Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 522 - 93: Star-Longevity Crane
"Squeak..."
The pine leaf mouse was pulled out by Lin Jing. It flipped over and took out a crane feather fan.
"What’s this?", Lin Jing asked.
"Squeak squeak squeak.", the pine leaf mouse indicated that it was a gift from the Sect Leader’s Wife.
Although it’s not something precious, it’s indeed personally made by the Sect Leader’s Wife, filled with sincerity.
"..." Lin Jing’s complexion darkened. "Is it appropriate to use someone else’s gift as a sacrificial offering?? Find me something else."
The pine leaf mouse rummaged for a long time, clearly indicating that its collection was quite vast.
After diligently searching, the pine leaf mouse found a bucket of arrows. The feathers of these arrows seemed to originate from a certain crane-type demon beast.
"Spoils from before?", Lin Jing recognized these arrows, apparently spoils from the Origin Realm. Counting the bow, it could be considered a top-tier magical treasure. However, top-tier magical treasures don’t mean much to Lin Jing. Right now, being able to use them as practice offerings for the Great Summoning Technique requires utilizing them to their fullest.
Crack.
Lin Jing plucked a feather and tossed it into the summoning circle. In the next instant, the summoning circle began to undergo subtle changes. The minute alterations interwoven with billions of patterns were extremely hard to detect. Staring at the circle, Lin Jing seemed to transform into an overhead view, seeing an incalculable number of cranes soaring past.
These cranes included common beasts and demon beasts, even any bird demon with crane bloodline also appeared among them. The sheer number was terrifying, occupying all of Lin Jing’s consciousness and hindering him from taking the next step.
"What’s next?" Lin Jing intended to find the Star Longevity Crane. He estimated that at this moment, he had to use magic akin to the Aura Observation Technique to locate traces of the Star Longevity Crane among the abundance of crane figures.
"Star Longevity Crane, emphasis lies on the word longevity, perhaps filtering the target through longevity potential."
Regarding magic like Aura Observation, Lin Jing only understood the surface. Previously, he hadn’t invested effort in this technique. However, now, for learning the Great Summoning Technique, he had to start learning observation techniques.
The crane group captured by the summoning circle was too vast. Lin Jing hadn’t known whether it encompassed several Cultivation Realms or covered an enormously broad starry sky, making it difficult to select the desired target unless the observation technique attained a very high level.
"Time is running out, but coming this far should barely count as success. Let’s continue to accumulate experience in practice."
Lin Jing’s first attempt at using the Great Summoning Technique consumed an immense amount of mana. Lin Jing had no choice but to integrate with his avatar, maintaining peak inquiry to enable the casting.
If the cultivation stage of Divinity Transformation were used to cast it, the summoning circle would probably only be outlined partially before exhausting and perishing.
In an unknown Cultivation Realm.
On a Spirit Mountain, a crane-haired old man was leisurely fishing. He was one of the great powers in inquiry amongst the demon tribe in this realm, a Longevity Crane. Due to having luckily consumed a Longevity Body early on, combined with being innately a long-lived species, he cultivated a Longevity body, earning the Crane Immortal’s reputation in this realm, meaning his lifespan rivals that of an immortal.
"What on earth?" The Crane Immortal saw the sudden appearance of a spatial vortex overhead, furrowed his brows, instantly turning pale as the powerful spatial suction directly attempted to whisk him away. The Crane Immortal forcibly resisted but could not withstand the might of the Great Summoning Technique.
This Great Summoning Technique sacrificed numerous capabilities such as suppression ability and domestication capability to enhance transport power. The summoned entity was merely an undisciplined demon beast, leaving only the beast master to handle the aftermath.
If the summoned demon beast were stronger than the beast master, the Great Summoning Technique could be termed as the Great Recklessness Technique.
"Why is it an old demon clan man, where is my Star Longevity Crane?"
Lin Jing gasped, looking at the summoned crane demon elder, showing regretful expression. Meanwhile, the Crane Immortal was even more furious, having been summoned to this eerie place without any clarity, where on earth was he?
"Brat, you—"
He began to rage, and Lin Jing promptly dismissed him, reversing the Great Summoning Technique like the Supervisor of the Imperial Stable, sending the summoned crane demon back.
Leaving the opponent here would inevitably lead to conflict, and Lin Jing needed to continue practicing the Great Summoning Technique, having no time to deal with the opponent.
Even though there seemed to be traces of consuming a Longevity Body on the opponent, Lin Jing paid little heed.
"Ah, mistaken! That crane demon elder’s vitality was indeed strong, but not the Star Longevity Crane I’m looking for... continue."
Lin Jing took a deep breath. The Great Summoning Technique was immensely draining. The earlier summon and dismissal nearly consumed ninety percent of his mana. But fortunately, Lin Jing carried superior quality energy sources like Immortal Origin with him.
By converting immortal qi into spiritual qi for mana restoration, his depleted strength could quickly be replenished. Although doing so was enormously extravagant, it was the fastest way for Lin Jing to restore mana at present, absorbing immortal qi was faster than medicine consumption.
Lin Jing adjusted and attempted the second time.
Still, what summoned wasn’t the Star Longevity Crane.
Instead, it was a phoenix with crane lineage from an unknown Cultivation Realm.
Although the phoenix also has a long lifespan, and Lin Jing mistakenly identified it as the Star Longevity Crane. If it were just this, it would be fine...
"Courting death..." This phoenix demon was humanoid and, crucially, when summoned by Lin Jing, he seemed to be soaking in a medicinal bath, not wearing anything and was summoned naked. Upon seeing Lin Jing, he instantly showed a murderous gaze, wanting to crush Lin Jing.
"Both are men, what does it matter if seen, why fight to the death?" Lin Jing swiftly sent this male phoenix back, averting a catastrophe.
"How did I get it wrong again?"
"At this rate, if not careful, the Sect Leader’s Wife might get summoned..."
Lin Jing sighed and continued to practice in reality. Thus, three months passed quickly again.
During this period, he exhausted the available offerings on him.
Thankfully, what was summoned continuously were cranes; plucking feathers from them provided more offerings.
Sadly, he didn’t know how many targets he summoned wrongly, failing to find the Star Longevity Crane he sought; Lin Jing even doubted whether the area the summoning circle could reach even contained the Star Longevity Crane.
Yet perseverance leads to success.
Another two months later, just as the three-year timeline approached its end, with the brilliance of the summoning circle flickering, a spiritual beast appeared in Lin Jing’s view, bearing strong resemblance to a celestial crane. Lin Jing’s heart leapt because the opponent’s eyes... shimmered like stars, as if containing a whole starry sky.
Star Longevity Crane?!
After countless attempts at summoning, this time, Lin Jing finally summoned the Star Longevity Crane!
"Why does it look a bit aged, not a chick? Never mind, at least succeeded. Pluck a few feathers then send it back for another try."
Star Longevity Crane: ?
