Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 516 - 87: Successor

"Is that so..."

After Lin Jing informed Elder Shen Song about the arrival of the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor and his agreement with her, Elder Shen Song’s vision went black.

"How could this be!" Elder Shen Song’s scalp tingled: "He even left a Sword Array to seal the Celestial Essence Realm, so even if an old man like me wants to leave the Celestial Essence Realm, it seems impossible."

"Within the Sword Array, her Sword Spirit is certainly sensing with her. If any living being in the Celestial Essence Realm tries to escape, she can surely detect it immediately."

"Do you still want to leave the Celestial Essence Realm, elder? You might as well retire here in the Celestial Essence Realm." Lin Jing smirked and said, "No need to worry about the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor. A thousand years from now, I’ll settle matters with her myself."

"It’s fortunate that you encountered the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor. She’s a solitary character with odd habits—if it had been another Demon Emperor, they’d have wiped you out on the spot." Elder Shen Song stopped elaborating and said, "Oh well, since it’s safe outside, I’ll just take them back to the Immortal Prison Mountain."

"No problem, but..." Lin Jing looked strangely at Elder Shen Song and asked, "Elder, did you switch cultivation techniques?"

"Yes." Elder Shen Song replied, "I also switched to the ’Celestial Demon Scripture’!"

"This Demon Technique has a higher ceiling, anyway. The ’Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique’ can just be passed down through your little squirrel!"

"Right." Lin Jing said, "Last time, I didn’t bring you many gifts, so I’ll make it up this time."

"Do you want to refine the Heaven Immortal Body!"

"Though the body of the Heaven Demon Ancestor is halfway into the grave, by using the Celestial Demon Scripture to seize his essence, you can snatch some of his Immortal Body origin and acquire the Heaven Immortal Body!"

"Of course, you can’t use this body for long."

"When the time comes and you’ve acquired the Immortal Body origin, you can seize another shell on a second go."

"Refining the Heaven Immortal Body!" Elder Shen Song’s eyes brightened and he said, "That sounds promising. The Heaven Demon Ancestor, that old immortal, did a poor job developing the Immortal Body. If I had the Heaven Immortal Body back then, I wouldn’t have ended up like this."

"To hell with refining living souls and ghosts, go refine the entire Cultivation Realm instead! Once you become the Realm Master, the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor would find it exceedingly difficult to kill you."

"Alright then." Lin Jing chuckled. Even after picking the Heaven Demon Ancestor’s dao fruit, it would be too wasteful to either kill him straight away or refine him into a Pill.

The Heaven Immortal Body is a fine physique, but seizing it in a short time is definitely a challenge.

Given that, handing it over to Elder Mo Song might also be a good option.

"Gu..." Lin Jing then turned to Gu Qianqiu, who had been standing by, but before he could finish, Gu Qianqiu spoke, "Are you thinking of letting me guard the Source Realm a thousand years later?"

"How do you know?" Lin Jing was surprised.

"Since in a thousand years you’re set to battle the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor, you must leave the Source Realm to swiftly reach Seeking Dao Cultivation. But you’re surely unwilling to abandon everything in the Source Realm. At this time, having another Longevity Body to replace you in the Source Realm would undoubtedly be the best choice."

Lin Jing nodded and said, "Indeed."

"There’s another Longevity Body in the Celestial Essence Realm, Yu Xun’Er, but her heart is set on the Ancient Country and is being nurtured by the first-generation Ancient Emperor. She probably aims to become the third-generation Ancient Emperor and compete with Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran, her ambition is not here."

"I have no issues, but with my abilities, it might be hard to make headway in the Source Realm." Gu Qianqiu looked at Lin Jing. Having been saved by Lin Jing, she wouldn’t mind staying alone in the Source Realm for tens of thousands of years for his sake.

However, her power in the Celestial Essence Realm, leveraging the Celestial Demon Body and Longevity Body, might be at the Seeking Dao level of combat.

