Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 111 All the way east

Li Ji'an felt a little unfamiliar when he saw Xiao Changfeng, who had a tall figure and a face that looked more masculine and resolute than eighteen years ago, and also had a sense of maturity.

The murderous aura from him made Xiao Qiao hide behind Li Ji'an.

Xiao Changfeng stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking at Li Ji'an, and was also a little polite.

After all, we haven't seen each other for eighteen years, and the only time we met was during the five-day trial that year.

The power of time is silent and can smooth out everything.

Although we often communicate through messages and even confide in each other over the years, there is no offline communication after all. We are more like virtual netizens.

Li Ji'an never took seriously what Xiao Changfeng, who was immature and mentally ill at the time, said.

Except for people like him who have the miraculous ability to regain youth, the mentality and ideas in youth and middle age are different. After all, people are immature at that time.

Li Ji'an understood that he was only treating him as an acquaintance, and an inner disciple of the sect who might be helpful to his goal of eternal immortality in the future. As for what would happen in the future, he still needed real offline contact.

This is also based on some recognition of his nature when we first met eighteen years ago.

However, human nature is a mixture of good and evil. In just a few days, we only saw the good side of its nature. Moreover, human nature will change with the environment and experience, so it can only be used as a reference.

He didn't expect too much anyway.

Just intersect normally.

"Fellow Daoist Li." Xiao Changfeng had a slightly stiff smile on his face. He clasped his fists and said only this without any other greetings.

It is obvious that compared to eighteen years ago, his temperament is more stable and he does not speak without thinking and incessantly.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, please." Li Ji'an was relatively calm, smiling sincerely, and invited him into the courtyard.

Because he received the message in advance, Li Ji'an asked Xiao Qiao to prepare a table of delicious food in advance.

It was barely the first time that two netizens met. Without cigarettes and alcohol, the atmosphere would easily become dull, so Li Ji'an specially prepared some late-stage first-level spiritual wine.

It doesn’t matter if we are strangers for now, drink!
The first-grade spiritual wine was infused with high-concentration spiritual energy, and also contained spiritual medicines that had a stimulating effect on cultivators in the late stages of Qi training. After a few drinks, Xiao Changfeng gradually relaxed.

When each of them had finished their pots of spirit wine, they became even closer as they talked.

"Everyone in the sect said that Fellow Daoist Li would regret his impulsive behavior in the future. But now it seems that may not be the case." Feeling that Li Ji'an had also advanced to the ninth level of Qi training, Xiao Changfeng sighed.

In fact, over the years, he occasionally sent messages to express his dissatisfaction in the sect, mostly to appease Li Ji'an for giving up the matter of entering the inner sect.

Li Ji'an smiled and raised his glass: "I was lucky enough to inherit a little talent in the way of alchemy from my father. It's barely enough to cope with cultivation, not worth mentioning."

Xiao Changfeng raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, then smiled and didn't continue the topic.

The fact that Li Ji'an gave up on joining the sect at the last minute became a topic of conversation among his fellow disciples in the inner sect for a period of time.

As a substitute who was able to enter the inner gate because Li Ji'an gave up, he was naturally tied to the topic of Li Ji'an.

So I am often asked about Li Ji'an's situation.

It was not until they learned that Li Ji'an had arrived in the Immortal City that some inner disciples of the sect paid a little attention when they came to the Immortal City to guard.

When he was rated as a top first-class alchemist, it was discussed within a small circle within the sect.

Some people think that he gave up the inner sect because he relied on his talent in alchemy.

However, most people have a relatively unified view.

He is just a first-level alchemist among the casual cultivators in the Immortal City, and is far from being comparable to the senior alchemists in the sect.

What's more, as the pride of the entire Cangyun Province, they believe even more in the motto of the elders of the Dharma Hall. In the world of cultivation, strength is respected, and strength is based on realm. So, while they are at their best age, they should practice hard and improve their realm, which is their first priority.

Unless one's realm has reached an insurmountable bottleneck or one's potential has been exhausted, it is not recommended to study the hundreds of arts of cultivation.

In their view, the hundreds of arts of cultivating immortals are just minor matters.

Xiao Changfeng also agreed with this.

Even Li Ji'an himself agreed.

If he had sufficient resources, excellent talent, and the potential to reach the peak, I'm afraid that in addition to cultivating his realm, he would also hone his spells. As long as his realm was high and his combat power was strong, there was really no need to be distracted by other things. After all, a person's energy is limited.

Although Xiao Changfeng was surprised by Li Ji'an's ninth level of Qi training today, that was all. His parents were independent cultivators, so he knew better how difficult it was to be an independent cultivator.

Over the years, he occasionally complained to Li Ji'an about the large amount of contributions needed for the sect's foundation-building pills. Although it was true, it was at least a hope, and he had actually accumulated almost enough now.

