Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

The moment he stepped out of the temple gate, he saw a sect elder sitting cross-legged in the center of the square.

A smile appeared on Li Ji'an's face, and a hint of joy subconsciously arose in his heart, he must have guessed correctly.

However, just as his other foot was about to step out of the temple gate, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he stopped.

In a flash, he immediately turned around and re-entered the hall: "Everyone, wake up, it's time for the trial."

With this shout, the other eighty-five people woke up one after another.

The two men and one woman that Li Ji'an was particularly concerned about all showed a hint of annoyance after waking up, blaming themselves for oversleeping, and then, realizing what was happening, immediately called out to the people beside them.

Seeing this, Li Ji'an slowly let out a breath, almost outsmarting himself.

Because there was no blood relation within the sect, to increase cohesion, apart from a community of interests, there were also sect rules and a unified value system. At least on the surface, they would not advocate the entry of selfish people into the sect.

"That was close!"

"Huff~ Huff~" Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, a snoring sound attracted Li Ji'an's attention.

Most people were awakened, but some were still sleeping soundly, especially Xiao Changfeng, who was the most tired yesterday, his snoring was deafening.

"Brother Xiao, wake up, it's time for the trial." Li Ji'an stepped forward and pushed him.

"Huff~ Huff~" Xiao Changfeng was obviously exhausted, turned over and continued to sleep.

Li Ji'an smiled and shook his head, directly giving him a kick.

"Hiss~" Xiao Changfeng felt the pain and suddenly turned over.

After figuring out the situation, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Li Ji'an: "Brother Li, I, Xiao, will remember this kindness."

Then he followed the crowd who were leaving one after another to the square.

However, to Li Ji'an's surprise, the three people who had just seemed to wake up the people around them, actually had a few people who were sleeping soundly, they did not really wake them up, and had not come out yet.

"Not bad, Grade A, six people, those who have not arrived will immediately go down the mountain." The sect cultivator waved his hand, and the eight people who were still sleeping soundly in the hall were awakened, and then left with a mournful face.

At this time, only seventy-six people remained on the square to continue participating in the trial.

Looking at the frustrated backs of the eight people leaving, Xiao Changfeng's eyes towards Li Ji'an were even more grateful.

"Congratulations to everyone for passing the preliminary test. I am Zhao Qi, the eighth-generation chief of the Scripture Hall. You can call me Senior Brother Zhao. Next is the formal trial. Whether you can enter my Azure Cloud Sect depends on your good fortune." Only at this moment did the man introduce himself, which was a preliminary recognition of the trial qualifications of the seventy-six people present.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Zhao." Everyone bowed in unison.

"The first stage of the formal trial is spiritual roots. Although you have all tested them outside, you still need to verify them." Zhao Qi finally stopped being as casual as yesterday and spoke a little more seriously.

Soon, the seventy-six people were taken to a jade wall. Compared to the spirit stones Li Ji'an had seen in the market or at the Yan family, this jade wall was ten zhang long, and according to Zhao Qi, this spirit wall could not only measure the spiritual charm of fully grown spiritual roots, but also measure the spiritual roots after the transformation of the dantian with mana, and its sensing accuracy was much stronger than ordinary spirit stones.

After speaking, not sure if it was to intimidate these people or just to set an example, Zhao Qi casually placed his hand on the jade wall.

"Huh? More than thirty strands… hiss, earth spiritual root!"

The moment his hand was placed on the jade wall, the five elements of spiritual charm on the jade wall were almost simultaneously revealed. Among them, the water-based spiritual root's spiritual charm rose strand by strand. After exceeding thirty strands, it gradually gathered into one, turning into a vast blue wave that merged with the earth.

"This is the earth spiritual root." Li Ji'an had only seen similar descriptions in ancient books before, and today was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes.

Several young people in the crowd who seemed quite confident secretly lowered their heads and put away their superiority.

Soon the test results were released. Twenty-nine of the seventy-six people had high-grade spiritual roots, and the rest were all middle-grade.

However, even the middle-grade ones basically had more than fifteen strands of spiritual charm.

