Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 358 True Monarch's Legacy
The Qiankun Ring is crafted from genuine spatial materials and requires a third-tier spatial rune imprint, necessitating at least a third-tier refined weapon refiner.

Meanwhile, the master's restrictions are greatly enhanced due to the increased material strength.

Li Ji'an used his divine sense, comparable to that of a Core Formation cultivator, to attack the Qiankun Ring restriction of the Myriad Laws True Lord, but he was completely unable to shake it.

Fortunately, the little fire spirit's third-tier spirit flames are effective against the souls of those in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm, and after a month of attrition, the problem was finally resolved.

On this day, Li Ji'an, who had returned to his own dojo, took off the Wuxiang Mask and felt a sharp pain between his eyebrows.

Having lived for nearly a thousand years, the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws possessed a vast and complex collection of memories. It took him a full month to barely manage to sort through his initial memories.

The True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws, whose real name is Sima Kongxuan, was exceptionally gifted with spiritual energy from a young age. When his spiritual veins were almost fully formed at the age of fourteen, his spiritual root was tested and found to be at the upper level of the Heavenly Rank, which led to high hopes being placed on him by the Sima family.

At that time, the Sima family's influence in the Wanfa Palace was not strong. The entire clan paved the way for him, and he lived up to expectations, focusing on the path of cultivation and devoting himself to cultivation. He successfully established his foundation at the age of twenty, almost breaking the record for the earliest foundation establishment in the Tiancang Domain.

Afterwards, he went into hiding, removed the label of a true disciple of the Wanfa Palace, traveled throughout the entire region, honed his magical power, and defeated all the early and mid-stage Foundation Establishment geniuses in the entire region in just ten years.

More than thirty years later, he advanced to the late Foundation Establishment stage before the age of sixty, and even defeated all Foundation Establishment cultivators in the entire region, making them unable to raise their heads, and firmly holding the top spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking of the Tiancang Region.

Finally, after sixty years, he achieved the Golden Core, living up to everyone's expectations and becoming a Nascent Soul seed in the Myriad Laws Palace.

However, even with the support of the Myriad Laws Palace and the personal instruction of the previous generation of Myriad Laws True Monarch, it was still very difficult for him to become a Nascent Soul True Monarch after he reached the late stage of Golden Core at less than two hundred years old. But he was fortunate enough to achieve Nascent Soul Transformation at almost four hundred years old.

Moreover, he faced several close calls during the process of transforming into a Nascent Soul.

Even just reading the fragments of his memories before he transformed into a nascent soul left Li Ji'an speechless.

"The sacred object for transforming into an infant, the tribulation of inner demons, the method of conceiving an infant... and you may even encounter the minor heavenly tribulation of the forty-nine, and the treasure for overcoming the tribulation..." In order to successfully transform into an infant, the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws has exhausted half his life. This is even with the support of the previous True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws, the financial assistance of the entire Ten Thousand Laws Palace, and the support of the entire Tiancang Domain.

It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to successfully form a Nascent Soul in this day and age, in such a cultivation world.

"If it were easy, wouldn't Nascent Soul cultivators be everywhere?" After calming his mind, Li Ji'an smiled faintly. The more difficult it is, the more fulfilling it is and the more valuable it is.

For him, with the accumulation of lifetimes, no matter how difficult it is, as long as there is a path, he will definitely be able to reach it. In fact, with the groundwork laid over countless lifetimes, even if there is no path, he can pave a road to heaven for himself!

After resting for half a day and allowing his consciousness to recover from the impact of the fragments of Wanfa Zhenjun's memories, Li Ji'an looked at the Qiankun Ring, whose restrictions had been broken by the little fire spirit.

He was overwhelmed with emotion at the sight of the Nascent Soul True Lord's relics.

Putting aside everything else, the Dark Light Umbrella, the Floating Light Fan, and two other magical treasures of at least the middle-grade three have already been revealed. Even just these four magical treasures alone would be enough to tempt a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

After receiving the Qiankun Ring, which had been unsealed, Li Ji'an put it on his thumb.

