Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 201 Sneaking into the Liu Family
The next day, Li Ji'an informed Zhang Tiezhu that he would not be returning for the time being and asked him to take the child to check his spiritual roots.

When the results came out that day, the child's highest spiritual root was nine strands of water, which was higher than that of his parents.

Zhang Tiezhu expressed gratitude to Li Ji'an on behalf of the child.

When the child was ten years old, Li Ji'an sensed that his spiritual veins were quite deficient. Even if he started supplying spiritual energy to nourish the veins from then on, the maximum would probably not exceed five strands.

No evidence is given in isolation.

More data support is needed.

A month and a half later, Gua Gua arrived at the Liu family area.

Its core ancestral land is covered with strange rocks, dense forests, and many man-made landscapes, each of which is integrated with the formation. It is even said that there are as many as 9981 chain formations inside, and even a True Dan Zhenren may not be able to get out even if he breaks in by force.

Li Ji'an did not let Gua Gua risk breaking in, but instead tentatively entered the ancestral land of the small family that he had visited before.

After many attempts, with Gua Gua's current ability to hide and conceal his breath, the affiliated family that had a second-level protective magic circle and a warning magic circle did not sense Gua Gua's infiltration.

"If this continues, I won't be able to establish my foundation and grow old with you. Brother Yu, from now on, you should focus on preparing for your foundation and stop being distracted."

"Qun'er, I won't let you give up. You have such a strong spiritual root, there will definitely be no problem."

"Brother Yu, the news has already spread. The Immortal Ancestor has concentrated all his resources on himself in order to cultivate the art of immortality. It is difficult for us vassal families, even for the ancestral clan, to achieve this. You are the ancestor's most beloved grandson, so you may have a chance, but I definitely have no hope of obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill."

……

Guagua rose to only ten feet above the ground and happened to hear two young people who were having a tryst whispering in a corner of the garden.

Through shared vision, Li Ji'an saw two young people, a man and a woman, probably in their twenties.

There was a cinnabar mole between the woman's eyebrows, and combined with the man's address, Li Ji'an recognized her as Liu Qun, the child of Dong Jiangling's daughter Dong Ping.

Eighteen years ago, when Li Ji'an was invited by the ancestor of this family to join the clan, he happened to help him out.

Now she is tall and graceful, pretty and gentle.

"Don't worry, Qun'er. I have sworn that I will walk the path of life with you hand in hand and grow old together. If the clan really cannot provide you with the foundation-building pill, I will do my best to help you build your foundation after I build my foundation." Liu Yu vowed.

"Brother Yu always tries to cheer me up. Humph, my mother once said that the cultivation world is full of cold-hearted people. There are many cases where fathers and sons kill each other for the sake of the Tao, not to mention our insignificant relationship.

I'm afraid that once Brother Yu builds his foundation, he'll be high and mighty, and we'll be strangers from now on." Liu Qun turned around, sighed softly, and pursed her lips.

"I'm different from them, Qun'er, you have to believe me." Liu Yu hurriedly explained.

Liu Qun looked up at him, then shook his head and turned the topic back to himself: "Actually, I don't want to be a burden to Brother Yu. I hope to be able to build the foundation at the same time as Brother Yu, and advance together. Moreover, I no longer expect the clan to give me a foundation-building pill. Just a meridian protection pill will do. What a pity..."

"Pulse Protecting Pill?" Upon hearing this, Liu Yu subconsciously reached for the storage bag.

But at the last moment, he paused.

Liu Qun's eyes flashed with joy, but then he felt disappointed when his movements stopped.

"Forget it, Brother Yu, don't worry about me. Just focus on preparing to build your foundation. I'll figure it out on my own. Maybe we're just not meant to be together in this life."

"No!" Liu Yu no longer hesitated and took out a jade bottle from his storage bag.

"Qun'er, this is the meridian protection pill that grandpa gave me. Take it."

Liu Qun was quite shocked and quickly refused with both hands: "How can this be? This is a gift from the ancestor, I can't accept it. Besides...if the ancestor finds out, he will definitely think I cheated you of the resources."

"Don't worry, Qun'er, I will never tell anyone." Liu Yu said firmly.

"But..." Liu Qun still refused.

Without further ado, Liu Yu placed the jade bottle in Liu Qun's hand and said, "Qun'er, we agreed to support each other on the path of Taoism. I, Liu Yu, keep my word."

"Brother Yu!" Liu Qun's eyes were full of affection.

Liu Yu took a step forward and wanted to hold Liu Qun in his arms.

"Brother Yu, don't..." However, Liu Qun still didn't do as he wished.

"Qun'er, I'm in this situation, what's wrong with you? Is there a rumor that you and Liu Xianlong from the main lineage..." Liu Yu frowned, a little annoyed.

Instead of apologizing, Liu Qun tearfully demanded, "So this is why you gave me the Meridian Protection Pill? It's fine if others don't believe me, but you don't believe me either? You! I misjudged you."

