Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 12 Two Years of Bone Tempering
Half a month later, all the thirty "geniuses" who had entered the academy through the martial arts examinations had arrived. Xunxian Academy had special instructors who taught them the "bone tempering" method and prepared tonic pills for them according to their respective constitutions.

"As expected, the difficulty has increased dramatically!" In the following month, Li Jiman devoted himself to it, almost to the point of forgetting himself. As expected, the difficulty of "tempering bones" is not on the same order of magnitude as that of "grinding skin" and "tamping flesh".

Not only does the "bone-tempering" method have 206 ways for qi and blood to circulate, but the sequence and dosage must also be correct.

Moreover, the Qi and blood he cultivated through the "Golden Strength Skill" were more than enough for the first two realms. All he lacked was time to nourish and cleanse them.

As for the bone-tempering stage, the Qi and blood cultivated through the "Golden Strength Technique" alone are no longer enough to nourish and stimulate the bones. The Qi and blood cultivated in one day can only nourish the bones for three major cycles... At this rate, it may take ten years to achieve success in bone-tempering!

"Comprehension and physique are both essential! It's probably because my physique is insufficient. If I were a dragon or tiger, perhaps the Qi and blood I could cultivate would be enough for at least five great cycles."

"Do your best! With the help of outside help, the time should be cut in half."

After facing the reality, Li Ji'an was not discouraged at all.

After all, there are external supplements. Not only does the martial arts academy provide the necessary supplements and pills, he also has a huge sum of 6,000 taels of silver to support more advanced additional supplements.

Even if we take a step back and fail to become an immortal in this life, we will have accumulated experience and laid a foundation for the next life.

"Junior brother, come and try it. My mother has brought me some new desserts." Ning Yutan came forward with a plate of exquisite pastries just after finishing his training.

Li Ji'an laughed slightly. He had clearly refused the two girls from becoming their competitors that day.

However, they never expected that this would actually arouse the two girls' competitive spirit.

These days, Ning Yutan has been more proactive.

Even Ning Sujin let down her reserve a little.

"Li Ji'an, I have basically understood the bone-tempering method. If you have any questions, you can ask me."

In this regard, Li Ji'an let everything take its course.

As time goes by, time will tell how the relationship will develop in the future. As long as he stays true to himself, is honest, doesn't go against his heart, doesn't deceive, doesn't have bad intentions, and doesn't become an enemy, that's all that's fine.

"Miss Third, I appreciate your kindness, but I feel that my energy and blood are insufficient, so I asked someone to help me buy some blood and flesh of precious beasts to replenish them. It should be here soon, so I won't be greedy anymore."

"Miss, to be honest, I was lucky enough to fully comprehend the 206 Bone Tempering Techniques two days ago."

Li Ji'an replied one by one.

During this period, the identities of the two women had spread throughout the martial arts academy, and everyone called them that.

"The flesh and blood of a precious beast!" Ning Yutan's mouth instantly turned into an O shape in shock.

In order to pull Li Ji'an to her side, she also investigated Li Ji'an, an orphan from a Taoist temple in a small county town.

The blood and flesh of precious beasts are rare and expensive. The cheapest one costs over a hundred taels of silver. Especially if you want to maximize the replenishment of qi and blood, you need to drink its blood and eat its flesh raw... The bloody and wild scene made her spine cold just thinking about it.

When there are elixirs to replenish their body, few apprentices also use the blood and flesh of precious beasts for nourishment.

In an instant, her understanding of Li Ji'an was refreshed.

"Your comprehension is so strong? No wonder your aptitude is not as good as mine, yet you can still come in second in the martial arts exam." Ning Sujin's eyes widened as she looked at Li Ji'an in disbelief.

She had a good understanding since she was young, and she relied on her understanding to closely catch up with Ning Yutan, who had better roots than her and had taken the marrow cleansing pill, in the martial arts. However, she was completely defeated by Li Ji'an.

In an instant, the perception of Li Ji'an changed quietly from the initial simple competition with Ning Yutan.

It is a girl's nature to admire the strong.

In addition, when I took a closer look at him, I found that in addition to Li Ji'an's tall figure and handsome appearance, he also had a different temperament, which was quiet and indifferent, making people feel very comfortable.

