Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 375 The Remnant Soul of the True Dragon
Faced with Lin Xiuzhu's threat once again, Li Ji'an lowered his eyes slightly.

"Infuse with essence blood? Brother Lin, according to the records of our ancestors, the seal of the True Dragon's essence blood needs to be opened with essence blood, but the seal of the Dragon Soul requires the opening with Yin spirit." At this moment, the Blood Spirit Saintess spoke up to question.

At the same time, she also understood why Lin Xiuzhu wanted to bring Li Ji'an along.

"A ghost?" Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Lin Xiuzhu's eyes.

He then subconsciously looked at the Yin Ghost Saint.

Of the four present, only the Holy Son of Yin Ghosts had enough Yin spirits to offer as sacrifice.

"Are you sure?" Old Ghost naturally understood what this meant.

In an instant, a variety of guesses arose in his mind. The most prominent one was that the Blood Woman deliberately said such a thing in order to consume his Yin Soul.

His vengeful spirits are all in the Soul-Summoning Banner. Once too many of these spirits are consumed, the power of the Soul-Summoning Banner will naturally be diminished.

"Believe it or not, I have no interest in the so-called Dragon Soul," the Blood Spirit Saintess said bluntly.

Lin Xiuzhu remained silent, simply standing before the Soul Abyss, without urging the Yin Ghost Saint Son.

After a moment's hesitation, the Holy Son of Yin Ghosts finally gave in.

He flicked the soul banner in his hand, and a ghostly spirit drifted into it.

"Crunch~" As soon as the Yin spirit entered the Soul Abyss, a slight strange sound was immediately heard.

Lin Xiuzhu's joy deepened immediately.

Old Ghost also felt a flicker of joy, but then he took a deep breath, feeling a little uneasy.

"Old Ghost, I promise you, the Dragon Soul is yours, I only want the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron!" Seeing the old ghost's hesitation, Lin Xiuzhu said sincerely.

Old Ghost glanced at Lin Xiuzhu, his effeminate face gradually hardening.

The Blood Cave's stone wall could be opened simply by infusing Li Ji'an's essence blood, and since he was still alive, it means that not much essence blood was consumed. Similarly, the Soul Abyss here shouldn't require too many Yin Souls.

Immediately, the Soul Banner was activated at full power, and countless Yin Souls fell into the Soul Abyss below.

As more and more spirits fell into it, the sounds coming from below became increasingly intense and frequent.

The joy in Lin Xiuzhu and Lao Gui's eyes intensified.

However, as more and more yin spirits were injected, the yin energy of the old ghost's soul banner was significantly weakened.

"Why isn't it enough?" After a while, the Soul Abyss below still only made noise but did not open, and the Yin energy surrounding the Soul Banner became even thinner. A trace of anxiety appeared in the old ghost's eyes.

He had assumed that based on Li Ji'an's blood essence and the amount consumed when he opened the Blood Cave, half a percent of the Yin Souls in the Soul Banner would be enough, but now nearly a tenth of them had already been consumed.

If the spirits are depleted by more than 10% in a short period of time, it will significantly affect the power of the Soul Banner.

However, having already come this far, the sunk costs were too high, and among the four people present, he was the only one with so many Yin spirits to sacrifice, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue.

Boom~
Fifteen minutes later, after consuming half of the Soul Banner's Yin Soul, the Soul Abyss below was finally fully opened.

A skylight opened at the bottom of the deep pit, visible to the naked eye, from which endless yin mist and malevolent energy surged forth.

Old Ghost was overjoyed. The Soul Banner had just lost 15% of its power, which reduced its strength by at least 10%. Now, with so much Yin energy to nourish it, he could refine it within a month at most to make up for the loss and even improve its power.

He then hurriedly activated the Soul Banner, intending to absorb the overflowing Yin energy.

"Hmm?" However, just as the Soul Banner was activated and before it could be absorbed, the old ghost suddenly paused.

