Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 182 The Grudge Between Two Prideful People

Being in the world that Gua Gua talked about, Li Ji was thinking carefully about the whole thing.

He unexpectedly encountered Fu Hanxing's brothers and the formation master and his apprentice, and some of his trump cards were exposed and resolved. Except for the stolen goods lying quietly in Gua Gua's mouth, there were no omissions.

In addition, with the drastic changes in the underground abyss now, even the traces of the battle there will probably be completely eliminated.

The only witness, Duanmu Qin, stepped into the large teleportation array, unsure whether she could be successfully teleported to the holy land she mentioned. However, judging by the powerful explosion under the abyss, if she could not be teleported away, it would be difficult for her to survive and she would never see it again in this life.

Now that he had no worries, Li Ji'an was able to sort out his gains.

The first to be affected is the sacred object of Dan formation, the seven-colored jade tree.

This thing is not a living thing. It is said that it is the five elements of heaven and earth, a total of seven kinds of spiritual power. By chance, it attached to a spirit gathering tree that grew in a special place, and was thus possessed by the seven spirits and conceived. However, when the seven spirits possessed it, the death of the spirit gathering tree was also announced.

Gazing at the small sapling in front of him, which was wrapped in seven kinds of spiritual energy and turned into colorful jade, Li Ji'an still felt like he was in a dream.

A mere casual cultivator actually obtained such a sacred object for forming a core?
He forced himself to calm his inner excitement and sealed it properly in a jade bottle.

Then he looked at the dead branches planted on the ground, which covered two cubic meters of soil.

Gua Gua Tun Tian's innate magical power almost guarantees the integrity of this dead branch and the soil underneath it.

"There is no inspiration, nor anything extraordinary... Hey, there seems to be a trace of life." Gently stroking the dead branch and sensing it carefully again, he unexpectedly found an extremely weak trace of life at its roots.

"After at least six thousand years, it's still not completely dead?" Li Ji'an decided to continue to maintain the status quo before determining its nature, and even further cultivate it. If it can recover its vitality, it will definitely be extraordinary.

"Hmm?" At this moment, the little fire spirit in the dantian suddenly expressed excitement.

Then, the little fire spirit was released.

"Whoosh~" One of them came out and immediately shot towards the dead branch.

It flew around the dead branch and carefully attached itself to it, looking like it was enjoying itself.

Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly. "Could it be that this withered branch, like the dark red stone that gave birth to the little fire spirit, has the effect of nourishing the fire spirit?"

He had not been able to find any inspiration in the stone that gave birth to the fire spirit. It had no extraordinary features, but it could nourish the fire spirit and promote its growth.

After pondering for a moment, Li Ji'an smiled and shook his head.

After all, the knowledge is not broad enough.

This world was restarted six thousand years ago, and many of the wonders of the cultivation world are not understood.

Then he stopped paying attention to the dead branches.

What followed was the opportunity gained in the cave.

He particularly values the alchemy inheritance of the cave owner.

He benefited greatly from the many insights recorded in it, and was of great help to his own research and understanding of the Dao of Alchemy.

Furthermore, the many original ancient elixir recipes in it also helped him avoid many detours.

However, he had never heard of many of the medicinal ingredients in the recipe, and he was not sure whether they could be fully prepared in this day and age.

In addition, there is the wooden bracelet he is currently wearing on his hand. He judged that it is at least at the level of a top-grade magic weapon. Moreover, after wearing it for some time, he found that in addition to the function of shielding spiritual consciousness, it also has the effect of slightly nourishing the soul.

However, his biggest need for this item is to prevent spiritual attacks.

After all, he had recently fought alongside Duanmu Qin and had seen the effects of his sonic attacks several times. If he were an enemy, it would be very dangerous if he lost his mind in that instant.

At this moment, he felt a little more at ease. His spiritual sense was already as strong as that of the late stage of foundation building. With the protection of this item, he should be able to defend against the fake pill-level spiritual sense attack.

Finally, he took out the skin of a beast that was once at least a third-level monster. Although its spiritual power had disappeared a lot now, it was enough for him to make a second-level mid-stage talisman. This time he had just consumed two second-level primary attack talismans. With this skin, he could make up for it and make further improvements.

The above are all opportunities that I actively gained this time.

What remains is the five-person storage bag obtained passively.

The total number of spirit stones is nearly ten thousand, most of which were contributed by Liu Xiangshan.

Fu Hanxing and his fellow disciples don't have many spirit stones. Apart from their own magical instruments, they have things they use for cultivation and tonics. They don't have talismans or anything like that, which they consider to be unorthodox ways that cannot reflect their own strength, which is in line with the stereotypes of disciples in the sect.

After all, in their cognition, improving one's own strength as quickly as possible is the most important thing. Magical weapons can be used as tools to transfer one's own strength, but they disdain talismans, which are a means of borrowing the power of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Moreover, the cost-effectiveness is too poor. A talisman that is comparable to their own strength can only be used once. It is better to replace it with a pill that can replenish their cultivation.

