Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 525 - 96: Behind the Scenes

Three years passed quickly, and Lin Jing, with the help of external forces, barely managed to learn the Great Summoning Art.

The price was that he became half-dead and might need to sleep for a few years.

However, the rewards were also substantial. Not to mention the potential of the Great Summoning Art, just the contract with the Star Longevity Crane brought Lin Jing many possibilities.

The Longevity Art, if it could be used in reverse to accelerate the depletion of life force and enhance cultivation speed, would allow Lin Jing to master various magical arts and divine techniques more rapidly within this millennium, increasing his chances against the Celestial Revenge Demon Emperor.

After all, for Lin Jing, the problem was not the adequacy of life force, but how to quickly convert it into combat power, which was crucial.

The three-year period ended, the pavilion disappeared, and the four reappeared in the great hall.

Lin Jing and the Demon Emperor exchanged glances. Judging from the Demon Emperor’s state, Lin Jing felt the other must have successfully comprehended a divine technique, so the Nine Dances of the Celestial Qin wasn’t handed over in vain.

[Congratulations to all four for passing the comprehension test. The next, third and final test is a potential test.]

Potential test...

The Alliance Emissary, Celestial Cry Palace Master, Demon Emperor, and Lin Jing fell into contemplation. Besides the first sincerity test, it seemed the assessment was gradually becoming conventional. It was unclear what the potential test would assess.

Physique? Bloodline?

[In the same realm, the younger the age, the greater the potential, and only those close to ascending before a thousand years are eligible to become core disciples of the Immortal Palace. Unfortunately, the three of you were eliminated, only you passed the final test.] The mechanical voice spoke perfunctorily.

Subsequently, the Alliance Emissary, Celestial Cry Palace Master, and Demon Emperor, who had exclusion circles appear beneath their feet, immediately showed drastic expressions.

What kind of joke is this, how could there be such a casual assessment.

"It’s a scam!!!" the Alliance Emissary immediately cursed, questioning whether this Secret Realm was a scam.

[Warning!]

However, the mechanical voice ignored their outbursts, directly using the power of the Secret Realm to expel the Demon Emperor and the others, leaving Lin Jing standing silently in place.

What is happening.

Not to mention the Alliance Emissary suspecting a scam, even Lin Jing, the beneficiary, could see clearly that such a casual assessment entirely depended on the mood of the spirit of this Secret Realm.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Let me guess, you want more mechanical materials?"

After Lin Jing finished speaking, the great hall was extremely quiet, and after a long time, the mechanical voice stated:

"According to the Secret Realm rules, I cannot trade with you too directly, so making it convenient for you to quickly become the sole test passer is my sincerity."

"The Immortal Realm has long lost contact with the Immortal Ascension Secret Realm, even if you passed the final test, there is no way to ascend to the Immortal Realm through this Secret Realm and become a core disciple. However, there are three enchanted gifts left by the Master of the Immortal Palace in the Secret Realm."

"As a test passer, you can obtain one of the enchanted gifts."

Lin Jing said, "And if I want to get the other two, I need to give you more mechanical materials."

The mechanical voice: "As for the additional two enchanted gifts, you’ll need to bring more mechanical materials next time to exchange for them. You can have others collect them for you, and as long as mechanical materials are presented, I’ll make it convenient and select suitable tests for them, ensuring everyone’s satisfaction."

"Aren’t you afraid that when the Secret Realm reconnects with the Immortal Realm, the great powers of the Immortal Palace will punish you?" Lin Jing asked. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"It’s been so long, I’ve been stuck in this godforsaken place for ages. If it weren’t for the restrictions of the rules, I would have left long ago!" The spirit of the Secret Realm couldn’t help but say, "I don’t care that far into the future. Your mechanical materials are excellent, and after I reforge myself, I hold hope to break through the limitations of the Secret Realm. What’s the point of all this if I’m taking your materials and making it convenient for you?"

"Alright." Since those involved didn’t mind, Lin Jing didn’t care either. It seemed that over the years, not only had the spirit monsters of the Origin Realm broken free of the Immortal Realm’s control and developed self-awareness, but even the spirits of the Secret Realms began to harbor rebellious thoughts.

But this wasn’t necessarily bad.

If there were more tests, Lin Jing’s false path seeking might not compete with a true path seeker.

"What are the enchanted gifts of the Immortal Palace?" Lin Jing inquired, and the mechanical voice presented three options.

First, Immortal Pill.

Ascension Pill.

Even if a mortal takes it, they can ascend in daylight, free from celestial tribulations, and enter the Immortal Realm.

But even in the Immortal Realm, they remain mortal and not truly immortal.

Second, Talisman.

Immortal Radiance Body Protection Talisman.

It can withstand one attack at the Immortal King Realm. If the attack is of a lower realm, it will consume only one-third of the talisman’s power, until it repels three attacks and the talisman disappears.

Third, a sealed egg.

An egg of an Immortal Beast with the bloodline of an Immortal Monarch. It can be hatched by recognizing the owner with a drop of immortal blood.

"These are the three remaining options. Which one do you want to pick first?"

The mechanical voice finished, and Lin Jing took a deep breath. They were all excellent items.

The first, Ascension Pill, although after ascending to the Immortal Realm, one remains a mortal, its significance is profound.

Even cultivators have few friends or relatives who don’t harbor longing.

And ascension is something only the elite few can accomplish in the Lower Realm.

But with the Ascension Pill, it changes things. When you ascend, you can bring a friend or relative with no chance of ascending to the Immortal Realm.

Although their cultivation does not change in the Immortal Realm, the essential difference in power between the Immortal Realm and the Lower Realm is massive, with immortal energy pervading everywhere.

Hence, cultivating with immortal energy, reaching the True Immortal Realm is far less challenging than in the Lower Realm. Meanwhile, absorbing immortal energy can extend one’s life span, with ordinary cultivators in the Immortal Realm living much longer than those in the Lower Realm.

Given a different starting point, the endpoint becomes farther away.

However, in the sealed Lower Realm where ascension channels are closed, Lin Jing had no need to choose the Ascension Pill first, especially since he himself currently lacks the qualifications for ascension.

"There’s even an egg of an Immortal Beast." This is significant, as an egg with an Immortal Monarch-level bloodline surpasses ordinary Immortal Beast bloodlines by one level, and its value exceeds even the divine techniques of a Treasure Beast at the Immortal Monarch level.

If successfully hatched, it could dominate the Lower Realm.

As long as this beast reaches the peak of the Realm of Seeking Path and possesses compatible divine techniques, it could even challenge an Alliance Leader level cultivator.

However, it’s a pity that to hatch it requires immortal blood. Lower Realm practitioners and demon beasts only possess mortal blood, and only after ascending to the Immortal Realm and undergoing its transformative power does one’s blood turn to immortal blood.

This means this egg is meant for an ascendant, to be hatched after ascending to the Immortal Realm, making it difficult to hatch in the Lower Realm.

Though immortal blood can be obtained in the Lower Realm, the beast would not recognize the summoner as its owner, making it less controllable.

"Judging by this, there’s only one viable choice at present."