Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Re-entering Fallen Dragon Ridge, it was just as rumored, filled with demon cultivators relying on yin veins and blood fiends for cultivation.

In the records of ancient times, Fallen Dragon Ridge was the site of a true dragon’s fall in ancient antiquity.

It is said that after the first Celestial Venerable of the human race proved his Tao, he led the humans to break the oppression of the demon race for millions of years by slaying the reigning Dragon Demon Emperor here.

The true dragon’s blood flowed into the earth, corroding the original spirit veins, transforming them into dense blood fiend energy and yin veins, leading to this place becoming desolate in ancient times, inhabited only by loose cultivators.

It is said that the first human pioneer who created the cultivation method using blood fiend and yin veins was born here.

However, eventually, because many who relied on yin veins and blood fiends for cultivation went to extremes, these cultivation techniques became increasingly skewed, being defined by many as demonic cultivators or evil cultivators.

”Scram!” On this day, as Li Ji’an just arrived in the twin-headed snake cave area, he was greeted by a shout.

His divine sense swept across, and he was already surrounded by four people.

The twin-headed snake demon remained hidden in its cave mansion.

However, the four had placed dense blood fiend markings on the perimeter.

The blood fiend markings of the four connected end to end, forming a shield-like array that wrapped around the twin-headed snake’s nest.

He took a glance at the disheveled people, their faces sinister, and their blood fiend aura especially dense.

Li Ji’an’s face displayed a faint smile.

Xiaoqiao had told him that the culprit who plundered the ancestral land of the Yan family, leaving not a single one of the three hundred Yan family members alive and using their blood to merge into a blood pool to refine a magical artifact, was none other than the Bloodthirsty Four Demons.

As loose cultivators, they weren’t famous in the Boundless Domain, but they were well-known in Cangyun State.

When they first arrived in Cangyun State a few years back, they had already plundered many Foundation Establishment families. The first stop was the Biyun Sect, where Xiao Changfeng, a True Pill True Man, resided. Although they ultimately didn’t manage to breach the Biyun Sect, neither were they intimidated by Xiao Changfeng. For the past few years, they suddenly disappeared without a trace.

When Xiaoqiao told him, Li Ji’an thought they had already been slain by other demon cultivators, but didn’t expect to encounter them today.

The four were rumored to all have late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, but now Li Ji’an discovered the leader had already formed a fake pill.

”Whoosh~” Without hesitation, Li Ji’an condensed his magical power into a verdant magic sword and slashed towards the closest person.

Crack~

The next moment, the surrounding magical power of that Blood Demon automatically activated, forming a body-protecting dharma shield, but the moment it touched Li Ji’an’s magic sword, it shattered.

”Clang!” However, just as Li Ji’an was about to attack the second person, the magic sword failed to kill him, being blocked by a sudden outburst of blood fiend from within his body.

His divine sense moved, and Li Ji’an raised an eyebrow.

Only then did he realize that the blood fiend qi connecting the four had gathered around that person in an instant, blocking a fatal strike.

”So that’s it, no wonder they dominated Cangyun State in the past while only being at late-stage Foundation Establishment, even daring to challenge Xiao Changfeng’s True Pill authority.” Li Ji’an quickly realized the secret technique of the four.

It’s an extraordinary secret technique even more wondrous than ordinary combined attack techniques. The blood fiend of the four formed a singular entity, capable of gathering all power in one person in an instant, almost equivalent to combining the strength of the four, having a defense not weaker than early-stage True Pill.

There was also the effect of blood escape.

”How bold! To dare ambush us, the Bloodthirsty Four Saints!” The remaining three arrived almost instantaneously through the blood fiend linkage.

The four stood shoulder to shoulder, glaring at the slowly approaching Li Ji’an.

If not for sensing the magical power aura exceeding early-stage True Pill from Li Ji’an’s earlier attack, the four would have surrounded him long ago.

The Four Demons had been in the Celestial Cyan Domain for many years, unafraid of even Fake Pill True Men when at Foundation Establishment Stage, able to defeat or at least drive them away with their united assault.

Now that the elder had formed a fake pill, they didn’t even take ordinary True Pill True Men seriously.

However, Li Ji’an obviously had no intention of wasting words with them.

As he approached the four, his magical power suddenly erupted, and a Dark Light Umbrella enveloped the area like a dome.

Simultaneously, several beams of dark light killing intent shot forth.

”Magical Treasure!”

”At least Eighth Grade!”

Seeing this, the Four Demons were filled with less awe and more greed, coveting the treasure with obvious intent.

