Chapter 197: Genius

“Junior Brother Yellow, you’re out!”

Outside the Divine Beast Hall, a long rainbow descended. Seeing Lin Jing also staring at the scroll in the sky, You Wanli spoke up: “What is the situation with this person? Why would Thousand Illusion Mountain go to such lengths to search for him…”

“If only I could track his whereabouts, that’s a Magic Treasure right there…” You Wanli sighed.

“Senior Brother You, you’d better not think about it. Like that Cultivator from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, this person is a Beast Taming Cultivator; he definitely isn’t a good person. Furthermore, he has an unclear and complicated relationship with the Gu God Sect. He is likely extremely vicious, so it’s better not to get entangled in his Karma,” Lin Jing analyzed.

He looked at the wanted poster, his scalp tingling.

He didn’t know if this thing was a wanted poster from the Yin Corpse Sect or a missing person notice from the Ancient Kingdom.

It shouldn’t be a missing person notice from the Ancient Kingdom; after all, the Academy lost so many Geniuses, there’s no reason to only search for himself.

Even if his talent was high, he only came from a small Sect and had no background. Even if the Ancient Kingdom were searching, they would surely prioritize a Prodigy like Zhao Qingyue, who had both high talent and a good background.

Moreover, this Qing Province was the base of the Yin Corpse Sect. Here, strength was respected, and the survival environment for demonic Cultivators was far less harsh than in the Ancient Kingdom. Even if the Yin Corpse Sect was despised by others, there was no doubt that these small Sects, with only Soul Transformation experts sitting in charge, were completely insignificant to the Yin Corpse Sect.

Even within the Ancient Kingdom’s Demon Subduing Division, it was possible they were colluding with demonic Sects. In this Qing Province, it was even less surprising for some Immortal Cultivation Sects to maintain relations with a demonic Sect like the Yin Corpse Sect that trafficked humans. It was not impossible for the Yin Corpse Sect to use the Sects they cooperated with to find him.

The Yin Corpse Sect demanded that a small Sect like Thousand Illusion Mountain issue a wanted poster; would Thousand Illusion Mountain dare to refuse?

Now, the only thing Lin Jing wanted to know was: if this wanted poster was issued by the Yin Corpse Sect, did the Yin Corpse Sect know that he was already in Qing Province?

Or was it just a symbolic search everywhere? Not only did Qing Province have a wanted poster for him, but other places like the Cloud Sea Mountain Range probably had them too.

However, Lin Jing estimated that since the Yin Corpse Sect dared to use such a precious random teleportation item, they must have the ability to deduce a person’s location.

The question was, to what extent could they deduce it?

Deducing that a person was in a general area was deduction; deducing the specific location of a person was also deduction.

He had the special leaf given by Senior Divine Pine, which should help him hide his specific location. However, relying on one leaf to completely deceive two major demonic Sects was not realistic. Perhaps, taking a step back, the two major demonic Sects had already deduced that he had arrived in Qing Province, or even the Senluo Province; that was highly possible.

But! What was more certain was that the Yin Corpse Sect must have hit a wall in searching for him, otherwise they wouldn’t have mobilized other forces to help with the search.

Changing his name and surname, transforming his image, and switching to cultivating the Illusion Dao without exposing his beast-taming abilities was indeed the correct choice. Under this wanted status, Lin Jing absolutely could not expose the Pine Leaf Squirrel and the Ice Soul Gu.

Fortunately, he hadn’t revealed much of his illusion techniques when he was in the Ancient Kingdom, so they weren’t on this wanted poster—this gave him a chance to breathe, so he wouldn’t be without methods while walking in this Qing Province.

Well, after the Dragon Carp transformed into a Dragon, it had only been displayed once in the form of a long spear within a very small range. In necessary moments, its abilities could also be borrowed; it wasn’t as recognizable as the Pine Leaf Squirrel and the Ice Soul Gu.

Walking in Qing Province, his Alchemy skills were also crucial.

As Lin Jing pondered, a voice came out.