With a thought, he easily probed into it.

"Floating Light Fan!" The first thing that caught my eye was the Floating Light Fan, a third-grade magic treasure located on the outermost edge.

With a thought, the Floating Light Fan landed in his hand.

Unfortunately, even with all his might, the early-stage Golden Core cultivator could not unleash even the slightest bit of its power.

There are nine grades of magic treasures. The lower three grades generally correspond to the early to middle stages of True Core, while the middle three grades correspond to the Core Formation Master. Only the Core Formation Master can fully unleash the power of a middle three grade magic treasure.

As for the top three grade magic treasures, corresponding to Nascent Soul True Monarchs, even if a Core Formation Master activates them, they can only unleash one or two tenths of their power.

Li Ji'an had anticipated this, and casually tossed the Floating Light Fan to the Little Fire Spirit, letting it burn away the mark on it.

Then it was thrown directly into the mouth of the baby.

Next, he took out the Dark Light Umbrella that he had regained. This time, he had the little fire spirit burn it all very carefully to ensure that even the thousand-year-old soul wood of the main trunk was completely destroyed.

Although the Black Light Umbrella is only a seventh-grade magic weapon, it is something he values ​​highly. If Ning Yutan cannot advance any further and passes away, he plans to use it to preserve Ning Sujin's primordial spirit.

The next item, a dark golden crescent moon scimitar, caught Li Ji'an's eye. As a fifth-grade magic weapon, it was usually the natal magic weapon of a Core Formation cultivator. However, Li Ji'an's current early-stage Golden Core cultivation level magic power was still somewhat insufficient, and he could only unleash 20% of its power.

However, even 20% of the power of a fifth-grade magic weapon doubled his combat strength, especially his offensive power.

Without this magic weapon, with his current strength, he would be unable to break through the protective shield of a mid-stage True Core cultivator. Even if the opponent stood still and let him do as he pleased, he would be helpless against him.

However, with this magic weapon, one can break through its magic shield with a single strike, greatly increasing the possibility of a counterattack and a kill.

However, even with his extensive and profound Yi Wood magic power, he could only activate this sword a maximum of three times, which consumed a great deal of energy.

"Croak~" Just as I was about to throw it into the croaking frog's mouth, I realized that the croaking frog was already staring at the knife with its big, bell-like eyes, looking at it expectantly.

"You want it?" Li Ji'an was slightly surprised, then a thought struck him: the crescent moon blade did indeed match the shape of Guagua's tongue.

In addition, its dark gold color has the effect of concealing one's presence, making it suitable for surprise attacks.

"Then consider it a congratulatory gift for your condensation of the Golden Core." Without the slightest hesitation, he handed the Crescent Moon Blade to Guagua.

With a flick of its tongue, the curved knife perfectly merged with the tip of its tongue.

A faint metallic clang rang out, and a flash of dark golden light appeared. A huge rock in the distance was sliced ​​open like tofu. Only after the quack had retracted its tongue did the rock slowly slide down, revealing a mirror-like cut surface.

Li Ji'an raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Guagua with some surprise.

They were both Golden Core cultivators, but Guagua's demonic power leaned more towards bloodline, giving it a slight advantage over his pure magic power. At this moment, Guagua's use of the Crescent Moon Blade was not only activated by demonic power but also by bloodline fusion, making it even more powerful than Guagua's.

Most importantly, after carefully sensing the state of the frog after it unleashed its attack, it was clear that the energy consumption was much lower.

This was a pleasant surprise for him.

The sudden increase in Guagua's combat power is equivalent to an improvement in his overall combat strength.

"With this treasure by your side, you should be able to defeat that two-headed snake demon with ease, right?" Li Ji'an patted Guagua's head.

"Quack!" The quack immediately raised its head confidently.

Back when they were hunting in the wilderness, it and Little Fire were chased by the two-headed snake several times, and they were in a very sorry state. They had long wanted to take revenge.

“Alright, once things are settled here, we’ll go to the wilderness to find that snake demon!” Li Ji’an said decisively.

