Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 203: Third Level Inheritance
In the distance, there is endless yellow sand, which is clearly separated from the wasteland below.

Li Ji'an stood on the flying boat, his eyes searching for the place where he buried the old man when he first entered this world in his previous life.

Two months ago, Li Ji'an used the Qin family's purple bamboo to successfully draw the spirit awakening talisman passed down by the ancient talisman master of Fallen Dragon Ridge.

Then he continued to head west, passed through the Qin family area and arrived at the southernmost tip of the Tiancang domain, staying far away from the Liu family.

A hundred miles deeper, you will reach the Storm Desert, which is said to be able to swallow a true god.

Before he started practicing cultivation, he didn't feel anything special when looking at the desert in front of him except for the desolation and silence. However, looking at it now, his spiritual awareness, which was comparable to that of a fake elixir, was obviously seriously disturbed, and even a sense of palpitations inexplicably surged.

It was as if there was a ferocious beast inside that was about to devour people's souls.

"Why were those young cultivators in the Qi training stage not affected?" After gazing at it for a while, Li Ji'an understood.

I'm afraid this place will have a greater impact on those with stronger spiritual awareness.

The reason why those Qigong practitioners were able to go deep into it and even cross the Storm Desert to reach the Xianci Dynasty was not only because they found some kind of secret and safe route, but also because only Qigong practitioners were able to pass through.

Of course, the other party only came in once every ten years, which means that this route or method is not completely safe, otherwise the interval would not be so long.

"Uncle Li, there is a weak fluctuation of spiritual energy underground." Suddenly, Xiao Qiao pointed to a depression.

Li Ji'an came to his senses and was glad that he brought Xiao Qiao with him. Otherwise, this place would have deteriorated after nearly a hundred years. The hillsides would have become depressions and the dead trees would have turned to ashes. He might not have been able to find it.

After folding the flying boat, Li Ji'an and Xiao Qiao landed in a depression.

There was no sign of human life around.

Li Ji'an used his magic power to split the ground and saw the items he had buried with his own hands.

Except for that flying boat, it is indeed of high quality and relatively valuable.

The rest of the flying swords, storage bags, and dozens of spirit stones were no longer of any interest to Li Ji'an.

The divine sense scanned all the objects and found nothing unusual.

There is no mark to identify the identity and origin.

After packing all the things into the storage bag, Li Ji'an took Xiao Qiao to the place where the talisman master inherited the tradition.

After traveling nearly ten thousand miles eastward, Li Ji'an once again came to the place where the ancient talisman master inherited his legacy.

It was covered with mud and rocks, and there were some changes compared to the last time I saw it.

Fortunately, Xiao Qiao was there this time, and with her innate sense, she quickly determined the location.

Li Ji'an combined the characteristics of the hollowed-out boulder and quickly determined the location of the inheritance.

Having had experience, and now having a much stronger spiritual awareness, after checking everything thoroughly, Li Ji'an entered the cave.

Judging from the corpse and the incense ashes used by the Yan family for worship, no one else has entered in the past twenty years.

Li Ji'an bowed to the rotten corpse, walked to the stone trough, and activated the second-stage late-stage spirit awakening talisman in his hand.

"Crack!" Just like that year, a stone box appeared again in the depths of the stone trough.

In addition to a jade talisman, there was also a jade box in the stone box.

"This is a pleasant surprise." Li Ji'an smiled.

Based on hundreds of years of experience in reclaiming wastelands, this place should have been a mountainous area with deep forests in ancient times, and most of those who were buried there or came here to become Taoists were powerless and independent cultivators.

Even the two ancient Yuanying Zhenjun tombs that have been encountered sporadically over the past few hundred years generally do not have particularly rich inheritances left behind.

I thought that it was enough for this ancient Master Shen Fu to leave behind a third-level talisman inheritance, but I never expected that he also had a third-level talisman pen.

He was a little worried about whether the second-grade mid-quality talisman pen he had could support the drawing of third-grade talismans. Moreover, third-grade talisman pens were too rare and might not be available for trading in the entire Tiancang Realm.

"Seeing this, young man, I am very pleased. The fact that you were able to create this talisman shows that you have a great talent in the art of talismans. I can now confidently pass on all my inheritance to you. It contains many insights and experiences. I hope that young people can build on this foundation and carry forward the art of talismans..."

The spiritual consciousness probed in and saw Master Shen Fu's heartfelt words.

"Master Shen, please accept my humble greeting." Li Ji'an respectfully performed the disciple's etiquette.

"Huh?" Li Ji'an just stood up and his consciousness moved, and he actually sensed the fluctuation of magic power in the distance underground.

Looking at it more carefully, Li Ji'an couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

I saw the familiar sloppy old Taoist holding a compass, searching for something in the pit.

While he was examining it, the old Taoist jumped out of the pit and hurriedly ran towards Li Ji'an.

However, when they were still more than ten feet away from the huge rock under Li Ji'an's feet, the compass seemed to have problems again, and Chishi Sanren was spinning in place holding the compass.

"I'm afraid it was the awakening talisman just now that caused the fluctuations here." Li Ji'an observed it for a moment, but didn't care much.

