Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The Demon Hunting Squad consisted of twelve people, led by someone at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, most of the others were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and a couple of Qi Refining Junior Cultivators.

They stopped a man and a woman, the man was at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and the woman was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"What do you mean by this, fellow cultivator?" The male cultivator halted and looked at the other side.

"What do I mean?" The leader glanced up and down at the two, then snorted coldly: "Hmph, I suspect you are demon cultivators!"

Falsely accused, the male cultivator was immediately somewhat flustered.

In recent years, there has been no lack of stories about cultivators within the domain being mistakenly killed by the Demon Hunting Squads.

Moreover, ultimately, the Law Enforcement Team of the Ten Thousand Laws Palace always claims exorcism and protection of the Dao, bloodshed is inevitable, blaming the demon cultivators' deceit, many are skilled at impersonating other cultivators, and the Demon Hunting Squad cannot be blamed.

They comfort the deceased's family, stating that the blood won't be shed in vain, promising retribution for the demon cultivators.

Over time, the Demon Hunting Squad gained more confidence.

"Fellow cultivator, this is a misunderstanding. My Dao companion and I are cultivators from the Wu Family of Jinsha River, born and bred here, definitely not demon cultivators." Although the male cultivator was not weaker than the other party, he had to accompany his statement with a smile.

Simultaneously, he secretly handed over a bag of Spirit Stones.

"Hmph! If you are not demon cultivators, why bribe me? You must be demon cultivators, face death!" Unexpectedly, the leader took the Spirit Stones and suddenly attacked while the male cultivator thought financial disaster release.

"Pft~" The male cultivator's Body-Protecting Dharma Shield was breached, fortunately, the Magic Robe provided protection, but he was still injured deeply by the full-powered attack.

In an instant, the Demon Hunting Squad seemed like they had planned it beforehand, everyone behind moved in concert.

Within moments, the two were knocked to the ground, losing the ability to resist.

"Bold demon cultivators, daring to impersonate others, hmph, kill the man and take the woman back for interrogation." The leader seized their Storage Pouches at the first moment and ordered.

"Stop!" Li Ji'an, initially unwilling to interfere, couldn't remain uninvolved upon witnessing the scene.

The magical power of the pair was upright and harmonious, without any trace of the Yin Sha Qi similar to Xue Ling'Er and Du Haizang.

Upon hearing the cry, the Demon Hunting Squad instantly looked up to the sky.

Seeing only one person, piloting a top-tier Flying Boat, their spirits rose: "Hmph, another accomplice of demon cultivators?"

Li Ji'an narrowed his eyes, a Fake Pill-grade Divine Sense suddenly pressured down.

"Fake Pill True Man?" The group below suddenly grew tense.

"Boss, we found a big demon!" A not-so-smart Qi Cultivation Junior Cultivator suddenly exclaimed with joy.

"Slap! Fool, demon cultivators are all at the Foundation Establishment stage, how can there be a Fake Pill True Man." The leader slapped a subordinate, immediately putting on a smile.

"Greetings, senior. We are a Demon Hunting Squad, currently capturing demon cultivators, may I ask what advice you have?"

Li Ji'an swept his cold gaze over them, pausing momentarily on the man and woman, finally settling on the leader: "If I see you behaving so shamelessly again, there will be no forgiveness, scram!"

Faced with this squad of over a dozen, unless Li Ji'an used Talismans, he could not obliterate them all, and the Talismans he possessed now were all late-stage Second Tier ones, too costly to justify.

Additionally, these people might not be without backing, possibly even related to the Ten Thousand Laws Palace.

Moreover, wiping out demon cultivators is currently politically correct, if he intervenes too deeply, he could find himself in a bind.

"This... Senior, please calm your anger, we... we might have been mistaken, these two are not demon cultivators, we juniors will take our leave." The leader's eyes shifted, ultimately making the right choice, releasing the control over the pair, and hastily departed.

Sensing the Blood Spirit Mark left within the pair's body moving further away without pause, Li Ji'an nodded towards the two who were bowing in gratitude below and then headed straight to Celestial River Immortal City.

This time, after completing the transaction at Si Shui Commerce Association, Yuan Shunyi brought news to Li Ji'an that a full-scale battle between righteous and demon cultivators had erupted in the central region of the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm, with the northern demon realm's six sects gathering the power of seven domains to wage a war of aggression on the Nine Domains' righteous cultivators, further increasing future demands for Spirit Talismans.

Furthermore, in the northern regions of Celestial Cyan Domain, within Yellow Heaven Domain and Boundless Domain, the demon cultivators who were once part of the northern Demon Sect might respond to the northern Demon Sect's call, potentially sparking righteous and demon battles there too.

Li Ji'an was not surprised by this news, having understood the decisive role of Spirit Vein Dao Fields since arriving in this cultivation realm, knowing that conflicts would erupt over the Spirit Vein Dao Fields, whether between families, sects, or factions.

Moreover, righteous and demon faction conflicts had exploded thousands of years ago.

History is cyclical, today the east wind suppresses the west wind, tomorrow the west wind suppresses the east wind, all belong to the redistribution of limited resources.

For Li Ji'an, in the short term, the outbreak of a righteous and demon battle means the Corpse Puppet Sect's Nascent Soul True Monarch will surely be targeted by the Ten Thousand Laws Palace, making it unlikely they could reach deeper into Celestial Cyan Domain, reducing the threat to him significantly.

However, in the long term, the turbulent cultivation realm is disadvantageous to a cultivator like him who accumulates slowly and seeks stability.

Of course, this situation lends a turn-around opportunity to the ordinary, unsupported, foundationless, and rootless low-level cultivators.

After the transaction, Li Ji'an returned to Biyun Sect.

That day, as he passed through the Great Marsh Mountains, an unexpected communication caused him to pause slightly.

A Communication Talisman that hadn't moved for over a decade within his Storage Pouch came with a slight tremor.

It turned out to be Xiao Changfeng who ventured deep within Boundless Domain for thirteen years.

His message contained only two weak words: Help me.

And Li Ji'an sensed the location of this communication, unexpectedly towards the direction of Flame Mountain where he captured the Little Fire Spirit years ago.

Subsequently, regardless of how he tried to communicate, there was no further reply.

"Boundless Domain is located northeast of Celestial Cyan Domain, right at the north side of Flame Mountain, could it be he escaped from Boundless Domain via Flame Mountain?" Li Ji'an was both surprised and delighted.

In these years, with the prevalence of exterminating demon cultivators within Celestial Cyan Domain, those sect disciples who entered Boundless Domain surely won't have it easy, possibly even worse.

Li Ji'an has almost constantly been monitoring the Soul Lamp status within the sect.