Chapter 107: Killing

“Disciple—is only asking for one Pine Cone.”

“Pine Cone?!”

“You dare to ask for a Pine Cone just to refine a ‘Foundation Establishment Pill’? If you were refining a ‘Baby Formation Pill’, wouldn’t you dare to gouge out my tree heart?”

Although the Divine Pine had as many Pine Cones as it wanted, it strongly condemned Lin Jing for setting his sights on it.

Very well! It hadn’t even asked for Longevity Blood yet, and the other party had already started coveting its fruits!

“Senior…”

“Heh.” The Divine Pine sneered. “It is not impossible to want a Pine Cone, but you must do one thing.”

“Hm? Senior, please speak.” Lin Jing was overjoyed. As long as it could be negotiated, everything else was easy to discuss!

“You have been cultivating until now, yet you have likely never killed a person.”

“You are only at the Qi Training Stage, yet you go into seclusion for three years at a time. This is not even the most terrifying part; the most terrifying part is that your cultivation has not increased at all. I cannot even imagine how long you will go into seclusion after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage!”

“I see that these hundred years will pass very quickly. Before I leave, I must ensure you can stand on your own two feet so that I can leave with peace of mind and repay the life-saving grace of your second-generation Sect Master! Therefore—I want you to go kill to temper yourself!”

“Killing your own kind is a completely different feeling from hunting Yao Beasts. If you go and kill at least one hundred people, I will gift you a Pine Cone to assist your Foundation Establishment!”

This request from the Demon Pine made Lin Jing fall into silence.

Kill one hundred people…

“Oh, the requirement is that they must be Cultivators! You must kill them with your own hands; you cannot let your Pet Beast help.” The Demon Pine added.

“Killing people…”

The condition for obtaining the Pine Cone gave Lin Jing a headache.

In the past, no matter what kind of battle it was, he had never developed the intent to kill a human. Even when facing a Snowfield cultivator from another domain, he only severely wounded them, and it was Xu Zhizhi who delivered the finishing blow.

The Demon Pine asked him to kill one hundred people in one go, which made Lin Jing feel somewhat troubled for a moment, but he was incomparably eager for the Pine Cone.

“In the Task Hall of the Beast Taming Sect, one can often see missions to exterminate mountain bandits. If they are mountain bandits who murder for money, or Demonic Path Cultivators from the Yin Corpse Sect who traffic humans, killing them is fine, and I wouldn’t hesitate.”

“However, the Ancient Domain is known as the safest domain among the Nine Regions of the Ancient Kingdom. At the foot of the Imperial City, where would I find mountain bandits or Demonic Path Cultivators to exterminate?”

“Could it be that I really have to accept Gao Sheng’s proposal to team up and go across domains to exterminate Demonic Path strongholds?” Lin Jing walked through the academy, talking to himself.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he thought of something.

Lin Jing rose into the air using his Qi and flew toward the location of Gao Sheng’s Immortal Cave. When he arrived, he happened to see Gao Sheng stuffing a Rising Dragon Pill into the mouth of a Dragon Horse.

“Eat, eat it for me!” Gao Sheng said while stuffing it in, and the Dragon Horse appeared very resistant.

“?” Gao Sheng, who was feeding the horse, noticed Lin Jing’s sudden visit. He immediately straightened his clothes, shook the saliva off his hands, and said enthusiastically to Lin Jing, “Brother Lin? Is there something the matter? We just parted ways, why have you chased after me?”

He suddenly became alert. “You aren’t still eyeing my horse, are you!”

Lin Jing was speechless. Gao Sheng’s Dragon Horned Horse did indeed have a good Bloodline and had the potential to condense a Demon Core. However, now that he had the Dragon Carp with the Qilin Bloodline, he naturally would not covet it as he did in the past.

“Brother Gao, have you ever killed anyone?” Lin Jing asked straightforwardly.

Gao Sheng was stunned and recalled, “Naturally, I have. In my early years, in order to train me into an excellent Demon Subduing Guard, my father made me execute a death row prisoner at the Qi Training Stage when I was six years old.”

“That’s it!” Lin Jing took a deep breath and said, “I wonder if Brother Gao has any connections to send me to a mortal government office or the Demon Subduing Division to serve as an executioner for heinous death row prisoners!”

“Ah?” Gao Sheng was dumbfounded. “Are you crazy!”

“Why would you want to do such a dirty and tiring job?”

