Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation-Chapter 235 - 105: Tier Three Inheritance (Part 2)
After a long time, he finally sighed softly, and stood up with some disappointment.
As for the other things within the stone cave, he didn't even give them a proper glance.
"Taoist Friend Red Stone, you've explored the desert for a hundred years, could it be that you are searching for some ancient corpse?" Li Ji'an noticed something and tentatively asked.
If not for his confidence in his strength, Li Ji'an wouldn't have the freedom to ask such questions.
Now, facing the Red Stone Wanderer, some things could be asked directly without too much concern.
"I am looking for... looking for..." The Red Stone Wanderer's expression froze instantly at the words, as if he fell into a sort of chaos again.
Li Ji'an took a step forward, touched his brow with a finger, and slowly channeled wood element magic to help him calm down.
"Hmm?" However, upon contacting the Red Stone Wanderer, Li Ji'an paused internally.
He remembered the last time he saw the Red Stone Wanderer several years ago, clearly sensing that he had no more than twenty years of lifespan left. Six years had passed, yet now sensing again, his lifespan was still twenty years.
There was no change from six years ago.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li. I'm afraid I was indeed impacted by some Yin Fiend that struck my Sea of Consciousness, causing me to forget many things." Red Stone Wanderer, calmed by Li Ji'an's magic, slowly settled down.
Li Ji'an slowly withdrew his hand, observing the Red Stone Wanderer repeatedly, but found nothing.
"It's okay, Taoist Friend Red Stone, have you taken any Lifespan Extension Pills in recent years?"
"Lifespan Extension Pill? I have not taken any," the Red Stone Wanderer shook his head.
The rattle in Li Ji'an's pocket remained silent.
"Fellow Daoist Li, since you are a fellow practitioner, why don't we cooperate and explore this place together?" The Red Stone Wanderer suddenly looked at Li Ji'an expectantly.
Li Ji'an shook his head: "Sorry to disappoint you, my strength is low, and I'm not daring to delve too deeply for now. Perhaps another time."
As he spoke, Li Ji'an was already slowly retreating towards the entrance of the stone cave with Xiaoqiao.
The unexpected discovery made him wary of the Red Stone Wanderer.
Moreover, the Liu Family's affairs were a priority now; he was not willing to complicate things for the time being.
"In that case, I shall await good news," the Red Stone Wanderer appeared somewhat disappointed but did not persuade further.
Outside the cave, Li Ji'an decisively cupped his fists: "I have important matters to attend to. Farewell."
"Farewell."
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After leaving Fallen Dragon Ridge, Li Ji'an headed straight for the Desert United Marketplace.
Six years ago, the ten children involved had five whose Spirit Roots had formed, achieving outcomes as Li Ji'an had anticipated, though he had not personally checked.
With the Liu Family in seclusion, he naturally had to come and see for himself, and also needed more experimental data.
Upon arriving at the United Marketplace, Li Ji'an first concealed his aura and secretly observed the situation within the courtyard.
He confirmed that Zhang Tiezhu was carrying out his instructions fully.
Subsequently, he learned that the five Spirit Root-formed children had been brought into the Yan Family.
However, due to the Liu Family's matters, Li Ji'an didn't want to leave too many traces for now, ultimately only checking the Spirit Veins of the remaining five children.
"Uncle Zhang, thank you for your hard work. However, for experimenting with this pill, more children with stifled Spirit Roots are needed as test subjects, this matter is entirely your responsibility. Apart from all expenses, the sect will annually pay you one hundred Spirit Stones as your salary."
This time, Li Ji'an decided to expand the scale of the experiment.
In the past six years, he had supplemented enough Nourishing Vein Pills, and the effect should be better.
Being able to utilize residual energy, he was still working for Li Ji'an, while also creating an opportunity for those unfortunate children in the desert. Zhang Tiezhu was naturally full of vigor.
After Li Ji'an left the United Marketplace, he accelerated back to the sect's Spirit Peak, with the third-tier Talisman inheritance in his hands, he needed to comprehend it quickly.
On the journey, when passing by the Liu Family's area with Xiaoqiao from a distance and observing through Gugu, Liu Jingchun had just finished cultivation.
"Puu~" Liu Jingchun, who was meditating cross-legged, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his temples visibly grayer.
"Husband." The woman, hearing the sound, hurriedly flew over.
"Cough cough~ Hoo." Liu Jingchun slowly regulated his breaths.
"Alas, after all, I do not have Genhua's Earth Master talent. I can't sense the earth's mechanism like him, and forcing myself to practice the Earth Spirit Scripture is also progressing slowly.
If it were Genhua, he would have likely reached third-tier Earth Master by now." Liu Jingchun sighed with a hint of nostalgia on his face.
He originally lacked much innate ability as an Earth Spirit Master, yet with his Dharma cultivation restricted, he could only strive for this slim opportunity.
