Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 139 Talisman Inheritance
After sixty-eight years in this cultivation world, Li Ji'an has been trying to analyze the past of this world from the limited information available in Cangyunzhou, in an attempt to understand this worldview.

Based on his knowledge and insights before crossing over, combined with what he saw and heard in this world, his biggest guess was that this world was once a holy place for cultivation, but as a result, the way of heaven collapsed and the ancient times collapsed.

Everything that once was buried in dust.

It was then reopened more than 6,000 years ago.

His speculation was based on the theory of the Cretaceous period on Earth, and was also combined with some archaeological records in this world. He believed that it was more likely.

However, the records about ancient times are still somewhat incomplete, and there are many false, rumored, and forged information mixed in, so he still cannot be sure.

Especially what Zhao Shuyao said last time about the Tianqi Juedi in Wanshang Domain being the burial ground of immortals.

It is difficult to tell what is true and what is false, what is real and what is fake.

But there was one thing he always held out hope for.

In a world where there is such spiritual energy and one can absorb it, refine magic power and transform oneself, there must be the possibility of becoming an immortal.

This has always been his ultimate goal.

However, this ancient man who lived at least seven or eight thousand years ago actually said that there were no "immortals" at that time?
Read on.

"I, Shen Yuan, have practiced Taoism for five hundred years. When my cultivation was no longer able to advance, I longed to follow the Heavenly Venerable to slay the demons. Thus, I meticulously studied talismans, hoping to contribute my skills. However, time is merciless, and before I could perfect the talismans, my lifespan had expired. I can only pass them on to future generations. If I can one day master the talisman technique, perhaps I can help the Heavenly Venerable to clear the universe and annihilate all demons..."

After reading the preface, Li Ji'an frowned even more.

"Five hundred years... wouldn't that mean he's a Jindan True Person?"

"The Heavenly Lord slays the demon?"

"It's obvious that when this person passed away, the world hadn't reopened yet, but was just in a period of turmoil between humans and demons."

"The reopening more than 6,000 years ago was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster?"

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Moreover, from his words, Li Ji'an felt that the cultivators at that time did not attach much importance to the art of talismans, and there were not even those who were particularly proficient in it.

This reminded Li Ji'an of some records he had seen in Jinhuang Immortal City. It seemed that the ancient times six thousand years later would be the peak period for the development of some immortal cultivation arts.

Before this, it seemed that the main focus was on cultivation.

After all, there was no shortage of resources for cultivation at that time, and strength and lifespan mainly depended on the level of cultivation and techniques. Other skills, especially those that had little effect on the level of cultivation, were all considered minor.

Only when one's cultivation level can no longer advance will one try to learn skills, and mostly as a pastime.

Li Ji'an agrees with this.

Ask yourself, if he didn't have insufficient resources in this life and needed to rely on skills to maintain basic practice and life, he would definitely go all out to improve his cultivation.

If he could regain his youth, theoretically anyone with plenty of time would think so.

Not to mention other monks who cannot regain their youth and only have this life to live?

After pondering for a moment, Li Ji'an withdrew his thoughts and continued reading.

What followed was the second-level inheritance, which was consistent with the first-level talisman inheritance that Yan Kongyi had passed on to him before.

"Ok?"

However, after quickly browsing through it until the very end, a sentence appeared that made Li Ji'an raise his eyebrows slightly.

"Senior Shen, are you doing this nesting doll?"

At the end of this inherited jade talisman, there actually appeared a special second-stage late stage talisman, and it was said that only this talisman could open the third-level secret compartment.

There is actually a secret compartment.

This information was beyond Li Ji'an's expectations and was an unexpected surprise.

I thought I would be satisfied just to inherit the second-level talisman this time.

He had never imagined that there might be a third-order talisman inheritance. At the same time, it also gave him more motivation and urgency to study the second-order inheritance.

After putting away the inheritance jade talisman properly, Li Ji'an had no intention of going down to investigate further. He did not think that he could forcibly break through the arrangement of an ancient Jindan senior.

