Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 57: Late Foundation Establishment!

Qingzhou, Yin Corpse Sect Headquarters, Yin Corpse Secret Realm.

Any force with cultivators above the Void Mystical Stage typically establishes its core base in an alternate dimension attached to the Tianyuan Realm.

These alternate spaces, created by Void Mystical experts, are far safer and more concealed than external lands, making them difficult for enemies to invade.

Among the four great Void Mystical Patriarchs of the Yin Corpse Sect, Nine Infant Demon Lord was infamous for his demonic arts, having stripped eight divine physique prodigies of their Nascent Souls and fused them into himself, thus earning his name.

He was also the mastermind behind the Yin Corpse Sect’s "Immortal Corpse" project...

However, due to interference from the Ancient Celestial Kingdom, that plan was now nearly in ruins.

“Patriarch! The Longevity Body has surfaced!”

A Nascent Soul cultivator, wrapped in corpse-sealing cloth, stood before a graveyard, calling out to Nine Infant Demon Lord.

From within the graveyard, an emotionless voice responded.

The Yin Corpse Sect protector bowed and spoke.

“Reporting to Patriarch, our divination was correct—Lin Jing, the Longevity Body, is indeed in Qingzhou. However… he appeared at the Sky Lion Clan’s Centennial Grand Ceremony.”

“The Sky Lion Clan?”

The graveyard trembled violently as Nine Infant Demon Lord tore through space and emerged.

“What is that Longevity Body doing in the Sky Lion Clan?!”

Protector Yuan trembled as he continued,

“At the grand ceremony, Lin Jing openly revealed his identity as a Longevity Body and placed a bounty on our sect’s cultivators—offering his own Longevity Blood and Flesh as a reward to any beast faction that brought back our heads…”

Nine Infant Demon Lord was stunned for a moment, then laughed in rage.

However, the next sentence wiped the smile from his face.

“Then, by some unknown method, he instantly boosted the Sky Lion Clan’s captive Longevity Body to the peak of the Void Mystical Stage. Together, the two massacred most of the Sky Lion Clan and emptied their treasury before vanishing…”

“I suspect… it’s the legendary Heavenly Demon Physique. After all, Lin Jing has had contact with the Demon-Slaying Bureau. His real goal in going to the Sky Lion Clan may have been to pass on the Heavenly Demon Physique to the other Longevity Body.”

“If that’s the case, it explains how two low-stage Longevity Bodies managed to cause such chaos in the Sky Lion Clan…”

A dead silence followed.

Nine Infant Demon Lord finally spoke in a low, ominous tone.

“Heavenly Demon Physique… Since the destruction of the Heavenly Demon Sect, in all these millennia, only two people in the Ancient Celestial Kingdom have ever cultivated it successfully.

“And you’re telling me… both of these Longevity Bodies have achieved it?!”

“Damn it!!”

BOOM!

The graveyard exploded in a surge of dark energy.

Protector Yuan remained silent.

The True Purpose of the Yin Corpse Sect

Countless years ago, in an ancient ruin within the Ancient Celestial Kingdom, the Yin Corpse Sect discovered a Celestial Beast Corpse.

This corpse was firmly bound to the ruin, making it impossible to move.

Thus, the Yin Corpse Sect transformed the entire ruin into one of their branch strongholds, beginning an endless effort to refine the Celestial Beast into a Corpse Puppet.

However, just as they reached the final stage, the Demon-Slaying Bureau discovered their operations and destroyed the base.

Most of the Yin Corpse Sect cultivators stationed there were wiped out, and even a Void Mystical Patriarch had his physical body obliterated.

Although they eventually managed to transfer the Celestial Beast Corpse, the forced relocation severely damaged it, making it desperately in need of rare resources to repair.

Through research, the Yin Corpse Sect found that the best materials for restoring the Celestial Beast Corpse were the purest sources of Life and Death Energy.

One of these sources resided within Longevity Bodies.

