Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 445 - 16: Token of Allegiance

"I forgot to introduce myself earlier. I am Shangguan Ming. You can call me Steward Shangguan, or Senior Brother Shangguan."

"In fact, we are somewhat connected. If you truly come from the Celestial Essence Realm, we could say we are ’fellow disciples’, because... I come from the Tianming Realm, the Immortal Palace of Tianming." Steward Shangguan smiled slightly as he revealed his identity.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Jing and Gu Youran were both taken aback.

Tianming Realm!?

What a coincidence!

No, it’s not a coincidence. It’s not surprising that a Tianming prodigy from the same Immortal Palace would appear after knowing we are from the Celestial Essence Realm.

It’s just that... the other party seems unaware that the Immortal Palace of the Celestial Essence Realm has been extinct for tens of thousands of years!

No longer any ’fellow disciples’.

However, seeing Shangguan Ming’s enthusiasm, Lin Jing and Gu Youran did not wish to elaborate.

After all... after all, they have no grievances with the Immortal Palace.

The Immortal Palace was destroyed by the Immortal Alliance, and the Immortal Alliance was destroyed by the Ancient Country. In a way, the Ancient Country has avenged the Immortal Palace.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Shangguan. My name is Lin Jing, and the cultivation technique I practice is the Immortal Palace’s Beast Taming Technique."

Lin Jing chuckled, thinking that the group of Tianming prodigies he had bullied had not yet entered the Source Realm to deliver information about the Celestial Essence.

"The Beast Taming Technique..." Senior Brother Shangguan nodded and said, "Then, junior brother, let’s proceed with the examination. Don’t hold back; summon all your pet beasts with full force."

"Besides me, there are other stewards observing, including the Hall Master of the Steward Hall."

"If junior brother’s performance catches the Hall Master’s eye, you might directly join the Steward Hall, which would facilitate the Celestial Essence Realm’s application to join the Cultivation Alliance in the future."

Even if Shangguan Ming hadn’t said this, Lin Jing had no intention of holding back. After all, he wished for his true body to achieve a high status in the Cultivation Alliance branch of this Source Realm.

To gain status, one must show sufficient strength.

And military exploits.

Facing Shangguan Ming, Lin Jing showed no emotion on his face but a gray-white vortex appeared before him. A corpse entirely stiff and pale was suddenly summoned out by Lin Jing from the vortex of spiritual power!!

Not a Pine Leaf Mouse.

Not a Dragon Carp.

But a corpse.

As soon as this corpse appeared, the watching cultivators gasped in shock; even outsiders were stunned, and Gu Youran showed a horrified look.

This... isn’t this the Celestial Demon Sect prodigy who was hunting her down?

He had actually been refined into a zombie by Lin Jing.

Being able to hunt down Gu Youran, who possessed an Acquired Immortal Body, and still follow Sheng Kun around; such a Celestial Demon Sect cultivator was by no means weak.

His face was known to most of the cultivators from the Cultivation Alliance present.

So once he was summoned, it caused a huge uproar.

"Celestial Demon Sect Saint Heir, one of the Celestial Demon Hundred Legions under Sheng Kun, Moro."

"He, he, what is going on here?"

"This form... a zombie??? What a joke. When did Moro get..."

When Lin Jing summoned Moro, many cultivators were shocked. Some even thought that Lin Jing had brought Celestial Demon Sect cultivators to attack the Cultivation Alliance.

But upon closer inspection, they realized this Moro was long dead, already a zombie.

Precisely because of this, they were even more shocked. Moro’s strength and infamy were widely known. Although not comparable to those personal disciples of the Demon Clan, he was definitely not weak among the Celestial Demon Sect’s prodigies, with strength comparable to the stewards of the Cultivation Alliance!

"This Celestial Demon Sect cultivator was someone I encountered after entering the Source Realm. He coveted the dragon veins I possessed and was killed by me in return."

"I’ve even slain a Demon Sect prodigy, so Senior Brother needn’t worry that I’m a Celestial Demon spy."

"Moreover, let me control him for the duel with Senior Brother Shangguan," Lin Jing said with a slight smile.

"Aren’t you a Beast Taming Cultivator?!" Shangguan Ming asked subconsciously, but he was more puzzled inwardly about how Lin Jing, at the initial stage of Divinity Transformation, could kill Moro.

For a moment, he harbored suspicions about Lin Jing’s identity.

"Beast Taming, Plant Control, Corpse Manipulation; all are Dao of Control. Through self-improvement, my Beast Taming Technique is no longer the same as the original," Lin Jing explained.

