Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Upon hearing Blood Kite’s cry for help, Li Ji’an instructed Gugu to take action without hesitation.

Originally, Gugu was intended as an unexpected surprise attack card, but now that the old ghost’s Dharma Body had been destroyed, and Lin Xiuzhu was swapping Divine Abilities with Corpse Puppet, the opportunity had not yet arisen.

Blood Kite was currently in crisis, and Li Ji’an couldn’t let Lin Xiuzhu team up with the old ghost.

"Gua~"

In an instant, as Gugu emerged from the ground, the aura of a Tier Three Golden Core Great Demon erupted.

Facing the swarming Blood Mosquitoes, Gugu was nearly frenzied.

These were all its nourishing delicacies.

Almost in one bite, it swallowed nearly sixty percent of the Blood Mosquitoes.

"Tier Three Great Demon!" Lin Xiuzhu’s face turned nearly numb.

Blood Kite, after breaking through the encircling Blood Mosquitoes, stared in astonishment at the Vermilion Toad devouring voraciously.

They actually had a Tier Three Great Demon in captivity!

She could no longer comprehend Li Ji’an through conventional understanding.

"Die!" Taking advantage of Li Ji’an’s distraction with Blood Kite, the old ghost temporarily escaped the range of Li Ji’an’s Demon-Suppressing Fist and was no longer waiting for Lin Xiuzhu’s support.

Because the Dao Charm carried by Li Ji’an’s Demon-Suppressing Fist caused his Yin Soul essence to collapse.

If Li Ji’an continued to wear down his Yin Soul, it would likely be extinguished.

Thus, he went all-in, unexpectedly unleashing the ghostly ultimate technique—Yin Sha Tsunami!

This was his perceived final chance.

Screech~

In an instant, endless wails of vengeful spirits echoed, the entire Soul Abyss was filled with an ink-black aura.

Then all the black aura rapidly gathered, and the Yin Sha surged like a sea, with Li Ji’an at its center.

Li Ji’an resisted with magical power, yet felt it almost impossible to contend with, as the waves of Yin Sha surged higher and higher, increasing the pressure he faced.

In barely three breaths, his Body-Protecting Dharma Shield shattered.

Thereafter, he relied entirely on Tier Three Body Cultivation for resistance.

Unusually, although these were Yin Sha, Li Ji’an’s activation of the Flame Talisman was of little effect.

The Yin Sha seemed about to engulf Li Ji’an completely, and with Li Ji’an seemingly out of options, the old ghost breathed a sigh of relief: "Haha, this is my Holy Son’s Yin Ghost Spirit Body Talent Divine Abilities, formed of Heaven and Earth’s Yin Sha, consolidating 108,000 Yin Souls. How could your mere Tier Three Flame Talisman wear it down?"

"Master!" Blood Kite, sensing Li Ji’an’s dire situation, tightened her heart instantly.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Xiuzhu suddenly struck with the Bloodthirsty Staff, executing a blow near the level of Core Formation Ascendant, instantly breaking Blood Kite’s blood-protecting Blood Fiend.

"Pfft~" Blood Kite immediately flew backward, blood spilling into the sky.

Li Ji’an heard the old ghost’s words and nodded secretly; the Flame Talisman wasn’t entirely ineffective, but the vast number of Yin Souls within the Yin Sha was too solid, making the usual Tier Three flame effects minimal.

However, he possessed the world’s Extreme Flame.

Without any hesitation, the Little Fire Spirit from Li Ji’an’s Dantian suddenly rushed out, instantly exploding with power surpassing Core Formation Ascendant.

As the Heaven and Earth Holy Spirit of this place, Little Fire Spirit’s Spirit Flame was absolutely the pinnacle of any Tier Three level.

Woo woo woo~

Even the Heaven and Earth Yin Sha, in the instant the Little Fire Spirit Flame approached, had no choice but to scatter and flee.

In the blink of an eye, the ocean-like surge of Yin Sha was driven away completely by the Little Fire Spirit.

"This... Fire Holy Spirit?"

"..."

"..."

The three Holy Sons and Saintesses were utterly stunned.

The old ghost, suffering severe backlash, fell straight to the ground, staring fixedly at the legendary Heaven and Earth Holy Spirit.

Lin Xiuzhu, having just shaken off Blood Kite, was about to join forces with the old ghost against Li Ji’an; upon witnessing this scene, he was almost furious with shame.

"How is it possible? How could you have so many heaven-defying cards?" He roared, activating the full power of the Sixth Grade Magical Treasure Bloodthirsty Staff.

Lin Xiuzhu’s talent was exceptional, his cultivation technique superior, and he lacked not in life-and-death magical combat honing, thus his magical power was much higher than others of the same stage.

Among his peers, this was the most famous aspect besides his Golden Body Corpse Puppet.

By relying on his abundant and pure magical power, he could exert fifty percent of the Sixth Grade Magical Treasure’s power at the middle stage of Core Formation.

Now, fifty percent power of the Bloodthirsty Staff was activated, not to mention the typical early-stage Core Formation True Man, even mid-stage True Men like the Holy Sons and Saintesses dared not contest its edge; Blood Kite had already proven this.

Yet, facing this strike, Li Ji’an’s expression remained calm; a flash of azure light in his hand revealed a Coiled Dragon Staff.

When Li Ji’an injected his magical power into the Coiled Dragon Staff, the aura emitted by this Magical Treasure left the three shocked once again.

Grade Four Magical Treasure!

How could an early-stage Core Formation True Man of the Biyun Sect possess a Grade Four Magical Treasure?

"No!" Lin Xiuzhu, shocked, suddenly realized.

"How can your early-stage Core Formation magical power activate a Grade Four Magical Treasure?" he asked sharply, as the Bloodthirsty Staff smashed down with multiple afterimages.

Just at this critical moment.

Li Ji’an’s Golden Core magical power erupted with full force without reservation.

Boom~

The Coiled Dragon Staff was activated instantly, shooting a tendril like a swimming dragon at the falling Bloodthirsty Staff, entangling it firmly so it couldn’t descend further.

The power of one tier of a Grade Four Magical Treasure was unmatched by five tiers of a Sixth Grade Magical Treasure.

"He can actually activate a Grade Four Magical Treasure!"

"Golden Core magical power!"

"You have actually formed a Golden Core!"

...

Lin Xiuzhu’s pupils contracted sharply; the former discontent vanished abruptly, leaving only envy and aspiration.

In the Celestial Cyan Domain, Yellow Heaven Domain, and Boundless Domain, the Upper True Pills were the pinnacle, pursued by these Holy Sons and Saintesses for their Core Formation quality.

But the person before them was actually a Golden Core Cultivator, a Nascent Soul Seed!

Thud~

Lin Xiuzhu was counter-shocked by the Coiled Dragon Staff and flew backward, crashing heavily into the ground.