Chapter 208: Hope, Running Away

Illusory Duke Guangming thought very highly of Lin Jing.

“After returning to the Sect, once you have left behind the Zhu Yan phantom, immediately enter the Thousand Illusion Blessed Land to learn the Reverse Illusion Art. This Sect Master also wants to see what kind of power a Zhu Yan phantom that turns illusion into reality will truly produce—as for the Three Heads Six Arms Spell, there is no rush.”

Illusory Duke Guangming was also aware of the Three Heads Six Arms Spell; it was a very famous ancient Spell recorded in various ancient books, which could be cultivated by both the Human Race and the Yao Race.

The core of this Spell was that it allowed the user to possess Three Heads Six Arms. In this Dharma Body state, one could perfectly control multiple weapons and Magic Treasures, thereby greatly increasing combat power.

However, Thousand Illusion Mountain Disciples did not rely on weapons or Magic Treasures, and the Sect’s Foundation did not lie in Magic Treasures. Furthermore, the Three Heads Six Arms Spell was said to be extremely difficult to Cultivate, so Illusory Duke Guangming was not particularly looking forward to it.

Compared to Three Heads Six Arms, he was looking forward to the Zhu Yan Yao Beast more; the Yao Beast Spell was the true Foundation of Thousand Illusion Mountain!

Although the Zhu Yan that Lin Jing conjured was not complete, it was a very good start. As long as he used this as a Foundation and explored the Demon Ancestor Relic over the years, sooner or later, he would be able to conjure a Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan that possessed its complete spiritual charm!

“Yes—” Lin Jing sighed inwardly.

After his trip to the Demon Ancestor Relic, Lin Jing had obtained the qualification of a True Disciple as he had wished.

Being promoted to True Disciple and being able to learn the Reverse Illusion Art immediately made Lin Jing happy. However, the Sect Master of Thousand Illusion Mountain wanted to wait for the Soul Transformation Old Ancestor to come out of seclusion and introduce him as a Disciple to the Soul Transformation Old Ancestor, which made Lin Jing somewhat reluctant.

“How am I the hope of the Sect.”

“I am here to steal knowledge.”

What Lin Jing was more worried about now was that although his illusion techniques could deceive a Nascent Soul Perfection illusion Cultivator, he wasn’t sure if he could face a Soul Transformation old monster who had been cultivating the Illusion Dao for thousands of years!

After all, this was not an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator, but one who specialized in the Illusion Dao.

He could not be sure if his illusion techniques could deceive the other party. If he succeeded, it would be fine, but if his identity were exposed, he would be in trouble.

After all, this Thousand Illusion Mountain was also looking for him. Although it was not Thousand Illusion Mountain’s subjective wish, they were also constrained by others.

But Lin Jing did not dare to gamble. If the Old Ancestor of Thousand Illusion Mountain saw through his identity, would he sell him out…

He felt that no one would want to keep such a hot potato, someone wanted by the Yin Corpse Sect, by their side.

“Once I have learned the Reverse Illusion Art, I must seize the time to run away. I cannot wait for the Soul Transformation Old Ancestor of Thousand Illusion Mountain to come out of seclusion.”

After returning to Thousand Illusion Mountain, Lin Jing immediately used the Soul Endowment Technique to leave the spiritual charm of the Zhu Yan phantom in the Sect, and with the cultivation method of the “Reverse Illusion Art” in hand, he immediately entered the cultivation Blessed Land of Thousand Illusion Mountain!

This was a natural illusion realm.

It was both true and false, both real and illusory.

Within the illusion Blessed Land, there was a huge bonus for cultivating illusion techniques. It was said that the Reverse Illusion Art could only be successfully cultivated while in this place.

And while Lin Jing entered the Thousand Illusion Blessed Land, his second identity, Yellow Universe, became famous throughout the Senluo Province.

Inside the Demon Ancestor Relic, the fact that he “perfectly” manifested the phantom of the ancient relic, Demon Ancestor Zhu Yan, swept through the Senluo Province like a hurricane. Sects, big and small, all knew that Thousand Illusion Mountain had produced a Prodigy Disciple.

Even Senluo Hall, a force composed entirely of experts above the Nascent Soul stage, had heard the name of the illusion Genius, Yellow Universe.

Many people believed that Lin Jing would definitely become a core expert of Thousand Illusion Mountain in the future.

Of course, the place where the name Yellow Universe was mentioned the most was still within Thousand Illusion Mountain itself.

Thousand Illusion Mountain had an extra Zhu Yan stone statue. As long as one looked at this Zhu Yan stone statue, it was as if one could see an extremely terrifying ancient Yao Beast, which shook people’s hearts.

Even though the Yao Beast phantom contained in the stone statue was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, it gave people a feeling that was even more terrifying than a Nascent Soul Yao King.

This Zhu Yan stone statue became a new object of observation for one True Disciple of Thousand Illusion Mountain after another. However, the more they observed, the more shocked these True Disciples became; they did not understand how someone at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage could accomplish such a thing.

And for them, lacking the Foundation of Thousand Transformations, it was not an easy task to completely replicate the Zhu Yan phantom.

