Chapter 158: Followers

“What are you doing!”

Suddenly ambushed by the Yin Corpse Sect Cultivator, the Red Armor Demon Guard’s pupils shrank.

“You want to ask why I’m not chasing that kid?”

“Since I’ve used the Heavenly Corpse Transformation with all my might, I naturally can’t let you reap the final benefit.”

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“After this battle, my cultivation will likely drop to Foundation Establishment. However, if I can obtain a Golden Core Corpse Puppet, it won’t be a total loss. With my Aptitude, I had no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage anyway.”

“With a Golden Core Corpse Puppet, I can then condense a top-grade Corpse Core to achieve False Core; it won’t have much of an impact.”

The Yin Corpse Sect Cultivator said coldly, “That brat escaped quickly, but now that control of the Five Elements Corpse Puppets has returned, I’ll use them to deal with you first.”

“Don’t worry, my Heavenly Corpse Transformation can still last for a while. Once I’ve finished you, I’ll find him and kill him too, preserving your good reputation.”

The first thing the Chief of Yin Corpse Sect did after his power surged was to sneak attack the Red Armor Demon Guard. Seeing this, the Demon Pine couldn’t help but comment, “This Yin Corpse Sect brat is a bit more reasonable. That Demon Subduing Guard actually let his guard down in front of a demonic Cultivator—truly stupid.”

“Kid, was this also part of your plan?”

“I only guessed it was a possibility, so I tried returning control of the Five Elements Corpse Puppets to increase his combat power. Unlike ordinary Cultivators, Yin Corpse Sect Cultivators master the Corpse Core Technique; even if they drop to Foundation Establishment, they can still condense a False Core and even turn their enemies into Corpse Puppets to enhance their strength.”

“The possibility that he wouldn’t let the Demon Subduing Guard go after his strength increased was very high.”

“However, the ideal situation would have been for the Red Armor Demon Guard to react immediately and realize the Yin Corpse Sect Cultivator would target him first, leading to both sides suffering. Unfortunately, he didn’t react in time, thinking their common enemy was still me.”

“Fortunately, the current situation is much easier. I just need to wait for his Divine Ability’s duration to end—then I can step in and deal with him.”

“Actually, even if I left now, he’s already afflicted by the Ice Soul Gu’s poison and won’t live long,” Lin Jing’s eyes flickered.

Just like when Senior Brother Ouyang was afflicted by the Ice Soul Gu poison years ago and no one could save him.

The twin physique being dragged by the Pine Leaf Squirrel didn’t hear the mental exchange between the Divine Pine and Lin Jing.

The two were still terrified; although they had escaped the hands of the Yin Corpse Sect, falling into the hands of a demonic Cultivator suspected to be from the Gu God Sect didn’t seem like it would end any better.

“Senior, since he has no way out, why don’t you just finish him off?”

“Why not wait to do it yourself? You haven’t killed a single person yet!”

“Once that Red Armor Demon Guard dies, his Demon Subduing Division branch will likely find out immediately. I suspect he isn’t the only one colluding with this demonic sect. Rather than wasting time on this Yin Corpse Sect Cultivator, perhaps we should…”

“Then the spoils are mine.” The Divine Pine sighed, feeling that two Early Stage Golden Cores were still too weak for Lin Jing to practice on.

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Suddenly, the Yin Corpse Sect Cultivator below, who was about to search for Lin Jing, had his chest pierced by a pine branch. A trace of blood appeared in this demonic sect Chief’s eyes as he suddenly realized he had been checkmated from the very beginning.

Meanwhile, as both Golden Cores were dead, Lin Jing took out a Jade Talisman.

Although he had several Demon Subduing Division tokens, only this Jade Talisman had a communication effect.

The one from Gao Sheng couldn’t contact his Soul Transformation grandfather.

The one from Child Immortal was even less likely to reach that Void Profound old monster.

Only this Jade Talisman given by Cold Moon Sword Immortal Feng Ning could contact this part-time Prodigy of the Demon Subduing Division.

