Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The original plan was to wait for Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint Child to exhaust each other, but now it seems both sides have their own preferences and have reached an understanding.

Moreover, both parties are in the throes of excitement as an opportunity is about to present itself.

Such an opportunity, how could Li Ji’an let it pass?

Thus, he immediately instructed the Blood Spirit Saintess to take action.

The reason he chose to let his greatest trump card target the Yin Ghost Saint Child first was because Lin Xiuzhu’s Golden Body Corpse Puppet possessed a teleportation secret technique.

In his past life, outside Celestial River Immortal City, he had witnessed it when he killed that Corpse Puppet Sect quasi-Saint Child.

Back then, Qin Henian used himself as bait to lure and kill the opponent. The opponent had initially fallen for it, but at the moment Qin Henian aimed for a lethal strike, the opponent switched places with his corpse puppet almost instantaneously.

As an official Saint Child, Lin Xiuzhu, a paramount figure in the Corpse Puppet Sect, would undoubtedly possess such a secret technique.

If the Invisibility Puppet’s attack only managed to destroy his Golden Body Corpse Puppet, it wouldn’t be worthwhile.

Moreover, against his Golden Body Corpse Puppet, Li Ji’an’s advantage as a Tier Three Body Cultivator wouldn’t be very apparent.

With the Blood Spirit Saintess igniting her Blood Fiend aura, the situation would be instantly overturned, leading to an inevitable showdown.

However, just as she was about to confront Lin Xiuzhu, she suddenly realized that Li Ji’an was still standing motionless.

Her heart sank immediately.

Upon receiving Li Ji’an’s order earlier, she was somewhat anxious, because even with Li Ji’an’s Tier Three Body Cultivator strength added in, the two of them would still be insufficient to handle Lin Xiuzhu and the old ghost.

But since Li Ji’an’s attitude was resolute, she could only brace herself and proceed.

She also believed that Li Ji’an must be confident to act so assuredly.

Yet at this moment, seeing Li Ji’an’s strongest trump card, the Tier Three Body Cultivator, neither launching a surprise attack nor moving, she immediately sensed something was terribly wrong.

At the same time, Lin Xiuzhu activated his magical power to address the approaching Blood Spirit Saintess, his face full of suspicion and doubt.

With just the Blood Spirit Saintess alone, he wasn’t afraid at this point.

However, he was concerned they might team up with the old ghost.

Hence, upon sensing the Blood Spirit Saintess making her move, his greatest vigilance was still reserved for the old ghost.

"Zheng~"

Yet, just before the Blood Spirit Saintess’s magical power collision, a terrifying pressure abruptly appeared beside the old ghost.

At the moment the sound resonated, a scarlet blood mist spurted out.

The old ghost "collapsed" to the ground. Though his body stood tall, his neck bore a smooth, bowl-sized cut that continued to gush blood.

"Nascent Soul Killing Intent!" Lin Xiuzhu was startled, worried there might be other tricks with the approaching Blood Spirit Saintess, he retreated swiftly.

Not until he was far away from the center did he cautiously sense around the old ghost, still in a state of shock.

But the aura, he was certain to be nascent soul killing intent, vanished in an instant, leaving no trace at all.

He was even beginning to suspect whether he had fallen into an illusion.

That strike, he was absolutely sure, must have been the handiwork of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, because it was comparable to that of his master, the Golden Puppet Holy Monarch.

The power of a Nascent Soul couldn’t be withstood by his current self, not even if all his cards were in play.

In an instant, his face turned extremely grim.

It was utterly perplexing; he couldn’t grasp where that nascent soul killing intent came from?

"Blood Woman? Impossible, how could she possess nascent soul-level techniques?"

"Moreover, the technique just now had no way of coming from the Blood Spirit Sect."

From his understanding of the Blood Spirit Sect, even if the Blood Spirit Holy Mother were present, she wouldn’t possess such a technique.

Yet only the Blood Spirit Saintess was here, and the attack had been made.

"It couldn’t be that junior, right?" He glanced at Li Ji’an, still motionless, swiftly dismissing the thought, refocusing on staring at the Blood Spirit Saintess.

"Yuan’er, why did you attack me? Just now that..." he tentatively asked.

The Blood Spirit Saintess was left stunned after her attack missed.

Her shock was no lesser than Lin Xiuzhu’s.

However, besides shock, there was more delight.

As her beautiful eyes flickered, she suddenly felt a sense of acceptance and gratitude for being under Li Ji’an’s control.

"Tier Three Body Cultivator, patient and lurking, such heart nature with nascent soul means, wanting to kill me is as easy as flipping a hand!" A feeling of gratitude for Li Ji’an not killing her sprang up in her heart unexpectedly.

Then, without any hesitation, she once more launched a full-scale assault on Lin Xiuzhu.

This was the moment to perform in front of Li Ji’an.

"Ah~ Aow!" Just then, a piercing scream arose from the direction of the old ghost’s corpse.

"Who dares destroy my Dharma Body; we have no choice but endless enmity!"

Li Ji’an cast his gaze, slightly frowning, a trace of doubt growing in his heart.

The Invisibility Puppet’s earlier strike carried the power to annihilate the Divine Soul, theoretically enabling it to destroy both the body and soul.

Furthermore, he had fixed his divine sense on the old ghost, confirming that at the instant his head was severed, his divine soul was also slain by the Invisibility Puppet.

Yet in reality, the opponent’s Yin Soul persisted.

"Another demonic secret technique?" Sighing inwardly, Li Ji’an paused his steps, originally intending to join the Blood Spirit Saintess in killing Lin Xiuzhu.

Clattering sounds~

Following that, the old ghost’s soul banner quivered rapidly, numerous Yin Souls emerging endlessly.

Enveloping the old ghost’s Yin Soul, making it impervious.

"Soul-Devouring Curse! You actually mastered the Soul-Devouring Curse while still in the Core Formation Stage? Had you long intended to pursue the path of a ghost cultivator?" the Blood Spirit Saintess suddenly exclaimed.

"Hmph! Vile woman, what was that technique earlier?" The old ghost glared malevolently at the Blood Spirit Saintess, like a fierce ghost.

"What is the Soul-Devouring Curse?" Li Ji’an urgently communicated to the Blood Spirit Saintess.