Chapter 110: Buddha and Demon Dual Cultivation

The outside world.

Zhang Hu and Gao Sheng watched the meditating Lin Jing. After only a few minutes, the two surprisingly discovered that a faint golden light had begun to emanate from his body. His entire being appeared incredibly sacred, as if enveloped in Buddha Light.

“Buddha-nature!”

Seeing this, Zhang Hu was extremely shocked. “It hasn’t even been the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, yet he has already condensed a buddha pearl? This talent for Buddhist Cultivation is indeed exaggerated. I wonder which Buddhist powerhouse performed the initiation for Young Master Lin.”

“He succeeded?” Gao Sheng was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said, “I think I know who it might be. Perhaps it was Great Master Kong Lin, a Buddhist powerhouse who joined the Demon Subduing Division for a period of time several thousand years ago. He once sealed an Undying Precious Beast in the Desolate Region. He has since left the Ancient Kingdom and returned to the Western Desert. There has been no news of him for a long time, and I don’t know if he’s still alive.”

“If he is alive, his cultivation must have reached a terrifying level.”

A Nascent Soul has a Lifespan of a thousand years, Soul Transformation two thousand years, the Void Profound Realm five thousand years, and the Dao Inquiry Stage ten thousand years!

Gao Sheng calculated that if the other party’s final cultivation was in the Soul Transformation stage, he would likely be dead by now. However, if he had successfully made a Breakthrough to the Void Profound Realm, he might still be alive.

After finishing his thoughts, he looked at Lin Jing with immense envy. This guy, with his Longevity Physique—his Lifespan at the Nascent Soul Stage could be comparable to the strongest experts on this continent. It was truly enviable.

While the two were communicating via voice transmission, Lin Jing had already opened his eyes, with golden light flickering within them.

“The buddha pearl has condensed,” he spoke slowly.

“Congratulations, congratulations.” Gao Sheng hurriedly smiled. However, looking at the continuously glowing Lin Jing, he scratched his head and said, “But isn’t your Buddhist Cultivation talent a bit too good? Why does it feel like you’re doing nothing, yet your Buddha-nature is still increasing?”

Lin Jing remained silent, sensing his internal state. How could he be doing nothing?

The power flowing from the Ice Soul Gu sealed within his body originally always required him to use his Ice Soul Body to neutralize it, bearing the burden himself. But now,

this condensed buddha pearl was automatically absorbing and sealing the power of the Ice Soul Gu.

The Ice Soul Gu was refined from countless poisonous insects through blood refinement gu techniques, which likely involved many unscrupulous refining methods. It was only natural for the buddha pearl to judge it as a demonic power.

But in this case, if he used the buddha pearl to Seal his own Ice Soul Gu power, wouldn’t he be able to manifest supreme Buddha-nature and a body full of Karma without doing anything?

“It’s your illusion,” Lin Jing said. Didn’t Gao Sheng like to deduce things?

Since Gao Sheng knew he had the Ice Soul Gu sealed within him, it shouldn’t be hard to deduce that he was already sealing a demon within his own body.

This buddha-demon pearl suited him perfectly.

“Is that so?” Gao Sheng rubbed his chin. Just then, the Demon Subduing Guard Zhang Hu spoke up, “Since you’ve successfully practiced it, how about we execute a death row inmate now to test the power of the buddha pearl?”

“I’ll trouble Senior Zhang then.” Lin Jing bowed, wishing he could execute a hundred people right now and then go ask Senior Divine Pine for Pine Cones.

Executing death row inmates was also killing. When the time came, Senior Divine Pine surely couldn’t go back on his word, right?

Zhang Hu led Lin Jing to the outside of a deeper execution room.

The surrounding guards saw Zhang Hu and Lin Jing and remained at their posts with expressionless faces. Zhang Hu’s status here was not low, so they had a clear path. “The demonic Cultivator held in Execution Room 19 is the one to be executed today.”

“Yin Corpse Sect? Gu God Sect? Netherworld Hall? Which demonic sect does this demonic Cultivator come from?” Lin Jing asked curiously.

Zhang Hu, beside him, shook his head. “Where would we get so many demonic Cultivators from the three major demonic sects to capture? He’s from none of them.”

