Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 202 Ten Years
On this day, Liu Changgeng received a message and his expression immediately became stern.

"Send a message to the clan, stop all external affairs for ten years, bide our time, and wait for the ancestor to come out!" He pondered for a moment and issued the clan order.

Afterwards, he took a bath, dressed formally, and walked out.

Gua Gua followed closely until they reached a bamboo forest, where they felt the powerful fluctuations of a forbidden magic circle in front of them.

The forbidden magic circle in front of us enveloped the bamboo forest, leaving no blind spots in any direction, and not even a bug could get in.

"Swish!" Liu Changgeng came to the bamboo forest and waved his hand, and the restriction in front of him was opened.

However, there is another layer of restriction in the inner layer, which is much stronger than the outer layer, and it blocks the spiritual consciousness, and the light curtain above it is moving.

"Seventh Uncle, Changgeng comes to pay his respects." Liu Changgeng bowed slightly towards the restricted area.

After three breaths, the light curtain retreated and rolled up to both sides.

Liu Changgeng stepped in.

Gua Gua also took advantage of the moment when the forbidden magic circle was opened and escaped into it.

As soon as he entered the formation, Gua Gua sensed that the environment had changed suddenly.

There are small bridges, flowing water, red flowers and green willows.

Beside the pavilion with flowing water, an old man was playing chess with a beautiful middle-aged woman.

The old man was Liu Jingchun, who had had contact with Li Ji'an.

"Seventh Uncle, Seventh Aunt." Liu Changgeng came to the outside of the pavilion and casually saluted the two people inside.

Both of them acted as if they didn't hear anything and ignored it.

"Husband, you let me win again." The beautiful woman took the white piece and fell, cutting off the dragon's head, and all the black pieces lost.

Liu Jingchun raised his head and smiled: "Zhilan is an excellent chess player. Even if I give my all, I still can't win even half a piece. How dare I give in?"

Liu Changgeng was used to this, a smile playing on his lips, not caring whether the other party listened or not: "Seventh Uncle, our ancestor is about to achieve great success in his magical power, and our Liu family will truly have a glimpse of the path to immortality. Now, the answer is about to be revealed, are you still stubborn and unwilling to change your mind?"

"Haha! The way to immortality?" Liu Jingchun laughed.

Liu Changgeng didn't care: "Is it wrong? If we can't achieve the True Pill, our path will be cut off. If we continue to be under the pressure of the Biyun Sect, they will never give us the possibility of achieving the True Pill. Only our ancestors have the ambition and courage to break through the sect's suppression and break through the shackles of the Fake Pill at all costs.

Now that the ancestor is about to succeed, he can face the pressure of the sect in the future and upgrade the ancestral bloodline to the third-level intermediate grade. By then, the descendants of my Liu family will also have the possibility of condensing the real pill.

As long as I can achieve the True Pill, at least there will be a glimmer of hope on the path to enlightenment."

Liu Jingchun smiled slightly: "Without the accumulation of small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without the accumulation of small streams, one cannot form a river or sea. My Liu family's foundation is still a little short of the true elixir. We lack the right time, place and people.

The ancestor was incredibly talented and gifted. He had done a great deed by being able to put the Liu family back on track when it was in turmoil.

If he had been able to retire successfully back then, he would have been seated in the first row of the Liu family's tablets in the future.

But, people become confused once they get older.

Haha~ You are destined to be despised by future generations of the Liu family and be infamous for eternity."

"Hmph! The ancestor has now mastered the magical power, and you are still being stubborn?" Liu Changgeng was a little annoyed.

"It takes three days to test jade, and seven years to test eloquence. That's less than a lifetime, and you think he is right?" Liu Jingchun smiled and shook his head.

"The ancestor will definitely not be wrong!" Liu Changgeng's face looked a little unhappy.

Then he stopped arguing with Liu Jingchun: "Seventh Uncle, there is no point in saying more. The ancestor ordered you to prepare to connect the earth veins and do your best to gather all the surrounding spiritual veins into the main vein. Just wait for his order."

