Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 373 - 70: Extremes Meet Reversal

The person before me was dressed in dark, elegant attire, his expression imposing. As his form gradually became whole, he opened his eyes filled with doubt.

"Haven’t I already..."

He looked ahead and saw Lin Jing, clad in blue, standing opposite him with an unsightly turtle on his head, looking at him in astonishment.

"Was it you who summoned me in this form?" the man in the black robe asked.

"That’s right..."

"Junior, greetings to His Majesty the Ancient Emperor." Lin Jing slightly clasped his fists: "Indeed, it was I who presumptuously summoned your projection."

"If there was any offense, I ask for your forgiveness."

"So that’s it, this is the ’Divine Spirit Book’ from the legends of the Immortal Palace, no wonder my power is less than one in ten thousand, only at the level of the Nascent Soul Stage... Moreover, the power is dissipating rapidly, I’m afraid it won’t be long before I dissipate again."

The First Ancient Emperor sighed deeply, saying, "I didn’t expect that after dying so many years ago, I would still have the chance to return to the Celestial Essence Realm in this form..."

Lin Jing was filled with emotion. Originally, he thought that someone as powerful as the First Ancient Emperor would be flourishing even in the starry sky, perhaps even finding the path of ascension. But it seems the First Ancient Emperor still perished in the starry sky!

Ascending... truly a difficult task.

"Junior once heard that Your Majesty went to the starry sky in pursuit of the ascension path, and now that thousands of years have passed, I used the Divine Spirit Book out of curiosity about Your Majesty’s situation. May I ask for what reason did Your Majesty perish... is there hope for ascension in the starry sky?"

The First Ancient Emperor looked at Lin Jing, shook his head, and said, "I don’t know..."

"I intended to reach a place called the ’Meteor Sea’, but I was killed by a flying meteor before I even reached my destination, dead and my Dao dissipated."

Lin Jing: ?

"Hmm?" Lin Jing was taken aback, the First Ancient Emperor, renowned in the Celestial Essence Realm and the one who ended an era of the Immortal League’s rule, didn’t die in pursuit of ascension, nor was he killed by stronger beings from other worlds, but rather...

Killed by a flying meteor? Such a death seems a bit hasty.

The First Ancient Emperor laughed and said, "I know it is difficult to speak of, but that is the truth. In the Celestial Essence Realm, I was favored by the world’s fortune, defying fate and cultivating the path of destiny to its utmost. But in the starry sky, it was as if the extremes reversed; for some unknown reason, my fortune seemed cursed, even worse than that of ordinary people, leading to extreme peril."

Lin Jing was slightly stunned.

"Your summoning of me back to the mortal world might also be guided by fate. The wonders of the ’True Dragon Secret Technique’ I created seem only effective within the Celestial Essence Realm. Outside it, the power of the ’True Dragon Secret Technique’ diminishes significantly. I see you should have also cultivated the ’Hidden Dragon Secret Technique’. Are you a student of the Hidden Dragon Academy?"

"Just like this Hidden Dragon Secret Technique, once outside the Celestial Essence Realm, it becomes ineffective. Even if its fame spreads across all realms and worlds, it cannot gather the power of fortune."

"Could I trouble you to arrange a meeting with the Second Ancient Emperor so that I can transfer the improved ’True Dragon Secret Technique’ to the Ancient Clan? Though it can’t produce the same effect outside the Celestial Essence Realm, at least it won’t lead to misfortune as soon as they leave the Celestial Essence Realm, and they won’t be struck by a meteor out of nowhere."

"Such a restriction... quite unexpected," Lin Jing said with surprise. "Junior is a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect in the barren region of the Ancient Country, a student of the Hidden Dragon Academy, and also serves as a Demon Exterminator for the Demon Extermination Bureau."

"His Majesty the Ancient Emperor’s request, I naturally can agree to."

"Given the current situation of the Ancient Clan, this intelligence is indeed highly important."

"Truly admirable, it’s surprising that someone like you could emerge from the Ancient Country. Rest assured, although this body cannot exhibit much power, everything I learned, the cultivation techniques, secret techniques, and magic, seems to be intact in my memory. If you don’t mind, for the upcoming period, I could guide your cultivation."

The Divine Spirit Book has already been lost, the First Ancient Emperor predicted that Lin Jing could only obtain things from the ’Grotto Heaven’. To have obtained a cultivation technique of this level from Grotto Heaven, Lin Jing’s talent and potential must be quite rare in this world! He was more than willing to mentor such a prodigy, thus enhancing the strength of the Ancient Country!

"However, what do you mean by the current situation of the Ancient Country?"

The First Ancient Emperor looked at Lin Jing with curiosity.

"Ten years from now, the Ancient Country plans to send a group of prodigies to the ’Source Realm’. If the True Dragon Secret Technique faces limitations outside the Celestial Essence Realm, then when the Ancient Clan’s prodigies arrive at the Source Realm, there might be danger."

"Source Realm..." The First Ancient Emperor was thoughtful.

"In the days when I was away, did any other significant events happen in the Celestial Essence Realm?"

Lin Jing nodded and said, "To speak of major events, there have been quite a few in the past few decades. First, a Saint Child emerged in the Qingzhou Demon Court with unparalleled talent, developing a transformation technique for demons, allowing the demon race to re-enter the world."

The First Ancient Emperor also nodded, indeed a major event.

"Secondly, this Demon Court Saint Child discovered major intelligence that threatens the Celestial Essence Realm. The Celestial Essence Realm had to enter a state of preparedness, with various forces uniting, including sending a group of prodigies to the Source Realm, as part of the defense against the future crisis!"

Before the First Ancient Emperor could inquire further, Lin Jing told him about the origins of the Celestial Demon Sect.

Upon hearing this, the First Ancient Emperor’s face became extremely grave, saying, "I knew the origins of the Celestial Demon Sect were not simple, turns out it’s guided by the Demon Sect of the Immortal Realm, intending to devour one lower realm after another."

"It was immensely difficult to destroy the Celestial Demon Sect initially, and in the end, even I could not confirm whether the Sect Leader of the Celestial Demon Sect was thoroughly eradicated..."

Lin Jing remained silent; indeed it was not, its reincarnation is even my Guardian...

"From this perspective, leaving the Celestial Essence Realm back then truly was an irresponsible act." The First Ancient Emperor sighed and said, "If I were still around, perhaps the current predicament of the Celestial Essence Realm would not be so dire."

"Young brother, this makes it even more imperative to ask you to take me back to the Ancient Clan."

He looked sincerely at Lin Jing, saying, "As compensation, whatever request you have, I can agree!!"

"Whether it’s establishing the Beast Taming Sect as the state religion of the Celestial Essence Ancient Country, or you wishing to marry the Ancient Clan Princess, to cultivate the True Dragon Secret Technique, I agree to it all!"

Lin Jing was deeply moved, but he said, "Your Majesty, that’s unnecessary; I have already taken the Beast Taming Sect to join the Demon Court and no longer live in the Ancient Country. Besides, I find the Beast Taming Technique I’m cultivating now quite excellent, and I don’t wish to switch to the True Dragon Secret Technique..."

"Next, I will help Your Majesty fulfill your wish, but we should account for each action; let us trade fairly."

Upon hearing this, the First Ancient Emperor froze.

What nonsense.

"Allow me to reintroduce myself. Besides those old identities, I am now the Saint Heir of the Qingzhou Demon Court, no longer an Ancient Country Cultivator."

"Mainly, because I have a Longevity Body, which is difficult to nurture, only the Demon Court is willing to spare no effort in providing me protection, thus my choice was unavoidable."