After nearly a century of painstaking comprehension, he still couldn't truly reach the third tier, and even his current second-tier realm lacked many required divine abilities.
Incapable of sensing the Earth Spirit Mechanism or connecting with the Earth Vein, his only hope lay in the comprehension of the Five Elements Killing Intent.
Nevertheless, for him, the comprehension of such divine abilities was overwhelmingly difficult, achievable only with the expenditure of his lifespan.
The two Lifespan Extension Pills obtained years ago in the Immortal City barely allowed him to understand the Water Spirit Killing Intent. This time, forcibly attempting the Earth Spirit Killing Intent resulted in severe backlash.
"Husband, stop speaking." The woman embraced Liu Jingchun, eventually unable to hold back her tears.
"Cough cough~ Fortunately, this time I succeeded. With the two Elements' Killing Intents, coupled with the Seven Stars Inference Heaven Formation, there's a chance to kill the old fiend." Liu Jingchun smiled and consoled.
The woman was not concerned at all about this matter.
"Husband, why did you not mention this to Henian before? With his help, success is assured."
Liu Jingchun immediately waved his hand: "This is an internal Liu Family matter, it must be resolved internally. Otherwise, if the outside world knows, the Liu Family would face the risk of annihilation."
The woman frowned, looked at Liu Jingchun, wanting to say more, but finally sighed helplessly.
Seeing this, Li Ji'an also frowned.
"Liu Jingchun is equally damned!"
Knowing that the Liu Family Ancestor cultivated Demon Techniques by raising Blood Slaves in the Immortal Dynasty and choosing to turn a blind eye for family benefits.
In his heart, the hundreds of Blood Slaves were nothing but expendable materials.
Li Ji'an composed himself and instructed Gugu to: Wait for the opportunity, and return quickly to the Spirit Peak after leaving the restriction.
Afterward, apart from daily cultivation and routine alchemy, he devoted himself entirely to comprehending the third-tier Talisman.
As the first and second-tier Talisman inheritances both came from Master Shen, the same-origin third-tier inheritance was seamless. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
The only deficiency was the insufficient magical power, which made concurrent comprehension and practice impossible.
Five years flew by.
On this day, Li Ji'an put down the third-tier Inheritance Jade Talisman. Theoretically, he had completely understood the essence of Master Shen's Talisman, and there was potential for further advancement.
On the jade table before him, there was also a Talisman Material made from Thousand-Year Thunderstruck Wood.
This was exchanged three years ago from the sect treasury with contributions.
At Biyun Sect, there was no Talisman Master, and the third-tier Thunderstruck Wood was mostly used for refining lower-grade Magical Treasures, but this particular piece was only palm-sized, buried in the relic for too long, its spirituality faded, making the success rate for refining a Magical Treasure too low, thus allowing Li Ji'an to obtain it cheaply.
He had crafted three pieces of Talisman Material from this piece of Thunderstruck Wood.
Given his current skill in Talismans, as long as his magical power was abundant and his Divine Sense strong, the success rate for third-tier Talismans would not be low.
And two years ago, he had advanced to the Foundation Establishment 6th Layer, enhancing his Divine Sense further.
The only shortfall was still somewhat weak magical power.
Therefore, today he first bathed and burned incense, then had Xiaoqiao apply the Earth Spirit Mechanism to his alchemy room.
Then he took out a premium Blood Burning Pill.
Based on previous experience, this Blood Burning Pill could instantly multiply his magical power several times.
His mid-stage Foundation Establishment magical power could momentarily reach the Fake Pill level, no problem.
Supplemented with the Spirit Supplement Pill and Dragon and Tiger Pill, powerful mana pills, sufficient for drawing third-tier Spirit Talismans.
He calmed his mind and concentrated for half a day, waiting for the outside to be stormy, with thunder roaring.
Li Ji'an swallowed a Blood Burning Pill in one gulp, waiting for its effects to erupt, then swallowed a Magical Refilling Pill.
Subsequently, holding Master Shen's third-tier Talisman Brush, coated with spiritual ink blended with Tier Two Demon Beast Blood, he began drawing with a flourish on the talisman paper.
"Crack!" The lightning grew nearer, denser, as if it would strike the peak of Li Ji'an's Spirit Peak.
This day had been specially awaited after observing the stars at night for several days.
The choice of creating this particular Spirit Talisman was to capitalize on its reinforcing effects.
Moreover, Xiaoqiao was now more adept at channeling the Spiritual Mechanism, using Gold Spiritual Mechanism to attract Celestial Thunder Spirit Mechanism.
All conditions—timing, location, and harmony—were perfect for today's Talisman crafting.
"Boom~" A long time passed, and with a thunderous sound, a flash of lightning appeared inside Li Ji'an's alchemy room.
"It worked!"