"I have already said that my talent is limited. I have not yet fully comprehended the Book of Earth and am only at the early second level. I cannot connect to such a huge spiritual vein formation." Liu Jingchun refused immediately.

"Then activate the bloodline sensor and search for your bloodline descendants!"

"Heh~ My son Yuan Hua has already been harmed by you guys, why are you still pretending?" Liu Jingchun sneered.

"Uncle Seventh, you'd better not slander me. The ancestor has higher expectations for Yuan Hua than you do. How could he harm him?" Liu Changgeng looked unhappy.

Liu Jingchun closed his eyes and said nothing.

"The ancestor told me that if you are unwilling to assist, you must pass down the complete "Book of Earth." Liu Changgeng settled for the second best option.

"I have only comprehended the early stage of the second level. How could I remember the subsequent inheritance? Don't waste your time." Liu Jingchun was firm.

"You!" Liu Changgeng's face darkened. He then looked at the beautiful woman, a sinister look flashing across his face. "Seventh Uncle, you don't want your Seventh Aunt to suffer an unexpected disaster in her old age, do you?"

Liu Jingchun and the beautiful woman both smiled slightly, without any fear.

Liu Changgeng finally turned away.

This time, Li Ji'an did not let Gua Gua follow him, but stayed in the forbidden magic circle.

When Liu Changgeng left the magic circle, Liu Jingchun waved his hand and the inner restriction closed again.

By combining spiritual shielding and multiple psychedelic forbidden arrays, he was confident that he could prevent the Zhendan spiritual consciousness from spying.

As the magic circle closed, Liu Jingchun and the beautiful woman both looked gloomy.

"Husband, time is running out!" The woman's face was filled with worry.

Everyone thought that Liu Jingchun had been able to survive for so many years because of her.

But she knew that the reason why Liu Jingchun endured humiliation and persevered until now was for the Liu family, and it was also the last hope to save the Liu family.

Liu Jingchun forced a smile and gently stroked the woman's cheek. "Whether it succeeds or not, I have done my best. I have the dignity to face my ancestors in the afterlife. But, Zhilan, I have harmed you in this life because of your husband. Finally... you are free."

"Husband, are you talking nonsense again?" The woman rolled her eyes at him.

Liu Jingchun laughed and took her into his arms.

The two stood by the pond, watching the fish swimming and playing in the pond.

"Husband, how sure are you?"

Liu Jingchun said nothing, but calmed his mind and then slightly moved his fingers.

"Zheng~" I saw the water droplets in the pool suspended, and then turned into a water line as thin as a hair, but it made a metallic clanging sound.

"Shui Ling's murderous intent!"

"Husband, have you understood the murderous intent of the Five Elements?" The woman's eyes were filled with shock.

Liu Jingchun smiled slightly, but shook his head: "After all, it's still a little bit short."

"It's just a bet on which side the Heavenly Master is on."

"What do you think?"

The woman raised her eyes and said, "That old villain devoured over a hundred of his own people. Logically, he must have resentment towards them, but... there's no guarantee that he wouldn't be bewitched by them, or perhaps, for the sake of eternal life, he would be willing to go along with them."

"I have been in the clan for more than a hundred years, and most of his prophecies have come true. The prophecy of the blood slave he guided ninety years ago was very ominous, which just happened to fulfill our plan. Afterwards, the old thief stopped the blood slaves and turned to the Yin meridians as the source... It is hard to say whether he was sincerely calculating for the old thief or to protect his comrades." Liu Jingchun narrowed his eyes.

The woman said no more and snuggled gently in his arms.

After a long moment, the woman suddenly looked at Liu Jingchun anxiously: "My dear, can I have a chance to see that little girl? Does she look like Yuen Wah? Does she look like you?"

"I'm afraid it's hopeless." Liu Jingchun looked towards the direction of the fairy city and said with some guilt.

……

After a while, the woman stopped disturbing Liu Jingchun's practice and went into the house alone.