Three months later.

Thousand Illusion Mountain Sect Master Illusory Duke Guangming arrived outside the Thousand Illusion Blessed Land in confusion.

Logically speaking, Lin Jing had comprehended the Zhu Yan spiritual charm in the Demon Ancestor Relic in such a short time, so there was no reason for it to take so long to learn a Reverse Illusion Art in the Blessed Land.

The longest time other True Disciples had spent learning the Reverse Illusion Art in the Thousand Illusion Blessed Land was only two months.

Could it be that the process of turning the Zhu Yan phantom from illusion into reality was too difficult?

With the mindset of wanting to give “Yellow Universe” some pointers, Sect Master Illusory Duke Guangming entered the Thousand Illusion Blessed Land. However, what awaited him was an empty Blessed Land.

“Huh?”

“Where is he?”

The hope of the Sect had already run away at this moment.

Kings do not meet; Lin Jing did not dare to gamble on what would happen if he met the Old Ancestor of Thousand Illusion Mountain, so he chose to slip away. Anyway, his goal had been achieved!

Meanwhile, on the road from the Senluo Province to the Tongtian Path, Lin Jing had already used the Overlapping Illusion Art to superimpose a new identity onto the image of Yellow Universe.

He had turned into a young alchemist at the Foundation Establishment Stage, wearing a fire cloud alchemist robe.

Along the way, he did not know if Thousand Illusion Mountain would treat him as a traitor to the Sect, but regardless, compared to the Yin Corpse Sect, Thousand Illusion Mountain was too weak.

The strongest was only a Soul Transformation Cultivator, and this Soul Transformation Old Ancestor could not possibly go and personally search for a Disciple who had left the Sect without reason and whose whereabouts were unknown, right?

If a Nascent Soul expert came to search, it would be impossible to find Lin Jing.

Even if Lin Jing kept the identity of Yellow Universe, left traces everywhere, and cast Thousand Illusion Mountain Spells, it was absolutely impossible for Thousand Illusion Mountain to find him.

Therefore, he could fully accept the identity of a Thousand Illusion Mountain traitor. At least it was much better than being a Longevity Physique with a Strange Gu.

And now, wearing the new image of an alchemist, even if he were seen through by an expert, what they would see first would only be the second-layer identity of Yellow Universe. He had hidden the identity of Lin Jing to the deepest level. Although it might not be very useful against absolute experts, as long as it could make him a little safer, Lin Jing did not mind going to some trouble.

“Waiter, bring a pot of spirit wine.”

In a small town outside the Senluo Province, Lin Jing entered a tavern, slapped down a Spirit Stone, and began to listen to everything around him. In this Qing Province, where there was no Heavenly Secrets Pavilion or world report, the idle chatter of Cultivators in taverns was often the source of information.

What he wanted to hear, naturally, was news about strange fire.

Currently, raising the Fire Scale Dragon and finding it a strange fire that had the property of burning Lifespan was his primary goal—

Amidst the interweaving of various pieces of information, Lin Jing also heard the names Yellow Universe and Lin Jing quite a few times. Then, as he listened, he was stunned.

“Have you heard? That Lin Jing who is being hunted by various Sects, the Beast Taming Sect he came from, among these Ancient Kingdom Sects, also has quite a few Cultivators who have arrived in Qing Province!”

“Half a year ago, the Luosha Sect wanted to capture Cultivators from this Beast Taming Sect to inquire about news of Lin Jing. Guess what happened—they were completely wiped out. You have to know, the Luosha Sect had a Soul Transformation expert sitting in charge!”

“Ah? Isn’t this Beast Taming Sect a Nascent Soul Sect from an Ancient Kingdom?? How could they have the ability to destroy the Luosha Sect.”

“Because the Demon Court Saintess is the daughter of the Beast Taming Sect Master, Xu Xiaoyao! This Luosha Sect was destroyed by the Demon Court. Outrageous, right! The daughter of a small Ancient Kingdom Sect Master is actually one of the Demon Court Saintesses!”

“The Demon Court, a force led by Yao Beasts, is different from other Yao Beast forces. The goal of the Demon Court is to find a way to revive the Yao Race and let Yao Beasts reshape their forms again. It is said that the daughter of this Beast Taming Sect Master became a Demon Court Saintess precisely because she has Half-Demon Bloodline! She was brought to the Demon Court’s headquarters in Qing Province since she was young!”

“This Beast Taming Sect has hit the jackpot. Why continue being an Ancient Kingdom Sect? They should just join the Demon Court. The Demon Court has a Yao Emperor sitting in charge! That is a Great Master at the Dao Inquiry Stage, comparable to the Human Race!”

After listening to this, Lin Jing’s vision went black.

He had not gone to find the main force of the Beast Taming Sect in Qing Province precisely so he would not implicate them, yet you are telling me that the Beast Taming Sect in Qing Province has already latched onto the thigh of a Yao Beast force that is not inferior to the Yin Corpse Sect?!

The Beast Taming Sect Senior Sister has become a Demon Court Saintess? If this were to spread back to the Ancient Kingdom, could the Beast Taming Sect ever clear its name?