Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 524 - 95: The Longevity Star

"You still have battle divine techniques..." Lin Jing stared at it and said, "What about now? Without surveillance, could you demonstrate one?"

"Sure."

This Star Longevity Crane was thinking the same.

"Just attack me." After Lin Jing spoke, it released a divine technique that was unimaginable to Lin Jing. It flapped its wings, and then, accompanied by a bright white light orb, a storm blew straight toward him.

Currently, Lin Jing was in the Realm of Seeking Path, but even within the storm, he was slightly affected. The flow of mana within him suddenly experienced variations at different frequencies, with various forces in his body seeming to lose control, carrying the risk of causing a cultivation deviation and body explosion.

Of course, this was also due to Lin Jing not defending himself, wanting to experience the opponent’s Treasure Beast divine technique. After confirming the type of divine technique, Lin Jing took a deep breath, stabilized the turbulent power within, and then looked at the panting Star Longevity Crane.

"What’s this move called?"

"Time Storm," answered the Star Longevity Crane.

"A fitting name." Lin Jing nodded. Just now, he realized it was a power of time, distorting the normal time flow on his body. It was as if freezing the mana in one meridian while speeding up the mana in another by a hundredfold, resulting in a similar chaos of mana and cultivation deviation.

It turned out to be time-based... a temporal-type Treasure Beast divine technique.

Such divine techniques are extremely rare.

Lin Jing was sure that, without the corresponding combat experience, even a Divinity Transformation Cultivator would have a hard time reacting and stabilizing under a sneak attack from this Star Longevity Crane’s Time Storm.

If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator, they might directly fall into a deviation and explode.

"Interesting." Lin Jing rubbed his chin, looking at this Star Longevity Crane. He had the thought of directly contracting it.

Since there’s a ready-made Treasure Beast, why take chances?

Lin Jing was determined to part ways with gambling and any temptation, and as for the poison path of the Ice Soul Gu, it couldn’t be abandoned.

However, Lin Jing understood that this was a crane with a story. If he were to contract this Star Longevity Crane, then as its Beast Master and contractor, he would naturally have to bear its karma as well.

Hellblood Demon God...

"In conclusion, it doesn’t seem too stupid. It knows to keep its Treasure Beast divine technique hidden." Lin Jing said, "With this divine technique, you indeed have a chance for revenge, but it’s just a chance."

"I can let you stay by my side and help you grow stronger, but I can’t guarantee your safety before you obtain the power to save your kin."

"After all, I have numerous enemies, perhaps even stronger than yours. Who knows when you and I might die? If you still wish to follow me, then I will offer you a contract."

"If you don’t wish to, as we discussed before, you help me with a small favor, and I will still teach you cultivation techniques, divine techniques, provide you with resources, and then set you free."

"Have you made a decision?"

"I’ve decided." The Star Longevity Crane didn’t hesitate and said, "I want to follow Senior, but likewise, I’ll help with whatever favor you need. What would that be?"

Lin Jing fell into thought: "Nothing much, just want you to lay an egg so I can nurture your offspring."

The Star Longevity Crane twitched its mouth and said, "Can... can I pretend I didn’t say anything?"

"Since I’m following Senior... I probably don’t need to lay an egg anymore, right?"

"Indeed." Lin Jing said, "By the way, I haven’t asked you, does the bloodline of the Star Longevity Crane clan rank so low?"

"Are you at the bottom tier in your clan?"

"No." The Star Longevity Crane shook its head and said, "My parents, in order to prevent me from quickly becoming blood food for the Celestial Demon Sect, deliberately didn’t pass their bloodline power to me but to my elder brother."

"Now, they are all gone... Due to my weak bloodline power and low cultivation, I haven’t been ’consumed’ yet."

"I see. Do you know your parents’ bloodline level?"

"Immortal-level." The Star Longevity Crane said, "The leader of the Star Crane Realm was my father."

"Immortal-level..." Lin Jing slowly opened his mouth and said, "So, you are somewhat like a little princess of the Star Crane tribe. No wonder you are desperate to save those clansmen."

The Star Longevity Crane remained silent, and Lin Jing followed suit in silence.

The Celestial Demon Realm; truly filled with heinous acts.

Of course, Lin Jing wasn’t in a position to condemn anything. The act of Celestial Demon Realm cultivators raising Star Longevity Cranes was essentially no different from humans raising livestock for food.

However. Since this little princess of the Star Crane clan has chosen to follow me, they are now one entity. No matter the cost, Lin Jing would find a way to give her the power to rescue her people.

"Let’s contract." Lin Jing looked at it calmly. In some ways, they were fated.

Despite the numerous restrictions, they encountered each other.

Subsequently, Lin Jing bestowed his final Beast Master contract to this Star Longevity Crane. After this binding, Lin Jing finally understood why the first-generation Ancient Emperor recommended star beasts to him and why Fairy Maotuan recommended the Star Longevity Crane to him.

Just like when Lin Jing contracted the Ice Soul Gu, because of his ordinary physique, the domineering power of the Ice Soul Gu bestowed Lin Jing with an Ice Soul Body, and now, contracting this star beast, Lin Jing encountered a similar situation.

Although the Star Longevity Crane only had a royal-level bloodline, its essence as a starry sky life form granted Lin Jing a constitution akin to a Star Divine Body, enabling him to survive in space.

This ability, whether considered important or not, really depended. Though cultivators could enter space, voyaging in the starry sky essentially relied on mana to isolate various adverse environments of the cosmos. Without mana, it was like a fish out of water, greatly impacting life status.

But now, Lin Jing was free from this worry. Even if his mana were entirely depleted and he were gravely injured, drifting in space, he wouldn’t die. Of course, Lin Jing was more interested in the fact that the Star Longevity Crane clan possessed a magic known as the "Life-extension Technique."

After the contract, Lin Jing became quite familiar with the powers possessed by the Star Longevity Crane.

"You also possess a magic known as the Life-extension Technique?" he asked.

"Yes, yes." The Star Longevity Crane nodded, as this was a racial divine technique of the Star Longevity Crane clan, learned at birth.

"The Life-extension Technique, soul merging with the stars, sharing life with the stars; as long as the stars are indestructible, one can remain eternal. By harnessing the power of stars, the rate of life force depletion can be reduced... thereby extending longevity, but the trade-off is that the cultivation speed also slows down." Lin Jing muttered.

"But although this Life-extension Technique is an inherited skill for every Star Longevity Crane, only those with an immortal-level bloodline can perform it, with very strict conditions," the Star Longevity Crane added.

Lin Jing didn’t mind and asked, "I’m curious, this Life-extension Technique, can it be used in reverse, to accelerate the depletion of life force, thus speeding up the cultivation of spells..."