As for Li Ji'an, he was not surprised that a first-level alchemist could reach the ninth level of Qi training so quickly. After all, an alchemist made pills and ate them himself to improve his realm, which was normal. However, a realm built up only by pills had almost no fighting power and consumed potential. After all, the toxicity and drug resistance of pills were still very high. He did not think that any casual first-level alchemist would be willing to take pills of high quality or above.

Moreover, as a casual first-rank alchemist, it would be difficult for him to live and cultivate in this immortal city. Even if he had some fame, he would probably not be able to quickly accumulate enough resources for the foundation-building pill. Ten years? Twenty years?

What's more, even if he saved money and wasted countless precious years to accumulate enough resources for foundation building, he might not be able to successfully build the foundation because of his weak magic power.

"Friend Li, I'd like to toast you again." Xiao Changfeng raised his glass.

According to the normal logic of the cultivation world, he was not optimistic about Li Ji'an's future, but that did not prevent him from being grateful to Li Ji'an.

Although many people in the sect, even the elders of the Dharma Hall said that his ability to enter the inner sect had little to do with Li Ji'an, but was due to his own luck, they all believed that he was a person with extraordinary luck.

But he put aside the fact that Li Ji'an had given up and still remembered the kindness of Li Ji'an who had woken him up early in the morning.

I even kept thinking about how I could repay the kindness I received.

However, he has been in a low position in recent years, and it is also the critical moment for him to break through to the foundation-building stage, so he is powerless.

I also thought that after he established his foundation, if he had the opportunity to guard the Immortal City, I would see if I could provide him with some convenience in the Immortal City.

This time he came specifically to find Li Ji'an, not because he was going back to his hometown as stated in the message, but because he saw that Li Ji'an had this need, so he asked for leave from the sect and did not hesitate to waste time to accompany Li Ji'an.

After three rounds of wine and five kinds of dishes, the two became more familiar with each other, especially when they talked about the past and present, and talked about the sect trial eighteen years ago, their relationship took a step further.

Then the two of them discussed the journey east.

The Flaming Mountain Wasteland is a little farther away from here than the wasteland in the south, and the road is relatively barren. There are no high-level spiritual veins and no steep mountains and rivers. It just takes some time.

It was finally confirmed that we would depart in three days.

"Friend Li, I will take my leave now and will come to see you again in three days." After having a good meal and a drink, Xiao Changfeng said goodbye.

Li Ji'an said politely, "If you don't mind, Fellow Daoist Xiao, I have a guest room where you can stay for a couple of days."

"No need. There is a senior brother in our sect who is serving as a guard in Xiancheng Town. I have to go and visit him, so I won't trouble Fellow Daoist Li." Xiao Changfeng said truthfully.

"Okay, see you in three days."
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After Xiao Changfeng left, Xiao Qiao secretly stuck her head out of the house and looked at his back with twinkling eyes.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Qiao. Uncle Xiao is not a bad person. He can still remember what happened in the past despite his current status. It is obvious that he is a grateful person." Li Ji'an closed the gate, touched Xiao Qiao's head and comforted her.

Over the next three days, Li Ji'an adjusted his mindset and finally took out the late-stage, top-grade talisman paper. On the second day, an idea struck him, and a flash of light flashed across the talisman paper.

"It's done!"

The talismans in this world do not store illegal power. They use the spirit of the world as a guide and magic power as a medium to store the spiritual power of heaven and earth in the talismans. The effect they exert cannot be called illegal power, but the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

The inspiration of heaven and earth is a reflection of the laws, and the relocation talisman is a reflection of the laws of space. It is far from the real laws of space, but it is also more difficult to guide than the ordinary five elements, wind, fire, thunder and lightning.

At this moment, he successfully drew a late-stage top-grade teleportation talisman, indicating that Li Ji'an's talisman skills had reached the ranks of first-class senior talisman masters.

"Five hundred miles in an instant, enough to escape from a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building!"

On the third day, taking advantage of his improved talisman skills, Li Ji'an once again purchased talisman materials for the late stage soul-trapping talismans from the talisman shop, and successfully drew three late stage soul-trapping talismans in case of emergency.

This time I finally made the trip to the Flaming Mountain Jedi. Not only might I not encounter it, but if I do, I can't just slap my thigh because I'm not well prepared.

Everything was ready, Li Ji waited quietly for Xiao Changfeng.

However, when the appointed time came, Xiao Changfeng suddenly sent a message, saying that the garrison commander of Xiancheng City temporarily assigned him to participate in a task of tracking down the robber cultivators nearby, which might take a few days.

Li Ji'an smiled casually at this, and he understood it. Naturally, his identity as a sect disciple did not allow him to have the same freedom as a casual cultivator, so it was normal for him to be conscripted temporarily.

Moreover, he had heard about the Immortal City's robbery some time ago.

It is said that they came from Tianyuan Prefecture, which is located in the north of Daze Mountains, and crossed the mountains. It is said that they were originally a group of independent cultivators with considerable strength. They raised objections to the Wanfa Palace, the ruling sect of Tianyuan Prefecture, and wanted to fight for a third-level spiritual vein for all independent cultivators. Then they were hunted by Wanli.

