Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 7: The Illusionary Assassination Hall

"Of course, it doesn't really matter what your identity is. Pine Tree, my friend, do you want to return to the Tianyuan Realm?"

"Though tracing back to your origins, you're not a native of this realm, you've already absorbed its aura. As long as your cultivation reaches the Void Mystical Stage and you gain mastery over stronger spatial forces, you'll have a chance to cross the World Boundary and return to Guanyuan Realm."

"However, trying to ascend from this chaotic void ruin to the Void Mystical Stage is no easy task. But I… I've wandered here for who knows how many years. I understand this place well. If you have my help, you might just reach the Void Mystical Stage in a short time!"

Divine Pine sneered. "I don’t care what my identity is, but shouldn’t you introduce yourself first? What's your purpose?"

The remnant soul sighed. "Just a pitiful soul who failed to ascend in another cultivation realm. I managed to preserve a sliver of my soul, but I got lost in the void, unable to find my way home, nor enter any other cultivation world…"

"So, I need to attach myself to you and enter the Tianyuan Realm together. With your identity as a reincarnated Demonic Sky Sect cultivator, you should be able to smuggle me in as well."

"I need you to help me reincarnate into this cultivation world, just like you did, becoming half a native of the Tianyuan Realm. This is my only path to survival, and I hope you understand—I’m simply trying to stay alive."

"I can swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao: after you help me, whatever you choose to do in the Tianyuan Realm—whether ruling this world or reopening the path of ascension—I will assist you."

"You’re a demon beast! Not human!"

After a brief silence, Divine Pine suddenly realized the true nature of the remnant soul—it was actually the transformed soul of a demon beast.

"Interesting. It’s been how many years since a demon beast last appeared in the Tianyuan Realm? The Sect Master and his disciple from the Beast Taming Sect have probably been longing for the secret art of demonization for ages..."

"Alright, I agree. Now tell me, how do I reach the Void Mystical Stage in this godforsaken place?"

"Within ten years—do I have a chance?"@@novelbin@@

Divine Pine asked. If it had to rely on its own cultivation, it would take at least a few thousand years to reach the Void Mystical Stage. By then, the opportunity would be long gone.

By that time, the Longevity Body would have been claimed by someone else—not from old age, but simply because someone would have harvested it already.

Divine Pine had been nurturing the Longevity Body for so long precisely for the Longevity Blood that Lin Jing had promised him upon reaching perfection.

He could not tolerate returning to the Tianyuan Continent only to find out that Lin Jing had already been devoured by someone else.

As for whether this so-called failed ascender's remnant soul would cause trouble in the Tianyuan Continent… Divine Pine couldn't care less.

A Few Days Later

Perhaps due to the Golden Bodhi Tree unlocking his talent, or maybe due to his solid foundation in illusion arts, Lin Jing easily mastered the three illusion techniques he had claimed.

There wasn’t the slightest difficulty.

Cultivating illusion techniques felt even easier than practicing Buddhist teachings.

In comparison, cultivating the Heavenly Demon Physique was like gnawing on a piece of rock-hard bone.

"Just mastering them isn’t enough. Next, I need to refine these three techniques even further..."

"When the time is right, I'll simulate the aura of True Illusion Essence and display even greater strength and talent to compete for the position of Core Disciple at Thousand Illusions Mountain." Ràɴɵ𝖇Ês

Sitting cross-legged in his cave, Lin Jing’s eyes flickered with determination.

These three illusion techniques were never his true goal in coming to Thousand Illusions Mountain.

His real goal was one of the Core Disciple secret techniques—the Inverse Void Art!

It contained the principles of real and illusionary transformation, a secret technique capable of temporarily turning illusions into reality!

However, only Core Disciples could access this secret art. As an Inner Sect disciple, he had no chance of learning it yet.

Moreover, it was said that Inverse Void Art could only be cultivated in a special Illusory Paradise within Thousand Illusions Mountain—a place just like the Divine Beast Hall, serving as the sect's hidden foundation. Only Core Disciples could enter.

As for the other Core Disciple secret technique, Beast Intent Manifestation, which allowed illusionists to perfectly replicate the presence of powerful demon beasts, Lin Jing didn’t need it as much.

"Is Junior Brother Huang here?"

Just as You Wanli predicted, within a few days, someone from the sect sought him out.

The visitor was Zheng, a steward of the Illusionary Assassination Hall.

His purpose, of course, was to recruit Lin Jing into the Illusionary Assassination Hall.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Lin Jing accepted the offer.

Originally, he had wanted to join the Demon-Illusion Hall.

That hall’s disciples were basically "battlefield reporters"—their tasks mainly involved secretly recording footage of powerful demon beasts, granting them much more freedom.

But the Illusionary Assassination Hall… it was practically a battlefield unit, constantly fighting against disciples from the Myriad Beast Sect, Flower Sect, and other sects over resources and territories. It was far too high-profile for his liking.

"Our Illusionary Assassination Hall needs talent like yours. For now, just focus on your cultivation and take your time switching to our hall’s techniques. We won’t assign you any missions in the short term."

"However, if you want to rise to the rank of Core Disciple, you’ll need more than just personal strength—contributions are a must. And our Illusionary Assassination Hall is the fastest place to earn those contributions!"

"Once you’ve switched techniques, come find me."

He had high hopes for Lin Jing’s potential.

After all, even Elder Qin had acknowledged his talent.

"Understood, Steward Zheng."

Lin Jing had no other choice. However, being part of the Illusionary Assassination Hall did bring him some advantages—it meant fewer disturbances.

Clearly, the hall leaders had already discussed among themselves before deciding to recruit him…

This was exactly why Senior Brother You had advised him to join whichever hall reached out first.

Now, with no more distractions, Lin Jing could focus on his cultivation at Thousand Illusions Mountain.

The sect’s core area was hidden within a massive illusionary formation, offering a degree of fate concealment, making it an excellent hiding place.

This was precisely why Lin Jing had chosen Thousand Illusions Mountain as his temporary refuge...

Time flew by—one year passed in the blink of an eye.

Despite constantly feeling on edge, nothing unexpected happened.

For an entire year, Lin Jing had poured all his energy into cultivating illusion arts.

Soul Infusion Art, Spirit-Piercing Method, and Layered Illusion Technique—he had mastered them all to perfection.

His ability to simulate illusions had improved drastically.

When he first arrived at Thousand Illusions Mountain, he could only maintain his own disguise while manifesting one powerful demon beast illusion.

But now, after a year of rigorous training, he could simultaneously conjure illusions of ten Demon Kings!

With these illusions, paired with Spirit-Piercing attacks, even Core Formation cultivators who failed to see through his deception could suffer severe mental trauma.

However, this method was still unstable.

Until he mastered "Inverse Void Art", he couldn’t truly fight Core Formation cultivators head-on.

"It’s time to consider advancing to Core Disciple."

Wearing the golden disciple robes of Thousand Illusions Mountain, Lin Jing stepped out of his cave and flew toward the Illusionary Assassination Hall.

With his improved illusionary mastery, his disguise was stronger than ever.

Since that was the case…

It was time to take the next step.