Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Chen Qingling had just left when the neighbor next door came again.

"Fellow Daoist Li, why did you become a handyman at the pill shop? The monthly salary is only a few spirit stones. This can't go on."

In the past six months, Lin Shaowen next door often came to chat with Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an had always kept his distance from this stranger whose background he didn't know.

"Life is hard, I have no choice."

"Oh dear, I was wrong. I saw you cultivating behind closed doors for the past six months, and I thought you had ample cultivation resources. I didn't expect..." Lin Shaowen sighed to himself.

"That's right, besides those young people, how many of us of this age who live in the East District are having an easy time? Cultivation is not easy!"

Li Ji'an nodded in agreement.

"However, you shouldn't have become a handyman. The monthly salary is only enough for rent. What about pills? What about spirit rice, spirit noodles, and monster meat? In my opinion, if we want to take our cultivation a step further at our age, there is no hope without piling up resources," Lin Shaowen said again.

Li Ji'an chuckled, "Of course I understand this principle, but spirit stones are hard to earn, and I have no skills. I can only find a job and slowly accumulate them."

"Fellow Daoist Li, that's not right. Spirit stones are not saved up. Haven't you seen that among the thousands of rogue cultivators in this East District, none of them rely on working in the market to save up cultivation resources?"

"As the saying goes, a man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grass. It is impossible to earn a lot of wealth by doing your job honestly!"

"If it were those young people, they could accumulate experience in this way, and even hope to be valued by the boss, but for us at this age, it's too late!" Lin Shaowen became more and more excited.

Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Oh? Does Fellow Daoist Lin have a good way?"

Lin Shaowen became even more energetic, "To be honest, Lin has been stuck at the third level of Qi training for five years and it is difficult to make any progress. That Breakthrough Flying Cloud Pill costs a huge sum of two hundred and eighty spirit stones. I was almost desperate, and I almost gave up and went back to the mortal world to retire. Fortunately, I got help from a noble person last year and found a good way. I should be able to buy a Breakthrough Pill and advance to the middle stage of Qi training by the end of this year."

"Earning a huge sum of two hundred and eighty spirit stones in less than a year!" Li Ji'an was quite surprised.

As Lin Shaowen said, it is basically hopeless for unaffiliated rogue cultivators, especially those in the early stage of Qi training like them, to save up spirit stones. Rent is the basic expense, spirit rice and spirit noodles are also indispensable, and cultivation assistance pills are a bottomless pit. Not to mention some talismans, formations, magical artifacts, and spirit beasts that are helpful for cultivation... those things are luxuries for them.

The rogue cultivators in the East District can only work in the market and earn a monthly salary. Some earn seven or eight spirit stones per month, while others, like Li Ji'an, earn one or two. Besides that, they can temporarily go into the mountains with body cultivators like Chen Zhaohu to hunt monsters, or go to mortal gathering areas to trade. Each has its own hardships, but don't even think about earning a huge sum of money.

"I hit it off with you at first sight, and we are both older rogue cultivators. Seeing you now is like seeing myself in the past. Otherwise, how could I easily tell you about this kind of thing? What do you think, do you want to know what the way is?" Lin Shaowen was quite satisfied with Li Ji'an's reaction.

Li Ji'an smiled and said nothing.

Without any kinship or reason, would he tell him about such a good way to earn spirit stones?

"What? Does Fellow Daoist Li think I have ulterior motives? Don't worry, although you and I haven't known each other for long, I, Lin, have lived here for more than ten years. How could I be one of those dirty evil cultivators? I won't harm you." Seeing Li Ji'an's thoughts, Lin Shaowen explained.

"Forget it, I won't keep you in suspense."

"Steward Tong of the Heavenly Immortal Pavilion has a good job. As long as you can be chosen, one time's income is at least twenty spirit stones!"

"Of course, I also see that your Qi and blood are strong, and you should have practiced body refinement, so I told you. If it were someone else, I guess the nobles wouldn't like it."

Li Ji'an suddenly looked at him: "Heavenly Immortal Pavilion?"

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not talking about male servants who serve people with their bodies. It's different. Moreover, if it's really that kind of male servant, our cultivation level may not be able to satisfy the dual cultivation methods of those female cultivators."

"I'm not talking about dual cultivation of magic power, but dual cultivation of Qi and blood. Those noble female cultivators are born with weaker bodies and need to improve their physical Qi and blood to break through or even advance to a higher realm."

……

"Isn't it still just sleeping with them?" Li Ji'an chuckled.

He finally knew why Lin Shaowen was so thin and weak.

His entire body's essence and blood had been drained.

