Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

The confrontation didn't last long.

As the demonic beast approached the old man's corpse for the third time, the sharp hairs on its back suddenly shot towards Li Ji'an and the others. They were as swift as the wind and as fast as lightning, instantly embedding themselves deeply into the ground in front of them.

"Go!" This alone proved that the demonic beast before them was far stronger than the treasured beasts of the Immortal Bestowal Dynasty.

Li Ji'an, relying on his strength as a Grandmaster of Qi and Blood, thought he could handle it, but the other four would be in danger, and he didn't know what other desperate measures it might have.

The existence of the demonic beast greatly increased everyone's sense of crisis.

The faint worry they had about the unknown world of cultivation was now even heavier.

Not daring to go deeper into the Dragonfall Ridge wilderness, Li Ji'an led the four along the edge, heading east.

Although Guang Ling had said that there were no ten-thousand-mile sensing or soul-tracking immortal techniques in the desert, and the old man had also said during the interrogation that they had no soul lamps, so their clan couldn't determine whether they were dead or alive, nor could they sense their location.

However, Li Ji'an had read too many Xianxia novels before transmigrating and had preconceived notions about some of the methods in the cultivation world, so he didn't dare to trust them easily. That's why he didn't dare to take away the spoils, and for the same reason, he decided to avoid them from afar and head east.

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"Brother Li, save some to eat. This white deer is enough for us to travel for another half month," Dong Jiangling shouted excitedly at Li Ji'an, carrying a snow-white deer from the forest.

In this year, they had traveled ten thousand miles east.

Fortunately, they were all martial arts experts who had completed Blood Exchange, so they were resistant to hunger and cold.

Moreover, there were many wild animals on the edge of the wilderness. Following Li Ji'an's instructions, they avoided potentially dangerous and powerful demonic beasts and hunted wild animals, which went smoothly.

They even tried to hunt a few demonic beasts that Li Ji'an judged to be less dangerous, which greatly relieved their anxiety about the cultivation world here.

"No need!" Li Ji'an, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes and shook his head.

In this year, except for the initial period when he led the others to hunt, he rarely took action after the four gradually regained their confidence from their time in the Immortal Bestowal Dynasty. He spent most of his time continuing to cultivate.

Because after arriving here, he found that the Qi and Blood cultivation that was impossible to advance in the Immortal Bestowal Dynasty seemed to have the possibility of breaking through again.

"There have been significantly more traces of people recently. There should be human settlements nearby. There's no need to save food anymore. Replenish your energy and stay in top condition at all times," Li Ji'an explained.

"Okay, we'll listen to Brother Li," Dong Jiangling and the others agreed without hesitation.

In a foreign land, surviving in the wilderness, the strong and knowledgeable Li Ji'an had subtly become their leader.

He was the hope and support of the small team.

After Li Ji'an's "Zhu Xian", Dong Jiangling once again completely locked his love for Zhao Shuyao in his heart.

"Brother Li, if we meet people here, should we integrate?"

Li Ji'an looked towards the way they had come and the northwest: "It's been a year, we should be safe."

"We can finally cultivate immortality!" The four were extremely excited.

Li Ji'an looked at them and was skeptical about whether they could cultivate.

Firstly, there was the issue of spiritual roots, and secondly, their age.

However, he couldn't completely deny it, after all, he didn't know what the real cultivation world was like.

"Brother Li, that family of beasts has been receiving blood slaves in our Immortal Bestowal Dynasty for over a hundred years. They are simply heinous. Do you think the predecessors who were received before are still alive?" After passing the initial period of anxiety and having the hope of cultivating immortality, the anger deep in the hearts of the four finally erupted.

Li Ji'an shook his head. Ning Sujin had said that her cousin's ascension to the Immortal Realm was ominous, and Ning Yutan's was also ominous.

And now it was clear that the real ominous sign was these receiving cultivators.

The so-called blood slaves, judging from the literal meaning, were probably also consumables for extracting all their Qi and Blood. The ending was predictable.

