Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 126 Fulfilling the Promise
Without paying any attention to Gua Gua who was consolidating his state after being promoted to the second level, Li Ji'an picked up Xiao Qiao first.

When I first met Granny You, her bone age was over 110 years old. In addition, she had failed in her attempt to establish her foundation, which damaged her roots. She was also injured during the internal strife in the Liu family. Her life span was already short. Now she has not returned for four years. It is very dangerous. There is a 90% chance that she will not be able to come back.

He had never told Xiao Qiao about this situation, but Xiao Qiao had already felt it in the past few years.

Strictly speaking, Xiao Qiao only has him as a relative.

"This world of cultivation is truly full of wonders and is magnificent and colorful..." Looking at the unconscious girl in his arms and recalling the strange power of the earth just now, Li Ji'an was even more looking forward to its abilities.

He fed Xiao Qiao a tranquilizing pill and placed her carefully on the bed before checking on the Fire Spirit's condition.

At this moment, the fire spirit in the dantian was sluggish and had consumed a lot of energy.

After sensing it with the soul imprint and confirming that it was just a temporary over-consumption and not a deficit, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Coming to the yard again, Li Ji'an gritted his teeth at the sight of Gua Gua, who was still covered in blood but in peak condition.

"Why do you feel like the protagonist more than me?"

The tenacity, willpower, and indomitable courage he showed when he just tried to reach the second level, especially when it seemed impossible to succeed, but he ultimately turned the tide and received unremitting help from those around him... all of these are consistent with the characteristics of the protagonists in the novels he once read.

Comparing his own experience, Li Ji'an suddenly felt a little helpless.

Xiao Changfeng's state of mind and luck before made him feel like the protagonist here.

At this moment, his spiritual pet was also like this.

Shaking his head, Li Ji'an released his spiritual sense, wanting to carefully sense the situation of Gua Gua's promotion to the second level.

"Hmm?" However, after a sense, he found that Gua Gua had successfully advanced and his aura had been restrained. Even with his spiritual sense, which was comparable to that of the middle stage of foundation building, he could not see through it at all.

Even when his spiritual sense swept over it, the quack that was right in front of him seemed to be nothing.

Especially now that it had shed all the blood and its skin had merged with the turbid water in the pool, if it were not for the spiritual pet contract, it would have been difficult for him to discover it.

Fortunately, he had a spirit pet contract, and his soul was much stronger than its. Otherwise, he would really be worried that it would devour its master.

"Quack~" I just sensed its status through the spirit pet contract.

Guagua suddenly changed color and returned to its previous green color. It opened its mouth wide and called out to Li Ji'an. Then it jumped to Li Ji'an's side and rubbed Li Ji'an's arm affectionately with its frog head.

After being promoted to the second level, his body became a little bigger, and when he squatted there he was almost as tall as Li Ji'an.

If he gets promoted a few more times, maybe people will be able to sit on his back.

Li Ji'an patted its head, feeling deeply moved that the spirit pet had actually been promoted before its master.

Judging from the demonic power of Gua Gua's current demon core, even his biggest trump card, a first-level peak physical cultivator, cannot withstand the power of its attack.

Equivalent to the realm of cultivation of the human race, the foundation-building stage and the Qi-training stage are qualitative changes in Dantian magic power. There is an insurmountable gap that cannot be filled with quantity.

Guagua has now officially become a second-level monster. Even with the help of Xiao Qiao and the Fire Spirit, Li Ji'an feels that the power of its monster core is stronger than that of ordinary cultivators in the early stage of foundation building.

"Go ahead, calm down and don't become arrogant after you succeed." Throwing a beast pill to Gua Gua, Li Ji'an turned around and returned to the alchemy room to calm himself down.

"It doesn't matter, I will definitely be able to build my foundation this year!"

The situation in the Immortal City has changed significantly now, and the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill will not be too difficult to obtain. He still has more than 5,000 spirit stones in his storage bag, which is enough to collect all the ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill, or even more than one.

Buying a second-level alchemy furnace is not a problem either.

Five days later, Li Ji'an was simulating the method of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill many times. With a movement of his spiritual consciousness, the spiritual mark left on Master Mo moved towards the outside of the city.

This kind of spiritual mark is just a small trick used by foundation-building cultivators who have condensed their spiritual consciousness. They release a wisp of spiritual consciousness on the other party, leaving a mark. It will only work if the other party's spiritual consciousness is weaker than their own, otherwise it will be discovered and easily erased.

There are also time and distance restrictions. The spiritual imprint of an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of foundation building can only last for three days at most, and it will be ineffective if the distance exceeds a hundred feet.

"Let's see if there is any chance." Li Ji'an put Gua Gua into the spirit pet bag, told Xiao Qiao not to activate the magic circle lightly, and then changed his appearance and chased after him.

Not long after, Li Ji'an caught up with Master Mo Dan and his four companions just as they were about to step out of the city gate.

From a distance, Master Mo Dan and his entourage had transformed themselves into four ferocious-looking, rough and ascetic monks, wearing old, low-level robes, and each wielding a magical weapon that looked ferocious at first glance.

