Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

The Qingyuan Sect is located on Bixu Island in the Southern Sea Continent of the Song Kingdom, and is the head of the six major immortal cultivation sects in the Southern Sea Continent.

Throughout history, it has been overseen by cultivators from the Purple Mansion, making it the undisputed overlord of the surrounding sea area spanning thousands of miles, governing thousands of islands of varying sizes.

Baotai Market is located at the southern end of Bixu Island, more than 600 li away from Qingzhu Peak. It is a market established by the Qingyuan Sect for cultivating immortality.

Several hours later, Yu Daoxuan, wearing a black bamboo hat, arrived at Baotai Market.

The streets of the market town were wide, and the roads paved with bluestone were smooth and flat. Cultivators were constantly coming and going from the palaces and pavilions on both sides of the streets.

As he walked along the street, his gaze swept over the magical artifacts and elixirs displayed in the shops, most of which were ordinary spiritual items that could be used by ordinary cultivators.

He had a clear purpose for his trip and went straight to a quiet long street.

Unlike the bustling and noisy area in front, the shops on both sides of this long street are antique and elegant, with plaques such as "Guyuezhai", "Cangzhenge" and "Julingtang" hanging above the door.

This is the famous antique street in Baotai Market, which specializes in selling artifacts unearthed from ancient cave dwellings and tombs.

According to the last words of the Golden Stele, in about half a month, a rogue cultivator will open an ancient treasure pill from an ancient box sold in a shop on this street.

An ancient box is a jade box unearthed from a secret realm or ancient ruins.

Because of their age, many jade boxes turn to dust as soon as they are opened, but a very few lucky people find rare and precious materials that will not decay for thousands of years.

Just like gambling on jade, it all depends on luck.

However, the inscription on the golden tablet only mentions that the ancient box containing the ancient elixir is engraved with a blue lotus, but it does not specify which shop it is in.

Yu Daoxuan had no choice but to start from the streets and search house to house.

The first shop was named "Guyuezhai". The owner was a wealthy middle-aged monk with a ruddy complexion and shrewd eyes.

Upon hearing that Yu Daoxuan wanted the ancient box, a glint flashed in his eyes. Without making a sound, he waved his sleeve, pointed to a wooden shelf in the corner, and said with a smile, "I have seven or eight ancient boxes here. They were all collected from various ruins. Fellow Daoist, you can choose for yourself."

Yu Daoxuan stepped forward and carefully examined the ancient box on the wooden shelf.

These ancient boxes are made of different materials and have intricate patterns.

Some were engraved with dragons and phoenixes, others with cloud patterns, but none of them were engraved with blue lotuses, clearly not what he was looking for.

He looked up at the middle-aged cultivator and asked in a calm tone, "Shopkeeper, do you have any other ancient boxes?"

The middle-aged cultivator shook his head, indicating that these were the only ancient boxes he had left.

Yu Daoxuan then visited several more shops, but still could not find the ancient box engraved with the blue lotus.

He was not impatient. The path of cultivation was never smooth sailing. If it could be found easily, it would not conform to the idea of ​​opportunity mentioned in the golden tablet's last words.

Yu Daoxuan stopped when he reached the seventh shop, "Jubaoxuan".

The shop is small, but it is clean and tidy.

Upon seeing him enter, the female cultivator in green robes immediately rose to greet him with a gentle smile: "Fellow Daoist, please come in. May I ask what you wish to buy?"

Yu Daoxuan glanced around the shop and saw some bronze pottery jars, ancient boxes and other items on the shelves on both sides.

Seeing his gaze fall on the wooden shelf of the ancient box, the female cultivator in green immediately understood. She smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist seems to be interested in the ancient box. To be honest, my shop just recently acquired a batch of ancient boxes from the edge of the Fallen Demon Sea. Perhaps you can find the treasure you want inside."

"Falling into the Demon Sea!?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Daoxuan's eyes, and his tone was somewhat skeptical.

The Fallen Demon Sea is a forbidden place in the cultivation world of the Song Kingdom, and its fearsome reputation is widespread.

Throughout history, countless cultivators have coveted the opportunity to attain immortality.

However, it is extremely dangerous, and even Golden Core cultivators who venture deep into the heart of the Fallen Demon Sea often do not return.

Many cultivators can only explore the edges and occasionally find some remnants of ancient artifacts.

"Indeed, most of these ancient boxes were obtained by our guild's cultivators during their exploration of the Fallen Demon Sea. The Fallen Demon Sea is an ancient battlefield remnant, and the artifacts inside are far more precious than the spiritual items in ordinary remnants. If you are interested, you might as well buy a few and try your luck."

Yu Daoxuan also knew that there were indeed artifacts from the Fallen Demon Sea being shipped out from the outside world.

If the ancient box in this Jubao Pavilion really came from the Fallen Demon Sea, then the ancient lotus box containing the ancient precious pill might be inside.

Without further hesitation, he stepped forward and carefully examined the antique boxes on the shelf. These boxes were decorated with various patterns, intricate and exquisite.

He scanned them one by one, his gaze slowly moving until it landed on an ancient box the size of a palm on the bottom layer, at which point his pupils suddenly contracted.

On the surface of the ancient box was carved a lifelike blue lotus.

"..."

