Chapter 305: Journey West to Obtain Gold

Lin Jing was speechless.

Senior Demon Pine’s thoughts were truly too dangerous.

“Senior, if things really reach that point, it wouldn’t be called ‘defecting to the Heavenly Demon Realm.’ Instead, it would be called Tian Yuan World Cultivators enduring hardships to bide their time, infiltrating the Heavenly Demon Realm as undercover agents to seek an opportunity for revenge.”

After correcting Senior Divine Pine’s wording, Lin Jing said, “I hope such a day never comes.”

“It would be best if the mighty beings of the Immortal Realm quickly dealt with the Demon Lord, then reopened the Ascension Path and allowed Immortals to descend to the Lower Realm to completely wipe out the Heavenly Devil Sect here. That way, the Tian Yuan World would no longer have to live in fear.”

“What a beautiful dream,” Divine Pine envied such a spirit.

“Naturally, optimistic people are less likely to have short lives.” After a moment of hesitation, Lin Jing said, “Senior, there seems to be one more thing…”

“What else is there?” Divine Pine had originally planned to see the guest out, finding that Lin Jing was indeed a troublemaker.

“Do you want to introduce it to me as well?” Divine Pine looked at a Mushroom Spirit that had floated out again and fell into deep thought.

“A Spell Spirit. If you want this old man to praise your talent, then it is indeed quite good. But why does a Spell Spirit with Illusion Dao properties look like a mushroom? Could it be that you’ve been influenced by this old man and have a special fondness for plant spirits?”

“Meme-gu!” The Spell Spirit took a look at the rough, giant, and ugly Divine Pine, then burrowed back into Lin Jing’s body.

It was just looking for an opportunity to hypnotize Lin Jing. “That’s not it,” Lin Jing spoke. “It’s about your neighbor, the other Longevity Physique, Gu Qianqiu.”

“Oh, her,” Divine Pine said. “She seems to have reached Core Formation Perfection. Her cultivation speed is quite fast, but out of the ten measures of Spiritual Qi on Immortal Prison Mountain, she occupies eight measures all by herself… This old man only let her have the Spiritual Vein because she doesn’t have many years left to live.”

Lin Jing said helplessly, “I have prepared some resources to assist in breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, as well as some gentle life-extending resources. While I am away, please look after her, Senior. We must ensure she successfully breaks through to the Nascent Soul Stage before her Lifespan is exhausted.”

With the arrival of the Golden Age, it should be easier for Gu Qianqiu to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

However, Lin Jing was still worried, so he planned to leave behind all the life-extending resources and Nascent Soul Breakthrough aids he had obtained in Tongtian City.

As for his own needs later on, he could simply obtain them from the Demon Court.

“Fine…” Divine Pine muttered. Now that Lin Jing was protected by the Demon Emperor, it didn’t know if it would still be able to get Lin Jing’s blood. But now, with a new Longevity Physique, even if it couldn’t get Lin Jing’s blood, there was at least a backup. “Leave it to me. If all else fails, I’ll even use a Demonic Technique to push her up. You can rest easy when I’m on the job.”

Shortly after, Lin Jing uneasily bid farewell to Senior Divine Pine.

Gu Qianqiu was still in secluded cultivation, so Lin Jing did not disturb her.

After inspecting the dungeon and rewarding the vice-captain of the Demon Capture Squad, Mosquito Woman, Lin Jing contacted his Senior Sister.

Currently, the Dragon Carp had not yet reached the Nascent Soul Stage, and using Divine Abilities still put a certain burden on it. Therefore, Lin Jing planned to wait until the Dragon Carp broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage before returning to refine this group of demons.

Moreover, in just a few years, the number of demons imprisoned under the mountain was not very large.

It’s better to stockpile some more. With the Old Ancestor of Thousand Illusion Mountain, Huan Li, presiding over the Immortal Prison, Lin Jing wasn’t worried about anything happening to these demons.

“You’ve finished your seclusion? Congratulations!”