Li Ji'an never forgot the ancient celestial scripture, the "Mysterious Primordial Chaos Scripture," which the Red Stone Hermit had discovered years ago and which was mentioned by the Qian Yuan True Lord.

Especially after witnessing the vast differences in magical power cultivated from different grades of techniques in the Myriad Merchants Domain, he became even more determined to obtain it. This return to the Celestial Azure Domain was one of his goals.

He had originally decided to wait until the early-stage peak of the Golden Core realm or after advancing to the middle stage before going, which would be safer. However, after learning that cultivators in the Tiancang Domain were now being forced to risk their lives to break into forbidden zones for opportunities, he felt a sense of urgency.

If the two-headed snake demon is scared away by the continuous influx of cultivators into Fallen Dragon Ridge, the cultivation technique might fall into the hands of others.

Now that it had the treasure left by the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws, Guagua's combat power greatly increased, and it no longer hesitated.

"I wonder what's so special about that cultivation technique that even the ancient True Monarchs called a celestial scripture? Can it compare to the earth-based cultivation technique of the Tai'an Chamber of Commerce in the Myriad Merchants Domain? Is it suitable for my spiritual root?" Li Ji'an was very much looking forward to it.

He calmed his mind and probed into the Qiankun Ring once more.

Another fourth-grade magic weapon, the Dragon Staff, pleased Li Ji'an.

The purpose of this magical artifact, which was taken out by the True Lord of Myriad Laws, was to launch a surprise attack on the frog hiding underground. Its main function is to restrain it.

Upon receiving it, Li Ji'an sensed its enhancement and compatibility with wood-type magic.

Normally, a fourth-grade magic weapon would only allow him to unleash 10% of its power. However, because the Dragon Staff is also a wood-type magic weapon and its supernatural power is wood-type binding, it is very compatible with Li Ji'an's magic power, allowing him to unleash an additional 50% of its power.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately refined the dragon staff and made it his natal magic weapon.

The natal magic weapon is nurtured in the dantian, and after many years, it may be able to break through the limitations of its power.

After nurturing the dragon staff into his dantian, he once again entered the Qiankun Ring with his divine sense.

"The Crimson Glow? A top-grade Heaven-level cultivation technique from the Myriad Laws Palace!" Following the four magical treasures was a golden talisman. After his divine sense broke through the restrictions on it, he learned its contents.

This is the supreme cultivation technique of the Myriad Laws Palace. Only the chief disciple of the Myriad Laws Palace and those aspiring to the Nascent Soul stage are qualified to cultivate it. It is the most superior fire-type cultivation technique in the entire Tiancang Domain for thousands of years.

Even among the major business alliances in the Wanshang Domain, it ranks among the top. Apart from the Tai'an Chamber of Commerce's cultivation technique, which is suspected to be a celestial scripture, all other cultivation techniques are top-tier.

The True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws also cultivated this technique to attain the Nascent Soul stage.

Upon seeing this technique, Li Ji'an was taken aback.

Although the highest level of wood-type spiritual roots in this world is twenty-eight strands, which is considered upper-grade, there are also twenty-three strands of fire-type spiritual roots, which are also considered upper-grade.

After witnessing the top talents of various chambers of commerce during his trip to Wanshang Domain, he became even more aware that slight differences in spiritual roots were not particularly significant. If one's cultivation technique was superior, one could even surpass others. The example of Tu Yifei, the earth-type Heavenly Spiritual Root talent of Tai'an Chamber of Commerce, who overpowered the thunder-type Spiritual Body talent of Jiuding Chamber of Commerce to win the championship of the Flying Goose Dao Discussion, is a case in point.

If he were to cultivate the "Crimson Flame Glow" Heaven-level superior technique in this lifetime, he might be able to break into the top five in the Flying Goose Dao Discussion.

"Never mind, let's see if that ancient immortal scripture is suitable for my spiritual root. If it's not, perhaps I can cultivate this technique in my next life." After pondering for a moment, Li Ji'an carefully put it away.

