Chapter 149: The Cold Spring World

The Sky Domain, as the main battlefield of the Immortal Palace and Immortal Alliance eras, has seen countless Void Profound experts fall. Therefore, there are numerous ruins and Secret Realms here. Many Cultivators without background or status have emerged from here and soared to the top; if traced back, most of them obtained their opportunities from the Sky Domain.

Both the Desolate Domain and the Sky Domain are adjacent to the Snowfield. However, compared to the Desolate Domain, if a Snowfield cultivator were to smuggle themselves into the Ancient Kingdom in search of resources, they would definitely choose the Sky Domain first. This domain is no longer just a treasure land of the Ancient Kingdom, but is also highly coveted by foreign Cultivators.

Within the Great Desolation, after Lin Jing took the hundred flowers immortal honey and the Moulting Technique from the Hundred Flowers Valley, he was led by Divine Pine, flying toward the Sky Domain to find the Extremely Cold Land Divine Pine mentioned that was suitable for the Ice Soul Gu’s Foundation Establishment.

After Lin Jing left, the most frustrated people were none other than the Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and Bai Yuran from Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. “You two useless fellows—” Outside the gates of the Beast Taming Sect, the Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect really wanted to slap these two incompetent Disciples to death. However, he also knew in his heart that the strength of this Saint Child of the Beast Control Sect was simply too abnormal.

“We beg the Deputy Sect Leader to punish us—” The two Disciples’ faces were pale.

“Punish you?” The Lord Deputy Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate glanced at the two Disciples indifferently and said, “After the grand ceremony, that group of Demon Kings from the Beast Taming Sect changed their attitude toward me significantly, no longer showing any respect for my Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. If punishing you could change the impression Ancient Kingdom Cultivators have of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, then your deaths would not be a waste.”

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“Fortunately, however, the fact that the Saint Child of the Beast Control Sect is so strong is inseparable from my Sect’s Magic Treasure. It shouldn’t affect the sales of the Ten Thousand Beasts Circle in the Ancient Kingdom; instead, it’s equivalent to a round of publicity. Besides that, his strength is also inseparable from the Mosquito Beast, one of the Ten Horrors of the Cloud Sea.”

‘The Ten Horrors of the Cloud Sea—if some of these ten species of Vicious Beasts, which are far from Qingzhou, could be brought back to Qingzhou…’

‘…it would certainly make the foundation of my Ten Thousand Beasts Sect even deeper. Next, you two will follow me across the Ancient Kingdom to the Cloud Sea Mountain Range to see if we can also catch some Mosquito Beasts to bring back and make up for your mistakes.’

The eyes of the two Ten Thousand Beasts Sect Disciples lit up. After fighting the Cloud Sea Mosquito Beasts, they naturally understood the terror of this species. One had to know that Lin Jing’s methods of controlling the Mosquito Beasts were extremely crude; it could even be said he just let the Mosquito Beasts act freely, yet they could still crush them.

If they also had an army of Mosquito Beasts, combined with the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Cultivation Technique, they would definitely be able to exert even stronger combat power.

“Your Disciples obey.” The group from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect directly changed their destination and headed toward the Cloud Sea Mountain Range…

…to search for the Ten Horrors of the Cloud Sea species. Meanwhile, Bai Yuran of Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, after thinking for a moment, headed straight for the Sky Domain.

She felt that Lin Jing was no fool. Having known in advance that a Void Profound old monster might have targeted him, he still dared to leave tracks behind; he likely had some sort of trump card. However, before Bai Yuran could catch up with Lin Jing, a figure blocked her path.

“Se—Senior Brother Tian Huihua.” Bai Yuran looked in fear at the man who had suddenly appeared before her.

“Had enough fun? If so, follow me back to Heavenly Secrets Pavilion,” Tian Huihua spoke slowly.

“Senior Brother, when did you find me—?” Bai Yuran stammered.

“I’ve been by your side since before you reached the Desolate Domain.” Tian Huihua looked at his Junior Sister expressionlessly.

