Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Chapter 509: Chapter 24: Breaking Through the Limit

Normally, after the demon core is shattered, the spiritual pressure of the cave mansion will stabilize and then refine the essence of the shattered demon core.

If the demon core shatters unsuccessfully, the spiritual pressure won’t be as strong and will collapse instantly.

However, the spiritual pressure above Gugu’s cave mansion had already stabilized, even exceeding the spiritual pressure of the Spirit Crane Cave Mansion by a margin.

Yet, immediately following, the spiritual pressure dissipated.

More astonishingly, the raging Blood Fiend condensed once more.

This signified that the process of shattering the demon core a second time had commenced.

The extent to which a demon beast shatters its demon core relates to the extraction of its blood essence. If a single shattering is insufficient, theoretically, a second shattering is possible.

However, the danger involved is extraordinary. Apart from the demon beast’s body needing to withstand the Blood Fiend’s impact once more, the main challenge lies in the demon beast’s psychological endurance.

After all, shattering a demon core once is tantamount to a rebirth through fire. It’s rare for an ordinary demon beast to possess such resilience and courage.

"A second shattering of the demon core! Truly extraordinary! But... can it succeed?" Bai Cailin was initially shocked, then gradually composed.

This matched her expectations of the Vermilion Toad.

Having just sensed the Vermilion Toad’s shattering of the demon core only a bit higher than her Spirit Crane, she felt pleased, thinking her Spirit Crane was comparable.

The result... the Vermilion Toad shattered its demon core again in such a situation.

Undoubtedly, if successful, the shattering of its demon core would reach a powder state, more beneficial for refining the core essence in the next step.

Yet, she felt conflicted about whether this Vermilion Toad could succeed.

If it truly succeeded, by comparison, her Spirit Crane would seem inferior.

If it failed, she would feel a secret delight but also disappointment...

"What kind of spirit pet does this person have, daring to shatter the demon core twice? Could it be possessed of the Barbaric True Spirit Bloodline?" Confirming the second shattering, Tong Liang finally put away his disdain, deeply shocked.

The Nine Tripods Commerce Association had numerous ancient records, and he happened to have seen records of similar demon beasts shattering their demon cores twice during a breakthrough of the demon pill.

However, those were peerless great demons from ancient and even primordial times, and they all possessed at least some degree of True Spirit Bloodline.

"A spirit pet with True Spirit Bloodline!" This realization shocked him while igniting a frenzy of greed.

Demon beasts with True Spirit Bloodline are almost impossible for human cultivators to tame. Given what he knew, the few demon beasts possessing True Spirit Bloodline in the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm were all giants, figures feared by the human lords of the Central Ten Domains.

"If I could acquire this spirit pet with True Spirit Bloodline, I would definitely devote all my efforts to nurturing it to a Tier Four Demon King!"

Investing in a human Immortal Seedling, although it holds hope for reaching the Nascent Soul, can never compare to investing in a spirit pet. Because once a human cultivator attains the Nascent Soul, the returns are limited to only a few favors and kindnesses.

But if an investment in a spirit pet succeeds, it becomes part of one’s own strength, forever under one’s control!

Bai Cailin, sensing his uncontrollable emotions, was slightly startled. However, she understood; if she hadn’t seen that Vermilion Toad with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have imagined any spirit pet could perform so impressively.

"Young Master Tong, please forgive me, but I’ve signed a spirit contract," Bai Cailin did not deliberately hide.

However, Tong Liang’s thoughts were already fixed. Even if Bai Cailin told him that the spirit pet was merely a Lower Grade Vermilion Toad, he wouldn’t believe it.

After all, not even Celestial Grade Spirit Beasts were known to shatter their demon cores twice in the Post-Ancient Era.

He was sure the spirit pet must be of the True Spirit Bloodline.

A spirit pet with True Spirit Bloodline being controlled by a faceless refugee from the Celestial Cyan Domain was a waste of heavenly treasures!

"If the second shattering of the demon core succeeds, there’s indeed a possibility of advancing to Tier Four," Tong Liang’s eyes were full of anticipation.

While the two outside were shocked, within the cave mansion, Li Ji’an was equally taken aback.

After Gugu shattered its demon core earlier, he was actually satisfied. According to records on demon beasts shattering their demon cores, Gugu’s previous shattering was sufficient to support forming a demon pill.

Gugu’s bloodline being insufficient, only barely enhanced to a Quasi-Earth Grade Bloodline postnatally, along with its not-so-strong physique, made a one-time shattering to such an extent already remarkable.

"To know shame and then show courage is truly commendable!" Li Ji’an held Gugu in higher esteem.

He acknowledged that Gugu had indeed been attentive to his teachings on demon beasts and the legends of Core Formation.

Undoubtedly, Gugu’s courage was also due to Li Ji’an being by its side.

With Li Ji’an’s Second Tier medical skills as a safety net, at the very least, it could ensure Gugu wouldn’t die on the spot.

In the following three days, the Blood Fiend in Gugu’s cave mansion was as it was before the first demon core shattering, whereas the Blood Fiend above Bai Cailin’s Spirit Crane Cave Mansion had long dissipated, leaving only stable Five Elements Spiritual Pressure to continue refining the shattered demon core’s essence.

Compared to the first demon core shattering, this time, Gugu could only absorb the Blood Fiend for three days before it couldn’t continue any longer, having endured the previous maltreatment, its physique couldn’t withstand more of the Blood Fiend’s power.

"Boom~"

That day, the Blood Fiend erupted into the sky above Gugu’s cave mansion, while the Five Elements Spiritual Pressure soared.

"Second shattered demon core!"

The second shattering of the demon core, being based on an already shattered core, though more dangerous, was relatively easier.

At this point, the demon core is already in granular form, not the complete core it once was.

"Crack~"

Li Ji’an, sensing closely throughout, saw Gugu’s already granulated demon core being crushed by the raging Blood Fiend instantly into a powder form.

And at the moment the demon core was pulverized, even before refining, the essence of origin it contained began to spill out.