Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 425 - 122: Changes in the Golden Ranking

"What does that mean."

Lin Jing stood up. Has the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly already been underway for several days?

Why didn’t anyone tell him.

Why wasn’t he invited.

The top hundred talents on the Gold Ranking all have the right to attend, don’t they?

Could it be that he, the Demon Court Saint Child, ranked sixth on the Gold Ranking, was excluded?

"Senior doesn’t need to worry, you’re still ranked sixth on the Gold Ranking, there hasn’t been any change..." Yu Xun’Er said.

Lin Jing looked towards the sky.

Indeed, he found that the variations on the Gold Ranking were enormous.

First place, Ancient Race Crown Prince, Gu Xinghe.

Second place, Ancient Race Princess, Gu Youran.

Third place, Demon Court Saintess, Xu Qingyao.

Fourth place, Spirit Daoist Sect Daoist, Lu Qi.

Fifth place, Sun Temple’s Saint Child, Dao Hui.

Sixth place, Demon Court Saint Child, Lin Jing.

Seventh place, Martial Emperor’s successor, Emperor Renzong of the Wan Dynasty.

Eighth place, Water Moon Immortal Island Senior Sister, Shui Lingsu.

Ninth place, Witch God Hall Divine Child, Ta Wu.

Tenth place, Celestial Sword Sect Young Sect Leader, Feng Ning.

"This Celestial Essence Grand Assembly has indeed led to such significant ranking changes." Lin Jing muttered.

"In the three Demon Emperor forces of the Sea God Palace, Mist Forest, and Snowland, not a single one of them is on the ranking?"

"Were they all squeezed out? No, after the top ten, their names are still missing."

"That’s not it." Beside him, Yu Xun’Er said, "The Totem Saint Child of Snowland... is said to have fallen."

"Apparently, after being squeezed out of the top ten by the breakthrough of Dao Hui into Divinity Transformation, he cultivated forbidden techniques in desperation, went insane, and died."

"Oh." Lin Jing nodded, guessing that under pressure from the Totem Demon Emperor of Snowland, he had no choice but to take a risky move, but ultimately failed.

"What about the Sea God Palace Crown Prince and Young Master Long Liu, did they also fall?" Lin Jing was skeptical.

These two, when he last checked the Luck Gold Ranking, were still in the top five, having paid him protection fees.

Yu Xun’Er said, "Senior, don’t you know... Just before the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly began, the Sea God Palace, Mist Forest, Snowland, and several other Demon Beast forces all announced their allegiance to the Demon Court."

"Among them, the Sea God Palace Crown Prince and Long Liu, the disciple of the Forest Sea Dragon Emperor, acted as envoys and signed a contract with the Demon Court Saintess, Xu Qingyao. In this Grand Assembly, Xu Qingyao, with their support, rose to third on the Gold Ranking."

"It’s just a pity that the Ancient Race Princess, Gu Youran, cultivated an Acquired Immortal Body. Even with the combined forces of several Divinity Transformation Demon Beasts, Senior Xu Qingyao was still suppressed by the Immortal Body..."

"No wonder." Lin Jing had still been puzzled how Senior Sister was so formidable; it turned out that over the years, she successfully absorbed nearly all of the top Demon Beast forces of the Celestial Essence Continent under the efforts of the Demon Emperor.

The Sea God Palace Crown Prince and Young Master Long Liu are almost like ’hostages’, aren’t they?

But that’s not bad either, since this way, they can also enter the Source Realm, and together obtain more resources.

"But wait." Lin Jing remembered that Senior Sister should only have had one contract slot left. How could she contract two? Is she, like me, cultivating an extra contract slot?

"Forget it." Everyone has their own fate. Lin Jing no longer bothered with it, but was the Ancient Race Princess really that powerful?

If the Ancient Race Princess cultivated an Acquired Immortal Body, then surely the Prince Gu must have also cultivated an Immortal Body.

The Second Ancient Emperor’s goal seems to have been achieved.

Lin Jing could imagine that now the Second Ancient Emperor would be even more confident in facing the First Ancient Emperor, and more convinced that focusing resources on the Ancient Race bloodline was the right choice.

"Feng Ning also successfully broke through to Divinity Transformation, ranked in the top ten, and didn’t waste that Taiyin Divine Body Pill." Lin Jing noted, this would be the Celestial Essence list for entering the Source Realm if nothing unexpected happened.