"My body is weak and I am not blessed to enjoy it. I appreciate Fellow Daoist Lin's kindness." Understanding his intentions, Li Ji'an stopped being euphemistic and got up to see him off.

He was just here to pimp.

"Oh dear, Fellow Daoist Li, opportunities don't come often! You are thirty years old. If you don't seize the opportunity, you will have no hope of reaching the middle stage of Qi training in this life!"

……

After seeing Lin Shaowen off, Li Ji'an felt a sigh in his heart.

This world of cultivation is really not easy for ordinary people, even more difficult than the Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty.

After all, in the mortal world of the Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty, even the emperor has a limited lifespan. If ordinary people are open-minded and don't think about those fine clothes, jade food, wealth, and glory, it is still a lifetime.

In the end, dust returns to dust, and earth returns to earth. Kings, generals, peddlers, and footmen all turn into a pile of loess.

But in this world, there is a temptation of lifespan that no one can refuse, longevity and eternal life, living as long as the heavens. However, there are also some hopes that pop up from time to time, and it really takes great courage and despair to convince oneself to give up this hope!

Li Ji'an asked himself, even if he didn't have the "rejuvenation" cheat, even if his aptitude was extremely poor, if he came to this world, he would not be able to be open-minded and willing to be a mortal.

From this, one can imagine the kind of despair that Zhao Shuyao had experienced in the past year and a half.

It may also be related to her original identity, the gap was too great.

Shaking his head to dispel the negative emotions, Li Ji'an once again operated his skills to refine his magic power.

The next morning, Li Ji'an officially reported to the pill shop.

Yan Tong's attitude returned to the indifference of yesterday's interview, and even faintly had a trace of condescending contempt.

Li Ji'an knew that this was all done for Mo Dan Shi to see, so that Mo Dan Shi would not be so wary of Li Ji'an.

"Take this talisman and keep it. Mo Dan Shi will send you a message before opening the furnace. This is a one-way communication talisman. You cannot reply. When you receive the message, act according to the instructions."

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"Also, remember, you must not take anything out of Mo Dan Shi's pill room, and you must not reveal any details of Mo Dan Shi's alchemy."

"Mo Dan Shi is the most respected enshrined alchemist of our Yan family. If Mo Dan Shi has any dissatisfaction with you, you can leave at any time."

……

Li Ji'an answered one by one.

Just as he was about to leave, Yan Tong suddenly got up and greeted someone outside the door.

"Miss, why are you here?"

Turning his head to look, he saw a slender woman in her twenties, wearing a moon-white long dress, with three thousand strands of black hair falling down, a peaceful face, a gentle temperament, and a quite beautiful appearance.

Having been in this world for more than a year and a half, what he had seen confirmed what Guangling, the "Guide Immortal Master" said on the way from the Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty, that the cultivation world is not all fairies.

In fact, like the Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty, bone structure is natural and cannot be changed. At most, the skin is nourished by spiritual energy and becomes whiter and more moisturized. He has not seen a real beauty like the Ning Sujin and Ning Yutan sisters.

This Yan family Miss in front of him can compete with Ning Sujin.

"I'm here to ask Master Mo about the art of pills." Yan Qingwan nodded slightly.

"Miss, please, Master Mo has just finished his meal." Yan Tong hurriedly led Yan Qingwan to the backyard of the pill shop.

When passing by Li Ji'an, she said kindly: "Old Li, you can go, wait for Master Mo to send a message."

"Is this the helper that Master Mo recruited?" Yan Qingwan stopped and looked Li Ji'an up and down.

"Reporting to Miss, Li Changan, thirty years old, first level of Qi training, from the imitation outer gathering area."

"Mm." Yan Qingwan withdrew her gaze, unable to see her likes and dislikes, and replied softly, then stopped paying attention and continued to walk to the backyard.

At this point, Li Ji'an had met all the people he would be dealing with for a long time to come, and he had a clear understanding of them.

In the next six months, in addition to diligent cultivation, Li Ji'an helped Master Mo prepare medicinal materials in the pill room, cleaned the pill furnace, and cleaned up afterward... The days were peaceful but full of hope.

Some knowledge of the pill way was also accumulated little by little.

During this period, almost no one disturbed him except for Chen Qingling who often came to curry favor.

Even the other four people who came from the Immortal-Bestowed Dynasty, only Zhang Tiezhu sent a letter, and the other three did not send letters.

However, Li Ji'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he received Zhang Tiezhu's letter a month ago.

This kid had made another contribution and received a resource reward, and he said that he had seen the Yan family Miss.

He was even attracted by her outstanding temperament at first sight, and confided in Li Ji'an, saying that if he could marry the Yan family Miss in this life, it would be worth it even if he didn't become an immortal.