Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Seeing Li Ji’an’s confident demeanor, Duanmu Fei hesitantly revealed everything.

It turned out that during the invasion of the Celestial Cyan Domain by the Two Domains, as the Demon Cultivator army led by the Joyful Union Sect from the Yellow Heaven Domain was about to defeat the allied forces of the Celestial Cyan Domain, the Pavilion Master of the Celestial Sound Pavilion ultimately compromised with the Joyful Union Sect.

It’s unknown what conditions were promised to the Joyful Union Sect in exchange for the relocation of the Celestial Sound Pavilion to the Yellow Heaven Domain.

After arriving in the Yellow Heaven Domain, the Joyful Union Sect found a Dao Field for the Celestial Sound Pavilion, a thousand miles south of the Yin-Yang Spring, not inferior to the one they had in the Celestial Cyan Domain.

From then on, the Celestial Sound Pavilion avoided the demon invasion, preserving its strength and establishing a foothold in the Yellow Heaven Domain.

However, a few years ago, the Pavilion Master of the Celestial Sound Pavilion suddenly demanded that a Core Formation True Man from the Duanmu Lineage marry an Elder from the Joyful Union Sect.

This outraged the Duanmu Lineage, as everyone knew the intentions of the Joyful Union Sect: such a marriage, plainly put, was akin to voluntarily presenting oneself as a Furnace Cauldron.

Due to this incident, the Duanmu Lineage conducted a deeper investigation and discovered more small actions of the Red Candle Ascendant of the Celestial Sound Pavilion.

It turned out that since the Celestial Sound Pavilion first arrived in the Yellow Heaven Domain, the Red Candle Ascendant had already sent disciples to the Joyful Union Sect multiple times.

The internal chaos in the pavilion eventually intensified, with voices condemning the Red Candle Ascendant rising one after another.

However, some people had expected this outcome; being able to preserve oneself from the demon invasion, such a price was already much better compared to other sects.

Sacrificing the few for the many, from the perspective of the Celestial Sound Pavilion, the Red Candle Ascendant was also considered meritorious.

Therefore, the majority of the pavilion still stood by the Red Candle Ascendant.

But the Duanmu Lineage was resolute in their refusal.

In the end, a conflict erupted between the Duanmu Lineage and the pavilion, unsurprisingly resulting in failure.

The Elder from the Duanmu Lineage agreed to the Red Candle Ascendant’s demands in exchange for not being held accountable, but staying any longer was out of the question.

Eventually, the Duanmu Lineage was expelled from the Celestial Sound Pavilion and came here.

Two years ago, they rented a high-grade Second Tier Dao Field near Funiu Immortal City and have since temporarily settled down.

The clan’s cultivators rely on melody to earn spiritual wealth, quietly accumulating resources for a comeback.

In their clan, there is a Core Formation True Man and dozens of late Foundation Establishment elders; coupled with their low profile and the novel and effective art of melody in this area, they have won some goodwill, and their future prospects seem very bright.

They even continue to regard themselves as the direct lineage of the Celestial Sound Pavilion, asserting that the Red Candle Ascendant will surely push the Celestial Sound Pavilion into an endless abyss, ultimately relying on them to restore its glory.

However, just two months ago, a group of barbarians suddenly attacked the Duanmu Clan’s True Pill elder during the journey back from Funiu Immortal City, capturing the entire group.

The Duanmu Clan was thrown into turmoil by this calamity.

Without the True Pill elder and half of the senior Foundation Establishment cultivators to hold the fort, let alone developing, they could not even secure their place in the Dao Field.

The area abounds with evil and tribulation cultivators who would undoubtedly target them.

Thus, Duanmu Fei, the prodigy of the Duanmu Family, came with the remaining Foundation Establishment clansmen to rescue them.

The result was akin to the tale of the Gourd Children saving their grandpa, with another group of clansmen captured.

Now there was only her, a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, left in the clan, and this time she was risking everything, intending to kidnap a few barbarians to exchange them for the captured clan elders.

”Do you know why the Barbarians abducted your clan elders?” Li Ji’an asked carefully after sorting out what she had said.

”Hmph, the Barbarians are beasts. My Duanmu Lineage is full of beauties; naturally, they were seized for indecent purposes!” Duanmu Fei said, indignant.

She immediately recalled something and added: ”In Funiu Immortal City, many Fairies have also been plundered by the Barbarians, and they were ultimately ravaged to death, with even their bodies being devoured.”

Li Ji’an frowned slightly, as this statement was clearly inconsistent with what he knew about the Barbarians.

”What is the title of your clan elder?”

”Master Qiongyao.”

”Old woman, you first take the young lady to a safe place; wait for my news,” Li Ji’an said decisively.

”Old man...” Ning Sujin was worried upon hearing this.

”Grandpa, what are you going to do?” Duanmu Fei’s face changed sharply.

Li Ji’an waved his hand, ”There might be some misunderstanding. Let me go and inquire.”

”No! Grandpa, this is the Barbarian’s lair. Inside, there’s not only the Barbarian Tribe Commander but also a powerful old clan leader. It’s said that even the Funiu Ascendant is unwilling to provoke him. There’s even a rumor that the ancestors of the Joyful Union Sect issued orders never to engage in conflict with the Barbarians because each generation of the Barbarian Clan Leader possesses formidable combat strength, capable of confronting an Ascendant head-on,” Duanmu Fei hastily blocked Li Ji’an.

Li Ji’an smiled slightly, ”Indeed, the Barbarian Clan Leader is extraordinary. I admit I’m not his match, but I could at least talk some sense into him.”

When he competed with Banu in divine power, he understood that the source of the Barbarians’ power lies in their bloodline.

Then, during the competition, Banu stimulated his Ancestral Bloodline, successfully undergoing his first reversion to his ancestors, with his Physical Strength instantly elevating to the level of an early-stage Tier Three Body Cultivator.

This forced him to almost unleash the full strength of a mid-stage Tier Three Body Cultivator.

It was then that the Barbarian old clan leader personally arrived.

The strength of his Physique exceeded Banu’s by several multiples, also surpassing the mid-stage Tier Three Body Cultivator Li Ji’an.

However, he was very amicable towards Li Ji’an, ultimately inviting him as an honored guest to drink and dining with full tribal commanders in attendance.

During the pre-feast pleasantries, the old clan leader very generously revealed the source of the Barbarians’ strength.

It was confirmed as the endowment within their bloodline.

Every barbarian is born with innate bloodline divine power, and their physique is not just a little stronger than ordinary cultivators.