Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 39: Completing the Five Elements

Core Formation Blessed Land…

If such a place exists, that would be even better.

"I'll be counting on you, Senior Sister," Lin Jing said, expressing his gratitude.

As for the situation with the Fire Qilin Dragon… Senior Brother Ouyang must have told Senior Sister about it.

After all, Ouyang, despite being at the Core Formation stage, was chased by a Foundation Establishment Fire Dragon—he must have been traumatized.

Lin Jing chuckled, and Xu Qingyao also smiled faintly.

From the moment she decided to accompany Ouyang Hao here, she had already made up her mind to take Lin Jing with her.

Lin Jing's reluctance to go to the Demon Court was simply because he feared exposure.

Besides, Lin Jing was extremely valuable to her.

Not only did he possess formidable alchemy skills, but his title as the Number One Prodigy of the Ancient Kingdom also spoke volumes about his terrifying strength.

Even if some of his techniques were restricted, Xu Qingyao believed that Lin Jing alone was more than enough to deal with—

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Before leaving with Senior Sister Xu Qingyao, Lin Jing still had one more thing to take care of.

He headed to the Qingming Commerce Guild, and after making a request, he was immediately invited to the upper floor by Elder Ling Quan.

"My young friend, my young friend… why didn't you tell me earlier that your master was the Alchemy Sovereign of the Demon Court?" Ling Quan sighed with a bitter smile.

Had Lin Jing mentioned this sooner, all of this trouble could have been avoided.

He had almost been scared senile by the mere presence of the Demon Emperor’s power.

Qingzhou was nothing like the Ancient Kingdom...

In the Ancient Kingdom, the human race was supreme. There were no demon beast factions—only wild demon beasts meant for human cultivators to hunt.

If the Beast Taming Sect showed even the slightest sign of valuing demonic fortune over human fortune, they would be immediately forced into seclusion for rectification.

All of this was to ensure the prosperity of the human race and to safeguard the human destiny of the Ancient Kingdom.

Qingzhou, however, was different.

Although humans mainly resided in the Thirteen Provinces of Qingzhou, outside of those provinces, demon beast factions thrived.

Together, human and demon forces made up the vast land of Qingzhou.

In fact, from an overall perspective, the demon beast factions were far stronger than the human forces in Qingzhou.

Among human factions, the only one with a cultivator at the Dao-Seeking Stage was Tongtian Tower.

Meanwhile, just in the nearby regions, there were three demon beast factions that had Demon Emperors comparable to a Dao-Seeking cultivator!

As a result, Qingzhou's cultivation sects did not take a hardline approach toward purging powerful demon factions like the Ancient Kingdom did.

Even Tongtian Tower, the most prestigious alchemy force among humans, had many demon beast disciples and collaborated with numerous demon beast clans.

Had Ling Quan known that Lin Jing came from the Demon Court, he would have never agreed to help the Tai Xuan Sect issue a bounty on him.

Now, he was stuck dealing with the aftermath of that mess.

"Senior Ling Quan, there's no need to dwell on it. I'll be leaving with the Holy Maiden soon," Lin Jing reassured him. "Here’s the Gluttonous Pill I owed you."

Lin Jing handed over the repayment with a smile.

Even though nearly a year had passed inside the Hourglass, barely any time had passed in the real world, so there was no accumulated interest.

"Besides, I have another favor to ask of you, Senior Ling Quan."

"Speak freely, my friend," Ling Quan replied.

Lin Jing pulled out several storage bags.

"These belong to Tai Xuan Sect disciples. There are also two from cultivators who perished in the Cavern Heaven… I’ve already taken the Spirit Stones, but the rest—pills, magical artifacts, and various miscellaneous resources—I’d like you to convert them all into Spirit Stones for me."

Ling Quan cleared his throat.

Dealing with stolen goods, huh…

Under normal circumstances, that wouldn’t be an issue.

However, he was very curious about which factions these storage bags originally belonged to.

As he swept through them with his divine sense, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"So many specialties from the Eastern Sea… and a Sea Clan trident? Wait, kid—did you kill a Sea Clan prodigy?"

"And these Thunder Pearls… This storage bag is marked with the Lei Clan insignia from Martial Emperor City! You took down a genius from the Lei Clan?!"

"Can you handle it?" Lin Jing asked casually.

Ling Quan took a deep breath.

"It should be fine… The Sea Clan mainly lives on islands across the four great oceans and rarely ventures onto the mainland."

"Martial Emperor City is located west of the Ancient Kingdom, while Qingzhou is to the east. The geographical distance is vast, so the risk of handling this should be minimal."

"You want everything converted into Spirit Stones?"

Although both the Sea Clan and the Lei Clan were formidable, Lin Jing had the Demon Court backing him—and from the looks of it, even the Demon Court Holy Maiden valued him highly.

So Ling Quan wisely chose not to ask too many questions.

"Yes. Convert it all into Spirit Stones, and then use them to help me purchase three specific types of spiritual plants."

Lin Jing had been short on Spirit Stones earlier, but now, after looting three cultivators’ storage bags, he was suddenly flush with wealth.

It seemed that…

Robbery wasn’t much slower than alchemy when it came to making money.

No wonder rogue cultivators loved to kill and loot—even in the heavily regulated Ancient Kingdom, it was impossible to eradicate completely.

"Three Second-Tier Spiritual Plants:

Royal Spirit Ginseng

Withered Immortal Herb

Earth-Devouring Tree

One hundred portions of each, plus seeds."

Ling Quan nodded. "No problem."

Though he agreed readily, he couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

What was Lin Jing planning to do with these plants?

Alchemy?

All three plants had Earth-Wood dual attributes in common.

Royal Spirit Ginseng reinforced an unstable foundation and thickened True Energy, making it a top-tier resource for Earth attribute cultivators.

Withered Immortal Herb was a toxic plant from desert regions, shaped like a human hand and covered in venomous needles. Even a single prick would cause rapid dehydration and death.

Earth-Devouring Tree was a malignant plant that drained nutrients from the soil at an extreme rate, rendering a vast area barren.

However, despite its rapid growth, its wood and fruit were utterly useless—bitter, tough, and devoid of nutrients.

Lin Jing specifically ordered large quantities of these three plants…

Ling Quan couldn’t figure it out.

Apart from Royal Spirit Ginseng, the other two were basically useless for alchemy—he had never heard of any pill requiring Withered Immortal Herb or Earth-Devouring Tree...

One Day Later

Ling Quan swiftly prepared everything for Lin Jing.

Now, as Lin Jing prepared to depart with Senior Sister Xu Qingyao and Senior Brother Ouyang for the Third Holy Maiden’s Palace, his Pine Leaf Mouse was already hard at work in his Beast Taming Space…

It had begun fusing the three Earth-Wood spiritual plants!

"Hey! Hey! Hey—"