Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 9 I Can Be Young Again

The carriage to the provincial capital was provided by the Martial Academy, and the county government also sent yamen runners to escort it. The journey was smooth and the passengers arrived safely half a month later.

His experiences in his previous life made him familiar with Shangyi County, and with the support of Zixiao Temple, he had almost no worries in Shangyi County.

But when he arrived in Chong'an Prefecture, Li Ji'an subconsciously became cautious in his words and actions.

After refusing the offer of the senior coachman from the Wu Academy to take him around the city which was several times more prosperous than Shangyi County, Li Ji'an went straight to Xunxian Academy to report.

"A dragon emerges from shallow water! My young friend has a bright future ahead of him. Please sit for a moment while I prepare the documents for you." Thanks to his second-place result in the martial arts examination, the manager of Xunxianyuan was very polite to Li Ji'an and did not hesitate to praise him.

Li Ji'an bowed respectfully, "Sir, I am deeply humbled by your kind words. I am deeply grateful for your personal attention."

The old steward raised his eyebrows slightly and carefully examined Li Ji'an again. "Not bad, not bad. You have achieved success at a young age, but you are not arrogant or conceited. Your character is also excellent. Your future is limitless."

Li Ji'an bowed again.

Although I have never been to the capital city in my previous life, I have learned a lot through various channels that the Xunxianyuan in the capital city is affiliated with the Xunxian Palace, the most powerful department of the Xianci Dynasty.

The Palace Master of Xunxian Palace is appointed by the emperors of all dynasties.

Everything in the world can be delayed, but the search for the immortal seedling cannot be neglected in the slightest.

This is the motto passed down from generation to generation by the Zhao royal family.

The manager of Xunxianyuan in Chong'an Prefecture, the fourth-rank prefect of Chong'an Prefecture, did not dare to show off his power when he saw him.

And the person who can take up this position must be a great martial artist who has completed a complete blood transfusion.

Skin, flesh, bones, blood, marrow, and internal organs. Grinding the skin is just the basics, tamping the flesh is the entry point, and forging the bones is a hurdle that keeps 80% of the warriors here out.

As for blood transfusion... it is a natural barrier that keeps 99% of the people in the world out.

Only when one's mortal blood is condensed with pure qi and blood can one be said to have truly shed his mortal form and possess extraordinary powers, being able to subdue dragons and tigers and stand against ten thousand armies alone.

The true "immortal seedling" of Xunxian Palace is also limited to the completion of blood transfusion.

In this life, Li Ji'an had a good constitution due to the medicinal nourishment he had taken since he was eight years old. In addition, he had ten years of martial arts training in his previous life, and his understanding had increased due to the "rejuvenation". He had been standing in a posture for three months, grinding his skin for half a year, and strengthening his muscles for a year, which was considered a remarkable progress.

However, we dare not take the next step of "bone tempering" lightly.

As for the completion of the blood transfusion before the Immortal Seedling Ceremony, he was not very confident.

The immortal seedling had already been selected once five years ago in this life. Theoretically speaking, Li Ji'an still had two chances in this life, one at the age of twenty in five years, and the other at the age of thirty in fifteen years.

If the blood transfusion can be completed in five years, there is great hope.

And fifteen years later, thirty years old would be the limit of age, and the age score would be almost zero. If one wanted to stand out and become one of the top ten in the entire Xianci Dynasty, he would probably have to complete the marrow-refining process, or even have some success in the internal organs refining to be competitive.

"This is your courtyard nameplate. Keep it safe. With this nameplate, no one in the entire Chong'an Prefecture will be willing to offend you." Manager Hao handed the nameplate to Li Ji'an and gave him a casual reminder.

"Thank you sir!"

The more Manager Hao looked at Li Ji'an, the more he liked him. He felt the vigorous energy and blood in his body up close, nodded frequently, and there was endless regret in his eyes.

"That's good, being young is good." He was already over seventy years old, his energy and blood were declining faster and faster, he was going downhill every day, and he regretted more and more his arrogance and conceit in his youth. When he saw Li Ji'an today, he remembered his former self.

