Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 363 First Cultivation
On that day, Ning Sujin taught Li Ji'an the Soul Splitting Technique of the Soul Cultivator's "Thousand Machines Guide".

After a brief study, Li Ji'an raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Su Jin, what do you think of this Soul Splitting Technique and this Blood Guiding Secret Technique?"

Previously, Ning Sujin had no physical body, so even if she were given the Blood Guiding Technique, it would be useless. But now it is effective. Li Ji'an transmitted the "Thousand Machine Blood Guiding Technique" into Ning Sujin's sea of ​​consciousness.

After a moment, Ning Sujin nodded slightly: "That's right. It's obvious that they come from the same source. The only difference is that one is used to control blood and qi, while the other is used for the soul. I just don't know which one is the source."

"The Thousand Machines Sect was a major unorthodox sect in ancient times, famous for its puppets. Although it cannot compare with those immortal dynasties, holy lands, and ancient families that have produced ascended immortal lords, it has a record of producing sixth-order puppets, and it is even very likely that it has produced seventh-order puppets."

"This soul-splitting technique was clearly created for puppet control," Li Ji'an explained patiently.

"So, this Thousand Machine Blood Spell is a secret technique adapted from the Thousand Machine Spell?"

Li Ji'an nodded.

"Li Lang, how far away is the Thousand Machines Sect from us?"

Although Ning Sujin had lived here for more than two hundred years, she was initially trapped under the control of the Liu family patriarch, and later unable to leave due to the binding of the spiritual veins. Therefore, she did not know much about this place.

Previously, whenever Li Ji'an went to the Strange Stone Forest, after their intimate moments, she would like to lie in Li Ji'an's arms and quietly listen to him tell her about the outside world and the situation in ancient times.

"The Thousand Machines Sect is located in the far west of this land, in a bitterly cold place..." Li Ji'an then patiently explained to him what he knew about the Thousand Machines Sect and the far west.

"The Thousand Machines Sect, the Five Poisons Sect..." Ning Sujin looked westward with great curiosity after hearing this.

"I will take you to travel all over the world." Li Ji'an smiled gently.

"However, you must keep up with me."

Upon hearing this, Ning Sujin paused slightly.

Although she was accidentally bound to a spiritual vein back then, her soul was tempered and advanced by leaps and bounds, eventually advancing to the fourth level of soul cultivation and achieving the primordial spirit.

However, that cultivation method only has a fourth level, and she has not made any further progress in recent years.

Soul cultivation techniques are already rare, let alone fourth-order techniques.

In particular, authentic soul cultivation techniques require not only mental cultivation methods but also visualization diagrams, which are even more difficult to collect.

Before she recognized Li Ji'an, she only felt that the thousand-year lifespan of a fourth-level primordial spirit was too much, but now she had to face a problem.

Given Li Ji'an's extraordinary abilities, barring any unforeseen circumstances, his lifespan will be long. Even if she spends the remaining seven hundred years with him, it will only be the tip of the iceberg. She would rather stay with Li Ji'an forever.

"Li Lang, I... I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. However, being able to accompany you for a while is enough for me in this life." In the end, Ning Sujin chose to face it calmly.

Li Ji'an chuckled and pinched her delicate nose: "Giving up so easily, this isn't like the Ning Sujin I know!"

Ning Sujin felt ashamed and said helplessly, "It's not that I'm giving up on myself, but the world's soul cultivation techniques are rare, let alone a technique suitable for my current state. I'm afraid it's hard to find one in the entire Tiancang Domain."

"Heh~ The world is so vast, the mere Tiancang Domain is but a drop in the ocean. If we can't find it in the Tiancang Domain, we'll go to the Wanshang Domain. If that doesn't work, there's the most prosperous Central Ten Domains in this world. Even more so, what's wrong with taking a trip to the Thousand Machine Sect in the bitter cold lands of the west?" Li Ji'an laughed freely.

Upon hearing this, Ning Sujin was intrigued. She had specifically inquired about the Thousand Machines Sect from Li Ji'an because of the Thousand Machines Guidance Soul Splitting Technique. She guessed that since the Thousand Machines Sect had obtained the complete inheritance of the ancient Thousand Machines Sect, it was highly likely that it also possessed a complete high-level soul cultivation technique.

“In such a place where powerful figures are as numerous as clouds, to be absolutely safe is probably…” Ning Sujin couldn’t help but worry about Li Ji’an. She knew of Li Ji’an’s extraordinary abilities and that as long as he didn’t die, he would eventually reach the pinnacle.

Li Ji'an smiled and shook his head, interrupting her: "Su Jin, even if I stayed in the Tiancang Domain, I'm afraid I would not be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage even in ten lifetimes. The spiritual resources in this domain are limited and the upper limit is too low. Even if it's not for you, I would definitely go to other places for my own sake."

"Moreover, now that you have returned to your physical body and have the ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune, our risk is much smaller."

"That's right, I also have the ability to avoid misfortune and attract good fortune." Ning Sujin was reminded and suddenly realized.

Having been separated from her physical body for two hundred years, she had almost forgotten.