At the same time, Li Ji'an couldn't help but sigh at Ning Sujin's talent for comprehension, which was not much worse than his own comprehension after four lifetimes as a human being.

After a day of training, Li Ji'an returned to his courtyard and saw Xiao Wu carrying a purple-gold marten from afar. The purple-gold marten, a first-class treasure beast, was known for replenishing Qi and blood. Despite the high price of two hundred taels of silver, it was unavailable to ordinary people. Fortunately, Xiao Wu was a captain of the police, so Li Ji'an had to entrust him with the purchase.

Ning Yutan saw it from a distance and quickly followed. Although he had received an invitation from Li Ji'an, he only dared to stretch his neck and watch from outside the door. Until he saw Li Ji'an really eating his flesh and drinking his blood, he covered his eyes and mouth, and finally ran away with his heart beating fast.

——Wild, ruthless, and with a strong will to become an immortal!

The danger made her curious and awed.

"The effect is indeed good, but unfortunately... my current body can't bear it. Replenishing it once every three months is the limit." Feeling the surging energy and blood in his body, Li Ji'an was a little disappointed.

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In the days that followed, the two girls' attitudes towards him quietly changed. The only thing that remained unchanged was their open and covert rivalry, which became even more intense.

Two years passed quietly as Li Ji'an worked hard and the two girls competed openly and secretly.

"Brother Li, my bone forging is complete, I can start the blood transfusion!"

That day, Ning Yutan ran to Li Ji'an happily and told him the good news as soon as possible.

Li Ji'an was secretly surprised. Two years had passed. In addition to working day and night, he also had elixirs and the flesh and blood of precious beasts. Now the bone forging progress was only 70%. Conservatively estimated, it would take another year and a half to complete the bone forging.

"What a monster!"

"Ah? I'm not a monster, Brother Li, please say something nice." Ning Yutan blinked playfully.

Although she is two years older and will soon be seventeen, Ning Yutan becomes more mischievous in front of Li Ji'an, acting cute from time to time.

"Genius! Unrivaled genius!" Li Ji'an changed his words.

"Hehe, Brother Li, you're too kind. I'm not even close to the true geniuses in the Imperial City. My dad said someone perfected bone tempering in just one year last year." Ning Yutan said as he turned his head to Ning Sujin on the other side, and his voice suddenly increased a few decibels.

"Bang! I'm not going to practice anymore. Where did these flies come from?" Ning Sujin kicked over the stone mill in front of her, turned around and left, obviously very upset.

His bone tempering progress is slightly faster than Li Ji'an's, about 80%. If it is completed, it will probably take another year.

"Jealous! Brother Li, she is jealous of me." Ning Yutan complained to Li Ji'an with a wronged look on her face, but joy in her heart.

Li Ji'an, as usual, smiled, shook his head, turned around and left, never getting involved in their fight.

When I returned to the courtyard, the servant brought two more letters.

"Brother, your letters are coming more and more frequently." As people get older, they tend to be more nostalgic. Liu Deshan only wrote once every six months a year a year ago, but now he only writes once every three months.

The concern in the letter remained the same, and even had a bit more nagging.

In his previous life, Liu Deshan was five years older than Li Ji'an. Now he is fifty-four years old, which is considered an old man in this world.

In addition, he is too fat and has never practiced martial arts to strengthen his body, so it is unknown whether he can live to the age of sixty.

In contrast, Qingyun's letter was perfunctory and incoherent, and it was most likely written under the pressure of Liu Deshan.

Young men of seventeen or eighteen are at the age of being full of energy and playing with the world. They cannot understand separation and will not keep the longing in their hearts, not to mention Qingyun's heartless nature.

After giving a heartfelt reply to his senior brother, he was too lazy to waste words on Qingyun, so he simply sent him the copy of "The Secret Art of Locking the Dragon" that Xiao Wu had passed on to him.

This thing was obtained by Li Ji'an by chance in his previous life. It uses qi and blood to repeatedly flush the perineum, guarding the essence gate, nourishing the primordial yang, and preventing the essence from being lost. It also has some maintenance uses for ordinary people who have not cultivated qi and blood.

In his previous life, he passed it on to that kid Xiao Wu, and in this life, that kid secretly passed it on to him.

(End of this chapter)