Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The Wutong Fairy was slightly lost in thought in the face of Li Ji’an’s inquiry, and she sank into her memories.

After a while, she sighed softly: "The cultivation realm I’m in is called ’Tai Hao.’ I am an Immortal Citizen of the Moon Worship Immortal Dynasty in the southern part of ’Tai Hao.’

Compared to the ’Taihao Cultivation Realm,’ this world’s spirit vein quantity and spiritual qi richness are much inferior.

Various spiritual talents are indeed quite scarce.

The auxiliary cultivation methods are also too simplistic.

It aligns with some rumors in the Immortal Dynasty’s streets."

"Taihao Cultivation Realm!" Li Ji’an was shaken within.

Not only did he finally confirm the existence of another world besides the current Great Marsh Cultivation Realm,

but he was also intrigued by the flourishing Immortal Path of the Taihao Cultivation Realm.

More abundant spiritual qi, more plentiful spirit veins, and a more advanced cultivation civilization.

And the mention of the "Immortal Dynasty" further proved that the societal structure of the Taihao Cultivation Realm is a significant leap from the current Great Marsh Cultivation Realm.

For a society dominated by cultivators, where individual might is paramount, to form a rigorously structured, unified legal system, complete with absolute rule, such an achievement of a unified centralized imperial Immortal Dynasty poses a monumental challenge, something Li Ji’an can clearly understand from his years of experiences in the cultivation realm.

Without mentioning external enemies, even achieving internal unity is almost impossible.

After all, this is a realm with individuals possessing great might, and opportunities against the heavens.

Within just one state, Cangyun State, despite the obvious overwhelming power of Biyun Sect, it dares not claim complete rule, with the cultivation clans and wandering loose cultivators being largely titularly headed by it.

But there exists no truly uniform system or detailed, clear management methods.

Furthermore, the threat of external invasions always looms, and who knows, someday, a powerful figure might destroy the entire state with a single sword stroke.

In Li Ji’an’s understanding, without an ordered inheritance, establishing a truly unified Immortal Dynasty from scratch would require at least ten thousand years, if not longer, of systemic evolution, requiring a great opportunity.

"May I inquire if there are any Immortals in the ’Taihao Cultivation Realm’?" Li Ji’an couldn’t contain his excitement.

In the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm, he already found the Nascent Soul True Monarch to be the pinnacle.

For someone like him who could experience Rejuvenation time and again, this was ultimately somewhat lacking.

Most critically, the lifespan of a Nascent Soul True Monarch is merely a thousand years.

Every millennium, he needs to undergo Rejuvenation once more, enduring another period of weakness and vulnerability throughout childhood where life-threatening dangers may emerge, while repeating the path to reach the Nascent Soul Realm step by step.

No matter how much preparation is made beforehand, there’s no absolute security.

Moreover, if it were only once or twice, it might be bearable, but knowing that the ultimate peak is the True Monarch Realm and repeating it several times would inevitably lead to boredom, and a heart demon arising from a lack of meaning.

Such an illusory immortality could never fulfill his life’s pursuit of roaming the world freely, indulging in his whims.

"Immortal? Haha~" Hearing this, the Wutong Fairy couldn’t help but chuckle and shake her head.

She was a bit surprised by how a cultivator like Li Ji’an, trapped in this realm, could still aspire to become an ’Immortal.’ After all, the highest here is merely the True Monarch Realm.

"To my knowledge, not just the entire ’Taihao Cultivation Realm,’ even the neighboring ’Daoyi Cultivation Realm’ and ’Barbaric Cultivation Realm’ severed the Immortal Path ten thousand years ago."

"’Daoyi Cultivation Realm’ and ’Barbaric Cultivation Realm’? Sealed paths as well?" Li Ji’an’s pupils dilated at this.

Were there two more cultivation realms adjacent to the Taihao Cultivation Realm?

Seeing Li Ji’an’s shocked expression, the Wutong Fairy covered her lips with a gentle hand.