However, as the dark light killing intent swept across, the four once again performed blood escape, dodging the attack unharmed.

”Swish, swish, swish~” Subsequently, countless vines burst from the ground.

The four once again united, a massive blood fiend shield blocking the vines outside.

”Hmph!” Seeing his magical power attack ineffective, Li Ji’an snorted coldly, and a soul stab was released abruptly.

”Ah! Be careful of divine soul attacks.” The Fake Pill Blood Demon gasped, but his sea of consciousness didn’t crumble.

Only then did Li Ji’an realize that this blood fiend secret technique of the four not only combined their blood fiend magical power but also their divine souls.

With the divine senses of three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and one Fake Pill divine sense, their defensive divine sense was comparable to middle-stage Core Formation. His divine soul attack was still effective but lacked a realm’s difference to cause serious damage.

”Attack!” The Four Demons no longer waited passively; the blood fiend shield suddenly exploded, shooting out countless beams of blood fiend.

The figures of the four also vanished within the blood fiend.

Li Ji’an slightly furrowed his brow, finding their method somewhat similar to his Illusory Leaf Clone. However, with a sweep of his divine sense, he already discerned their traces.

Boom~

A massive wooden stake fell from the sky, precisely predicting the Fake Pill Blood Demon’s trajectory, striking down.

Pfft~

Yet, when the wooden stake contacted the blood fiend, the blood fiend transformed into a mist of blood, and the Fake Pill Blood Demon’s form vanished, appearing next to another Blood Demon.

Swish, swish, swish~

In the next moment, numerous vines broke through the earth again, reaching to entwine the four’s traces and attempting to cut off all blood fiend threads within the space.

However, to Li Ji’an’s surprise, the secret technique of the Four Demons exceeded expectations, and even with all the vines in place, they could not sever it.

The forms of the Four Demons could also instantly burst into blood mist, reappearing beside the others.

”Still too few magical techniques.” With his limited methods exhausted, Li Ji’an shook his head slightly.

Nonetheless, it wasn’t that he couldn’t quickly subdue them; it just required a Tier Three area-attack spirit talisman.

Li Ji’an simply disdained to waste it on them.

Moreover, dealing with such a cultivation realm inferior to his, he still had a trump card.

With no more hesitation, Li Ji’an produced a seemingly ordinary Insect Catching Net in his hand.

”Swoosh~” He casually directed it towards the Fake Pill Blood Demon.

Faced with an Insect Catching Net slower than the prior magic, the Fake Pill Blood Demon suddenly felt petrified, unable to move a muscle.

Even the blood escape secret technique became completely ineffective.

In the next moment, under the shocked gaze of the remaining three demons, the Fake Pill Blood Demon’s figure fell out of the blood fiend.

Wrapped tightly by a web of silk threads.

”Big Brother!”

Though the blood fiend linkage among the four was undisturbed, even bound all over, he should have been able to blood escape away.

Seeing this, Li Ji’an nodded silently; this was his first use of this dao artifact acquired at great expense, proving worth the price.

”Clang~” As the Fake Pill Blood Demon was secured, a chilling gleam appeared underground.

In the next moment, the Fake Pill Blood Demon’s blood fiend shattered, separating his body from his head.

Gugu’s strike, activating the power of a Fifth Grade magical treasure—mid-stage Core Formation cultivators couldn’t withstand it, let alone a mere Fake Pill?

”Big Brother!” With the Fake Pill Blood Demon’s death and the collapse of the blood fiend, the blood fiend linkage among the four also vanished.

”Swish, swish, swish~” Three vines erupted from the ground, binding the three firmly.

Gugu attacked from underground again.

However, this time, the Crescent Saber’s power wasn’t activated; merely utilizing its sharpness was sufficient to strike a late-stage Foundation Establishment demon cultivator dead.

With the Four Demons vanquished, Li Ji’an collected the four’s storage pouches and directly captured the Fake Pill Blood Demon’s Yin Soul, forcefully conducting a soul search. Such practitioners were unworthy of inclusion in his Faceless Mask storage.

A moment later, Li Ji’an explored its memory concerning the blood fiend secret technique ”Bloodthirsty Linkage”.

”It’s indeed miraculous; using it on puppet combinations might have extraordinary effects.” Briefly researching, he nodded in satisfaction.

Meanwhile, as he performed the soul search, Gugu had already taken Little Fire Spirit for its revenge.

At this moment, a call from Gugu echoed in his sea of consciousness.

”The Cultivation Technique Jade Talisman has been found!”