Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 305: Chapter 302 Became a Priest Refining Dragon Spirit Fruit
 

The High Priest merely provided a basic explanation of what these young Druids needed to do; he did not divulge the specifics.

Because not every one of these youths could possibly infiltrate the Holy Mountain, and even if they did manage to get in, there was no guarantee that they would receive certain treatments or gradually complete his plan.

Therefore, they would have to wait until the actual time came to discuss specific details, and if this operation did not go smoothly, he would even need to prepare for the next action twenty years later. Naturally, he couldn’t disclose the exact plans to these youths lest they accidentally leak information and expose the agents they had planted on the Light Holy Mountain.

Subsequently, in the Divine Temple, a group of priests began setting up a Magic Array, presided over by the High Priest himself. They used the Druids’ secret Sealing Technique to seal the Natural Magic Power within the youths, then used a divine power bestowed by the Forest Goddess as a bridge to establish a link between the Demon Cores and spiritual power within them. This allowed the youths to use Demon Beast skills even without transforming.

Qin Feng did not resist, allowing the High Priest to proceed with the sealing magic.

In any case, the Druid’s Natural Magic Power was optional for him; his real source of strength lay within his Dantian. He did not value Natural Magic Power much, and if he wasn’t worried about exposing his power, he would have already refined this pitiful amount of Natural Magic into his Azure Dragon Daoist Body.

His Azure Dragon Daoist Body was of the Wood Element, and the Magic Power cultivated from the Druids’ heritage was also of the Wood Element, which made refining it quite simple.

As for his Dantian, he had taken the treasure his master had given him for concealing his aura and secured it in his Dantian. He then applied a cultivation-world Secret Technique to seal himself, unaware of the Immortal Dao cultivation, the High Priest also never even considered the possibility that Qin Feng might possess other powers.

After all, in this world, aside from Magic and Fighting Energy, there was no concept of Dantian, and unless the High Priest possessed extreme spiritual power and investigated Qin Feng thoroughly, there was no way he could discover Qin Feng’s secret.

After the High Priest had successfully established the channel between his Divine Sense and the Silver Winged Pegasus’ Demon Core, Qin Feng moved aside, giving his place in the Magic Array to other Druid youths while he silently examined the situation within his body.

He discovered that, in fact, the channel between spiritual power and the Demon Core wasn’t stable; a strong external impact could potentially sever this link.

As for the seal on his Natural Magic Power, it wasn’t exactly strong either. If his Natural Magic Power were several times stronger than it currently was, it would naturally break the seal from within.

Of course, external forces could also break the sealing.

However, out of all the youths present, aside from him, there was no other with the ability to break the sealing and sever the channel between spiritual power and the Demon Core; their strength had been sealed, and they could only return to the Demon Beast Forest to seek the High Priest or other Druid Elders to help lift the sealing.

Nonetheless, Qin Feng felt that this Secret Technique was quite remarkable. Since the High Priest could create a channel between his Light Element Demon Core, he could naturally do the same for other Druids with Wind, Fire, Water, Earth, and other Elemental Demon Cores, enabling those Druids to infiltrate other sects or powers as mages of various elements, thereby stealing all sorts of intelligence.

But although this technique was good, it also had one significant drawback.

That was, they could only utilize the Magic Power within the Demon Core, and since the Druids could not condense these Demon Cores themselves, they couldn’t upgrade the quality of their Cores. This meant that unless the sealing was lifted, these Druids would forever remain at their current level of strength.

Truly, if that were so, these youths would be in a sorry state.

Because among the Druid youths present, aside from one who, like him, had integrated an Intermediate-level Demon Beast’s Demon Core, the rest had all fused with Low-Level Demon Beast Cores. If they never progressed, they would probably be disheartened to death.

After examining his own body’s condition, Qin Feng looked up and noticed that the High Priest was not in good shape. The vibrant breath of life within his body had greatly diminished, sweat drenched his forehead, and the wrinkles on his already aged face seemed to have deepened.

Clearly, employing the Divine Power of the Forest Goddess to open the magical passage between their spiritual power and Demon Core had placed a tremendous burden on him.

