Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 166: Physical Training
After the four of them left, there were only three of them left in the academy, but it didn't have much of an impact.

Since the auction last year, the popularity of the Immortal City has been declining. Not to mention the masters’ academy in the inner city, there are few visitors in the streets and alleys of the outer city.

Most of the rental areas in the outer city are empty.

Almost all the independent cultivators who have reached the middle stage of Qi training have already entered the Daze Mountains to compete for opportunities.

The guards of the Qi family who stayed in Xiancheng relaxed and focused on protecting the inner city area.

"Master Li Dan, are you going out?" Three months later, when Li Ji'an walked out of the courtyard, Manager Qi greeted him from afar.

"There are not enough medicinal herbs, so we need to buy some." Li Ji'an responded with a smile.

Manager Qi looked around and whispered, "Master Li Dan, it would be best if you don't have any contact with the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce for the time being."

"Huh?" Li Ji'an looked at Manager Qi in surprise.

"A few days ago, a disciple of our sect died in the restricted area in the south of the mountain range. The cause was a second-level blood knife talisman..." Manager Qi stopped talking after that.

"Thank you, Manager Qi." Li Ji'an didn't ask any further questions and bowed.

The Jiuding Chamber of Commerce has considerable influence in the Wanshang Cultivation Domain, but its development in the Tiancang Domain is not very good, especially the branch in Cangyun Prefecture, which is more like a cage that exiles Tong Xiangyu within the Tong family.

After all, the Tiancang Domain has the Wanfa Palace as its pillar of support, and there is zero tolerance for evil cultivators in the domain.

According to Zhao Shuyao, Tong Xiangyu also wanted to develop well in the early years. It seemed that there was some kind of agreement with her in the clan. If she developed to a certain level, she could leave Tiancang Domain.

However, the headquarters provides little support for this place. More than 20 years ago, when Tong Xiangyu reported the auction of the use rights of Xiancheng to the headquarters, the headquarters did not approve it.

Tong Xiangyu is not very capable in this area, so it can be said that her skills are getting worse and worse.

It has even become a mess in recent years.

Hearing what Manager Qi said at this moment, Li Ji'an had no doubt about its authenticity.

It is very likely that Tong Xiangyu did this on purpose.

Without thinking any more, Li Ji'an headed towards the auction house.

There were few people along the way, so there was no need to hide specially. Li Ji'an changed his clothes and disguised himself smoothly, and used his Qi and blood to transform his muscles and bones, turning into a burly and rugged man. He released his second-level physical Qi and blood without reservation.

"Senior Zhang, you are finally here. If you hadn't come earlier, I would have thought you didn't want it anymore." The auction was affiliated with another chamber of commerce, which was one of the shareholders behind the Qi family. Its manager led Li Ji'an to a private room and took out three storage bags and handed them to him.

Li Ji'an glared at him, "What the hell are you talking about? Do you think I'm someone who doesn't keep my word?"

The shopkeeper shuddered instantly and subconsciously released the protective magic shield of the late stage of Qi training.

"Senior, please calm down. I spoke out of turn and deserve a beating." The shopkeeper pretended to slap himself.

"Hmph, never mind." Li Ji'an took the storage bag and was delighted when he sensed that it was full of lava sand.

This was the bounty that had been offered at this auction house under a disguised identity since he was promoted to the second-level physical cultivator six years ago. He had received a message more than two months ago, but he had deliberately waited until today to claim it.

It is said that this realm of physical cultivation originated from the ancient times when humans were struggling to survive.

By then, the demon race will have a powerful bloodline and dominate the three thousand worlds, and only the natural holy spirit can contend with them.

However, the human race has ordinary blood and weak bodies. No saint has yet created a sacred method of soul cultivation that combines the spirit with the Tao, nor has a method of cultivation that absorbs spiritual energy and refines magic power been born.

Initially, the ancestors of the human race wanted to imitate the powerful physical bodies of the demon race, and first created the path of physical cultivation.

However, the reason why the demon race has such powerful bodies is that their bloodlines are inherited from the divine beasts of the creation and the wild demon beasts. It mainly depends on the transformation and evolution of the bloodlines, the awakening of the ancestral bloodlines, and the subsequent birth of extraordinary power.

