Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 499 - 70: Going Big
The struggle for the supreme immortal source has concluded, prompting sighs from all sides.
As expected, age knows best. After Li Tianyi and Sheng Kun left, the supreme immortal source ultimately fell into the hands of the Celestial Spirits.
Although Lin Jing and other new-generation talents are impressive, they unfortunately lack experience. Their strength might be adequate, but strategically, they are overly confident.
"Lin Jing, you need to give me an explanation for this matter."
Upon Lin Jing’s return to Mingtu, Yang Lin, who had been waiting there, couldn’t help but angrily hold him accountable: "I told you to stay here, but you insisted on intercepting the two Celestial Spirits, and look what happened!"
Lin Jing, battle-scarred, didn’t speak kindly to Yang Lin: "That’s exactly what I want to ask."
"I went to intercept the two Celestial Spirits, and you only needed to handle the Celestial Demon Sect."
"With all advantages, as long as the allied cultivators held back the Celestial Demon Sect, success was within reach."
"As far as I know, during this birth of the supreme immortal source, not a single person from the Celestial Demon Sect came to seize it. Even the Yamo did not appear. It seems the Celestial Demon Sect gave up on the supreme immortal source and went after the Yamo instead, while the Yamo was entangled by the Celestial Demon Sect and unable to break free."
"With no threat from the Celestial Demon Sect, you had ample power to guard the source."
"I successfully held off the Canghai Celestial Spirit, although I couldn’t stop the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit from unexpectedly breaking through. But what were you doing? Couldn’t even stop one Celestial Spirit?"
"Is it really my fault that the supreme immortal source was taken? As the City Lord of Immortal City, do you have even a tenth of Senior Brother Li’s capability?"
"You———" Trying to shift the blame backfired, leaving Yang Lin seething with anger. He suddenly realized that Lin Jing really managed to singlehandedly face two Celestial Spirits, and didn’t dare to directly confront Lin Jing.
"Had I known you were this useless, I wouldn’t have bothered intercepting the Celestial Spirits." At Lin Jing’s dismissal, the Mingtu Lady immediately drove the cultivators of the alliance out, and at the same time, those from Immortal City, upon receiving Lin Jing’s secret message, left Immortal City, heading towards Lin Jing’s domain.
On their way, they learned that Lin Jing and the cultivator alliance failed to secure the supreme immortal source.
"It’s alright. We’ve just arrived at the Source Realm, and our foundation is still too weak. We couldn’t have helped you much anyway..."
"You have a Longevity Body, making it almost impossible to suppress your realm. As long as you wish, like those Spirit Monsters, you can easily stay in the Source Realm for tens of thousands of years. By the next millennium, Junior Brother, you will surely be able to seize the supreme immortal source."
Elder Sister Xu Qingyao comforted.
"True, having cultivated in the Source Realm for just over twenty years, you can still fight against two Celestial Spirits without defeat. Such achievements would be impossible even for those ancient Immortal Bodies from the Celestial Essence Realm if they were reborn." Although Gu Xinghe was displeased with Lin Jing, he also couldn’t deny that Lin Jing was monstrous.
He had already heard that Lin Jing and his Pet Beast had split into two groups, with one intercepting the Canghai Celestial Spirit and the other the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit. As for the Canghai Celestial Spirit, it was completely held back, with Lin Jing only sacrificing part of the Immortal Beast carcass. On the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit’s side, although regretfully it couldn’t be stopped, he successfully hindered its subordinates.
Looking across the Source Realm, even if Sheng Kun and Li Tianyi returned, achieving such feats would be difficult.
Faced with the advice from these fellow realm cultivators, Lin Jing chuckled and said, "See, what do I have here."
He took out the supreme immortal source, waving it before Xu Qingyao, Gu Xinghe, and the others, making their eyes widen immediately.
"Supreme immortal source? But, how is this possible!" Gu Yurou exclaimed in disbelief, wondering since this item was supposedly taken by the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit.
"What’s going on?!" Emperor Renzong of the Wan Dynasty was bewildered.
"Most likely he has already subdued the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit, and this contest for the immortal source was a play he orchestrated," Feng Ning peacefully stated on the side. "I must say, when the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit came to fight for the immortal source, the Mingtu Lady’s performance was a bit off. From what I know, her strength shouldn’t be so weak. After all, I was personally captured by her and served as her Yin Shen Maiden for quite some time..."
"What, Grandpa Lin, you even subdued the Meteor Star Celestial Spirit?! Is it true?!" Ta Wu from the Witch God Hall was shocked. He was the only one among the Celestial Essence Cultivators who died unexpectedly before meeting everyone. Lin Jing resurrected him with the help of the Mingtu Lady, leaving this God Son tearfully grateful and acknowledging that although he put on airs before, from now on, Lin Jing is his own grandfather.
"More or less, it’s considered an alliance." Lin Jing spoke, "The reason I gathered everyone is that I don’t plan to let the Celestial Essence Realm join the cultivator alliance too early."
"I intend to first form an alliance with the Spirit Monsters of the Source Realm, to snatch food from the jaws of the two major forces of the Celestial Demon Sect and the cultivator alliance, monopolizing the immortal source of the Source Realm for a period. What do you think?"
After Lin Jing’s words, everyone fell silent in disbelief. Although sometimes they had guessed Lin Jing might have this idea, hearing him say it personally was still overly bold.
"Do you really...want to do this?" Xu Qingyao was stunned.
"You’ve seen the situation in the Source Realm, with my current strength, I’m entirely capable of achieving these. Or do you think that with the current strength of the Celestial Essence Realm, joining the cultivator alliance is a great choice?"
"The cultivator alliance is not a charitable organization; after helping the Celestial Essence Realm, they will undoubtedly try to extract gains. Unless when joining the alliance, the Celestial Essence Realm already possesses an absolute power to become core members. But evidently, the Celestial Essence Realm, which doesn’t even boast a single Immortal Body reaching the Wenda stage, would only be considered an ordinary member even if they join now."
"Conversely, if we withstand the initial pressure and monopolize the Source Realm resources for a while, the Wenda ancestors behind everyone’s sects could potentially advance further with these resources. At that time, the comprehensive strength of the Celestial Essence Realm, viewed across the entire lower realm, would be hard to ignore. For the future development of the Celestial Essence Realm, this would have much greater benefits."
Lin Jing explained the pros and cons. These talents are not foolish, realizing that no matter what, it’s better to have more power. Gu Xinghe furrowed his brow and said, "What do you need us to do then?"
Lin Jing smiled and replied, "Having practiced in the Source Realm for over twenty years, though you didn’t gain much immortal energy or seize the source, you’ve done what needed to be done. For instance, using the Source Realm’s rich natural energy to solidify your foundations."
"Given that, I wish for you to return to the Celestial Essence Realm early, and use your experiences and knowledge to persuade the Wenda ancestors backing you to unite the entire Celestial Essence power to fully support my great endeavors in the Source Realm. As compensation, before your departure, I will grant you a few strands of immortal energy as a reward."
"If you agree, I will then share with you the plan to ally with the Spirit Monsters of the Source Realm."