The strength of a Divine being is not so easily wielded; each use inflicts significant harm upon these mortal bodies that have yet to become gods.

This High Priest was of a very old age, his physique nowhere near as robust as when he was younger. If it were not for the powerful force within him supporting his frame, he would have likely collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

After all, those who worship the divine beings have a significant flaw in their Cultivation System—in terms of strength, they might be on par with or even surpass many Cultivators, but their Life Span may not necessarily increase. In fact, housing Divine Power could potentially exhaust their natural Life Span excessively.

On the other hand, Mages who do not worship divine beings may have equally frail bodies, yet they tend to live much longer than many of the Chosen Ones.

However, upon death, Mages are certainly not taken into the Divine Country by the All Gods. At best, they fall into the Netherworld to become muddled Undead, and unless they are exceptionally strong, they have little chance of retaining any Spiritual Intelligence.

From this perspective, each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, with no clear answer as to which is better or worse. However, when a Mage reaches the pinnacle of their practice, it is possible to transcend—either transforming themselves into a Witch Demon, transcending life and death, or condensing rules to become a new Divine entity.

Regrettably, no Mage has truly ascended to Divinity throughout the years.

When the last Druid youth had their Magic Power sealed along with their Demon Core, the High Priest’s body was trembling.

It makes sense when you think about it—if there were no burden, then it is likely that many Druids would have infiltrated the various churches and even the major powers of the kingdoms across the continent, taking high positions, undermining all sides, and even inciting chaos to benefit as outsiders.

“All right, you can all go now.”

The High Priest’s voice trembled, “Someone will arrange your identities for you and integrate you into the team heading to the Holy Mountain. I hope you can complete this mission and retrieve the Jade Heart.”

“Rest assured, High Priest, we will give it our all.”

The group of youths, looking at the faltering High Priest, were filled with emotion.

For the High Priest of such a stature to be exhausted to such an extent, it was clear that he had paid a great sacrifice to enable them to travel to the Light Holy Mountain.

“Go, go.”

The High Priest waved his hand gently, a heavy sense of fatigue engulfing him, but as the High Priest, he had to maintain his dignity in front of others and so did not immediately sit down to rest.

Tuck and the other Priests led the youths out of the Divine Temple and back to the wooden huts they had come from, where they then informed them in detail about their prepared identities and the tasks that lay ahead.

…

Orton Kingdom, on the outskirts of the southern mountains.

On the winding yellow dirt road at the foot of the mountain, Qin Feng, dressed in a Priest Robe of the Light God Church, walked step by step.

He was now known as a priest from a church in a small border town of the Aus Kingdom in the south, also a disciple carefully tutored by Bishop Ebel of the church.

Qin Feng held a personal letter from the church’s Bishop Ebel, and he was on his way to the church in Lanton City, joining priests and Cult Members from churches scattered across the land who were departing from the Orton Kingdom to make a pilgrimage to the Light Holy Mountain.

His name was still Randy, but of course, it didn’t matter what his actual name was; after all, Bishop Ebel would vouch for his identity. Thus, he was now a genius disciple groomed by a remote small-town church’s Bishop, a youth who had become a fourth-level Priest at the age of fourteen.

As for the esteemed Bishop Ebel, he was a Druid who had infiltrated the Light God Church for many years.

Though Ebel’s position in the Light Church was not high, his reputation was significant.

It was said that in his youth, to rescue the offspring of high-ranking officials from the Church Court, he suffered severe injuries while battling fierce Dark Creatures; these injuries stagnated his progress in recent years, confining him to serve only as a Bishop in a remote town.

In fact, with the help of that high-ranking family from the Church Court, he had the chance to serve as a Priest in big cities, even in the Light Holy City, but he refused all offers.

He said he wanted to spread the Light God’s grace to this secluded place so that even the lowliest citizens living here could bask in the benevolence of the Light God, and so for twenty years, just like a day, he never left.

His deeds touched many priests, and like him, many chose to root themselves in remote places, using Healing Techniques to treat the sick and to spread the doctrines of the Light Church.