"No, no, Qun'er, you misunderstood. I just... I was too impatient. I apologize. I won't force you anymore." Liu Yu's face changed instantly and he hurriedly explained.

"Believe me, after all these years, don't you know my sincerity?"

"I know that you are only coerced by Liu Xianlong's identity..." Seeing that Liu Qun seemed really angry, Liu Yu became even more anxious and kept explaining.

After a moment, Liu Qun sighed softly and said in a slower tone, "Brother Yu, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I want to give it to you completely on our wedding day!"

"Yeah, yeah, I understand, I get it. I won't have such random thoughts anymore. Please don't be angry." Liu Yu let out a sigh.

Liu Qun burst into laughter, took a step forward and hugged Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was instantly moved.

……

"..." Li Ji'an's face in the alchemy room turned stiff. He couldn't believe that this was Dong Jiangling's granddaughter.

Then, Li Ji'an asked Gua Gua to follow Liu Qun.

"Meet Miss Qun."

"Miss Qun."

……

Everyone he met along the way greeted him, and even some of the tribesmen had fawning looks on their faces.

Liu Qun also responded with a smile, appearing very reserved.

It wasn't until I followed her home that a middle-aged woman came into view.

Li Ji'an confirmed that this woman was Dong Jiangling's granddaughter.

And this woman was Dong Ping, whom I had met once before.

Judging from her appearance, she probably didn't take the anti-aging pill given to her that year.

"Qun'er, did you go to see Young Master Yu again?" Dong Ping asked with a serious face when she saw Liu Qun coming home.

Liu Qun shrank her head, then said aggrievedly: "Mom, it wasn't me who wanted to find him, it was he who insisted on seeing me."

"Hmph, I've told you so many times, since you don't plan to become his Taoist partner, you can't give him hope anymore, and you can't accept his gifts anymore." Dong Ping was quite annoyed.

"Mom, didn't I tell you that he was the one who took the initiative? Besides, he was the one who insisted on giving those things to me before." Liu Qun said impatiently.

"You..." Seeing Liu Qun being stubborn, Dong Ping stood up suddenly.

"Dad!" Liu Qun hurried to Liu Zhong.

Liu Zhong's belly was bigger than it had been a decade ago, and he looked very wealthy. "Pingping, forget it. Let's not get involved in young people's affairs. Qun'er is very talented, and with Master Li's background, it's normal for the young men in the clan to flock to him."

"What is Master Li Dan's background? I have said it many times. My father said that Senior Li is Senior Li, and we are us. Senior Li has a noble character. After building his foundation, he did not forget the friendship with his ancestors. He was able to visit my father specially. This is already the limit. After all, it is the friendship of the previous generation. Don't have any more illusions." Dong Ping said seriously.

"You can't say that, Pingping. I heard from my father that he and Master Li Dan's father had a very close relationship. Then, can't we and Master Li Dan continue the friendship of the previous generation?" Liu Zhong didn't care.

Then she complained a little, "What a pity. I told you before that I must visit you in the Immortal City, but you were unwilling. As a result, Master Li Dan quietly became a guest official of the upper sect, and we can't even see each other anymore." "That's right, mother, look at yourself. Just because you are too honest, your path to the Tao is cut off and you fall to the bottom of the cultivation world. I, Liu Qun, must successfully build a foundation in this life!" Liu Qun said firmly.

"Mom, what is the success rate if I ask Uncle Li to give me the Foundation Establishment Pill..."

"Nonsense! Do you know how precious the Foundation Establishment Pill is? You actually want to ask Senior Li for help?" Dong Ping was shocked.

Liu Qun was unconcerned. "Humph, the Foundation Establishment Pill may be precious in our eyes, but it's probably nothing in Uncle Li's eyes. Moreover, Uncle Li has become a guest of the upper sect, so he must have gained a lot."

"Qun'er is right, Pingping. I've inquired about it. Master Li Dan lives alone on the outer peak. I haven't heard that he has any special relatives or friends, nor has he found a Taoist partner. He earns so many resources but has nowhere to spend them. I was thinking of letting Qun'er find a godfather..." Liu Zhong also echoed.

"Bang!" Dong Ping couldn't bear it any longer and was shaking with anger.

"How can you be so shameless?"

"If it weren't for Senior Li, where would you be now? You, thanks to Senior Li's blessing, have been made a hands-off manager of the clan, and your status and position are incomparable.

You, thanks to Senior Li, have been given the opportunity to be trained by the clan and have been granted the status of a young lady.

Aren’t you satisfied yet?
I'm putting this out there today. In the future, unless Senior Li summons me, I, Dong Ping, will never take the initiative to ask for a meeting. What happens to you has nothing to do with me."

……

Seeing this, Li Ji'an couldn't help but laugh.

"Still want to blast my gold coins?"

Then he stopped paying attention and just let Gua Gua stare at Liu Qun.

