Li Changxi's flawed logic smoothly convinced herself.
Then she said, "Junior brother, there's no need to panic. As South Pole's Emperor Changsheng, you naturally bear numerous blood debts since birth, it's a normal phenomenon."
Ji Changsheng: "…Sister, your discerning eyes are truly remarkable. If it were anyone else from the temple, they probably would have suspected that I am a spy for the Devil Sect."
Li Changxi laughed: "Junior brother, you sure know how to joke. But indeed, those ordinary folks truly lack perspective and could possibly misconstrue. Forget about them. Junior brother, focus on your breakthrough."
Upon seeing Li Changxi restrain the anomalous Bloody River within the Moon Palace and persuading herself, Ji Changsheng let out a sigh of relief and concentrated on his breakthrough.
Then he realized that the use of Merit Energy to enhance cultivation is indeed greatly beneficial.
He sensed the threshold of the middle-Foundation Establishment stage.
Normally, crossing this threshold should be difficult, like pushing against a tightly closed door, futile despite all efforts.
For him, however, it was like a thin film.
He just gave a slight push.
The next moment, he had advanced to the middle-Foundation Establishment stage.
The Bloody River anomaly and the Merit Energy were finally under his control again, to which Ji Changsheng heaved a sigh of relief.
Li Changxi, on the other hand, was surprisingly calm. She naturally nodded and said, "My judgement was correct. You and I, junior brother, are Quasi-Saints of the Supreme Unity grade. Breaking through these mundane cultivation bases is as simple as eating and drinking. Since you've reached the middle-Foundation Establishment stage, rest a bit, junior brother. Later, I'll help you break through to the late-Foundation Establishment stage."
Ji Changsheng's body stiffened a bit.
"Sister, I might not have enough Merit Energy remaining."
Using Merit Energy to enhance the cultivation stage is indeed useful.
But it depletes rapidly.
Ji Changsheng felt that he might not have fully exhausted his Merit Energy, but it was probably not sufficient for him to break through another minor cultivation base stage.
Li Changxi persuaded pridefully, "Junior brother, Merit Energy is a great thing that cannot be transferred between commoners. They can only cultivate it themselves. But as Star Monarch Tai Yin's reincarnation, of course I'm superior, so I've figured out a way to transfer Merit Energy. The closer the relationship, the more can be transferred. Since you've deemed me as your sister, I naturally have to help you in your cultivation. Rest for a moment, junior brother, then open up your body and let me aid your cultivation."
Ji Changsheng: "..."
A moment later.
Under Ji Changsheng's "astonished" gaze, Li Changxi transferred her Merit Energy into his body.
This was akin to the cultivation equivalent of transferring power. If Li Changxi wasn't careful, she ran the risk of severe backlash and injury.
She was genuinely helping Ji Changsheng cultivate.
But Ji Changsheng wasn't moved at all.
He simply felt desperate.
Because in order to help him boost his cultivation base, Li Changxi was so engrossed in transferring Merit Energy that she didn't intentionally suppress his Bloody River anomaly.
Then, the Sky Devil Sect's damned Cultivation Technique, with its inherent special effects, shone again.
And this time, without Li Changxi's suppression, Ji Changsheng lost control of his body.
The Moon Palace could no longer conceal the anomaly on Ji Changsheng's body.
And so...
The Bloody River rolled back.
The souls of the resentful howled.
Evil Qi soared.
Mystic Temple, the leader of the Righteous Path, was shrouded in demonic aura for the first time in hundreds of years.
The Mystic Temple's foremost treasure, the Mysterious Yellow Virtue Linglong Pagoda, trembled slightly.
Countless secluded Supreme Elders were alarmed, their gazes all directed towards the Moon Palace.
"The Bloody River anomaly? Someone at the Mystic Temple is practicing Devil Spells, how audacious."
"Seems like Evil Blood Energy radiates from the Illusory Light lineage's Various Illusions."
"Li Changxi? No, that's impossible."
"Could it be..."
Feeling his cultivation base progressing at an alarming rate, Ji Changsheng felt a shiver run down his spine.
What should he do if his identity as a planted spy of the Devil Sect is exposed? He's anxiously waiting online for suggestions.