Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

As Jiang Yunzhou spoke the last word, a black gold long saber, carrying a bloody aura, flew out of his dantian, circled above everyone's heads, emitting a terrifying pressure, and finally suspended beside him.

"This is the pressure of a top-grade magic weapon!" The black gold long saber made everyone feel palpitation, and the old Jianghu Zou Alchemist exaggeratedly cooperated with Jiang Yunzhou's performance.

"It's even stronger than the top-grade magic weapons I've seen!"

In Cangyun Prefecture, high-quality magic weapons are the best, and top-grade magic weapons are not allowed to be sold.

Ordinary early stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can exert their strength with high-quality magic weapons, but top-grade magic weapons are too rare, especially for loose cultivators, who rarely come into contact with top-grade magic weapons.

"No! This is a prototype of a magical treasure!" Refiner Hua Hongling's voice trembled, her eyes staring straight at the black gold long saber, appearing somewhat excited, not like acting.

"Prototype of a magical treasure!" Several people were really shocked this time.

Magical treasures are mystical instruments that can only be controlled by Golden Core cultivators, and are by no means comparable to magic weapons.

The prototype of a magical treasure is when a third-order refiner is limited by materials or an accident occurs during the forging process, resulting in not fully reaching the level of a magical treasure.

However, if the prototype of a magical treasure is used as a natal magic weapon to nurture, it has the potential to become a real magical treasure.

Generally, late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can only exert 30-40% of the power of a magical treasure, and mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can hardly control it.

But with the prototype of a magical treasure, mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can barely control it, and its power far exceeds top-grade magic weapons, even capable of exerting 10-20% of the power of a Golden Core stage cultivator, which is extremely powerful.

However, top-grade magic weapons are already extremely precious, and only true inheritors of the great sects or core elders of the five major families have the opportunity to obtain them. As for the prototype of a magical treasure, even the pseudo-Dan old ancestors of the five major families in Cangyun Prefecture may not have one.

"The foundation of the upper sects is too profound!"

"This is what it means to be a disciple of a sect!"

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Li Ji'an also showed an envious expression, but he was slightly more sober, knowing that not all sect disciples have such treatment. Under normal circumstances, it is not easy for even ordinary inner disciples to obtain a top-grade magic weapon.

Only true inheritors are slightly better.

In addition, with the relationship and background of a sect elder, one can be as extravagant as Jiang Yunzhou.

He does not regret giving up joining the sect in this life, and even feels somewhat fortunate.

After all, he only considered that he would not receive true inheritance, and without a protector, he would have to perform tasks and often undergo trials and adventures, which conflicted with his steady philosophy.

He did not anticipate such a great opportunity as discovering an ancient relic in the Daze Mountains.

During this period, countless disciples in the sect have died or been injured. Apart from the true inheritors, many inner disciples have been forced to enter the relic to excavate and explore treasures, and most of them have become cannon fodder.

Even Xiao Changfeng has disappeared after entering the sect's forbidden area in recent years, and he is somewhat worried that Xiao Changfeng died inside.

If he had joined the Biyun Sect as an inner disciple at that time, and was now in the relic, it would be difficult to guarantee his safe retreat.

After all, once you enter the sect, cultivation is the priority, and there is no opportunity to refine your skills, which would not give him his current life-saving trump cards.

"Hall Master Jiang, please rest assured, we have received the grace of the upper sect to live here in peace, and we would never dare to have any妄想." The few people looked at each other, and Bai Physician, who had the highest cultivation and greatest prestige, took the lead in responding.

Jiang Yunzhou nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at everyone again, and his tone eased slightly: "Well, everyone can rest assured that our Biyun Sect is by no means greedy and 독점. After the relic is fully explored, 30% of the natural treasures will be circulated here, and everyone can trade them formally at that time."

"The upper sect is noble!" Everyone bowed again.

Jiang Yunzhou nodded and prepared to leave.

"Huh." It was not until this time that he first looked at Li Ji'an squarely, recognizing his identity.

His divine sense unscrupulously probed Li Ji'an, confirming that he was indeed in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

For a moment, he was slightly surprised.

He actually reached Foundation Establishment!

However, sensing that the mana aura he emitted was much weaker than the strong mana refined by his earth-grade cultivation method, he no longer cared and turned to leave.

Watching Jiang Yunzhou leave, the eight second-order loose cultivator technicians looked at each other and shook their heads with a chuckle.

"Everyone, now the upper sect feels the pressure, I'm afraid the state will soon be in chaos." Bai Physician sighed slightly.

"Yes, if the Biyun Sect can feel the pressure, I'm afraid there will be many people coming from the two states north of the Daze Mountains."

This branch of the Daze Mountains happens to extend deep into the Tiancang Region, dividing Cangyun Prefecture from Tianyuan Prefecture and Daoyuan Prefecture to the north. Because there are many妖兽 inside, and the mountains are deep and the forests are dense, it is considered a natural chasm.

