Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Unexpectedly, Su Jishi, who usually had a bad temper, was unusually silent at this moment.

After a moment of silence, Su Jishi and Chen Xiaosheng looked at Li Ji'an with a hint of strangeness in their eyes.

"Such a firm determination to seek immortality?"

Their first reaction was not that Li Ji'an rejected the peerless cultivation technique, but his determination.

To have such a firm determination to seek immortality at such a young age!

Their martial arts could be considered among the best in the world, and they were old, had experienced too much, and had seen and heard too much about the pursuit of immortality, but most of it was only in appearance, and they were still pursuing worldly wealth, glory, fame, and status. Li Ji'an, however, could be so firm in the face of a peerless cultivation technique, which was enough to show his determination.

Seeking immortality, seeking immortality, who among them didn't initially dream of becoming an immortal?

After all, that was true transcendence, and possibly longevity, living as long as heaven and earth. All worldly glory, wealth, and secular pleasures would be nothing more than a pile of dirt a hundred years later, fleeting clouds.

Especially now that their lifespans were running out, they felt it even more deeply. If they had a choice, if they could do it again, they would do their best to pursue immortality, even if there was only a glimmer of hope.

The older people get, the more afraid they are of death, the more they understand the terror of death, and the beauty of living!

The more they understand how precious that glimmer of hope for immortality is.

Unfortunately… their lives had no ifs, no do-overs.

They were all failures, and had long given up.

And almost all of them gave up after failing the first Immortal Seed Ceremony.

They spent their lives for the sake of decades of glory, wealth, and the rise and fall of their families.

In the end… you can't bring it with you when you're born, and you can't take it with you when you die.

Without becoming an immortal, it's all in vain.

At this moment, Li Ji'an's determination made them subconsciously feel a little ashamed of themselves.

Because when they were Li Ji'an's age, they thought more about glory, wealth, status, and even held the idea of not seeking longevity, but seeking the height of life, preferring a glorious and short life to an unknown and permanent one.

"Good!" In the end, the two nodded with a hint of loss in their eyes, and said nothing more.

Not only did they not blame Li Ji'an's boldness, but they also encouraged him.

This made Ning Haichan, who was originally prepared to play the bad cop, choke on his prepared words.

"This… well… um, good, good, it's good that Nephew Ji'an has such determination. Well, then you can withdraw first and prepare to set off…" He believed that the chances of Li Ji'an becoming an Immortal Seed in ten years were almost zero. At that time, his thoughts would naturally change, so there was no need to rush.

After leaving the military tent, Ning Sujin and Ning Yutan looked at Li Ji'an's free and easy figure, and a warm current surged in their hearts.

"I will definitely wait for you in the Immortal Realm! I believe you can definitely do it!" Ning Yutan's heart fluttered, mistakenly thinking that Li Ji'an gave up his immense wealth only to reunite with her in the Immortal Realm.

"Tch! Who loves you deeply? If others knew about your previous glib and frivolous appearance, let's see if they would still believe your nonsense?" Ning Sujin spat lightly, thinking that Li Ji'an's so-called determination to seek immortality was to be with her.

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After that, the journey was smooth.

Half a month later, the group arrived at the Imperial City!

Walking in this most prosperous and core Imperial City, Li Ji'an became more cautious.

There are many troubles under the Emperor's feet, and once you get involved, you won't know how you died.

He declined Duke Dingguo's invitation and decisively went to the Immortal Palace to report.

Seeing the Immortal Palace for the first time, the last trace of doubt in Li Ji'an's mind about the existence of immortals in this world disappeared.

Compared to the world of his previous life, those feudal rulers, even if they used immortal gods and superstitions to rule the people, would never be like the royal family of this world. The Immortal Palace was the most magnificent building in the entire Imperial City.

And it was located in the very center of the entire dynasty.

Whether it was the area it occupied, the location, or the scale of the building, it was better than the Emperor's palace!

This was enough to show the Emperor's attitude towards immortals.

In the very center of the Immortal Palace was a ten-foot-high giant gold-lacquered stone sculpture.

A sculpture of an old man with an immortal demeanor, kind eyes, and a benevolent expression stood in a posture of saving all living beings.

"This is the immortal master who the founding emperor of the Immortal Bestowed Dynasty met?" Li Ji'an respectfully performed the etiquette as instructed by the Duke on the road, with a heart of reverence.

It was not until he walked into the Immortal Palace that he saw hundreds of densely packed, life-sized "sculptures" below the Immortal Master's sculpture, all kneeling on the ground, presenting a plea of guilt.

Seeing these "sculptures", Li Ji'an slowly took a breath and suppressed the negative emotions in his heart.

This was because these "sculptures" were all real people, and most of them were figures from the Grandmaster Ranking of the entire Immortal Bestowed Dynasty fifty years ago. Each person was cast with molten iron, with an iron exterior and flesh and blood inside.

These iron sculptures were here to warn all martial arts geniuses entering the Immortal Palace not to daydream and attempt to challenge the might of the immortals!

The turmoil fifty years ago could even be called a great catastrophe in this martial arts world, which Li Ji'an heard about in his first life in this world.

At the time, he thought it was just a lie by the rulers to scare and threaten the martial artists of this world.

But at this moment, combined with what he had seen and heard in three lives, he was almost certain of the truth of the matter.

It was said that sixty or seventy years ago, some people's martial arts cultivation reached the pinnacle of this world—the Great Perfection of Qi and Blood, their bodies' Qi and Blood were like furnaces.

However, there was no further progress.

And as their lifespans dwindled, death was inevitable.

After enjoying the top status and wealth in this world, they were even more unwilling to face death.

Especially since they had truly seen the immortal master and knew that there were immortals, they naturally yearned for immortality and longevity even more.

However, they knew more clearly that they were the people who had been screened out and did not have the qualifications to become immortals.

So gradually, some people began to look for a glimmer of hope in despair. At first, they only hoped to find other ways to enter the Immortal Realm besides the immortal master's path of seeking immortal seeds.

And this was also the royal family's ambition, secretly funding and supporting it.

So, in those nearly twenty years, almost all the experts of the entire Immortal Bestowed Dynasty were exploring the map.

Finally, after countless attempts and efforts, even the largest recorded one used hundreds of thousands of people as a transportation and supply team, consuming nearly 30% of the country's food, the result was—the Immortal Bestowed Dynasty was surrounded by endless deserts!

The farthest record was that the vast desert stretched for tens of thousands of miles.

This simply made them despair!

And they finally believed what the immortal master said, that the Immortal Realm and this mortal world were not in the same place.

Except for the immortal master receiving immortal seeds, they could no longer see any hope of becoming immortals.

And they were precisely the ones who had been excluded.

Some were desperate, some were crazy, and some were secretly delighted.

The royal family, in addition to despair, was also secretly delighted, because they were the only mortals in the world who had been received by the immortal master, were the true heads of mortals, controlled martial arts resources, and also served as errands for the immortal master, and might receive rewards from the immortal master. After that, they wholeheartedly served the immortal master, only seeking rewards.

However, those big figures on the Grandmaster Ranking who were old and had little lifespan left were really unwilling. In the end, in order to seek a glimmer of immortal fate, they formed a secret organization. They decided to go all in.

To obey Heaven is to perish, to defy Heaven is to become an immortal!

Since you don't let us become immortals, then we will诛仙 (slay the immortals)!

Thus, the catastrophe of fifty years ago descended.

70% of the experts on the Grandmaster Ranking, gathered hundreds of grandmasters and tens of thousands of martial artists, and on the Immortal Ceremony of that year, attacked the Descending Immortal Master…