The dense Yin energy that had just overflowed vanished in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Ning Sujin transmitted a satisfied voice to Li Ji'an's mind: "Husband, this kind of Yin Sha is of great help to my cultivation of the soul, no less than the effect of devouring that soul cultivator before."

Li Ji'an nodded secretly, finding it a pleasant surprise.

"What's going on?" Old Ghost asked in surprise.

"Old Ghost, forget about these trivial details, the remnant soul of the True Dragon is the key," Lin Xiuzhu hurriedly reminded him.

Old Ghost took a deep breath and could only temporarily put aside his thoughts and focus on the underground Soul Abyss.

"Let a ghost go in and investigate." Lin Xiuzhu stared at the underground Soul Abyss for a moment, but his divine sense still could not penetrate it, so he said to the old ghost.

The old ghost narrowed his eyes, but did not comply: "Hmph, I have already consumed a lot of Yin Souls. Now it's your corpse puppet's turn to scout ahead."

Lin Xiuzhu frowned slightly, but did not argue further, and immediately released an ordinary corpse puppet.

"How is it?" After the corpse puppet successfully entered the underground Soul Abyss, the old ghost looked at Lin Xiuzhu impatiently.

“No difference!” Lin Xiuzhu said with a slightly excited expression after sharing his senses with the corpse puppet.

"Then what are you waiting for, Brother Lin?" Old Ghost's eyes flickered. He didn't rush down, but waited for Lin Xiuzhu to take the lead.

Lin Xiuzhu snorted coldly, and his figure flashed, floating into the underground Soul Abyss.

Seeing Lin Xiuzhu descend smoothly, Old Ghost couldn't help but want to follow, but he restrained himself at the last moment and turned to look at Blood Spirit Saintess: "Blood Maiden, my promise to you before still stands, please."

The Blood Spirit Saintess hesitated slightly. Now that she was under Li Ji'an's control, she had no intention of seizing this opportunity and only hoped to leave this place alive.

However, Li Ji'an soon gave her an order in her mind to leave.

Li Ji'an needed her to go down and scout ahead.

"Fine, I'll go." The Blood Spirit Saintess glared at the old ghost, then transformed into a streak of crimson light and disappeared into the ground.

Seeing that the two had already gone down, Old Ghost couldn't wait to go down too.

But at the very last moment, he looked at Li Ji'an again.

"You go down too!" He was worried that they might tamper with things up there and close the Soul Abyss, trapping them below.

Li Ji'an had been waiting for this moment, and without any hesitation, he darted down.

Immediately afterward, Old Ghost followed closely behind.

Upon landing, the entire Soul Abyss came into view.

Similar to the Blood Cave, this is a closed grotto, but the difference is that it is filled with malevolent energy.

In the center stands a massive, three-legged bronze cauldron, five zhang tall, exuding an aura of desolation and antiquity. It has stood firm for countless years.

A fierce and violent aura emanated from within the bronze cauldron.

"The Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron!" Lin Xiuzhu had already walked up to the bronze cauldron and was staring at it intently, his eyes filled with excitement.

Old Ghost came down last, but he had already slipped to the side of the bronze cauldron.

However, what he kept in mind was the extremely powerful aura of Yin spirits within the bronze cauldron.

"As expected of a true dragon soul! Even a remnant soul possesses such a violent aura, and that's after millions of years of decay and the suppression of this cauldron."

Li Ji'an frowned slightly. Although the drop of true dragon blood in the blood cave had a powerful aura, it did not exude such violent emotions.

The remnant soul of the true dragon here was clearly exceptionally ferocious, carrying boundless rage.

He felt that the remnant soul wouldn't be as easy to subdue as dragon blood.

"Hiss~ Ah!" Sure enough, after staring at the dragon soul for a moment, the old ghost suddenly couldn't help but make a move.

However, his soul-refining technique vanished the moment it touched the bronze cauldron, and it also caused a backlash against him.

A repulsive force also erupted from the bronze cauldron, shaking off several layers of dust.

"Hmm? How can it still possess such power?" Lin Xiuzhu was also taken aback upon seeing this scene.

