Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

The ten spirit beasts that entered the Blood Pool together four days ago are now unable to withstand and have left the pool, except for the lowest grade Vermilion Toad.

This result is hard for everyone to accept, except for Li Ji’an.

While others suspect the toad has perished in the Blood Pool, Bai Cailin’s eyes are filled with complexity.

Firstly, she sees Li Ji’an’s calm demeanor, knowing that the toad has definitely not encountered any mishap.

Secondly, this makes her see the extraordinary nature of Li Ji’an’s beast taming secret technique, as even a mere lower grade Vermilion Toad could be cultivated to have such heart nature.

However, unfortunately, this also means she has lost!

Not only can she not covet the opponent’s beast taming secret technique as per the wager, but she also has to stake herself.

”Liu Qingyun!” Her gaze lands on Li Ji’an, Bai Cailin feels a chill down her spine.

...

Amidst everyone’s anticipation, 7:00 AM on the fifth day finally arrives.

”Gugu~” Almost at the moment the Blood Pool node appears, a frog croak echoes, and immediately a blood-soaked Vermilion Toad leaps out of the Blood Pool.

”Boom!” It heavily falls at Li Ji’an’s feet.

Before falling into a slumber, its pair of large eyes weakly look at Li Ji’an, squeezing out a hint of a smile.

”Not bad!” Li Ji’an beckons with one hand, collecting it into the Spirit Pet Bag.

...

Instantly, all attention is focused on Li Ji’an, and everyone is stunned.

”It actually withstood five days of refinement!”

”It has broken the record of the Blood Pool Workshop.”

”A mere Vermilion Toad is so terrifying!”

...

After a burst of exclamations, everyone instinctively looks again at Bai Cailin.

Bai Cailin’s usually proud head now appears somewhat dejected, feeling the watchful eyes, her gaze turns icy, cold as frost as she looks at Li Ji’an: ”You won!”

After speaking, she stands and leaves.

”The wager!” Li Ji’an reminds.

Bai Cailin’s fair neck instantly flushes crimson, she grits her teeth and says, ”Do you intend here?”

Li Ji’an smiles slightly, then flies to follow her.

...

Watching the two leave one after the other, those remaining undergo a dramatic change in expression, exchanging glances, unable to suppress the fires of gossip within.

”After today, the tenth Fairy on the Ten Thousand Merchants Domain Fairy List, Bai Fairy, will lose her Primordial Yin!”

”Who exactly is this Fellow Daoist Fatty?”

”I wonder how this Fellow Daoist Fatty will treat Bai Fairy...”

...

Before Li Ji’an could follow Bai Cailin to the place of wager fulfillment, the news of Bai Fairy losing her Primordial Yin had already explosively spread throughout Tiger Roar Immortal City.

However, because everyone who attended the Blood Pool refinement signed a Spirit Contract, the information about the Blood Pool refinement cannot be revealed.

So this matter remains an unknown wager; the opponent’s identity is also unknown.

But the outcome is very certain—Bai Fairy lost and must submit to that mysterious cultivator.

After leaving the Blood Pool Workshop, Bai Cailin swiftly made her way out, flying directly a thousand miles from Tiger Roar Immortal City.

She stopped only upon reaching the summit of a desolate mountain.

Li Ji’an, with Divine Sense fully deployed, leisurely follows.

Only after confirming that there were no ambushes or threats around the summit the other party stood at did he slowly land in front of Bai Cailin.

”Whoosh~”

However, just as Li Ji’an lands, a colorful ribbon from Bai Cailin’s hand, carrying a myriad of lights, comes attacking.

”Humph! Do you dare to disregard the Spirit Contract and break the agreement?” Li Ji’an snorts coldly, his Magical Power erupting.

”Who said I was going to breach the contract? I was just testing your strength, hoping you won’t disappoint me too much.” Bai Cailin actually never intended to breach the contract, as the cost was too great.

”Then let’s play along!” Anticipating that Gugu will soon be able to condense a Demon Pill, Li Ji’an is in great spirits, immediately engaging her in a battle, treating it as Magical Power practice.

In an instant, the summit of the desolate mountain became a burst of Magical Power.

Bai Cailin’s magic techniques were radiant and varied, her Magical Power was thick and pure, the culmination of decades of accumulation, both offensive and defensive.

Compared to Wu Chengzhi from the Jinhua Commerce Association, she was at least twenty percent stronger.

Even against Wang Hu, Jinhua Commerce Association’s greatest trump card, she would certainly be capable of a fight, and relying on her profound foundation, the odds were fifty-fifty.

In comparison, Li Ji’an’s magic techniques are woefully few, with only two moves back and forth.

But, relying on the continuous and enduring Wood Magic Power, the fight was evenly matched.

Three days later.

”Whoosh~” Taking advantage of the situation where her Magical Power is exhausted, Li Ji’an uses the same method he used against Wang Hu, with ”Vine Silk Hand” to bind Bai Cailin.

Then, the Heaven-Reaching Giant Wood Cone crashes down.

”Boom!”

”I surrender!” Feeling the threat of death, Bai Cailin’s face changes dramatically.

”Whirr~” As the Giant Wood Cone was about to hit her, it turned into countless wood shavings raining down.

Cold sweat dripped from Bai Cailin’s forehead as she stumbled down, her Magical Power unsteady.

”Could it be that my strength is not worthy of your full magic technique?” Compared to the failure of magical combat, she was more ashamed.

She admits that the fat cultivator in front of her possessed Magical Power as thick as hers, and its purity was the greatest she had seen in her lifetime.

She couldn’t imagine how the opponent could refine their Magical Power to that degree during the Foundation Establishment Stage.

She thought that her ten years without breaking through to Core Formation, focusing on refining Magical Power, were already rare, but Liu Qingyun showed her there is always someone better.

Faced with this confrontation, Li Ji’an hesitates slightly.

In reality, during this magical combat, he almost couldn’t resist using ”Illusory Leaf Killers.”

If it were not for the continuous replenishment of Wood Magic Power, he would have been unable to endure.

There were several moments of danger.

But once ”Illusory Leaf Killers” is exposed, it will be difficult to conceal his identity.

At least Guo Wanzhi and Yao Rui, among others from the Biyun Sect, would surely be able to identify his identity.