Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Facing Lin Xiuzhu’s threat once again, Li Ji’an’s eyes lowered slightly.

"Infuse with Essence Blood? Brother Lin, according to our sect ancestor’s notes, the True Dragon Essence Blood seal requires Essence Blood to open, but the Dragon Soul suppressing area needs Yin Soul to activate." At this moment, the Blood Spirit Saintess voiced her doubts.

At the same time, she understood why Lin Xiuzhu wanted to bring Li Ji’an along.

"Yin Soul?" Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuzhu’s eyes flashed with a hint of delight.

He instinctively looked towards the Yin Ghost Saint Child.

Among the four present, only the Yin Ghost Saint Child had enough Yin Souls to offer as a sacrifice.

"Are you sure?" The old ghost naturally understood what this meant.

He quickly began to formulate various guesses in his mind, the foremost being that the Blood Woman intentionally spoke as such to consume his Yin Souls.

His Yin Souls were all within the Soul-Summoning Banner; if too many were consumed, the banner’s power would naturally be diminished.

"Believe it or not, I have no interest in the so-called Dragon Soul." The Blood Spirit Saintess said unapologetically.

Lin Xiuzhu remained silent, standing quietly in front of the Soul Abyss, not urging the Yin Ghost Saint Child.

After a moment of contemplation, the Yin Ghost Saint Child eventually compromised.

He shook the Soul Banner in his hand, and a Yin Soul drifted into it.

"Creak~" As soon as the Yin Soul entered the Soul Abyss, a faint strange sound was heard.

Lin Xiuzhu’s delight grew even more intense.

The old ghost also showed a hint of joy but promptly took a deep breath, feeling a bit apprehensive inside.

"Old ghost, I promise you, the Dragon Soul is yours, I just want the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron!" Seeing the old ghost hesitating, Lin Xiuzhu spoke sincerely.

The old ghost glanced at Lin Xiuzhu, his delicate face gradually growing firm.

The Blood Cave Stone Wall only needed Li Ji’an’s Essence Blood infusion to open, and he was still alive, indicating that not much Essence Blood was consumed. Similarly, the Yin Souls needed in the Soul Abyss here shouldn’t be too many.

Thus, he fully activated the Soul Banner, driving endless Yin Souls into the Soul Abyss below.

As more and more Yin Souls entered, the sounds from below became increasingly intense and dense.

Lin Xiuzhu and the old ghost showed more and more delight.

But as Yin Souls were continuously infused, the Yin Qi of the old ghost’s Soul Banner was visibly weakening.

"How is it still not enough?" Moments later, the Soul Abyss below kept reacting but did not open, while the Yin Qi surrounding the Soul Banner became even thinner, and a trace of anxiety appeared in the old ghost’s eyes.

Initially, based on Li Ji’an’s amount of Essence Blood and comparing the consumption needed to open the Blood Cave, he thought consuming half of the Yin Souls in the Soul Banner should be sufficient, but now nearly a tenth had been consumed.

If the Yin Souls’ consumption exceeded one-tenth in a short time, it would significantly impact the Soul Banner’s power.

However, having come this far, the sunk cost was too high, and since only he among the four present had enough Yin Souls to sacrifice, he had no choice but to persevere.

Rumble~

Until a quarter later, having consumed another half of the Yin Souls from the Soul Banner, the Soul Abyss below finally opened completely.

At the bottom of the pit visible to the naked eye, a shaft opened up, from which endless Yin mist and Evil Qi surged.

The old ghost was instantly overjoyed; the Soul Banner had just consumed one and a half tenths, reducing its power by at least one-tenth. With so much Yin Fiend to nourish it now, refining it within a month could make up for the Soul Banner’s loss, or even take it to another level.

He then hurriedly activated the Soul Banner, intending to absorb the excess Yin Fiend.

"Hmm?" However, as soon as the Soul Banner was activated, before it could absorb anything, the old ghost suddenly paused.

The rich Yin Fiend that had just overflowed rapidly vanished within a blink.

Meanwhile, from Li Ji’an’s Sea of Consciousness came Ning Sujin’s satisfied voice transmission: "Husband, such Yin Fiend is of great benefit to my cultivation of the Divine Soul Technique, on par with the effects of the previously devoured Soul Cultivator."

Li Ji’an nodded quietly, considering it an unexpected delight.

"What’s going on?" The old ghost was bewildered.

"Old ghost, ignore these trivialities; the True Dragon Residual Soul is key." Lin Xiuzhu urgently reminded.

The old ghost took a deep breath and temporarily set his mind aside, focusing on the underground Soul Abyss.

"Send in a Yin Ghost to scout." Lin Xiuzhu, observed the underground Soul Abyss for a moment, unable to use Divine Sense to probe, spoke to the old ghost.

The old ghost narrowed his eyes, refusing to comply: "Hmph, I’ve already consumed many Yin Souls. This time, your Corpse Puppet should pave the way."

Lin Xiuzhu frowned slightly but did not argue further, immediately releasing an ordinary Corpse Puppet.

"How is it?" After the Corpse Puppet successfully entered the underground Soul Abyss, the old ghost impatiently looked at Lin Xiuzhu.

"All clear!" Lin Xiuzhu, after sharing senses with the Corpse Puppet, said with slight excitement.

"Then what is Brother Lin waiting for?" The old ghost’s eyes flickered, not eager to dive in himself, opting to wait for Lin Xiuzhu to lead.

Lin Xiuzhu snorted coldly, his figure flashing down into the underground Soul Abyss.

Seeing Lin Xiuzhu enter smoothly, the old ghost almost followed suit, but restrained himself at the last moment, turning to the Blood Spirit Saintess: "Blood Woman, my previous promise to you still stands, please go ahead."

The Blood Spirit Saintess hesitated; she was now subservient to Li Ji’an and had lost the desire to seize the opportunity here, wishing only to leave safely.

However, a command from Li Ji’an soon came from her Sea of Consciousness, instructing her to go down.

Li Ji’an needed her to pave the way.

"Going down then." The Blood Spirit Saintess glared at the old ghost, transforming into a crimson blood glow, she dove underground.

Seeing both had gone down, the old ghost was eager to follow.

But at the last moment, he looked at Li Ji’an.

"You go down too!" He feared Li Ji’an might tamper from above, potentially closing the Soul Abyss and trapping them below.

Li Ji’an had been waiting for this moment, without hesitation, he flashed down.