Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The Liu family’s ancestral ground is filled with formation arrays, and even the main array on the periphery is shattered, there are still numerous defenses that are hard to guard against inside.

Because of this, when the grand array shattered, only a few Late Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators followed Qin Henian into the ancestral ground.

At this moment, watching Qin Henian being transferred into the ancestral ground by the Teleportation Array, the Alliance cultivators were stunned.

Especially the several Late Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They understand deeply that without Qin Henian holding the frontline, within the Liu family’s lair, each of them faces the risk of being instantly killed by the Liu Family’s Fake Pill Ancestor.

So, they dared not hesitate any longer.

”Charge, the opportunity must be at their core meridian.”

Those with the highest cultivation immediately shouted to urge the others.

In reality, they didn’t need to urge; at this moment, with the outer grand array shattered, the Liu family’s territory is virtually a flat road to the Alliance cultivators.

The number of Liu family cultivators is already lesser compared to the Alliance army outside, and now most have gathered at the northwest corner, leaving other positions weakly defended.

Just before Qin Henian was moved inside by the array, many Alliance cultivators had already quietly bypassed to other positions, trying to fish in troubled waters.

As Alliance cultivators stormed into the Liu family’s territory from all directions, the Fake Pill battle at the core of the ancestral ground had already erupted.

Within an array enveloped by a sandstorm, shockwaves from magical power collisions were occasionally transmitted.

The Liu Family Ancestor, upon taking action, cast a Chessboard Formation, enveloping two people within, so outsiders couldn’t see the specific situation of the battle.

At the same time, just as the Liu family’s Clan Protection Array shattered, Liu Jingchun, in the bamboo forest, suddenly sensed the aura of the outer Restriction Array rapidly declining.

He thought Liu Changgeng was coming to force him again, so he quickly stopped practicing and pretended to be idle.

”Hmm? This...” However, the next moment felt the outside restriction completely disappear, followed by the divine sense traversing without hindrance, perceiving everything outside.

He had been plotting for a hundred years, about to sacrifice his life to invite the ancestor to die.

Yet, the words that had been brewing for a hundred years had not yet been shouted when Qin Henian had already led the crowd in.

”Henian...why did you even bother?” His gaze turned to the area above the core territory, Liu Jingchun’s old face was filled with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.

”Not good!” The next moment, his Divine Soul merged with the earth inside the Liu clan, instantly unveiling the scene within the sandstorm array, his complexion changed instantly.

Qin Henian was protected by the Celestial Spirit Cauldron but was repeatedly wounded by the decaying body shrouded in dark golden glow in front of him.

”Crack!” The whole body, which seemed to emanate dark golden light through the seams of bones, had an appearance like a ghost; amidst the dissipating afterimage, a white bone hand had already solidly imprinted on Qin Henian’s back.

The Body-Protecting Dharma Shield of his Fake Pill Realm broke on the spot; even the bronze shield of the Celestial Spirit Cauldron couldn’t hold for three breaths.

The white bone pierced the back, and if not for hastily shifting an inch, he would have been a corpse by now.

”Liu Jingchun invites the ancestor to die!” While letting out a long sigh, Liu Jingchun flew up, using the Earth Spirit Mechanism he could barely control to tear open a crack and plunged in...

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Three days later.

Facing strong enemies pouring in from all sides, countless Liu family members were killed or injured, retreating again and again.

Now, less than a hundred clansmen are left who haven’t fled and are still resisting stubbornly, they have retreated to the core ancestral ground.

All the buildings outside of the clan have been looted clean.

However, the Alliance army is not satisfied with these plundered items.

They all are eagerly anticipating the Life Extension Technique and the Pill Formula of the Core Formation Holy Pill.

Yet, the magical combat happening over the core ancestral ground made their hearts tremble.

Though unable to see the situation inside the Sandstorm Array, the shockwaves occasionally transmitted from within were clearly beyond the scope of the Late Foundation Establishment.