He had previously assumed that the Blood Spirit Saintess had obtained the true dragon's essence blood, so he guessed that over the years, even the methods of the Primordial Immortal Lord had become very weak.

He thought he could easily obtain the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron and the Dragon Soul.

As it turns out, it may not be easy at this point.

"Brother Lin, Blood Maiden, let's join forces to break this cauldron's suppression." Old Ghost was eagerly anticipating the dragon soul within the cauldron and was already quite impatient.

“Okay!” Lin Xiuzhu nodded decisively; this was also his idea.

The Blood Spirit Saintess was somewhat reluctant, but she still reluctantly agreed.

After confirming that the three of them would join forces, Lin Xiuzhu glanced at Li Ji'an unintentionally. He was about to speak, but then thought about it and gave up.

Their mere early-stage Core Formation cultivation was insignificant to the three of them working together. The three then began to break the restrictions on the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron.

To Lin Xiuzhu and Lao Gui's relief, although the restrictions on the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron were still quite powerful, the three of them working together still had a chance to break them.

If it had happened a thousand or more years earlier, even three late-stage Core Formation cultivators would have found it difficult to break through.

This made Lin Xiuzhu even more excited.

The Xuan Tian Treasure lives up to its name; even after millions of years, it remains incredibly powerful.

In his judgment, even now, the spirit within the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron may not have completely perished, but its grade has indeed fallen to that of a spiritual treasure. Judging from its current power, it is probably not even among the top three grade magic treasures.

Watching the three of them fiercely attack the restrictions of the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron, Li Ji'an remained calm and composed, while simultaneously using his divine sense to soothe Guagua.

As soon as Guagua entered this place, he trembled on the ground.

When we collected the true dragon's essence blood before, Guagua wasn't there, so we didn't sense it.

But at this moment, with the remnant soul of the True Dragon, the first True Spirit Bloodline of the Ancient Demon Clan, right before him, Guagua, a little demon whose bloodline was weakened countless times, trembled from the depths of his soul.

"It's just a remnant soul; it has already perished. There's no need to be so afraid!"

"You are destined to become the Frog Emperor, so even if a true dragon were to appear before you, you would not need to fear."

No matter how Li Ji'an tried to comfort him, the fear deep in Guagua's blood could not be dispelled.

This left Li Ji'an with no choice but to give up.

Compared to the human race's rule of respecting the strong, the demon race's rule of respecting bloodlines is even more unreasonable and despair-inducing.

Then Li Ji'an sent a telepathic message to Ning Sujin.

It was thought that Ning Sujin's soul power would have a special covetousness for the dragon soul.

Unexpectedly, Ning Sujin wasn't very interested in the Dragon Soul.

On the contrary, ever since entering this place, it has been quietly absorbing the Yin energy that is overflowing here.

“My lord, the soul cultivation technique I practice leans towards the demonic path. Besides devouring fellow soul cultivators, this kind of Yin energy has a greater nourishing effect.”

"While the remnant soul of the true dragon did have some effect, the demon race's divine soul still repelled me, and there was even a risk of my sea of ​​consciousness collapsing."

After Ning Sujin finished explaining, she continued to absorb the Yin energy of the place.

Li Ji'an didn't bother her anymore.

Three days later, after Lin Xiuzhu and his two companions launched a fierce attack, the restrictions on the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron finally began to loosen.

"Dang~"

"Now! Don't let it absorb spiritual energy to repair itself!" The moment the restrictions on the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron loosened, the old ghost was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted.

Lin Xiuzhu then intensified his attack.

Seeing this, Li Ji'an chuckled inwardly. He had already confirmed that the mark of the Primordial Immortal Lord on the Nine Dragon Lock had long since disappeared when he collected and refined it in the Blood Cave.

Unclaimed items can at most maintain the restriction, but will never actively repair it.

Old Ghost and Lin Xiuzhu clearly believed that there was still a Celestial Lord's mark on the Dragon Suppression Cauldron.

