Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Hearing the name of Alchemist Mo again, unknowingly, eleven years have passed.

Back then, Li Ji'an had already speculated, who would benefit the least from the medicinal fields discovered by the Yan and Wei families? Who would be most tempted by the Yan family's secret medicinal garden?

With a little thought, a complete picture emerges.

Perhaps the ancestors of the Yan and Wei families had reached some kind of agreement with the Zheng family back then.

"Senior Alchemist." He was not surprised at all that Alchemist Mo had been promoted to Senior Alchemist.

Having worked as an assistant to Alchemist Mo for six years, he understood his alchemy techniques, control of the alchemic fire, and the thinking behind each improvement. He was an alchemist with considerable talent in the Dao of Alchemy.

Six years ago, at the seventh level of Qi training, he was already able to refine mid-stage pills with a not-low success rate of producing high-quality pills.

Of course, his family's inherited alchemy knowledge was fundamental.

The so-called alchemy inheritance is a shortcut to compensate for insufficient comprehension. It mostly involves generations, or even dozens of generations, of predecessors breaking down, chewing over, and stuffing their theories, practices, and insights into one's head—how to select herbs, how to control the alchemic fire, how to adjust the pill formation rate, how to improve pill quality… a series of detailed things. This is of great help to newcomers who have not truly understood the essence of the Dao of Alchemy. A good alchemy inheritance, if understood, can even make one a King of Alchemy without even needing to understand the essence of alchemy!

Li Ji'an had always wanted to study other people's inheritances, to learn a lot of already summarized knowledge from their experiences, which would be much more efficient than starting from scratch.

Unfortunately, he never had the chance. But now, although he has already comprehended many essential things, he is still looking forward to it. Any inheritance can deepen his own Dao of Alchemy.

"Brother Li, how long do you think it will take for me to refine high-grade pills?" Yan Qingwan asked, somewhat troubled.

The Zheng family's high profile this time has a clear purpose: to further enhance their brand and compete for market share.

In the United Trading Association, there are no more than five Senior Alchemists, and now two are in the Zheng family. Alchemist Mo is the first Senior Alchemist who can refine high-grade pills.

Cultivators with conditions value their potential more than anything else. They would rather spend more spirit stones to ensure the quality of the pills as much as possible. An alchemist who can refine high-grade pills gives them enough security.

Even if both alchemists refine top-grade pills with the same effects, they will psychologically choose the alchemist who can refine high-grade pills.

This is also why Yan Qingwan's pill shop business gradually improved five years ago after she refined mid-grade high-level pills.

Meeting Yan Qingwan's obviously somewhat unconfident eyes, Li Ji'an pondered slightly. Although he didn't want to discourage her, he still told the truth: "Ten years!"

"Ten years? You mean I can refine high-grade pills in ten years?" Yan Qingwan was quite excited.

Alchemist Mo is nearly three rounds older than her, and he has only just refined high-grade pills. Li Ji'an said that she could do it in another ten years, wouldn't that mean she would be twenty years earlier than Alchemist Mo?

"If you maintain your passion and persevere, you will most likely be able to do it," Li Ji'an affirmed.

"Thank you, Brother Li!" With confidence, Yan Qingwan instantly felt relieved.

"Brother Li, shall we go and watch that old dog's high-grade pills being refined?"

Li Ji'an shook his head decisively. He didn't need to see someone who was already on his little notebook.

As for high-grade pills?

In the past five years, he has faintly sensed that trace of spiritual opportunity. Perhaps one day, with a flash of inspiration, he can produce a supreme-grade pill.

Afterwards, he persuaded Yan Qingwan not to be impatient, not to compete for temporary gains and losses, but to take a steady approach and stabilize.

Returning to the small courtyard, looking at the pool that occupied almost half of the courtyard, Li Ji'an missed the courtyard in the Yan family. The courtyard in the market was too small.

Gua Gua has changed a lot in these five years.

Five years ago, Li Ji'an spent more time studying the art of beast control, researching the breeding and bloodline evolution of spirit beasts more deeply.

In the past five years, the investment in Gua Gua has slightly increased, and now Gua Gua has also been promoted to the mid-stage of the first level.

First of all, its size has increased by a circle, and it is already waist-high when squatting at Li Ji'an's feet.

Furthermore, the space in its mouth has also increased by 50%.