Not long after, Yu Daoxuan spent more than three hundred spirit stones and walked out of the ancient street with four ancient boxes engraved with blue lotus patterns.

They cautiously circled around several times to make sure no one was following them before finally finding a secluded cave dwelling to stay in.

After activating the room's defensive formation, Yu Daoxuan sat down at the stone table and laid out the four ancient boxes one by one, his heart filled with anticipation.

Upon seeing the Azure Lotus Ancient Box at Jubao Pavilion, he wasn't certain that this Azure Lotus Ancient Box was the one containing the ancient precious elixir.

So after buying it, he continued to browse the remaining shops and successively purchased three more ancient boxes engraved with blue lotus.

Just as Yu Daoxuan was about to open the first ancient box, he suddenly remembered something and reached into his storage bag at his waist.

In an instant, a palm-sized yellow talisman swelled in the wind, transforming into a yellow shield in front of him.

Opening the ancient box is not without danger; there may be hidden needles or poisonous mist inside, so caution is necessary.

He first took the first ancient box on the left.

The box is made entirely of white jade, with a crystal-clear texture and a slightly cool feel to the touch.

Yu Daoxuan held the ancient box in the middle with both hands, and then slowly refined it by circulating his magic power.

About half an hour later, the box suddenly emitted a spiritual light, but soon with a clang, the lid of the box bulged open.

Yu Daoxuan slowly finished his practice, and with a flick of his finger, the box lid opened.

However, the box was empty.

Despite losing dozens of spirit stones, Yu Daoxuan was not angry and picked up the second ancient box.

He opened it as before, and found a yellowed bamboo scroll inside, faintly exuding an ancient and simple Taoist charm.

He was overjoyed and was about to reach out to take it when the bamboo slip quickly decayed and turned into ashes.

Yu Daoxuan felt a great sense of regret. The bamboo slips looked like they were no ordinary objects. If they had survived, they might have been ancient cultivation techniques.

Suppressing his disappointment, he opened the third ancient box, but the result was still unsatisfactory; it was empty.

In the blink of an eye, the first three ancient boxes had been opened, and all of them yielded nothing.

Yu Daoxuan took a deep breath and his gaze fell on the last ancient box, the Azure Lotus Ancient Box from the Fallen Demon Sea, which he deliberately left to open last.

He concentrated his energy and slowly poured the magical power within his body into the ancient box.

Before long, the lid of the box opened with a click, and inside was indeed an exquisite blue cinnabar bottle.

With a mixture of anticipation and nervousness, Yu Daoxuan picked up the cyan elixir bottle and carefully uncorked it.

Instantly, a rich fragrance of cinnamon wafted out, refreshing and invigorating.

Inside the elixir bottle was a golden, perfectly round pill, the ancient treasure he had been dreaming of, the "Heaven-Mending Pill".

This pill is a famous miraculous pill in the cultivation world, with the miraculous effects of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the body's aptitude, and condensing the essence, energy, and spirit.

After confirming that everything was correct, Yu Daoxuan could no longer contain his joy, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Awakening to the mystery of her birth at the age of eight, and joining the Qingyuan Sect at the age of twelve, she discovered that this was a world of cultivators.

A burning desire for immortality ignited in his heart, dreaming of building a foundation in ten years, forming a core in sixty years, and reaching the pinnacle of immortality.

Only through personal experience can one truly understand the cruelty and hardship of the path to immortality.

Fortunately, with the help of the golden tablet's last words, the path to greatness is now within reach.

Suppressing his excitement, he swallowed the Heaven-Mending Pill without hesitation.

The elixir melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into an exceptionally pure energy that spread along the meridians to every part of the body.

The medicinal power of this Heaven-Mending Pill is extremely pure and potent, much milder than I had imagined.

At this moment, Yu Daoxuan felt as if every pore and every acupoint was breathing in and out pure energy, and he felt as if he were ascending to immortality.

A new light of wisdom arose in his mind, and the essential principles of Taoism that he had not been able to understand before suddenly became clear.

Yu Daoxuan immediately activated his cultivation technique, guiding the immense medicinal power to circulate throughout his body.

As time slowly passed, the spiritual energy around him surged violently and then spread out.

"Level four of Qi Refining!"

Yu Daoxuan slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them, his face full of joy.

This Heaven-Mending Pill truly lives up to its reputation as an ancient treasure. After this cleansing and purification of the marrow, his spirit and body have become even stronger, and his cultivation speed is more than twice as fast as before.

Furthermore, his cultivation level naturally broke through the bottleneck and reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

In this world of cultivation, the path to immortality is divided into six major realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation.

The Qi Refining stage is further divided into nine levels: levels one to three are called the early stage of Qi Refining, levels four to six are the middle stage of Qi Refining, and levels seven to nine are the late stage of Qi Refining.

The other major realms are only divided into early, middle, late and peak stages.

Upon advancing to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, Yu Daoxuan felt that the flow of magical power within his body was smoother, and his magical power had more than doubled compared to before.

The medicinal power of the Heaven-Mending Pill within his body had not been completely exhausted; a large portion of its power remained hidden deep within his body, continuing to improve his physical attributes.

These latent medicinal properties can play a significant role in breaking through bottlenecks or even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in the future.