“This kid is right. This scroll was given to my Thousand Illusion Mountain by the Senluo Hall. This person has nothing to do with my Thousand Illusion Mountain. No matter what he has done or what his identity is, it’s better not to wade into these muddy waters…”

“The Ten Unique Gu—maybe the moment you get close to him, you have already become a puppet under his control.”

“Besides, this old man has heard that ten years ago, this person was the number one Prodigy under the Golden Core stage in the Ancient Kingdom; he could kill a Golden Core while at the Qi Refining stage!” At this moment, Elder Qin, who had been sitting cross-legged on the Divine Beast Hall, spoke slowly, looking at You Wanli.

“Elder Qin.” You Wanli bowed to Elder Qin, shocked: “This person is so powerful? Compared to him, the direct Disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect seem like weaklings.”

“The Ancient Kingdom is, after all, the center of the Immortal Cultivation World…”

“Alright, seven days have passed. I remember your name is Yellow Universe, right? Let me see. What are your gains from these seven days? Is it really as the Deacon You’s note said, having quite a talent for the Illusion Dao, or did you give gifts and come through the back door again?” Elder Qin snorted.

You Wanli gave Lin Jing a reassuring look, signaling Lin Jing not to be nervous. This Elder Qin had also accepted gifts from their You family, so even if his performance was lackluster, he wouldn’t make things too difficult for him.

“…” Lin Jing cupped his hands slightly. This Elder Qin had the cultivation of the Early Stage of the Nascent Soul and was powerful, already comparable to the Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect. However, fortunately, with his current attainments in illusion techniques, it was easy to deceive those below the Soul Transformation stage.

However, the Cultivators of Thousand Illusion Mountain also specialized in the Illusion Dao, and Lin Jing dared not be too careless. Perhaps there was a Nascent Soul Cultivator who could see through his transformation…

Therefore, he had been operating his illusion techniques with all his might. To pursue the perfection of the illusion, he invested at least ten times the amount of True Qi compared to normal transformation. His consumption was now very terrifying.

Even with his current powerful foundation, transforming for a day might drain his mana.

It was thanks to the Pine Leaf Squirrel, Fire Scale Dragon, and Ice Soul Gu, who were continuously transferring True Qi to Lin Jing at this moment, providing mana every moment, that allowed Lin Jing to maintain such high-intensity illusion. Under such high-intensity mana operation, Lin Jing even had a feeling that even if he didn’t Cultivate in the future and just maintained this state, in a few years, his attainments in the Illusion Dao would also be greatly improved.

It was just a pity for the three Pet Beasts that couldn’t show themselves; they could only serve as power banks for the time being.

“This Disciple has indeed gained a lot!”

Having said that, Lin Jing operated his mana, and a gust of wind swept up from the ground around him. Following this, the figure of a monkey Yao Beast slowly emerged!

It was tall, fierce, and fierce-looking. Its whole body was covered in reddish-brown fur, and its head, chest, arms, legs, and tail were all burning with long-lasting white flames, making it look like a monster that had walked out of a white purgatory.

“Roar!!!”

As soon as this monkey-shaped Yao Beast appeared, it displayed great might. The first time You Wanli saw it, he was even lost for a moment, and even Elder Qin showed an expression of surprise.

“The White Underworld Monkey King—among the three hundred Yao Kings, its cultivation has reached the half-step Soul Transformation realm, plus that overbearing white flame. It can be said to be the most difficult Yao King to simulate and transform in the outermost layer!”

“You actually only used seven days to simulate and transform two points of its essence. Genius, simply a Genius. Deacon You finally did a human thing and accepted a true Illusion Dao Genius! You haven’t switched to the Thousand Illusion Great Canon yet; once you change your Cultivation Technique, you have hope of becoming a direct Disciple!”

Elder Qin was incomparably moved, while Lin Jing also appeared very excited.

However, beneath his excited gaze, there was a very calm heart hidden.

He wanted to show his talent, but he didn’t want to be too exaggerated. Right now, it seemed just right. Otherwise, the current Lin Jing could manifest the full charm of all 300 Yao Kings in the outermost hall one by one.

Of course, manifesting them one by one was still too difficult; manifesting 300 at the same time was still too high in difficulty. Lin Jing had to practice slowly…