"Ning Sujin..."

The only uncertainty was Ning Sujin. He didn't know if Ning Sujin's "auspicious" words when she was taken away fifty-five years ago were a kind lie.

"Hmph! One day, when I have cultivated immortality, I will definitely avenge the predecessors!" The four gnashed their teeth.

Li Ji'an looked at them and said silently: "It definitely will!"

They traveled and stopped, and half a month later.

"Friends, we have no malicious intent. You can have this Purple Gold Sable." In the dense forest, a man who was nine feet tall and as burly as a small mountain cupped his fists and shouted from afar.

Behind him, a total of seven people stood in various directions, forming a defensive posture.

Li Ji'an looked at the other party sharply, his Qi and Blood ready to be unleashed.

The other four were also on high alert.

Because they had already encountered these people five days ago and had avoided them from afar after displaying their strength.

But the other party had actually come looking for them.

"Then what do you mean?" Li Ji'an sensed each of the eight people opposite him. Among them, three had condensed Qi and Blood, and the leading strong man was even stronger than him. As for the other five, their Qi and Blood were similar to Skin Grinding, but they had a mana aura similar to Guang Ling and the old man.

The strong man smiled casually: "Brothers, we understand your vigilance, but there's no need. After a few days of observation, you should be from some abandoned land, right?"

"Don't worry! Besides you, we've seen other people come out of abandoned lands more than a decade ago."

The five looked at each other, and then looked at their own tattered and messy clothes, which looked very similar to those of savages.

Li Ji'an's heart stirred. When he had forced the old man to confess, the old man had also said that there was more than one abandoned land besides the Immortal Bestowal Dynasty, and there were three in the Sky Azure Domain.

This was now confirmed.

"Then you still haven't said why you're looking for us?"

"Haha, naturally, we hope you can join our hunting team," the strong man said frankly.

"Why?"

"Because it is said that those who can come out of abandoned lands are people with great fortune and will definitely bring us good luck. Moreover, I see that you also practice body refinement, so you are good hunters."

"I'm asking why we should join you."

"This... I can't explain this in a few words, but you'll understand if you come back to the gathering place with us for a few days. You should want to cultivate immortality, right?" The strong man scratched his messy hair and finally didn't know how to explain, so he simply let them feel it for themselves.

After a moment of silence,

"I appreciate your kindness, but we'll part ways here. Farewell," Li Ji'an decisively rejected them.

"Hey, hey, don't be suspicious of good intentions. My brother is kind, otherwise, you're new to this place from that kind of ghost place, so be careful not to stray into the territory of high-level demonic beasts and be swallowed alive."

"Heh~ No wonder they came out of that kind of spiritless place. Don't tell me they think they're invincible just because they've started body refinement? They're treating good intentions as a donkey's liver and lungs."

The people behind the strong man instantly retorted with dissatisfaction.

The strong man hurriedly turned around to stop the others, then looked at Li Ji'an, slightly helpless: "Since that's the case, then I won't force you. Twenty miles ahead is the largest human gathering area nearby. At least you don't have to worry about demonic beasts harming people there.

Of course, if you think it through, you can come to me at any time. My name is Chen Zhaohu. You can just ask anyone and they'll know where I live."

"Farewell!" Li Ji'an nodded.

"Hey, that's right, I forgot to ask, which abandoned land did you come from?"

Li Ji'an raised his chin and pointed to the east.

"Wow~ Not simple. The east is the Flame Mountain wasteland, being able to come out of there... tsk tsk, how deep is your fortune?" The light in the strong man's eyes became even brighter as he looked at Li Ji'an and the others.

Sorry, I had something to do all day today, so I was delayed. Please continue to read. Yesterday, I was on the test push. Tomorrow is Tuesday, and I'll see if I can get on the second round based on the reading. Thanks to @书友20180427182442222@挡骑@书友20230718224537572 for the monthly ticket support, thank you for everyone's recommendation ticket encouragement, thank you for reading and commenting.