Even five thousand years ago, when several forces争抢 this third-order high-grade spiritual vein dojo that was eventually occupied by the Biyun Sect, they only opened up a safe passage to reach Cangyun Prefecture from Tianyuan Prefecture.

And this passage has always been controlled by the Biyun Sect.

Now the Biyun Sect probably needs to mobilize a large number of disciples to guard that passage.

"The local cultivators in Cangyun Prefecture are not a big problem. After all, they have been bound by the upper sect's laws for many years. As long as the upper sect is not destroyed, there will be no major turmoil. I'm afraid that there will be修士 from the two northern states who sneak in from the eastern mountains."

More than ten years ago, a group of loose cultivators in Tianyuan Prefecture gathered to try to challenge the Wanfa Palace,争取 a dojo for loose cultivators, and were eventually 雷霆追缉. Some of the bandits fled from the small roads east of the Daze Mountains to Cangyun Prefecture.

That road is not really secret, it has existed for many years, but although the risk of that road is a little smaller than forcibly crossing the mountains, it is not necessarily safe, and there are many uncertainties. Ordinary修士 dare not risk their lives.

In addition, the Biyun Sect's laws and regulations were once strict, so even if they ran in from other states, they would have no chance.

But now, the Daze Mountains relic has attracted too many people.

And the Biyun Sect has limited energy and no ability to supervise anymore.

"In any case, we can't leave Cangyun Prefecture now. Looking at the entire state, Immortal City is the safest place."

"That's right, but we can't completely rely on the Qi family. We eight still have to unite."

The eight have known each other for many years, and the details of the loose cultivators who can live here have long been investigated by Immortal City. There is a certain degree of trust between them.

Most importantly, they are the only eight people here with slightly higher cultivation bases, and they each have some trump cards at hand.

It is understandable to stick together for warmth.

So, everyone gathered again at Bai's residence to discuss specific protection measures for the future.

"I still have a few bottom-of-the-box high-quality magic weapons that can be lent to fellow Daoists in times of crisis." Hua Hongling revealed her trump card first.

"Gou will send out puppets for patrol, and notify everyone as soon as there is a situation." Gou Puppet Master did not remain silent this time, and took the initiative to speak.

"Qian is preparing to set up another set of early warning formations to cover our entire area." Qian, who has always been the most calculating and is the only second-order formation master, is finally generous for once.

However, Li Ji'an does not trust his formation skills. After all, as a second-order formation master, when the Biyun Sect widely recruited formation masters that year, even Granny You was invited away, but he was not favored by the Biyun Sect.

The fundamental reason is that his formation skills are not good. Although he can arrange second-order formations, most of them are step-by-step and do not have much of his own understanding.

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"Li is prepared to refine a batch of Spirit Gathering Pills, which fellow Daoists can take at a 30% discount in case of a fight." Li Ji'an also showed his sincerity.

The cultivation methods of the eight of them are not very good, and they have been studying skills for many years. Their mana power and fighting experience are insufficient. Spirit Gathering Pills can effectively improve their fighting strength.

However, he does not need to refine this pill additionally, because he has a lot of stock for his own talisman making needs.

"Alchemist Zou, Alchemist Li, in case of an emergency, Alchemist Li, you should give priority to calling Fellow Daoist Hua for help, and Alchemist Zou should go to Formation Master Qian's residence first." Physician Bai finally emphasized.

Among the eight people here, alchemists undoubtedly have the greatest value and income.

However, in terms of self-protection and killing methods, they are not as good as Physician Bai and Musician Duanmu, and even the tailor's combat power is stronger than theirs.

This is also considered a consensus, not prejudice.

"Thank you, fellow Daoists!" Li Ji'an and Alchemist Zou thanked everyone.

When he returned that day, Li Ji'an closed up to refine pills as discussed.

However, he was not refining Spirit Gathering Pills, but Burning Blood Pills.

As early as three years ago, when the news of the Biyun Sect breaking open the relic spread, Li Ji'an had the intention to refine some pills to save his life in times of crisis.

He finally chose the Burning Blood Pill, which can instantly stimulate and explode more than twice the usual mana power, but this pill is relatively unpopular and there is not much market demand in a peaceful situation.

The main reason is that this pill will burn one's own Qi and blood. For修士 who do not have enough Qi and blood, once the Qi and blood are not enough to consume, it will burn their natal精血, which may cut off the hope of冲击大境界 in the future, and will also shorten their lifespan and age prematurely.

However, for Li Ji'an, a second-order body cultivator with sufficient Qi and blood, it will not affect his potential, and as long as he does not die instantly, he can accept it. It does not have much impact to return to childhood a few years earlier.

It's just that the medicinal materials for this kind of pill are not easy to find. Recently, he helped a family cultivator refine a second-order pill specifically for his family's cultivation method. One of the medicinal materials happened to be the last auxiliary medicine for the Burning Blood Pill. Li Ji'an relied on his alchemy skills to satisfy the other party's needs while intercepting some of the medicinal materials.

