Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 4: Dragon and Tiger
There are many martial arts schools in Shangyi County, but the only one that is truly qualified to take the martial arts examination is the martial arts academy affiliated with the county government.

Because of his unsuccessful martial arts training experience in the town's martial arts school in his previous life, Li Ji'an did not choose a martial arts school in his previous life. Instead, he spared no expense to enter a martial arts academy.

This martial arts academy is government-run, and the instructors and even the guards are all on the payroll.

In addition to the apprentices sent in by various martial arts schools after passing their assessments, the requirements for recruiting apprentices themselves are relatively high.

A comprehensive assessment of one’s physique, character, and age.

In his previous life, Li Ji'an had put in a lot of effort to get in here and had also received a lot of criticism.

"Are you the Taoist priest from Zixiao Temple?" This time, as soon as he got off the carriage, the servant guarding the gate of the martial arts academy came to greet him.

The middle-aged Taoist priest smiled and responded with a few words, then watched Li Ji'an and Qingyun enter the martial arts academy.

"Two young Taoist priests, please come with me to the temple management office to register, test your physique and examine your character, and then we will go to the training ground to select suitable instructors..." The servant did not treat the two teenagers with contempt, which was enough to show that the temple was well managed and the status of Zixiao Temple in the county.

Walking the same path he had walked for ten years in his previous life, Li Ji'an's mind was not on the servant, but on looking for a familiar figure.

It wasn't until they were out of the front yard that he finally couldn't help but ask, "Was there an old man guarding the door before?"

The servant paused for a moment, thinking for a moment before saying, "Young Taoist priest, are you talking about... the old Huang from before? If that's the case, he passed away three years ago."

"Oh." Li Ji'an nodded without saying anything more, and without any emotional fluctuations.

Three years ago, Mr. Huang should have been over 60 years old.

In this era, it is considered a long life and a happy funeral.

Moreover, since the death of his master in the previous life, he has become indifferent to separation and death.

You must take it lightly.

With the "rejuvenation", as long as he is cautious enough and does not get killed or die accidentally, he can theoretically live forever.

Time is like a knife, it will kill everyone except him.

Fifteen years ago, in order to enter the martial arts academy, he initially had a lot of battles of wits and courage with Old Huang, and even had the fantasy that the doorman, Mr. Huang, might be a hidden master.

For this reason, he sent a lot of wine and meat to Uncle Huang.

Until it was finally confirmed that he was just an ordinary old man.

However, over time, a deep friendship was established.

After passing through the porch, I arrived at the familiar hospital management office.

I also met the familiar bone-touching master and the mind-testing master.

Bone reading has some theoretical basis. It is based on the final results of martial arts achievements over the years, and goes back to look at the root bone conditions before practicing martial arts, and deduces backwards based on the results. It can be regarded as a kind of comprehensive experience.

People with certain physiques have faster martial arts training speed and higher upper limit, and that type of physique is better.

Otherwise, it will be abolished.

Of course, this kind of experience that relies entirely on reverse analysis of results will inevitably lead to some special cases. It is very likely that a genius root bone that has never appeared before will be treated as an ordinary or even inferior root bone.

As for the character assessment... in Master Zhao's words, "A martial arts practitioner's character depends on how determined he is to achieve success in the martial arts and how much he is willing to sacrifice for it."

The more you are willing to give, the stronger your determination is and the less likely you are to give up halfway.

In simple terms, it depends on how much money is given.

In his previous life, Li Ji'an impressed the martial arts academy with his strong will.

"Are you aspiring to be an immortal or to practice martial arts to strengthen your body?" The bone-touching master habitually asked when he saw someone coming in.

There are two ways to enter the martial arts academy. One is to be an aspiring immortal. The admission requirements are high and the fees required are also high because the martial arts academy will provide a series of resources from teaching to medicine and food to assessments.