Moreover, because her ability to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune has always been a passive perception, she only senses it when someone close to her has an ominous sign. Now that she has just returned to her physical body, she is in a hurry to find Li Ji'an and has not yet sensed anything unusual.

"My divination skills have now reached the third level. If the two can be combined, it might provide even greater assurance."

Li Ji'an smiled with relief. With Ning Sujin by his side, besides emotional support, he felt an unparalleled sense of security.

After Ning Sujin calmed down, Li Ji'an continued, "Besides searching for soul cultivation techniques, I also have a magic cultivation technique here, you can try it."

"Cultivation techniques?" Ning Sujin couldn't help but smile bitterly upon hearing this.

"Li Lang, my spiritual roots have been depleted for too long in the perilous land. I only have a wisp of each of the five elements, and I am truly powerless to do so. Even if I manage to enter the realm, my maximum level will only be Foundation Establishment."

“This cultivation technique has very low requirements for spiritual roots, and its upper limit is infinite,” Li Ji’an said solemnly.

"There are such cultivation methods?" Ning Sujin asked in surprise.

Without further ado, Li Ji'an took out the "Mysterious Origin Chaos Scripture".

"Su Jin, this technique is wondrous, but it is quite difficult to cultivate. The Biyun Sect's Scripture Pavilion has all five elements techniques. You can choose five low-grade Xuan-level techniques to try. Once the five elements are integrated, cultivation will be a smooth path."

"The fusion of the five elements!" Ning Sujin's eyes revealed shock after she had glanced at the cultivation technique.

This overturned her understanding of the cultivation world and its practitioners.

"This Xuan Yuan Heavenly Lord is truly a peerless genius!"

"If this cultivation method could be further improved, perhaps even the mortals of the Immortal Dynasty could embark on the path of cultivation."

Li Ji'an nodded in agreement.

"Li Lang, can Yu Tan learn this technique?" Ning Sujin suddenly asked again.

Li Ji'an shook his head slightly: "Yu Tan has been cultivating for a long time and has even reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Although she has the opportunity to re-cultivate before she condenses a solid pill, her lifespan is no longer sufficient to support the re-cultivation."

"Sigh." Ning Sujin sighed inwardly.

Although Ning Yutan was already in the late Foundation Establishment stage, her primordial spirit had already seen through her condition. Her magical power was too weak and chaotic, and she had no confidence at all in passing the Core Formation stage.

In addition, there is her physical body. Although Li Ji'an sacrificed himself to nourish her back then, she only passed the Foundation Establishment stage. Now she is at the Core Formation stage. Her dantian is too weak. If she overdoes it in the first stage of swallowing the sea and absorbing the ocean, it may cause her dantian to shatter.

"Sujin, everyone has their own destiny. We can help others to the best of our ability, but we must not let their fate affect us. We should learn to let go."

"To be honest, I can provide Yu Tan with a Core Formation Spiritual Treasure, but given the state of her dantian and magical power, this treasure will likely become her death warrant!" Li Ji'an frankly stated. Ning Sujin looked up at Li Ji'an and remained silent for a long time.

In the end, I nodded emphatically.

She admitted that Li Ji'an's reasoning was correct, but understanding and putting it into practice are two different things.

Reason told her that Ning Yutan's progress to where she was now was already the result of her own efforts, and it would be truly difficult for her to become a Core Formation True Person.

This is not a matter of spiritual resources, but rather a matter of Ning Yutan's own foundation.

Unless she rebuilds her cultivation from scratch and solidifies her foundation, there is only a sliver of hope. Unfortunately, her lifespan is no longer sufficient to support her to do it again.

However, emotionally, she found it difficult to accept her sister's passing as calmly as Li Ji'an. After all, besides blood ties, they had shared one body for two hundred years, and their feelings for each other were no less profound than those for Li Ji'an.

“Su Jin, anything is possible in the cultivation world. Why not strengthen yourself first? Having only a heart of compassion but no ability to help is the most hopeless thing.”

"Yes, I understand." Ning Sujin nodded, a glimmer of hope returning to her.

In the following years, Ning Sujin began to study the "Xuanyuan Chaos Scripture". Li Ji'an found five low-grade Xuan-level cultivation techniques for her from the Biyun Sect.

The lowest grade of the Xuan level is the upper limit that Ning Sujin, with her inferior spiritual root, can cultivate. Even higher-level cultivation techniques are difficult for her spiritual root to grasp.

During this period, the two almost studied together. In addition to studying the cultivation techniques together, Li Ji'an provided him with the key to cultivating fire and wood-type techniques. He taught him in detail how to absorb and refine fire and wood-type spiritual energy, as well as the subtle differences in the dantian.

At the same time, Li Ji'an also carefully observed some problems in Ning Sujin's practice of this technique, accumulating and verifying knowledge for his own future practice.

Nine years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, inside the secret cave, Ning Sujin looked solemn, while Li Ji'an appeared somewhat grave.

After nine years, Ning Sujin finally mastered the five cultivation techniques and, with the help of Xuan Yuan Tianjun's annotations, gained a theoretical foundation. Today is the auspicious day she had divined.