For a lonely cultivator like Chishi Sanren, who has no relatives, no power, and whose cultivation is still in the initial stage of foundation building, Li Ji'an is not worried that he will compete with him for this opportunity.

After a while, Chishi Sanren finally found this place.

As soon as he stepped into the cave, his excited face froze instantly.

"Why are you here, Fellow Daoist Li? I didn't expect you to be a fellow Daoist?" Their eyes met for a moment, and Chishi Sanren recognized the person in front of him, and his shock turned into surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Chishi." Li Ji'an smiled and bowed.

"Li also just discovered this cave, but unfortunately, I came too late. It has already been excavated."

Upon hearing this, Chishi Sanren looked around.

He was not discouraged by what Li Ji'an said.

Instead, when he saw the pile of rotting corpses, his eyes suddenly lit up and he walked straight forward.

Then, Li Ji'an saw him carefully sensing the corpse.

After a long time, he sighed slightly and stood up with some disappointment.

As for other things in the cave, he didn't even look at them.

"Fellow Daoist Chishi, you have been exploring the wasteland for a hundred years. Are you looking for some ancient corpses?" Li Ji'an saw some clues and spoke tentatively.

If it weren't for his strength, Li Ji'an wouldn't have the freedom to ask questions like this.

Now when facing Chishi Sanren, some questions can be asked directly without being too cautious.

"I'm looking...looking..." Upon hearing this, Chishi Sanren's face froze for a moment, as if he was in some kind of confusion again.

Li Ji'an took a step forward, pointed a finger at his forehead, and slowly transferred wood magic power to help him calm down.

"Hmm?" However, after coming into contact with Chishi Sanren, Li Ji'an's heart paused.

I still remember the last time I saw Chishi Sanren several years ago. I clearly sensed that he had at most twenty years left to live. Now six years have passed, and I still sense that his lifespan is still twenty years.

There is no change from the feeling six years ago.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li. I'm afraid my sea of consciousness has been impacted by some evil spirit from somewhere, causing me to forget many things." After Li Ji'an's magic power was released, Chishi Sanren slowly calmed down.

Li Ji'an slowly withdrew his hand and looked at Chishi Sanren several times, but found nothing.

"That's all right, Fellow Daoist Chishi, have you taken any longevity pills in recent years?"

"Longevity pill? I have never taken it." Chishi Sanren shook his head.

The rattle in Li Ji'an's arms didn't make any sound.

"Daoyou Li, since you are a fellow Daoist, why don't we cooperate and explore this place together?" Chishi Sanren suddenly looked at Li Ji'an expectantly. Li Ji'an shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. My strength is low, so I dare not go too deep right now. We can discuss it later when there is a chance."

While speaking, Li Ji'an had already slowly retreated out of the cave with Xiao Qiao.

The unexpected discovery made him wary of Chishi Sanren again.

Moreover, the Liu family's affairs are more important now, and he doesn't want to cause any complications for the time being.

"In that case, I will wait for good news." Chishi Sanren was a little disappointed, but did not persuade him again.

Retreating outside the cave, Li Ji'an decisively clasped his fists and said, "I have something important to attend to. I will leave now. Goodbye."

"Farewell."
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After leaving Fallen Dragon Ridge, Li Ji'an headed straight for the Wasteland United Market.

Five of the ten children six years ago have now developed their spiritual roots, and the results have met Li Ji'an's expectations, but he has never come to see them in person.

Since the Liu family was closed for the whole clan this time, he naturally had to come and see for himself, and he also needed more test data.

On the day of arriving at the Lianhefang Market, Li Ji'an concealed his presence and secretly observed the situation in the courtyard.

Confirm that Zhang Tiezhu is doing exactly what he asked.

Later, it was learned that the five children whose spiritual roots had already formed had been accepted into the Yan family.

However, because of the Liu family's affairs, Li Ji'an did not want to leave too many traces for the time being, and finally only checked the spiritual veins of the remaining five children.

"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your hard work. However, in order to test this elixir, we need more children whose spiritual roots have been delayed. You will be fully responsible for this matter. In addition to all expenses, the sect will also pay you a salary of 100 spirit stones per year."

This time, Li Ji'an decided to expand the scale of the experiment.

During these six years, he has supplemented and taken enough Yangmai Pills, so the effect should be better.

Zhang Tiezhu was naturally very motivated as he could make use of his remaining energy, do something for Li Ji'an, and at the same time provide an opportunity for those poor children in the wilderness.

After Li Ji'an left the Lianhe Market, he hurried back to the sect's Lingfeng. Having inherited the third-level talisman, he needed to comprehend it as soon as possible.

On the way, when he was passing by the Liu family area with Xiao Qiao, he observed through Gua Gua that Liu Jingchun had just finished his practice.

"Puff~" Liu Jingchun, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the white hair on his temples became even darker.

"Husband." Upon hearing the voice, the woman hurried over.

"Cough cough~Hu." Liu Jingchun slowly adjusted his breathing.