“This person was originally a Foundation Establishment Perfection Elder of the ‘Tianhe Sect’. Due to his own Aptitude, he had no hope of Core Formation. He somehow obtained the ‘Blood Pill Great Art’ from the defunct Blood God Sect, which requires the lifeblood of a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators, a thousand Qi Refining practitioners, and ten thousand Mortals to Cultivate.”

“He turned his sights toward Loose Cultivators, traveling between various cities and secretly harming them. Before being arrested, he had already killed countless people and carried heavy sins.”

“He truly deserves to die.” Lin Jing frowned. “Senior Zhang, can I just go straight in?”

He looked at the stone prison door that bore a Divine Tiger pattern.

“This demonic Cultivator’s spiritual power is currently depleted, and he is chained to the execution platform. Regardless of the method you use, just kill him.”

“Afterward, throw the corpse into the furnace connected to the back of the execution room.”

Lin Jing nodded and pushed open several prison doors, eventually seeing a red-haired old man chained to an execution platform in the dimly lit execution room.

As Lin Jing entered, the red-haired old man slowly opened his closed eyes and looked at Lin Jing with a deathly gaze.

Boom!

A powerful Killing Intent rushed toward Lin Jing. Although it didn’t contain any spiritual power, it still made Lin Jing feel as if he were seeing layers of blood-red shadows.

“To actually have a Qi Refining brat execute me—” He spoke weakly, but before he could finish, his head flew off, with two strands of white spider silk coiled around his severed neck.

The head on the ground stared with eyes that would not close in death.

Lin Jing looked back at it. This was his first time killing someone, yet he didn’t feel any discomfort.

In the next moment, Lin Jing vaguely felt a force of resentment power entwine around him. This resentment was invisible and colorless, and if it were only a small amount,

it wouldn’t have any impact on a Cultivator.

However, if a massive amount accumulated, it might cause a Heart Demon to arise at a critical moment, affecting one’s state of mind.

“I’m just an executioner, why do you resent me?”

After sealing the resentment power with the buddha pearl, Lin Jing flicked his hand, and the spider silk condensed from True Qi threw the man’s corpse into the furnace in the execution room.

Having killed the man cleanly and efficiently, Lin Jing didn’t stay in the execution room for long.

“How do you feel?” Zhang Hu, who was waiting outside, asked after Lin Jing stepped out.

“Not bad, I didn’t feel any discomfort.” Lin Jing smiled. For some reason, after killing this person, he actually felt quite refreshed.

“That’s good,” Zhang Hu said. “In that case, how about I arrange one death row inmate for you every seven days?”

“One every seven days? Senior Zhang, could you arrange seven for me in one day?” Lin Jing was worried. At one every seven days, it would take two years to meet Senior Divine Pine’s requirement.

Zhang Hu:?

“Seven a day? Do you think this is a slaughterhouse?” he said crossly.

Lin Jing was also quite helpless.

He was already twenty-seven years old now.

Although very young for a Longevity Physique.

But the condition for entering the heavenly pride ranking – Mortal Ranking was to be a Cultivator under the age of thirty.

In other words, he had to make the Pine Leaf Squirrel successfully complete its Foundation Establishment within three years and attempt to challenge the heavens pride ranking.

He had been in seclusion for three years to deepen his attainments in the Dao of Alchemy, all to help the Pine Leaf Squirrel achieve a perfect Foundation Establishment and complete its Bloodline evolution, thereby gaining the qualification to challenge the heavenly pride ranking.

If he missed the heavenly pride ranking, a publicity method famous across the continent, the progress of his Hidden Dragon Secret Technique would be greatly restricted, and the Dragon Carp wouldn’t be able to transform into a Dragon more perfectly.

Ultimately, after Lin Jing’s bargaining, it became one kill per day. It would take about three months for him to complete the task set by Senior Divine Pine.

When Lin Jing emerged from the Immortal Prison, the Divine Pine, who had been observing in secret, snorted.

“A slippery brat, but whatever—”

“Arson, murder, and robbery. He’s learned arson, and now he’s tried killing. As a demonic Cultivator, not knowing how to rob won’t do. Next time he wants to ask me for help, I’ll make him go rob someone else’s things! Every time he fights, there’s no loot, and he even gives others Medicinal Pills. It’s all consumption and no gain. No wonder he’s poor, and it’s a waste of that Squirrel’s spatial talent!”