Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The originally spiritually restrained talisman paper, upon the final stroke of the rune being drawn, instantly burst forth with a cyan mist. Immediately, the light of the Heavenly Thunder Talisman rune appeared, penetrating through the mist, with several lightning serpents dancing and slithering along the walls of the Alchemy Room.

In the next moment, the lightning serpents returned to the talisman paper, and the cyan mist receded once more.

Li Ji’an gently stroked the Tier Three Heavenly Thunder Talisman on the jade table, unable to help but feel a slight stirring in his heart.

A Tier Three Upper Grade Heavenly Thunder Talisman!

It possesses the full striking power equivalent to that of an early-stage True Core.

When encountering metal attributes or Yin Sha Qi that is restrained by thunder attributes, its power doubles.

Even the magical artifacts of the gold element could be restrained and amplified.

”The first Tier Three talisman in my life has reached upper grade quality; it is indeed worth celebrating.” Li Ji’an dripped his essence blood, merging it with his spirit, making it his first Tier Three Lifebound Talisman.

With this talisman, he now has the qualification to confront a Fake Pill True Man directly. Under normal circumstances, merely revealing this talisman would cause a Fake Pill True Man to flee a thousand miles and not dare to confront it directly.

Even a True Pill Master would undoubtedly become courteous.

However, activating such a high-level spirit talisman, with his current Divine Sense strength, would consume over sixty percent, which would be very taxing. If one strike fails to achieve merit, it becomes very dangerous.

Additionally, the cost of this talisman is too high, and the contribution required for exchange is double that of ordinary Tier Three spirit medicine. Once these three talisman materials are exhausted, he temporarily has no way to replenish them.

Moreover, wanting to draw another one would require waiting for the right timing and taking another Blood Burning Pill, which comes at a significant cost.

After storing the spirit talisman in his Dantian for nurturing, Li Ji’an adjusted his breath and looked inward.

The efficacy of the second Blood Burning Pill slowly receded, consuming a significant amount of vital essence blood, more than twenty percent more than the first consumption.

For an ordinary cultivator, this would reduce their lifespan by at least ten years.

But for him, it is estimated that the time to Rejuvenation has advanced by about twelve years.

This was within his expectations, thus he didn’t mind too much.

Having finished adjusting, Li Ji’an retrieved a specially crafted Jade Talisman from his chest, inscribed with the words Biyun Mechanical Hall.

The Mechanical Affairs Hall is the intelligence department of the Biyun Sect.

Not only does it gather information from the entire Celestial Cyan Domain, but it also includes intelligence from the Outer Domain.

However, the information Li Ji’an could obtain for the time being was only within the Inner Sect disciple permissions.

The initial purpose was for Inner Sect disciples to see the worldly affairs without leaving the house, gaining additional experience in the martial world.

Li Ji’an, being an Honored Guest Elder, originally had no access to this information.

It was entirely due to Li Ji’an’s fame in alchemy over these recent years, that an Elder from the Mechanical Affairs Hall even asked him to help in pill medicine refining.

After becoming acquainted, he obtained this access.

Upon his initial study in the outer hall of the Mechanical Affairs Hall, he was stunned by the vast information inside.

Not only was there timely updated news, but also older events from the past years.

Among them, he also saw records concerning the Red Stone Wanderer of the desert, dating back to over a hundred years ago.

”Early period of Foundation Establishment, with a chaotic Divine Soul, supposedly injured by the Yin Fiend of an ancient tomb, obsessed with exploring ancient tombs in the Fallen Dragon Ridge... Rating, below D.”

He also discovered information pertaining to himself, starting with his entrance into the sect trial, followed by more detailed information at the major Foundation Establishment node. Apart from speculations that the Foundation Establishment Pill’s transaction was via the Nine Tripods Commerce Association, the rest was essentially accurate, though not meticulous.

Due to possessing alchemy skill, his rating was C Middle, and until becoming an Honored Guest Elder, the information had not been updated.

Using the Identity Token as a medium, Li Ji’an penetrated his divine sense into the Jade Talisman to view the latest news.

[The rumors regarding the Liu Family Ancestor cultivating a demon technique and intending to challenge the sect’s authority have intensified again; Qin Henian denied spreading these rumors.]

[Rumors in the state resurfaced, accurate down to the year: The Liu Family Fake Pill Ancestor will emerge from seclusion in five years, certainly achieving Great Success in his divine skill, and the sect’s Supreme Elders will find it hard to suppress.]

[The rumors seem credible, well-articulated: The Liu Family consolidates all clan affairs to fully devote themselves to await the ancestor’s emergence and is about to sacrifice other Spirit Vein Dao Fields within the region, focusing all efforts on elevating the Main Vein Tao Field to Tier Three Middle Grade.]

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In the past few years, aside from the revival of the Great Marsh Mountain’s spirit veins, the hottest topic was about the rumors concerning the Liu Family.

These were naturally spread by Li Ji’an. He couldn’t possibly wait until the Liu Family Ancestor achieved Great Success in his divine skill to emerge from seclusion, nor could he rely entirely on Liu Jingchun.

Of course, he couldn’t step forward openly, only pushing it silently from behind.

Fortunately, Qin Henian was there as a shield, and any rumors about the Liu Family would first be attributed to him.

”I have already made the truth widely known, yet the sect’s higher-ups remain unmoved.”

Having read the information, Li Ji’an felt somewhat disappointed.

He had nearly made all the information Gugu witnessed within the Liu Clan public, yet the sect’s higher-ups still regarded it as rumors, believing Qin Henian was maliciously slandering to defend Liu Jingchun.

The primary issue lies in the arrogance and prejudice of the sect’s higher-ups.

They do not believe that the Five Great Clans, who depend on the sect, could possess such strength.

Moreover, as far as Li Ji’an knew, the Liu Family had an intimate relationship with a current True Pill Elder of the sect, not only passing on the clan’s formation techniques without reservation but also providing many of the clan’s treasured Array Base Materials.

This Elder staunchly supported the Liu Family and had repeatedly reprimanded Qin Henian.

Furthermore, the Liu Family’s statements to the sect remained consistent, claiming the ancestor’s lifespan was near its end, still practicing that Health Cultivation Technique, and whether it would succeed was unknown, emerging now would ruin everything.

”It’s not that the truth isn’t believed; it seems that only benefits move people’s hearts...” Li Ji’an thought quietly, deciding on another method to promote it.

Meanwhile, in the ancestral land of the Qin Family.

”Hmph! Who exactly is spreading such rumors? Achieving Great Success in demon technique, opposing the Upper Sect? What a wild imagination!” Qin Henian sneered as he looked at the latest rumors reported by the clan leader.