Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 558 - 13: The Grand Gathering of Cultivators
"Elder Lin... Elder Hu insisted that we must report to you personally and explain the Zhuge family matter, so we brought him here."
"Now, the Zhuge family has been investigated for allowing demon beasts to eat people, and both decision-makers have been imprisoned..."
After Zhu Yan and Hu Yousong left, Huang Qianyun hurriedly explained to Lin Jing, fearing that Lin Jing would blame them.
"This matter is over, you may leave."
Lin Jing naturally wouldn’t take out his anger on others over such a trivial issue. Having completed his breakthrough, everything was settled, and eager to return home, he was reluctant to engage with others.
In front of him, he directly tore open a rift in space and entered it.
After breaking through the Void Profound, Lin Jing’s mastery of space improved tremendously. Even in the Ancient Immortal Realm with its extremely high world strength, he could tear open space for short-distance teleportation.
"Farewell, elder —" Watching Lin Jing’s departing figure, Huang Zhixin took a deep breath and said, "Grandpa, the water in the cultivation world is deeper than we imagined."
"Whether it’s this Elder Lin or that elder who appeared beside Elder Hu, they both seem much stronger than the cultivators openly known on Earth."
"Void Profound Stage... what realm is that."
The other party even mentioned going to the starry sky? Have they reached the point where they can leave Earth...
That must be an extremely high realm.
"Perhaps it’s a realm lost in history." Huang Qianyun also gained insight from this encounter, he urged, "Alright, I have a snake demon, you have a fake pill; this is our grandfather-grandson fortune. With these aids, we have hope for Foundation Establishment. As our cultivation grows, we’ll naturally witness a broader world."
"However, this snake demon conflicts with my attributes, I must find a way... to exchange it for other resources."
......
In Jiangnan, Porcelain Capital.
A rift opened in the sky, Lin Jing emerged from it, finally returning home, and he showed a long-lost smile.
Previously, the Ice Soul Gu had helped him locate his parents, who were now no longer in business and lived in a villa for retirement. This location was also found with the help of the Lu Mountain Hermit, boasting good feng shui, ideal for recuperating.
Upon Lin Jing’s return, he found Lin Lan was also present. Under his Divine Sense, he saw his parents busy with the tea leaves they grew, enjoying leisure, while Lin Lan sat cross-legged in her courtyard practicing breathing exercises.
"I wonder if Lin Lan told my parents about me."
Lin Jing didn’t go directly to see his parents to avoid startling them, and instead communicated with Lin Lan:
"Hello?"
As soon as Lin Jing spoke, he fell silent; back on Earth, transmitting sound felt like making a phone call, invoking deep bloodline memories, and he started with "Hello."
"Lin Jing?" Lin Lan suddenly opened her eyes, hearing the familiar voice, looking around, she asked, "Is it you, Lin Jing?"
"It’s me." Lin Jing descended near Lin Lan. Seeing Lin Jing, Lin Lan took a deep breath and immediately threw a talisman.
"Malice Talisman, go!"
She threw the talisman onto Lin Jing, and then... nothing happened, seeing this, Lin Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean by this?"
"Master worried that after being resurrected by witchcraft, you might become a monster and harm those familiar to you, like a vengeful spirit. This talisman can detect if there’s malice in the other party."
Lin Jing sighed, "I didn’t die because of you all. Even if I became a vengeful spirit, why would I take revenge on you."
"Better safe than sorry. Are you really Lin Jing?"
Lin Lan still found it unbelievable. During this time, she and the Lu Mountain Hermit investigated many ancient books on corpse transformation and found, indeed, there was a kind of magic that could revive a person in corpse form, turning them into a corpse cultivator.
The problem was, Lin Jing was completely cremated, not even a finger left!
If Lin Jing returned in ghost form, it seemed more plausible than some corpse cultivation!
Could mere ashes also revive?
The magic of corpse cultivation, so miraculous?
"Don’t get tangled up." Lin Jing decided to simply tell the truth, though it sounded bizarre, this lie indeed had many holes, he had completely forgotten about the cremation.
"Where’s your master?"
"Master is in a nearby estate."
"Did you tell our parents about me?"
"You asked me not to tell them yet, and not to speak until I confirm you’re ’Lin Jing’ again, to avoid shocking them too much."
Lin Jing nodded, "How else would you confirm, I’ll cooperate with you, once confirmed, you can talk to our parents, give them a heads-up, then I can appear."
"No need for further confirmation." Lin Lan said, "At least, you have no malice. The malice talisman was obtained from a Foundation Establishment Stage Holy Monk by my master, and if you weren’t Lin Jing, you wouldn’t be so cautious, afraid of frightening them. Don’t worry, I’ll hint to them first, and once their emotions stabilize, you can come out."
Lin Lan’s voice grew softer; after all, she had grown up with Lin Jing, and after his death, she mourned for a long time. Now that Lin Jing could live again, albeit in ’corpse cultivator’ form, so what.
Many people loathe corpses, fear ghosts, but rarely despise the corpses of their close kin or fear encountering the ghosts of their own family.
Sigh.
Lin Lan stepped forward and directly hugged Lin Jing, her eyes instantly reddened, her voice choked, but she said nothing, yet Lin Jing felt everything.
Alas... Lin Jing sighed. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"I’m back, don’t worry. From now on, nobody can bully you. By the way, Lanlan, you’re grown up, have you started dating?"
Lin Lan pushed Lin Jing away, wiped her tears, and said, "Who am I dating? I am now a cultivator, a third layer Qi Refining cultivator, who is worthy of me? My master says I have outstanding aptitude, with hope for Foundation Establishment, and should not focus on irrelevant matters."
"Wait, you... I can’t see through your cultivation?" Lin Lan was stunned, "Is it because corpse cultivation is quite special?"
"Moreover, in this state, although I can’t see anything, it’s said by my master that you might be targeted by the great masters of Mt. Mao..."
Lin Jing said, "Don’t worry, I’ve registered with the Taoist Alliance."
He estimated Hu Yousong should give him that respect.
"That’s great!" Lin Lan’s eyes sparkled. Since Mt. Mao falls under the Taoist Alliance, and if the Taoist Alliance hasn’t raised any issues, Lin Jing’s identity is naturally fine.
"So, does that mean you can also appear at significant events without issue?"
"Half a month later, there’s a cultivator gathering in Jiangnan. If there are no other matters, my master intended to take me."
"Is it a gathering to exchange resources, exhibit antiques?" Lin Jing asked.
"Yes, possibly with some sparring and magic duels?" Lin Lan said.
"Then let’s take a look." Originally, Lin Jing wasn’t interested in such matters, but considering Earth even had mid-grade immortal artifacts, he suddenly became interested. Even if he couldn’t obtain Celestial Destiny this time, collecting a few ancient residual immortal artifacts wouldn’t be a wasted trip. Wonder if... he could find a top-grade immortal artifact like the Fishing Elder’s fishing rod!