You must have above average aptitude and a superior mind, and you must not be over fifteen years old!
The other kind was simply to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies. Li Ji'an had taken this path in his previous life. "Sir, these two are from Zixiao Temple..." the servant reminded him in time.

"Oh? That's the aspiring immortal seedling. Come, I will touch your bones." The bone-touching master understood and asked Li Ji'an and the other two to step forward.

"Oh~ It hurts, it hurts, be gentler." The fat Qingyun became the target of the bone-touching master first. As soon as he started, he screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

Li Ji'an had anticipated this and moved sideways in advance, opening his mouth slightly at the right time to offset the sonic power.

The bone-touching master was used to this. Instead of being unhappy about his shouting, a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Yes, he is fat but strong, not weak at all, with thick bones and long tendons. He is a good candidate for martial arts." The master nodded frequently as he touched his body from the limbs to the keel.

"It seems that the recipe for strengthening muscles and bones in your Zixiao Temple is indeed extraordinary."

"Superior root bones!"

"Superior physique?" Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that this little guy Qingyun had such good physique.

In the ten years that he had spent at the martial arts academy in his previous life, he had seen only a handful of people who had been assessed by this bone-touching master as having superior physiques, and they had all passed the county martial arts examination and successfully entered the Xunxian Academy in the prefecture.

As for himself, when he was thirty years old, he was diagnosed with inferior bones after being touched by him.

“Yes, although the root bones are affected by the nourishing development during childhood, the impact is not small.

However, the root cause still lies in congenital heredity and fetal shaping.

My senior brother has had a good family since he was a child. When he had Qingyun, he was considered wealthy. During the pregnancy period, he should have taken a lot of supplements, so that he would have a good innate foundation.

Although he did not have strong bones and muscles before the age of eight, he had enough food and nutrition and developed well.
Plus, he's been doing bone-cleaning exercises with me since he was eight years old, so it's only fitting that this be the case!" Coming back to his senses, Li Ji'an smiled knowingly and gave Qingyun an approving look.

"Oh, sir, do me a favor and tell my master that I have inferior physique and am not suitable for martial arts, okay? Please." Qingyun, however, did not care about the superior physique that everyone envied and yearned for, and even avoided it like the plague.

"..." The bone-touching master was instantly furious. This was the first time he had seen such a situation in his entire life.

"Qingyun! Don't mess around." Li Ji'an scolded in a deep voice at the right time.

"Junior brother, I..." Qingyun immediately lowered his head, his face full of regret.

It has to be said that this was his last hope, and it was ultimately shattered.

"Master, please touch mine." Li Ji'an changed the subject and took the initiative to step forward.

The bone-touching master looked at Qingyun with a sidelong glance while he started to touch her.

I don't quite understand Qingyun's actions and feel very disappointed with him.

"Hmm~" Suddenly, he felt that Qingyun had such a good physique but no intention to learn martial arts. The sensation coming from his hand made him suddenly withdraw his gaze from Qingyun. He didn't even have time to remove the regretful look on his face before he looked straight at Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain coming from between his bones.

Seeing the bone-touching master's regretful expression, my heart couldn't help but tighten.

My bones can't be that bad, right?

"If this body has been deficient since birth, and even strengthening the bones and tendons can't make up for it, then it will be even more difficult. I have to find a way to obtain the legendary magical elixir that can change the innate bones!"

After all, "rejuvenation" means being eight years old. He has complete autonomy over things after the age of eight, but things before the age of eight cannot be changed.

He was somewhat disappointed with the result, but he was not completely discouraged. After all, he had "Rejuvenation" and the magic elixir that could change his constitution. If it didn't work in one life, then two would work. If that didn't work, then ten or a hundred lives should work.

However, every time you "rejuvenate", you will face more shadows and risks in your childhood. You must be more cautious and make full preparations for the next "rejuvenation".

But at this moment,
"Could it be... the appearance of a dragon and a tiger?" The bone-touching master exclaimed in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)