Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 433 - 4: The Four Heavenly Kings
"Yes, yes, yes." The cultivator with the surname Fang cried inwardly and concluded that this fellow, Lin Jing, must be from a cultivation realm similar to his own homeland, and not part of the Cultivation Alliance.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so unfamiliar with information about the Source Realm.
However, he was certain that the cultivation realm Lin Jing came from must have a strong foundation, likely being a subordinate realm of an "Immortal King force."
In the Immortal Realm, Immortals are divided into four realms: True Immortal, Immortal Monarch, Immortal King, and Immortal Emperor. A cultivation realm subordinate to a force with an Immortal King would inevitably have a stronger foundation than one only under an Immortal Monarch. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
"Currently, the most formidable in the Source Realm belong to four people!"
"Known to other cultivators as the Four Heavenly Kings of the Source Realm."
"They include a prodigy from the Cultivation Alliance, Li Tianyi, who possesses a Chaos Immortal Body."
Chaos Body!
Lin Jing was slightly taken aback. The Chaos Immortal Body is a frightening physique even more impressive than the Creation Immortal Body. This physique has the most perfect compatibility with any cultivation technique; no technique or magic is untrainable, not even foreign ones. The Chaos Body can perfectly cultivate them.
Besides, everyone else can only cultivate a single technique, or two if including avatars. However, the Chaos Body has no such limitations; as long as there is time and energy, cultivating ten thousand techniques and possessing ten thousand technique characteristics is possible, though extremely rare.
Of course, no cultivator typically has the energy for that, but even training in four or five mutually compatible top-tier techniques is terrifying enough.
This is far stronger than the True Dragon Immortal Body, which can bestow intelligence upon dragon veins and perfectly harness their power.
"The second is Sheng Kun, one of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Saint Heirs, who is said to possess the same bloodline as the Demon Lord of the Celestial Demon Sect in the Immortal Realm!! A demon bloodline!!"
"This demon bloodline has been developed to Great Perfection, signifying that he is almost indistinguishable from the young demons of the Immortal Realm, with terrifying magic power even more dreadful than celestial power nurtured by the Immortal Source."
Indeed!
Lin Jing was shocked. In this Source Realm, the prodigies of the Celestial Demon Sect have also received demon bloodlines from the Celestial Demon Sect of the Immortal Realm, and under the Sect’s cultivation, they develop their bloodline much faster than he can.
He had only recently achieved a major success, with a long way to go before reaching perfection, yet this person... has already fully developed.
"The third is a native spirit monster of the Source Realm, an entity of the boundless sea come to life."
"The fourth is also a native spirit monster, born from a meteor that fell from the stars outside the Source Realm and gained intelligence."
"These four are the strongest individuals in the Source Realm today."
"Among them, Li Tianyi and Sheng Kun have stayed in the Source Realm for a very long time. They are said to be suppressing their realms and might break through to the Void Profound Realm at any moment and leave the Source Realm. The reason they haven’t left is that they fear if they were to depart, the Sea Immortal Spirit and the Meteor Immortal Spirit would massacre the prodigies of the Celestial Demon Sect and the Cultivation Alliance. Apart from the two of them, very few human prodigies can balance these native spirit monsters."
"Unlike the Mountain Gods here, who are willing to obey the Heavenly Dao Rules and fear that Immortal Gods from the Upper Realms might one day refocus on the Source Realm, the Sea Immortal Spirit and the Meteor Immortal Spirit have no taboos and have joined the struggle for the Immortal Source, having slaughtered countless prodigies from outside the realm. Therefore, most people believe that only when the Celestial Demon Sect and the Cultivation Alliance produce a prodigy capable of replacing Sheng Kun and Li Tianyi, deterring the Sea Immortal Spirit and the Meteor Immortal Spirit, will they choose to leave."
"Currently, due to their mutual balance, the four kings essentially remain behind the scenes, seldom personally contending for the Immortal Source, instead commanding prodigies from their own forces to compete. It’s estimated that only a particularly high-quality Immortal Source would compel them to act without restraint."
"I see," Lin Jing understood. He pondered this, realizing that his strength was still far from the top in the Source Realm.
Take Sheng Kun for instance, who is not only at the peak of the Divinity Transformation realm, but whose demon bloodline has also reached Great Perfection. As for the Celestial Demon Secret Technique, its development must inevitably surpass his own.