The human race does not have the bloodline of divine beasts, but after countless generations of sages, they finally discovered that they can use the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth to imitate the demon race and improve their bloodline through physical cultivation.

That period was the peak of human physical cultivation.

However, physical training also has requirements for physical constitution. The better the physical constitution, the faster the progress of physical training and the higher the upper limit.

Fortunately, during that period, there were spiritual treasures and rare objects everywhere, and physical cultivation developed rapidly.

According to records unearthed from some ruins over the past six thousand years, it is said that the first person who could push the physical cultivation to the level of being able to fight against the Demon King was the one who transformed his mortal blood into a pseudo-true spirit beast.

With just his physique, he can shatter the void with his fists and step on the Demon King.

The bloodline transformed from that physical cultivator was the pseudo-Qilin bloodline, and was honored by the world as the Holy Qilin. Later generations even used its name to refer to the physical cultivation system.

However, that was not the pinnacle of physical cultivation. Physical cultivation in later generations had created several brilliant achievements.

There have even been bloodline evolution paths that no longer imitate the true spirit beasts.

Among them, the most famous ones are the Heavenly Tyrant Body, the Ancient Holy Body, the Glazed Golden Body... and so on.

Unfortunately, physical cultivators have never been able to break the shackles of achieving the Dao and becoming immortals.

In addition, as the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth and the rare objects created by the universe became fewer and fewer, the practice of physical cultivation declined.

Especially after the emergence of soul cultivation and magic cultivation, body cultivation has gradually been despised. After all, it was indeed originally imitating the path of the demon clan.

But now, in the post-ancient era, the way of heaven has collapsed, soul cultivation has declined, body cultivation is barely surviving, and law cultivation is the only orthodoxy.

Li Ji'an's practice of the second stage of the "Hundred Forging Golden Body Art" requires the use of lava sand for the transformation of bloodline.

This thing is contaminated with the flames of the earth. Although it is not a spiritual treasure, it can barely have the effect of transformation. Of course, the effect is far from the real spiritual treasures of heaven and earth in ancient times.

The "Hundred Forging Golden Body Art" body-refining method was also improved upon by later generations based on the ancient body-cultivation sacred methods, taking into account the existing resources for bloodline transformation. Otherwise, with today's resources, even the most extraordinary body-cultivation methods would be of no use.

After collecting the lava sand, Li Ji'an strode away. He had already paid the full amount before. After all, there were very few people who needed this thing now, and the stock was small and difficult to collect. If someone really canceled the order, it would be easy for him to have the money left in his hands.

"I wonder to what extent these can help me improve my physical training?" After flying a thousand miles out of the Immortal City, Li Ji'an returned to the Immortal City as another ordinary cultivator. Now that he was back at the Li Mansion, he couldn't wait to pour all the lava sand into the basement specially used for physical training.

Li Ji'an, who has already reached the second level of physical cultivation, now has a deeper understanding of physical cultivation and has carefully studied and analyzed the principles of physical cultivation.

At the beginning of the first stage, there is no need to rely on external objects. It is entirely based on the training of one's own essence and blood to refine the qi and blood.

At that time, it was already the limit of the human body.

To go one step further, one can only transform the bloodline.

Thunder Spirit Crystal is the most common spiritual object for first-level physical cultivation today, and it is relatively easy to obtain.

Lava sand takes it a step further.

In general, physical cultivators have a greater demand for resources than magic cultivators and soul cultivators.

The advantage is that if there are enough spiritual treasures from heaven and earth and the endurance is sufficient, the efficiency will be higher and more under one's control.

Li Ji'an is now a second-level physical cultivator and also a magic cultivator in the foundation-building stage. While refining his body and enduring the transformation of his blood by the lava sand, he can also absorb spiritual energy to nourish his flesh and blood and repair his injuries. He also has a strong soul that can endure the pain. In fact, as long as there is enough lava sand, the physical cultivator's advancement speed will definitely be faster than that of the magic cultivator.

Physical training is his most basic trump card, but also his most powerful trump card. He will do his best to move forward.