It also has an additional earth escape talent.

"Gua~" Sensing Li Ji'an entering the courtyard, Gua Gua revealed a frog head from the pool, and then jumped to Li Ji'an's feet.

"Swish~" Catching it off guard, Li Ji'an took out a Jade Condensing Pill, and with the surge of Qi and blood, shot it towards the distance.

"Gua~" A fleshy tongue shot out from Gua Gua's mouth at lightning speed, wrapped the Jade Condensing Pill three zhang away, and instantly pulled it back into its mouth.

Li Ji'an nodded, patted the frog's head, and was quite satisfied.

This was also the result of three years of training.

"Go, continue to cultivate, don't be lazy!" He waved his hand, letting Gua Gua return to the pool.

Now Li Ji'an is very satisfied with Gua Gua's abilities. If he returns to his youth in the mortal area, he will be guaranteed by the earth escape alone. The only thing he is worried about is that after returning to his youth, the soul stone that controls the spirit beast will instantly lose control when the soul is restored.

That's why he asked Chen Zhaohu to help him look for soul-parasitic ants.

Unfortunately, there is still no news.

"Knock knock knock~ Fellow Daoist Li, open the door quickly, there is a great opportunity!" Just as he was about to refine his body, a familiar voice came from outside the door.

Li Ji'an frowned, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, what opportunity is there?" Opening the door, he saw a body cultivator who had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with him when he bought Thunderfire Crystals three months ago.

The other party looked solemn, looked around, and then lowered his voice and said: "Do you know where the stall owner got the Thunderfire Crystals to sell?"

"Could it be that there is a Thunderfire Crystal mine somewhere?" Li Ji'an pretended to be surprised.

The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and then looked at Li Ji'an exaggeratedly: "Fellow Daoist Li is really like a god, I only found out by accident today, and you guessed it right away."

Li Ji'an smiled and said nothing.

"To be honest, I accidentally mixed a listening talisman into the spirit stones I used to buy Thunderfire Crystals that day, and accidentally learned that the mine is crisscrossed. The stall owner only found one place and has a harvest of two squares every month. If we also find one place, we won't have to spend so much money to buy Thunderfire Crystals in the future, what do you think?" The other party said slightly excitedly.

Li Ji'an remained calm and did not respond.

"What? You still don't trust me? Like this, if we can't find the mine today, I'll give you a square of Thunderfire Crystals as a travel fee, how about that?" The other party persuaded again.

"Since it's so easy to get, why did Fellow Daoist Zhang call me? Wouldn't that be taking less for nothing?" Li Ji'an shook his head with a smile.

"This... to be honest, the reason why I asked you to go with me is because there is a restriction in the mine. With my strength alone, I'm afraid I can't break it open, otherwise I..."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Li Ji'an directly interrupted him: "Sorry, Li is not interested in this. Fellow Daoist, please find someone else."

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Li, you can easily get body refining materials just by going out once, and you don't have to spend spirit stones to buy them in the future, what is this?" The other party was a little anxious.

Li Ji'an waved his sleeves, quite generously, and said: "Although Li is not very rich, he can still afford the cost of these Thunderfire Crystals. It's really not worth a trip for these spirit stones."

It was quite the aura of "I earn millions per minute, why would I go pick up trash with you."

"Ah?" The other party was instantly a little confused.

One square of Thunderfire Crystals costs one hundred spirit stones, which can only maintain three months of body refining needs.

As far as he knew, Li Ji'an was just a guest elder in the pill shop with a monthly salary of eight spirit stones. How could he say such generous words?

Without explaining further, Li Ji'an directly closed the door.

Not to mention that in the past five years, the Yan family's pill shop has been on the right track, and the dividends he receives each year are at least two hundred spirit stones, plus his monthly salary, he can really afford Thunderfire Crystals.

The main reason is that the other party's purpose is too obvious.

It started five years ago, first with the temptation of beauty, then with the tombs of cultivators, then with the inheritance of alchemists... and now, after finding out that he is refining his body, he used Thunderfire Crystals to lure him... the methods are too crude.

"Six years, still not giving up?" He had already added Zheng Tianxiang to his little notebook during the second temptation of a cultivator's tomb opportunity.

The more the other party did this, the more cautious he became, and he would not leave the market no matter what.

In this way, ten years passed in the blink of an eye...