Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

The night was dark and the wind was high, and all sounds were still.

Li Ji’an and the others sat cross-legged on the flying boat. Outside the boat, besides a few stars that weren't blocked by the dark clouds, nothing could be seen, but inside the boat, it was as bright as day.

Even though the speed was not slow, there was no bumping at all, it was very comfortable, and not even a trace of external wind noise could be heard.

This made Li Ji’an praise the “flying boat” endlessly, and he was also full of expectations for the real cultivation world he was about to enter.

At least, this “flying boat” allowed Li Ji’an to see the “technological level” of the real cultivation world, which was better than the fantasy worlds in the novels he had read before, where even flying swords needed to be equipped with guardrails.

“Immortal Master, do all the Immortal Masters in the Immortal Realm look as handsome as you?” Previously, she had noticed some emotional changes in the Immortal Master, which made a female among the Immortal Sprouts have some thoughts and begin to tentatively offer emotional value.

“Hmm?” The young Immortal Master was slightly stunned.

Immediately afterward, the hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard he tried.

“Hehe, this… handsome? This尊 has never paid attention to it. Appearance is just a shell, all born naturally, so don’t pay too much attention to it.”

Compared to his sharpness in the Immortal Palace, the young Immortal Master was obviously much more amiable at the moment.

This made the Immortal Sprouts, who were already the pride of the Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty, instantly understand, and they also dared to speak up, trying to obtain more information about the Immortal Realm.

“So that’s how it is. It’s that this little girl is shallow. No wonder the Immortal Master is such a handsome man with such a prosperous appearance, yet he is still so approachable and doesn’t have the slightest air of superiority. This little girl has been taught and thanks the Immortal Master.” The female Immortal Sprout bowed gracefully.

Li Ji’an raised his eyebrows and glanced at the woman appreciatively.

Except for Zhao Shuyao, almost all of this year’s Immortal Sprouts had long regarded Li Ji’an as their Eldest Brother. In the Immortal Palace, they all followed Li Ji’an’s lead. In addition to his status as a top disciple on the Grandmaster Ranking, his strength also made them sincerely admire him.

Li Ji’an also knew the woman very well. She was clever and scheming. She herself was a concubine of a large family who had risen all the way against the odds. Not to mention her peers, even some old guys might not be able to outsmart her.

At this moment, she easily praised the young Immortal Master, laying a good foundation for the subsequent exchanges.

“However, the Immortal Realm is not as you think, where everyone has an outstanding appearance. Of course, there are Immortal Arts that can change one’s appearance, but it is ultimately illusory. A person’s bone structure is born and raised by nature and cannot be changed. Once the bone structure is moved, the path of cultivation is basically over.” Seeing that the Immortal Sprouts were no longer talking about this topic, the young Immortal Master added on his own.

“Cultivation? May I ask Immortal Master, how does one cultivate in the Immortal Realm? Is our physique of Qi and Blood the foundation of cultivation?” Another young man hurriedly followed up on the topic.

The young Immortal Master was slightly displeased, but thinking of the female Immortal Sprout’s praise just now, he still forcibly endured it and remained “approachable” and said: “As for cultivation, you will naturally know when you arrive in the Immortal Realm. As for Qi and Blood… it has no relation.”

“Ah?”

“No relation?”

The Immortal Sprouts were stunned upon hearing this.

“If Qi and Blood have nothing to do with cultivating Immortal Arts, then why use Qi and Blood cultivation to select Immortal Sprouts?” Zhao Shuyao, who had been suppressing her anger, asked with some emotion.

“Swish~” The young Immortal Master’s expression changed instantly, and he glared fiercely at Zhao Shuyao.

Because he didn’t know how to answer this question.

Moreover, at this moment, he also realized that he had violated the teachings of his elders and should not have talked too much with these ants.

Being stared at by the young Immortal Master’s sharp gaze, Zhao Shuyao’s heart tightened, and she regretted her rashness.

“Naturally, the Immortal Master is doing this to temper our temperament, exercise our will, and strengthen our determination to seek immortality…” At a critical moment, Li Ji’an hurriedly spoke.

The young Immortal Master’s body obviously paused, and then he looked at Li Ji’an with considerable appreciation: “Not bad, for us cultivators, aptitude, temperament, and fortune are indispensable, and temperament is the most important!”

After saying that, he didn’t want to say more, closed his eyes, and stopped looking at everyone.

But all the Immortal Sprouts had surging thoughts.

