Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 53: Guidance

"Alright, that was a joke. Now, let's talk seriously."

"Spending 20,000 years for just one day—do you really want to waste that day running away?"

"What do you mean?" The Longevity Woman was puzzled.

"Not long from now, you'll only have ten years left to live."

"With your cultivation technique and the Longevity Body’s natural speed, even in a thousand years, you might not even reach mid-Core Formation."

"Which means that even if you escape successfully, you won’t have much time left."

"Unless… you break through to Nascent Soul and gain a massive extension to your lifespan."

"But as I said before, under normal cultivation, it’ll be incredibly difficult for you to reach Nascent Soul."

"It doesn’t matter."

Spending 20,000 years of lifespan—she had no regrets.

If she hadn’t done so, escaping from the Sky Lion Clan’s secret realm would have been nearly impossible.

Just being able to slaughter so many Sky Lions had already satisfied her.

Even if she only had a few more days to live after this, she could accept it.

After all, before this, she had already given up on living entirely.

"But you’re right. Since I don’t need to save you anymore, I might as well fight the Sky Lion Ancestor to the death."

"Even if I can't defeat it like you said… I should still be able to severely injure it."

The Longevity Woman suddenly halted in midair.

Right now, she had immense cultivation and overwhelming mana, but she lacked attack spells and battle techniques.

Even so, with her current Void Mystical peak-level power, even basic martial techniques would have immense destructive force.

"Could it be that the reason I couldn’t cultivate the Heavenly Demon Physique… was because of my mindset?"

She suddenly thought of something.

From the very start, that Longevity Man seemed to completely disregard life and death.

"Maybe." The Longevity Man also understood why he had been so slow in cultivating the Heavenly Demon Physique.

"Is it really worth wasting life on something like this?" The Void Mystical expert continued speaking.

"Does he want to live longer? Of course he does. So listen to what he has to say."

The Void Mystical expert said, "You have no choice. Soon, you will use all your remaining power to cast an illusion on him—a powerful one that temporarily conceals his presence from the Sky Lion Ancestor."

"He will return to the Sky Lion Secret Realm. Without the Sky Lion Ancestor guarding it, that secret realm is completely defenseless against his current power. He will sweep through it in the shortest time possible and plunder all of the Sky Lion Clan’s accumulated treasures."

"As one of the top-tier demon beast clans, the Sky Lion Clan must have an unfathomable hoard of resources. That trove—while it may not be enough to help him reach Nascent Soul within ten years…"

"It will be more than enough to ensure his survival. And eventually, he will have the power to completely wipe out the entire Sky Lion Clan—including the Sky Lion Ancestor."

After the Void Mystical expert finished speaking, the Longevity Man was momentarily stunned.

"Why go this far to help me? Just because we’re both Longevity Bodies?"

"As long as the Sky Lion Clan’s treasure trove is enough to guarantee your Core Formation, the rest will all go to you." The Void Mystical expert replied.

"Fine."

The Longevity Man had not expected this answer.

Lin Jing smirked.

"After all, we’re both Longevity Bodies. My cultivation speed is slow as well."

"Thanks."

"It’s nothing." Lin Jing’s expression turned distant.

A Core Formation cultivator suddenly skyrocketing to Void Mystical peak—an overwhelming level of power.

Even though it would only last for one day, Lin Jing was certain—by tomorrow, all of Qingzhou would be in an uproar.

The Longevity Woman’s actions, in a way, had already helped Lin Jing.

Soon, the entire continent would realize that Longevity Bodies could use secret arts to rapidly boost their power.

And with that knowledge… anyone who wanted to target a Longevity Body would have to seriously reconsider the consequences.

This was exactly the kind of fear and deterrence Lin Jing wanted the Longevity Body to command.

"Time is short. Let’s begin. After everything is done, make sure to pass on all of your insights into cultivating the Heavenly Demon Physique to me."

Lin Jing shook his head, smirking.

