Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 507 - 78: Corpse Beast Demon Venerable

"This Senluo Dao has become so chaotic."

After entering Qingzhou from the Ancient Country, Lin Jing first passed through the territory of Senluo Dao.

It was here that he was forcibly teleported by the Yin Corpse Sect the first time he came to Qingzhou.

Lin Jing had also interacted with the three major sects: Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Thousand Illusions Mountain, and Flower Sect.

But years later, upon returning, Lin Jing found that this place was already overrun with corpse beasts, no longer resembling civilization.

Numerous demon beasts infected with corpse poison roamed everywhere, attacking any living humans or beasts they encountered, and the life attacked by them would quickly become infected.

On the flying dragon, Lin Jing cast out a web to snatch a zombie wildcat for inspection, discovering it was indeed the work of Yin Corpse Secret Technique. However, the corpse poison was incredibly potent, probably difficult to neutralize unless using a Sixth-Grade Elixir.

"These beasts are mostly from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect; it seems it has fallen."

He flew for a while longer and found that the site of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was indeed in ruins. This sect, which was considered a subordinate of the Beast Taming Sect, had some connection to him and naturally suffered retaliation from the Yin Corpse Sect.

"However, it seems the disciples have already escaped."

"Hmm? There are battle fluctuations above the Void Profound level."

"In that direction is... Thousand Illusions Mountain!"

The dragon carp swiftly rushed over, and meanwhile, outside Thousand Illusions Mountain, a newly emerged Void Profound Cultivator in Qingzhou, the ancestor of Thousand Illusions Mountain, Huanli, was confronting a cultivator who wasn’t quite human nor ghost.

"Ancestor of Thousand Illusions, I heard you pledged allegiance to the Demon Court. Now, I give you a chance to forsake the light and join the Refining Tao Sect. As long as you shut down the Mountain Protection Array of Thousand Illusions Mountain and join us, we will spare the mountain."

The Void Profound Cultivator of the Refining Tao Sect, accompanied by countless corpse beasts, had besieged Thousand Illusions Mountain, leaving no gap.

"Screw you, if you want me to surrender, there’s no way. If you have the guts, break the array and enter!" The golden-haired loli ancestor, appearing to be in her teens, snorted coldly, though her heart was extremely anxious.

[Elder Shen Song, save us! Where have you gone?!]

The opponent, neither human nor ghost, possessed a Void Profound Cultivation like hers, but while she was at the initial stage, he was at the peak. Moreover, he was granted the source of corpse poison by the Demon Ancestor of Heaven’s Refining, commanding billions of corpses in the Senluo domain, and her illusion techniques couldn’t exploit their full potential against them, making it extremely hard to handle.

"Stubborn and ignorant, do you think your Mountain Protection Array can hold much longer?" The Corpse Beast Demon Venerable sneered and sat cross-legged in the air, waiting for his legion of corpse beasts to erode the Mountain Protection Array of Thousand Illusions Mountain.

"I am truly sorry for implicating you, Kikyo Pill Sect."

"Rest assured, if the array breaks, Thousand Illusions Mountain will do everything possible to escort you out!"

Huanli Ancestor descended and spoke apologetically to the elegant woman protected by a group of pill attendants.

"Ancestor Huanli, do not worry. This Mountain Protection Array of Thousand Illusions Mountain is incredibly sturdy; it can definitely withstand the Corpse Beast Demon Venerable. Give me a little more time, and I will refine the antidote to the corpse poison."

"By then, the situation will surely turn around."

The Kikyo Pill Sect nodded towards Ancestor Huanli and continued to summon beasts and refine pills. Meanwhile, Huanli sighed and recalled.

After the Refining Tao Sect’s resurgence, the Divine Pine of Immortal Prison Mountain realized the peril and decisively led everyone away from Immortal Prison Mountain, the territory of the Saint Heir, to avoid being drawn into any conflicts.

The Divine Pine felt that even taking refuge with the Demon Emperor wasn’t safe, considering the Beast Taming Sect already did so—putting all eggs in one basket was not an option—thus leading Gu Qianqiu, Mosquito Maiden, and others into the Mist Forest, intending to lay low and observe the situation.

