Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

Bi Yun Sect's conscription of family cultivators was within Li Ji'an's expectations.

This was determined by the cultivation structure of Cangyun Prefecture.

After all, nominally, all forces in the entire Cangyun Prefecture were under the control of the Bi Yun Sect.

However, Li Ji'an didn't expect it to be so soon.

Putting away the communication talisman, Li Ji'an began selecting items in the alchemy room.

"The spiritual energy in the mountains is mixed, so prepare more Spirit Replenishing Pills."

"Essence Gathering Pills are also essential."

"Flying Spirit Pills can break illusionary barriers..."

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From discovering the ruins to planning their opening, the Bi Yun Sect had spent more than twenty years, and even sold off the century-long control of the Immortal City ten years ago. Now, it was at a critical moment for excavating the ruins and resisting foreign enemies, so the supply of alchemic strategic resources would definitely be insufficient.

When this batch of conscripted family cultivators went, it was likely that there would be little extra supply beyond the basic provisions.

Without a doubt, another wave of big business would be ushered in.

Unlike the situation in the past six months, this time, the largest consumption of this batch of family cultivators conscripted here should be mainly the supply of late-stage Qi Refinement cultivators.

"This batch of pills obtained from Alchemist Mo can be sold this time." After sorting out the inventory that was not very beneficial to him, he also found the spoils obtained from Alchemist Mo ten years ago.

The finished pills, which were worth three thousand spiritual stones back then, could probably double in value now.

Because the quality of this batch of pills differed too much from his own skills, and because of the strict control within Cangyun Prefecture, there had been no suitable opportunity to sell them before, but now was a good opportunity.

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"Alchemist Li, I have long admired your name and have come to seek pills."

On this day, an old man entered Li's residence, asking for pills with exceptional amiability.

Li Ji'an greeted him with a smile, but a trace of suspicion flashed in his heart.

Only because under his late-stage Foundation Establishment divine sense, the old man's disguise technique was completely exposed.

The man's true appearance was a burly middle-aged man, and he was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with a not weak mana aura.

Since the number of people seeking pills had decreased a month ago, this person had come once before with a different identity and appearance.

The pills he sought were different from those who intended to enter the mountains to compete for opportunities; he only sought ordinary early-stage Tier 2 pills that enhanced cultivation.

The first time, he didn't pay much attention to it. Now that the Immortal City was a mixed bag, most people disguised themselves, which was not surprising.

After the old man paid the spiritual stones, he didn't seem to want to leave. After hesitating for a long time, he finally seemed to have made up his mind.

"Alchemist Li, everyone says that among the Tier 2 alchemists in the entire Immortal City, your alchemy skills are the highest, and your character is guaranteed. I want to ask Alchemist Li to help me refine a special pill."

"Oh? May I ask what kind of special pill it is?" Li Ji'an's heart eased slightly.

When asking someone to refine pills, especially those who bring their own pill formulas, they would indeed have some concerns. It was understandable to verify the alchemist's skills in advance.

"I dare to ask Alchemist Li to make a great Heart Demon Oath, and never reveal what I say." The old man said solemnly.

Li Ji'an smiled faintly: "I understand your request, Fellow Daoist, but I will not easily make a Heart Demon Oath. I hope Fellow Daoist will forgive me."

Over the years, Li Ji'an had made many Heart Demon Oaths.

Most of them were oaths not to reveal the pill formulas brought by those seeking pills.

The so-called Heart Demon Oath mainly had the greatest impact on the Heart Demon Tribulation during the Transcending Tribulation stage. If there were flaws in one's state of mind, and the Heart Demons invaded, one would inevitably fail.

In addition, it would also have an impact on the advancement of small realms, but the impact was not as great as the Heart Demon Tribulation.

As long as one kept the oath, there would be no problem.

But he also had to see if it was worth it.

The old man frowned upon hearing this, seeming to want to give up.

But in the end, he still said in a deep voice: "Alchemist Li, I want to ask you to refine a lost ancient pill!"

