and striving to outdo each other. Although she was mostly defeated by Li Chang'an, it added to the joy of that time.

The sound of the flute fades, the old friends scatter, and the joyous gatherings of the past are hard to find!

She held Li Fan tightly in her arms, unable to hold back her tears…

Yan Qingwan and the other two did not disturb her.

After a long while, Zhao Shuyao finally suppressed her sadness, and with a tearful smile, gently stroked Li Ji'an's face.

"Good, good, it's good that Uncle Li has you. It can be considered a continuation of his dream of immortality. You must carry on well for him."

Li Ji'an reached out and wiped the tears from Zhao Shuyao's face: "Aunt Yao, I will. Dad also asked me to pass on a message to you when I saw you. He said, 'Live well, perhaps there will be a day when we can return to our hometown together.'"

Zhao Shuyao's face, which was originally filled with sadness, instantly became solemn: "Uncle Li… he… he… Good, good, Aunt Yao will definitely live well. I'll be waiting."

Undoubtedly, these words gave her more hope.

It wasn't until two hours later, after Zhao Shuyao had asked everything she wanted to know, that she showed particular fondness for Li Fan's intelligence and understanding.

If it weren't for her own status, she would have really wanted to keep Li Fan by her side and watch him grow up. She always saw a shadow of Uncle Li in Li Fan.

Seeing that night was falling, she still couldn't bear to part.

Before parting, Zhao Shuyao handed a storage bag to Li Ji'an: "Xiao Fan, Aunt Yao isn't as accomplished as your aunt. My abilities are limited. Consider this a small token of Aunt Yao's appreciation. Don't dislike it."

"Aunt Yao, you're too kind. Dad said that you and Aunt are the closest people to him," Li Ji'an said earnestly as he accepted the storage bag with both hands.

"The closest…" Zhao Shuyao heard this and a smile reappeared on her face. The more she looked at Li Fan, the more she liked him.

"Good, good, Xiao Fan, keep up the good work. If you enter the Bi Yun Sect, you can come and find Aunt Yao often in the future. Aunt Yao will make you all kinds of delicious food."

"Thank you, Aunt Yao," Li Ji'an bowed deeply.

Seeing the joy overflowing from Zhao Shuyao's expression, Tong Yaoyao's brows relaxed.

Then, the look in her eyes towards Li Ji'an also contained a hint of a smile.

"Kid, call me Aunt Yao, and you can use my name in the Immortal City in the future. I'll be your backer!"

Seeing Tong Yaoyao say this, Zhao Shuyao's eyes were filled with joy, and she quickly gave Li Ji'an a look.

Due to some misunderstandings in her youth, Tong Yaoyao was very dissatisfied with Li Ji'an's previous life. After her Foundation Establishment was stable, she even wanted to go to the Wasteland to find Li Ji'an, but was eventually stopped by Zhao Shuyao.

In recent years, she had been listening to Zhao Shuyao talk about Li Ji'an's son, and she also disliked him out of spite. In particular, she was upset that Aunt Yao was actually willing to give up her chance to advance to a Tier 2 Body Refiner to help this kid two days ago.

However, today, Tong Yaoyao had been paying attention to Li Ji'an's every move with her divine sense. Apart from some affectations of maturity that didn't seem genuine, she really couldn't find any problems.

"Aunt Yao!" Li Ji'an bowed generously.

Making friends widely and accumulating connections is a consistent policy, which is beneficial to the ultimate goal of immortality for all ages.

"Well, not bad. If I'm in a good mood in the future, I'll give you something."

Watching the three of them leave, Li Ji'an suddenly felt a gaze fixed on him from the side.

"Aunt?"

Yan Qingwan had already put on her hat again: "Didn't your dad ask you to bring me any message?"

Li Ji'an smiled: "Aunt, you misunderstood. I was only eight years old when Dad sent me to the gathering area. How could I remember so much?"

"Hmm?"