Li Ji’an, ever since Liu Jingchun appeared, had not paid any more attention to various magical combats, instead letting Gugu lurk to the side of the core ancestral ground in the Peach Blossom Forest.

The expanse there was vast, the blooms were in clusters, but it was enveloped by an illusory halo.

Each time Gugu attempted to enter, it ended up dizzy and confused, ultimately unable to enter, having to remain outside.

Until now, with almost all formation arrays in the Liu family broken, and too many cultivators rushing in, the magical combat also rapidly consumed spiritual qi, causing the illusory halo here to start flickering on and off.

”Stop!” At this moment, a loud shout could be heard from afar.

Immediately, a trace of escape light could vaguely be seen rapidly approaching from the Nine Heavens.

”Someone able to fly in the Nine Heavens must be a True Pill Master!”

”Has the True Pill Elder from the Biyun Sect arrived?”

”Shameless!”

The cultivators within the Liu family’s territory saw this and were both afraid and full of hatred.

The opponent had not shown up all along, yet showed up at this time, clearly coming to reap the profits.

”Boom!” The moment that voice came, a great shock erupted again within the Storm Array.

Then, the storm began to recede.

”Bang bang!” Two bloody figures fell heavily to the ground.

Only a decaying, corpse-like humanoid figure with rotting flesh, appearing like a dead corpse, stood high in the air.

”Roar~” It swept a glance below, let out a beast-like roar, and after a distant glance at the escape light in the Nine Heavens, turned and fled toward the south.

”Is that...the Liu Family Ancestor?”

”How could he...could it really be a demon technique?”

”As fellow Fake Pill True Men, he actually fought one against two, and Master Qin even had a Magical Treasure at hand...what else could it be but demon technique?”

...

Everyone below who saw this scene was shocked beyond words.

Even the other members of the Liu clan, except for a few like Liu Changgeng, were left dumbfounded, staring at this scene.

”The Liu Family Ancestor has actually practiced demon techniques!”

”The rumors from a few years ago are actually true!”

”Exorcism and Protection of the Dao, this is our duty as cultivators.”

After the shock, a group of people launched an even fiercer assault towards the core ancestral land of the Liu family, attempting to seize the cultivation techniques and pill formulas before the Biyun Sect.

And those of the Liu family no longer had the will to resist, surrendering one after another.

Only Liu Changgeng and a few other senior figures of the Liu family looked ashen-faced, desperately watching the ancestor’s retreating figure, trying to break through.

Li Ji’an also instantly cut off Gugu’s senses and fled swiftly.

He had just clearly seen that the decaying body was the very demon he and Red Stone Wanderer had encountered deep within the Yin Vein at Fallen Dragon Ridge for the first time.

”Swish!” He activated the Divine Speed Talisman, his speed reaching its peak, even three points faster than the speed of that decayed corpse.

Half a month later, he put away the flying boat and, along with Xiaoqiao, arrived at that Yin Vein.

After some arrangements, he hid within the Concealment Array constructed by Xiaoqiao using the Earth Spirit Mechanism.

At that time, he saw clearly that when the decayed corpse sensed the arrival of the True Pill Master from the Biyun Sect, it erupted with full force, repelling Qin Henian and Liu Jingchun. By then, it was already at the end of its strength, its aura rapidly declining.

Combining this with what he and Red Stone Wanderer had earlier seen at this Yin Vein, Li Ji’an was almost certain it would most likely come here to heal.

The Tier Three Upper Grade Heavenly Thunder Talisman was more effective on this kind of demon cultivator than on ordinary cultivators, and Li Ji’an was confident he could strike it dead. However, if done outside, there was the risk of being discovered by the True Pill Elder of the Biyun Sect.

Moreover, quite a few of the cards he had on him countered this kind of Demon Corpse Technique.

Plus, with Xiaoqiao’s current strength as an Earth Spirit Master, perhaps he wouldn’t need to expend that Heavenly Thunder Talisman to finish it off.