Bai Yuran stepped back slightly and forced a smile. “I cast a divination for that Lin Jing, so I wanted to—”

“No.” Tian Huihua shook his head and said, “You were the first to discover the secret of this Saint Child of the Beast Control Sect, so consider it your Opportunity. Master allowed you to have contact with this Lin Jing. However, in the hexagram you cast this time…”

…since it involves the Yin Corpse Sect, I cannot let you continue to be involved.”

“Why—?”

“Your mischievous actions this time can be considered a contribution.”

“Inside the Yin Corpse Sect, there is the corpse of an Immortal Beast. The Yin Corpse Sect has always wanted to refine this immortal corpse into a Puppet.”

“Under the Ancient Kingdom’s disruption, their plans have suffered multiple setbacks. An Old Ancestor of the Yin Corpse Sect even had his Physical Body destroyed.”

Bai Yuran was startled. “Is it the one who plans to possess Lin Jing?”

“Most likely.”

“He wants to possess Lin Jing—does he have some special purpose?”

Tian Huihua said, “Master guesses that the experts of the Ancient Kingdom destroyed several key resources the Yin Corpse Sect used for refining corpse puppets, causing their great plan to be interrupted as they couldn’t refine the corpse puppets.”

“However, the Yin Corpse Sect obviously won’t give up so easily and will surely look for alternative resources to compensate. To refine and control corpse puppets, besides a large amount of Death Qi, a large amount of Life Qi is also needed to balance Yin and Yang. Perhaps this Yin Corpse Sect Old Ancestor is looking for the Longevity Physique instead of possessing one of the many bodies stored in the Yin Corpse Sect because he wants to become a key link in refining the corpse puppets after Possession.”

“If successful, his losses this time might instead be transformed into an Opportunity to become the one who dominates the immortal puppet. Of course, these are just Master’s guesses.”

“In any case, Heavenly Secrets Pavilion has already notified the Demon Subduing Division. The Demon Subduing Division should have already dispatched experts to protect Lin Jing. His choosing not to return to the Academy but instead heading to the Sky Domain is also something the Demon Subduing Division wants to see.”

“After all, only by letting that Yin Corpse Sect Old Ancestor see the hope of Possession will he possibly show himself. The Demon Subduing Division likely wants to ‘capture alive’ this Yin Corpse Sect Old Ancestor.”

“Besides… there should also be a Dao Protector of decent strength by Lin Jing’s side. You don’t need to worry about him.”

Bai Yuran nodded silently, though her heart was still itching with curiosity.

“Senior, is this the place?”

A few days later, in the Sky Domain, Lin Jing stood atop a snow-capped mountain, looking down at the pure white mountain range below.

Below the snow line, one could occasionally see stubbornly growing snow lotuses or other cold-resistant plants. Although it was cold here, Lin Jing felt it wasn’t much different from other snow mountains. To call it an Extremely Cold Land seemed a bit of an exaggeration.

“Good luck.” Divine Pine scanned the snow mountain and said, “It seems this place hasn’t been discovered for thousands of years. Otherwise, for Cultivators who practice ice-attribute techniques, this would be a great place to establish a Sect, Family, or Immortal Cave.”

“Most Extremely Cold Lands have already been occupied by Cultivators. A wild Extremely Cold Land like this is not easy to find.”

“Don’t be fooled by appearances, kid. Inside this snow mountain, there is a Cold Spring. The Cold Spring is bottomless and leads to a cavern. That… is the Extremely Cold Land I was talking about!”

“Back then, an Ice Heart Snow Lotus gave birth to sentience precisely because of this Extremely Cold Land.”

Lin Jing was surprised and asked, “Senior, the Ice Heart Snow Lotus you mentioned, could it be—”

Divine Pine said, “It’s dead.”

“Don’t look at me, I didn’t do it. It’s just that this Ice Heart Snow Lotus is a good material for comprehending the heaven and earth power of ice and snow. A group of Cultivators refined it into a body double, intending to break through to Soul Transformation. I happened to see it and even took revenge for it.”

“Where is the snow lotus corpse then?”

“Don’t ask.”