Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 82 Leaving the Clan
When I came to the market seventeen years ago, I followed Yan Qingwan and rode the clan's spiritual horse.

Seventeen years later, when he left the market for the first time, Li Ji'an summoned a flying sword, leaped up, and flew away on the sword.

This is a low-grade magic weapon, forged with flaming iron and fire cloud sand. It has a bonus effect on fire magic power. He bought it for eighteen spirit stones.

In addition to wanting to experience the sword flying that I had fantasized about since childhood, it was more for the purpose of understanding myself, understanding the situation of flying with a flying device, and knowing myself and the enemy in terms of flying.

At the quiet city gate, the wandering cultivators coming and going were suddenly attracted by the red flame, and all subconsciously looked up at the graceful figure in the air.

Many people looked envious.

Anyone who can fly with a flying device must be at least a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training, and anyone who wants to fly a device for a long distance must be at least in the late stage of Qi training. This is something that many small casual cultivators in the early stage of Qi training at the city gate cannot even dream of.

Li Ji'an stood upright on the flying sword with his hands behind his back and his head slightly raised. As magic power continued to flow into the flying sword under his feet, its speed quickly reached its limit. Then it stopped accelerating and continued to rise.

Until the crowd below became smaller and smaller, the mana shield finally could not withstand the external pressure and reached its limit again.

A moment later, under the envious and puzzled gazes of the wandering cultivators below, Li Ji'an slowly landed on the ground, put away his flying sword, untied the spirit horse tied at the city gate, and rode away.

Flying is prohibited in the market town. This is Li Ji'an's first time flying a sword, and he probably knows the speed and height limits of his sword.

The height limit is stronger than the Qi and blood burst of his physical cultivation, but the maximum speed is still lower, and it is not sustainable.

Three hours later, the Yan family's land came into view.

"Li Keqing."

"Master Li Dan."

"Xiao Li is back."

Because of Yan Qingwan's previous exposure, Li Ji'an's fame in the clan soared. As soon as he entered the clan territory, most people he met on the road took the initiative to greet him.

Of course, most of the people who greeted him were male cultivators and married female cultivators. The few unmarried female cultivators he met either ignored him or deliberately glared at him in a provocative manner.

When he arrived at the core spiritual vein area, he learned that the clan was discussing important matters, so Li Ji'an simply went to Zhang Tiezhu's house first.

"My dear, come here, come here, daddy will let you ride on his horse..." As soon as I reached the door, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice came from inside.

It feels familiar because it is Zhang Tiezhu's voice, and it feels unfamiliar because the voice has a sense of relaxation and satisfaction.

Last year, Zhang Tiezhu said in a letter that his third child, also a son, looked very much like himself when he was a child and he liked him very much.

"Iron pillar."

"Brother, why...why are you back?" Zhang Tiezhu picked up the youngest child and walked quickly to Li Ji'an.

The two men are ten years apart in age, and Zhang Tiezhu's cultivation is even higher. However, when the two are compared, Li Ji'an has a thin face and a tall figure. Although the years can be seen on his face, he is still full of energy.

In contrast, Zhang Tiezhu, dressed in silk and brocade, with a wealthy face and a big belly, does not look like a monk, but more like a wealthy landlord.

Li Ji'an had actually anticipated this. In his early letters, Zhang Tiezhu talked most about his own cultivation.

Especially when he had his first child, the clan gave him considerable resources. He was full of confidence at that time and was determined to reach the late stage of Qi training. He even thought about building a foundation.

He also asked Li Ji'an if he could go back to the Xianci Dynasty to reveal the truth.

However, as Yan Jue grew up, he would talk about the child from time to time in his letters, including laughter, anger and scolding.

It was not until Yan Jue was eight years old that the future limit of his spiritual roots was predicted for the first time. The clan elders judged based on their experience that he was likely to break through to the middle-grade spiritual roots, which made him overjoyed again.

The difference is that although the clan also rewarded him with many resources, he did not mention it again.

Later we learned that he left all the rewards to Yan Jue, and from his tone, it was not entirely voluntary, but because of pressure from his fellow Taoists.

From that time on, he rarely talked about his own cultivation in his letters. He talked most about Yan Jue and his fellow Taoists, and he complained a lot.

Until recent years, apart from talking about his son's situation, the letters mostly talked about trivial matters within the clan, or some gossip and rumors, as if he had regarded himself as a member of the Yan family.

Li Ji'an could feel the changes in his attitude towards life over the years, becoming more relaxed and more satisfied.

