Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

"Hmm?" The Yin Ghost Saint Child frowned.

In recent days, he believed he had formed an alliance with the Blood Spirit Saintess.

Unexpectedly, this woman had deceived him again.

"Blood Woman, do you intend to sit back and watch the tigers fight?" The Yin Ghost Saint Child scoffed coldly, seeing through the Blood Spirit Saintess’s intentions.

Lin Xiuzhu’s eyes also narrowed, but soon he laughed lightly: "Blood Kite, rest assured, I absolutely will not covet the True Dragon Essence Blood. Even if you choose not to help either side at this moment, I will not blame you afterwards.

After all, once my master returns this time, the Blood Spirit Holy Mother will receive a handwritten proposal from my master, and you and I will be Dao companions in the future, so why distinguish between each other?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood Spirit Saintess’s face showed a hint of joy, but her heart sneered in disdain.

Before forming her Core, she did hope to cling to Lin Xiuzhu to obtain higher-grade Core Formation Spirit Treasures. Unfortunately, Lin Xiuzhu preferred dealing with corpses over spending any effort on female cultivators.

No matter how Blood Kite humbled herself back then, she couldn’t sway him.

Now that she had already formed her Middle Level True Pill, it’s irrevocable, and how could she have such thoughts again?

"Brother Lin understands me." The Blood Spirit Saintess said with a face full of gratitude.

"Hmph! Vile woman, I’ll kill you first!" The Yin Ghost Saint Child shouted in rage, instantly transforming into thousands of soul threads rushing towards the Blood Spirit Saintess.

The Blood Spirit Saintess’s beautiful eyes moved slightly, but she was not afraid, and her figure also vanished into thin air, leaving only a thin mist of blood drifting in the air.

"Woo woo~" In an instant, wailing ghosts filled the cave, with scarlet blood mist spreading, truly resembling Hell.

Both practiced Demon Dao cultivation techniques, one as Yin Fiend and the other as Blood Fiend, corresponding to various secret techniques, and they were Mid-stage Core Formation True Men in magical combat, making the scene truly spectacular.

And after several rounds of fighting between the two, Lin Xiuzhu did not remain uninvolved but decisively joined the battle to attack the Yin Ghost Saint Child.

All his previous words were meant to provoke the Yin Ghost Saint Child to attack the Blood Spirit Saintess, forcing her into the fray.

Now his goal was achieved, naturally, he couldn’t let both sides feel that he would become the beneficiary who reaps the rewards.

Moreover, the one he was wary of now was the Yin Ghost Saint Child. As long as he could capture him, he had some confidence in dealing with the Blood Spirit Saintess.

Once Lin Xiuzhu joined, the Yin Ghost Saint Child instantly fell into a disadvantage.

The Soul-Summoning Banner was immediately unleashed, with countless fierce ghosts rushing out, including a Tier Three Ghost King comparable to a Mid-stage Core Formation True Man.

Lin Xiuzhu wielded his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Bloodthirsty Staff, which had some effect on Yin Souls.

The Blood Spirit Saintess then called forth a blood-colored scythe magical treasure about a yard long to harvest Yin Souls.

However, it was clear that the Blood Spirit Saintess was not exerting her full effort, most of the time she was just going through the motions.

The real main combat force was Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint Child.

No one paid attention to Li Ji’an, who watched carefully from the side, observing their magical combat, gaining deeper insight into Demon Dao cultivation techniques, and accumulating more experience.

Boom~

After an hour of magical combat, a loud explosion erupted.

Yin Sha Qi, Blood Fiend, Corpse Fiend filled the entire space, Lin Xiuzhu was forced back several yards, and the Yin Ghost Saint Child held the Soul Banner with some dread as he stared at Lin Xiuzhu.

All because Lin Xiuzhu had once again taken out the Thunder Talisman Treasure.

The Yin Ghost Saint Child’s Lifebound Magical Treasure had absorbed that previous Ghost King, and at this moment the Soul Banner had completely upgraded, allowing him to unleash its full power. Under these circumstances, Lin Xiuzhu, already injured by the Ghost King and lacking specific tactics against Yin Souls, was slightly at a disadvantage.

However, once the Thunder Talisman Treasure appeared, all the Yin Souls screeched and fled.

This posed too great a threat to the Yin Ghost Saint Child.

"Brother Lin, you only have one chance to use this Talisman Treasure. Are you confident that even if you defeat me, you have the assurance to deal with her while injured?" The Yin Ghost Saint Child retreated a step with wariness.

The Blood Spirit Saintess stared at the flashing Thunder Talisman Treasure, also sensing the crisis, instinctively retreating a step.

However, upon hearing the Yin Ghost Saint Child’s words that the Talisman Treasure only had one activation left, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The full power of such an Upper Three Grades Magical Treasure equated to the power of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, truly leaving them as Mid-stage Core Formation True Men with no possibility of resisting, being either dead or seriously injured.