Whether refining the Celestial Corpse or repairing the Corpse Puppet, a Longevity Body was essential.

This was why the Yin Corpse Sect had targeted Lin Jing from the very beginning and orchestrated the Hidden Dragon Academy infiltration plan.

However—

Lin Jing vanished like a rat in the shadows, avoiding detection despite the efforts of Void Mystical divination experts searching for him.

And now, after all this time, the first news they received about Lin Jing was…

He and another Longevity Body had caused absolute devastation in the Sky Lion Clan.

It was beyond terrifying.

“Originally, if we couldn’t find Lin Jing, we planned to simply seize the Sky Lion Clan’s Longevity Body.”

“Even though the Sky Lion Ancestor is extremely difficult to deal with, compared to restoring the Celestial Beast Corpse, offending a Sky Lion Ancestor is nothing.”

“But now, that Longevity Body’s Life Energy has likely been completely drained…”

“Only Lin Jing remains.”

“According to reports, he comes from the Beast Taming Sect, and the sect master’s adoptive daughter is a Demon Court Holy Maiden. If he chooses to join the Demon Court, then all hope of capturing a Longevity Body is lost.”

“Although the chances of a Longevity Body willingly aligning with the Demon Court are slim, still…”

Nine Infant Demon Lord’s voice grew dark and ominous.

“You idiots… You knew about the Longevity Body for so long—why didn’t you capture him immediately?!”

“If we had taken him earlier, we wouldn’t be in this situation now!”

Protector Yuan remained silent.

The truth was that the Yin Corpse Sect barely had any powerful cultivators left in the Ancient Celestial Kingdom. Most were stationed to guard the Celestial Beast Ruin.

At the time, Lin Jing was just a mere Qi Refinement-stage Longevity Body—he wasn’t considered a priority.

By the time he entered the Beast Taming Sect, even sending a Nascent Soul demonic cultivator to capture him would have been difficult.

The sect had a protective grand formation and a Dragon Vein guardian—attacking it outright would have required careful planning to avoid alarming the Demon-Slaying Bureau.

But before they could even discuss their next move, Lin Jing left the Beast Taming Sect and joined Hidden Dragon Academy.

At that point, capturing him became even more difficult.

And then, when the Celestial Beast Corpse was damaged, requiring Life Energy to repair it, no one had anticipated just how important Lin Jing would become.

“Enough.”

Nine Infant Demon Lord exhaled.

“Continue searching for Lin Jing. Do not give up. He may not have fully mastered the Heavenly Demon Physique yet.”

“Before the sect master entered seclusion, he entrusted me with refining the Celestial Corpse. I will not disappoint him…”

A flicker of fear passed through his expression.

The current sect master of the Yin Corpse Sect, the Corpse Emperor, was an ancient Dao-Seeking powerhouse—even older than the first Ancient Emperor.

He was a Corpse Cultivator, but had suffered severe injuries in his battle against the Ancient Emperor, forcing him into seclusion for thousands of years.

The Yin Corpse Sect’s very existence revolved around gathering rare physiques and resources to sustain his recovery.

The Celestial Corpse Refinement was an absolute priority.

“I will personally hunt the Longevity Body.”

Even though his previous incursion into Hidden Dragon Academy had left him cursed and wounded, there was no more time for recovery.

With Lin Jing’s identity exposed, countless factions would soon come after him.

As the Yin Corpse Sect was thrown into chaos, Lin Jing was in seclusion under Xu Qingyao’s protection.

By using his Beast Taming Physique to suppress the Zhuyan Demon Ancestor’s Blood, Lin Jing was gradually comprehending its terrifying ancient power.

The clash between them deepened his understanding of the Zhuyan Demon Ancestor.

After several days of intense cultivation—

Lin Jing broke through to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage!

Xu Qingyao, who had been guarding him, smirked.

“He nearly drained all the spiritual energy in this cave while breaking through.”