Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Based on the immortal sprout lists of recent years, Duke Dingguo felt that Ning Sujin's chances of being promoted to an immortal sprout in ten years were slim.

As for Li Ji'an, there was even less hope.

Therefore, he was considering the longer-term matter of the next generation.

Ning Sujin was, after all, a daughter. If she couldn't become an immortal sprout in this life, then her contribution to his family would only be to produce offspring.

Under normal circumstances, she would be used as a bargaining chip to marry into another meritorious or martial arts family, in exchange for his son marrying a woman with extraordinary talent to accumulate bloodlines for the next generation.

But he was really reluctant to part with Ning Sujin's talent.

Moreover, his three sons all lacked good talent. Even if he married an immortal sprout, he might not be able to produce descendants who could become immortal sprouts.

Now that he had Li Ji'an, an orphan from a poor but noble family, there was an additional possibility of taking him as a son-in-law.

"I...am I meddling?" Ning Yutan widened her eyes, suddenly guessing her father's thoughts.

"Alright, alright, Tan'er, be good. You're about to be taken to the immortal realm by the immortal master, so don't bother with these trivial matters of the mortal world. Focus on cultivating immortality," Duke Dingguo comforted her gently.

Ning Yutan instantly burst into tears, feeling a strong sense of failure.

She even felt that Ning Sujin teaching her body techniques was all to take advantage of her weakness!

"Report!"

Just as she was about to use her usual trick of crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself, an urgent voice rang out from outside the carriage.

"Speak," Duke Dingguo also withdrew his hand, which he had been preparing to use to continue comforting Ning Yutan.

"Reporting, Lord, the scouts sent out at Chenshi (7-9 AM) have not yet returned."

"Pass down my order, the team will rest in place, send out three teams of scouts to investigate and report again," Duke Dingguo narrowed his eyes and decisively ordered.

"Understood!"

"Tan'er, do not leave this tent," Duke Dingguo said with a solemn expression, his blood and qi surging, radiating authority without anger.

Ning Yutan realized the seriousness of the situation and stopped acting up, quickly nodding her head.

Not long after, Li Ji'an, who had just returned to his carriage, raised an eyebrow.

He lifted the beaded curtain, watching the soldiers tightly surrounding them, each with a grim expression, cautiously looking around.

Something happened!

Although Ning Sujin told him every day that this trip would be worry-free, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

After all, anyone who dared to attack Duke Dingguo's party would have considerable strength.

He had previously analyzed with Ning Sujin that among the ten immortal sprouts in this session, six were from the imperial city, so there were almost no accidents. Among the remaining four, Ning Yutan was the descendant of a marquis, a month's journey from the imperial city.

The second was a descendant of the Wang family, a Qi and Blood Grandmaster family in Qingzhou, half a month's journey from the imperial city.

The third was a descendant of the Yun Prince of Yunzhou, two months' journey from the imperial city.

The fourth was the son of the prefect of Qiongzhou, three months' journey from the imperial city.

Of these four, the son of the prefect of Qiongzhou was the most dangerous and most likely to become the target of someone with ulterior motives.

The other three were actually not simple.

The Wang family had a Qi and Blood Grandmaster ancestor sitting in town, whose strength ranked among the top thirty on the Grandmaster List, and the journey was the shortest.

Yun Prince's mansion was even more full of experts, and there were Dark Guards under the command of the Great Ancestor protecting them.

Relatively speaking, the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion was slightly weaker. The Dingyuan Marquis had just entered the Qi and Blood Realm and was considered the weakest among the Grandmasters. However, it was said that the Marquis's mansion had an old friend of the old Marquis as a guest, although it was not certain who it was, it was rumored to have been a figure on the Grandmaster List.

He glanced at the large four-horse carriage a hundred paces away from his own, and Li Ji'an felt a little more at ease.

The other party's purpose would be very clear, only for the immortal sprouts, and Ning Yutan, who was the youngest but had the most vigorous Qi and Blood, could not avoid the induction of a Qi and Blood Grandmaster even in disguise, so that would be the core target.

He should be safe here.

"Don't panic, there is a Falling Horse Road twenty miles ahead. Scouts were sent out in advance at night, but they have not returned at this moment. People have already been sent to investigate again. Even if there are really thieves, their ambush has already been detected, and they will most likely retreat," Duke Dingguo explained to the guide officer of the寻仙宫 (Seeking Immortals Palace).

"Hmph! Could it be that there are really audacious villains who want to rebel?" The guide officer of the寻仙宫 (Seeking Immortals Palace) was furious.

"Perhaps it's a misunderstanding, haha, calm down, someone, serve wine and meat," Duke Dingguo laughed and invited the guide officer to drink in the temporary military tent.

"If there are really thieves who have moved their minds, they shouldn't be startled away. This old one wants to see who is so audacious, daring to ruin the immortal master's affairs! Daring to delay His Majesty's immortal opportunity! How many heads do they have?" The guide officer cursed and entered the military tent.

Li Ji'an was watching from afar when he discovered that Ning Sujin also happened to poke her head out. Without thinking much, he entered Ning Sujin's carriage again.

"Sister Jin, how is it? Can you predict the good or bad fortune of the surrounding soldiers through their aura?"

Ning Sujin subconsciously averted her gaze, not daring to look Li Ji'an in the eye, and gently shook her head.

She took two seconds to regain her previous state: "I can only sense their good or bad fortune when I think of them in my heart. The closer the relationship, the clearer and more accurate the feeling, and the longer the time. Also, if I actively sense, I will feel dizzy and have headaches after each sense, and frequent senses will cause a tingling sensation, consuming my spirit."

"..." Li Ji'an was speechless.

No wonder she would subconsciously frown every day when he asked her to help sense his fortune.

So that was it.

The closer the relationship, the more accurate the feeling? The earlier the time?

"Sister Jin, you... why don't you cherish yourself so much? With such a price, why didn't you say so? Do you know how guilty I feel right now?"

In male-female relationships, taking the initiative and replacing apologies with criticism is more conducive to establishing a harmonious and equal future relationship.

Ning Sujin's originally shy heart had just recovered, but now she was a little dizzy again.

She looked at Li Ji'an's sincere face, but couldn't help but complain in her heart: "Isn't it because you're afraid of death and ask me to sense it for you every day?"

"I..."

"You were really wrong this time. If I had known in advance that this would make you uncomfortable, I would never have done it," Li Ji'an didn't give her time to react.

Ning Sujin's brain was subconsciously led astray, and she subconsciously replied: "This... yes, it's my fault... I'm sorry."

"Forget it, just remember, you must never do this again in the future," Li Ji'an smiled.

The first step of obedience training was completed!

Ning Sujin frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

But Li Ji'an didn't give her time to think carefully and immediately changed the subject: "Sister Jin, you said that active sensing has a price, so what about passive sensing?"

"That idiot came through passive sensing this time. Passive sensing has no price, but it is also related to the closeness of the relationship. The closer the relationship, the earlier and clearer the passive sensing. Conversely, there is only a sense of great misfortune and imminent disaster," Ning Sujin explained.

"I see!" Li Ji'an nodded slowly, his mind even more determined.

Boom~

At this moment, a loud noise rang out unexpectedly not far away.

"Enemy attack!" The surrounding soldiers and guards shouted warnings instantly and immediately assumed a defensive posture.

"Hmph! Rebellious traitors, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" At this moment, at the place where the explosion had just occurred, two figures appeared...