"Senior Brother Shangguan, you aren’t still suspecting us as Demon Sect spies, are you? If we were spies, I wouldn’t go to such lengths to have a Celestial Demon corpse fight. I only brought him out upon hearing that the Cultivation Alliance offers handsome rewards, even celestial energy, for slaying Celestial Demon Sect members."

"Moreover, the Demon Sect cultivators sent to the Celestial Essence Realm were already annihilated by this fairy’s seniors, making it impossible for us to be part of the Celestial Demon Sect."

"Aside from us two, there are eight more Celestial Essence Realm cultivators who have yet to arrive at Immortal City, during which Senior Brother can verify multiple times."

Hearing Lin Jing explain so credibly, Shangguan Ming nodded, choosing temporarily to believe him.

Suddenly, he realized something, exclaiming urgently.

The other Cultivation Alliance stewards were also suddenly startled, recalling something.

"Quick, retract that corpse and seal it!"

Before the Steward’s sudden reminder, Lin Jing feigned ignorance, and Senior Brother Shangguan anxiously explained, "The Demon Sect Saint Heir made a promise to his Celestial Demon Hundred Legions to avenge them if they fell in battle!"

"Sheng Kun possesses a void creature capable of locking onto the location of Celestial Demon corpses, proficient in assassination and Celestial Demon Crossing. Its strength surpasses the Celestial Demon Hundred Legions; even I am no match for it. Quickly annihilate this corpse; otherwise, as long as you’re in the Source Realm, you’ll not escape the scrutiny of that creature!"

Shangguan Ming felt he’d spoken too late as numerous individuals already knew Lin Jing had killed Moro. Though they still found it unbelievable and couldn’t comprehend how Lin Jing accomplished this feat...

[It’s already... too late.]

Shortly after Lin Jing revealed the Celestial Demon corpse, a space ripple flickered outside Immortal City as a pitch-black mantis demon emerged from the void. Its crimson eyes gleamed as it aimed a lethal strike at Lin Jing’s head.

In that instant, time seemed to freeze, hearts of onlookers leapt to their throats; the Celestial Demon’s Crossing moved too swiftly, too fast for stewards witnessing the duel, including Senior Brother Shangguan in front of Lin Jing.

[I thought Moro was slain by the Mountain God, thought to let it be, but found it was a Human Race Cultivator, so...]

The void creature’s blood blade neared Lin Jing, but in that split second, Lin Jing’s gaze met its own, and the void creature’s entire body abruptly halted, suppressed by the formidable Beast Taming Power.

At that moment, the void creature discerned Lin Jing’s mocking smile in his eyes.

"In a major city of the Alliance, you dared to come, overly confident in your Celestial Demon Crossing. I just worried one Celestial Demon Sect corpse wasn’t enough as an offering; now, adding a Demon Sect Saint Heir’s pet should be... sufficient."

Of course, Lin Jing had acquired this crucial information from Moro. He deliberately staged this to see if he could assassinate a Demon Sect individual under the Cultivation Alliance Cultivators’ eyes, to gain further trust and power from them!

And then, within moments, a red koi fish appeared arrogantly in front of Lin Jing, well-prepared in advance!

"Po!!!!!" It roared disdainfully at this trash that tried to ambush its Beast Master, displaying flames that reached the heavens. The Immortal Fire-level Solar True Flame and Immortal Fire-level Earth Core Flame instantly created a furnace of Heaven and Earth, swallowing and incinerating the void creature Lin Jing had momentarily frozen with Beast Taming Power. The dual Immortal Flame’s might quickly formed a heatwave that even caught Steward Shangguan off guard, hurling him a hundred meters away.

"This!!!" The astonishing events rendered everyone speechless.

"Void Creature!"

"Was that the Void Assassination technique just now? It indeed arrived but seemingly... failed?"

"Wait... was that Immortal Fire?!"

No one had imagined this Beast Taming Cultivator possessed a pet beast harnessing two types of Immortal Fire. Now, they finally understood why Lin Jing had the means to suppress Moro.

Because they had even subdued the pet of a Demon Sect Saint Heir!

"This guy, how could he?" At the same time, Senior Brother Shangguan, forced back by the immense fire wave from the Dragon Carp, exhibited an incredulous expression; the Demon Sect Saint Heir’s pet had seemed restrained by Beast Taming Power? What level had this guy’s Control Dao attained, to even affect a Demon Sect Saint Heir’s pet beast!

"Thanks for the reminder, Senior Brother, albeit somewhat late. Fortunately, this void creature doesn’t seem formidable." Lin Jing stood beside the Ten Thousand Flames Cauldron, pondering for a moment as he turned toward Steward Shangguan, asking, "Shall we continue?"