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In a secluded courtyard of Biluo Marketplace, eight hundred miles east of the Odd Stone Forest.

"As stated here, the Celestial Dao is resplendent, the Human Dao is vast, the interaction between heaven and man, only discusses the Great Dao..." Ning Sujin patiently explained the esoteric aspects of the Zou Family's divination inheritance to Li Ji'an.

"Sister Jin, let's end here for today." Li Ji'an rubbed his brow, feeling a wave of fatigue in his sea of consciousness.

Ning Sujin raised an eyebrow, a hint of teasing appearing on her face: "Li Lang, a once-in-a-lifetime genius, always suppressing me, only in this art of divination are you somewhat inferior."

Whether it was the Martial Dao during the Immortal Dynasty, the soul cultivation in the Cultivation Realm, or the mysterious soul technique they practiced together—Soul Shocking Needle, Li Ji'an's efficiency and progress exceeded Ning Sujin's.

"Pa!" Li Ji'an slapped her on the hip: "You don't want me to suppress you?"

Ning Sujin playfully groaned, turning over and pressing down on Li Ji'an: "In any case, in the art of divination, I'm suppressing you."

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After leaving the Qin Family of Purple Bamboo Mountain ten years ago, Li Ji'an used the Faceless Mask to conceal his tracks and came here.

He rented a secluded courtyard, leisurely meditating.

Ning Sujin often came to accompany him, and the days were quite pleasant and relaxed.

Ten years passed, yet he still had not entered the gate of divination art.

While Ning Sujin had already entered the gate five years ago, even though only at the Primordial Spirit Body level, she could already perform some short-term predictions with minimal impact.

She speculated that if she could find her corporeal body and unite her divine soul, she might be able to advance to a Tier One Divination Master.

However, in the aspect of Divine Soul Secret Technique—Soul Shocking Needle, Li Ji'an made remarkable progress, reaching mastery even before Ning Sujin's Primordial Spirit Realm, which gave Ning Sujin a sense of frustration and made her marvel at Li Ji'an's extraordinary comprehension.

Moreover, after ten years of tempering with the Soul Forging Technique, Li Ji'an's divine soul foundation became even more solid, and in terms of just the divine soul's resistance, he surpassed other soul cultivators of the same level, while the strength of his divine sense steadily stepped into the Middle Stage of Core Formation.

Due to the lack of high-level Second Tier materials, no practical breakthroughs had been made with puppets, only progressing in proficiency when teaching Ning Sujin the Puppet Control Technique through mutual exploration.

However, without the Divine Splitting Technique, if one desires exquisite control, one can only control a single puppet at a time.

As for his greatest gain in these ten years, it came from the Ancient Turtle Shell obtained from Wu Weixiong, which documented the Taigu Demon-Suppressing Fist.

A year ago, Li Ji'an finally reached the second level, sensing the subtle Dao Charm amidst the whistling winds of his fists.

With the addition of this Dao Charm, without using magical power, his physique at only the mid-Second Tier can already contend evenly with Gugu at the late Second Tier.

Additionally, Li Ji'an had thoroughly comprehended Wu Weixiong's Divine Treasure Body Refining Technique.

Although it was a cultivation technique that had not been optimized in the Post-Ancient Era, lacking the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects that could substitute in the Post-Ancient Era, it still required the ancient methods for cultivation. However, due to the peculiarity of its Divine Treasure method, unlike those that require extinct spiritual objects to transform the bloodline, it is based on the five viscera as the divine temples, corresponding to the Five Elements Essence, with future prospects.

He is confident that by cultivating this method in the next life, his body cultivation will take another step forward.

"The day of rejuvenation is approaching!" On this day, watching Ning Sujin return to the Odd Stone Forest, Li Ji'an felt the mysterious sensation intensify in his mind.

He glanced towards the direction of Biyun Sect, the only variable at present was the ancient tomb in the Black Water Swamp.

Five years ago, six sects worked together to finally open the sixth chamber of the tomb, thinking they would meet the master of the tomb and possibly gain the Nascent Soul opportunity.

Unexpectedly, the sixth chamber was not even the main burial chamber.

This means that the tomb is not simply the tomb of an Ancient Era's Saint Master or Duke.

If it is indeed a nine-fold burial, the identity of the tomb's owner will far exceed the six thousand years of understanding in the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm's Post-Ancient history.

In the six thousand years of the Post-Ancient Era, the highest level tomb found in the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm was a six-fold burial, located in the Central Region, spreading several Nascent Soul opportunities, allowing the Nascent Soul True Monarch number in the Central Region of the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm to far exceed other areas.

The Ten Thousand Laws Palace has always been an observer regarding the tomb, waiting for the final moment to act, but after the sixth chamber was opened, the Ten Thousand Laws Palace could no longer sit idle, and the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws came personally to fully oversee the subsequent excavation.

Fortunately, the six sects had already gained considerable benefits in the fourth and fifth chambers, and having suffered heavy losses, were no longer able to excavate, and deterred by the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws, ultimately relinquished it with pain.

Now, almost all the elders of the Biyun Sect have returned to the sect to focus their resources from the tomb on cultivating sect's reserve forces.

"The six-fold burial has reached the edge of the Illusory Phantom Forest's Desolate Land, could the nine-fold burial already be deep in the Desolate Land?"

"Could there be a connection between the owner of those pupil eyes with a myriad of flowers and this tomb?"

Li Ji'an maintains a respectful distance from the Illusory Phantom Forest Desolate Land.

However, he is quite satisfied with the current state of the Biyun Sect, as stable development suits him best.

Xiao Changfeng has frequently sent him messages over the past few years, but he has not responded.

"It's here!"

Finally, on this day, three months later, the familiar sensation emerged.

"Rejuvenation is today!"

Li Ji'an immediately summoned Gugu and Little Fire Spirit.

After they both ascended to late Second Tier over a decade ago, Li Ji'an could distinctly feel their eagerness for advancement; they have worked hard for these ten years.

However, ascending to the Third Tier, whether as a Demon Beast or Holy Spirit, is extraordinarily difficult, nearly impossible without special opportunities.

Li Ji'an is their only hope.

"Tonight, I am to perform the True Dragon Nine Transformations Divine Skill, my strength will greatly increase, and it won't be long before I procure an opportunity for your ascension to the Third Tier. You must protect me well, should I fail, you may be halted at this stage."