Chapter 44: Black Chili

Lin Jing actually had some understanding of the Three Great True Inheritance Secret Techniques and the Ten Core Secret Techniques. Besides these, the Sect also had dozens of ordinary beast-taming Spells, most of which were created by the Third Generation Sect Master.

The first generation founded the Sect, the second reformed it, and the third created techniques; every Sect Master was a person of great talent.

However, he didn’t plan to Cultivate the Ten Core Secret Techniques for now. As a Longevity Physique, his cultivation Realm was too low and far behind his Pet Beast’s pace. Even if he learned them, the strengthening effect on the Pine Leaf Squirrel would be limited.

With that energy, it would be better to study Mechanism Art and Alchemy, which could better strengthen the Pine Leaf Squirrel and himself instead.

As for the Three Great True Inheritance Secret Techniques, these were a must-learn. Whether it was the Body Integration secret method or the Beast Transformation Treasure, both provided a huge boost to the Cultivator themselves.

Especially the Beast Transformation Treasure, which reminded Lin Jing of a certain deity.

When Yang Jian released the Howling Celestial Dog, the words in the book were “sacrificed the Howling Celestial Dog!”. This “sacrificing” usually applied to Magic Treasures.

In the future, once he learned the Beast Transformation Treasure, he could also “sacrifice the Pine Leaf Squirrel!”.

“Elder Mo, after I go back, I will temper my physique, train my Divine Soul, and refine my True Qi,” Lin Jing said.

“You want to learn them all!” Elder Mo said. “But it doesn’t matter. Since you have plenty of time, you’ll have to learn them all sooner or later anyway.”

“Then you two shouldn’t have anything else, right? If not, hurry back and Cultivate. I also have things to attend to.”

“Elder Mo!” Lin Jing added. “This Disciple obtained a Fierce Plant seed and wants to let Black Bear Elder taste the effects later.”

After a silence, Elder Mo said, “Has it offended you recently… However, it is indeed dangerous for you to try it yourselves. I will have it find you later.”

“It has worked hard for me even if it hasn’t achieved great things. Remember to leave it alive.”

…After visiting Elder Mo, Lin Jing and Senior Brother Ouyang also said their goodbyes. One returned to his Immortal Cave, while the other left the Sect to execute the newly accepted “Investigate Missing Beasts” mission.

On the way back to the Immortal Cave, Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel passed by the place of the Tiandu Leap. The Pine Leaf Squirrel was still obsessed with leaping over the cloud peaks.

If it could complete what its ancestors failed to do… wouldn’t it be able to start its own page in the family tree?

“You definitely can’t make the leap relying on your physique unless you promote your Bloodline to Demon King. I told you to practice the Flying Leaf Technique before, but you didn’t. Now you regret it, don’t you?”

The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Red Flying Leaf Technique was indeed powerful, but it had always relied on the miraculous nature of the Red Flying Leaf.

It controlled the Red Flying Leaf using Mental Power, which had room for growth. If the Pine Leaf Squirrel trained regularly and its Mental Power improved, it could definitely unleash greater speed and power when controlling the flying leaves. Leaping across in one go wouldn’t be impossible.

“Squeak…” The Pine Leaf Squirrel took off its cumbersome Daoist robe.

Indicating it would practice as soon as they got back.

“Since there’s pressure there, when we get back, I’ll use ‘Thousand Transformations’ to simulate a Demon King’s deterrence to help you train your Mental Power,” Lin Jing smiled.

“But before that, let’s go back and ripen the fire cloud chili seeds first!”

The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the Inner Peak was indeed incomparable to the Outer Peak. Whether it was the speed of Cultivation or the growth rate of Spiritual Plants, it was much faster here than at the foot of the Outer Sect’s mountain.

Additionally, what relieved Lin Jing was that Elder Yu didn’t cut off his meals from the Outer Sect cafeteria just because he was promoted to the Inner Sect. He still had the Cranes deliver food regularly every day, which greatly reduced the cultivation burden on Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel.

Time flew by, and the fire cloud chili, a first-tier Fierce Plant, was successfully ripened by the Pine Leaf Squirrel. However, the yield wasn’t high; one plant only produced 20 fire cloud chilies.

