Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

After the Bee and Flower Fairy's introduction.

Lu Zaian now understands the "Boundless Ocean Sutra".

The positioning of this technique is somewhat awkward.

It can expand the capacity of the dantian, but it also increases the difficulty of breaking through to a higher realm.

The cultivation technique itself is only a mid-grade second-tier technique, and can only be used as a primary cultivation technique.

There were no powerful spells or other effects.

Geniuses disdain cultivation.

Ordinary cultivators who rashly attempt to cultivate will achieve the opposite of their intended results.

'But if I possessed an immortal body and didn't care about lifespan, could I cultivate this technique to its ultimate level?'

Lu Zaian was quite interested in this.

He possessed talent comparable to a celestial spiritual root, and his lifespan was infinite.

If one can condense hundreds or thousands more drops of liquid mana than the enemy of the same level, wouldn't that be an absolute crushing defeat?

Lu Zaian remained calm and focused on the "Boundless Ocean Sutra".

Then wait for the Bee and Flower Fairy to finish introducing the other techniques.

"..."

"...These are all the cultivation techniques available for now. Master Lu, are there any that interest you?"

The Bee Flower Fairy's eyes sparkled as she looked up and gazed at Lu Zai'an.

She was also curious to see what cultivation method Lu Zaian, a rogue cultivator, would choose.

Is it the fastest cultivation speed?

Or is it the most powerful in terms of killing and destruction?

Unexpectedly, after a moment of contemplation, Lu Zaian pointed to the "Water Moon Sword Manual" and the "Boundless Vast Sea Sutra".

"These two will do."

"...Oh? The Water Moon Sword Manual is not bad. It is good for killing and the cultivation speed is also moderate."

"But is Master Lu really sure he wants the *Boundless Ocean Sutra*?"

A look of surprise flashed across the Bee Flower Fairy's beautiful eyes. Afraid she hadn't explained clearly, she continued:

"This 'Boundless Ocean Sutra' cannot be used as a supplementary cultivation method."

Once you begin cultivating, your dantian will expand; by then, it will be too late to regret it.

Lu Zaian nodded and said seriously:

"I know, but I have a deep longing for the Maple Flower Domain."

I'd like to see just how amazing the kung fu from over there is.

I'm just curious and want to study it; I don't know how to cultivate it..."

"Well... okay then."

The Bee Fairy wasn't really concerned about Lu Zai'an.

However, this "Boundless Ocean Sutra" was sold through her.

If Lu Zaian regrets it later and turns around and accuses her, the Bee Flower Fairy, of not explaining things clearly.

That would be an unjust tarnish to the reputation of the Hundred Flowers Chamber of Commerce.

"The Water Moon Sword Manual costs 7,000 spirit stones, and the Vast Ocean Scripture costs 6,000 spirit stones, for a total of 13,000."

Both of these cultivation techniques are of the second-tier, mid-grade level.

Cultivation techniques are the foundation for a cultivator's livelihood, so they are more expensive than ordinary second-tier spiritual items.

Lu Zaian looked pained.

Thirteen thousand yuan—he's worked for nothing for the past six months.

He bought "Water Moon Sword Manual" as part of a package deal.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the Bee Flower Fairy.

Hopefully, this "Boundless Ocean Scripture" paired with my own longevity body will be reliable.

After the money and goods were exchanged, Lu Zaian did not linger and returned directly to Chunqiu Pavilion to cultivate in seclusion.

.........

Spring goes and autumn comes; in the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

"call……"

Inside the training room, Lu Zaian slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

The airflow rolled and surged indoors like waves!

Lu Zaian looked inward at his dantian and felt a drop of liquid magic power gradually solidifying, which made him extremely gratified.

"My magic power has finally increased by one drop."

The feeling of gradually improving and getting stronger is truly captivating...

Over the course of three years, Lu Zaian went into seclusion multiple times.

Finally, he has gained a basic understanding of the new cultivation method, the "Boundless Ocean Scripture".

Lu Zaian now has a total of 115 drops of liquid mana in his dantian.