Liu Jingchun continued to practice the Earth Spirit Sutra.
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Li Ji'an took a deep breath, and the fog in his heart cleared. At the same time, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

"ten years?"

Ten years later, the secret method practiced by the ancestor of the Liu family will be perfected, and he will have the confidence to face the three true elixirs of the Biyun Sect?
In "The Book of Earth", connecting the earth veins and condensing the spiritual veins are the keys to its subsequent development!

At that time, I might be in danger of being caught and soul-searched.

Moreover, from the conversation between Liu Jingchun and his wife, Li Ji'an understood that when Liu Jingchun asked him to refine the longevity elixir, he had already sensed Xiao Qiao's bloodline.

If Liu Jingchun fails, he will probably be unable to escape the possibility of having his soul searched, and Xiao Qiao will also be unable to escape the bad luck.

"The Heavenly Master is Ning Sujin!"

After standing still for a while, Li Ji'an had made up his mind.

In the next six months, he drew all seventeen pieces of second-stage late-stage talisman materials that he had stored over the years into talismans.

Now, in addition to the three late-stage fine-quality natal talismans that have been nurtured for five years, there are five more late-stage fine-quality talismans, all of which have the power of fake elixirs.

It is a pity that the quality rate of the late-stage talismans drawn with the mana of the fifth level of foundation building is still too low.

This is also the reason why he had been saving it but had not made the talisman before.

Afterwards, he used his contribution to the sect to exchange for materials for a Blood Burning Pill and refined two high-quality Blood Burning Pills.

On this day, the Qin family, who were connected through the elders of Shanggong Hall, also responded.

"Master Li, Patriarch Qin has already agreed. You need to discuss the details with him personally."

The Qin family dominates the southwest and owns the entire Purple Bamboo Mountain. However, the production of late-stage second-order spiritual bamboo in the family is not large, and because it is an excellent material for refining fine and above magical instruments, it is in short supply. Without the recommendation of an acquaintance at the level of a sect elder, ordinary people are not qualified to sit at the table.

"Thank you, Elder Tang!"

Elder Tang nodded reservedly, "Master Li, you're welcome. My dear friend will inevitably need to trouble you again in the future."

Li Ji'an nodded, his expression normal, and he had no prejudice against the type of elixir his best friend requested.

It's just a rare elixir that can enhance the relationship between Taoist couples.

He came to Li Ji'an after his alchemy skills became known in the sect, especially after he discovered some unconventional and less popular recipes.

It is said that one of his close friends, who was also a female cultivator, had been concentrating on cultivation before achieving the Dan stage and regarded dual cultivation as an unorthodox path. After achieving the Dan stage, her life with her Taoist partner was not harmonious, so she came to him to ask for the Dan and asked Li Ji'an to keep it secret from the sect.

Half a month later, Li Ji'an set off for the Qin family in Zizhu Mountain in the southwest of Cangyun Prefecture.

Compared with the other four families, the Qin family has the widest sphere of influence. Because the family's ancestral line is large enough to fully provide for the family members' practice, most of the people surrounding the Qin family's area are from other families.

In the entire Cangyun Province, the southwest part has the largest number of cultivation families.

Less than two months later, Li Ji'an arrived at the Qin family's land.

It has to be said that since the spiritual veins of Daze Mountain revived, most of the independent cultivators in the state have disappeared, and there are almost no robbery cultivators.

Arriving at the gate of the Qin family, Li Ji'an showed his identity card as a guest of the Biyun Sect.

"It turns out that it is Master Li Dan who has come to visit. The head of the family has already given the order, please come in quickly." The guard leader immediately led Li Ji'an into the clan hall in the back mountain.

After entering the clan hall, the current head of the Qin family had been waiting for a moment.

"I am Qin Songyuan, an old man. I welcome Master Li Dan to the Qin family. You have brought honor to our Qin family. Please take a seat." Qin Songyuan is of similar age to Li Ji'an. He is kind and respectful.

Compared to the Liu family that they had visited before, the Qin family was much more humble.