Besides his own superior fire spirit root, the main reason is that he has experience in cultivating fire-type magic in one lifetime. In addition, with the memory fragments of the Myriad Laws True Monarch, he may be able to find some of the Myriad Laws True Monarch's experience and lessons in cultivating this technique, and may even be able to reach the Nascent Soul realm directly!

Of course, if the "Mysterious Origin Chaos Scripture" were also suitable for his wood-type or fire-type spiritual root, then he would naturally not practice this technique anymore.

Following the "Crimson Flame Glow" technique, there are three more jade talismans, all of which are Heaven-level fire-type techniques. This not only gives Li Ji'an three more powerful offensive methods if he were to learn fire-type techniques in the future, but also enriches his database.

After putting away the magic jade talisman, Li Ji'an used his divine sense to look at the last pile of items in the Qiankun Ring.

As predicted, the Dharma body of the Myriad Laws True Lord perished, leaving only his Nascent Soul spirit body. It was impossible for him to carry too many treasures. Apart from the three magical treasures with different effects, the sect's treasure techniques and spells of the Myriad Laws Palace, all that remained was a pile of fist-sized spirit stone essences.

This is an essential item for a Nascent Soul True Monarch to cultivate without the aid of fourth-tier pills.

Moreover, the essence of spirit stones is quite valuable, with one stone worth 100,000 spirit stones.

A pile of fist-sized spirit stone essences, totaling thirteen pieces, was gathered together, enough for the Myriad Laws True Monarch to cultivate for a hundred years.

"Huh, what is this..." Just as Li Ji'an spread out the essence of the spirit stone with his divine sense, a square box filled with icy cold air came into view.

It was pressed down by a pile of spirit stone essence, and was constantly enveloped by rich spiritual energy.

Moreover, the icy coldness inside was endless, and even divine sense that probed into it was instantly frozen.

"There's another treasure!" Li Ji'an's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly took out the ice crystal box.

The ice crystal box landed in his hand and instantly transformed into a two-meter-long, one-meter-high, and one-meter-wide box. The icy power emanating from it forced Li Ji'an to activate his magic to protect it.

"Hmm? This is... Su Jin's physical body!" After opening the ice crystal box with his magic, Li Ji'an was suddenly stunned by what he saw inside.

It was Ning Sujin!
Moreover, her attire brought back distant memories for Li Ji'an.

The clothes she wore when he watched her enter the Immortal Palace after spending a passionate night with her in the Immortal Dynasty during Li Ji'an's third incarnation.

It is obvious that after Ning Sujin came here, she kept thinking about that night with Li Ji'an until she sacrificed her physical body to enter Ning Yutan's sea of ​​consciousness in order to save Ning Yutan.

Looking at his face again, it was found that he had not changed much since they parted years ago.

The coffin, made of millennia-old ice and nourished by endless spiritual energy, gave its body a lifelike appearance, with a flow of spiritual energy.

"With a physical body, Su Jin, at the level of primordial spirit, has a lifespan of at least a thousand years." As long as the primordial spirit of a soul cultivator does not perish, the physical body can also be immortal, with a lifespan comparable to that of a magic cultivator.

Li Ji'an stared at Ning Sujin's body, his smile growing wider, and the anxiety he had been feeling gradually subsided.

However, he quickly suppressed the urge to immediately wake up Ning Sujin, who was still recuperating, and his thoughts returned to calm.

"Why is this?" He stared intently at the ice coffin, his mind filled with doubt.

The True Lord of Myriad Laws exists in the world as a Nascent Soul spirit, and cannot carry too many treasures. Therefore, every piece of weight in the Qiankun Ring is extremely precious. It must have been a decision he made after careful consideration, and it was also a choice that was extremely significant to him.

Li Ji'an couldn't understand why he would personally bring Ning Sujin's physical body with him.

"Even if he coveted Su Jin's ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune, his physical body had already perished. And at the critical moment of escaping the invasion of the Corpse Puppet Sect of the Boundless Domain, he actually took Su Jin's physical body with him?"

"Moreover, judging from his words before his battle with Su Jin, he did not know beforehand that Su Jin's soul was still intact."

"Could there be some special secret about Su Jin's physical body?"

(End of this chapter)