So even if Bishop Ebel’s status wasn’t high, his influence was significant, and he was deeply respected by many priests. The Light Church, too, needed such priests to devote themselves in distant lands, and for this reason, it once specially publicized Ebel’s deeds.

Bishop Ebel was dutiful and dedicated, not only propagating the Church’s doctrines in the remote place but also mentoring several disciples, who with the help of connections from his early years, now served at the Light Holy Mountain.

And Qin Feng was the fifth disciple of Bishop Ebel.

Qin Feng had left the small town a day ago; at his current pace, there was still a two-day journey to the grand church in Lanton City.

On this day, he paid close attention for a long while and discovered that no one was shadowing him. It seemed the Druids also did not want to stir up trouble at this time, fearing that if their traces were noticed, it would attract the Light Church’s attention.

Since no one was following, he immediately relaxed.

As dusk approached, he could see a village appearing in the distance, smoke rising from cooking fires, but instead of seeking shelter in the village, he turned and entered the nearby woods.

His form then directly plunged into the ground, burrowing toward the heart of the great mountain.

After going a hundred miles deep, Qin Feng drilled back up to the surface.

Before he could get a clear look at his surroundings, a Demon Bear locked its gaze onto him.

The bear stared blankly at the Human Clan member who had suddenly popped up from the ground, utterly perplexed.

But its limited intelligence couldn’t fathom how Qin Feng had appeared, nor did it care to ponder anymore. It lunged forward with its stout limbs, opened its bloody maw, and aimed to bite Qin Feng’s head.

Its fangs, an inch or two in length, were sharply terrifying. If it bit into a regular person’s head, the brain would likely burst.

However, before the Demon Bear could near him, there came a croak.

A shadow flickered, and the Demon Bear’s figure vanished, leaving behind only a huge toad in its place.

Qin Feng looked in the direction from which the Demon Bear had pounced, noting the bear’s cave.

After a moment’s thought, he walked into the Demon Bear’s cave, waved his sleeve to produce a gust of wind, which swept up all the bones and remnants scattered around, and flung them far away.

Once satisfied there were no foul odors left in the cave, Qin Feng nodded contently, stepped out of the cave, arranged the Nine Palace Illusion Array Flags and Array Plate, and activated the Array to conceal the cave.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he summoned the Fire Ape, instructing it to guard the entrance of the cave alongside the Swallowing Sky Toad on each side, preventing any disturbance during his breakthrough as he settled down inside the cave, preparing to retreat and condense his Golden Core.

He did not choose a place with abundant elemental forces, as such places were definitely occupied by Demon Beasts. Expelling those high-level Demon Beasts would surely cause a commotion that might draw others’ attention.

So he settled on a place close to the outer periphery of the mountains.

Although the elemental forces here were not as rich, he wasn’t overly reliant on Spiritual Energy during his advancement but mainly on the Dragon Spirit Fruit, containing Power of Giant Dragon Origin. If that wouldn’t suffice, he had other Spiritual Medicines on hand, so there was no need to worry about a lack of Spiritual Energy.

After sitting cross-legged for about half an hour, Qin Feng adjusted himself to the optimal state and then took out the Dragon Spirit Fruit.

Upon opening the Sealing Spirit Jade Box, he dared not linger, fearing exposing the Dragon Spirit Fruit for too long might draw the attention of other Demon Beasts and swallowed it immediately.

Although the Dragon Spirit Fruit was not large, it was unlikely for a normal person to swallow it whole without choking.

Yet Qin Feng’s Azure Dragon Daoist Body had achieved Small Success, and his body’s flexibility was great. His throat contracted slightly, and the Dragon Spirit Fruit went down into his belly.

Once the Dragon Spirit Fruit was in his stomach, Qin Feng began to churn his gut, digesting the fruit’s power while coordinating his True Yuan to aid in the Refining.

Boom!

The moment the Dragon Spirit Fruit broke open and its energy flowed out, Qin Feng felt as if a Giant Dragon had been introduced into his body, rampaging wildly.