It is not certain whether it is because of Li Ji'an's current fame in the sect, or because Elder Tang specifically made a greeting, or whether it is just the Qin family's tradition.

"Master Qin is so kind to me. How could I possibly deserve this?" Li Ji'an responded politely.

"Haha, Master Li Dan, don't be so modest. Come, come, please try our Purple Heart Tea from Zizhu Mountain." Qin Songyuan led Li Ji'an to the first seat and poured tea for him personally.

Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly. Purple Heart Tea is a specialty of the southwestern part of Cangyun Province. It is a third-grade spiritual tea. Some elders in the sect may not drink it often.

He couldn't help but feel suspicious, as the other party's reception standards were a bit high.

Besides, the fact that he asked Elder Tang to help him make the connection showed that he was only trading for a piece of spiritual bamboo.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Ji'an lost his composure and steered the conversation towards the transaction.

"Okay, okay. How many late-stage second-order spiritual bamboos does Master Li Dan need?" Qin Songyuan asked without hesitation.

"..."

How many?

The Qin family's high-level spiritual bamboos are all sold by sections or even slices, but this time the other party asked for just a few pieces?
This made Li Ji'an even more suspicious.

"I wonder how the transaction should be conducted?" Li Ji'an asked again.

Qin Songyuan waved his hand, not caring much: "Master Li, please do whatever is convenient for you."

"I do have some second-stage Shengyun Pills and late-stage Foundation Establishment Pills." Li Ji'an asked tentatively.

"How about trading one of these late-stage breakthrough pills?"

Li Ji'an was completely stunned.

The market price of the second-stage late-stage spiritual bamboo requires at least two late-stage foundation-building breakthrough pills.

After all, the breakthrough pill in the foundation-building period is not like the breakthrough pill in the Qi training period, which can break through the realm as soon as the pill is made. It only increases the perception of liquid mana to solid mana, and its value is not very high.

The other party's offer was at least 50% cheaper.

"Master Qin, please tell me...why you are so kind to me?" Li Ji'an was not a person who liked to take advantage of others, nor did he want to accept favors without knowing why.

"This..." The head of the Qin family smiled awkwardly.

"Well, to be honest, it was my Qin family's ancestor who specifically instructed me to do so."

"Master Qin?" Li Ji'an seemed even more puzzled.

The only time he had any public interaction with Qin Henian was at the auction that year, when Liu Jingchun sent a private message, which was interrupted by Qin Henian.

In secret, when evacuating the Dazeshan ruins, he watched the past grievances between Qin Henian and Liu Jingchun underground.

"Is it because I helped Liu Jingchun refine the longevity elixir?" Li Ji'an thought for a moment and this was the only reasonable explanation.

"Master Qin has been so kind to me. I wonder if I could thank him in person?" Li Ji'an asked tentatively.

"It's really unfortunate that my ancestor has been in a state of mental imbalance in recent years and is unable to entertain guests. I'm sorry. I will convey the message on your behalf." Qin Songyuan politely declined.

In the end, Li Ji'an traded half of the spiritual bamboo for a late-stage second-level breakthrough pill.

He then returned to the outer peak of Biyun Sect and spent three months refining half of the spiritual bamboo into five talisman materials.

Spiritual bamboo talisman materials are suitable for drawing magic talismans and talismans related to wood-based spiritual machines.

Including the special spirit-awakening talisman inherited from the ancient talisman master that the Yan family discovered.

Originally, he was not in a hurry to open the talisman master inheritance. After all, it was foreseeable that it should contain the third-level talisman inheritance.

However, he was now at the fifth level of foundation-building magic power, and it was difficult for him to draw the second-stage late stage talismans, which required the assistance of many elixirs. There was basically no hope for him to draw the third-stage talismans.

However, as the Liu family ancestor's ten-year retreat is approaching, he needs another trump card.

A third-level talisman is comparable to an early stage True Dan talisman. If a fine product can be drawn, it will have 20% to 30% of the power of a mid-stage True Dan talisman, which is enough to threaten a Fake Dan True Person!
(End of this chapter)