Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 361 The Mysterious Primordial Chaos Scripture

With the immortal manual he had longed for for 220 years finally confirmed, Li Ji'an finally felt relieved.

He immediately headed towards the two-headed snake's cave.

At the same time, the divine sense had already witnessed the battle between Guagua and the two-headed snake.

As a wild demon beast, the two-headed snake condensed its demon core in such an environment, so its beastly nature, bloodline, and opportunities would all be excellent. Although more than a hundred years have passed, it still has not been able to break through to the early stage of the third rank, but it is still a veteran third-rank great demon. Moreover, snake demon beasts have a natural bloodline suppression over frog demon beasts.

Guagua, at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, had no advantage against him.

Even without the fifth-grade magic weapon, the Crescent Moon Blade, it might not have had the courage to face it head-on.

"Hiss~" The croaking snake swallowed everything in its nest in one gulp. After burrowing underground again, the two-headed snake roared and spat out an extremely cold breath from its left tongue, freezing the ground where the croaking snake was.

However, Guagua was one step ahead and disappeared.

"Clang~" The next moment, a cold light shot out from the ground beneath the two-headed snake's abdomen.

stab~
It struck its dark brown scales in an instant, sending out a dazzling flash of fire.

That was the two-headed snake's vital spot, where its demon core was located, its fatal pulse point. However, it was clear that it had refined this spot into an extremely strong defensive barrier.

"Hiss~" Although this attack failed to kill it completely, it severely damaged its three most vital scales, and caused its demon core to tremble and its demonic energy to become disordered.

The two-headed snake unleashed a wild explosion, roaring as its right head suddenly spewed a stream of crimson flames towards the ground.

Then, enveloped in crimson flames, the ten-zhang-long serpentine body kicked up a cloud of dust and burrowed into the ground.

Its underground speed is even faster than Guagua's, but Guagua's ability to conceal its presence makes it unable to attack.

It was precisely because of its ability to conceal its presence and form that Guagua not only did not need to fight it head-on, but also launched several sneak attacks.

After several hours of this guerrilla warfare, the two-headed snake's demonic aura diminished significantly, and its defenses against its vital points became less stringent.

Guagua seized the opportunity and mobilized all its demonic power and bloodline power to unleash the Crescent Moon Blade.

"Clang!" A fatal blow.

The two-headed snake was broken in two, and its demon core was almost shattered.

Only then did Guagua reveal itself, arriving in front of the two-headed snake. It pressed both heads down under its paw, its eyes filled with satisfaction.

The two-headed snake, stripped of its demon core, struggled frantically, but to no avail, as Guagua easily pierced through both heads.

Once the two-headed snake had stopped breathing, Li Ji'an approached its body and quickly and carefully collected the nearly shattered demon core.

"Quack~" The quack instantly dissipated its demonic energy and collapsed to the ground.

After being struck several times with the Crescent Moon Blade, it was already exhausted, especially the final blow, which almost drained its demonic power.

Then it watched helplessly as Li Ji'an took away the two-headed snake demon core, looking utterly pitiful.

"Don't be fooled. The demon core of a wild third-tier demon beast has too much malevolent energy. You can't handle it. I'll use it to refine a pill before giving it to you." Li Ji'an scolded him irritably when he saw his aggrieved expression.

He wasn't really trying to steal Guagua's spoils; he was just worried that Guagua would be corrupted by its wild nature and its temperament would change drastically in the future.

“This snake’s body is a great tonic for nourishing blood and qi.” Li Ji’an then pointed to the snake’s body.

The blood and flesh of demonic beasts are far more effective at replenishing qi and blood than ordinary qi and blood pills. In the past, there were spirit chefs in various markets in the Tiancang Domain who specialized in cooking all kinds of spirit beast blood and food. Cultivators who were breaking through bottlenecks or trying to establish their foundation would often use this to replenish their qi and blood.

However, few third-tier demons have ever had such a luxurious amount of flesh and blood.

Besides ordinary cultivators, even those in the early stages of True Core cultivation who haven't refined their bodies can't withstand the powerful blood and qi within, the bodies of third-tier demons are all treasures, capable of being used in medicine and weapon crafting, making the most of everything.

"Very well, I'll show you my skills today!" Using his magic to seal the snake's flesh and blood, Li Ji'an was also attracted by the rich blood and energy contained within it after a moment of careful sensing. He immediately decided to cook it properly.

Before that, he had Guagua clear out everything from the snake demon's lair.

The snake demon has been entrenched here for hundreds of years and has accumulated quite a few valuable items: two mature third-tier spirit fruits that are beneficial to intelligence, a piece of willow wood at least third tier that is suspected to be an ancient artifact, and a dark stone the size of a washbasin that turns out to be a high-quality soul stone, an excellent material for crafting soul-path magic weapons.

In addition, there were quite a few human cultivators' clothes, bones, and even magical artifacts, but most of them were only items from the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Ji'an finally picked up the ancient jade talisman that he had seen from afar more than two hundred years ago.