It was not until ten days later that Liu Qun used the excuse of going to the Biluo Market to do some shopping, but in fact he was secretly meeting with Liu Xianlong, the head of the Liu family.

When approaching the market town, Li Ji'an deliberately let Gua Gua only escape five feet down, and as a result, the magic circle of the market town failed to detect Gua Gua.

This made Li Ji'an more confident in Gua Gua's ability to hide.

"Brother Long, do you miss me?"

"Ever since I met my sister Qun, I haven't had any appetite. Grandpa is too strict, so please don't blame me."

……

"Sister Qun, considering your family's connection with Master Li Dan, your grandfather was seriously injured last time, why didn't Master Li Dan come to visit?"

……

After a while, the two parted ways.

Guagua followed Liu Xianlong closely.

Until the Liu family's ancestral land came into view, Gua Gua directly dived twenty feet underground.

The Liu family claimed that the chain formation that could defend against the True Dan Zhenren did not even discover Gua Gua.

After entering the Liu family, Gua Gua followed Liu Xianlong all the time.

Not long after, after following Liu Xianlong into a courtyard, Li Ji'an saw his acquaintance Liu Changgeng.

"how?"

"Grandpa, that bitch was just bragging before. I guess Master Li Dan's relationship with their family has been severed long ago." Liu Xianlong answered truthfully.

Liu Changgeng frowned slightly.

In recent years, because of the affairs of Qin Henian and Wu Weixiong, he has been distracted and unable to continue investigating the matter of the Earth Book.

And Master Li Dan had hardly left the Immortal City and the sect during the past five years, so he had no chance to plan.

Some time ago, he accidentally learned that there was someone in the clan branch who had connections with Master Li Dan. After investigation, he secretly took action against Dong Jiangling.

As a result, until now, the other party's injuries have almost healed, but there has been no sign of Master Li Dan.

"Hmph! The thief might be feeling guilty and suspecting that we are trying to lure him out." Liu Changgeng snorted coldly.

"Grandpa, do you want to use that bitch as bait again?" Liu Xianlong asked.

Liu Changgeng shook his head: "Forget it, Dong's relationship with the thief is too shallow, so let's find a way at the Yan family in the wilderness."

"However, we must be extremely careful. Our ancestor's divine power is about to reach perfection. By then, no one in the entire Cangyun Province will be able to hinder our Liu family."

"Is it finally almost done?" Liu Xianlong was slightly excited, and then asked, "Does the Heavenly Master have any prophecies?"

"Haha, that's great!" Liu Changgeng said, stroking his beard.

Liu Xianlong was overjoyed: "God bless my Liu family!"

"Wrong! It was the Immortal Ancestor who made our Liu family strong!" Liu Changgeng corrected.

"Yes, yes, it's the Immortal Ancestor."

……

"Master? Good luck?" Li Ji'an from Lingfeng Alchemy Room raised his eyebrows suddenly.

The last time I heard such good or bad words was one hundred and thirty-six years ago.

At that time, Ning Sujin resolutely went towards the immortal master, leaving behind a sentence "Good luck to you".

Ning Sujin was 25 years old that year. If she were still alive, she would be 161 years old.

"Could it be her?"

Li Ji'an was not sure. There were too many mysterious techniques and secrets in the cultivation world, and what was recorded in the world was just the tip of the iceberg.

At least before he met Xiao Qiao, he had never heard of the geomancer lineage anywhere.

"Hu~" Li Ji'an slowly exhaled and cheered up.

If the identity of the "Heavenly Master" mentioned by Liu Xianlong can be confirmed, it can also be confirmed that the family that raises blood slaves is the Liu family.

After Liu Xianlong left, Li Ji'an asked Gua Gua to continue staying in Liu Changgeng's mansion.

Although he has successfully entered the Liu family, the protective array outside is mostly based on breath sensing. If there is an illusion array or a restriction array, Gua Gua can easily be trapped in it, and it is also easy to trigger the restriction and alert the enemy.

Unfortunately, after Liu Xianlong left, Liu Changgeng had been meditating in silence, not going out or talking to himself.

Three months flew by.

During this period, Li Ji'an opened a furnace for Elder Han's nephews and refined a medium-grade and a low-grade one. Not only did he receive a piece of second-level spiritual wood as a thank you, he also received a favor from Elder Han.

He even cut off half of the Nine-Star Poria, the main medicine for building the foundation.

In just five years, Li Ji'an's connections in Biyun Sect have almost covered the Five Peaks and Thirteen Halls. It is estimated that in another ten years at most, all the Jindan generation in Biyun Sect should be able to get along harmoniously.

At the same time, Zhang Tiezhu also received the spiritual test results of the other two children.

They are all much better than the spiritual vein prediction results five years ago, and have almost preliminarily verified Li Ji'an's idea. Li Ji'an is more confident that his spiritual roots will be improved in the next life.

It was also on this day that Gua Gua, who had waited for three months, finally saw Liu Changgeng go out...

(End of this chapter)