"No need for alarm, fellow Daoist. I don’t have much time left, and there’s little point in worrying about exposing these secrets now. Since I’ve dredged up some memories today, I shall share what I know freely.

However, I must remind you, what I’ve disclosed today is considered heavenly secrets to the cultivators of this realm.

If let out, it would not only be of no benefit to you but might instead bring disaster.

Please be cautious."

"Thank you, fellow Daoist!" Li Ji’an stood up and bowed solemnly.

He understood her concerns.

Without reaching this realm’s peak strength and being unafraid, such secrets should never be revealed.

Otherwise, he’d eventually fall into the hands of the realm’s powerful figures, his life and death not his own, ending up in a soul search, his fate sealed.

"In the Immortal Dynasty, I was just an ordinary figure, and much of my worldly knowledge is from hearsay. Some information may be true, while some false; fellow Daoist must judge for yourself..."

Then, much like most elders at death’s door, the Wutong Fairy indulged in her memories, recounting her worldview.

Until the sun set, Li Ji’an emerged from her elegant room with a face full of shock, mixed with traces of joy and deep anticipation.

"Demon Abyss, Sea of Realms, three major cultivation realms, discarded..."

Outside, the figures of True Sky Wolf and Tu Yifei were nowhere to be seen, only Ning Sujin quietly waiting.

"Congratulations to my husband on becoming kindred spirits with Wutong Fairy," Ning Sujin greeted with a smile.

"Haha, it’s more than just kindred spirits; truly, a guide on the Immortal Path!" Li Ji’an’s spirit soared.

"Oh?" Knowing Li Ji’an for centuries, Ning Sujin had never seen him so off-balance.

She couldn’t help but feel her own heart stir.

For something to unsettle Li Ji’an, it had to be extraordinary.

"Don’t worry, let’s talk inside." Li Ji’an wrapped his arm around her waist and headed towards their quarters.

That night, they stayed in the guest room.

"Profound Yellow Realm?"

"Indeed, ten thousand years ago, the Profound Yellow Realm saw the initial emergence of the Human Demons, reaching their peak until that doomsday war swept across the Profound Yellow Realm.

’Daiyi,’ ’Taihao,’ and ’Barbaric,’ the great powers during the war, divined the ending of the conflict, and to preserve the human race’s heritage, took colossal measures to detach the Three States and surrounding territories from the Profound Yellow Realm, hiding them in the Demon Abyss to avoid being hunted by the Human Demons.

Where we now reside, the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm, was once the ancestral origin of the human race in the Profound Yellow Realm.

But it became the abandoned region during that doomsday war," Li Ji’an relayed the Wutong Fairy’s words.

"Then what of the former Profound Yellow Realm? Has it been usurped by the Human Demons now?" Ning Sujin was equally shocked.

Li Ji’an nodded: "Most likely so. The Fairy Wutong was of low status in the Immortal City back then, and she mentioned the Immortal Dynasty perhaps had rules sensitive to certain laws, prohibiting free discussion of matters ten thousand years prior, so her knowledge of those events is limited."

"The Three Major Cultivation Realms were detached from the Profound Yellow Realm and hidden in this world ten thousand years ago, their inheritance unbroken, with ancient cultivators alive and continuing it.

While the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm only arrived six thousand years ago and due to the Spirit Burning Extinction Demon Technique, cultivators went extinct, leaving only a few mortals ignorant of the doomsday war as the preserved seeds,

causing ancient heritages to break and this realm’s spirit veins to severely deplete, only starting from six thousand years ago to again explore and rebuild the path of cultivation...

Seen in this light, the Three Major Cultivation Realms must be thriving excessively!" Ning Sujin’s face was full of anticipation.

Li Ji’an affirmed with a nod: "The Great Marsh Cultivation Realm has only developed for six thousand years, whereas those three realms inherited the entirety of the human race’s history from millions of years ago. Wutong Daoist mentioned that the three realms have mature experience and supporting spiritual objects in both Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation, and that Core Formation Spirit Treasures in the Three Realms are nothing more than common spiritual talents."