Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 1: The Secret of Cultivating Immortality

The Great Li Dynasty, Xuan Yang Sect.

The final test of entering the sect - the Ling Tai challenge.

Underneath a staircase filled with blue electric arcs, a seemingly dead young man suddenly twitched his arm.

He slowly woke up, propped himself up, leaned against the stairs, opened his eyes, and looked around with a hint of confusion.

"Didn't I die? Where is this?"

Before Li An could think too much, a surge of information flooded his mind, causing him to feel pain and dizziness.

Not far away, several disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect were pointing and whispering.

"Huh? He didn't die?"

"He forcefully broke through the Thunder Spirit Avenue and managed to survive. It's quite a miracle... Unfortunately, his spiritual roots were injured by the Thunder Spirit Qi, making it difficult for him to cultivate immortality in this lifetime."

"Based on his previous performance in the Dao Heart test, this kid has a firm determination, but he was too greedy in the final challenge. He actually wanted to pass through the Thunder Spirit Avenue that no one has ever walked through..."

On the stairs, the pain in Li An's mind finally subsided, and a complex expression appeared in his eyes.

"I didn't expect to be reborn without reaching the Nascent Soul stage!"

In his previous life, he had crossed from Earth to the world of cultivation. Although he didn't have the legendary "Goldfinger," he was lucky enough to be reborn into a powerful cultivation family.

Through unremitting efforts, he finally formed a true pill.

But unexpectedly, that was his limit. Li An had been stuck at the Foundation Building stage for hundreds of years, exhausting his lifespan.

In order to go further, Li An entered a certain secret realm to explore opportunities, but perished within it.

He didn't expect to be reborn here.

The Great Li Dynasty... Li An didn't know which remote corner of a dynasty it was. He was not clear about the vastness of the cultivation world.

He examined his own situation and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"A low-grade Huang stage spiritual root without any attributes. It's much worse than my previous life..."

In his previous life, Li An had a high-grade Huang stage spiritual root!

But even so, his cultivation was extremely difficult, and Foundation Building was already his limit.

Li An knew very well that the stronger the spiritual root, the easier it was to cultivate.

On the path of cultivation, talent comes first, followed by resources.

Talent is the foundation, and resources are the support.

Unfortunately, in two lifetimes, he had not become one of those lucky individuals with excellent cultivation aptitude.

This life's aptitude was even worse, more ordinary and mediocre, without any background support... Foundation Building was just wishful thinking.

"Fortunately, I still have the Secret of Cultivating Immortality!"

He scanned through his mind and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Secret of Cultivating Immortality was the secret technique Li An obtained from that secret realm before he perished!

"The Secret of Cultivating Immortality can increase the cultivator's lifespan. With this advantage, perhaps I can glimpse the path of the Great Dao in this humble state..."

Li An whispered in his heart.

In his old age in his previous life, he looked back on his life. He failed to reach the Nascent Soul stage for various reasons.

Firstly, he was too attached to the mortal world. After achieving success in cultivation, he took countless wives and concubines, enjoying worldly glory, wasting a lot of time and accumulating many sins.

Secondly, he was too eager for battles and fights, resulting in accumulated hidden injuries and damage to his spiritual roots.

The third reason, and the most important one, was that his lifespan was too short.

If he had another three hundred years of lifespan at the Foundation Building stage, he would have been almost certain...

After all, ordinary people with mediocre aptitude like him can only reach the same level as geniuses by spending more time.

"In this life, with worse aptitude, I must have a firm determination in cultivation, not attached to the mortal world, and avoid fighting with others unless absolutely necessary."

"By relying on the Secret of Cultivating Immortality and cultivating steadily, I may have a chance to aspire to the Great Dao!"

His mind was made up.

"Li An, are you feeling better? Can you stand up?"

At this moment, an anxious voice came.

Looking in the direction of the voice, not far away on another staircase filled with flames, a young man from a peasant family was looking at Li An with concern.

He had a strong physique and a dark and simple face, sweating profusely due to the heat of the flames.

Wang Dazhu, who came to Xuan Yang Sect together with Li An to participate in the sect's selection.

Li An and Wang Dazhu were both "immortal seedlings" sent by the Tianyang County of the Great Li Dynasty. They came from humble backgrounds, so their relationship was relatively good.

Apart from Wang Dazhu, there were a few others among the group of immortal seedlings who were paying attention to Li An after passing the test.

"He actually didn't die..."