However, the prototype of Fu Hanxing's magic weapon is a powerful weapon.

Holding the glass lamp in his hand and feeling the fire power contained in it, Li Ji'an was very satisfied.

The prototype of the magic weapon has power comparable to that of a real elixir. If it is activated by a fake elixir cultivator, it can fight against a real elixir.

In the late stage of foundation building, even fake pills dare not confront it head-on.

It’s a pity that Li Ji’an is still unable to control it at the early stage of foundation building.

Moreover, with the meager magic power he cultivated, he had already nurtured three natal talismans, but it was difficult to nurture the prototype of this magic weapon.

"Refine it first!" Without further hesitation, taking advantage of the opportunity to return to the Immortal City, Li Ji'an mobilized his magic power and spiritual consciousness, erased Fu Hanxing's breath, and began to refine.

"Hmm? This is..." Just as he injected magic power to erase it, a force of resistance suddenly surged out of the glass lamp.

"Fire Lotus?" After a closer look, he discovered that it was the same Fire Lotus that Fu Hanxing had used before.

Li Ji'an knew very little about this secret technique. He thought it was just like a spell, which would disappear when the person died. He never imagined that it could actually exist in the prototype of a magic weapon.

This fire lotus was created by Fu Hanxing's magic power in the middle stage of foundation building. Li Ji'an was unable to break it with his own magic power.

"Hey~"

Just as Li Ji'an frowned, the little fire spirit lying on the dead branch flashed over.

Then the little fire spirit suddenly burst into flames, wrapping the entire glass lamp and burning it.

"Hiss~" A scene that surprised Li Ji'an happened.

The fire lotus that resided in the glass lamp howled in fear as it was being devoured bit by bit by the little fire spirit.

Almost instantly, Li Ji'an clearly sensed that the little fire spirit that had been stuck at the peak of the first level for a long time actually showed signs of a breakthrough, and the fire spiritual energy carried by the fire lotus became a great tonic for it.

"Devouring the spiritual flame condensed from magic power can also promote its growth." Li Ji'an was overjoyed.

If the fire spirit can be promoted to the second-level spiritual flame, his alchemy will be further improved. Moreover, the power of the second-level fire spirit's spiritual flame is so sudden that even a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building may be affected.

Soon, the fire lotus was completely devoured.

The little fire spirit licked the glass lamp with unsatisfied taste, leaving no trace.

At the same time, Li Ji'an unexpectedly discovered that the mark beyond his consciousness that was originally left on the glass lamp was also burned away by the fire spirit.

"The Fire Spirit can actually burn away the soul!"

"That's right! The Fire Spirit is the Holy Spirit of Heaven and Earth. It is not only at the physical level, but also at the soul level. The True Dan consciousness is nothing in front of it." As the little Fire Spirit returned to the dead branch to rest, the glass lamp instantly became an ownerless object. No matter whether it was the Fire Lotus that had just resided in it, or the lifeblood that Fu Hanxing had refined before, or the soul imprint that Fu Hanxing's master and elders had put on it, all disappeared without a trace.

Li Ji'an was overjoyed and immediately injected his own blood essence into it, refining it quickly.

This saved him at least a month of hard work.

But an hour later, the glass lamp became the prototype of Li Ji'an's first magic weapon.

If the magic power in his Dantian was stronger and thicker, he could start nurturing it now. Maybe after nurturing it for a few lifetimes, it would really transform into a complete magic weapon!

After transferring a little magic power, the glass lamp responded, but it was not enough to activate it.

He added magic power bit by bit until all the magic power was transferred in, but the glass lamp still could not be activated.

"Forget it, let's talk about it when I reach the middle stage of foundation building." He could only helplessly keep it in the universe in Gua Gua's mouth.

Then Li Ji'an thought of something else and hurriedly took out the rattle in his arms.

This drum is the first suspected Taoist artifact I have actually seen since I came to this cultivation world, despite having heard many legends about it.

Without saying anything, he called the little fire spirit to come and cleanse it.

After all, although this thing does not have much power, it is too special. If the sect knew that Fu Hanxing had this thing, they would definitely brand it or something.

However, after the little fire spirit cleaned it, Li Ji'an felt no change. He was afraid that the sect might not even know that Fu Hanxing had this thing.

After clearing out the belongings of fellow cultivator Fu Hanxing, the belongings of a helpless cultivator like Liu Xiangshan were no longer a hidden danger.

As usual, I asked the little fire spirit to clean it.

In addition to spirit stones, there are many array materials in Liu Xiangshan's storage bag, and there are also several finished compass arrays. Unfortunately, he has already used the killer array before, and what is left are all temporary arrays for self-protection and trapping the enemy.

There is also a jade talisman of formation inheritance inside, which contains mostly insights and experiences. The first-level formation inheritance is the same as the one that Grandma You gave to Li Ji'an that year. There are many annotations of killing formations and illusion formations in the second level, which makes Li Ji'an more interested.

In addition, there is an iron book.