“If Spiritual Plants are so fierce after being synthesized, what will happen after Fierce Plants are synthesized?” Black Bear Monster arrived as scheduled, bringing along the Qi Training Ninth Layer Little White Mouse from last time. When it saw the bright red chilies, its vision went dark, and it fainted from fear before it could even eat.

Opposite him, Lin Jing said to Black Bear Elder, “Things turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme. Spiritual Plants become Fierce Plants, so according to my analysis, Fierce Plants will likely become Spiritual Plants.”

“Go, Xiao Song, use the Glazed Immortal Eyes,” Lin Jing commanded the Pine Leaf Squirrel. Looking at the fire cloud chilies on the ground, it took a deep breath, removed the Bamboo Leaf Eye Mask that kept its eyes cool, and activated the Glazed Immortal Eyes!

Most of the fiery red chilies disappeared, and… a pitch-black chili appeared.

This eerie color made Black Bear Elder look at Lin Jing. This is the Spiritual Plant you were talking about?

It’s even blacker than me!

Luckily it was smart and brought the Little White Mouse from last time!

It shook the Little White Mouse awake and said, “white mouse spirit, see that black chili? Eat it. If you survive, I’ll give you a great Opportunity!”

Although the white mouse spirit was afraid, it couldn’t decide its own fate in the face of the Demon Core stage great demon’s threats and inducements. It could only crawl toward the black chili, trembling.

“Don’t be afraid! It’s just a Mutant Strain of a first-tier Fierce Plant. You’re already at the Qi Training Ninth Layer, what are you afraid of? The bit of fire spat out by ordinary chilies is just mundane fire, not even as strong as the fire used by commoners to heat their kangs! It probably won’t be very strong after mutating!” Black Bear Monster encouraged.

Hearing this, the Little White Mouse mustered its courage and swallowed the incredibly foul-tasting black chili with its eyes closed.

The Immortal Cave… fell silent.

Black Bear Monster, Lin Jing, and the Pine Leaf Squirrel all stared intently at the Little White Mouse’s changes.

In the next instant, the Little White Mouse looked at Black Bear Monster and opened its mouth, giving Black Bear Monster a fright, thinking it was going to spray something at it.

Oh! As it turned out, nothing came out!

“Ha? The mutation failed this time, didn’t it!” Black Bear Monster was stunned for a moment and then laughed. It seemed even the Rare Beast Divine Power could fail sometimes.

However, before Black Bear Monster could laugh for long, its expression suddenly changed. It only felt a wave of heat in its Soul. It quickly performed an Internal Inspection and actually found a cluster of black flames burning inside its body from the inside out.

These flames didn’t burn the flesh but were ignited on the Soul, ethereal and illusory!

“The Netherworld Ghost Fire that Netherworld Hall Demonic Cultivators use specifically to burn Souls!” it exclaimed, hurriedly extinguishing the flames, its eyes filled with terror.

“Destroy it! Destroy it! Hurry up and destroy it for me!” It quickly pulled out the remaining fire cloud chilies and the vines, saying, “Don’t mess with this stuff anymore. This is ghost fire, a core Spell of the Netherworld Hall. If the Demon Subduing Division mistakenly thinks our Beast Taming Sect is colluding with a Demonic Sect, it won’t be good. Our Beast Taming Sect’s reputation with the Demon Subduing Division wasn’t very good to begin with!”

Seeing Black Bear Elder’s nervous look, Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel were stunned. Ghost fire?

“Black Bear Elder, can this ghost fire be used for Alchemy?”

“You want to use ghost fire for Alchemy? Do you want to feed it to the living or the dead?” Black Bear Elder glared and said, “Consider it old Bear begging you, absolutely do not grow this thing anymore. Even if we aren’t Demonic Cultivators, it’s a huge hassle if someone sees it, unless you also want to go Undercover in a Demonic Sect.”

“Didn’t you want to use a special flame for Alchemy? I’ll go find a Beast Fire for you to use for now. Be good, and absolutely do not secretly grow this stuff anymore.”

Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel looked obedient. Since it was a dangerous thing, they wouldn’t grow it anymore, absolutely not.

Black Bear Elder looked at the still-living Little White Mouse and said, “You, not bad. I appoint you as the exclusive Medicine-Testing Boy for the future Saint of the Beast Taming Sect, Lin Jing. Isn’t this a great Opportunity?”