Chapter 237: Deep Cultivation of the Illusion Dao

“I’m listening.”

Lin Jing tossed aside the thought of riding a horse and looked toward his Senior Sister:

“What is the Qilin Yao Race?”

“One of the most powerful top-tier Yao Races within the Demon Court. They aren’t followers of any Saintess; they have a deep foundation and can influence the Demon Court’s decisions—”

“However, if I visit the Qilin Yao Race in my capacity as a Saintess, they won’t turn me away. I mentioned before that I wanted to find a place for it to undergo Core Formation. Within the Qilin Yao Race, there are many precious lands that can assist in Core Formation.”

“Among these precious lands, some can stimulate the Qilin Bloodline within a Yao Beast. By cultivating there, it shouldn’t take long for that fat fish of yours to develop a Qilin form,” Xu Qingyao said.

Take your pick.

“I see.” Lin Jing thought for a moment and shook his head. “Senior Sister, let’s forget about it for now. Since the Qilin Yao Race is so powerful and isn’t your follower, I’ll let the Dragon Carp try to excavate its ancestral Bloodline on its own first. If it really can’t manage it, it won’t be too late to go to the Qilin Yao Race then.”

“I only recently obtained the Shape-Shifting Demon Core, and I don’t have enough confidence yet to use illusions to hide from an existence at the level of the Profound Void Demon Ancestor.”

“That works too. After all, it’s just started with the Divine Dragon Transformation. Perhaps with a bit of time, it can reach the entry level on its own.” Xu Qingyao nodded.

Having just settled into the Saintess’s Demon Palace, Lin Jing didn’t want to exert himself too much. This cycle of the Hourglass of Time still had nine years of use left. He planned to let the Dragon Carp Cultivate inside for a few years first. If it couldn’t reach the entry level of the Cultivation Technique on its own, it wouldn’t be too late to seek external help.

When the time comes, he’d just let the Dragon Carp follow his Senior Sister to the Qilin Yao Race; he wouldn’t go!

Anyway, it didn’t matter if he, the Beast Master, was present for the cultivation of techniques or Core Formation.

During this period, Lin Jing intended to continue practicing illusions. He discovered that the Shape-Shifting Demon Core had many uses. Not only could it directly strengthen illusions, but the holder could also use it to accelerate the improvement of their illusion attainments and even use it to break through illusions. It was a top-tier Illusion Dao Magic Treasure.

Given some time, he was confident he could take his illusion skills to the next level.

By then, he would have greater confidence in being able to completely deceive the Profound Void Demon Ancestor.

Currently, there were still ten months left before the Sky Lion Clan’s centennial grand ceremony. He wasn’t in a hurry to go out and cause trouble; cultivation was the priority!

Subsequently.

Xu Qingyao left, and Lin Jing went into seclusion again, entering the Hourglass of Time directly. Once inside, he let the Dragon Carp practice the “Divine Dragon Transformation” on its own while he called for the Pine Leaf Squirrel.

“I plan to practice illusions next. Get me some ‘Illusion Mushrooms.’ Hmm—bring the synthesized ‘Seeing Immortal Maiden’ as well.”

“Ai—” The Pine Leaf Squirrel was taken aback.

Illusion Mushroom, a rank-two Spiritual Plant, was a specialty of Thousand Illusion Mountain and a cafeteria selection. Its effect was to effectively increase the power of the “Thousand Illusion Grand Classic” and assist in illusion cultivation.

When Lin Jing had sneaked into Thousand Illusion Mountain, he had naturally eaten many of them. However, ordinary rank-two Illusion Mushrooms didn’t provide much of a boost to him, so he had the Pine Leaf Squirrel synthesize some at the time to see the results.

After synthesis, the Illusion Mushroom had indeed transformed from a Spiritual Plant that assisted in illusion cultivation into a Fierce Plant!