The next day, the first Burning Blood Pill was released.

High-quality Burning Blood Pill consumes more of one's own Qi and blood, and the instantly爆发 mana power is also greater.

After carefully analyzing the medicinal properties, Li Ji'an was slightly surprised. He estimated that the amount of Qi and blood consumed would shorten his lifespan by at least ten years, and the instantaneously爆发 mana intensity should be comparable to that of an ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"This pill is suitable for me!"

He immediately decided to focus on collecting the medicinal materials for this pill in the future, and at least refine a few top-quality ones as trump cards.

"The trump cards are still not enough!"

After putting away the Burning Blood Pill properly, Li Ji'an thought for a while, and a sense of crisis always lingered in his heart.

The most core trump card now is the second-order body cultivator, who can instantly break through the mana shield of cultivators in the same realm in close combat.

And against mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, even if the mana shield is broken, he can rely on his physical body to withstand a blow to save his life.

The premise is that the other party does not know his body cultivation strength and does not have a special targeting method.

Li Ji'an is confident about this. Human body cultivators do not undergo physical changes like妖族, becoming hard and thick, but rely on the blessing of Qi and blood.

And his control over Qi and blood is meticulous. As long as he wants, he can transform his second-order body cultivator's Qi and blood into thousands of strands and dissolve them in one place, without letting a trace of it leak out.

It is precisely because of this that even if Duanmu Qin makes close contact to疏导 his blood vessels and bones, she cannot detect the abnormality of his skin and flesh.

Secondly, it is the most fundamental trump card, the divine sense comparable to the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

However, without divine soul secret methods, it has no offensive effect, and can only avoid threats and traps in advance, or pretend to be a late stage Foundation Establishment senior cultivator to deter others.

Next is Guagua, not relying on attack and defense, at critical moments you can hide in its mouth, and with Guagua's current concealment ability, even fake Dan真人 should not be able to detect it.

Next is the only means of protection - talisman.

Unconsciously self-examine Dantian again,

Three natal talismans in Dantian float and sink, nourished by mana.

After three years of nourishment, the power has slightly increased.

That high-quality Fierce Halberd Talisman can pose a threat to mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

High-quality Golden Bell Talisman, Jiang Yunzhou should not be able to break it with one blow if he does not use the prototype of a magic weapon.

High-quality Wind Escape Talisman, can have the full escape speed of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

But……

The more Li Ji'an looked at the situation in Dantian, the more powerless he felt.

Mana is not strong enough due to the cultivation method. Nourishing three natal talismans with mana in these years makes it even thinner.

Three years ago, he personally witnessed the scene of Zheng Tianxiang's natal magic weapon automatically protecting its master, and he was very moved. He intended to warm up a natal defensive magic weapon.

As a result, he had already warmed up three natal talismans, and had no more energy to warm up a natal magic weapon that consumed more mana, so he had to give up.

After sorting out the trump cards, Li Ji'an felt a little more at ease.

Then he went out and traded the promised Spirit Gathering Pills to the seven people.

Until he finally came to Duanmu Qin's residence, he said that he would not accept spirit stones this time, as a reward for the last time of relaxing the tendons and bones.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you are really noble in character. It is a great honor for this concubine to know Fellow Daoist Li on the road of cultivation! Please come in quickly." Duanmu Qin warmly invited Li Ji'an into the mansion.

This was the first time Li Ji'an entered Duanmu Qin's mansion.

There were groups of maids inside, and the mansion was full of flowers and greenery, full of spring, with a unique flavor.

After dismissing the left and right, Duanmu Qin personally made tea for Li Ji'an.

The courtyard cool pavilion is surrounded by blossoming flowers, in the middle of a Yaoqin, Duanmu Qin is wearing thin gauze, exquisite curves looming, without any scruples in front of Li Ji'an show.

Especially when she leaned over to pour tea for Li Ji'an, the neckline was open, and the beautiful scenery inside was exposed.

"Fairy Qin, don't make fun of Li, I just don't want to receive favors for nothing." Li Ji'an sipped the spiritual tea and replied with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you don't have to be humble. Your character is well-known throughout the entire Immortal City. Not to mention anything else, you can treat Fellow Daoist You's granddaughter as your own, taking care of her wholeheartedly and providing her with cultivation resources.

In this cruel cultivation world, how many people turn against their brothers and sisters and become enemies with their spouses for cultivation resources, but you can do this just because of Fellow Daoist You's entrustment.

This concubine has only seen it in my life." Duanmu Qin said seriously.

"Haha, Fairy Qin takes in countless orphans and widows, what is Li in front of Fairy Qin." Li Ji'an shook his head with a smile.

With that contact half a year ago, Li Ji'an knew more and more about Duanmu Qin, and only then did he know that many of the maids and servants in Chunfeng Building, including some maids in the mansion, were orphans she had taken in over the past decades.

Therefore, Li Ji'an's acceptance of her has increased a lot in the past six months.