The jade talisman has lost its spiritual energy and has mottled marks on its surface. If one does not carefully probe it with one's divine sense, it is likely to be overlooked by ordinary cultivators.

When Li Ji'an probed with his divine sense, he found no trace of the magical power of Qian Yuan Zhenjun when Chi Shi Sanren obtained the talisman; only ancient and simple inscriptions remained.

The Mysterious Primordial Chaos Scripture

The cultivation techniques imprinted within the jade talisman have been largely altered, and it also contains numerous annotations and insights.

There are even various deduction processes.

“This…” Li Ji’an frowned slightly after reading the opening.

Back then, the ancient Qian Yuan Zhenjun personally said in a photograph that this was a celestial scripture, and Li Ji'an thought it was a mature cultivation method.

However, upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a newly created martial arts technique.

"To be called a celestial scripture by an ancient Nascent Soul True Monarch, it must have extraordinary qualities!" After pondering for a moment, Li Ji'an showed no contempt.

The earliest cultivation methods in this world were created by the great ancestors of the human race, and they will inevitably become more and more perfect with each generation.

The creator of this technique must have combined the strengths of various schools of thought and further explored its possibilities during the golden age of human cultivation.

Regardless of the actual quality of this technique, the sheer spirit of creation alone is enough to make him a grandmaster.

After instructing Guagua and Little Fire Spirit to protect him, Li Ji calmed his mind and focused all his attention on comprehending this technique.

Upon reading the opening, Li Ji'an was suddenly startled.

Originally, he only intended to gain a general understanding first, and then study it in detail after returning to the Biyun Sect, but now he could no longer contain himself.

Half a month later, Li Ji'an slowly opened his eyes.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes; far from showing any signs of fatigue, he was radiant with energy.

"Sir, you are truly talented!" He then rose and bowed deeply to the jade talisman.

Having lived three lifetimes in the cultivation world, he placed the utmost importance on the fundamentals of cultivation, reading through ancient texts and carefully studying the cultivation methods of this world.

The essence of cultivation for Dharma practitioners lies in the innate spiritual meridians of the human body and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. They absorb spiritual energy and refine it into magical power.

The five elemental roots correspond to the five elemental energies, and one should choose one to cultivate. This applies to all cultivation methods, whether seen or heard of.

However, the cultivation method of this sect, which is called the "Mysterious Primordial Chaos Scripture", is the simultaneous cultivation of the five elements. It is based on the theory of mutual generation of the five elements, and it is bold in its ideas, cautious in its demonstrations, and even tested on its own body.

This ancient Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord attained the Nascent Soul stage at the age of three hundred and the Divine Transformation stage at the age of six hundred. However, after the Divine Transformation stage, he comprehended the laws of heaven and earth and gained new insights into the methods of human cultivation.

He then abandoned any hope of further progress on his path and devoted himself entirely to studying cultivation techniques. It took him more than a thousand years to finally create this Chaos Technique that cultivates all five elements simultaneously.

In order to verify this technique, he recruited many disciples and followers. However, the five elements are not only mutually generating but also mutually restraining, and the cultivator's dantian is an extremely fragile source of power.

The slightest mistake could lead to death and the annihilation of one's soul.

After the first case of death and soul dissipation caused by the dantian's conflicting elements, the other disciples and students lost trust, and many rumors began to circulate.

Xuan Yuan Tianjun was gradually demonized.

However, he was already so engrossed in creating a great cause that would change the future of human cultivators that he was completely oblivious to what others thought of him.

At the same time, he also discovered that having his disciples practice his new method did not yield more detailed feedback, and they were unable to accurately execute his instructions.

In order to verify the Chaos Technique, he voluntarily gave up his physical body, which had been certified by the Heavenly Dao, and sent his primordial spirit out of his body to find ordinary mortals with ordinary spiritual roots and talents through fusion. Then, his primordial spirit actively merged with the mortal's spiritual consciousness, and he began to cultivate the Chaos Technique from scratch.

In this way, after five cycles of primordial spirit fusion, he finally cultivated this chaotic technique to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, this was not the limit he had envisioned, nor was it the limit of this technique. It was just that even his Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord level Nascent Soul could not withstand the annihilation of the Heavenly Dao after five fusions of the primordial spirit, and eventually could not continue, and his body and soul disappeared.

This chaotic cultivation technique became his final regret.

In its self-verification process, detailed data has already proven that once the Chaos Mana is cultivated, it is nearly twice as strong and powerful as the Mana refined by ordinary Heaven-level techniques.

It was comparable to the clan-protecting techniques of the seven holy lands, three immortal dynasties, and five ancient families that had already attained immortality and ascended to the rank of Immortal Lord.

The clan-protecting techniques of the holy lands, immortal dynasties, and ancient families of that time were later referred to as immortal scriptures.

"Senior, please rest assured, I will carry on your legacy and will definitely deduce this Chaos Technique completely!" Li Ji'an secretly vowed.

However, this matter cannot be rushed; he plans to accumulate experience over several lifetimes and proceed steadily.

The five elements interact in a cycle of mutual generation and restraint. Under normal circumstances, human cultivators refine one type of magical power within their dantian in pursuit of purity and unity.