【Seeing Immortal Maiden: After consumption, one will see a vision of an Immortal Maiden preaching the Dao. There is a certain probability of becoming lost within the Great Dao,】

【never to wake up again. If one successfully awakens, their illusion attainments will be significantly enhanced.】

Because of this bizarre effect and the fact that he was in an unsafe location at the time, Lin Jing hadn’t dared to eat it.

If he couldn’t wake up after eating it, that would be a major problem. Even if he could wake up, he didn’t know how long he would be lost in the vision. In such a place, it was still unsafe.

But now that he was in his Senior Sister’s territory and had the Hourglass of Time and the Shape-Shifting Demon Core, Lin Jing felt he could try this Fierce Plant he brought from Thousand Illusion Mountain.

“The demon core Senior Sister gave me also has a Breakthrough effect. If you find me lost in the illusion and unable to wake up, use this to help me break out. Let’s set a limit of three days for now.”

“A Demon Emperor-level core shouldn’t be unable to break the illusion of a rank-two Fierce Plant,” Lin Jing instructed the Pine Leaf Squirrel.

“Ai!” The Pine Leaf Squirrel indicated that it would handle everything, then handed a green mushroom to Lin Jing.

Lin Jing took a deep breath, sat cross-legged in the desert, and swallowed the Seeing Immortal Maiden.

When Lin Jing’s consciousness cleared again, he was in an Immortal palace. He was surrounded by Immortals from all directions, all looking toward the hazy figure of a female Immortal in the sky.

“Illusions are hidden yet possess form, their uses are infinite. Between the Immortal and the mortal, in a state of trance and abstraction, there are images within; the true spirits of all phenomena. All things in their multiplicity arise from this—”

“Illusions are hidden yet possess form—” Within the clouds, the female Immortal began her sermon. The sound of the Dao pervaded the air, and many Immortals followed along in recitation. The sound spread everywhere, entering Lin Jing’s ears and instantly causing him to fall into a trance, feeling his Illusion Dao mana rapidly increasing!

“Illusions are hidden yet possess form—” Unconsciously, Lin Jing also began to recite along, absorbing the Dao principles within the sound.

“This must be inside the illusion. This Immortal Maiden’s sermon gives me a feeling that it can indeed rapidly improve my illusion attainments. I won’t rush to leave; let’s see how far this illusion can go—” He felt that this illusion couldn’t trap him.

An unknown amount of time passed, and Lin Jing became the best performer among the hundred thousand Immortals, his illusion attainments improving at a terrifying rate.

“Good,” the celestial female Immortal said softly. Lin Jing’s body slowly rose into the air as he was summoned by her.

“Your talent is extraordinary. You may become a Disciple under my tutelage to explore the Great Dao together.”

Lin Jing continued to rise, eventually breaking through the clouds. He looked toward the female Immortal in a daze, only to see that she had a giant Squirrel head.

Lin Jing:?

Lin Jing snapped awake and broke out of the illusion, only to see the Pine Leaf Squirrel hitting his forehead with a demon core, turning his skin red.

“Have three days passed so quickly?” Lin Jing took a deep breath, feeling a continuous warm current throughout his body. The Illusion Dao attainments he gained in the illusionary world weren’t entirely fake; a large portion had been retained, existing within his body in an extremely profound way.

“Ai!!” The Pine Leaf Squirrel nodded, indicating that three days were up.

It was good that he was awake.

It had been worried that Lin Jing might sleep until he died.

“Alright.” Lin Jing rubbed the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s head and said, “Let’s do it again. I’ll try to break free immediately after I enter. If I don’t wake up, then wake me.”

Lin Jing ate another Seeing Immortal Maiden and then floated into the illusionary world.

In the Immortal palace, he was surrounded by a hundred thousand carps, all staring with round, Dao-seeking eyes toward a hazy, Immortal Squirrel figure in the sky.

“Oh no, something’s wrong,” Lin Jing thought to himself. The aftereffects of this Seeing Immortal Maiden were quite strong. Was it because he ate it too frequently? Why was the Immortal Maiden gone?”}】,