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

Cold comes and heat goes, days grow longer and months grow longer.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye...

The Spring and Autumn Pavilion has not changed much compared to five years ago.

Time seems to stand still here; the scenery remains serene and tranquil, a picture of peace and harmony.

"Hahaha... Hahaha... I've succeeded! I've succeeded!"

But deep within the sealed training room, a weak and weary laugh drifted out.

Lu Zaian was sitting cross-legged.

He exuded a strong killing intent from the inside out, as still as water, making people feel suffocated.

And his appearance at this moment is also quite terrifying.

His body was hunched over like dry firewood, his silver hair was withered, his eye sockets were sunken, his old eyes were cloudy and bloodshot, his cheekbones were prominent, his cheeks were thin, and his lips were dry.

His whole being exudes a Zen-like dedication.

It's that kind of weakness and exhaustion that comes from the heart and soul...

It seemed as if he was about to experience the five signs of decay and pass away on the spot.

But after the laughter came a low murmur.

"The Bloodbath Flow, finally... finally we've figured it out a little..."

Lu Zaian licked his dry lips, and a sudden burst of intense vitality shone in his cloudy old eyes.

The next moment, a thunderous roar came from his body, as if raging flames were shooting into the sky!

Like an eternally burning furnace, never running out!

His originally weak and withered body rapidly swelled and filled up, like an inflating balloon.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Zaian regained his original otherworldly and dignified appearance.

The deep, still killing intent was completely withdrawn from Lu Zaian's body.

The air in the practice room began to circulate again, allowing people to catch their breath...

"After five years of tug-of-war using the inexhaustible life force and killing intent of the Longevity Body, I have finally managed to develop some basic skills."

Lu Zai'an internally focused on his dantian and qi sea.

Five drops of blood-red liquid were floating in it.

Below the Qi Sea were 140 drops of deep blue liquid mana, like a dark pool.

This is the progress Lu Zaian has made after five years of arduous study.

Above the dantian were five droplets formed from killing intent.

When the two meet, it's like water and oil, clearly separated into two distinct layers...

Indeed, Lu Zaian has devoted time over the past five years to studying "Blood Killing Stream".

Finally, we've made some progress.

The original "Blood Killing Stream" was incomplete and had many flaws.

Trying to condense murderous intent into a droplet and store it in the dantian through the meridians would be a sure way to die.

However, Lu Zai'an possesses the body of immortality.

His inexhaustible vitality provided him with the means to fight against murderous intent.

During the five-year-long tug-of-war, Lu Zaian deduced and improved some details and flaws.

This allowed him to condense these five drops of killing intent.

However, this is just a superficial effort.

Bloodbath still has many flaws.

For example, the killing intent is now stored in the dantian.

But if you want to unleash it like magic, you'll damage your meridians again.

However, if the liquid killing intent is not used for a long time, it will dissipate on its own and vanish into nothingness...

Overall, it's somewhat useful, but not much.

However, Lu Zaian was not discouraged. It was already quite an achievement to have been able to improve even a little bit of the basics in five years.

on the other hand.

I am steadily cultivating the Qi Refining Technique of the Boundless Ocean Scripture.

Liquid mana accumulation remains at a rate of five drops per year.

Now, one hundred and forty drops of liquid magic.

They have already moved beyond the beginner stage of Foundation Establishment.

As for body refinement, progress has been slow.

Unlike the gradual accumulation of Qi in the cultivation path.

The Nine Fiends Demon Body can be strengthened by refining it with the right demon beast essence and spiritual materials.

However, there are not many second-tier demonic beasts in the northern airspace.

The blood essence of second-tier demonic beasts available for sale is even rarer.

Deep within the desolate marshes, there are quite a few second-tier demonic beasts.

However, cultivators don't need to fight against guardian monsters to harvest spiritual treasures.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators are generally unwilling to easily provoke second-tier demonic beasts.

This also prevented Lu Zaian from making rapid progress by refining demon blood...

Furthermore... the cultivation of "The Ghostly Tribulation of the Underworld" is somewhat strange.

After passing the twelfth tribulation, the "Soul-Devouring Tribulation," the visualized black skull also dissipated.

The strength of his divine sense has also doubled, covering a distance of six miles.

However, Lu Zaian had some strange and magical sensations.

At the moment the Soul Devouring Tribulation was completed, it felt as if countless invisible threads were connecting me to it.

The other end of the line extends to who knows where?

At the end, however, it seemed as if some creature was spying, coveting...

Lu Zaian also felt a similar hunger deep within his soul.

I still want to follow the trajectory of the line to reach the other end.

It seems there's a sumptuous feast waiting for me at the end...

Soul-Devouring Calamity... Soul-Devouring Calamity...

The words reflect the meaning.

Lu Zaian felt a chill and stopped cultivating for a moment. He is currently stuck at the twelfth tribulation and dares not continue to cultivate.

The unknown represents fear.

He was now absolutely certain that the "Ghostly Netherworld Tribulation" was definitely some kind of ancient demonic art...

I just hope I stopped early and didn't get caught up in it.

Furthermore, after five years of dedicated research, his alchemy and array formation skills have been firmly established at the lower second rank.

Lu Zaian could even occasionally refine a second-grade low-level pill with perfect pill patterns.

This is already extremely rare, and its value is more than three times higher.

Now, the entire Northern Sky Domain has long been destroyed by the Spirit Medicine Valley, and there are probably only a handful of people who can still refine second-tier pill patterns.

Lu Zaian was originally more talented in formations.

Unfortunately, second-tier blank array plates and some special spiritual materials are extremely rare.

Therefore, Lu Zaian was not given many opportunities to practice.

The blank array plate involves the art of weapon crafting.

As the grade of the formation increases, the required blank formation plates become more obvious and rarer.

If one frequently purchases second-tier blank array plates and some array-setting materials, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

Although Lu Zaian used the Changsheng Bian (a magical transformation) to disguise himself when purchasing these items in batches.

But the market for rare materials is only so big, so there will definitely be clues left behind.

Once you buy the array plate, others will know that you're going to use it to set up an array.

Today this person buys it, tomorrow that person buys it, and the day after tomorrow it's someone else.

The entire northern airspace is only so big, where are there so many array masters?

People will definitely suspect that someone is hiding their identity and using multiple accounts.

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Lu Zaian also planned to get involved in weapon crafting again and personally craft the array plate...

That's the only benefit of longevity.

I'm not afraid of a limited lifespan; the more I learn, the better, and the longer I live, the better.

Over time, these things will become part of Lu Zaian's profound foundation...

Lu Zaian rested his chin on his hand, stroking his white stubble in deep thought.

"After saving up spirit stones for another five years, I sold all the pills I refined, leaving none for myself. Now I've made a fortune."

Counting the days, in another month, it will be the once-in-a-decade auction in Huangze City again.

Time flies... I wonder what new news is coming from the outside world?

"I should also get ready to join in the fun..."