She decided to take the most crucial step today, and begin refining the Five Elements Techniques simultaneously.

Once it begins, five kinds of magical power will enter the dantian one by one in the order of the five elements generating each other.

In addition to the order, the quality and quantity of each type of magic power must also be extremely close; otherwise, too much or too little of a certain type of magic power will disrupt the balance of the five elements.

"Don't worry, Li Lang. This divination indicates nothing dangerous or dangerous; it should be an auspicious sign." Ning Sujin noticed Li Ji'an's seriousness and smiled to comfort him.

"Yes, remember the order. You must control the power of the refined magic. If there is any abnormality, immediately disperse your power." Li Ji'an nodded.

The most crucial step is to master the Chaos Technique. However, since it is the first time refining, even if you have magical power, the amount is very small. There is no risk of self-destruction of the dantian, but it may damage the spiritual source.

Li Ji'an's seriousness did not lie in Ning Sujin's safety, but mainly in the first practice of this Chaos Method. This method was related to his goal of becoming an immortal for ten thousand generations, so he naturally attached great importance to it.

"Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water. First, refine the wood-based magic power as the foundation, then cultivate the fire-based magic power, followed by the earth-based, metal-based, and finally the water-based magic power." Ning Sujin knew the theory like the back of her hand.

"After the fire elemental power enters the dantian, the refining time for each subsequent elemental power should not exceed one day; otherwise, the five elements will clash, inevitably damaging the spiritual root," Li Ji'an solemnly instructed.

"Mm." Ning Sujin agreed, smiled at Li Ji'an, and immediately began to absorb the spiritual energy in the cave.

Li Ji'an, on the other hand, had his wood-based magic power ready to be unleashed, so that he could immediately heal him should any danger arise.

At this point, he also understood the difficulty that Xuan Yuan Tianjun had faced in testing this technique in ancient times.

Ning Sujin was exceptionally talented and had remarkable comprehension. Moreover, she possessed the foundation of the Divine Soul Primordial Spirit Realm and it took her a full nine years to prepare adequately.

For an ordinary person, it would probably take more than ten years just to comprehend the Five Elements Technique. This is unlike cultivating only one technique, where one can cultivate and comprehend at the same time, and even if there are problems, it will only affect the efficiency and progress of cultivation.

Cultivating the Chaos Method requires comprehending the five techniques from scratch, with almost no trial and error involved. One must ensure complete understanding before one can begin to practice.

If an ordinary cultivator practices a single cultivation method, they can almost always reach the late stage of Qi Refining within ten years, provided they have sufficient spiritual resources and do not encounter any bottlenecks.

However, this technique requires ten years to comprehend, and Xuan Yuan Tianjun could not guarantee the future at that time, so naturally few people were willing to go all out to try it.

If Xuan Yuan Tianjun hadn't abandoned the path of cultivation, this chaotic technique could not have been created.

Three days later, Ning Sujin adjusted herself to her peak condition and finally began to absorb spiritual energy for the first time, refining it into magical power.

"Not bad!" Li Ji'an's divine sense penetrated the flow of spiritual energy throughout his body. It was as smooth as water and as steady as a mountain. Although the amount of magical power was small, it flowed slowly and steadily according to the cultivation method.

Three hours later, the five strands of wood-elemental magic power successfully entered the dantian and rotated clockwise within it.

Ning Sujin looked relaxed and was in good spirits.

He then began cultivating his second fire-based magic.

This step is still not a big problem. The worst that could happen is that there is an excess of fire magic, causing the wood magic to be completely consumed as nourishment for the fire magic.

However, this would require starting over after resetting your skills.

Ning Sujin remained calm and composed as she refined the magic, taking two hours longer than when she used wood-type magic.

Half a day later, wisps of fire-elemental magic slowly entered his dantian.

The moment the fire magic came into contact with the wood magic, the fire magic surged in power, while the wood magic showed signs of being depleted.

Fortunately, Ning Sujin was very cautious in both steps, and the refined magical power she produced was extremely precise. The two magical powers were evenly matched, and there was no situation where the wood-type magical power was consumed.

After completing this step, Ning Sujin held her breath slightly, and Li Ji'an instantly sensed her tension.

The first two types of magic power are mutually reinforcing and do not have any conflicting relationship. However, once earth magic power enters the dantian, it will face the conflict of wood magic power. If fire magic power is insufficient to nourish earth magic power, the wood and earth magic powers will clash, which will lead to damage to the dantian.

Li Ji'an could only watch helplessly at this moment, unable to offer any assistance.

Ning Sujin held her breath for a moment, her expression resolute, and began refining the earth-elemental magic without hesitation.

This time, it took a full day before Ning Sujin carefully guided the first wisp of earth-elemental magic into her dantian.

The moment the earth elemental magic entered the dantian, the wood elemental magic seemed to sense its destined enemy and suddenly erupted, sweeping towards the earth elemental magic.

At this moment, both Li Ji'an and Ning Sujin felt a tightness in their hearts, but they were helpless. The power within their dantian was beyond the control of its master; they could only act according to its inherent instincts of mutual generation and restraint.

(End of this chapter)