Most of the cultivators they met on the road stayed away from them. After all, the strength of the four cultivators in the late stage of Qi training was not bad in Cangyun Province, while most of the independent cultivators were still in the early and middle stages of Qi training.

The four of them left the city, controlled their magic weapons and flew away towards the south.

Now that the auction in the Immortal City has just ended, many cultivators leave the Immortal City every day, and there are also many cultivators heading south. Li Ji'an also disguises himself as a bearded man and follows them from a distance.

Sometimes one would encounter patrolling monks wearing the uniforms of the Jinhuang Immortal City patrol guards near the Immortal City, which gave the monks a certain degree of confidence in the safety of the Immortal City.

However, their manpower was still insufficient, and after just five days, the patrolling monks were no longer seen. From then on, the surrounding monks became cautious, and when they encountered powerful but unfriendly people, they would stay away. Some of the weaker ones began to seek companions.

"Fellow Daoist, we are the legitimate cultivators from the Tang Family Village in the south. May I ask if we can travel together?"

That day, a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training, with a white face and no beard and a bone age of less than thirty, approached from afar.

This surprised Li Ji'an. The reason why he disguised himself as a rough and fierce one was not only because he didn't want to be treated as a fat sheep by the robber cultivators, but also because he wanted to avoid any complications.

This time when he followed Master Mo Dan here, his initial thought was that he didn't have to take action. He planned to let things take their course. If there was a chance, he would help Master Mo Dan fulfill the promise he made in his previous life.

If there is no opportunity, don't force it.

Of course, this was my thought before Gua Gua was promoted.

Now, he feels that the chances are very great.

It is no exaggeration to say that with the second-level Gua Gua here, he is not afraid of anyone in the entire Cangyun Province except for a few forces.

To know yourself correctly, in addition to recognizing your own shortcomings and being low-key when necessary, you must also recognize your own strengths and maintain the right mindset.

If you are obviously very strong but still worried all day long, it can be said that you don't know yourself well.

"Hmm?" Li Ji'an's face darkened and he looked at him coldly.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand us. We really have no ill intentions. It's just that a few days ago we heard that the area thousands of miles ahead might not be so safe. Now the Holy Sect has gone to the Daze Mountains to seize the opportunity and is unable to maintain the safety of the state. Not only have the real robbery cultivators made a comeback, but there are also many powerful amateur robbery cultivators. If we can stick together for warmth, we can be safer." The young man responded cautiously.

"Hmph, aren't you afraid that I am the calamity cultivator?" Li Ji'an looked at me coldly, asking curiously.

The young man smiled casually: "Fellow Daoist, you are joking. How can a robbery cultivator dress like this?"

"It's my first time, it's funny?" Li Ji'an released a little of his pressure.

The young man's face changed instantly, and he quickly bowed and apologized: "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I will leave immediately."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

"Huh?" After a few days, Li Ji'an suddenly discovered that Master Mo Dan and his group had stopped a hundred miles ahead. Through the vision shared with Gua Gua, he clearly saw that the four of them had changed their appearance again, and all of them turned into four young masters.

Moreover, the four of them restrained their aura and only released the magical aura of the middle stage of Qi training.

"Is this... a trap to enforce the law?" Li Ji'an looked around at the monks who occasionally flew by and guessed what Master Mo Dan and the other three were thinking.

Near the Immortal City, there are often Foundation Establishment cultivators, as well as powerful Qi Condensation cultivators, and many of them commit crimes in gangs, so they avoid being targeted.

At this moment, far away from the northern part of Cangyun Province, the overall strength of the cultivators has declined a lot. The strength of the four of them is already considered top-notch among this group of returning cultivators.

Do you want to make some extra money but are afraid of being caught by law enforcement in the future, so you pretend to be a fat sheep to lure people into your trap?
"If there are no rules, the law of the jungle will be the rule!" Li Ji'an smiled indifferently and continued to follow from a distance.

After another half month of walking and several splits, the number of monks traveling together became fewer and fewer.

On this day, Master Mo Dan and his three companions finally achieved their wish.

The two mid-stage Qi training cultivators who flew past Master Mo Dan and his three companions a few days ago, gathered three late-stage Qi training cultivators from somewhere and ambushed them on the road that Master Mo Dan and his four companions had to pass.

The five people thought they had robbed a fat sheep, but as soon as they started fighting, they discovered problems with the other four people.

Before he could even beg for mercy, he was quickly killed and his body was looted.

A passing monk witnessed the whole scene, fled in panic, and kept it in mind. The Hui people then joined the clan hall to teach and warn future generations.

However, just as the passing monk fled in panic, Master Mo Dan, who was counting the spoils, was suddenly startled because the breath of the other three people disappeared from his perception in an instant.

The moment I turned my head, I happened to meet Guagua's long tongue.

"Puff~" A tongue pierced through his heart.

Master Mo Dan's pupils dilated as he looked at the frog in front of him in disbelief.

Then, a familiar figure appeared beside the frog.

"You...you...Xiao Li?" Memories from more than sixty years ago suddenly emerged.

The person and the frog in front of me are so familiar.

"Master Mo Dan, my father said you promised to give me a great opportunity, so I came to you today to fulfill your promise."

(End of this chapter)