Chapter 135: Yao Beast King Child

Among Cultivators, a large portion also believe that while longevity is good, it is also a curse; many old monsters who have lived for a long time will, to a large extent, “go crazy” in their later years.

This “craziness” is not mental derangement or insanity, but rather becoming devoid of “humanity,” with emotions becoming increasingly indifferent, gradually changing into another species.

The personalities of high-level Cultivators, solidified over thousands of years, will become more extreme and eccentric.

There is also a small portion of Cultivators who, even after living for a long time, can maintain their original heart, but such Cultivators are, after all, in the minority.

Cloud Hidden Ghost Orchid.

This is a Grade 6 Spiritual Plant that, after consumption, allows a Cultivator to remain calm even after secluding for hundreds of years, effectively protecting them from Heart Demons, time, and negative emotions, with effects that last a lifetime.

Old Ancestor Wang Batian thought carefully; this item was too suitable for Lin Jing, who possessed the Longevity Physique.

It could ensure that in the future, Lin Jing would not become neither human nor ghost because of his longevity.

“Since Old Ancestor Batian feels there is no problem, why don’t we discuss it with the other Old Ancestors?” Elder Mo asked.

Beside them, the True Disciple with the Earth-Shield Body crawled out from the sword light formation; the armor on his body and the shield in his hand had transformed into Yao Beasts—a pangolin and a turtle—clearly having used the secret technique of the Beast Transformation Treasure to turn his Pet Beast into a Magic Treasure.

He was currently bewildered, not understanding what exactly Elder Mo had shown Old Ancestor Batian to make him change his mind so instantly.

“He does not need to compete with you all.”

Elder Mo glanced at the True Disciple with the Earth-Shield Body, waved his hand, and threw the heavenly pride ranking floating in mid-air into his hands.

The True Disciple with the Earth-Shield Body was stunned.

This is… the heavenly pride ranking?

The several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors had indeed said that if a Sect Disciple could ascend the heavenly pride ranking, it would be a manifestation of strengthening the Sect’s Luck!

“How is that possible!”

Suddenly, the True Disciple with the Earth-Shield Body also saw Lin Jing’s name on it, and his breathing froze.

“Perhaps even if all you True Disciples join forces, you would not be a match for him alone.”

Elder Mo stated a cruel fact that the Genius with the Earth-Shield Body found hard to accept; who on earth was this Lin Jing?

Meanwhile, Old Ancestor Wang Batian had already sent a voice transmission to the various Yao Beast King Old Ancestors.

Previously, even the Sect Master had not held high hopes for Lin Jing within a hundred years, prioritizing cultivation resources on the True Disciples, as the difficulty of advancing with a Longevity Physique was well known; however, after seeing the new issue of the heavenly pride ranking, Old Ancestor Wang Batian realized they were wrong.

Just like how an unusual freak occasionally appears among billions of Mortal Bodies, Lin Jing—might also become a freak among those with the Longevity Physique!

【Come to my side.】

At the same time, the Yao Beast King Old Ancestors, who were conducting brutal special training for the True Disciples in different ways, all heard the voice transmission from Wang Batian, the Yao Beast King with the highest seniority.

A moment later, one figure after another descended upon this mountain peak; there were deer-shaped Yao Beast Kings, elephant-shaped Yao Beast Kings, and bird-shaped Yao Beast Kings—their Demonic Qi soaring to the heavens.

When the various Yao Beast Kings gathered, whether it was the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors or the Valley Master of Hundred Flowers Valley, these Nascent Soul powerhouses did not notice that a figure had already snuck into a Forbidden Land of Hundred Flowers Valley.

“The grand formation set up by these several Yao Beast Kings is not bad, but it is a pity it cannot stop this old man!”

The Pine Cone that the Divine Pine had transformed into entered the place where the Beast Taming Sect planted the seven great Spiritual Plants in an instant.