Meanwhile, she glanced with some guilt at Li Ji’an, who was unnoticed in the corner.

Seeing him remain calm and not panic from the appearance of the Thunder Talisman Treasure, she felt a bit more settled.

Lin Xiuzhu, holding the Thunder Talisman Treasure, also had complex thoughts in his heart.

He hadn’t expected the Yin Ghost Saint Child’s Soul-Summoning Banner to have such power after it upgraded.

Similarly, he felt more anger towards the Blood Spirit Saintess’s lackluster involvement.

This battle proved costly for him, exposing his trump card, and his situation had become quite dire.

Thus, the Thunder Talisman Treasure must not be wasted, or as the Yin Ghost Saint Child mentioned, he may indeed become the Blood Spirit Saintess’s unwitting victim.

"Hmph, Blood Kite and I are deeply connected, so naturally she’s on my side, why should I fear?" Though feeling embarrassed, he forced himself to maintain the façade of closeness with the Blood Spirit Saintess.

"Heh~ If that’s the case, then bring it on." The Yin Ghost Saint Child sneered coldly, also realizing Lin Xiuzhu wasn’t desperate enough to activate the Thunder Talisman Treasure, thus adopting a strategy of advancing by retreating.

This instantly placed Lin Xiuzhu in a dilemma.

The most crucial part was that the Blood Spirit Saintess, usually adept in emotional intelligence and giving him a way out, remained silent this time, stepping aside to observe.

"Hmph, if it weren’t for my master’s orders forbidding infighting among the Four Sects, I would definitely eliminate you!" Ultimately, Lin Xiuzhu had to give himself a way out.

The Yin Ghost Saint Child chuckled continuously, but refrained from further provocation, softening his tone: "Then I must thank Brother Lin for sparing my life, but now that things have reached this point, shouldn’t Brother Lin divulge the secret of this place?"

"This place is where the Dragon Soul resides, with a Spiritual Treasure suppressing it." Lin Xiuzhu’s tone was stiff.

"As expected!" The Yin Ghost Saint Child’s eyes gleamed with joy.

Compared to Dragon Blood, the Dragon Soul was more enticing to him.

If he could refine the True Dragon Residual Soul, it would be akin to having a True Dragon Yin Soul at his command, making him fearless throughout the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm.

The True Dragon Residual Soul would greatly enhance the power of his cultivation technique, assisting him in advancing to greater heights.

"Brother Lin, let’s speak plainly, my sole interest is the True Dragon Residual Soul, I am indifferent to everything else. If you permit me this, I will let you direct any other matters as pleased." As he spoke, his gaze shifted to the Blood Spirit Saintess.

Lin Xiuzhu was tempted upon hearing this.

Under current circumstances, it’s almost impossible to monopolize both Dragon Blood and Dragon Soul.

And his cultivation technique, Yin Corpse Fiend, benefits little from either Dragon Blood or Dragon Soul.

Relatively speaking, Dragon Blood, which can increase the success rate of forming his Nascent Soul, is more alluring to him.

Besides Dragon Blood, he is especially interested in the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron recorded in his handnotes.

If the Yin Ghost Saint Child can truly give him the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron and cooperate with him to deal with the Blood Spirit Saintess, seizing the Dragon Blood, he would remain the biggest winner this time.

Only...he couldn’t guarantee the Yin Ghost Saint Child’s intentions.

"Brother Lin, if you doubt me, I can swear a Great Heart Demon Oath!" The Yin Ghost Saint Child further strived.

"Gulp~" The sudden change in the situation caused the Blood Spirit Saintess’s heart to skip.

If Lin Xiuzhu and the old ghost truly succeeded in joining forces, they would clearly be aiming to deal with her collectively.

Having just witnessed the power of the old ghost’s newly upgraded Soul-Summoning Banner, and Lin Xiuzhu’s Thunder Talisman Treasure, her heart shivered.

She could only hope in Li Ji’an.

She instinctively moved two steps towards Li Ji’an’s direction.

Lin Xiuzhu’s expression shifted, then he suddenly waved his hand: "Hmph, whether the Dragon Soul is here has yet to be decided, whether it was snatched by someone is unknown. Talking about these now is premature, isn’t it better to open this Soul Abyss to see?"

"Brother Lin’s words are very sensible!" The Yin Ghost Saint Child also nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, we should first ascertain the current state of the Dragon Soul." The Blood Spirit Saintess also breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that they hadn’t agreed to join forces.

The only one slightly frowning was Li Ji’an, who had been watching from the sidelines.

Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint Child hadn’t been heavily injured, and at this moment there was still a possibility of them teaming up.

Also having witnessed the others’ tactics, he wasn’t confident in facing both simultaneously without taking risks, even needing to expose more of his trump cards.

Sure enough, once Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint Child reached an agreement, they looked towards Li Ji’an and commanded more forcefully: "Infuse Essence Blood!"