However, this is also good, as it will allow the restrictions on the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron to be broken more quickly and completely.

"Bang!" Finally, a day later, the bronze cauldron emitted a muffled sound, the surrounding space trembled slightly, and then the restriction shattered.

"Roar~" Before the group could celebrate, a dragon's roar rang out.

Immediately, a jet-black shadow slowly rose from within the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron.

"Dragon Soul!" It looks exactly like a dragon.

It's just much smaller, only the size of a palm.

However, he exudes a strong aura of demonic soul.

"My Dragon Soul!" Old Ghost was prepared and immediately used the Soul Imprisoning Finger.

"Roar~" The palm-sized black dragon soul, which had been trapped in the Dragon Suppression Cauldron for millions of years, finally broke free. However, it suddenly saw someone attacking it and immediately roared.

How could a mere human race dare to provoke the true spirits of heaven and earth?

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

However, before its roar could stop, several black threads had already wrapped it up.

Visibly, the dragon soul solidified.

His face even showed shock, as if he could hardly believe that the human's method could actually touch him.

"Roar~" It roared again and suddenly unleashed its true dragon power, trying to break free from the black threads.

But the next moment, its face showed human-like shock again.

It didn't break free!

How could such a weak human be able to bind my true form?

It then tried to unleash its dragon breath.

The dragon's breath annihilates all things. Not to mention the weak human race before us, even the hardest divine materials in the world cannot withstand the corrosive power of the dragon's breath.

However, after opening its mouth, it suddenly realized that it could not exhale any dragon breath no matter what it did.

Its expression froze again.

What...what am I? No, I...I'm already dead. I'm just...a soul now? How did I die? Who could kill me? What was I like before? I...I can't remember!

In an instant, the remnant soul, like a human, clutched its head in unbearable agony.

However, the old ghost was extremely excited and unleashed his magic power once again, taking the remnant soul of the true dragon, which had been bound by his Soul-Binding Finger, into his soul banner.

The dragon soul felt the pulling force and resisted with all its might.

However, this pulling force was completely irresistible to it, and it was gradually pulled out of the range of the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron.

At the critical moment, it suddenly grabbed the edge of the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron with one claw to resist the old ghost's pull, and the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron was instantly pulled towards the old ghost.

Meanwhile, watching the old ghost collect the dragon soul, Lin Xiuzhu hesitated for a moment before choosing to acquiesce.

He then flashed to the front of the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron, activated his magic power to try to envelop the cauldron, and probed it with his divine sense, attempting to unlock the divine soul imprint of the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron.

The moment Lin Xiuzhu probed with his divine sense, he was overjoyed to find that there was no divine soul imprint inside the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron.

This means that the cauldron is now ownerless, and I can refine it now.

He could wait no longer and immediately used his magic to take the Dragon-Suppressing Cauldron.

However, at this moment, the Dragon Soul firmly grasped the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron with one claw, resisting the old ghost's pulling.

Lin Xiuzhu pulled again, immediately creating a situation where Lin Xiuzhu and Lao Gui were vying for it.

The two even had their magical powers come into contact through the bronze cauldron and the dragon soul.

"How dare you!" The two shouted in unison the instant their magic touched.

The next moment, after the two understood the situation, they relaxed their guard slightly.

"Old ghost, I'll only take this cauldron; you can have the dragon soul," Lin Xiuzhu declared first.

“Fine, you can take the cauldron. I will never covet it. I only want this dragon soul!” Old Ghost followed suit and declared.

The two then began to retract their magical power, placing the maximum pulling force between the Dragon Soul and the Dragon Suppressing Cauldron.

The dragon soul claw was about to separate from the bronze cauldron.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Suddenly, the Blood Spirit Saintess made her move.

Several blood-red swords pointed directly at Lin Xiuzhu.

At the same time, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out behind the Yin Ghost Saint Son, and a strike comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch left him with no chance to dodge...

(End of this chapter)