Before my third child was born, I loved fishing.

"The head of the family summoned me." Li Ji'an explained with a smile.

"Hmm? The Patriarch is looking for you? This..." Zhang Tiezhu instantly became alert, remembering what happened last time. Li Ji'an saw his reaction and felt that he might know something.

"Tiezhu, what do you know?"

Zhang Tiezhu suddenly became a little flustered.

Almost subconsciously, he wanted to tell the truth about what happened that day, but... when the words came to his lips, he remembered the warning from the elders that day, and then he thought about the family he had to support now.

Especially since a family of five depends on the Yan family for their livelihood.

He himself doesn't care, but his son is his weak point. He doesn't want his son to lose his way because of himself.

Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant to speak, Li Ji'an instantly became alert.

He had analyzed the Yan family and even deduced that the Yan family was a family that was righteous on the outside but evil on the inside, so there was no possibility that they would be disadvantageous to him. When he first entered the Yan family, he had a little worry.

He was afraid that the Yan family would know his talent in alchemy and put him under house arrest, forcing him to make alchemy day and night like a slave.

After all, this kind of thing has happened in the history of the cultivation world, so the alchemists in this world basically will not have too much contact with forces or outsiders they don't understand.

It was not until he was unable to break through the middle stage of Qi training, the Dan fire was not condensed enough, and Yan Qingwan had grown up, that he completely gave up.

Even when Yan Qingwan had previously revealed his talent in alchemy, he did not think that the Yan family would do anything against him.

After thinking calmly for a moment, Li Ji'an still had no idea and could not think of any reason why the Yan family would do anything against him.

"Hey, Brother Li, let me tell you, some time ago, the Great Elder..." After a while of inner struggle, Zhang Tiezhu sighed and finally chose to tell what happened that day.

"!!!" After hearing what Zhang Tiezhu said, Li Ji'an widened his eyes.

This matter was really beyond his expectations.

But after a little thought, I didn't care too much.

After all, this is a huge misunderstanding.

Furthermore, if the Yan family really wanted to harm me because of this matter, they would not have invited me back to the family in this way. They could have solved it outside.

And Yan Qingwan definitely doesn't know about this.

After chatting for a while, Yan Zongsheng sent someone to invite him.

Li Ji'an gave a bottle of marrow cleansing pill that he had refined, which was regarded as an elixir in the Xianci Dynasty, to Zhang Tiezhu's youngest son Yan Qing as a gift, and said goodbye to Zhang Tiezhu.

Because Zhang Tiezhu had leaked the information in advance, all of Yan Zongsheng's strange behavior and words at this moment seemed much more normal in Li Ji'an's eyes.

After affirming Li Ji'an's achievements and contributions, and emphasizing Yan Qingwan's role and hope for the family's future, he finally stated his purpose in a tactful way.

"Chang'an, it's not that our Yan family can't accommodate you, and we are certainly not ungrateful. It's just... for the prosperity of our family and for Qingwan to advance on her path to immortality, we can only ask you to leave. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask!"

Li Ji'an had actually thought of it when he was on his way from Tiezhu's house.

Although it is unpleasant to be kicked out, I also understand it. Moreover, it seems that now is the right time to leave. I am afraid that rejuvenation in this life will only be within the next ten years. Even if I am not kicked out now, I will find an excuse to leave in one or two years at most.

In comparison, it seems better to be driven away at this time.

But he still sincerely explained that this was a misunderstanding. He treated Yan Qingwan as his sister, and he was also very sure that Yan Qingwan only treated him as a relative and brother, so the problem they were worried about did not exist.

However, in order to avoid suspicion and worry, he agreed with Yan Zongsheng's decision.

The conditions are even simpler: First, I want a Yangyuan Pill.

Second, if possible in the future, I hope that my clan will accept my offspring into the clan.

Yan Zongsheng was somewhat self-doubting due to Li Ji'an's deep understanding of justice. He was not sure whether what he was doing was right or not. In the end, he not only agreed to Li Ji'an's two requests, but also gave him an additional 300 spirit stones as compensation.

An hour later, Li Ji'an collected the Yan family's Immortal Ascension Order and the Yangyuan Pill, quietly left the Yan family, and headed alone towards the Fallen Dragon Ridge Mountains further south...

On the top floor of the Yan family's main building, Yan Zongsheng stood at the top floor, looking at the solitary figure in white clothes who did not even turn his head. Holding the "Biography of Li's Alchemy" given to him by Li Ji'an in his hand, he sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)