Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

After comforting the children, Realist Houde led Li Ji'an and Qingyun to the cemetery on the back mountain.

"This is your grandmaster's grave, and also your father's… your martial uncle's most beloved master's grave. Pay your respects," Realist Houde said, a look of reminiscence on his face.

He clearly remembered the scene from ten years ago, when his master was buried here. His martial brother had fainted from crying on the spot.

That hoarse cry, that wail as if the sky had fallen, those eyes swollen from crying… it made him realize how deep his martial brother's feelings for their master were!

"Thump, thump, thump!" Li Ji'an solemnly kowtowed three times.

This time, he didn't cry.

His tender face only showed remembrance and blessings.

When his master passed away ten years ago, he was thirty years old. The ambition of a transmigrator, which had been extinguished, was rekindled after his master's death, especially since this age was the same as his first rejuvenation, reminding him that he also had a golden finger.

Superior Goodness Realist's goodness took root in Li Ji'an's heart, making him willing to help those in distress who had no karmic connection to him, provided he had a foolproof plan.

The evil of child abduction and limb mutilation also made Li Ji'an not hesitate to speculate about others with the greatest malice.

Therefore, after his master's death, he took his savings of more than ten years, returned to secular life, and bought a small courtyard near the Shangyi County government office at a high price. Because he was not sure when he would rejuvenate again, he actively prepared for the next rejuvenation.

In addition to the livelihood and safety after rejuvenation, he also used his thirty-year-old body, dragging his crippled body, enduring cold eyes and ridicule, and used hundreds of taels of silver to sincerely impress the county martial arts academy, patiently accumulating experience for the next rejuvenation.

In addition, he also worked as a helper in the martial arts academy's exclusive pharmacy, learning about pharmacology while gradually exploring various medicinal baths and supplements.

He waited for ten years!

It was not until he was forty years old, that is, five days ago, that he rejuvenated again.

The last time he rejuvenated, he was only thirty years old.

But this time, he was a full forty years old.

Fortunately, this time he was mentally prepared and lived a stable life, full of expectations.

Finally, on the night five days ago, he captured the information he had ignored during his first rejuvenation.

It turned out that his rejuvenation was not based on age, but on physical function and Qi and blood. Whenever his physical function declined, his Qi and blood began to weaken, and his body began to decline, he would rejuvenate.

In simple terms, his body only went uphill.

The reason why the first rejuvenation was at the age of thirty was because those thirty years were too miserable, especially the despair after returning to his hometown in disgrace, which consumed his vitality every day. Normally speaking, his lifespan at that time was estimated to be only around forty years old, and he began to decline at the age of thirty.

The second time, he lived a relatively comfortable life for the next twenty-seven years, especially in the last ten years, he was full of expectation and hope. Even because of the five years of purgatory experience, it should be no problem to live to fifty years old normally, so his body only began to decline at the age of forty.

However, his "rejuvenation" was only effective for the decline of physical function. If he was killed midway, he would be completely dead, and illness and injury would consume his vitality, leading to early rejuvenation.

Five days ago, after rejuvenating, he returned to the Zixiao Temple with his token and letter according to plan. Only here could he safely spend his early childhood.

"This time, the body has returned to eight years old again, clearing all negative effects, but the thoughts and memories are retained. With the money prepared last time and the medicinal supplements to nourish the body from childhood, everything is full of hope…"

After paying respects to the ancestor, Li Ji'an returned to the Qingxin Hall with Realist Houde.

"Ji'an, I haven't answered your question about entering the temple. Ask again."

"Master, are there immortals in this world?"

"Of course there are!" Realist Houde said firmly.

"…" Li Ji'an was slightly stunned, looking at Realist Houde with a hint of suspicion.

He remembered that Liu Deshan had always scoffed at the idea of immortals since he was a child, and said, "If there are immortals, why were you tortured so badly, martial brother, and no immortal came to save you? Instead, it was Master who saved you?

In my opinion, if there are really immortals, then Master is an immortal."

"Is it because he is in that position, so his views have changed? Or is it because his status has improved, and he has access to information that ordinary people cannot access?" Li Ji'an respectfully kowtowed.

