Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

”That toad can actually withstand four days of refinement? Is this really its first refinement?” The cultivator surnamed Xu was utterly shocked.

Originally, the eight people whose own spirit pets had left the Blood Pool should have left, but now not a single one had departed.

They all wanted to see just how long that seemingly ordinary toad could hold on?

Of course, they also wanted to see the outcome of Fairy Bai’s bet with it.

They initially thought Li Ji’an would inevitably lose.

But now, they hesitated as well.

Some even couldn’t help but imagine the scene of Fairy Bai losing, whereupon her Primordial Yin, renowned throughout the realm, would truly be taken by this plump cultivator?

”Hmm?” As the third day’s marker passed, Bai Cailin’s expression also changed drastically.

She couldn’t believe that toad could persevere till now.

”Could it possibly endure four days of refinement?”

Her Seven-Colored Spiritual Crane had already been refined four times, but she estimated it could only persist for four days, and would be satisfied if the refinement effect improved by half a degree further.

For a moment, a sense of unease welled up in her heart.

”Could it have already failed to endure, exploding from overexertion?” one person suddenly exclaimed as they watched the unremarkable toad begin its fourth day of refinement.

”Indeed! Fellow Daoist Liu’s Vermilion Toad, given its low bloodline, could surely not withstand this long. Fellow Daoist Liu should perhaps ask the store to conduct an investigation, and if it is injured, there might still be time to rescue it.”

”Do not prioritize the bet with Fairy Bai over the safety of your spirit pet.”

...

However, faced with the well-intentioned advice of the crowd, Li Ji’an continued to rest with his eyes closed, completely unconcerned.

In his Divine Sense Perception, Gugu was clenching its teeth and staring down the Spiritual Crane.

By its natural bloodline, it could endure two days at most; its skin mutation Divine Ability allowed it to withstand three days.

But the fourth day was quite an ordeal for it.

At this moment, it was entirely relying on its willpower to persevere.

Because Li Ji’an had already transmitted to it via Divine Sense about the bet, further telling it that if it won, there might be another chance for condensing a Demon Pill.

...

For others, the fourth day seemed unbearably slow.

It felt as if the wait on the fourth day was far longer than the first three.

And for Bai Cailin, it was even more of a torment.

In the hopeful anticipation of the nine people, the fourth day at 7:00 AM finally arrived.

It was now the fourth day’s marker.

The Blood Fiend’s scouring would pause slightly, and if there was anyone who could not endure the fifth day’s refinement, they could exit now.

Should this time pass and they not exit, and the fifth day’s refinement begins, with the Blood Fiend coursing through their bodies, they would be unable to stop it voluntarily.

This would mean enduring the fifth day’s refinement.

This had never happened before in the history of the Blood Pool Workshop.

In fact, Gugu’s first Blood Pool refinement, having completed four days, had already set a new record in the advanced Blood Pool refinement history of the Blood Pool Workshop!

”Why is there still no movement?”

”Could Fairy Bai’s Spiritual Crane really endure the fifth day’s refinement?”

”What exactly is happening with Fellow Daoist Liu’s Vermilion Toad? Could it be that something unexpected really happened since it hasn’t come out for four days?”

...

As time ticked by, Bai Cailin’s phoenix eyes were no longer aloof; instead, she was holding her breath, watching the Blood Pool intently.

She hoped for a spirit pet to emerge from the Blood Pool, yet feared it would be her own Spiritual Crane.

As the fourth day’s marker was about to pass.

Suddenly, the blood mist over the Blood Pool surged.

”It’s coming out!”

Soon after, a red figure flew out.

”Hiss~ It’s Fairy Bai’s Spiritual Crane!”

The Seven-Colored Spiritual Crane, like the other spirit pets, was covered in blood, its aura listless. It immediately went into a slumber to digest the fruits of this refinement.

At the next moment, the fourth day’s marker passed.

”This... hasn’t Fellow Daoist Liu’s Vermilion Toad come out yet?”

”Fellow Daoist Liu, are you truly not worried?”

”Zhang absolutely does not believe that the Vermilion Toad could withstand five days of Blood Pool refinement, there must have been some mishap!”

...

At this moment, Bai Cailin, looking at the slumbering Seven-Colored Spiritual Crane, was completely frozen.

”Did I lose?”