"I have refined many ancient pills in recent years." Li Ji'an still said indifferently.

This was also the benefit of being a rogue alchemist. As long as the reputation was established, he didn't need to rack his brains to find pill formulas.

Once other explorers and treasure hunters obtained particularly useful pill formulas, they might come to him to refine them.

At that time, he would not only earn the labor fee, but also get a pill formula for free.

In recent years, especially in the past year, Li Ji'an's alchemy database had nearly ten more long-lost pill formulas.

The old man's face was slightly ugly, and finally he took a deep breath and said: "My pill formula is a Soul Pill necessary for Soul Cultivators to enhance their divine soul!"

"Are you serious, Fellow Daoist?" Li Ji'an became serious.

There were very few divine soul pills. The few types that Li Ji'an knew were only for nourishing, restoring, and temporary bursts, and could not be called Soul Pills.

Only those that could truly enhance the divine soul independently, accelerate the condensation of the divine soul without relying on the dantian mana or cultivation realm, were qualified to become Soul Pills.

But after being in this realm for many years, he had only seen this kind of pill in some ancient books, and he had always longed for it.

"Absolutely no joke!" The old man said firmly.

Li Ji'an no longer hesitated and made a Heart Demon Oath on the spot, never to reveal this pill formula and the information that the old man had asked him to refine this pill.

The old man then breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Alchemist Li."

"This pill formula was accidentally obtained by my ancestors, but it has been passed down to me, and there has never been a Tier 2 alchemist. In addition, there are now opportunities everywhere in the ruins, so I finally couldn't help it and asked Alchemist Li to help me refine it."

"It's easy to say, may I ask what pill it is?" Li Ji'an already had an extremely high divine soul foundation because of his Rejuvenation. If there was a pill to accelerate the condensation of his divine sense, once he Rejuvenated, he could reach the peak of his divine soul as quickly as possible, adding another layer of protection.

Otherwise, after each Rejuvenation, although he had a strong divine soul foundation, he still needed to condense it step by step, which would take too long.

"Six Gods Gathering Essence Pill!" The old man transmitted the sound of his divine sense.

"!!!" Li Ji'an's heart skipped a beat.

This pill was not only a true Soul Pill, but also an exceptionally famous, even well-known Soul Pill.

It was once recorded in ancient books obtained by the Myriad Dharma Palace in a ruin. It was said that this pill was a necessary pill for ancient Soul Cultivators, and had an excellent enhancement effect on condensing the divine soul.

Moreover, even if one did not cultivate the Soul Cultivation method, merely taking this pill could increase the divine soul growth by 20% faster than fellow cultivators of the same rank.

As long as one persisted in taking it, it could almost guarantee that the divine soul realm was one small realm higher than the mana realm.

"However, I haven't collected all the medicinal materials yet. If Alchemist Li is interested, please help collect these three medicinal materials." The old man then listed the three medicinal materials.

"Okay! Leave these three medicinal materials to me. At most three days, and I can start the furnace!" Li Ji'an glanced at the three medicinal materials, all of which were Tier 2 divine soul medicinal materials. Although they were considered rare, they were not a big problem for him now, and he had them in his storage bag.

The old man was quite surprised.

Seeing his performance, Li Ji'an guessed that this was what he was planning.

Not only would he not pay the labor fee, but he would also let Li Ji'an pay for some of the medicinal materials.

However, compared to such a rare Soul Pill formula as the Six Gods Gathering Essence Pill, Li Ji'an was still making a big profit.

"Then, in three days, we will meet again!" The old man took his leave.

"We will meet again!" Li Ji'an sent him to the door.

Watching the old man about to disappear from view, Li Ji'an's smile disappeared, and his divine sense moved.

Gua Gua escaped from the pond in the backyard into the ground, chasing after the old man.

Having lived several lives, he already understood a principle: anything that seemed like a great opportunity was likely to be a huge trap.

While maintaining hope, one must be especially cautious.

