Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 162 Not the time

When Li Ji'an returned to Li Mansion.

Liu Jingchun stood calmly at the door and waited.

"Thank you for waiting, senior." Li Ji'an bowed.

Liu Jingchun nodded: "I am sorry that I came too early. The sect has issued an order and I cannot delay any longer. I hope that Master Li Dan will forgive me."

"Senior, you are too polite. The imperial edict from the emperor is very important. The pills have just been made today, so I will carry them with me." Li Ji'an handed the jade bottle containing two mid-grade longevity pills to Liu Jingchun as he spoke.

Liu Jingchun took the jade bottle, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and a trace of satisfaction appeared on his face: "Master Li Dan is indeed guaranteed, thank you."

"Senior, thank you for your kindness."

Liu Jingchun put away the longevity pill, nodded again, and turned to leave.

He did not leave a communication talisman to establish contact with Li Ji'an like the cultivator who had asked for the elixir before.

However, Li Ji'an didn't care. It was just a casual move, and he was not curious about what happened inside the Liu family.

Turn around and enter the mansion.

"Huh? Xiao Qiao, what's wrong with you?" As soon as I entered the mansion, I saw Xiao Qiao holding on to the door frame of the second courtyard from afar, her breathing unstable.

Li Ji'an flashed and appeared beside Xiao Qiao, holding her with one hand and reaching into her sea of consciousness between her eyebrows with the other.

"Uncle Li, just now... I felt my heart beating violently again. An indescribable feeling made the blood in my body a little agitated." Xiao Qiao hurriedly explained after calming down a little.

Li Ji'an's face changed slightly and he turned to look in the direction Liu Jingchun left.

After returning from the last auction, I learned that Xiao Qiao was abnormal and thought it was caused by Qin Henian's fake pill's uncontrolled aura. Now I know that it was actually caused by Liu Jingchun.

"Is it because Xiao Qiao's ability to connect with the earth's spirit has sensed something that others cannot?"

"Is there something unusual about this person?"

After pondering for a moment, he still had no clue.

But after a checkup, Xiao Qiao was found to be fine.

"It's better to stay away from it in the future."
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In the following days, the afterglow of the auction faded away.

Many ambitious independent cultivators have also entered the Daze Mountains.

Most of them waited outside the restricted area designated by the Biyun Sect.

The number of people seeking elixir dropped sharply.

Li Ji'an also resumed his normal practice rhythm.

After three months,

On this day, Li Ji'an completed a big circulation, slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"It's still three months away from ten years of foundation building, which is unexpected."

Previously, based on many records of the cultivation world in Cangyun Prefecture and the experiences shared by others, Li Ji'an had some common sense.

The main qualitative changes in the foundation-building period are in three stages, namely the initial, middle and late stages of foundation-building.

At each stage of qualitative change, the Dantian will undergo a transformation, and the magic power will increase by several times. The gap is a sharp increase that cannot be made up by quantity.

Li Ji'an compared his own talent of being a mid-level or higher grade spiritual root, the quality of the Flame Dragon Art he practiced, and the foundation he had built when he succeeded in building his foundation, and judged that he would be a little faster than the average level of other cultivators in the foundation-building period.

Generally, it takes an average of thirty years for a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage to reach the peak of the early Foundation Establishment Stage. After that, he will face the bottleneck of the middle Foundation Establishment Stage. The bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment Stage mainly lies in comprehension and state of mind. Even the Level-Breaking Pill is only auxiliary and cannot guarantee a breakthrough.

In the early stage of foundation building, there are actually three small levels. However, because the magic power of this small level is relatively small, with a change of 20% to 30% at most, and even the grade of the skills can completely cover up the difference, generally no one will mention it specifically.

However, if I evaluate my own progress in practice, I will still use this standard as a reference.

Li Ji'an had previously estimated that if he did not have sufficient high-quality tonic pills to assist him, and only relied on his spiritual veins to practice, it would take him about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years to reach the peak of the initial stage of foundation building.

And if we add plenty of second-grade fine Qi-invigorating pills, Law-condensing pills, Spirit-transforming pills and other cultivation elixirs, the efficiency can be increased by about 40%, perhaps within 18 years.

So over the years, Li Ji'an has never been out of high-quality second-level elixirs.

Fortunately, he himself had extraordinary alchemy skills, otherwise, ordinary cultivators, let alone having the financial resources, might not be able to obtain so many high-quality elixirs even if they had them.

At the end of today's training, he unexpectedly discovered that he had broken through the second level of foundation building and stepped onto the threshold of the third level.