Although Cold Moon Sword Immortal was only at the Golden Core stage, as a Disciple of the Void Profound Sword Ancestor of the Heaven Sword Gate, even Gao Sheng would have to kneel and call her ‘elder sister’ upon meeting her. She certainly held considerable influence within the Demon Subduing Division.

Instead of acting directly, Lin Jing felt it was better to notify the organization.

Lin Jing activated the Jade Slip, and the next moment, a familiar voice appeared in his mind.

“Lin Jing?”

“You finally activated this Jade Slip. Have you changed your mind and decided to join the Demon Subduing Division?” Cold Moon Sword Immortal’s voice came from the other side. “I heard you also entered the heavenly pride ranking, congratulations.”

“Fairy, I have already joined the Demon Subduing Division at the invitation of Senior Child Immortal.”

Cold Moon Sword Immortal’s surprised voice came from the other side. “Senior Child Immortal actually went to invite you personally.”

After Lin Jing briefly explained the circumstances of his joining the Demon Subduing Division, he brought up the incident of the Demon Subduing Division branch leader colluding with a demonic sect. Cold Moon Sword Immortal’s tone turned cold upon hearing this.

“You did well. This might not be an issue with just one Demon Subduing Division branch, but rather corruption across a large area of branches. I will contact my friends in the Demon Subduing Division in the Sky Domain to handle this.”

“It might be troublesome for you to handle it alone.”

“Alright,” Lin Jing nodded.

“But for you to be able to deal with two Golden Cores—Qi Training fighting Golden Core—if word gets out, the Ancient Kingdom will be shaken.”

Lin Jing shook his head. “It’s just the power of the Ice Soul Gu. Fairy, you don’t actually think I could achieve this with only my Qi Training Stage cultivation, do you?”

Cold Moon Sword Immortal also said, “I naturally know that the combat power of a Dao of Beast Taming Cultivator depends on the beasts they control, but not everyone knows you have the Ice Soul Gu. Besides, most ignorant people won’t care if you are a Dao of Beast Taming Cultivator, if you have higher-level help, or if you used external power. As long as you are at the Qi Training Stage, having the title ‘Qi Training fighting Golden Core’ is enough to gain reputation.”

“I know a few Fellow Daoists who graduated from Hidden Dragon Academy whose rumors are just as impressive as ‘Qi Training fighting Golden Core’. No matter how outrageous they are, someone will always believe them. It’s thanks to this group of people that the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique can exist.”

“True.” Lin Jing didn’t deny it; indeed, if there were too many smart people, it would be difficult for ordinary academy students to Cultivate the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique by taking things out of context.

It was a pity he didn’t bring Bai Yuran from Heavenly Secrets Pavilion with him; otherwise, he could have let her write the news. Only now did Lin Jing realize how important it was to have a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Disciple by his side.

After a moment, Lin Jing and Feng Ning ended their exchange. Since Cold Moon Sword Immortal was delegating the investigation of the Demon Subduing Division’s internal affairs to her friends, Lin Jing stopped worrying about it. This kind of collusion between black and white certainly wasn’t limited to the Sky Domain. It seemed he would have to be more cautious regarding the Ancient Kingdom’s government Cultivators in the future to avoid being sold out.

“You two—” Lin Jing’s gaze finally returned to the two twin physiques. “Introduce yourselves.”

“How were you caught by the Yin Corpse Sect, and what special Physique do you have?”

Seeing the Demon Subduing Division Gu Cultivator who had been silent for a long time finally speak, the two twins were drenched in sweat. The boy remained silent, seemingly terrified, while the girl found the courage to speak: “Re-replying to Senior.”

“We Juniors are children of the Jiang Family from Tianshui City. We have twin physiques and were captured by the Yin Corpse Sect while out.”

“twin physique?” Lin Jing was stunned. Divine Pine sent a transmission: “The twin physique is very rare and has many ways to be utilized. Kid, see your kindness through to the end and give them a stroke of luck—take them as Human Pets. As a grand Saint, your followers shouldn’t all be animal companions, right?”