Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 561 - 16: Lifelong Vows and the Gift of Longevity
"What did you just say?"
Lin Lan suspected he might have heard wrong.
Did Lin Jing really say that it was he who sent people to destroy the sect that was skilled in using venomous insects?
What a joke that would be.
Beside them, Lu Mountain Hermit was also left in shock.
Was the Ten Thousand Poison Sect actually destroyed by Lin Lan’s cousin?
This sect had been a malignant tumor on the martial arts world from ancient times. In those days, they manipulated the court with poison, making money and taking lives. In modern times, they established pharmaceutical companies, poisoning and selling medicines, profiting immensely from national crises.
Although eventually resisted by numerous cultivating forces, they couldn’t be eradicated due to their profound foundation, merely fleeing to the borders, with their market shifting from domestic to Southeast Asia.
Rumor has it that the Ten Thousand Poison Sect had a Foundation Establishment elder in the country, and abroad, there were two Foundation Establishment elders overseeing it.
Besides the Foundation Establishment elders, there were many disciples in the sect expert in poison techniques. Even cultivators several levels above the disciples had to tread carefully around ’poison,’ which is a lethal tool capable of killing across levels, given that not all cultivators were skilled in detoxification.
In summary, this was a tricky power, one that even the Taoist Alliance was quite troubled by and unable to completely eliminate.
Apparently, there was even a Fake Pill elder!
"You heard correctly." Lin Jing looked at Lin Lan and said, "After seeing your message, I went for revenge, but unexpectedly, my subordinates were ineffective and missed one."
"Do you know... what the distinguishing features of the Fake Pill elder of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect are?"
"Where did he show up most recently?"
"What were the outcomes for his targets of revenge?"
"Since this matter started because of me, I’ll find this guy quickly and deal with him too." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Lin Jing actually quite believed in the abilities of the Ice Soul Gu and didn’t think it missed a mere Fake Pill cultivator due to carelessness. Most likely, as the Ice Soul Gu guessed, the other party had some treasure concealing traces, which prevented the Ice Soul Gu from discovering.
On Earth, treasures abound, with even the leader of the Taoist Alliance merely a Fake Pill cultivator capable of possessing a mid-grade Immortal Artifact. Therefore, Lin Jing wouldn’t be surprised if other Foundation Establishment cultivators occasionally obtained an Immortal Artifact.
"What are you talking about...? Wait a minute, weren’t you just recently resurrected? How long have you been cultivating, realistically?"
Lin Lan was completely baffled.
"Does this have a direct relation to cultivation?" Lin Jing remarked with a smile, then turned his head and said, "Lu Mountain Hermit, could you inform me?"
"I don’t know either... No one has seen that Fake Pill cultivator, but I’ve heard the last location he appeared was in Spring City, and the targets of his revenge ended up in a vegetative-like state, with life or death uncertain."
"Is that so... thank you." Lin Jing took out a storage bag and gifted it to Lu Mountain Hermit, adding, "By the way, this is the gift I mentioned earlier for the Hermit. Please accept it."
"I see you’re cultivating with a water attribute cultivation technique. Inside this storage bag is a whole deep-sea Spirit Stone vein, a complete set of water-type cultivation techniques and Divine Techniques worthy of seeking ascension, and even an illusion of a ten-thousand-year-old whale demon skilled in the Way of Yin and Yang, available for your insight. With these, within a hundred years, reaching the Nascent Soul Stage will be no problem."
"There should be medicines, Magical Treasures, everything is water-attribute. Hermit, could you also extend your hand?"
Upon receiving the floating storage bag, Lu Mountain Hermit’s expression froze, then trembled internally because, indeed, it contained everything Lin Jing mentioned.
The intensity of Spiritual Qi in that water Spirit Vein exceeded Lu Mountain’s by a hundredfold.
The lifelike Yin Yang Whale Emperor statue, because it contained an illusion soul made by Magic Mushroom, radiated an astonishing Dao resonance, making Lu Mountain Hermit unable to even guess the whale’s level.
Staring at the neatly arranged pills and Magical Treasures, Lu Mountain Hermit was stunned, not understanding how Lin Jing could possess so many treasures. Earlier, she, like Lin Lan, questioned Lin Jing’s claim of destroying the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, but now, she had no doubts at all.
If Lin Jing extracted a tenth of the items from this storage bag, it would be enough to offer a reward to the entire cultivation world on Earth, making the Ten Thousand Poison Sect a place with no refuge on Earth.
After all, the most valuable pills on Earth, Foundation Establishment Pills, seemed to lack even the qualification to exist within this storage bag...
What celestial figure was my disciple’s cousin? She sharply turned her gaze toward Lin Jing.
A Corpse Cultivator resurrected by a wizard?
Was that wizard an Ancient Ancestral Wizard?
Under a dizzying mind, Lu Mountain Hermit subconsciously extended her hand. As an elderly woman nearing a hundred years, she managed to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage after the revival of Spiritual Qi, thanks to this Celestial Spirit Body. However, being a person from the Ancient Immortal Realm who hadn’t undergone the Immortal Realm barrier purification, her longevity bloodline wasn’t activated.
Nonetheless, despite having Foundation Establishment cultivation, her lifespan might only reach less than two hundred years.
Lin Jing placed his hand on hers, activating Longevity Divine Techniques, and Lu Mountain Hermit’s appearance immediately underwent an incredible change.
She seemed to be returning to her youth, with her silver hair rapidly reverting to black...
Moments later, Lu Mountain Hermit, adorned in a pure white rustic mountain robe, appeared like an earthly fairy. Her skin was like congealed fat, her face moist and delicate. Her garment hem fluttered with the wind, emanating an elegant fragrance—not resembling an elderly person at all. In terms of youthfulness and vitality, she surpassed Senior Lin Lan beside her, whose mouth hung open like a watermelon...
An Immortal brushed my head, binding my hair to receive longevity.
Utilizing the power of the Longevity Immortal Body, Lin Jing helped activate part of Lu Mountain Hermit’s longevity potential, greatly increasing her lifespan and naturally restoring her to her youthful state. For Lin Jing, a cultivation age of less than a hundred essentially seemed like the beginning for a child.
"Master, Master?!!!" Beside her, Lin Lan screamed like a slaughtered pig as the miracle unfolded before him, never expecting his master, who seemed grandmotherly, was now...
"Thank you, senior." Lu Mountain Hermit was immensely stunned as well. At this moment, she understood that she couldn’t perceive Lin Jing’s level not due to his specialty or any method of concealment...
The other party possibly never hid his level at all throughout, purely due to being so high that these Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn’t penetrate it.
Core Formation? Nascent Soul?
Lu Mountain Hermit was unsure, but with such immortal-like means, she grasped that her disciple’s cousin was incredibly formidable and far from simple.
Though her age might be greater, the capable comes first, so she promptly addressed Lin Jing as senior to express her gratitude, recognizing Lin Jing’s binding for longevity instilled renewed vigor, a favor akin to rebirth for her.
"Hermit, there’s no need for courtesy. Your kindness to my family far exceeds this." Lin Jing suddenly sensed a yearning gaze directed at him—it was Lin Lan.
"What, what is really going on?!" Lin Lan pinched himself, feeling like he hadn’t fully awakened.