Even auxiliary cultivation techniques cannot enter the dantian; they can only remain outside the dantian.

The Chaos Scripture, on the other hand, makes full use of all five elements of human beings’ innate spiritual roots, cultivates the five elements’ techniques simultaneously, and ultimately merges them into the innate chaotic energy.

The difficulty lies not only in the integration of the five elements, but also in the familiarity and mastery of the five different types of cultivation techniques. If any one technique malfunctions, the entire chaotic system will collapse.

Li Ji'an now has experience practicing fire-based techniques in two lifetimes, as well as experience practicing wood-based techniques in this life.

It still lacks personal experience and insights into the three systems of metal, water, and earth.

Moreover, according to Xuan Yuan Tianjun's experience, the closer the grades of the five elements cultivation techniques are, the smoother the fusion process will be, and the more unified the innate chaotic magic power will be in the end.

Furthermore, the power is also related to the grade of the Five Elements Technique; the higher the grade of the Five Elements Technique, the greater its power.

To ensure the smooth progress of his cultivation, Xuan Yuan Tianjun started with the most ordinary cultivation methods in his first four incarnations, and only tried a cultivation method with all five elements at the Heavenly level in his last incarnation.

Li Ji'an's goal was also to achieve the Heavenly Grade level in all Five Elements cultivation techniques.

This matter is still somewhat unrealistic for him now, after all, top-grade cultivation techniques are rare in the world, and only Nascent Soul level forces have the foundation to inherit such techniques.

All he has now is the fire-type Heaven-grade cultivation technique "Crimson Flame Glow" from the Myriad Laws Palace.

Taking a deep breath, Li Ji'an carefully put away the jade talisman, and his heart gradually calmed down.

The reason he secretly vowed to master this technique was not only because of its power, but also because the requirements for spiritual roots in this technique were almost negligible.

Once the Chaos Magic Power is formed, it will naturally possess innate Qi, and its affinity for the spiritual energy in the world will be infinitely close to the Heavenly Dao. Its speed of absorbing spiritual energy and its efficiency of refining it will be no different from that of the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

His spiritual roots in this life have basically reached the limit of his innate spiritual roots.

No matter how many means you exhaust in the next life, your spiritual root will be basically fixed.

Even with the talent of a superior spiritual root, if one were to cultivate the most advanced immortal scriptures in the world step by step, it would be difficult to compare with those geniuses with heavenly spiritual roots who cultivate immortal scriptures.

Only this Chaos Scripture can allow him to equalize with other geniuses in the innate spiritual root stage.

This is not only true for him; once this cultivation method is fully developed and perfected, and after numerous optimizations, even those with low-grade Five Elements spiritual roots will have unlimited possibilities for their path to enlightenment.

This is no longer about the achievements of one person or one lifetime, but about the prosperity of the entire human race for generations to come.

Guagua and Xiaohuoling squatted in front of Li Ji'an, both staring at him with strange expressions.

Li Ji'an was in a great mood and immediately began to process the snake meat himself.

He first cut the snake meat into pieces, then with a single gesture, he extracted the salt from the surrounding air, earth, and even vegetation. After that, he summoned a top-grade magic artifact shield, which grew in the wind and became a large iron plate nearly ten feet long.

Then he instructed the little fire spirit to release its spiritual flames and begin roasting.

Before long, the snake meat slices that Li Ji'an had cut into even pieces began to sizzle and release oil, filling the entire mountain with a delightful aroma.

At Li Ji'an's command, the two little ones began to feast.

The flesh and blood of a third-tier great demon are rich in vital energy. When roasted by a third-tier spiritual flame, the essence within is fully activated, resulting in a unique flavor and numerous health benefits.

Even Li Ji'an's body, which was at the late stage of the second level of body refinement, was now nourished by qi and blood. After swallowing a mouthful of snake meat, it was instantly refined into pure qi and blood power.

This will also be helpful for his upcoming attempt at the third stage of body refinement.

During this time, several people were attracted by the aroma of meat and secretly approached the area.

However, when they saw the weathered old man devouring the flesh and blood of a third-tier demon all by himself, they were all terrified and fled in panic.

This was only because the frogs were hiding and couldn't see them. If they saw another third-tier frog demon accompanying them, also devouring the snake demon's blood, they would be even more terrified.

The three of them devoured the ten-zhang-long flesh and blood of a third-tier great demon, a creature that even ordinary True Core cultivators might not dare to eat, in a single day. Even excluding the snake skin and scales that Li Ji'an had already peeled off, as well as the snake head that had been cut off, there were still five portions of flesh and blood.

This amount is enough to cause the blood and qi of a True Core cultivator who has not refined their body to explode and die!

After finishing the snake meat, Li Ji'an did not linger there. He went straight to the Ninth Heaven and returned to the Strange Stone Forest. Now, he was facing the hurdle of breaking through to the third level of body refinement. Having consumed enough snake meat to replenish his qi and blood, he could use Xiao Qiao's earth spiritual energy to try to break through.

(End of this chapter)