Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Yun is now 226 years old.

Successfully promoted to a third-tier low-grade alchemist.

Including the previous thirty-two years, this attempt to break through to the third-level alchemist has taken a total of eighty-two years.

"Eighty years of unwavering dedication, finally achieving the rank of a third-level alchemist!"

After Jiang Yun finished refining the last batch of Glazed Pulse-Protecting Pills, he walked out of the Pill Hall with his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

"Half of the two major goals for this life have been achieved."

"Now that my lifespan is running out, it's time to try and break through to the Core Formation stage."

"Whether or not you successfully form your core, this life can be considered fulfilling."

It's a cruel twist of fate that in this life, Jiang Yun obtained the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Shattering Elixir Technique and saw hope for forming a Nascent Soul.

But there was absolutely no hope of forming a core.

Back then, he thought that as long as he had enough contribution points, he could exchange them for a chance to form a core, but that was not the case.

"Well, since I don't have much time left anyway, I might as well go out of the city and have some fun."

"Although the cultivation method I practice is not conducive to combat, as long as I am careful and have a stealth technique to protect myself, I will not have any problem staying alive."

Jiang Yun sighed, and the idea of ​​leaving the city to seek an opportunity to form his core arose in his mind.

"However, there are only eighteen years until the next blood moon. I can't go too far, otherwise I'll only face death on the night of the blood moon."

"Eighteen years from now, at the age of 244, I will be strong and healthy, and I should be able to live to the age of 255. I will need to go through a blood moon in between."

In his previous life, Jiang Yun reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and lived to the age of 127 before passing away.

It is about 6% longer than the maximum lifespan of 120 years during the Qi Refining stage.

Therefore, Jiang Yun speculated that with his Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivation in this life, he should be able to live to be 255 years old, and he would need to experience a Blood Moon in between.

With this in mind, Jiang Yun returned to his cave and pondered repeatedly whether or not to venture out of the city.

If he doesn't leave the city, he has a lifespan of at most thirty years, and there's no hope of forming a Golden Core.

Furthermore, the Blood Moon will arrive in eighteen years, and those who remain in the city must refine Qi-restoring pills for the sect and cannot do anything else.

If you leave the city to seek an opportunity to form your core, there is a slight chance of achieving that.

"Fine, let's just consider it a trip outside the city to see the world."

"Furthermore, if one goes out of the city to seek opportunities to form the Core Formation Pill, the sect will not stop them, and there is no need to refine the Qi Condensation and Qi Recovery Pill."

After several days of careful consideration, Jiang Yun decided to travel outside the city.

As for whether or not one will have the opportunity to form a core, let nature take its course.

Having decided to travel outside the city, Jiang Yun began preparations.

During his attempt to become a third-tier alchemist, he amassed a considerable fortune of third-tier pills.

Jiang Yun used this wealth to purchase the elixirs, magical artifacts, talismans, array plates, array flags, puppets, and other items he needed for his adventures.

In short, if you don't have enough magic power, you can make up for it with treasures.

Of course, the most important and indispensable thing for those who want to leave the world of gods and demons is the Yuan Tian Lantern.

Without the Yuantian Lantern, it would be almost impossible to survive in the wild.

Therefore, Jiang Yun purchased three Yuantian Lamps and prepared enough low-grade Yuan Stones as fuel.

After everything was prepared, Jiang Yun only informed Cui Ding and did not notify anyone else before quietly leaving Maple Leaf City.

……

Eighteen years later, Maple Leaf City.

There is still one month until the blood moon arrives.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator with white hair and an appearance of around thirty or forty years old descended from the horizon onto the east gate of Maple Leaf City.

The man strolled leisurely toward the city gate.

"The Blood Moon is approaching; those who are not cultivators of this city are not allowed to enter!" the city gate guards shouted.

Seeing this, the white-haired man patted his storage bag and took out an identity token for the guard to examine.

"So it's Senior Brother Zhou, please come in." Upon seeing the token, the guard quickly bowed respectfully and stepped aside.

This young man with white hair was none other than Jiang Yun, who had returned from his travels.

At this time, he was already 244 years old.

Jiang Yun retrieved his identity token, entered Maple Leaf City, and headed towards the Zhou family in Ningyuan Ward.

"In these eighteen years, I have obtained a Core Formation spiritual item, which is considered a small gain."

"Now I only have about ten years left to live. After the Blood Moon, I'll start trying to break through to the Core Formation stage."

Walking down the street, Jiang Yun thought that if he could get through this blood moon safely, he would start trying to break through to the Core Formation stage.

Although it's impossible to successfully form a golden core, it can accumulate experience for the next life.

A short while later, Jiang Yun returned to her family.

Zhou Ren, the False Pill Ancestor, personally appeared to greet him.

Besides him, there were two other newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhou family.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder." The two Foundation Establishment clansmen immediately bowed to Jiang Yun upon seeing him.

Jiang Yun nodded slightly and went to the other side with Zhou Ren to talk and inquire about the former clan chief, Zhou Hongde.

"Alas." Zhou Ren shook his head and sighed softly, "His lifespan is not long. He has not returned home for so many years. I'm afraid he has not been able to successfully form his core and has been separated from his body."

Jiang Yun looked somber.

On this trip out of the city, he encountered seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators at the ruins of a Core Formation cultivator, where they competed for two Core Formation spiritual items.

The process of vying for a Core Formation artifact is extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, Jiang Yun had prepared enough, and with the help of concealment techniques, magic weapons, talismans, and puppets, he finally managed to snatch a Core Formation spiritual item.

After seizing the Core Formation spiritual item, he immediately fled, only to be hunted down by three Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivators.

The manhunt lasted for eight months.

Interestingly, a strange phenomenon occurs in this world after nightfall.

As soon as night fell, Jiang Yun and his pursuers would all light up the Yuantian Lantern and stay obediently beside it.

In this way, Jiang Yun was hunted down during the day, but was perfectly safe at night.

This experience of vying for a Core Formation artifact and being hunted down made Jiang Yun realize that the art of concealment was not without its limitations.

Some cultivators can use "spiritual light spells" and "manifestation spells," while others can control spirit insects and spirit beasts to detect his location after he becomes invisible.

In short, there are many ways to break his stealth technique.

This is why Jiang Yun was hunted down by the three men for eight months.

As for whether the invisibility spell could fool the strange creatures, Jiang Yun had also tested it.

That night, he lit the Yuantian Lantern, used his concealment technique, and walked into the darkness.

About three breaths later, countless strange creatures began to devour him.

Jiang Yun was terrified and quickly retreated to the side of the Yuan Tian Lamp.

It is clear that obtaining a Core Formation spiritual item by leaving the city was not so easy.

Obtaining a spiritual object that leads to the formation of the core is already so difficult, let alone the opportunity to form the core.

Zhou Hongde has not returned home for so many years, so it is highly likely that he failed to form a core or even a fake core, and ultimately died outside.

His chances of forming a Golden Core ultimately couldn't compare to those of his ancestor, Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren was quite lucky back then, obtaining a third-tier demon core, which eventually condensed into a fake core.

"Never mind, let's not talk about that."

At this moment, Zhou Ren said solemnly:

"The Blood Moon is approaching, and this time, my Zhou family needs to guard the five Yuantian Lamps."

Now that the Zhou family has two new Foundation Establishment cultivators, they have one more Yuantian Lamp to guard, and they will receive 6,000 contribution points afterward.

Jiang Yun nodded.

During this Blood Moon, he still needs to guard a Yuantian Lamp.