He woke up to find himself a menial disciple who had just joined an immortal sect.
His daily work was to cleanse the foul residue and diseased impurities left behind when the immortal physicians of Immortal Medicine Valley treated patients and purged their ailments in the Cleansing Medicine Pool.
The first time he entered the pool, Li Yongnian received a reward from the Heavenly Dao: a sage’s magical treasure, permanently lodged in his sea of consciousness.
After that, every time he cleared away diseased impurities, Li Yongnian received a different reward from the Heavenly Dao, while his own cultivation and strength steadily improved without him even noticing.
And so ten years passed, then another ten, until thirty years later, when Immortal Medicine Valley was wiped out by the Purple Rose Immortal Emperor in his fury over their failure to treat him properly. With no other choice, Li Yongnian emerged from the underground cavern and suppressed the Purple Rose Immortal Emperor with a mere flip of his hand.
Afterward, his aura leaked out, making him unwelcome in the human realm. He had no choice but to ascend to the Immortal Realm in broad daylight.