Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 43 Elements of Practice
Following what Chen Zhaohu said, the five people arrived at the place in a short time.

A fence half a person's height surrounded a huge, inky black stone about ten feet high.

A man is taking a nap outside the fence.

As soon as Li Ji'an and the other four approached, the man immediately opened his eyes, but after glancing at the five of them, he closed them again.

After all, the target customers are mainly children, who are at least fifteen years old. The five people in front of them are obviously over that age.

"Excuse me!"

The man was quite surprised when Li Ji'an opened his mouth.

"Testing spiritual roots?"

Li Ji'an nodded.

"Ten taels of spiritual sand per person."

Li Ji'an weighed the money and took out fifty taels of spiritual sand and handed it to him.

"You all took the test?" The man was even more surprised.

Then it dawned on me.

The five people in front of him probably came from a gathering area far away from the Immortal Square.

Without saying anything more, he collected the spiritual sand and opened the fence for it.

"Just press your hand here, and the spirit stone will sense the sensitivity of the spirit roots in your body. A mark will light up, and it will be a ray of spiritual charm."

"Thank you!"

Li Ji'an did not hesitate and pressed it first.

He knew how nervous and anxious the other four were. He thought that if he went up to set an example for them, it would lower their expectations a little and make them feel better later.

hum~
When I pressed my palm on it, I immediately felt a coolness coming from the black stone.

The next moment, bright marks began to appear where the palm was pressed.

The first thing that lit up was a golden mark shaped like a small sword, only a ray of it.

Behind it is the mark of a small tree, also only a wisp.

The water ripple mark, the flame mark, the hill mark...all appeared one by one.

Except for the flame mark which has two wisps, the others are all one wisp.

Li Ji'an accepted this calmly.

Expected.

The four people behind had heavy expressions.

The first to be affected was Zhao Shuyao, because she was the same age as Li Ji'an, had lived in the Xianci Dynasty the longest, and according to Chen Zhaohu, her spiritual roots had been delayed the longest.

If Li Ji'an is like this, how can she be any better?

"I'll do it!" Seeing the other three people hesitating, Zhu Linxian took a deep breath and walked forward.

She and Zhang Tiezhu are the youngest. She became an immortal seedling at the age of seventeen and is now just eighteen years old, making her the most promising.

"Eight strands! The highest level of Linxian sensitivity is actually eight strands!"

As the spiritual energy above Zhu Linxian's palm emerged, Zhang Tiezhu was overjoyed.

The spiritual rhythms of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth are two, two, eight, four and one respectively.

"Okay!" Dong Jiangling and Zhao Shuyao also clenched their fists and shouted "Okay".

Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly. He was surprised and surprised. According to Chen Zhaohu, if one stayed in the Absolute Spirit Land, his innate spiritual roots would not only not grow, but would be consumed bit by bit.

So, if Zhu Linxian had not been born in the Land of Absolute Spirits, how strong would his spiritual talent be?
There should be more than medium quality ones.

Top-grade spiritual roots?

Is the golden elixir seed delayed like this?
Li Ji'an immediately felt like he was growing an orange in Huainan.

Hearing the cheers of several people, people outside the fence looked sideways.

"..."

"What's there to cheer about with low-grade spiritual roots?"

"Heh~ Maybe it's to celebrate that the Wu family has reached the minimum requirement for accepting a son-in-law."

After calming down, Zhang Tiezhu and the other three also reacted.

Yes, but why should I cheer when I have the lowest spiritual roots?

Compared to their reputation as geniuses picked out of a million in the Xianci Dynasty, this is really a bit discouraging.

However, this gave them hope.

At least it wasn't like what Chen Zhaohu said, completely cutting off the hope of cultivating immortality. Then the three of them went up one by one to test it.

As expected, they are all low-grade spiritual roots.

Zhang Tiezhu has the highest earth spiritual root and can sense the spiritual rhythm of the six paths.

Dong Jiangling’s highest four spiritual auras are of the gold type.

Zhao Shuyao's highest three spiritual charms are wood.

Combining the results of the spiritual root tests of several people, Li Ji'an had a basic idea in his mind, which generally confirmed what Chen Zhaohu said: the longer you live in the land of absolute spirituality, the worse your spiritual roots will be.

"Brother Li, we all have spiritual roots, we can all become immortals!" Zhang Tiezhu was quite excited.

"That's right! Everything is possible." Li Ji'an encouraged.

Not long after, the five people returned to Chen Zhaohu's yard again.

After learning the results of the five people's spirit test, Chen Zhaohu also looked at Zhu Linxian in surprise.

But in the end he shook his head regretfully.

"What? Lin Xian's spiritual roots are already close to the middle-grade spiritual roots. Is it still not enough?" Dong Jiangling was a little anxious when he saw his reaction.

"Yes, a talent close to the middle-grade spiritual roots can barely be considered average in our Fallen Dragon Ridge wasteland. However... it's a bit too late for him to start practicing at the age of eighteen," Chen Zhaohu explained.