Obviously, it was much faster than he had predicted.

If this continues, it is estimated that in five or six years at most, he will be able to reach the peak of the early stage of foundation building and reach the bottleneck of the middle stage of foundation building.

"If I can advance to the middle stage of foundation building in fifteen years... I still can't compare to Jiang Yunzhou, a true disciple of the sect!" There is almost no difference between high-grade elixirs and fine elixirs in terms of efficacy. The reason why Li Ji'an pursues fine elixirs is simply because the skills he practices are not very good, and his magic power is not as good as that of high-grade skills. He does not want the effects of elixirs on his magic power.

Jiang Yunzhou's spiritual roots are not much better than Li Ji'an's, and he is naturally not short of elixirs. His biggest advantage is that the martial arts he practices is at least one level higher, and what follows is the tempering of fighting.

In addition, there must be some treasures or secret methods in the sect that Li Ji'an doesn't know about that can enhance the practice of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The experience, teachings and guidance from senior teachers should all be of some use.

"I'm content!" Li Ji'an left the alchemy room with satisfaction.

When I arrived at the front yard, I saw Duanmu Qin teaching Xiao Qiao to play the guzheng.

This was what Xiao Qiao took the initiative to ask Duanmu Qin for advice after she heard that music could help others purify their minds.

Li Ji'an understood his intention.

Especially as he grew older and came into more contact with the families of the masters around him, Xiao Qiao also understood more clearly the unspoken rule in the cultivation world that independent practitioners should not support idlers.

Under normal circumstances, Li Ji'an, a casual cultivator with no relationship with her, would have taken her in and provided her with a place to practice. Once she started practicing Qi formally, he would have done his best.

Then it will be her turn to forge ahead on her own path.

This is the unspoken rule of the spiritual world.

However, Li Ji'an has never had such intention in these years.

This made Xiao Qiao feel even more guilty about her own misfortune after she understood the unspoken rules.

That's why I wanted to sacrifice myself last time.

After all, among the families of Doctor Bai and his men, those who cannot provide mutual assistance to their masters are basically wives, concubines and maids.

Then Li Jian comforted her again, making her feel even more ashamed.

I have always wanted to do something to help Li Ji'an.

I had originally placed my hopes on the formation, but now I can only set up a first-level formation, which is almost useless to Li Ji'an.

So now I force myself and Duanmu Qin to study music.

After stopping to observe for a moment, Li Ji'an shook his head slightly.

Choice is greater than effort.

Clearly possessing the extraordinary ability to communicate with the spirit of the earth, he should have studied formations in depth, or at the very least, gone and learned how to find dragons and divide gold from Chishi Sanren.

Considering her self-esteem, Li Ji'an did not bother her and would wait for an opportunity to guide her in the right direction.

That night, in order to express his gratitude, Li Ji'an asked Duanmu Qin to stay and discuss the Dao together, and listened to Duanmu Qin share the situation in the mountains.

It is said that the roads near Tianyuan Prefecture and Daoyuan Prefecture have been blocked recently. Many independent cultivators from the two prefectures have gathered here and even opened up a new safe passage connecting to Cangyun Prefecture.

"It is said that there are many disciples from other sects who have come to join in the fun. There are even a few sword cultivators from the Jinyang Sect, Xiaoyao Sect, and even Daoyuanzhou's Sword Tomb."

"Of the five major families, except for the Liu family, which is said to be nearing the end of its lifespan and only sent a late-stage Foundation Establishment leader, the other four families are led by the Fake Dan Ancestor."

"In the past month, the number of independent cultivators who approached the restricted area of the ruins from Cangyun Province and were killed by the Biyun Sect has reached five."

"There are still robbery cultivators lurking outside the restricted area of the ruins, and many fellow Taoists have suffered."

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The two discussed and communicated with each other.

The next morning, just as Li Ji'an was about to be punished by Duanmu Qin after being teased by her, he heard a familiar knock at the door.

"The Yan family of the wasteland seeks to see Master Li Dan!"

Li Ji'an smiled casually, put on his clothes and went out to greet him.

When I opened the door, I saw Yan Qingwan, who had not been seen for ten years. She was still graceful and quiet, like a quietly blooming white lotus.

"Auntie, long time no see."

"Fan'er!" Yan Qingwan smiled gently and took two steps forward.

"Hmm?" However, Yan Qingwan stopped instantly when her consciousness inadvertently sensed the beauty in the bedroom.

There was a slight awkwardness on his face: "Fan'er, I... am I here at the wrong time?"

(End of this chapter)