The whole body is black, with gold characters engraved on it, and it looks quite ancient.

"Book from the Ground?" Li Ji'an was confused looking at the word "surface".

A quick glance at the contents made Li Ji'an even more confused.

"The Earth Spirit Master lineage... why would they give this to Granny You? Could it be..." Suddenly, Li Ji'an had an idea.

"Could it be that Xiao Qiao's ability to sense the spirit of the earth is what they call an earth spirit master?"

According to the description in the Iron Book, the Earth Spirit Master is a darling of the earth who is naturally favored by the spirit of the earth. He is born to resonate with the spirit of the earth. He can survey the land veins, guide the spirit of the earth, and even transform himself into a messenger of the earth to coexist with the earth!
After a long time, Li Ji'an closed the iron book, his heart shocked.

In addition to being happy for Xiao Qiao, I was also amazed at the wonders of this world!

At the same time, we marvel at the profound wisdom of the human race over millions of years in ancient times!

"Body cultivators, soul cultivators, magic cultivators, earth spirit masters... One can only imagine the many attempts and efforts made by the weak human race in ancient times to continue their race."

"Or perhaps, this proactive quality, the ability to learn, think, and innovate, is the greatest racial innate ability of the human race!"

"It's a pity that millions of years of accumulated heritage are buried in the ancient ruins! Otherwise, the human race would only be stronger in the future."

Putting the iron book in his arms, Li Ji'an couldn't wait to give this surprise to Xiao Qiao.

Seven days later, Gua Gua had left the Daze Mountains.

On this day, Li Ji'an was preparing to leave Gua Gua's world. After all, the world in Gua Gua's mouth was like some kind of spatial comprehension, and he could not stay for long.

"Liu Jingchun! You must give me an explanation today."

"He Nian, I owe you this life. I'll be your slave in the next life and I'll definitely repay you. But... please don't push me too hard."

Gua Gua was ten feet underground. Qin Henian stopped Liu Jingchun and his group above and asked for an explanation.

"Hmph! You still have the nerve to say that I am forcing you? Come and die!" Qin Henian rushed straight towards the Liu family with his fake Dan power.

"Form a formation!" Liu Jingchun said nothing, and the people around him all threw out the compass formation.

In an instant, several light curtains shot up into the sky, activating a second-order magic circle on the spot.

A single second-level magic array poses no threat to Fake Dan Zhenren, but the Liu family has studied the array in depth and formed a complex array with eight compass arrays.

It contains all five elements, and is complemented by wind, fire, thunder and lightning. In an instant, murderous intent is looming.

Even someone as strong as Qin Henian was trapped in it for a while and couldn't get out.

"Senior Qin, our Liu family has no intention of being your enemy. We have no choice but to do this. Please forgive us. Goodbye!" A man next to Liu Jingchun apologized loudly and was about to take his clansmen away.

"Hmph! When will it be your turn as a junior in the Liu family to speak? Liu Jingchun, are you now just a coward hiding behind the younger generations in the clan?" Qin Henian was furious.

Liu Jingchun sighed silently and followed his tribe away.

"Stay!" Qin Henian roared, and a square triangular tripod flew out from his dantian and slammed into the complex formation that trapped him.

clang!
"What! He actually sacrificed the Tiangang Ding?" The head of the Liu family was shocked.

Liu Jingchun's eyes suddenly fixed: "He Nian, why are you doing this?"

The Tiangang Ding is the Qin family's most precious treasure passed down from generation to generation. It is a true seventh-grade magic weapon. Even cultivators in the middle stage of the True Dan realm have to avoid its edge.

Everyone in the entire Cangyun Province was jealous, even the True Dan elders of the Biyun Sect couldn't get it.

However, the entire Cangyun Province also knows that more than 500 years ago, when the Qin family's previous fake Dan ancestor responded to the call of the Wanfa Palace to clear out the demon cultivators, it was damaged by the demon cultivators and fell in rank. Although it was later repaired at great expense by a third-rank weapon refiner, it would take at least 800 years of nurturing before there is hope of recovery.

However, if it is stimulated again during the nurturing period, there is a risk of failure.

Qin Henian did not use it when he was guarding the front line this time, but now he summoned it out for Liu Jingchun.

Rumble~
The next moment, the complex formation that could trap a real person collapsed.

Qin Henian, with tremendous rage, instantly swept across everyone in the Liu family.

The protective shields of a group of foundation-building monks were instantly shattered, and they all flew backwards.

Liu Jingchun was even grabbed by Qin Henian's neck and thrown to the ground.

Bang!
The earth shook, the mountains shook, and dust filled the sky.

Just when everyone was worried about Liu Jingchun.

Gua Gua stopped where he was, not daring to move.

Because after Qin Henian smashed Liu Jingchun into the ground, he took him underground, only a few feet away from Gua Gua below.

"Brother, I never believed that you would betray me. Was it that old guy from your clan who coerced you? You just need to nod your head, and I can break into the Liu family and seek justice for you!" Qin Henian asked in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)