After Lin Jing took out his Senior Sister’s communication demon jade, the two began to transmit their voices across thousands of miles.

“Yes, and congratulations to you too, Senior Sister, for entering the top ten of the qi luck gold list—” Lin Jing looked toward the sky.

This qi luck gold list was not visible normally; a Cultivator needed to focus their mind to see it.

On the massive qi luck gold list, his Senior Sister Xu Qingyao’s name was impressively ranked ninth.

After several years of training by the Demon Emperor and a massive allocation of resources, she could be called the number one Nascent Soul Prodigy in the world.

After all, Senior Sister was now the representative of the Demon Court, so her strength couldn’t be too weak. Under the massive allocation of resources, not only she but every one of her Pet Beasts had consumed a vast amount of resources.

“Don’t mention it. The top eight are all in the Soul Transformation Stage. In a few years, once I’m fully prepared, I’ll also charge for Soul Transformation, though I expect it will take a long time,” Xu Qingyao said grumpily.

Prodigy.

This term has always been synonymous with young people.

Normally, those who can Cultivate to the Soul Transformation Stage, even if they aren’t old monsters, should have completed half of their Lifespan, having nothing to do with the term ‘Prodigy.’

But there is a group of monsters who, despite being in the prime of their lives compared to their total Lifespan, have already cultivated to the Soul Transformation Realm. Currently, there are eight such Cultivators in the Tian Yuan World.

These eight people might still be considered teenagers or young adults relative to their total Lifespan, but their cultivation Realm has already reached the midpoint of the path of cultivation.

In the eyes of the world, most of these eight people likely have hope of reaching the Dao Inquiry Stage.

“Good Luck, Senior Sister. I just don’t know when I’ll be able to make it onto this list…”

Lin Jing sighed; if he could make it on, the boost to his cultivation speed would surely be immense.

His trip to the Buddhist sect to compete for the Strange Gu would likely not be peaceful. He wondered if, with his current strength, he could make it onto the qi luck gold list.

After all, he had just looked in detail. When the list first appeared, all one hundred people were indeed above the Nascent Soul level. But five years later, there were already the names of six Golden Core Cultivators among the hundred.

This meant that these six Golden Core Cultivators had successfully defeated certain Nascent Soul prodigies on the gold list across cultivation levels, plundering their Luck.

Six ruthless individuals… This wasn’t as simple as defeating ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators who had just ground their way up over time. This meant that if these six entered the Nascent Soul Stage, they would most likely enter the top ranks of the gold list. Their talent was even more terrifying!

“You…” Hearing Lin Jing’s muttering, Xu Qingyao couldn’t help but ask.

“What is your current Lifespan, roughly?”

Before Lin Jing could answer, Xu Qingyao said, “If we look at the ratio of current age to total Lifespan, people like us might be called prodigies, but you… you’re probably still considered an infant. Now that I represent the Demon Court and His Majesty the Demon Emperor, it’s normal to feel anxious, but you don’t need to be so hurried—your life… is still very long.”

Lin Jing smiled. “Alright. Actually, I wanted to ask if the Sect Master and Senior Brother have finished their seclusion?”

“Yes, they’ve both come out.”

“After coming out, they were very dazed by all the changes—”

“What about the Transformation Pill—”

“Father and Ouyang were impatient and directly dissolved the Contracts, allowing Mother and Hong’er to complete their transformation…” Xu Qingyao sighed. “They said they didn’t know how long it would take to improve the Cultivation Technique. Instead of waiting slowly, it was better to dissolve the Contracts first and then research how to improve the Beast Taming Art to allow contracting the Yao Race.”

Lin Jing was stunned and said, “So they’ve all transformed—”

“Then Senior Sister, please tell them for me—I forgot to mention it before—during this period, they absolutely must not have children.”

He didn’t know what method the fox demon Senior Divine Pine encountered had used to reincarnate. In any case, it shouldn’t reincarnate into a friend’s belly, or it would be truly awkward.

