Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 199 Spiritual Vein Revival
After examining Chishi Sanren for a long time, Li Ji'an became even more suspicious.

The rotten corpse that he had seen briefly in the Yinmai Culvert that year was clearly far beyond the Foundation Establishment Stage in terms of aura. Li Ji'an found it incredible that Chishi Sanren could escape in such a situation.

At this moment, I had a vague understanding.

"I'm afraid he narrowly escaped death, but the price he paid was a wound to his soul?"

Thinking of this, Li Ji'an took out a second-level forbidden talisman and handed it to him, saying tentatively: "Daoyou, this is what I owed you before, and I will repay you today."

Chishi Sanren's eyes lit up instantly: "There's such a thing? This... Fellow Daoist Li is such a man who keeps his promises!"

Observing the changes in his expression, Li Ji'an saw that he was still longing for the second-level forbidden-breaking talisman.

After receiving the forbidden-breaking talisman, Chishi Sanren thought for a moment and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, what was our relationship before? What is this forbidden-breaking talisman?"

Li Ji'an's heart moved, and he replied with a smile: "I have been in and out of the mountains with you, and we have lived and died together. You even helped me capture a monster. Later, I was planning to trade some secret techniques with you, but..."

Although it was confirmed that the other party had temporarily lost his memory, there was no guarantee that his memory would be restored one day, so Li Ji'an's words were all true, but with a little temptation.

"I actually have such a close friend?" Chishi Sanren was overjoyed.

Then he asked with a little excitement: "Friend Li, if that's the case, then you should know what treasure I'm looking for, right?"

Li Ji'an shook his head: "Fellow Daoist, you only said you were looking for a treasure, but you couldn't clearly explain what treasure you were looking for."

"Was it like this before?" Chishi Sanren seemed a little confused.

Seeing him fall into deep thought again, Li Ji'an struck while the iron was hot: "Fellow Daoist, I wonder if you have found any secret techniques that you can trade with me?"

While speaking, Li Ji'an took out a second-level forbidden-breaking talisman.

Chishi Sanren's gaze was drawn again, but he finally shook his head: "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I haven't acquired any secret techniques in these years."

"What about the previous collections?"

"Alas, I forgot the cave where I hid before." Chishi Sanren said helplessly.

Li Ji'an's heart sank. He had previously heard from Chen Qingling that he had explored the cave of the Red Stone Wanderer. Although he didn't know the exact location, he was certain that it was in the deeper and undeveloped depths of the Fallen Dragon Ridge. There were even traces of third-level monsters there.

The rattle never sounded, proving that what Chishi Sanren said was true.

This means that it is most likely that the martial arts technique that I saw in my previous life was hidden in the cave by Chishi Sanren.

If Chishi Sanren cannot recover his memory, I am afraid that he will not be able to learn that technique for the time being.

At least I have to wait until I have the strength of the middle to late stage of Jindan, then maybe I will be able to search deeper.

In the end, Li Ji'an had no choice but to give up and leave a communication talisman to Chishi Sanren to establish a long-term contact first.

This time, because he had witnessed the close combat with the golden-armored beast, he took the opportunity to touch the body of Chishi Sanren, but he did not sense any blood and energy different from that of an ordinary foundation-building cultivator.

The aura of his magical power remained the same as it had been thirteen years ago, without any change.

Unsure of his background, Li Ji'an did not probe further.

However, because he had practiced wood-based magic and studied medicine this time, his perception of vitality became clearer, and he sensed that Chishi Sanren's lifespan would not exceed twenty years.

Before leaving, he agreed with him on the transaction of the second-level forbidden-breaking talisman.

In the following half month, Li Ji'an entered the Lianhe Market and observed the changes in the spiritual veins of ten children every day.

Only after he was sure that there was no problem for the time being and wanted to see the long-term effects did he ask Zhang Tiezhu to help look after the children while he prepared to return to Biyun Sect.

That day, when Li Ji'an was about to take another look at the Yan family's alchemy shop and leave, he heard many passing cultivators discussing the same thing along the way.

"That Wu Weixiong is said to be wanted by three states at the same time. Last year, he even injured a disciple of the Lieyang Sect. He is extremely vicious!"

"This villain is a master in the late stage of foundation building, why did he come to our wasteland?"

“I just hope he’s just passing by.”

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It can be seen that the monks in the market are all in a panic.

After experiencing decades of turmoil in the wilderness, today's monks cherish the peaceful life of cultivation.

"Wu Weixiong!" Li Ji'an paused slightly.

Now that I have come to the wilderness, my whereabouts will inevitably be known to others.

But he hadn't cared about it before. After all, he didn't have any obvious enemies in this life.

Moreover, now that he has the background of the upper clan, he will generally not be targeted unless there is a deep hatred or a major conflict of interest.

"You can't be here just for me, right?" After pondering for a moment, Li Ji'an decided to stay in the market for a while to reminisce about the difficult beginning of his search for the truth in his previous life.

It’s not that he is afraid of Wu Weixiong, but mainly because he doesn’t like meaningless fights.

On that day, Li Ji'an changed his appearance many times and finally moved into the Tianxian Tower in the market town as a minor Qigong practitioner.

This is also the only leisure and health resort in Lianhefang City. Zheng Tianxiang invited him here in his previous life.

At that time, I thought the female cultivators who played music in this building were strange and beautiful. This time, after seeing many fairies from Chunfeng Tower in the fairy city, and even communicating with Fairy Duanmu who was in the foundation-building stage for several years, I looked at the female cultivators here again and they were nothing but vulgar women with rouge and makeup on. Listening to their music was even more tasteless.

