Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

At the same time, he quietly activated a mid-stage Tier Three Shielding Spirit Talisman.

Although the turbulent Five Elements Spiritual Qi and the dense Blood Fiend inside the opened Tier Three Demon Beast Cave Mansion could generally ensure that Divine Sense below the Late Core Formation stage found it difficult to penetrate, he added another layer of precaution just in case.

Just now, the Grand Elder of the Fierce Tiger Commerce Association had personally handed him the Green Blood Pill and watched as Gugu consumed it, recording the entire process with a Memory Pearl.

This was his pledge to the Holy Beast Mountain.

Additionally, the Grand Elder reached a separate transaction with Li Ji’an, exchanging some Spiritual Talent in return for observing the effects of the Green Blood Pill on Gugu as it impacted the Demon Pill.

A moment later, the mid-stage Tier Three Forbidden Spirit Talisman completely enveloped the area, and only then did Li Ji’an slowly retract his Magical Power, relying solely on his Second Tier Body Refining physique to face the violent onslaught of the Five Elements Spiritual Qi and Blood Fiend.

This process would also grind his physique, but mainly he was worried that the fluctuations of his Magical Power might affect Gugu’s environment for the impact.

In the following days, Gugu followed the Core Formation Technique step by step, regulating its blood and Qi, absorbing the Blood Fiend, adapting to the Spiritual Pressure, and stabilizing its mind until three days later when its overall state reached the best condition.

The next step was to ingest vast amounts of turbulent Blood Fiend to impact the Demon Core and crush it with immense power.

At this step, the main factors included the physical strength of the Spirit Beast and the concentration and intensity of Blood Fiend in the environment.

If there is insufficient Blood Fiend, it is difficult to crush the Demon Core.

If it is not crushed adequately, the essence of the Demon Core cannot be fully extracted, leading to a failure in subsequent Solidifying Pill formation, resulting in complete failure.

Therefore, this step is crucial.

”Boom~”

”It has begun!”

Bai Cailin and Tong Liang outside the cave suddenly sensed that the Blood Evil Qi within the Spirit Crane Cave Mansion had turned more violent.

They understood that it had started the first step of crushing the Demon Core.

Bai Cailin clenched her fists and subconsciously bit her lip; the reason why the Spiritual Crane previously failed to refine a pill when attempting Tier Three was due to the incomplete crushing of the Demon Core during this step, resulting in insufficient essence extraction.

This Cave Mansion had ample Blood Fiend, with more than enough turbulent Five Elements Spiritual Qi, and it failed mainly because it didn’t dare to push past its limits.

It did not dare to absorb enough Blood Fiend to crush the Demon Core completely.

Aside from the inadequate strength of its physique, the wild nature in its heart was also lacking.

Wild demon beasts often don’t have sufficiently abundant Blood Fiend environments in this step, but do their utmost to absorb turbulent Blood Fiend.

”With the guidance of the Condensing Demon Pill Technique this time, Xiaoqi shouldn’t be afraid!” Bai Cailin comforted herself inwardly.

Boom~

The next moment, the same commotion was also heard from the neighboring Gugu’s Cave Mansion.

Bai Cailin expected this since they were following the same Demon Pill Condensing Technique, so the progress was bound to be similar.

Tong Liang sensed the turbulent Blood Fiend dispersing over Gugu’s Cave Mansion, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: ”With such turbulent Blood Fiend, I wonder how long it can last?”

Bai Cailin did not reply, knowing from previous exchanges with Li Ji’an how robust his endurance was.

Five days later, as the turbulent Blood Fiend in both Cave Mansions gradually calmed, it indicated that both demon beasts had absorbed enough Blood Fiend Power and were moving to the most critical step of smashing the Demon Core.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in Bai Cailin’s eyes; this time, the Spiritual Crane absorbed as much Blood Fiend as the neighbor, suggesting it should have enough power to crush the Demon Core and avoid the incomplete fragmentation like the first time.

This judgment wasn’t due to sensing how much Blood Fiend the Spiritual Crane absorbed, but entirely from comparing it to the neighboring Vermilion Toad.

In her mind, this Vermilion Toad might break records, and if the Spiritual Crane reached even half its level, it would be considered successful.

Sure enough, as the Blood Fiend subsided, the turbulent Five Elements Spiritual Qi surged once more.

”Crack!”

Two consecutive crisp shattering sounds came from both Cave Mansions.

”It’s done!” Bai Cailin exclaimed in joy immediately.

For after the Demon Core was crushed, the Spiritual Pressure above the Spirit Crane Cave Mansion suddenly changed, stabilizing at a quite high level.

The level of Spiritual Pressure after smashing the Demon Core can reflect the success of the crushing process.

This time, the Spiritual Pressure was twice as high as the first attempt.

By comparison, this indicated that the Spiritual Crane’s breaking of the Demon Core reached at least a granule degree, significantly better than the previous chunk level, with an improvement of more than double.

The Demon Core was shattered to such an extent that it virtually assured extracting enough essence for solidifying a demon pill—though not necessarily of high quality, it at least ensured the refinement of a pill.

Simultaneously, she looked toward the sky above Gugu’s Cave Mansion.

At the very moment of Demon Core fragmentation, the Spiritual Pressure from Gugu’s Cave Mansion was similar to her Spiritual Crane, at most half a notch stronger.

”Very good!” Bai Cailin was even more delighted.

She hadn’t expected her Spiritual Crane to perform no less than that Vermilion Toad this time!

”Huh~ What’s going on? The Spiritual Pressure on that side...”

However, in the next moment, Bai Cailin’s expression changed suddenly.

She saw the Spiritual Pressure above Gugu’s Cave Mansion, which had been stable and identical to her Spiritual Crane, suddenly drop.

”Haha, Fairy Bai, that cultivator’s Spirit Beast couldn’t even pass the first step! How utterly ridiculous!” Tong Liang laughed out loud immediately after observing this.

”Impossible!”

”How can this be? It clearly succeeded in crushing the Demon Core...”

”Nothing is impossible, Fairy Bai. Spirit Beasts are just like us cultivators; talent, background, resources, and heart nature—none can be lacking. The fact is, your Spiritual Crane is far superior!” Tong Liang naturally flattered.

Bai Cailin frowned deeply, recalling Gugu’s performance in the Blood Pool: ”Absolutely impossible!”

”Hmm?” Tong Liang looked at Bai Cailin with some disbelief, realizing she seemed to have great confidence in the other party’s Spirit Pet, even surpassing her own Spiritual Crane.

”Boom!”

As the two were puzzled, another explosion rang out.

They saw the Spiritual Pressure above Gugu’s Cave Mansion retreat just before the Blood Evil Qi erupted once again.

”What is this...”

”How is this possible? Could it be... it’s going to crush the Demon Core once more?”