"Are you even human? You say you’ll master something, and then you just do it?"

"Compared to you, I’d say you’re the real monster." The Longevity Woman said softly.

A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator… had accomplished all of this?

"After I ransack the Sky Lion Clan’s secret realm, I’ll use an illusion to conceal myself. Soon after, I’ll either personally come find you or send someone in my place."

Lin Jing helped her disguise herself and handed her a tracking pinecone.

At the same time, his clone and the Pine Leaf Mouse had exhausted all their energy, dispersing into the air.

—Meanwhile—

Kirin Clan.

Lin Jing’s true body opened his eyes, stepping out of his cave dwelling to report everything to his Senior Sister.

If the Longevity Woman successfully plundered the Sky Lion Clan’s vast accumulation of resources, she would likely need to rely on the Demon Court to process it all.

"You’re looking for Big Sister?"

Moments later, Lin Jing arrived at his Senior Sister’s temporary cave dwelling, only to find that she wasn’t there.

Only a pet beast was cultivating in the area.

"The First Holy Maiden and Second Holy Maiden have already arrived at the Kirin Secret Realm. The five Kirin Elders are currently discussing preparations for the Holy Maiden Tea Ceremony with them."

The Fire Phoenix inside the cave said.

"I see. Thanks, Phoenix Sister."

Lin Jing nodded, then said, "I’ll wait here for now. It shouldn’t take too long, right?"

—Elsewhere—

Kirin Courtyard.

The five major Kirin Clans—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—had gathered their Great Elders, along with three Holy Maidens of the Demon Court.

The First Holy Maiden, Liu Yan, smiled at Xu Qingyao.

"I can’t believe you brought your followers to the Kirin Clan so early. I heard from Elder Lin Ye that they’ve been training in seclusion, preparing for the upcoming battle?"

"So what?" Xu Qingyao replied indifferently.

Of the other two Holy Maidens, she disliked this one the most.

"With their talent, they’ll never amount to anything… Xu Qingyao, I heard that your Beast Taming Sect in the Ancient Celestial Kingdom produced a genius who contracted all Ten Rare Gu, and is even being hunted by the Yin Corpse Sect."

"If it’s him, his talent is worth cultivating—far more than those weaklings who follow you. Haven’t you tried recruiting him?" The Second Holy Maiden, Shen Xi, asked.

Xu Qingyao glanced at her. "Too bad. That Beast Taming Sect Holy Son was teleported away by the demonic sects. His whereabouts are unknown—I’d say there’s an 80% chance he’s already dead."

The Kirin Clan’s Elder Lin Ye chuckled, interrupting their conversation.

"Since all eight Holy Sons have no objections, let’s proceed with hosting the Tea Ceremony tomorrow."

Just then, a small elder from the Earth Kirin Clan suddenly received an urgent message from a Land Spirit Pearl.

His expression changed slightly.

"Holy Maiden, the Beast Taming Sect cultivator you were just discussing… was his name Lin Jing?"

Xu Qingyao turned to him. "Yes, Lin Jing."

The Earth Kirin Elder took a deep breath.

"We just received intelligence. Lin Jing appeared at the Sky Lion Clan’s centennial ceremony today… and publicly revealed himself to be a Longevity Body.

He has placed a bounty on both the Yin Corpse Sect and the Gu God Sect—using his own Longevity Blood and Flesh as the reward!!"

The room fell silent.

A Longevity Body?!

Xu Qingyao raised an eyebrow. "Oh… so today was the Sky Lion Clan’s ceremony?"

"That’s not even the shocking part!" The Earth Kirin Elder’s voice trembled.

"The moment Lin Jing appeared—

The Sky Lion Clan’s captive Longevity Body suddenly ascended to Void Mystical Peak, slaughtered over half of the Sky Lion Clan on the spot—

—and then escaped with Lin Jing!!!"

Xu Qingyao: "…What?"

Her expression froze.

"The hell did you just say?!"