However, Huanli, concerned for her sect Thousand Illusions Mountain, did not go with Divine Pine. Seeing this, Divine Pine only helped reinforce the Mountain Protection Array of Thousand Illusions Mountain and said nothing more.

Now, Senluo Dao had fallen, and Thousand Illusions Mountain was indeed affected. To deal with these corpse beasts, she even invited a Sixth-Grade Alchemist from Heaven-Reaching Tower. But who knew, behind these corpse beasts was a peak Void Profound Cultivator continually enhancing the corpse poison.

"The Divine Pine’s Divine Tree Array could hold the Corpse Beast Demon Venerable for so long, showing that old guy’s power isn’t as simple as it seems. If he could return, he would surely deal with this guy."

Though Huanli felt helpless, after diving into the Mist Forest, Divine Pine seemed to have vanished...

Boom!

While Huanli pondered whether to attempt seeking aid from the Demon Court, a loud bang echoed, and the flame of the pill furnace of the Kikyo Pill Sect exploded, forcing the Jiegeng Alchemist to step back a few paces, looking puzzled.

"Kikyo Pill Sect, are you alright? Did it fail again?" Huanli quickly approached, asking with concern.

"No, it’s not that." The Kikyo Pill Sect slightly turned his head; a red-haired Nascent Soul Stage pill attendant also glanced afar and spoke: "A terrifying bloodline of a fire-type demon beast is approaching, affecting the sect’s exotic flame..."

"I possess the Acquired Fire God Body and can sense an overwhelming fire bloodline... as it gets closer, it becomes even difficult to breathe."

"A fire bloodline?" Huanli looked at Xia Yan, the pill attendant beside the Jiegeng Alchemist, and fell into contemplation.

"Could it be reinforcement from the Demon Court!" she murmured, the possibility being high. After all, she was a follower of the Demon Court Saint Child, Lin Jing. Although the Demon Court faced big troubles now, they would surely care about her situation!

Boom!!

Soon after perceiving it, the powerful fire bloodline reached the vicinity of Thousand Illusions Mountain. The sky above turned flame-red, and a massive dragon body faintly appeared amidst the clouds.

Atop the majestic dragon head, a silhouette sat cross-legged. These two uninvited guests made the Corpse Beast Demon Venerable attacking Thousand Illusions Mountain look up sharply, his eyes flashing.

"Wait, that is..." The familiar fire dragon and familiar silhouette made Huanli exclaim in disbelief; they seemed not to be aid from the Demon Court.

She initially thought it was some Demon Ancestor of the Demon Court, but this person... could it be...

"Could that be..." From Heaven-Reaching Tower, the Jiegeng Alchemist and genius Xia Yan also found the silhouette extremely familiar, so much so that they accepted Huanli’s commission to study a detoxification method because of this person.

"His Highness the Saint Son?!!!" Huanli shouted in astonishment, wondering how that guy, not supposed to return from the Source Realm, came back—and at such timing.

"Who dare?!" The Corpse Beast Demon Venerable glanced up at the dragon carp and Lin Jing, who dared to fly higher than him, frowning. Despite sensing only two Divinity Transformation perfection-level demon beasts and cultivator, he found it strange.

"Where did these little Divinity Transformation beings come from, get down here!" He shouted with mana, but the shadows in the sky remained unmoved.

"Do you... not recognize me?" After a moment, a voice came from the clouds.

"Well, I don’t recognize you either. You look less like a complete person and more like a patchwork of residual souls and corpses—an excellent piece of art..."

Lin Jing stood up, tapping lightly on the dragon’s head, appearing mid-air before the Corpse Beast Demon Venerable.

"You are... the Demon Court Saint Child, Lin Jing?!"

Finally, the Corpse Beast Demon Venerable recalled something, his expression ecstatic.

It was known there were three super-high level bounty tasks within the Refining Tao Sect: capturing the Longevity Body Lin Jing... as well as Longevity Body Gu Qianqiu and Yu Xun’Er!

Dead or alive.