Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 28 A sudden change in fate

The north wind is howling and winter is coming.

What he saw and heard when he returned to his hometown this time further strengthened Li Ji'an's determination to stay in the Immortal Palace and never take another step forward.

With his blood transfusion now complete, his proficiency in the enhanced version of "Piao Ping Bu" and a few simple methods of stimulating qi and blood that he has researched himself, he can be considered a first-class warrior in the world. However, facing the impending chaos, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be swept up by the trend.

The Asgard is still safe.

No matter how chaotic the outside world is, the Immortal Palace is always peaceful and has an ample supply of resources. Most people are working hard to become immortals, except Li Ji'an.

After the blood transfusion was completed, his internal cultivation slowed down significantly, and he focused more on the killing methods stimulated by external Qi and blood.

I am afraid that there will be mistakes again in the next Immortal Ceremony and I will be forced to participate.

Not to mention being fully prepared, at least he had to do his best and arm himself to the maximum extent before he could enter the world of cultivation.

"Mr. Shi, the same old rules, best of three, how about that?" That day, Li Ji'an came to the Sutra Library of the Immortal Palace again.

This place was built by the emperor to collect martial arts from all over the world. Only the reserve immortal seedlings who ultimately failed to ascend to the immortal world are qualified to enter. The purpose is to cultivate martial arts power for the dynasty.

In theory, only those who have completely lost the possibility of becoming an immortal seedling after the age of thirty can enter. However, over the past hundred years, only ten people can ascend with the immortal master every ten years. Many reserve immortal seedlings ultimately fail, so this rule has long been modified. As long as one did not ascend in the first session of the immortal ceremony, he or she can enter.

The only shortcoming is that the authority is limited to the lower three levels.

If you want to move up further, you have to join the court and accumulate merits.

Moreover, the next three levels also correspond to blood transfusion, marrow removal and internal organ refining.

Li Ji'an had just started marrow-cutting and his progress was slow. In theory, he could only reach the first level and practice second-rate martial arts.

Fortunately, in the past three years, Li Ji'an, who was well versed in teasing old men, had already become close friends with Lao Shi from the Sutra Repository.
In the early days, he patiently taught him how to play chess, which made Old Shi, who was lacking entertainment and was just waiting to die, gradually become addicted.

Afterwards, I was able to go down three floors freely as I wished.

"Hey, kid, you came at the right time. The old man has been working hard for three nights and has specially studied the way to deal with you. I will kill you without a trace today!" When Old Shi heard Li Ji'an's voice, he immediately put down the messy chess game in his hand, and his old eyes shone with light.

"Oh? Since you are so confident, why not raise the bet?" Li Ji'an took the opportunity to push forward.

Just as Mr. Shi was about to agree, he glared at Li Ji'an warily: "What? Do you want to move up to the third floor? No, no, I still want to retire here."

"Heh~ I thought you were so confident. Now I know what you are doing. Come on, play black first." Li Ji'an said with a smile.

The result was no doubt that Li Ji'an won two consecutive games by a narrow margin.

"Old Shi's moves this time are truly impressive. He almost beat me, but he lacked the courage and confidence to forge ahead. Thank you for letting me win!"

Leaving behind Shi Lao who was still staring at the chessboard without giving up, Li Ji'an walked up to the third floor of the Sutra Library.

"Long-distance travel skills, body movements, fist techniques, palm techniques, knife techniques, staff techniques, sword techniques... well, I'm still missing hidden weapons and defense..."

I come here almost once a month and have studied a lot of popular martial arts in the past three years.

Although the power of the lower three levels of martial arts in stimulating qi and blood is only about 30%, and is not worth Li Ji'an's hard study, it can be used as a reserve of basic knowledge to accumulate a database for stimulating qi and blood.

Based on the first- and second-rate martial arts of the lower three levels, he managed to create half a set of boxing techniques in three years. The power of the qi and blood stimulated should be similar to that of the top-notch ones, at least 50%.

When the evening drum sounded, Li Ji'an left the Sutra Library.

"My hidden weapon skills are not that great. It's a pity that Ning Sujin hasn't learned the 'Rain of Pear Blossom Needles' yet... No rush. Once the Immortal Code is passed in five years, there will be plenty of time to plan."

He kept talking about Ning Sujin along the way, and when he returned to the courtyard, he saw that Ning Sujin had been waiting for a long time.

"I suddenly felt that my fate had changed drastically recently." Ning Sujin said calmly without any nonsense.

This kind of mysterious connection could only be communicated to Li Ji'an.

"How is it? Is it good or bad?" Li Ji'an suddenly became serious. Ning Sujin shook her head: "It's different from usual. Good or bad luck is uncertain, blessing or disaster is hard to predict."

"In the past, whenever someone around me did something, I could sense whether it would be good or bad, and I myself would also sense good or bad luck when I was about to do something. But this time, I didn't do anything wrong, but I suddenly sensed something."

Li Ji'an frowned for a moment: "Someone wants to do something to you?"

"It's most likely." Ning Sujin agreed.

"However, no matter how I deduce this, I cannot resolve it."

"Escape from the Imperial City is not an option?"

"We've tried everything, but nothing can change it."

During the past five years, Ning Sujin has been practicing without stopping and is about to complete the marrow refinement. If nothing unexpected happens, in five years, he should be able to successfully refine his internal organs and have the hope of becoming an immortal seedling.

The sudden change at this moment made her feel quite powerless.

"The Duke is now at the peak of his power, and with Uncle Chen and your grandfather still around, nothing can change... Could it be, Immortal Master?" Li Ji'an made a reasonable guess.

"Master?" Ning Sujin's expression was solemn.

"The Immortal Code still has five years left, and since the Immortal Master's arrival a hundred years ago, the Immortal Master's arrival every ten years has never changed..."

But apart from the Immortal Master, Li Ji'an couldn't think of anyone else who could forcibly influence Ning Sujin's fate, or even someone she couldn't escape, given her current status and background.

Even if the emperor wanted to execute the entire Duke's family, she could have escaped by hiding in the mortal world in advance.

"And me?"

Ning Sujin shook her head, without changing her expression.

"Where's the Duke?"

Also shook his head.

……

This is really targeting Ning Sujin.

After a long silence, Ning Sujin let out a long breath.

"Ji An, are you really rejecting Auntie's offer because you want to become an immortal?"

In fact, she had this feeling five days ago. She came to Li Ji'an today not to find a solution, but because she was really unable to cope with it and had to accept her fate after losing control of her own destiny.

But while accepting her fate, the ten years of interaction between her five years in Chong'an Mansion and the five years in the Immortal Palace had allowed Li Ji'an to take root deep in her heart without her realizing it. Even today, when she was calm and introspecting, she realized that Li Ji'an's position in her heart almost overshadowed the brother she had been obsessed with since childhood.

She didn't know whether this change in fate would have a future.

Li Ji'an saw what Ning Sujin was thinking, smiled bitterly, and nodded firmly.

"Nonsense! You have just started to enter the marrow-breaking stage. Your progress has been slow over the past three years. There is no hope for you to reach the immortal level in five years. You should give up the thought of becoming an immortal in this lifetime." Ning Sujin suddenly became a little impatient.

But I still have an afterlife.

Li Ji'an could only smile awkwardly.

"So, you don't want to burden me because you understand me? Right?" Ning Sujin suddenly stood up and stared at Li Ji'an passionately.

"Is there really no way to resolve this?"

"no!"

(End of this chapter)