Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 430 - 1: Origin Realm

The Celestial Essence Grand Assembly, the first gathering facing all the continent’s prodigies, concluded unexpectedly within the Cultivation Realm.

First, the Demon Court unified most of the demon beast factions, dramatically increasing the power of the Demon Court Saintess, Xu Qingyao, making her a prime contender for the strongest prodigy with her expertise in the Beast Taming Dao.

Later, two prodigies from the Ancient Race achieved the Acquired Immortal Body, forcibly defeating Xu Qingyao, whose power was at its zenith.

The public believed the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly would conclude with the Immortal Body reigning supreme. Unexpectedly, a Celestial Demon descended; the Demon Court Saint Child, wielding the Celestial Demon Secret Technique, suppressed the Immortal Body, showcasing the might of the Celestial Demon to the world.

From then on, both top experts of the continent and young prodigies developed a new understanding of cultivators from the Celestial Demon Realm.

To ensure the prodigies possess the power to fight against cultivators from the Celestial Demon Realm upon entering the Source Realm, Lin Jing subsequently allowed each prodigy to repeatedly experience the Celestial Demon Secret Technique without charge until everyone could somewhat manage parts of the Celestial Demon’s might.

"That should be enough. According to Elder Mo Song, those with the Celestial Demon Sect possessing demon bloodlines are still few. Now that they have ways to counter the Celestial Demon Secret Technique, the journey to the Source Realm shouldn’t be obstructed." During this period, Lin Jing was also using battles with several top prodigies to hone the Celestial Demon avatar.

These prodigies, after all, are at the Divinity Transformation Stage. As long as the Celestial Demon avatar doesn’t break through to Divinity Transformation using the Celestial Demon Body, the battles won’t be lopsided.

The more this continued, the more Lin Jing and others sensed the dominance of the demon bloodline. He recalled the description of the Demon God Body in the Two Realms Grotto Heaven... A perfected Demon God Body, its magic power could rival Immortal Power.

Immortal Power...is a force acquired only after transcending tribulations to ascend. Even the Immortal Body doesn’t naturally carry Immortal Power; it simply ensures one becomes an immortal and ultimately acquires Immortal Power.

This involuntarily made Lin Jing anticipate the moment when the demon bloodline reaches perfection. Although the Demon God Body lacks the unique abilities of other Immortal Bodies, in terms of mana quality alone, it seems capable of overwhelming most Immortal Bodies.

A year after the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly, the continent’s prodigies were set to head to the Source Realm. During this time, the Celestial Demon avatar sparred with the prodigies, while Lin Jing’s true self worked on digesting the Dragon Saliva Wine gifted by the Sea God Palace, aiming to replenish the lifespan burned during this period. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

After recuperation, from when Lin Jing achieved the Celestial Demon Body to the eve of setting forth to the Source Realm, not only was all depleted lifespan fully restored, but his vitality seemed even more vigorous.

However, Lin Jing did not anticipate the strong aftereffects of the Dragon Saliva Wine. The avatar managed with just a small sip, but his true self often felt somewhat lethargic. He estimated he’d have to sleep for several decades to fully digest the wine’s effects.

Lin Jing certainly had no time to sleep for decades, thus he relied on Hangover Pills crafted by the Dragon Carp daily to stay awake and alert. Although a minor inconvenience, seeing his burnt lifespan restored, Lin Jing was willing to accept it.

As long as no accidents occur, this side effect can soon be gradually eliminated with the Hangover Pills.

"Finally, it’s starting." Lin Jing stood atop a mountain peak in the Ancient Country. During this period, he had also properly managed matters on the Celestial Essence Continent. Now, for Lin Jing, it was time to earnestly enhance his strength within the Source Realm, break through to the Void Profound, then be expelled from the Source Realm and return to the Celestial Essence.