In the past, I was not even as good as Li Ji'an, who was already muscular at the age of fifteen. However, I was self-righteous, proud, complacent, addicted to flattery, and lost in the mundane world. I had the potential to become a master of Qi and blood, but in the end I stopped at blood transfusion and watched myself decay and decay.

He dreamed of returning to his youth, but alas… flowers may bloom again, but people never become young again. "Xiao Li, being successful at a young age is not a good thing, and being a late bloomer is also a good thing. Work hard and don't waste your talent." Before leaving, Manager Hao couldn't help but remind him.

But that’s all. Young people who have no experience of the world and have achieved amazing success find it difficult to keep their original intentions.

No matter how correct the truth is, if the other party has no experience and has not been taught by elders since childhood, he or she will not be able to understand it.

Li Ji'an deeply agreed with Manager Hao's suggestion.

However, this principle is of no use to him.

On the contrary, he has the ability to "rejuvenate" and can become "young again". In the future, he will definitely experience too much success at a young age, and there is almost no possibility of him becoming a late bloomer!
What's more, how can the so-called "late bloomer" compare to his accumulation of countless lifetimes?

After saying goodbye to Manager Hao, the servants in the courtyard took him to the residential area of Xunxianyuan.

"Mr. Li, you are ranked second in the entire city, so you are specially assigned a separate courtyard in Area A. Please come this way." The attendant led the way and introduced the various areas in the courtyard and the precautions to Li Ji'an.

"Thank you!" As steady as he was, in order to ensure his safety in Xunxian Academy in the capital city, he had naturally already learned the details from the dean of Shangyi County Martial Arts Academy and had a clear idea of what was going on.

The Xianci Dynasty's Thirteen Prefectures' Xianxian Academy is also under great pressure. If it fails to send a qualified immortal seedling to the Imperial City's Xianxian Palace for ten consecutive years, it will be severely punished!

Even if the emperor was angry, there was a record of dereliction of duty and the death penalty.

Xunxianyuan of Chong'an Prefecture has failed to deliver immortal seedlings to Xunxian Palace for three consecutive years.

Therefore, they treat geniuses and quasi-immortal seedlings with special favor.

The attendant was respectful to Li Ji'an all the way, and was not without flattery. However, when he arrived at the gate of the wing of Area A, the attendant frowned slightly, smiled apologetically at Li Ji'an, and walked up quickly.

"Have you students forgotten the rules of the academy?"

In front of the gate of Area A, five people were standing side by side. Their originally casual expressions suddenly became serious when they saw Li Ji'an and the other two arrive.

Ignoring the attendant's rebuke, the five men went towards Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile appearing on his face.

He recognized one of them. It was the little guy Xiao Wu who entered the martial arts academy in his eighth year in his previous life.

Thirteen-year-old Xiao Wu entered the martial arts academy for the first time. He still had his childhood innocence, and it was the first time he left his parents' care, so he felt very lonely.

Thinking that Li Ji'an was from the martial arts academy, had no airs at all, and was very kind and humble, he began to rely on Li Ji'an.

Later, when he learned Li Ji'an's true identity, he was shocked and his relationship with Li Ji'an became closer, as if they were friends regardless of age.

As the saying goes, children speak without restraint. He always mocked Li Ji'an for being older than his father and yet coming to practice martial arts with him and become his fellow apprentice, which was shameful.

However, he only allowed himself to laugh, but not others. Because others laughed at Li Ji'an, he even fought with them several times.

I still remember that before he was about to take the martial arts exam, he patted his chest and promised Li Ji'an that as long as he succeeded in the exam, he would come back to protect Li Ji'an. He also said that if Li Ji'an had a son, he would provide him with medicinal materials to nourish his muscles and bones.

However, Li Ji'an "rejuvenated" before he could take part in the martial arts examination.

He stayed in Zixiao Temple for the next five years and lost contact with anyone.

When he just entered the martial arts academy two years ago, he learned that this kid failed in the martial arts examination that year, and only managed to get into Xunxian Academy after the second test two years later. He has been in the academy for five years now.

(End of this chapter)