"Alas, after all, I don't have Yuan Hua's natural talent as a geomancer. I can't sense the earth's potential like him, and forcing myself to practice the Earth Spirit Sutra will also make slow progress.

If it were Yuan Hua, he would have reached the level of a third-rank earth master in these years." Liu Jingchun sighed, a trace of nostalgia on his face.

He didn't have much talent and instinct as a ground spirit master, but after his magic cultivation was restricted, he could only fight for this chance.

After nearly a hundred years of hard contemplation, he still cannot truly reach the third level. Even his current second level lacks many of the necessary magical powers.

Unable to sense the earth's spiritual inspiration, unable to connect to the earth's veins, the only hope is to comprehend the murderous intent of the five elements.

However, it was still too difficult for him to comprehend this kind of magical power, and he could only achieve it by consuming his lifespan.

The two longevity pills he obtained from the Immortal City a few years ago only allowed him to comprehend the murderous intent of the Water Spirit. This time, he forcibly attacked the murderous intent of the Earth Spirit, causing severe backlash.

"Husband, don't say anymore." The woman hugged Liu Jingchun in her arms, and finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"Hehe~ Fortunately, it finally worked this time. With two lines of murderous intent and the Seven-Star Yantian Formation, it may not be impossible to kill the old villain." Liu Jingchun smiled and comforted.

The woman didn't care at all.

"Husband, why didn't you tell me when you met He Nian before? With his help, we will definitely succeed."

Liu Jingchun immediately waved his hand: "This is an internal matter of the Liu family, and it must be resolved internally. Otherwise, once it is known to the outside world, the Liu family will also face a catastrophic disaster."

The woman frowned, looked at Liu Jingchun, and seemed to be hesitant to speak, and finally sighed helplessly.

When Li Jian saw this, he also frowned.

"Liu Jingchun, you deserve to die too!"

He knew that the ancestor of the Liu family was raising blood slaves in the Xianci Dynasty to practice magic, but for the sake of the family's interests, he chose to turn a blind eye.

In his mind, the hundreds of blood slaves of the Xianci Dynasty were nothing more than consumables that could be killed or given life.

Li Ji'an collected his thoughts and told Gua Gua: Wait for the opportunity, leave that restricted area, and quickly return to Lingfeng.

From then on, apart from his daily practice and routine alchemy, he devoted all his time to the comprehension of the third-level talismans.

Because the inheritance of the first- and second-level talismans both came from Master Shen Fu, the inheritance of the third-level talismans from the same clan and origin was a natural outcome.

The only thing lacking is insufficient magical power, which makes it impossible to comprehend and practice at the same time.

Five years flew by.

On this day, Li Ji'an put down the third-level inheritance jade talisman. Theoretically, he had fully understood the essence of Master Shen Fu's talismans and had the possibility of going further.

Moreover, on the jade table in front of him, there was a talisman made of thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood.

This was exchanged for contributions from the sect’s treasury three years ago.

There is no talisman master in the Biyun Sect, and the third-level lightning-struck wood is mostly used to refine low-grade magic weapons. However, this piece of lightning-struck wood is only the size of a palm, and it has been buried in the ruins for too long, so its spirituality has faded, and the success rate of refining magic weapons is too low, so Li Ji'an took advantage of it.

He used this piece of lightning-struck wood to refine three talismans in total.

With his current skills in talismans, as long as his magic power is strong and long-lasting and his spiritual awareness is powerful, the success rate of the third-level talismans will not be low.

He had already advanced to the sixth level of foundation building two years ago, and his spiritual awareness had been further enhanced.

Only the magic power is still a little weak.

Therefore, today he first bathed and burned incense, and then asked Xiao Qiao to bless his alchemy room with the spiritual power of the earth.

Then he took out a fine blood-burning pill.

Based on previous experience, this Blood Burning Pill can instantly increase his magic power several times.

With his magic power in the middle stage of foundation building, it would not be a problem for him to reach the level of fake pill in an instant.

Supplemented with mana-boosting pills such as the Soul-Replenishing Pill and the Dragon-Tiger Pill, it is enough to draw the third-level talisman.

Concentrate quietly for half a day, until there is wind, rain and thunder outside.

Li Ji'an swallowed the Blood Burning Pill in one gulp, and when the effect of the Blood Burning Pill began to take effect, he swallowed the Magic-Replenishing Pill.

Then he took Master Shen Fu's third-level talisman pen, dipped it in the spiritual ink mixed with the blood of a third-level monster, and began to write on the talisman paper.

"Crack!" The lightning was getting closer and denser, as if it was about to strike the top of Li Ji'an's spiritual peak.

Li Ji'an had been waiting for this day for several days after observing the celestial phenomena at night.

It has a blessing effect on the talisman that you choose to draw.

Furthermore, Xiao Qiao is now more skilled and accurate in inducing inspiration, and can use the gold-based inspiration to attract the heavenly thunder inspiration.

It can be said that today's talisman making has all the advantages of time, place and people.

"Boom~" After a long time, accompanied by a loud thunder, a flash of lightning appeared in Li Ji'an's alchemy room.

"It's done!"

(End of this chapter)