By then, with Void Profound Cultivation, he would possess a certain degree of self-preservation power in the lower realms, regardless of how chaotic the lower realm’s situation might be. With Void Profound Cultivation, he could basically find a peaceful place.

Whirr———

Lin Jing’s figure descended from the mountain peak, disappearing in an instant. After a while, he arrived outside an ancient ruin. Besides Lin Jing, several other prodigies from the top ten on the Fortune Gold List had also arrived successively.

The Master Senior Sister and Ling Yue Sword Immortal had arrived in advance. Upon seeing Lin Jing, they slightly nodded their heads.

Apart from those two, the gazes of the other prodigies towards Lin Jing were somewhat flickering and restless, clearly indicating a strong shadow cast by the power of the Celestial Demon during this period.

For those prodigies he wasn’t familiar with, Lin Jing didn’t hold back, acting like an unfeeling machine, releasing the power of the Celestial Demon upon encountering them, leaving it to their own abilities to comprehend as much as possible.

However, in facing acquaintances, Lin Jing chose to patiently and meticulously explain the various aspects of the Celestial Demon Secret Technique, a privilege not available to just anyone.

According to the date set at the Celestial Essence Grand Assembly, soon, the eight prodigies all arrived. Ultimately, the Second Ancient Emperor personally brought Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran to descend; these were the only two whom Lin Jing’s Celestial Demon avatar, maintained in the Nascent Soul stage, couldn’t contend with. Therefore, every time he sparred with them, Lin Jing’s avatar had to cross into the Divinity Transformation Realm, and the losses incurred during these times were naturally compensated by the Second Ancient Emperor.

"The Source Realm transmission array is about to activate."

"The Questers have taken their positions," the Second Ancient Emperor spoke slowly upon arrival.

"Before you proceed to the Source Realm, this emperor will describe once more the current state of the Source Realm!"

"In ancient times, every cultivation realm basically fought itself, divided into countless different forces competing in the Source Realm for the immortal source capable of granting immortal energy... Even cultivators from the same cultivation realm might not cooperate. Every cultivator had only one goal: to obtain the immortal source by any means necessary."

"However, with the Celestial Demon Sect disrupting the lower realms and the establishment of the Cultivation Alliance, the structure of the Source Realm seems to have undergone some changes. Most cultivators from various cultivation realms have banded together. Although there are still some unaffiliated cultivation realms and loose cultivators acting independently, the Source Realm’s forces can now essentially be divided into two camps: the Celestial Demon Sect and the Cultivation Alliance’s prodigies."

"Upon entering the Source Realm, your first mission is to contact and join the Cultivation Alliance, with one exception... Lin Jing. His avatar will disguise as a Celestial Demon Sect cultivator in an attempt to infiltrate the sect as a spy, therefore regarding all matters of Lin Jing’s Celestial Demon avatar, you are not to mention anything in the Source Realm."

Saying this, the Second Ancient Emperor took out a scroll and said, "This Heavenly Dao Scroll, co-refined by the Questers, contains powerful prohibitions. Signing this contract, should you divulge information on the Demon Court Saint Child’s Celestial Demon avatar in the Source Realm, you will suffer the contract’s backlash!"

The Second Ancient Emperor knew well that having Lin Jing, adept in the Celestial Demon Secret Technique, infiltrate the Celestial Demon forces to bring back intelligence was the most advantageous course for the Celestial Essence Realm.

The prodigies nodded, for this arrangement was what they hoped for—it is evidently more reassuring to have an insider within enemy ranks.

One by one, they signed the contract. Seeing this, the Second Ancient Emperor spoke, "Now to discuss the most crucial matter. According to records, when transmitted to the Source Realm from any cultivation realm, one arrives randomly at some location in the Source Realm. Therefore, no one knows what situation you will encounter upon initially entering the Source Realm. You must remain exceedingly vigilant. However, it is assured that the Source Realm does not pose a death threat beyond the Void Profound Realm. In this respect, you can rest assured."