If they were to clash, even if he burned his lifespan to reach the pinnacle of Divinity Transformation, he would never be the opponent of the other party. Forcibly raising one’s realm is fundamentally different from a genuine foundational realm.
"If I want to acquire the Immortal Source from the four kings, the easiest way is to join their forces and jointly share in the spoils. They feast on the meat; I sip the soup."
"But if I want to enjoy the Immortal Source alone, I must possess strength comparable to these four..."
Lin Jing felt the challenge in his heart, the Chaos Immortal Body, and the Perfect Demon Bloodline were insurmountable mountains.
"The Celestial Demon Transformation probably won’t reach Sheng Kun’s level without systematic cultivation from the Celestial Demon Sect; it can only serve as proof of identity to infiltrate their ranks."
"As for my true self, the most powerful combination of Longevity Body and Celestial Demon Body cannot be perfectly displayed in this Source Realm, and I cannot crush opponents with my realm alone."
"Neither the Ancient Emperor nor the Demon Emperor anticipated that native spirit monsters would be born in the Source Realm and join the competition for the Immortal Source. Their lifespans rival the Longevity Body’s, so outlasting them... is difficult."
"So, for a breakthrough in the Source Realm, there’s only one path..."
Lin Jing’s eyes flickered.
Dominate through the Dao.
Overwhelm with numbers.
As long as he, the Pineleaf Mouse, Dragon Carp, and Ice Soul Gu could work as one and surpass any one of the four Heavenly Kings, there was still a chance to become the fifth king in this Source Realm.
In addition, Lin Jing looked at his storage bag and breathed a sigh of relief.
The corpse of the Immortal Ox had successfully followed him to the Source Realm.
Once his regular state reached Divinity Transformation, and he could use the Art of Divine Control alongside the Yin Corpse Sect’s secret animating technique to manipulate the immortal beast puppet, he might hold his own against the four Heavenly Kings.
Nonetheless, Lin Jing thought the most ideal scenario was still to recruit more native spirit monsters like the Insi Mountain ones to form his own faction. Ideally, he could even subdue the Sea Immortal Spirit and the Meteor Immortal Spirit; then this Source Realm would truly be under his control.
"Next, continue to condense Spirit Stones."
Lin Jing did not take this man’s life, nor did he detoxify him, but instead kept the man condensing Spirit Stones in exchange for a chance to leave the Insi Mountain.
As for himself, he turned to fly towards the edge of Insi Mountain amid the awkward smile of the cultivator with the surname Fang, eager to see what this Mountain God was all about.
Sometime later, Lin Jing flew to the border of Insi Mountain.
Here, he discovered a natural formation composed of countless spirit veins, isolating everything inside and out. His true self using normal methods couldn’t break through at all, and even employing top-level void secret techniques like "The Celestial Demon Crossing" couldn’t breach this natural formation!!!
"This Mountain God..." Originally, Lin Jing didn’t believe the cultivator with the surname Fang when he said the Mountain God had power comparable to an Immortal Body at the same realm, but now, he realized the trouble.
If the Mountain God of the Source Realm, who hasn’t fought for the Immortal Source, boasts such strength, then the two Heavenly Kings, who have gained plenty of Immortal Source and enhanced themselves, might be even more outrageous.
Truly born from the richest Power of Heaven and Earth in the lower realm...
As Lin Jing failed repeatedly to pass through, a lazy, nonchalant voice rang in his ear.
"Hey, when did another one sneak in... Ah, transported directly from another cultivation realm... well, whether you did or not, if you want to leave, you have to pay. This tree is mine; this road is mine. If you want to pass, you have to pay toll. It’s fair. I won’t hurt you, so don’t go complaining to the powerful Immortals of the Immortal Realm. Fair trade for all, hmm, since you stumbled in, we’ll just charge you half the toll... No money? Then go and condense Spirit Stones to offer Mr. Mountain God until you have enough!"
"Oh." Realizing he couldn’t beat the Mountain God yet, Lin Jing turned and walked away without more words. Although the resources he brought could potentially cover the toll, and though burning his lifespan to Divinity Transformation’s peak might force him out, there was no need to squander just for leaving here.
Lin Jing decided to directly break through where he was, allowing himself, his avatar, and all his pet beasts to advance using the Spiritual Qi here to the Divinity Transformation realm. Then he would negotiate with the Mountain God, ideally subduing him.