"In recent years, I've heard Uncle Tie Zhu say a lot about Dad's fellow villagers, and I only learned about Aunt Yao. Seeing her today, she is getting old, and I'm afraid she has nothing to ask for, nothing to think about, and her spirit will decline early," Li Ji'an explained.

Yan Qingwan was stunned for a moment before laughing heartily: "Fan'er is intelligent, resourceful, and benevolent. Great!"

In the following two months, Li Ji'an almost visited the entire Immortal City.

Apart from the first two days when Yan Qingwan took him around, Zhao Shuyao accompanied him for the rest of the time.

In addition, he also gained a better understanding of the Bi Yun Sect.

As the largest sect in Cangyun Prefecture, the Bi Yun Sect not only has many industries, but also has the duty to protect the state, so it recruits disciples and various servants every year.

Over the years, the recruitment requirements for inner disciples have been limited to medium-grade spiritual roots.

On this day, at the city gate, Li Ji'an bid farewell to Zhao Shuyao and followed Yan Qingwan towards the Bi Yun Sect's mountain gate.

The Bi Yun Sect's trial will begin in three days. In the past few days, many teenagers who participated in the trial have gone to wait outside the mountain gate in advance. It is said that some people think that if they kneel outside the mountain gate in advance, it may increase the sect's goodwill, and perhaps they will get extra points for their sincerity.

Li Ji'an and Yan Qingwan did not agree with this.

The purpose of the sect's recruitment of disciples is also to ensure that the inheritance is not cut off.

Of course, there will definitely be some favors or worldly affairs, but it must be a minority. For most people, talent and potential are the core.

To reiterate, sincerity is worthless when played alone.

An hour later, looking at the towering mountain gate formed by the continuous mountains, the misty mountains and forests, and the peaks of the Bi Yun Sect connecting to the sky, Li Ji'an finally had the feeling of watching Xianxia novels before crossing over.

"This is what immortals look like!"

Yan Qingwan's beautiful eyes also showed a trace of longing.

However, this trace of longing quickly disappeared, because as a member of the family, she accepted the family's offerings, and she had already given up the possibility of pursuing immortality freely.

For this, she had already understood before deciding to accept the family's help to build a foundation, and she had no regrets.

"No noise is allowed in the important place of the mountain gate."

"Once you enter the sect's range, you must not absorb spiritual energy for cultivation without permission."

"Flying is prohibited."

"Entering the sect, disguises are not allowed."

…

As soon as he entered the Bi Yun Sect's mountain gate range, there were several notices condensed by mana in the air.

Yan Qingwan put away the flying boat and walked with Li Ji'an to the outside of the mountain gate.

At this time, nearly a hundred teenagers were waiting respectfully outside the gate, plus some elders accompanying them, the number exceeded three hundred.

"Fairy, are you also here to send a junior for the trial?" As soon as the two of them stood still, a male cultivator came forward to strike up a conversation.

The two of them were already used to this.

In the past two months in the Immortal City, this kind of situation had happened from time to time.

Food and sex are human nature!

Everyone has a love for beauty, which is normal.

"I brought my son here, what advice do you have?" Yan Qingwan often replied with this.

However, it still couldn't resist the attraction of her beauty to some male cultivators who were proficient in dual cultivation methods.

Some of them were even particularly interested in this statement.

As a last resort, Yan Qingwan dispersed the confinement of the Qi Concealment Talisman on her body, revealing her early Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"Senior, please forgive me, this junior was reckless!"

"Senior, please forgive me!"

…

Almost all of them hurriedly apologized and left in a panic at that moment.

Three days later, the long-awaited sect trial officially kicked off.

A high-ranking disciple of the sect drove a magic weapon and landed in front of the mountain gate.

"The trial begins."

"Go up the mountain from here, I'll be waiting for you at the top of the mountain."

Without any nonsense, the man casually pointed to a mountain road on the side of the mountain gate and flew away.

"Climbing the mountain? Is this the first test of willpower?" Looking at the steep and winding mountain road, a trace of embarrassment appeared on Li Ji'an's face.

Climbing the mountain? He is at the early stage of body refining perfection!

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