“Moonlight Dao Lotus, Purple Heaven Spiritual Ginseng, Nine Yang Divine Mushroom, Morning Dew Flower, Nine Lives Exquisite Grass, Eternal Evergreen Vine, Cloud Hidden Ghost Orchid—there are actually so many good things here; I somewhat underestimated the Treasure Trove of that Immortal Devil Serpent. That makes sense, after all, if these Spiritual Plants were not rare enough, it would not have risked so much to snatch them.”

Originally, the Divine Pine had not cared about the Immortal Devil Serpent’s Treasure Trove, but after seeing the types of Spiritual Plants, its mind stirred slightly.

Even for it, wanting to find Spiritual Plants of this quality in a short time was absolutely impossible.

“This old man can use the Purple Heaven Spiritual Ginseng as the core and the other Spiritual Plants as supplements to refine a Thunder Pine Incarnation; for vegetation to cultivate is to act against the heavens, and it will welcome the Heavenly Tribulation earlier than human Cultivators. Practicing some Thunder Dao will also be beneficial to this old man.”

“It seems this toll, this old man really must collect it, hehe.”

The Divine Pine Incarnation flashed and vanished, leaving this place, and the next instant, it had already appeared above the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors.

At this moment, the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors had also already seen the new issue of the heavenly pride ranking and could not help but be shocked by the performance of this Disciple who went to the Hidden Dragon Academy.

Although their bodies were Yao Beasts, the Old Ancestors who had been left behind by successive Sect Masters to guard the Sect and had coexisted with human Cultivators for over a thousand years already possessed a human heart; the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors still hoped that the Beast Taming Sect could continue its Legacy.

If Lin Jing were purely a Longevity Physique, in order to utilize these resources more reasonably, even if Lin Jing was the provider of information, they would at most compensate Lin Jing in other aspects; but now, Lin Jing had displayed vastly different potential, and the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors were suddenly hesitant.

“He should have a share.” The Elephant-Trunk Old Ancestor said: “This Lin Jing, although I do not know if he can form a Nascent Soul within a hundred years, this talent—no longer needs to be confined to within a hundred years!”

“That is right, I even feel that one share is too little; the seven great Spiritual Plants should all be given to him, to cultivate him with full force! Even his Dao Protector should be allocated more resources!”

A voice rang out, causing the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors to nod slightly; however, a moment later, they were all stunned, because this voice was quite unfamiliar, as if it were not one of their own.

“Who!!”

The Yao Beast King Old Ancestors looked up, only to see a cracked Pine Cone watching them from the sky.

The instant they saw this Pine Cone, the several Yao Beast King Old Ancestors felt a shock in their hearts; it was clearly a very ordinary-looking Pine Cone, but when they stared at it, they seemed to be placed in another world, falling into a world of vegetation, seeing a Divine Pine that reached the heavens!!!

“Power of Heaven and Earth, vegetation achieving Soul Transformation!!!”

The Yao Beast King Old Ancestors were terrified in their hearts, not understanding why a Soul Transformation powerhouse would suddenly appear here, but soon, they realized something was wrong.

“It is you! You actually achieved Soul Transformation!”

The giant turtle, the Pet Beast of the Second Sect Master, looked at the Divine Pine in disbelief.

“Old Ancestor Divine Pine of Tiandu Peak?!” Elder Mo, who was to the side, also looked at the Pine Cone in horror, speaking in disbelief, seeing the Divine Pine display its full power for the first time.

“You little turtle are already at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, isn’t it only natural that I have achieved Soul Transformation?” The Divine Pine looked at Wang Batian with a chuckle, as if looking at a mere Yao Beast King child.

At this moment, the many Old Ancestors present were still extremely shocked in their hearts; they had never expected that the Divine Pine Guardian on Tiandu Peak was actually at the Soul Transformation stage!

They remembered—this Guardian of Tiandu seemed to have taken on the role of Lin Jing’s Dao Protector and gone to the Academy together?

They understood in an instant why Lin Jing was such a Prodigy; it turned out there was a vegetation Soul Transformation powerhouse teaching him from behind the scenes!