After Xiaoqiao successfully established her Foundation, Li Ji’an prepared to enter seclusion.
Four years ago, when delivering Spirit Talismans to the Si Shui Comrce Association, due to Yuan Shunyi’s ntion of the magical war, both parties extended the delivery deadline to once every ten years to reduce long-distance travel. Now four years have passed, and Li Ji’an plans to complete the talisman transaction soon and begin researching the Puppet Path.
The Core Dao Field of Odd Stone Forest, except for lacking the luxurious Alchemy Room setup of Biyun Sect’s Outer Peak, is slightly better in other aspects.
Especially as the Five Elents are complete here, beneficial for Talisman Making.
Moreover, the Outer Peak of Biyun Sect is under the protection of Master Jade Pill, basically without worry.
However, just as Li Ji’an was about to enter seclusion, Xiaoqiao brought a request.
"Have you dropped your guard? Or is there indeed a hidden danger in the Foundation Establishnt First Barrier?" Ning Yutan, who had been avoiding Xiaoqiao, surprisingly visited and requested Li Ji’an’s protection.
Li Ji’an agreed without hesitation.
Previously, whether he stayed here to cultivate or received the Foundation Establishnt Pill, it was all under Xiaoqiao’s na.
And Xiaoqiao requested to assist him as a condition.
This ti, her active request for his Guardian Path counted as her first showing of Foundation Establishnt Cultivation.
Half a month later, Ning Yutan arrived as promised.
"Junior Ning Yutan greets Senior!"
Watching Ning Yutan kneel respectfully before him, Li Ji’an fully activated his Divine Sense but couldn’t detect anything abnormal.
"Yutan, we are old acquaintances, no need for formalities, co closer, I will thoroughly check your physique."
"Thank you, Senior." Ning Yutan slowly approached, still sowhat tense inside.
"Your Foundation Establishnt has barely enough Magical Power, but the physical body..." Li Ji’an scanned Ning Yutan comprehensively with his Divine Sense, then pressed his hand on her wrist, unexpectedly discovering anomalies in her physical body.
Her physical body was weaker compared to ordinary female cultivators, and her Qi Blood Essence was scattered and not condensed.
In such a state, even with an Upper Grade Foundation Establishnt Pill, there is great danger.
"Could it be the aftereffects of being frozen?" Li Ji’an pondered.
When Ning Yutan was brought to this realm by the Liu Family 166 years ago, she had entered the Body Refining stage, stronger in Qi Blood Essence than ordinary cultivators.
But now, her physical body was very weak.
"Senior, is my physical body insufficient for Foundation Establishnt?" Ning Yutan asked worriedly.
Li Ji’an said nothing, pointed again at her brow, and slowly closed his eyes.
"Very difficult!" Monts later, Li Ji’an slowly opened his eyes, shook his head seriously.
Not only was her physical body too weak, but there was also a disconnect between her physical body and Divine Soul that Li Ji’an detected.
In this condition attempting Foundation Establishnt, not only is it unlikely to succeed, even preserving life is uncertain.
"Ah!" Ning Yutan was instantly stunned. Previously, she and Ning Sujin analyzed that the physical body was indeed insufficient, but lacking much Dharma Cultivator experience, they hoped the Foundation Establishnt Pill might offer a chance. However, Li Ji’an’s expression made her tremble inside.
If unable to achieve Foundation Establishnt, already having lived due to Old Thief Liu’s freezing secret technique sealing her for nearly a hundred years, she wouldn’t have many years left to live, and over ti, the post-freezing symptoms were growing stronger.
"Please help , Senior!" Ning Yutan hurriedly knelt down again.
Li Ji’an’s face was solemn, silent.
There are many thods to replenish a cultivator’s lacking Qi Blood, the fastest being Absorption.
When first entering the Desert United Marketplace in the previous life, Fellow Daoist Lin next door was favored by so female cultivators in the market for his slightly trained and relatively abundant Qi Blood, engaging in Dual Cultivation to replenish their own.
However, this causes significant depletion for male cultivators, bringing harm rather than benefit.
Moreover, Ning Yutan’s current situation is temporarily unsuitable.
The main issue remains the separation between her physical body and Divine Soul, affecting both the Physical Body Barrier and Spirit and Soul Barrier of Foundation Establishnt Third Barrier.
If not for Li Ji’an’s deep study in dical Dao and specifically having explored physical body and Divine Soul situations, even an ordinary Second Tier physician would be helpless.
"You should go back first, I need to consider this carefully!" After a while, Li Ji’an opened his eyes, having a direction in mind but needing further deliberation.
"Senior’s great kindness and virtue, Yutan will never forget, and is willing to repay you as a beast of burden." Ning Yutan hurriedly kowtowed again.
Li Ji’an looked at her prone figure, recalling their first encounter at Seeking Immortal Institute in Chong’an Prefecture in the third lifeti, a strange smile appearing on his face.
"Go."
Even if Ning Sujin’s Divine Soul, having once shared pleasures with him, was not residing within Ning Yutan, Li Ji’an would still do his utmost, for she was the only remaining acquaintance from the Immortal Dynasty.
Moreover, their relationship back then was quite interesting.
After Ning Yutan left, Li Ji’an combined her physical condition and simulated again using dical Dao.
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In the Peach Blossom Forest.
"Why do you believe what he said?" Ning Yutan asked doubtfully.
Another cold voice, slightly sluggish at the mont, responded after a while, "It’s my first ti sensing his spirit closely and fully awake; he has no malice, even...that kind of kindness is pure!"
"Ah? Why? Didn’t you say that selfishness is the main the in the Cultivation Realm, and anyone offering goodwill without reason is either a traitor or a thief?"
"...I also sensed that when he looked at you, there was actually reminiscence!" Ning Sujin’s voice now seed sowhat lost.
"What? Reminiscence? How...how is that possible?" Ning Yutan was shocked.
"..."
"Could you an to say he really is...how is this possible? It’s been over a hundred years!"
"Haven’t we also long been supposed to return to the Underworld?"
"But we were betrayed by Old Thief Liu, I was frozen, and you cultivated the Divine Soul!"
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