But once in the Source Realm, as a mere Longevity Body, she would have no advantage and might not even rival some Divine Body-level Divinity Transformation talents.

She would definitely be at the bottom rung of the Source Realm.

With such strength alone, there’s no way to compete for the Immortal Source.

"You don’t need to worry about that." Lin Jing said, "There’s ample time, and I’ll ensure you grasp sufficient dao fruits..."

"Dao fruits?"

"Yes." Lin Jing smiled slightly and said, "As long as you gain the spatial insights of a Void Profound Great Cultivator, and the dao techniques of a Seeking Dao cultivator, even a mortal physique won’t easily be vanquished."

"Moreover, exploiting an Immortal Source to cultivate some form of Acquired Immortal Body is not a difficult matter."

"Even so, encountering some monstrous individuals might still pose challenges; but if you manage to switch to the Beast Taming Technique, I can subsequently nurture many dependable Pet Beasts for you."

"As long as you think it’s alright, then there’s no problem." Gu Qianqiu carelessly said.

Lin Jing didn’t see an issue. The Corpse Emperor and Emperor Haili had already been subdued, and if Gu Qianqiu could take over their dao achievements—especially the Seeking Dao-level corpse dao insights—and if he left the remains of an Immortal Beast for her, she would surely be in the second echelon, even if she couldn’t reach the Four Great Heavenly Kings level in the short term.

And that was just the beginning. As time passed, the advantages of the Longevity Body would only grow. Moreover, there were still a thousand years until then.

"Let’s return first."

......

After bringing back his companions to the Immortal Prison Mountain, Lin Jing released the Mechanical Turtle and started diligent cultivation himself. Meanwhile, countless geniuses on the Celestial Essence Continent continued fervently practicing the Beast Taming Technique, all to secure a special slot with Lin Jing for the Source Realm in twenty years.

Another three years later.

Lin Jing received wonderful news: the Demon Emperor, after spending over seventy years, finally used the supreme Immortal Source to attain the Immortal-level bloodline, bringing Lin Jing a great piece of news as well.

"After becoming an Immortal Beast, the Treasure Beast Divine Techniques evolved, their power greatly enhanced, especially when driven by Immortal Qi!!!"

"My Saint Heir, do you know the coordinates of the Heavenly Sounds Realm? I want to find the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor for practice!" In the Demon Court, the stout and sturdy Demon Emperor felt overly inflated.

"Are you berserk or something," Lin Jing quickly doused him: "An Immortal-level bloodline might only be equal to some powerful top-tier Immortal Bodies. Even with the Treasure Beast Divine Techniques and supreme Immortal Source bestowing you, at most, you’re one or two grades above the Heaven Demon Ancestor, yet still lagging behind the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor. Let’s keep training and talk about it in a thousand years!"

"Fine." The Demon Emperor sighed. Does he really have to switch to the singing and dancing cultivation technique Lin Jing brought?

"Your Majesty, what about the Immortal Pill Spirit?"

"It’s been returned. You only borrowed it for ten years, and we’ve already overused it by a few years."

"Alright, what about the supreme Immortal Source, any remaining?"

"Plenty left!"

"I’ll go fetch it then. The Pine Leaf Mouse has hit a bottleneck in reaching the Immortal-level bloodline; let’s see if we can break through with supreme Immortal Qi."

Just as Lin Jing was about to retrieve the supreme Immortal Source, the Mechanical Turtle sent back a message.

It seemed to have discovered an ancient site, sealed for a long time, and beside it, a stone tablet recording information about the site.

[Immortal Ascension Secret Realm]

Used to assess lower realm Seeking Dao cultivators. Each time, the limit is five individuals per realm. Successful examinees will receive treasures bestowed by the Master of the Immortal Palace, and after ascension, they will directly become core disciples of the Immortal Palace in the Immortal Realm. Activation of entry requires the combined keys from both the Celestial Essence and Heavenly Sounds Realms.

Celestial Essence Realm: Not activated.

Heavenly Sounds Realm: Activated.