If it weren't for the fact that he now had some trump cards to protect himself, and he was confident that he could cope with the other party's malice, he would probably give up this great opportunity with heartache.

Before long, Gua Gua's perception and vision were transmitted through the spirit pet contract.

The old man had just left the core area of the inner city. At a corner, he shook his body and turned into an ordinary yellow-faced cultivator, blending into the crowd.

Then, after making several turns and entering and exiting several shops, he arrived at the Taiping Inn, sitting there idly for most of the day. When it was dark, he circled back to a rented small courtyard in the outer city.

At this time, his appearance had changed into a young cultivator, and his cultivation had also been restrained to the late stage of Qi Refinement.

Li Ji'an understood and agreed with his caution.

It was in line with the actions of a cultivator with a heavy treasure avoiding being targeted by others.

However, as soon as he entered the house, Li Ji'an sighed.

There were a total of three people in the house, two men and one woman.

"Dad, how is it?" The three people hurriedly asked when they saw this person coming in.

"Heh~ Which alchemist can resist this kind of temptation?"

"Hahaha, good. That alchemist has earned a lot of money during this time. I estimated that the labor fees alone are no less than ten thousand spiritual stones, plus the pills he sold, I am afraid that there are at least twenty thousand spiritual stones."

"I estimate more than twenty thousand. He refines pills all day long and has hardly ever left the core area of the inner city. He only goes in but not out. I am afraid that the accumulated spiritual stones exceed thirty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand! How many storage bags would that take?"

"With these thirty thousand spiritual stones, we will almost have enough to return to Daoyuan Prefecture to buy that spiritual vein dojo. In the future, we will finally no longer wander like duckweed without roots."

"Hahaha, those fools are snatching food from the tiger's mouth of the Bi Yun Sect, I am afraid that they don't have as much income as us!"

"Brother, are we only dealing with this one alchemist? I think that musician's worth is also not low. The income of Chunfeng Tower is no less than that of the alchemist."

"Hmph, you are eyeing that slut, right?"

"Don't be careless! That musician is proficient in sonic secret techniques, which are hard to guard against, and I can't see through her true face, so I can't confirm her divine sense strength."

"What about the other old alchemist? It is said that he has been in the Immortal City for nearly a hundred years, and his wealth may be even richer."

"Bullshit, I have learned that the old alchemist is just half a bucket of water. His alchemy skills are ordinary, and he supports a large family of wives, concubines, children, and grandchildren. I estimate that there is not much left."

"I mean, this one will inevitably cause vigilance if it is done, why not do two more at once? Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be precautions next time."

"Don't be greedy! Among those seven families, except for this Alchemist Li, the others are risky. Old people are shrewd. Even that old alchemist, after so many years of struggling in the cultivation world, must have life-saving trump cards.

As for the others, stay away from the formation master first, otherwise, entering his mansion is like throwing yourself into the net.

The physician must be proficient in the art of poison, which is the most difficult to guard against.

The weapon refiner..."

"That Alchemist Li has the weakest mana aura, and has only entered the Foundation Establishment stage for a few years. He used to live in the outer city, and his financial resources are not enough to accumulate trump cards..."

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Listening to the secret discussion of several people, Li Ji'an shook his head with a chuckle.

They were again bullies who feared the strong and bullied the weak.

This also made him realize the contradiction in the cultivation world.

If he exposed his strength, it might attract people's targeting.

But if he didn't expose it, he would often be regarded as a soft persimmon, and it would be easier to be targeted.

"One mid-stage Foundation Establishment, two early-stage Foundation Establishment, one late-stage Qi Refinement..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Ji'an suppressed the idea of reporting to the Immortal City management office.

The Qi family did not have enough manpower left in the Immortal City, and there was only one mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed there. He could not guarantee that he could completely kill these four robbers.

And once they ran away, based on their coveting of him, it was hard to guarantee that they would not make a comeback when the situation here became chaotic again.

There was no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Three days later, the other party arrived as scheduled.