Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Although Ning Yutan could be a bit of a drama queen and somewhat irrational when it came to Ning Sujin, she was, after all, the only immortal seedling in the entire Chong'an Prefecture. Aside from her exceptional talent and aptitude, her intelligence and comprehension were naturally not lacking.

Ning Sujin's act of passing on a top-tier cultivation technique to her at this moment was laden with significance.

"You… you said earlier that my trip would be fraught with misfortune… could it be true?"

Ning Sujin turned her head away, no longer looking at her: "Believe it or not, up to you. Now get lost!"

"You… Hmph!" Ning Yutan couldn't quite wrap her head around several things at once. Moreover, receiving such a gift from her nemesis so suddenly made her hold back her sharp tongue for the time being, both emotionally and courageously.

Watching Ning Yutan leave, Li Ji'an breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Immediately thinking about Ning Sujin's act of imparting the technique, he inquired, "Sister Jin, has her fortune changed?"

Ning Sujin shook her head.

"Could it be along the way?"

"I don't know."

"What about me?" Li Ji'an asked casually, as if unintentionally.

Ning Sujin frowned slightly, but still looked directly into Li Ji'an's eyes, sensing carefully.

Finally, she shook her head: "There's no change."

Li Ji'an nodded in satisfaction.

"Sister Jin, what realm do you think we need to reach within ten years to be absolutely certain of success?" After their heart-to-heart talk, he learned the root of Ning Sujin's problem—no one was willing to believe her. Therefore, Li Ji'an's subsequent interactions were all aimed at making up for this deficiency.

He went against his initial principle of 'letting things take their course,' certainly not because of Ning Sujin's angelic face and devilish figure, but simply because her ability to 'seek good fortune and avoid misfortune' gave him too much of a sense of security.

For the sake of a smooth path to immortality for all ages, he wished he could tie Ning Sujin to himself, life after life!

Ning Sujin felt a slight pressure and said, "Only refining the viscera offers hope! To be absolutely certain, I think you need to achieve minor success in viscera refinement.

Among the ten immortal seedlings this time, apart from that idiot, there's also a monstrous talent who's barely seventeen years old and has already completed blood exchange. Then there are five geniuses in their early twenties who had already marrow-washed during their first immortal selection. As for those of us who need a second immortal selection, there are only three, and two of them are only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but without exception, they've all stepped into viscera refinement."

"Sister Jin, you're absolutely right. I think so too. In that case… the next ten years will be very difficult for us. Let's share the same boat and support each other! Not seeking guaranteed success, but only seeking to have a clear conscience," Li Ji'an said with a solemn expression, while extending a hand, posing for Ning Sujin to press her hand on top of his.

"Physical contact" is definitely the fastest catalyst for bringing men and women closer, especially in this kind of feudal society.

Looking at Li Ji'an's outstretched hand, Ning Sujin subconsciously felt some resistance, but seeing Li Ji'an's serious expression and firm eyes, she felt that she was being a bit too sentimental.

Taking a slight breath, Ning Sujin placed her slender jade hand on the back of Li Ji'an's hand.

"Only seeking to have a clear…" However, before she could finish shouting the slogan, her entire body instantly felt electrified.

Li Ji'an turned his hand over and tightly grasped Ning Sujin's hand, interlocking his fingers with hers: "Only seeking to have a clear conscience!"

Yet his expression remained as serious, as firm, as desireless, without any distracting thoughts.

"…conscience," Ning Sujin had no reason to break free, enduring the trembling of her body to say the last word.

Fortunately, after saying the last word, Li Ji'an also released Ning Sujin's hand very neatly.

…

After this physical contact, the relationship between the two became noticeably closer. Ning Sujin let go of more restraint, and her guard in her heart decreased by three points.

In the subsequent journey, Ning Yutan, whether she was being disciplined by the Duke of Dingguo or immersed in the in-depth study and understanding of the 'Drifting Petals Step,' no longer disturbed Li Ji'an.

And Li Ji'an would occasionally take the initiative to seek Ning Sujin for exchanges after finishing his cultivation.

"Sister Jin, do you see any changes in my fortune?" Half a month later, with only half a month's journey left to the imperial court, Li Ji'an, after asking Ning Sujin for some insights on stimulating his Qi and blood, once again steered the topic to the realm of 'seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune,' casually asking as if nothing had happened.

"…" Ning Sujin held her breath for a moment, staring at Li Ji'an.

Finally, she suddenly understood!

"You fellow, are you so afraid of death?"

For half a month in a row, Li Ji'an had been asking her about 'good or bad fortune' almost every day in such an unobtrusive way.

No matter how 'casual' he was each time, the result was there, which was asking every day.

"You believe in my feelings so much? Or rather… this so-called ability of mine to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune? You don't doubt at all that this is my hysteria?" She didn't mind Li Ji'an using her, but instead felt a little happy about Li Ji'an's behavior.

From childhood to adulthood, those relatives didn't believe her, and even many things that had already been verified weren't considered her ability to sense things, but rather said she had hysteria, said she was a jinx.

And Li Ji'an hadn't even seen the verified results of her ability, yet he regarded it as truth!

This was Li Ji'an using practical actions to practice 'believing in her.'

Exposed of his little thoughts, Li Ji'an didn't feel the slightest embarrassment. Instead, he got up from the seat opposite Ning Sujin, came to Ning Sujin's side, sat side by side with her, and turned to look directly at her: "Sister Jin, tell me, who in this world isn't afraid of death?"

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"Without accomplishment, without affection, without expectation, without thought!" Without waiting for Ning Sujin to think, Li Ji'an answered himself.

"And I, we have already decided to join hands in seeking immortality, sharing the same breath, and have achieved some small accomplishments, have you by my side, have the expectation of becoming immortal… how could I not be afraid of death?"

"As for trust in you, in this world, I can not believe anyone, but I will never not believe you, because, I understand you!"

…

Boom~

The sudden, calm, straightforward, and sincere plain words, like a thunderclap, exploded in Ning Sujin's mind.

She felt the blood flow throughout her body accelerate, every inch of her skin trembling as if something was growing out, her mind was blank, her heart seemed to jump out, and her face was unbearably hot.

She wanted to curse him for being glib-tongued to ease the embarrassment, but thinking about Li Ji'an's performance over the past five years, he was not only not a frivolous or oily-tongued person, but even his words and actions were measured, polite, and sincere.

"You… you go back first, I suddenly feel like the Qi and blood in my body are showing signs of breaking through…"

Just as Ning Sujin used a clumsy excuse to ease her visible shyness, in the Duke of Dingguo's carriage in the middle of the team, Ning Yutan was about to cry.

"Father, she… she hasn't even married yet, how can she stay in the same carriage with Brother Li so unscrupulously? If this gets out, where will your face be? You have to stop them!"

During this time, she had watched Li Ji'an and Ning Sujin become increasingly close. Besides feeling that Ning Sujin didn't seem to be lying to her and was indeed working hard to study and understand the 'Drifting Petals Step,' as the team got closer and closer to the imperial court, her father also strictly forbade her from leaving the core carriage without permission.

She strongly felt that her things were being snatched away by her nemesis.

At this moment, she couldn't help but cry to the Duke of Dingguo.

"Hmm?" The Duke of Dingguo frowned.

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!" Then he warned very seriously.

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