After all, if they were only barely middle-grade, they would not have the confidence to participate in the trial.

Li Ji'an's spiritual root was correct, nineteen strands of fire spiritual root, not only not the worst, but considered medium.

This group of people was basically the young talents from the entire Cangyun Prefecture, tens of thousands of miles around.

Even adding the nearly three hundred people eliminated in the preliminary refinement, plus those peers who stayed in the family, compared to the at least hundreds of thousands of birth rates in Cangyun Prefecture each year, this middle-to-upper spiritual root ratio was considered extremely low, and most people were not as good as them.

Zhao Qi recorded the results of everyone's spiritual root test on a memory stone, and then took them back to the square.

"The second stage of the trial: temperament! We cultivators, if we do not have the perseverance to seek the great path, the courage to overcome obstacles, and the focus on seeking the path without distractions, we will definitely not achieve much. Please step onto the Heart-Questioning Platform." As Zhao Qi spoke, circular stone platforms the size of futons slowly rose in the center of the square.

"Another illusion…" With Li Ji'an's soul strength, he only remained conscious for three breaths before falling into the illusion.

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"Is there a way to have both in this world, to not fail the Dao and not fail you? I can't forget, I can't let go…"

"Kill, kill, kill! What if I can't become an immortal as long as I kill those beasts?"

"Lang, I promise you, I won't go, I will never leave you again. If there is no happiness, what is the meaning of immortality?"

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Not knowing how long it had passed, when Li Ji'an regained consciousness again, apart from a few mottled images flashing through his mind, there was the noise of the others in his ears.

"Parents? Master, Senior Brother… Dragon Throne… and Ning Sujin!" Li Ji'an ignored the others and quietly recalled what had just happened, piecing together some scattered fragments.

"This illusion is not fabricated out of thin air, it should have induced some subconsciousness in the sea of consciousness…" After a moment, he had some understanding of the so-called Heart-Questioning Platform.

"But… why is there Yan Qingwan? And so…" One of the fragment images made Li Ji'an feel a little uncomfortable.

Shaking his head and not thinking about it anymore, after briefly reviewing it, Li Ji'an understood that after he fell into the illusion, he should have been induced by some subconsciousness, allowing him to experience some obstacles specifically preventing the path to the Dao.

These involved fame and fortune, love and hate, as well as crises and temptations.

And those subconsciousnesses should not be entirely the original intention, and seemed to be affected by some external influences.

"Perhaps consciously hypnotizing oneself in this regard in advance should have some effect."

"I wonder how my results are in this level?" Li Ji'an turned around and looked around. A small number of people, like him, were obviously awake, but were still a little dazed.

Most people were still trapped in the illusion, some crying hoarsely, some with a lustful look, some violent and crazy…

"Hahaha, I did it, I, Daoist, did it!" Suddenly, Xiao Changfeng, who had taken the initiative to be next to Li Ji'an when he went on stage, laughed wildly three times, with a look of high spirits.

"…" When he opened his eyes, he instantly looked blank, looking at his raised hands, as if he didn't remember what had just happened in the illusion at all.

"Brother, just now I?" He asked Li Ji'an with some worry.

Li Ji'an pretended to shake his head blankly.

After another incense stick of time, there were still many people who had not woken up from the illusion.

Zhao Qi, who was dozing off to the side, suddenly opened his eyes, waved his hand, and Li Ji'an and the others who had already woken up were all wrapped in a wave of mana and taken off the Heart-Questioning Platform.

"Temperament trial, Grade A, three people, Grade B, thirty-four people."

Then he spoke to those who were still not awake on the Heart-Questioning Platform: "Those who do not pass can report to the outer gate, or leave the mountain."

"The third stage of the trial: comprehension! In ancient cultivation, Dao followed nature, comprehending the heavens and the earth. Although the heavens and the earth have changed greatly now, and cultivation is difficult, regardless of comprehending cultivation techniques or immortal hundred arts, all require comprehending spiritual opportunities. As the realm improves step by step, you will understand the importance of comprehension. Everyone, please enter the pavilion to comprehend!"