Zhao Xianchuan, a member of the Zhao family, a prominent cultivation family in Tianyang County, frowned slightly. He was dressed in luxurious clothes.

He is a water attribute spiritual root, with a low-grade yellow rank, the same grade as Li An.

But Li An's spiritual root has no attribute and can cultivate various systems of cultivation, vaguely surpassing him by half a rank.

During the measurement of the Dao Heart, this person is even on par with himself. If Li An passes the Thunder Spirit Gate, he won't be able to catch up.

At the same time, Zhao Xian unconsciously looked in two other directions.

On the side of the Wood Spirit Gate, there is a girl in green clothes who is about to pass the gate. Mu Qingwan, a middle-grade yellow rank wood spiritual root!

Similarly, at the Fire Spirit Gate, in front of Wang Dazhu, the one leading is another young man named Wang Jian. Although he also has a low-grade yellow rank spiritual root, he is the first in the second stage of the Dao Heart test.

Mu Qingwan and Wang Jian, he can't compare to them.

If he wants to have a good development after entering the sect, he must secure the third position, which means surpassing Li An.

At this moment, seeing that Li An is not dead, he feels a sense of unease.

...

Entering the triple selection of the Xuan Yang Sect, the first two stages are testing the spiritual root and the Dao Heart.

To pass the first stage, one must have a yellow rank inferior or higher spiritual root.

To test the Dao Heart, one needs to climb the mountain under immense pressure and see if their determination to ask the Dao is firm.

In the first two stages, Li An performed well and has always been in the top ten!

The third stage requires the candidates to tame different "immortal spiritual energies". The stronger the ability to tame the immortal spiritual energy, the greater the future prospects in the sect.

Therefore, Li An, with his attributeless spiritual root, attempted to choose the most difficult Thunder Dao spiritual energy to tame in the Xuan Yang Sect!

But this body was originally fragile, malnourished since childhood, and under the impact of the Thunder Dao spiritual energy, he perished...

"Li An, are you stupid? Get up quickly, or you won't have a chance."

While he was contemplating, Wang Dazhu had already run over and pulled Li An up, saying, "Let's go, I'll take you to challenge the Fire Spirit Gate!"

Li An was stunned. Wang Dazhu had almost passed the gate, so why did he come back to pull him?

"Dazhu, I don't want to go..."

"Don't talk nonsense. We made a promise to cultivate and become immortals together. I know your body is weak, I'll carry you!"

He lifted the frail Li An onto his shoulder and wiped the sweat from his forehead, ready to charge towards the Fire Spirit Gate.

"No..."

Li An suddenly panicked and said, "Dazhu, you're not helping me, you're harming me!"

Wang Dazhu had already prepared to enter with him. Hearing this, he was a bit puzzled and asked, "Huh?"

"Put me down."

Reluctantly, Wang Dazhu put him down.

"Dazhu, I'll tell you the truth. My spiritual root is already damaged. Even if we challenge the Fire Spirit Gate again, even with your help, I won't survive... Thank you."

In fact, even though his spiritual root was damaged, with the experience from his previous life, Li An still had a 70% chance of passing the spiritual gate.

But... only a 70% chance!

Ordinary people don't have the capital to fail.

Moreover, now that he possessed the technique to cultivate and prolong his life, there was no need for Li An to take such a risk.

After speaking, Li An turned around and ran towards the gate without spiritual energy.

"An Ge!"

Wang Dazhu shouted in shock.

Seeing this, others also sighed with regret.

"He chose this path..."

"In this way, all the achievements in the first two stages are in vain!"

"Entering the sect through the Gate of No Spiritual Energy can only be... a servant."

Many voices sounded.

Obviously, for Li An, this was the worst outcome.

In the crowd, a bright and beautiful woman in a light yellow robe frowned and glanced at Li An's back...

Originally, Li An was in the top ten in the first two stages, especially with his rare attributeless spiritual root, so she paid attention and was considering which elder's disciple he should become.

Unexpectedly, after failing the Thunder Spirit Dao, he was scared off? Did he lose the courage to try other paths?

So be it.

The path of immortality is unpredictable, and it's not surprising for someone like him.

She didn't pay any more attention.

And in the field, Wang Dazhu looked at Li An passing through the gate without spiritual energy and gritted his teeth.

"Li An, I'll protect you from now on!"

After saying that, he plunged into the Fire Spirit Dao!

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(End of this chapter)