”Roar~” After waiting for seven days, a low growl came from afar, startling countless birds.

”It’s coming!” Li Ji’an’s eyes narrowed.

The culprit who raised blood slaves within the Immortal Dynasty had finally arrived.

”Huff~huff~” Before long, the decayed corpse landed in front of the Yin Vein cave.

Looking at it again now, even more of its decaying flesh had fallen away, exposing its inner bones.

However, its bones were not white, but a dark golden color with a swirling bloody aura.

Especially its eye sockets, almost devoid of flesh, yet the pupils still reflected human emotions.

”Bang~” As soon as it landed, it seemed about to fall apart, with its hands, barely covered in flesh, propping it up from falling.

Then it looked towards the depths of the Yin Vein cave, eyes filled with urgency.

”Swish!” But the moment it staggered to the cave entrance, an unexpected change occurred.

A yellow-tinted light screen rose around it, trapping it firmly.

”Roar~” The figure panicked, roaring as it instinctively stepped back two steps.

”Who is it?” Words of hoarse inquiry came from what was left of its teeth.

”Boom!” The response was the instant activation of a three-foot Flame Talisman within the array.

In an instant, the fierce flames engulfed it.

”Ah!” A scream of agony echoed there.

”Who are you?” In its painful struggle to the brink of despair, it let out an indignant roar.

Since being jolted awake from its death retreat that day, shattering its hope to cultivate its Divine Skill to Great Success, it had learned what had transpired over the few years.

Liu Changgeng claimed Qin Henian was the mastermind, but based on his understanding of Qin Henian, he saw him as merely a foolish man with no wisdom who couldn’t have orchestrated events to such an extent.

And now, with the opponent able to lay such a precise trap here, waiting for it to come into the snare.

This demonstrated the person knew it inside out.

And they were full of killing intent.

Yet it asked itself—not once in the past two hundred years had it acted carelessly, always considering carefully, let alone offending such a person, it hadn’t even come into contact with them.

It really couldn’t figure out who it might be!

”Ah!” With no response for a long time, it suddenly roared, and an arm devoid of flesh exploded instantly.

”Boom!” The force of the explosion pushed back the flames, creating a tear in the Restriction Array.

A glimmer of joy flared in its eyes, and it rushed toward the breach.

However.

Before it could get close.

”Buzz~” The ground slightly trembled, and countless yellow-earth spiritual mechanisms surged into the Restriction Array.

Almost instantly mending the grand array completely.

Even making it thicker than before.

”This is...” The bone-exposed corpse, now charred by flames, emitted a hoarse voice of surprise.

”Earth Spirit Master? An Earth Spirit Master? Are you... are you Yuanhua?” Suddenly, it thought of the most likely person it could be.

Precisely Liu Jingchun’s only son, also the one who took away the Earth Book.

”Swish!” Still no answer, yet another Flame Talisman activated, once again engulfing it in flames.

...

Finally, it self-detonated another dark gold-glowing arm to push back the flames.

Similarly, the Restriction Array once again easily restored.

...

Following the same process, until all its limbs were lost, leaving only a torso and a head standing there, Li Ji’an’s figure finally revealed itself in the distance.

It looked at the approaching Li Ji’an step by step, eyes filled with endless doubt.

The visitor definitely wasn’t Liu Yuanhua; it was certain it had never intersected with this person.

”Who exactly are you, sir? Can you let this old man die understandingly?”

Li Ji’an did not let Xiaoqiao come out from the array, fearing the enemy might have any final death throes strategy left.

Looking at the half-torso within the array, Li Ji’an calmly held the glass lamp with an unchanging gaze.

After it self-detonated all four limbs, the dark gold on its bones gradually faded, and its flesh slowly started regenerating.

”You raised blood slaves just for cultivating this technique?” After a moment of silence, Li Ji’an slowly spoke.