Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

"We will have a Core Formation True Man as our master in the future!"

...

"Silence!" Li Ji’an glared at him again.

"What? Just want to find a True Man master?"

Xu Xiaochun hurriedly waved his hand: "Master, you misunderstood. This disciple feels that master, you have profound magical power and a perfect state of mind, Core Formation is sure to succeed!"

"I wish master success in achieving Core Formation!" Guo Wanzhi, with her large eyes sparkling with joy, quickly kneeled.

Li Ji’an smiled and nodded: "Xiaochun, when I’m not here, you must listen to your senior sister. When I return from seclusion, I will assess your progress in the Alchemy Dao."

Wanzhi, when I’m not here, you may punish him on my behalf."

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After finishing the arrangements, Li Ji’an made a trip to the Outer Peak, gathering all the resources he needed for the Core Formation attempt, and then headed straight to the Odd Stone Forest with Gugu and Little Fire Spirit.

Attempting Core Formation is not like Foundation Establishment; it’s not something that can be completed in a few months.

He plans to entrust Gugu and Little Fire Spirit to Xiaoqiao for care.

After three years, Ning Yutan finally awaited Li Ji’an’s return to the Odd Stone Forest.

Recalling the incident from three years ago, Li Ji’an fulfilled her desire for a day.

However, this time, it was simply a union of love and not for absorption.

At night, Li Ji’an talked with Ning Sujin about the imminent attempt for Core Formation, which Ning Sujin anticipated eagerly.

Originally, he didn’t plan to stay long, but on the third day, an unexpected visitor arrived to apologize.

It was the auxiliary family clan of Liu Family that Dong Jiangling’s daughter married into, later fearing involvement with Liu Family, they reverted to their Tang surname.

Soon, Li Ji’an met the old ancestor at the Dao Field.

"Elder Li, it’s all due to my poor guidance, I’ve come to plead guilty."

Seeing the old man he knew back then in such a posture, Li Ji’an frowned slightly.

"We’ve known each other for years, why the need for such formality?"

The Tang Family old ancestor, full of remorse, sighed deeply: "Ah, it is I who have wronged this friendship with Elder Li."

"Fellow Daoist Tang, do not worry. Please sit and explain slowly, what exactly happened?" Li Ji’an invited him to sit.

"I dare not, I dare not. Carrying guilt, how can I sit?" The Tang Family old ancestor refused again.

Li Ji’an did not insist, allowing him to clarify the situation.

"Elder Li, due to my poor guidance, I’ve raised an ungodly grandson who harmed Miss Qun’Er, and now..." The Tang Family old ancestor then explained the entire situation.

"..."

Halfway through, Li Ji’an furrowed his brow tightly.

In short, the Tang Family, once lavished special care upon Tang Qun due to Li Ji’an’s status as the top Pill Master in Immortal City.

Later, when Li Ji’an became an Honored Guest Elder Pill Master of Biyun Sect, they treated Tang Qun as both a key figure in the Tang Family and Sect. They focused on nurturing her, even promising that she would become Dao companions with Tang Family’s Young Master Tang Yu, and eventually manage the family.

For years, they tried their best to gather Foundation Establishment Pills for the two.

But as the Tang Family was initially an auxiliary Foundation Establishment Clan under Liu Family, lacking any real heritage or industry, along with the losses incurred due to being conscripted to the front lines against Demon Cultivators in recent years, gathering Foundation Establishment Pills had not been successful. They have not amassed enough Spirit Stones.

Recently, the Tang Family finally saved up five thousand Spirit Stones, just enough for one Foundation Establishment Pill. The family intended for Tang Yu to establish first since the old ancestor had few years left to live and was wounded in battle, unsure of how long he could last.

Yet Tang Yu, deeply in love, declared a prior vow with Tang Qun, that they would establish together.

Eventually, Tang Qun said five thousand Spirit Stones were enough, and that she could obtain two pills from Li Ji’an.

...

The result was Tang Qun and Tang Yu heading to Biyun Sect together, only to be ambushed halfway by a mysterious cultivator.

Furthermore, Tang Qun seemed to be in cahoots with the stranger, and they were quite intimate.

In the end, Tang Yu used a hidden trump card from his clan to kill the mysterious cultivator and injured Tang Qun, whose whereabouts remain unknown...

Worried that Li Ji’an might seek revenge for Tang Qun, Tang Yu communicated with the clan and then vanished!

The Tang Family old ancestor explained concisely.

But Li Ji’an was able to imagine half a novel’s worth of drama, leaving him speechless.