He became alert again and deduced, “No, something is wrong. You didn’t pick up some Demonic Path Daoist Magic that centers on ‘Killing Intent’ and ‘Evil Qi’, did you?”

Lin Jing rolled his eyes. “How is that possible? I have the Ice Soul Gu; why would I look down on such low-end Demonic Path Daoist Magic?”

“That’s true. Demonic Path Cultivators who specialize in Killing Intent and Evil Qi mostly gathered in third-rate Demonic Sects back in the day.” Gao Sheng agreed.

“How could such third-rate Demonic Sects, which could be wiped out by the Ancient Kingdom, compare to the great Dao of Gu cultivation.”

“At the very least, the Old Ancestor of the Gu God Sect has the cultivation of the Dao Inquiry Stage. If the path to immortality were not severed, there would be a complete possibility of Ascension.”

“It has nothing to do with the Demonic Path. It’s just that a Senior of mine feels my path of cultivation is too comfortable and intends to have me kill to temper myself.” Lin Jing corrected him.

Gao Sheng frowned. “Killing people? This is not the same as killing Yao Beasts. It is extremely easy to be plagued by Evil Qi and Killing Intent, which affects one’s state of mind and hinders cultivation.”

“Hmm—but I will only try it lightly, and then use special Medicinal Pills to eliminate the Evil Qi. There shouldn’t be any problems.”

After deep thought, he said, “I will help you think of a way. Give me a few days, and wait for my news.”

“Many thanks.” Lin Jing knew that Gao Sheng was reliable. Being out and about, having connections was indeed very important. Hadn’t the difficult task given by the Demon Pine been solved just like that?

Just at this moment, the Dragon Horse on the side spoke up.

“Do you have any more of that Medicinal Pill from just now? I thought you were trying to kill me; I didn’t expect it to actually be a treasure! My Bloodline purity has increased a lot!”

“I already told you, it’s a treasure, it’s a treasure!” Gao Sheng looked at the Dragon Horned Horse in exasperation and said, “Whether it’s a treasure or poison, can I not tell the difference?”

The Dragon Horned Horse said, “It’s exactly because I’m worried you can’t tell the difference.”

“Hehe—” Lin Jing smiled from the side and said, “Brother Gao, to thank you, you will have enough Rising Dragon Pills in the future. As long as you provide the main ingredient, ‘Dragon blood’, I will prepare the other Materials and refine them for you free of charge.”

“Really?!” Gao Sheng was extremely happy. “Does a Dragon Horse’s Dragon blood work?”

Dragon Horse:?

“It’s a bit weak—it needs to be at the Demon Core stage.”

Gao Sheng shook his head regretfully, then said seriously, “Easy, easy. You can return with peace of mind. Within seven days, I will get it done for you!”

Having obtained Gao Sheng’s help, Lin Jing returned to his Immortal Cave with peace of mind and continued to refine the Rising Dragon Pill with the Dragon Carp, improving his alchemy skills and laying the foundation for refining the Longevity Foundation Establishment Pill.

Several days later.

Under the publicity of that wonderful person Xu Zhizhi, more than half of Hidden Dragon City knew the result of the battle between the Heavenly God Body Wang Xiao and the Dragon Carp.

In a teahouse, several Cultivators were listening to music in the pleasure district, sipping tea, and chatting.

“Have you heard? That Qilin child of the Wang family, who is expected to enter the ‘heavenly pride ranking’, actually lost to a Dragon Carp at the ninth level of the Qi Training Stage!”

“How is that possible? You’re drunk, aren’t you? Hasn’t the Heavenly God Body already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage?”

“It was a battle with suppressed Realms! Although that Dragon Carp’s cultivation is not high, its Bloodline is terrifying, reaching the ‘king level’. If it were just that, it couldn’t possibly be a match for a God Body of the same level, but unlike ordinary Yao King bloodlines, that Dragon Carp has pure Dragon Clan king blood, which even a God Body can hardly withstand!”

“A Dragon King cub?! Is it a Pet Beast raised by which academy teacher?”

“No, it’s not! I don’t know if you still remember Lin Jing of the Beast Taming Sect? This Dragon Carp was raised by him over three years of seclusion using special Medicinal Pills and the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique! It is said that all the Luck he accumulated from the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique was used to raise the Dragon Pet, intending to Contract it after his Foundation Establishment!”

“I also heard that the Beast Taming Sect has been sealed, and Lin Jing intends to rebuild a Dragon Taming Sect, and is currently recruiting followers in the academy, intending to be the Sect Master himself.”