Chapter 184: Fame Spreads in the Ancient Kingdom

“Congratulations.”

The person who came to visit was indeed Mo Qianyi. Upon seeing Lin Jing, she offered her congratulations immediately, though she did not smile.

“I must also thank you for not continuing to challenge me; otherwise, I might not have been able to stand until the end.” Lin Jing invited her into the room.

“There is no need to say such things. Even if the six people had challenged you one after another, and one of them had exhausted you until you fell, it wouldn’t change the fact that your comprehensive combat power was already the highest among the participants.”

“Moreover, judging by what you displayed, I don’t believe you didn’t foresee that situation. Would you really have been exhausted until you fell?”

Lin Jing smiled without answering. Who knew? However, he did indeed still have one trump card. But Lin Jing felt there was no need to use it; even if he fell from exhaustion, there was no need to use it.

After all, what he wanted was the number one spot on the heavenly pride ranking, not the final victory of the Heavenly Pride Battle.

“Looking at your expression, did I guess right?” Mo Qianyi pouted. A Beast Master who was proficient in Mechanism Art and could practice Dual Cultivation of Buddhism and Demon—she wouldn’t be surprised no matter how many trump cards he pulled out.

“Haha, let’s complete the transaction.” Lin Jing changed the subject. “I have already prepared the design drawings for the mecha and its core Materials.”

“Have you prepared what I wanted?”

Mo Qianyi took out a Contract and said, “The Contract from the Lotus Pavilion. Let’s sign it first to serve as a guarantee for our transaction.”

Shortly after, Heavenly Secrets Pavilion released the new issue of the heavenly pride ranking. This issue received much attention due to the holding of the Heavenly Pride Battle.

Not all Cultivators had the ability to come to Celestial Mystery City to watch the Heavenly Pride Battle in person. Cultivators in most regions were waiting for the list to be released in their hometowns.

Desolate Region, Flower Sect, Beast Taming Peak.

“Speaking of which, your Saint should have participated in the Heavenly Pride Battle promoted by Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, right? I wonder if Saint Lin can make it into the top twenty this time.” A short, cute-looking Hundred Flowers Valley Disciple was walking with a Beast Taming Sect Disciple, chattering away with constant questions.

Ever since Lin Jing displayed his powerful strength at the conferment ceremony, the relationship between the Disciples of the two Sects had continued to warm up. The Hundred Flowers Valley Disciples no longer viewed the Beast Taming Sect as beggars and even showed high levels of friendliness.

This made the Beast Taming Sect Disciples shout “Long live the Saint!”

“It shouldn’t be a problem. Junior Brother Lin is extremely talented. I think even the top ten is not impossible.” Senior Brother Ziran of the Beast Taming Sect laughed and scratched his head.

“Really? Senior Brother Ziran, I heard you once entered a secret realm with Saint Lin. Is that true?” The cute female Disciple leaned close to Senior Brother Ziran, looking at him with curiosity.

Looking at the big eyes of the Hundred Flowers Valley Disciple, Senior Brother Ziran swallowed hard. Just then, a rainbow suddenly streaked across the sky above Beast Taming Peak. Seeing this long rainbow, the petite Hundred Flowers Valley Disciple suddenly shouted, “Senior Sister Teng???”

Inside the long rainbow was a Hundred Flowers Valley Disciple wearing clothes embroidered with yellow butterfly patterns. After being called by her Junior Sister, she stopped slightly.

“Senior Sister, aren’t you supposed to be guarding the mountain gate? Why did you come to Beast Taming Peak?” the petite female Disciple asked.

The yellow butterfly Disciple took a deep breath, held a stack of newspapers, and said, “The new issue of the world report has been released. I am going to deliver a copy to the Elders of the Beast Taming Sect.”

“Has the Heavenly Pride Battle ended? Senior Sister, what rank is Saint Lin of the Beast Taming Sect!” the female Disciple asked. Senior Brother Ziran next to her also looked at her, very expectant.