The trip was a success. Li Ji'an put away his Gua Gua and looked far away at the direction of the Storm Desert in the west. In the end, he decided to play it safe and at least wait until he had the second-stage late-stage talisman to protect him before going.

After all, those things have no appeal to him now that he has already established his foundation, except that there may be some clues.

But now he has just established his foundation and can barely gain a foothold in this cultivation world. Even if he knows the clues, it will be meaningless.

He looked at the communication talisman used to communicate with Chen Qingling again, but there was still no response. He had no choice but to temporarily give up his plan to make friends with Chishi Sanren.

When he decided to return to the wilderness three months ago, he sent a message to Chen Qingling, telling her that he would come back to meet her, but she has not replied yet.

"I'm afraid he followed Chishi Sanren deeper into the cave."

This kind of situation has happened frequently before. The communication talisman has a distance limit and requires spiritual energy and soul as a carrier. If the distance is too far, or the spiritual energy is extinct, the place where the soul is sealed will also find it difficult to receive and reply in time.

It has long been known that Chishi Sanren often goes deep into the Fallen Dragon Ridge all year round, sometimes staying there for a year or two, which is not uncommon.

This time, relying on the fact that he had already established his foundation, Li Ji'an felt that there might be a chance to make friends with Chishi Sanren, which would be much more accurate than passing information through Chen Qingling.

In addition to the "Xuanyuan Chaos Sutra" technique he obtained from a tomb near the Soul Ant thirty-three years ago, he also thought about his many years of searching for dragons and dividing gold, and perhaps there were many scarce second-level or even third-level materials.

Li Ji'an didn't force it. After all, he had plenty of time in this life. He could wait until the chaos in the wilderness subsided before creating an opportunity to make friends with Chishi Sanren.

Thinking of this, he did not stop, released the flying boat, and headed north, returning to Jinhuang Immortal City.

This place is away from the core of the wasteland and close to the Storm Desert in the west. If you go north, you don't have to go through the wasteland.

Three months later, he returned to the fairy city safely.

Along the way, he studied the inheritance of the second-level talismans in depth. Because it was passed down from the same line as the basic talismans he learned in this life, the research went very smoothly, and he felt that many things came naturally.

This gave him great confidence in his ability to protect the Dao in this life.

After being away for half a year, I returned to the second-level spiritual vein residence in the fairy city from the wilderness. I understood more clearly how difficult it was for a casual cultivator to have such a stable place to practice.

"Uncle Li!" Xiao Qiao came to meet him from afar as the house protection magic circle was just activated.

After not seeing each other for half a year, Li Ji'an finally felt that his cultivation had advanced to the second level of Qi training.

This training efficiency really puzzled Li Ji'an.

The five elements all have nine strands of spiritual charm. It is such a good environment for cultivation, and I have been working hard, but the speed of cultivation is so slow that it is unbelievable.

It took one year to train the first level of Qi and two years to train the second level of Qi. This is worse than the spiritual root qualifications of the two strands of spiritual charm that Li Ji'an had in his previous life.

However, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Li Ji'an realized that Xiao Qiao might have some secrets that he didn't know.

Or perhaps, it has something to do with its ability to sense the earth's spiritual inspiration.

He even wondered if it was the kind of divine favored person that Yan Qingwan had mentioned before, who would have a negative effect on cultivation.

After some encouragement, he released Gua Gua and Huo Ling to play with Xiao Qiao.

Li Ji'an himself began to prepare for the foundation-building celebration that he had promised before.

This is not for any sense of ritual, but for interpersonal communication.

Looking across the entire Cangyun Province, there are only a few independent cultivators who can build a foundation.

The reason why the casual cultivators are called casual cultivators is because they have no foundation, no background, and no support.

You can only rely on yourself.

After advancing to the foundation-building stage, especially in the middle stage of foundation-building, some of the resources needed for cultivation and replenishment are difficult to find in the fairy city market, and some information at this level is even less likely to be known to the public.

Therefore, it is necessary to make friends with other fellow Taoists who are building the foundation, exchange what you need, and share information.

(End of this chapter)