After fleeing to this place, he had no means of survival and attacked the cultivators coming and going to the Immortal City.

This incident caused a sensation in the fairy city at that time.

After all, as the fairy city of the first sect in Cangyun Province, such a terrible thing has not happened in nearly a hundred years. No local cultivator in Cangyun Province dares to take action near the fairy city.

However, the Biyun Sect seemed to be short of manpower at the time and only strengthened the defenses around the Immortal City, failing to bring him to justice.

This time, perhaps the trace of the robbery cultivator was found.

Fortunately, Xiao Changfeng returned after only half a month's delay.

That day, Xiao Changfeng came to meet Li Ji'an with a hint of apology.

"Fellow Daoist Li, there is no time to lose. To prevent the sect from issuing any further orders, let's set off immediately."

Li Ji'an packed up everything, secretly put Gua Gua into the pet bag, and took Xiao Qiao's hand to the gate of the yard.

Xiao Changfeng was a little surprised to see that Li Ji'an actually wanted to take this little girl who had not yet started practicing, but in the end he did not say anything. He was confident that it was just to protect one more person.

The east gate of the fairy city.

Li Ji'an was originally planning to summon a first-level mid-stage magic weapon he purchased two years ago, but Xiao Changfeng had already released a flying boat.

"Fellow Daoist Li, the journey is tens of thousands of miles. I have specially borrowed a flying boat from the sect elders. This should save us some time."

Li Ji'an was slightly surprised.

As a flying magical instrument, a flying boat is not cheap. The flying boat of the Yan family is a mid-grade first-level one, and it would take several generations for people to afford to buy one. However, the flying boat that Xiao Changfeng borrowed was actually a high-grade flying boat.

After a brief sensation, relying on the vision he had gained in the Immortal City over the years, Li Ji'an judged that this flying boat was similar to the flying boat that brought them to the cultivation world back then.

It is indeed very comfortable to sit in the flying boat with Xiao Qiao.

At the same time, Li Ji'an looked far to the south, in the direction of the sandstorm.

That is where I first entered this world fifty-seven years ago.

There, there is also a top-grade flying boat like Xiao Changfeng's.

This flying boat alone is worth more than a thousand spirit stones.

They haven't investigated for all these years.

At that time, he was not clear about the capabilities of the cultivation world and was worried that those things might have the marks of high-level cultivators on them, and he was worried about being tracked down.

Judging from our current perspective, combined with our judgment of the other party's family and the risks of what they are doing, firstly, the distance is far enough that they cannot be sensed, and secondly, the other party does not dare to leave any marks on it that can lock onto their clues.

"Forget it, let's wait a little longer. Or, I'll have a chance in the next life to go and see if it's there." In the end, Li Ji'an suppressed the desire in his heart.

All the way east.

A month later, the flying boat completely left the Biyun Sect's sphere of influence.

At the same time, the spiritual energy has become thinner and thinner since leaving the fairy city, and now it is completely undetectable.

One day, seeing Xiao Changfeng take another soul-replenishing pill, Li Ji'an took out a bottle of pills from his storage bag and handed it to Xiao Changfeng.

The other party was very kind to accompany him and lend him the flying boat.

Moreover, the most important thing in interpersonal communication is the exchange of interests and equal exchange. Expressing one's own value at the right time is beneficial to maintaining relationships with each other.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li." Seeing Li Ji'an handing over the pill, Xiao Changfeng hesitated for a moment, then thanked him and accepted it.

The reason for his hesitation was that in order to refine his magic power, the pills he took had to be at least of high quality.

However, his understanding of Li Ji'an contained some worldly prejudices. As a self-employed alchemist, he would sell the good pills he made in exchange for other resources, and the ones he took himself were usually of medium and low quality.

This cannot be blamed on him, it is just the way the cultivation world is.

Those who are dressed in silk and satin are not silkworm farmers!
The reason why he accepted it in the end was just to protect Li Ji'an's dignity.

however.

"Hmm?" The moment he got the jade bottle, he sensed the aura of the elixir inside.

Without further hesitation, he opened the jade bottle.

"This..." He looked at Li Ji'an in surprise.

One bottle contains twenty top-grade nourishing pills.

Li Ji'an smiled faintly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, you don't have to be polite. These are all made by me on a daily basis. Moreover, if I don't have you to protect me on this trip, I may not be able to guarantee my safety."

"This...you usually keep pills of this quality?" Xiao Changfeng couldn't believe it.

Li Ji'an shook his head. "Normally I wouldn't leave any like this, but this time I thought we'd be in a lot of spiritually barren land along the way and needed to replenish spiritual energy, so I left some for good measure."

"Oh. I said..." Xiao Changfeng let out a sigh.

However, before he finished speaking, Li Ji'an took out another bottle of fine Qi-boosting pills: "I usually only keep these of good quality for consumption."

(End of this chapter)