Especially Senior Brother Ouyang—it’s dangerous!

After all, the species are similar!

“Uh…” Although Senior Sister didn’t know why, she still nodded and said, “I will pass it on.”

“As for the Beast Taming Sect, there shouldn’t be any problems now, right?” Lin Jing asked his last concern.

“Are you referring to the Beast Taming Sect’s gate? The Ancient Kingdom has already allowed it. Now, the Beast Taming Sect’s gate has been moved to the former location of the Senluo Hall in Qingzhou. During the battle of Tongtian City, Senluo Hall was also wiped out by the Demon Court, and their territory was vacated and given to the Beast Taming Sect. Now, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and Thousand Illusion Mountain have also submitted to the Demon Court. This region can almost be considered the Demon Court’s territory.”

“As for the Undying Demon you care about most, the Demon Suppression Pagoda was also moved here by His Majesty the Demon Emperor using a great Divine Ability. It is still suppressed beneath the Beast Taming Sect’s gate, and it probably doesn’t even know it has moved.”

“Then there’s no problem.” Lin Jing nodded. It seemed that after the Demon Emperor and the Ancient Emperor made their deal, the Beast Taming Sect had been properly settled.

Even if the Ancient Emperor disliked other races, facing the temptation of the Golden Bell, he likely wouldn’t care about the Beast Taming Sect or a minor Cultivator like him.

Lin Jing looked at the qi luck gold list again. After all, three of the top ten on the current qi luck gold list were from the Ancient Kingdom.

And the first and second were both Ancient Clan prodigies! The heritage of the Ancient Clan was terrifying.

The opening of this Golden Age clearly benefited the Human Race’s primary power, the Ancient Kingdom, the most.

First, Crown Prince Gu—

Second, the Ancient Clan Princess—

Before this gold list appeared, the world didn’t even know the Second Generation Ancient Emperor had a daughter. After all, whether it was the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique or the True Dragon Secret Technique, the most important thing was reputation. That’s why rumors of Crown Prince Gu’s Qi Training Stage Thirteenth Layer and three major Physiques spread across the continent.

But this Ancient Clan Princess had no reputation before, which was truly unusual, unless she wasn’t practicing the Ancient Clan’s secret techniques.

“Soul Transformation, huh—”

After confirming that the Beast Taming Sect was fine, Lin Jing made some preparations and headed to the Demon Court headquarters to seek an audience with the Demon Emperor.

“I will use a space Divine Ability to take you to the Western Desert. The journey is long, and the time spent crossing the void will be extensive.” At the Demon Court headquarters, the Demon Emperor sat on the dragon throne, hands resting on the armrests, gazing down at Lin Jing.

“Alright.” Lin Jing directly took out a “Void-Sickness Pill” he had prepared in advance and swallowed it.

Then, under the Demon Emperor’s speechless expression, he asked, “Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, when we arrive, should I enter the Western Desert directly as the Demon Court Holy Son, or should I disguise myself as a monk to obtain the Golden Light Gu?”

“Nonsense, as the Demon Court Holy Son, of course. This Emperor said that once you become the Demon Court Holy Son, you no longer need to hide. No one can harm you.”

“Since you also have attainments in Buddhist cultivation, you meet the conditions of the Golden Light Temple. If they are unreasonable, this Emperor will personally go and have a talk with the leaders of the Buddhist sect. At that time, it won’t be about following the rules, but about taking it by force!”

“But then again, if you cannot obtain the Golden Light Gu within their rules, it’s because your skills are inferior to those Buddhist prodigies. This Emperor won’t stand up for you then.”

Lin Jing smiled, indicating he understood.

“Additionally, for your journey west to obtain gold, you can choose any Demon Ancestor from the Demon Court to serve as your Dao Protector. If you encounter any blind small fry, just have them swat them to death for you. Remember, you are now the Demon Court Holy Son.”

“Act arrogant for this Emperor.” The Demon Emperor’s small hand kept tapping the armrest of the throne.