“Saint Lin, he—” The yellow butterfly Disciple still had a look of disbelief even now. She struggled to describe it in words, so she dropped a newspaper and said, “See for yourselves—I’m leaving. I hope you can keep your composure after reading it—”

When Senior Brother Ziran and the Hundred Flowers Valley Disciple took the newspaper, both of their pupils shrank.

“Number—Number one???”

Not long after.

The entire Hundred Flowers Valley began to shake. No matter what everyone in the Sect was doing, they were disturbed by the huge commotion. On Beast Taming Peak, sounds of dogs crying and wolves howling continuously erupted, and the earth-shaking beast roars made many Disciples who were slow to get the news think that the Pet Beasts of the Beast Taming Sect were collectively in heat.

“Awoo! Awoo!” The Demon King Old Ancestors of the Beast Taming Sect also revealed their true forms one by one, letting out beast roars.

“I knew he could do it!”

“This Saint was chosen correctly!”

“Number one on the heavenly pride ranking! Although it’s only the human ranking, those who have reached number one on the heavens pride ranking, as long as they didn’t fall, which one hasn’t become a Soul Transformation Cultivator before their Lifespan ran out? They all became one, right? At the very least, they were all Soul Transformation!”

“The Luck he brings alone should be enough for the Beast Taming Sect to turn things around. Can the Luck potential of a number one Prodigy not suppress us old guys?”

heavenly pride ranking number one, Lin Jing.

Cultivation, Qi Refining Twelfth Layer.

Age, 29.

Affiliated Sect: Beast Taming Sect.

Introduction: Number one in the Heavenly Pride Battle, contracted two beasts: one is a Squirrel Demon that has mastered the Demon King True Body and powerful Buddhist dharma, and the other is the Ice Soul Gu, one of the Ten Unique Gu of the Gu God Sect. Defeated the original number one of the heavenly pride ranking, the Innate Dao Body Chen Chong, during the Heavenly Pride Battle, possessing the strength to be invincible below the Golden Core!

“It’s a pity, it’s only Luck potential. The Longevity Physique is very difficult to convert potential into real strength.” The Demon King Old Ancestor cried again. Other prodigies who were number one on the heavenly pride ranking were indeed basically stable, but the Longevity Physique was too unstable, especially now that the negative ability of the Ten Unique Gu had been added.

“Send him a letter telling him to stay in the academy and not run around. The Sect can do fine without him as a Saint.” Turtle Ancestor Wang Batian had the same idea as Lin Jing, wanting Lin Jing to stay in the academy to develop for a hundred years first.

On the other side.

Deep in the Hundred Flowers Valley, under the gaze of Elder Fang, the Hundred Flowers Valley Master also picked up the newspaper. Beside her, Elder Fang listened to the beast sounds coming from Beast Taming Peak and regretted, “I said it, I said it. Valley Master, you have simply missed a huge opportunity.”

“But fortunately, we have formed a good relationship, at least we sent out a bottle of nectar and a secret technique.”

“Heavenly Pride number one—” The Hundred Flowers Valley Master’s eyes flickered. The Hundred Flowers Valley and the Beast Taming Sect had been on good terms for so many years, when had they ever seen the Beast Taming Sect produce such a Heaven-Defying Disciple? It’s just that “Ice Soul Gu,” is the Beast Taming Sect serious about this? She became worried. Because the Hundred Flowers Valley also raised insects, she had a deep understanding of the Gu God Sect, so she knew what a huge trouble this Saint of the Beast Taming Sect had on him.

Sword Region. Heaven Sword Gate.

The current Earth Ranking number one, Cold Moon Sword Immortal Feng Ning, who could form a Nascent Soul at any time, saw the new issue of the heavenly pride ranking and smiled slightly. “It seems he is using the Ice Soul Gu well, but I guess I won’t be able to wait to compete with him on the Earth Ranking.”