For the next two years, he stopped practicing talismans. After all, his talisman skills had reached the second-level exquisite level. The only thing he lacked was his magic power. He was also limited by the talisman materials, so he saw no hope of making further progress for the time being.

In addition to the uninterrupted practice of Qigong, he also tirelessly strengthens his body, and during his rest time he comprehends the medical heritage of Doctor Bai.

"Boom!" On this day, as the last grain of lava sand was refined, Li Ji'an almost became a bloody man, and his blood and energy almost condensed and rushed out of his body.

"It took eight thousand spirit stones of lava sand to finally step into the middle stage!" Li Ji'an felt mixed emotions as he slowly gathered his energy and blood.

The good news is that this method is much more efficient than practicing Qi.

What worries me is that the consumption is too high and I don’t know when I can get it next time.

Two years ago, the shopkeeper spent six years to collect that amount, and he even issued rewards everywhere, including Tianyuan Prefecture and Daoyuan Prefecture, before he collected those. He admitted that it would be difficult to find that much again.

"With the power now, even if that Blood Hand Butcher releases a protective magic shield, I should be able to break it with one punch!" After feeling it for a while, Li Ji'an felt much more secure.

Then he did not hesitate any longer, secretly practicing his medical skills and channeling the magic power of a mid-grade wood-based technique that he had specialized in studying a few years ago to repair his physical injuries.

The main practice method can nourish the Dantian, cause the qualitative change of the Dantian, and eventually give birth to the Tao baby and become one with the Tao.

The magic power refined from auxiliary cultivation techniques can only attach to the wall of Dantian, and cannot nourish Dantian and cause qualitative changes. It can only support the release of magic techniques.

This wood-based technique is very ordinary. Li Ji'an values its therapeutic effects that are more inclined towards health preservation.

However, when he cultivated the first strand of wood magic power, it gave him a surprise.

The five elements restrain and generate each other, wood generates fire. Although the wood magic power is attached to the wall of Dantian and cannot cause qualitative changes in Dantian, it has a nourishing effect on fire magic power.

Of course, the wood magic power of the middle stage of Qi training is very weak in nourishing the fire magic power of the third stage of foundation building. If Li Ji'an's spiritual consciousness was not strong, he might not be able to detect it.

Later he consulted Master Zou Dan, who gave him a positive answer.

The mutual generation effect of the five elements of magic power is no stranger to the cultivators in this world. According to the records unearthed from some relics, there are even records that great powers in ancient times tried to create a method of practicing several kinds of magic power.

But all failed.

Many even died because of the mutual restraint of their magic power, which resulted in the destruction of their dantian and the disappearance of their souls.

Moreover, in today's post-ancient era, it is extremely difficult to master a single magical power, and those who practice secondary skills are all people like Doctor Bai who possess special skills.

In addition, Li Ji'an also discovered that the little fire spirit was more greedy for wood magic power than fire magic power.

He also had a more personal experience of the well-known strength and long-lasting power of wood magic.

I finally understood the fundamental reason why most talisman masters are wood-type cultivators.

After his injuries healed, Li Ji'an left the basement.

While getting dressed, he received a message from Zhao Shuyao, informing him that he had successfully passed the Daze Mountains and arrived at Daoyuan Prefecture, and was waiting for the large spiritual ship to cross the cultivation domain.

Two years ago, the Biyun Sect conducted a thorough investigation into the death of an inner sect disciple from a second-level talisman, and as expected, the cause was eventually traced back to the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce.

After more than a year of tug-of-war, half a year ago, the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce was expelled from Cangyun Province as Tong Xiangyu wished, so it set out to cross the Daze Mountains and return to the Wanshang cultivation area in the northwest.

Zhao Shuyao, Tong Xiangyu's maid, eventually left with her.

Li Ji'an was unsure whether they would see each other again, so he privately asked Tong Yaoyao to preserve Zhao Shuyao's body if possible if she passed away.

I promised to take them back, so I will definitely not go back on my word.

After replying to Zhao Shuyao's message, Li Ji'an came to the yard and looked towards the Daze Mountains in the north.

Two years had passed since they last saw Duanmu Qin and the other three. The spiritual energy there was mixed, and there were also sect barriers and forbidden formations, making it impossible to communicate.

(End of this chapter)