It wasn't until half a month later, when there was no more news of Wu Weixiong in the market town, and no one had sensed any strange foundation-building cultivators coming to the market town, that Li Ji'an secretly left the wasteland. He then didn't return by the same route, but instead piloted his flying boat westward for a thousand miles before turning north.

It was not until a month later that Li Ji'an returned to Lingfeng safely.

Three people just walked out of a dense forest outside the wasteland. The leader looked at the communication talisman with a grim expression.

"Humph! As a guest official of the Biyun Sect, he is so cautious. He must be guilty. I'm afraid that the Book of Earth is really in his hands!"

Li Ji'an was no stranger to the leader, as it was Liu Changgeng who had gone to Xiancheng Jiyuan five years ago to ask him for the Liu family's inherited formation.

This time, he accidentally learned that Wu Weixiong had gone to the wilderness, and happened to know the cause and effect of the Liu family's refining of the Holy Beast Pill. He made careful plans and prepared to let Wu Weixiong, the wanted criminal, take the blame.

But I didn't expect that guy to be so cautious.
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After Li Ji'an returned to Lingfeng, in addition to resuming his leisurely life of cultivation, he also kept in touch with Zhang Tiezhu and often asked about the child's situation.

Five years flew by.

The spiritual roots of the oldest child in that group have already taken shape. It is time to check again to verify the results.

On this day, Li Ji'an came to the Biyun Sect's treasury again.

"Master Li Dan, you have reached the upper limit of the exchange of third-level spiritual medicines. If you need them again in the future, please wait three years. Please let me know." The treasury steward reminded Li Ji'an after handing him a third-level ice candle flower.

"Thank you." Li Ji'an put away the ice candle flower and nodded with a smile.

A guest alchemist can only exchange one third-level resource every three years, and it is limited to spiritual medicines and the like.

The reason he exchanged for third-level spiritual medicines was to develop some special second-level elixirs, and third-level spiritual medicines were only auxiliary medicines or substitutes.

Li Ji'an has been serving as a guest official in the Biyun Sect for nine years. As of today, he has exchanged for a total of three third-level spiritual medicines.

They are all auxiliary medicines for Ningjing Dan.

Moreover, comparing the pill formula, the Biyun Sect’s treasury has at most four kinds of auxiliary medicines.

If he wants to exchange these four third-level spiritual medicines from the Biyun Sect, he still needs to endure for twelve years.

There is no rush for time.

Moreover, during these nine years, he made a lot of money through alchemy tasks, all of which were second-level spiritual medicines, including many banned drugs that were rarely seen on the market in Cangyun City at that time.

This allowed him to accumulate capital to trade in other states.

However, he is only at the fifth level of foundation building now, and his trump cards for protection are not enough, so he has no plans to go to Tianyuanzhou and Daoyuanzhou for the time being.

He planned to wait until at least the late stage of foundation building.

After leaving the sect’s treasury, Li Ji’an was on his way back to Lingfeng.

"Dang~"

Suddenly, a bell rang.

Immediately afterwards, a voice sounded in the air and spread throughout the entire Biyun Sect.

"If there are any more unusual changes in the Daze Mountains, disciples within the sect are not allowed to enter the mountains at all, otherwise they will be punished according to the sect rules!"

"Any more unusual changes?" Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly.

Ten years ago, the Daze Mountains were overturned by an earth dragon, and the ruins excavated by the Biyun Sect sank completely into the earth veins.

After the several major sects left, countless independent cultivators flocked in, but ultimately returned empty-handed.

In the past five years, there have been very few monks going there. Who would have thought that there would be another strange change?

Soon, Li Ji'an learned the truth from the patrolling disciples.

It is said that half a month ago, a wandering cultivator accidentally discovered that spiritual energy was leaking from the ruins.

Afterwards, the spiritual energy became more and more abundant and pure, and even its range expanded day by day.

It was finally confirmed that the spiritual vein of the ruins had revived.

Moreover, the spiritual vein has reached the advanced second level, and its range radiates over a thousand miles.

In terms of scale alone, it is no less than the current spiritual vein temple of Biyun Sect. It can accommodate hundreds of foundation-building cultivators at the same time without causing excessive burden on the spiritual vein.

This situation is not an isolated case. All ancient ruins must have been built on spiritual veins. However, after experiencing a great catastrophe, the earth veins changed, or the spiritual veins were destroyed and exhausted, resulting in the disappearance of the spiritual veins in most ruins.

During the past six thousand years, there have been cases of the revival of spiritual veins in some ruins.

There are several forces in Tianyuan Prefecture that have occupied the temple where the spiritual veins of the ruins are revived.

However, this is the first time that a spiritual vein of the scale of the Daze Mountains has been revived.

Li Ji'an had read many ancient books on the theory of spiritual veins, and most of them believed that it was a special form of earth veins. The earth veins went deep into the core of the earth and were varied. Even the powerful people in ancient times were unable to discover the patterns.

Just based on experience, under normal circumstances, once a spiritual vein is formed, most of the spiritual veins are very stable, except for long-term excessive absorption of spiritual energy, which causes a continuous burden, or the use of spiritual gathering methods that will cause the spiritual vein to decrease.

"Such a large-scale spiritual vein training ground is bound to set off another bloody storm!"

(End of this chapter)