Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

”Halt! During the battle, no entry or exit is allowed without the order of the commander-in-chief of No Saint Palace!”

”Nonsense, are you trying to bribe me to become a deserter? Do your sect elders know about this?”

”Regardless of who it is, without the commander’s order, no entry or exit is permitted. Those who trespass will be killed without pardon.”

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After Li Ji’an informed Guo Wanzhi of the truth, he did not wait for her hesitation and immediately turned to leave. He arrived at the grand array of Dongli Sect, his mind slightly stirred.

He saw a true disciple from Glazed Sect also trying to leave, only to be stopped by the patrol guards.

The patrol team encompasses the entire area of Dongli Sect and the frontline battlefield, not only preventing deserters from the front line but also stopping Pill Masters and others from the rear from deserting.

The patrol force was stronger than their guard team, and their decisive methods deterred the loose cultivators and family cultivators who were forced to fight.

However, Li Ji’an hid in the mouth of Gugu, and at this moment, he had deeply escaped underground twenty yards, easily passing through the defense line.

Once out of Dongli Sect territory, Li Ji’an mounted a flying boat and pursued Sima Yu.

If anyone within the Celestial Cyan Domain had the safest and most assured cross-domain path, it would undoubtedly be the Ten Thousand Laws Palace. Following them was certainly the right choice.

However, sensing the direction of his flying escape, Li Ji’an had a general idea.

The northwest corner of Celestial Origin Province was the hub for commerce associations in this domain, and his original plan was to leave from this place.

Half a month later, Li Ji’an caught up with Sima Yu.

However, he did not see any other disciples from Ten Thousand Laws Palace accompanying him; he was alone.

It seems not all true disciples from Ten Thousand Laws Palace were fleeing — perhaps the remaining group was actually replenishing medicinal materials, and the only one truly fleeing was this Sima Yu!

Four months later, Li Ji’an followed closely.

Finally reaching the border between Celestial Origin Province and Dao Source State, a vast Spirit Starved Land lay ahead, along with a chaotic zone at the intersection of Celestial Cyan Domain, Ten Thousand Merchants Domain, and Yellow Heaven Domain.

”Qi Family!” From afar, he saw the Tier Three Immortal City of the Qi Family standing proudly; Li Ji’an nodded secretly.

No wonder they were specially supported by Ten Thousand Laws Palace to connect with Ten Thousand Merchants Domain.

Within Celestial Cyan Domain, the Qi Family Immortal City was the only docking point for Spirit Vessels from Ten Thousand Merchants Domain.

Protected by arrays, Li Ji’an could no longer hide underground, but quietly emerged from the universe within Gugu’s mouth.

Sima Yu’s arrival here meant that the high-level leadership of Ten Thousand Laws Palace, at least the faction of Master Chunyuan, had lost hope in this war; it was time to leave Celestial Cyan Domain.

Ever since intra-sect warfare began over fifty years ago, Li Ji’an has been preparing for various possibilities.

Among them, considering the possibility of Biyun Sect being annihilated, he planned his escape from Celestial Cyan Domain.

However, crossing domains in this cultivation realm is no easy task.

Facing a range of tens of thousands of miles, perhaps even a hundred thousand miles of Spirit Starved Land without Spiritual Qi and Magical Power supplementation, if supplies are insufficient, there might be an inevitable conclusion of magical power depletion, hurting the foundation.

Moreover, the greatest danger in cross-domain travel lies in human cultivators; at the periphery of the Two Domains, there are always those waiting to pounce, watching for someone trying to cross it, exhausting their magic, and ending up under their control.

A Core Formation True Man cannot cross on their own without complete certainty.

Besides the northwest direction’s Ten Thousand Merchants Domain, Celestial Cyan Domain borders Yellow Heaven Domain to the north, Boundless Domain to the northeast, Profound Sky Domain to the southwest, and Holy Fire Domain to the southeast.

The latter two belong only to small and medium cultivation domains, the highest within them being merely Tier Three Spirit Veins, with no hope for Nascent Soul True Monarch, so Li Ji’an first eliminated them.

To him, Ten Thousand Merchants Domain was the most suitable.

Not only does it have cross-domain Spirit Vessels accompanied by commerce for a long time, very safe and easy, but also the Nine Tripods Commerce Association where Tong Yaoyao resides, and the Si Shui Commerce Association that returned here a century ago — familiar forces providing him a place to settle.

These years, he’s also inquired and collected much information about Ten Thousand Merchants Domain, having insight into its cultivation environment and ecosystem.

”Hm? The frontline battle is fierce, why didn’t you go to support?” Li Ji’an activated Huang Jie’s Essence Blood, appearing as a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Having just arrived at the city grand array entrance, the guard suddenly changed expression and secretly transmitted a message to the Ten Thousand Laws Palace patrol team.

Li Ji’an remained unflustered, slowly taking out a token from his chest.

It was the Black Gold Inheritance Order gifted to him by Master Yuxiao from the Si Shui Commerce Association.

”I’m from the Business Alliance, no interest in the frontline!”

”Gasp, this is... the Black Gold Inheritance Order from Si Shui Commerce Association! Senior, please be gracious, I just had eyes but failed to recognize Taishan, please enter.” The head guard, with late Foundation Establishment cultivation, felt a tense shift upon seeing the token.

Though Si Shui Commerce Association was not as strong as before, since returning to Ten Thousand Merchants Domain a century ago, they’ve held their ground, with ancestral grace possibly restoring glory.

Should that time come, the value of this Black Gold Inheritance Order would be immense.

He also understood that the rustic man in front was definitely disguised, or someone’s influential inheritor.

”Hahaha.” Li Ji’an laughed heartily, put away the token, and swaggered into the Qi Family Immortal City.

After bypassing the gate guard, Li Ji’an immediately headed to inquire about the Business Alliance’s Spirit Vessel.

This Second Tier Upper Grade Spirit Vessel bears Tier Three Arrays and incorporates various Tier Three Artifact Refining Treasure Materials, its defense and escape speed undoubtedly on par with Tier Three.

The only issue is that the Spirit Vessel is too large to be built entirely with Tier Three Treasure Materials, so it is overall considered Second Tier Upper Grade.