Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Almost in the instant the blood mist veiled the surroundings, the crimson in the Blood Pool seemed to come alive, pouring frantically into the nearest Spirit Beast.

And the blood at the center of the Blood Pool was the most concentrated, with Gugu and the Spiritual Crane enduring the most intense Blood Fiend impact.

As the Blood Fiend washed over Gugu, its large eyes instantly turned red, and its entire body trembled uncontrollably, as if it might leap out of the Blood Pool at any moment.

However, it kept striving to hold on.

A moment later, not only were Gugu’s eyes completely dyed with blood, but its entire skin gradually turned crimson.

”Huh~” At the same time, Li Ji’an noticed that after Gugu’s skin turned crimson, its resistance to the Blood Fiend had noticeably weakened.

”This turned out to work unexpectedly well!” Sensing carefully for a moment, Li Ji’an smiled freely.

Gugu’s miraculous skin mutation is its awakened mutation Divine Ability during promotion, allowing it to adapt to environments quickly. It’s not just a color change or visual transformation; it’s a form of assimilation.

The skin truly morphs into the target’s color, shape, and quality.

At this moment, Gugu’s skin assimilated into the Blood Fiend of a Tier Three Demon Beast, misleading the Blood Evil Qi entering its body, as if there were no rejection reaction.

At this rate, Gugu would surely absorb more Blood Fiend than the other Spirit Beasts that experienced rejection, and be able to endure more.

”Screech!” The Seven-Colored Spiritual Crane, closest to Gugu, seemed most at ease. Having already experienced the Blood Pool refinement three times, this was the fourth, and it was already quite adapted.

The Blood Fiend impact it endured was less than two-tenths of that faced by the other Spirit Beasts in the Blood Pool.

It was proud of this, ready to lord over the other nine Spirit Beasts.

Especially that Vermilion Toad, which dared to vie with it for the central core position of the Blood Pool.

However, after passing the initial Blood Fiend impact, it unexpectedly found that the Vermilion Toad next to it had undergone a total body mutation and showed no severe difficulty in enduring.

This surprised it greatly.

”Croak~” Hearing the sound, Gugu suddenly opened its eyes, glanced at it fearlessly, and let out a cry.

”...” The Spiritual Crane tilted its head, even more shocked.

At this moment, the other eight Spirit Beasts were fully confronting the rejection of the Blood Fiend, and yet this Vermilion Toad could handle it as easily as it did.

...

One day passed quickly.

The pervasive blood mist also thinned somewhat.

At this moment, the other eight opened their eyes with a trace of worry.

Some of them had Spirit Beasts who had been refined here before and knew that this was a critical point; some Spirit Beasts without firm willpower would emerge at this interval after a day of refinement.

At this time, bloodline refinement was only twenty percent complete, which was somewhat below expectations.

So all eight of them did not wish to see their Spirit Pets leave the Blood Pool at this moment.

By noon, since there was still no commotion in the Blood Pool, the eight relaxed, knowing they could endure for at least another day.

If they could persist for two days, bloodline refinement would reach forty percent, nearly fulfilling their expectations.

After all, the Spirit Beasts entering the Blood Pool this time were uncommon, and all passed the first day smoothly.

On the second day at dawn, all eight got up and came to the edge of the Blood Pool.

They waited until the 7:00 AM mark arrived.

Splish splash~

The continuous sound of water being broken rose.

The first to emerge was a Flame Tiger, at the moment, its entire body seemed to be wearing a bloody coat, and the whole Spirit Beast appeared mentally exhausted, clearly having endured massive mental torment.

”August!” Its owner hurried forward, carefully examining its condition.

”Good, good, bloodline refinement is forty percent, the Demon Qi is purer, thank you!” After checking, the owner was overjoyed and the result was satisfying.

At this moment, Bai Cailin also subconsciously looked at Li Ji’an.

She had originally wanted to provoke him with some words, but found that Li Ji’an was even more composed than she was, with not a hint of anxiety on his face.

”So confident?”

And among the Spirit Beasts that emerged subsequently, the Vermilion Toad was not seen, causing her heart to stir involuntarily.

”An inferior Spirit Beast, yet it possesses such Heart Nature, its Beast Taming Technique is extraordinary!”

With the time mark nearing its end, seven Spirit Beasts had emerged in succession.

”Brother Xu, your Thunder Winged Lion is indeed remarkable. On its first Blood Pool refinement, it can endure three days, destined for greatness!”

Now only three Spirit Beasts had not come out of the Blood Pool, which meant these three Spirit Pets could endure three days of refinement.

However, everyone knew Bai Cailin’s Spiritual Crane had undergone refinement three times, so its ability to withstand three days this time was not surprising.

As for the unfamiliar cultivator Li Ji’an, whom no one dared approach casually, let alone someone whom Bai Cailin held in high regard, clearly not ordinary, so they wisely did not venture to engage him.

Only the cultivator with the surname Xu was familiar with them, and they all knew his Thunder Winged Lion was undergoing its first blood refinement.

To endure three days on a first blood refinement was top-notch in the Blood Pool Workshop.

The last one in the Blood Pool Workshop to endure three days on their first bloodline refinement was an Earth-Split Bear.

”Congratulations, Brother Xu!”

”Brother Xu, your Thunder Winged Lion has the makings of a Tier Three Great Demon!”

...

”Fellow Daoists, you overpraise me; my Spirit Pet was merely lucky, truly lucky.” As Xu spoke, his Divine Sense stayed on Bai Cailin.

Bai Cailin indeed glanced at him, her expression not as cold as before.

After all, Bai Cailin’s Seven-Colored Spiritual Crane had only displayed normal performance during its first refinement, managing two days.

However, when Xu’s Divine Sense brushed over Li Ji’an, he was secretly astonished.

That mere Vermilion Toad could also endure three days like his Thunder Winged Lion?

This slightly diminished his sense of accomplishment.

Yet, by the third day.

With a roar from the Thunder Winged Lion flying out of the Blood Pool, there was no further change in the Blood Pool.