"Eighteen is too late? Doesn't it mean that one can't practice Taoism after the age of fifteen?" Zhang Tiezhu was also emotionally unstable.

"That's not the case. Age is not a limitation for cultivation. Even if you start cultivation at fifty, you still have the opportunity to ascend to the highest level!"

"Then why..."

Chen Zhaohu said helplessly, "Why don't you think I've started practicing cultivation?"

Li Ji'an was also puzzled when he heard this: "Brother Chen, you said before that everything has a glimmer of hope, and that your spiritual roots and talents also have infinite possibilities. Then... why don't you practice?"

"Haha, do you think you can practice cultivation just because you have spiritual roots?"

"Do you know the four main points of cultivation here?"

Chen Zhaohu sighed: "Land, Dharma, wealth, and companion. None of them can be missing!"

"The spiritual energy needed for cultivation is the purest and most concentrated only in spiritual vein areas. Outside of spiritual vein areas, the spiritual energy dissipates into the sky and is already mixed and thin. For example, this place, although not a place without spiritual energy like yours, is still difficult to support the cultivation of mana.

Places with spiritual veins have long been occupied by sects and immortal races. Even the lowest-grade, first-tier, lower-grade spiritual vein sites have been scrambled for by countless people, vying to permanently occupy them and provide a hope for future generations to advance further.

"The second is the cultivation method. Because everyone's spiritual roots are different, the cultivation methods they need are also different. And it's not just the spiritual root with the highest spiritual rhyme sensitivity that counts; the other four types of spiritual roots also have a corresponding impact. Therefore, the most suitable cultivation method for each person is different. Even if you have a spiritual vein, you still have to find the cultivation method that suits you best.

"A technique is as precious as a spiritual vein. Some families rise to prominence simply by relying on a single technique."

"As for wealth, you've already seen spirit stones. Besides being used for payment, their most essential function is to provide spiritual energy. Even in this spiritually poor place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is insufficient for cultivation, one can directly refine the spiritual energy in the spirit stones to cultivate.
However, it is not useful for insignificant cultivators. After all, once a spirit stone is refined, there is no turning back. If it cannot be absorbed and refined as soon as possible, it will dissipate into the sky and be wasted. Only the senior masters can directly refine spirit stones for cultivation.

Of course, Spirit Stones can be used to rent Spirit Veins, trade techniques, and purchase Spirit Rice, elixirs, and magical instruments... In short, if you have enough Spirit Stones, you can buy anything."

"As for the final companion, master, fellow Taoist, partner... cultivation cannot be done in isolation. Otherwise, it is easy to get stuck in a dead end. Getting stuck is a small matter, but going astray is a big deal. Discussing the Dao more and pooling wisdom is the right path..."

"..." After Chen Zhaohu finished explaining patiently, the other four people except Li Ji'an all had stiff expressions.

When they were in the Xianci Dynasty, they were born into noble families and had ample resources. Secondly, they were extremely talented and were actively supported by the royal family. They only needed to practice hard. They had never experienced a situation where they had to solve everything on their own.

"So, why didn't I start practicing? Because I don't have the resources. If I want to practice, I can only go to the nearest United Market, but the rent there is not cheap, and my spiritual roots are not good enough to be favored by those families or sects."

As he spoke, Chen Zhaohu looked at Zhang Tiezhu again: "This is why I say it's a pity for this girl. If she was under fifteen years old and had a talent close to that of a mid-grade spiritual root, she would definitely have the opportunity to join a certain family. But now, she has lost her value in training."
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In the following month, the five people gradually adapted to the gathering area, which confirmed what Chen Zhaohu said one by one.

On this day, Zhu Linxian, who had been silent for many days, finally couldn't help it.

“No matter how difficult it is, I’m going to try!”

"That's right. The longer we wait, the more time we will waste. If we don't try, how can we know it's impossible!" Zhang Tiezhu has been eager to try.

They are the most promising and the youngest, and have not experienced too much social abuse.

"If I die of old age here, why would I come to this fairyland? Not to mention seeking revenge on that beastly family." Zhao Shuyao was also unwilling.

"Yes! Even if I die, I have to try!" Dong Jiangling's eyes were fierce and his attitude was firm.

Li Ji'an looked at them and understood them very well.

Life is short, like the passing of one autumn, so fleeting!
They only have this life, they can't wait any longer.

The most important thing is that if one cannot cultivate immortality in today's life, how can it compare to their fame in the Xianci Dynasty?

"What are you going to do?"

"The Yan family is recruiting pioneers, and I plan to give it a try. I hope I can have the opportunity to stay in the Yan family and enjoy the first-class spiritual vein temple and the Yan family's cultivation techniques." Zhang Tiezhu said firmly.

"I plan to go to the Immortal House to look for an opportunity!" Zhu Linxian was the most unwilling.

"There's an elixir shop hiring receptionists, I want to give it a try." It wasn't easy for Zhao Shuyao to make this decision.

"I'm also going to go to the market first."

(End of this chapter)