She looked at the Heaven Sword in the center of the Heaven Sword Gate and had already decided to go into seclusion to form a Nascent Soul in the near future.

“I hope you are not dead by the time I come out of seclusion.”

Cloud Sea Mountain Range.

On the outskirts, in a border town of an Ancient Kingdom.

An old and a young pair were waiting for intelligence in a tavern. A moment later, a woman rushed in.

“Deputy Sect Leader, Deputy Sect Leader!” Her panicked appearance attracted the attention of everyone present. The Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate frowned and looked at her, saying, “So jumpy, what’s the matter? Is there news about the Ten Evils?”

“No, no, the new issue of the Ancient Kingdom’s heavenly pride ranking has been released.” The female Disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect said with a hoarse voice.

“So what?” The Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate did not understand. The heavenly pride ranking—as Cultivators of Qingzhou, they rarely paid attention to this stuff.

After all, there was not much exchange between the Qingzhou Sects and the Ancient Kingdom Sects.

Ancient Kingdom prodigies naturally did not affect Qingzhou prodigies.

However, although it didn’t matter much, the members of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect also understood the gold content of the number one on the heavenly pride ranking—

“The new number one on the heavens pride ranking is the Saint of the Beast Taming Sect, Lin Jing!” The female Disciple of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect recalled bad memories and said.

“What?” The Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate and another Disciple exclaimed in shock. They had not been in the Cloud Sea Mountain Range for long since coming from the Desolate Region. How did this Beast Taming Sect Saint suddenly become the number one Prodigy of the Ancient Kingdom?!

What a joke.

“Ice Soul Gu? This kid actually contracted one of the Ten Unique Gu of the Gu God Sect??” The Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate grabbed the list and scanned it, then spoke in disbelief.

The next instant, this Nascent Soul Perfection Beast Taming Cultivator suddenly felt a terrifying pressure. In the tavern, an old man in a black robe stood up, looked at him, and said, “What did you just say—Ten Unique Gu?”

“Soul Transformation old monster!” The face of the Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate turned pale. He didn’t expect to meet a Soul Transformation old monster in this small tavern!

In addition, the other party was so concerned about the name of the Ten Unique Gu, the Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate suddenly had a bad premonition.

“Senior…”

He quickly lowered his head.

Celestial Mystery City.

The new issue of the heavenly pride ranking was released, and Lin Jing got the first place. He also received an invitation from Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

“Come with me. Master asked me to take you to receive the blessing of Senior Starry Universe Turtle. You finally got your wish this time, right? I previously thought you were still at the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer and were going to challenge the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer Extreme Realm. I didn’t expect that you had already reached the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer and are going to challenge the Qi Training Stage Thirteenth Layer!”

Bai Yuran pouted: “It was the power of that Ice Soul Gu that helped you reach the Qi Refining Twelfth Layer, right? You should be able to have a third Contract slot soon. Have you prepared the Pet Beast to help you break through the Extreme Realm again?”

“If the Pet Beast’s Aptitude is not enough, it is very likely that the Breakthrough will fail.”

Lin Jing looked at Bai Yuran and smiled slightly, saying, “Of course I am prepared. It can be said that coming to participate in the Heavenly Pride Battle this time was for its evolution. I hope everything goes smoothly.”

Lin Jing had been waiting for this moment for a long time, the day of the Dragon Carp’s Carp Leaping over the Dragon Gate.

Moreover, once it evolves, using the power of the Ice Soul Gu myself won’t make me so timid. I have been eating Longevity Blood Mosquitoes for years, and I don’t know what kind of posture this guy will have after turning into a dragon—

A Dragon, or a Qilin? Don’t evolve into a mosquito just because it ate too many mosquitoes.

Wishing everyone a Happy Spring Festival in advance. Requesting a vacation for two days during the New Year’s Eve and Spring Festival. Thank you everyone. 0rz, will resume updates on the 30th.