It has increased by fifteen drops compared to three years ago.

An average of five drops increase per year.

"At this rate, it will take eighty years to accumulate five hundred drops."

"I just don't know where the limits of this 'Boundless Ocean Sutra' lie..."

Lu Zaian pinched his chin and stroked his white stubble as he pondered.

His dantian has expanded considerably compared to three years ago.

How many drops of liquid mana are needed to fill the dantian?

Lu Zaian himself wasn't sure.

It's like a pool that's constantly being filled with water, which keeps expanding the pool's area.

How long will it take to reach full capacity? It's really hard to say.

However, Lu Zaian was not in a hurry; he figured he could just take it slow.

"I've devoted most of my energy to cultivation techniques over the past three years, neglecting other aspects..."

While talking to himself, Lu Zaian got up and stretched.

I summarized my progress in other areas over the past three years.

Regarding the soul, "The Ghostly Tribulation" also involves visualizing the passage through six kinds of tribulations.

Each subsequent tribulation becomes significantly more difficult.

Wind tribulation, lightning tribulation, ice tribulation, Bai Jie… cough cough… wrong show, wait, elemental tribulations…

However, the improvement gained after overcoming this challenge is also astonishing.

Lu Zaian's spiritual power has now increased by 90%, which is enough to cover a range of 5.7 li.

This is already close to the spiritual strength of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, the twelfth tribulation left Lu Zaian somewhat bewildered.

It is called "Soul Devouring Calamity".

The Soul Devouring Calamity was actually a visualization of a skull emitting black smoke.

Let it lie dormant in its own sea of ​​souls, constantly absorbing divine consciousness.

It has been two months now.

The skull in the Sea of ​​Souls changed from the size of a little finger to the size of a fist.

It was like a living thing that was constantly absorbing nutrients to grow...

This led Lu Zaian to believe that he had practiced the wrong thing.

The first eleven tribulations went well.

How come the twelfth tribulation seems like a demonic technique?

Fortunately, the healing power of the Longevity Body provides a safety net.

According to Lu Zaian's observation, the absorbed portion of divine consciousness would not affect his strength or safety.

Otherwise, Lu Zaian might just stop meditating altogether...

In addition, he has gradually reached the threshold of the second level in alchemy and formation techniques.

Lu Zaian has a very thorough grasp of theoretical knowledge.

However, second-tier spiritual materials are too expensive; even low-grade second-tier materials start at one or two thousand spirit stones.

Lu Zaian had to save his spirit stones to buy them for practice.

Over the past three years, I have refined second-tier pills four times, succeeding once and failing three times.

I attempted to set up a second-order formation, succeeding twice and failing twice.

Fortunately, Lu Zaian's success rate in refining first-grade high-quality pills has now reached 99%.

There is even a considerable probability that crimson patterns will appear.

The presence of red markings indicates that the medicinal effect is doubled, and the medicinal power will not be lost no matter how long the time is, nor will it cause erysipelas or resistance.

Lu Zaian also occasionally releases some items to sell as small boutique items at Youjian Dange.

After three years of operation, Youjian Dange has become a well-known alchemy shop in the western district of Huangze City.

The business is booming, attracting a large number of new and returning customers every day.

Xu Yan'er also proposed a plan to expand the store twice.

However, all of them were rejected by Lu Zaian.

Right now, business at Dan Ge is just right.

The net profit is around three thousand per month.

This is sufficient to cover the operation of Chunqiu Pavilion and Lu Zaian's daily cultivation expenses.

Lu Zaian had no family ties, nor any descendants.

Aside from paying the servants a small salary, he spent the rest of his own money.

As long as he doesn't use all his spirit stones to buy second-tier spirit materials and then use them as firewood, it's more than enough.

On the contrary, blindly expanding stores will encroach on the market share of other Dan shops.

Others have an entire Foundation Establishment family or sect as their backer.

Lu Zaian could only rely on himself.

Eat as much food as your stomach can handle.

Taking things slowly and quietly making a fortune is the best approach...