However, he still wondered why no one informed him about participating...

He took out the tiger tooth that could contact the Demon Emperor, and shortly after, the Demon Emperor’s voice came through.

"You’ve come out of retreat, I see."

"Your Majesty, the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly has started... Why didn’t anyone notify me."

The Demon Emperor said, "I called you, but you didn’t respond."

"Uh. Did you?" Lin Jing fell into deep thought, wondering when that had happened.

"I guessed you were in retreat, so I didn’t call much. Anyway, your spot was predetermined; almost no one could take it away. Whether you attend the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly or not doesn’t really matter." The Demon Emperor was indifferent.

"Alright..." Lin Jing scratched his head. Seems like during his cultivation in the Sands of Time, he overlooked the Demon Emperor’s contact. But for such an important event, shouldn’t someone be sent to the Spirit Dao Sect to inform him? Just shouting out with a remote Magical Treasure... whose phone gets picked up 100% of the time?

Moreover, the Spirit Dao Sect wasn’t thoughtful enough. Knowing I was cultivating in your sect, with your Daoist attending the assembly, did you just leave me here alone?

Lin Jing glanced at Yu Xun’Er. This girl probably had been following the messages from the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly to the Spirit Dao Sect, yet didn’t interrupt his closed-door session to call him?

"Is Your Majesty at the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly site now? Do I still need to go?" Lin Jing asked.

"Since the assembly ends today and the ten spots are mostly determined, I guess I won’t go."

"Just the date for opening the Source Realm teleportation array... is it confirmed?"

"Come on, why not come? Get over here quickly." The Demon Emperor grumbled.

"This Second Ancient Emperor guy is too arrogant, Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran should have both cultivated an Acquired Immortal Body. Combined with Xu Qingyao and the others, they’re no match either."

"Are you aware of the situation in the Demon Court now?"

"Currently... the Demon Court has become a major force comparable to the Ancient Country, with one representing the human race and the other representing the demon race."

"Xu Qingyao represents the Demon Court. Even with the Sea God Palace Crown Prince, Dragon Emperor’s successor, plus Xu Qingyao’s various pet beasts helping, they still couldn’t defeat just one Gu Youran, which infuriates this emperor."

"Is an Immortal Body that remarkable? You, kid, come over and give those two Immortal Bodies a beating first."

Lin Jing chuckled, saying, "Is it really meaningful? Once inside the Source Realm, the Gold Ranking won’t be of much use. Snatching the first and second ranks doesn’t hold much significance either."

"How is it not meaningful? Letting the fame of the Demon Court surpass the Ancient Country is plenty meaningful. Hurry up and come."

"Alright then." Lin Jing shrugged and looked at Yu Xun’Er beside him, asking, "I’m going to catch the tail end of the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly, do you want to come?"

"Won’t my bloodline be discovered?" Yu Xun’Er hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Probably will be."

"Then I won’t go." Yu Xun’Er said, "It’s not yet time to get close to the Ancient Race, Senior, you go by yourself."

"Alright." Lin Jing looked towards the direction of the Ancient Region. During this time, the First Ancient Emperor had also investigated and found out Yu Xun’Er’s true identity. She was the daughter of the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince was indeed a playboy, famous for his amorous affairs.

His talent was mediocre among many princes, and the Second Ancient Emperor didn’t have high hopes for him.

Ambitious Yu Xun’Er naturally wouldn’t acknowledge such a wastrel as a father, having no desire to recognize him, only wishing to one day eliminate this parasite of no value to the Ancient Country.

She couldn’t understand why the Second Ancient Emperor justifiably cultivated gifted and hardworking talents like Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran, yet wasted resources on the worthless Seventh Prince, unwilling to allocate resources to cultivate other talents of the Ancient Country, too fixated on bloodlines.

"Blood ties are indeed a powerful connection." Lin Jing sighed. From the position of the Ancient Race Leader, what the Second Ancient Emperor did was reasonable, but he held another identity as the Lord of the Ancient Country, the human race emperor.

Compared to the identity of the Ancient Race Leader, the First Ancient Emperor clearly favored his role as the Lord of the Ancient Country.

"Then you stay here and wait, I’ll be back soon, let me go see how your aunt and uncle have been cultivated by the Second Ancient Emperor."