Qi and Blood have nothing to do with cultivating immortality?

On the one hand, they felt that their efforts over the years seemed like a joke.

On the other hand, they were also secretly pleased, especially the two who were at the bottom of the martial arts cultivation. They originally thought that they were at the bottom among the Immortal Sprouts, and after going to the Immortal Realm, they would be despised because of their aptitude, leading to their ultimate cultivation also being at the bottom.

But at this moment, they had different thoughts.

Several people looked at Li Ji’an intentionally or unintentionally, wanting to know what his reaction would be.

Originally, as the number one martial artist, Li Ji’an was the leader in their hearts. They thought that after arriving in the Immortal Realm, he would also be extraordinary, but now it seemed that perhaps… there would be different results.

Especially Dong Jiangling, who had been sitting behind Zhao Shuyao, had an uncontrollable look of joy in his eyes, and when he looked at Zhao Shuyao’s back again, there was light in his eyes.

Ever since he first saw the Ninth Princess Zhao Shuyao in the Immortal Palace ten years ago, he had regarded her as a celestial being. The past ten years of silent observation were only because of the existence of Li Ji’an, this peerless evildoer.

But now, it’s different…

“No matter how powerful martial arts are, how can they compare to Immortal Arts?”

Not caring what others thought, Li Ji’an himself was closely watching all the details of the young Immortal Master.

Including the words “Land Abandoned by Heaven” that he said in the Immortal Palace.

Others thought that this “Immortal Master” was a true immortal, unattainable, and they couldn’t have the slightest disrespectful thoughts.

But Li Ji’an had already determined that these were cultivators, and their cultivation level would not be too high.

Moreover, when the flying boat was just activated, he also keenly captured the young cultivator taking out a quail egg-sized stone with a flowing emerald green light from the storage bag and accurately inserting it into a small hole in the flying boat’s helm.

“Spirit Stone…”

“It would be great if Ning Sujin were here, at least she could know the good or bad.” As time passed little by little, the flying boat flew silently, and Li Ji’an, who had been concentrating all his attention, felt a little tired.

There was no way around it. Ning Sujin sensed great misfortune when her cousin ascended to the Immortal Realm that year, and she also sensed great misfortune when Ning Yutan ascended to the Immortal Realm, which made Li Ji’an very wary of this ascension journey.

He didn’t know if this ominous sign came from the Immortal Realm they were about to reach, or this journey, or even the Immortal Master in front of him…

The sun rose and the moon set, and five days passed unknowingly.

They sat inside the flying boat, and apart from being able to see the changes in the sky, they couldn’t see the ground, and they didn’t know where they had arrived.

However, Li Ji’an roughly judged that the flying boat should have been flying north based on the stars at night and the direction of the sun.

Five days had passed, and according to the speed of the flying boat, it should have been at least 30,000 miles away.

“As expected, the so-called Immortal Realm is actually the same continent! Not a celestial realm in the sky…”

“Rumble~”

Suddenly, the flying boat, which had been flying smoothly, suddenly shook.

The shake directly overturned several of the Immortal Sprouts who had not studied external skills and stimulated their Qi and Blood, causing them to fall heavily inside the flying boat.

Li Ji’an and Zhao Shuyao and the other four had practiced external martial arts and were proficient in Qi and Blood stimulation. They were keenly aware and immediately condensed their Qi and Blood under their feet, so they stood firmly.

However, this also made Li Ji’an’s heart tighten: “Could this be the ominous sign that Ning Sujin predicted?”

However, the next moment,

“Don’t panic, we are about to pass through a sandstorm area, a little shock is not worth worrying about.” The young Immortal Master stood in mid-air, took out another yellow talisman from the storage bag, and instantly activated it. Immediately afterward, a blue-green water curtain enveloped the entire flying boat.

The flying boat returned to stability again.

Seeing the miraculous water curtain, the group of Immortal Sprouts were once again amazed, but this time the young Immortal Master did not give them a chance to talk to him.

And Li Ji’an keenly noticed a trace of strangeness flashing across his face.

As if he was also surprised by the sudden shock just now.

“Rumble~” Before those Immortal Sprouts could stand firmly again, an even greater shock struck again.

“Who is the evildoer, daring to launch a sneak attack in the dark!” The young Immortal Master finally captured the aura, and was furious. A stone seal flew out from the storage bag, flying around him for protection.

Li Ji’an’s heart tightened, and his body’s Qi and Blood were ready to be released: “The ominous sign is indeed on this journey?”