Realist Houde then looked at little Qingyun: "Qingyun, you two brothers must practice martial arts well in the future. I will help you enter the county martial arts academy. If you can excel in the martial arts examination, you can directly enter the eyes of the immortal envoy in the prefectural city. Once you become an immortal seedling, you will have the hope of meeting an immortal master and seeking immortality."

Little Qingyun lowered his head and pouted, scoffing at what his father said, just secretly tickling Li Ji'an's feet.

"Of course, there are only ten immortal seedlings in the world every ten years, so you can't force it or be stubborn. As long as you learn martial arts, you can come back to the Taoist temple in the future and protect one side," Liu Deshan changed his tone.

"Yes, Master." Li Ji'an took the opportunity to thank him again, his body suddenly lowered, exposing little Qingyun's naughty actions in Liu Deshan's eyes.

"You rebellious… disciple, you're being naughty again." Liu Deshan raised his eyebrows and walked over with a ruler.

In little Qingyun's wailing for mercy, Li Ji'an felt relieved.

The Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty, it is said that the immortals bestowed divine power on the current dynasty's Grand Ancestor, unifying the entire continent.

Immortal seedlings are selected every ten years from martial arts academies across the country through martial arts examinations, from the county to the prefecture, and then to the imperial city. Finally, ten geniuses under the age of thirty are selected to wait for the immortal master to descend and take them to the immortal world.

As for why the selection of immortal seedlings is based on martial arts strength, rather than the spiritual roots in the novels he read in his previous life, Li Ji'an did not know.

He is also not completely sure whether these so-called immortal seedlings are real or fake.

After all, in feudal imperial society, the trick of fooling the people by saying that they are divinely ordained is too common.

But… at least it's a hope.

If he can really become an immortal, he will have the hope of longevity, and he will not have to worry about suffering the purgatory of each rejuvenation.

In this society, it is too difficult for an eight-year-old child with no relatives or friends to survive to adulthood safely.

This time, because the martial brother who knows the details is here, and because the body development was hindered by the child abduction and limb mutilation in the previous life, and the temperament affected the appearance, there is a big difference between the appearance at the age of thirteen and the age of eight, so he came back here.

But this can only be done once. Next time, the martial brother will definitely be gone, and his current appearance has also been remembered. If he comes again, he can't guarantee that he will not be imprisoned and forced to ask about the secret of rejuvenation, or even drink blood and eat flesh, and be tortured for ten thousand years.

Moreover, even if he can't become an immortal in the end, learning martial arts is also the hope for him to have enough strength to completely eradicate this evil in the world.

Those who abduct and traffic children, and those who perform child abduction and limb mutilation, should all die, enter the eighteenth level of hell, endure the suffering of torture, and never be pardoned.

After Liu Deshan and his son calmed down, Li Ji'an took out a letter from his arms.

"Master, this is what martial uncle asked me to give you."

When Liu Deshan heard that it was from his martial brother, he hurriedly took it, full of anticipation.

Although his martial brother is disabled, he is determined, intelligent, and resourceful, with meticulous thoughts and often has whimsical ideas.

Sure enough, when he opened the letter.

Inside was a medicinal bath recipe for washing the tendons, which has the effect of washing the tendons and nourishing the meridians for children whose bones have not fully developed before the best martial arts age of thirteen.

This kind of recipe is passed down from one generation to the next in each martial arts gym, and is a cash cow, and will never be easily passed on.

If the Zixiao Temple has this recipe, the financial path will be wider.

In addition to the medicinal bath recipe, there is also a bone-nourishing recipe that can make children's bones develop better. This kind of recipe is also worth a thousand gold.

These two recipes were researched by Li Ji'an over the past ten years with great effort and means. There are some deviations from the recipes of the Shangyi County Martial Arts Academy, but they also combine the advantages of several other martial arts gyms.

"Good! Good! Good! My martial brother… Hahaha…" After reading the recipe, Liu Deshan laughed and ran towards the Jade Emperor Hall impatiently.

Little Qingyun sighed desolately, looking at his old father's gaffe for who knows how many times today: My father doesn't seem to be as good as martial brother's father.

"Martial brother, your father is so awesome, I'll follow you from now on!"