Chapter 161: Advancement

By the time the Jiang Twins woke up from their coma, Lin Jing and the others had already arrived at the Ancient Domain.

Upon waking, the twins felt sore all over, as if their bones were about to fall apart.

Divine Pine’s flight speed was too fast, and these two twins’ cultivation was too low, resulting in an immense physical burden on them.

Knocking them unconscious directly helped reduce their pain; after all, Senior Demon Pine wouldn’t be kind enough to consider the flight experience of mere bystanders.

“Senior, where is this?” The twins were already very fortunate just to have woken up alive.

“Ancient Domain, Hidden Dragon City,” Lin Jing said, looking at the massive immortal city ahead.

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“We’ve come to the Ancient Domain?” Jiang Lin was incredibly surprised; just as many people in Lin Jing’s past life yearned for the capital, Cultivators from other regions were naturally very curious about the central domain of the Ancient Kingdom.

“Hidden Dragon City? Could it be the city where the legendary academy is located?” Jiang Qi asked excitedly.

Countless Cultivators yearned for this highest Daoist academy of the Ancient Kingdom; being able to enter it was more of a source of pride than joining some major Sects.

“It seems you know quite a bit. Yes, I am a student of this academy,” Lin Jing said. “For the next few years, perhaps ten or even decades, you will all Cultivate here.”

“If you Cultivate well, I can even send you into the academy to study!”

To enter Hidden Dragon Academy, one only needed a recommendation from a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator and to pass an assessment; for the current Lin Jing, obtaining a recommendation slot was not difficult.

“We can enter Hidden Dragon Academy too?” At this, the Jiang Twins suddenly began to believe that Lin Jing might not be a bad person.

After all, how could such a sacred place like Hidden Dragon Academy allow a demonic Cultivator to enter?

Although Lin Jing practiced blood-path Demonic Techniques, raised Gu insects, and wanted to use them as Gu containers, there might be a misunderstanding in all this!

The Jiang Twins looked at each other, suddenly feeling that the situation might not be so bad.

“Take these.”

In the next instant, cold air surged from Lin Jing’s hand, condensing into ice as two fingernail-sized small spiders appeared. Whoosh!

To the Jiang Twins’ great shock, the small spiders flew into their mouths one after another, sliding down into their bodies.

Gag!

The two quickly clutched their throats, trying to spit them out, bending over and retching loudly.

“These are the Gu insects that will reside within you. They are currently in a dormant state and will not wake for the time being, so they won’t affect you.”

“Next, find a place to stay in Hidden Dragon City on your own. Once I find a suitable Cultivation Technique for you,”

“I will come for you again.”

“At that time, once you’ve practiced the new technique, you’ll be able to harness the power of the Gu insects, and your strength will undergo a world-shaking transformation.”

Lin Jing’s expression was calm. These two Ice Soul Gu sub-Gu were painstakingly bred by the Ice Soul Gu during this time. Both had the potential to promote their Bloodlines to Gu King status; as long as the two used them well, becoming Nascent Soul Stage experts in the future would not be an issue.

Having said that, he turned into a streak of light and left the place, leaving behind the sweating Jiang Qi and Jiang Lin. Their expressions were miserable; now that the Gu insects were inside them, regardless of whether Lin Jing was a good person or not,

they could only obediently comply.

Upon returning to Hidden Dragon Academy, Lin Jing immediately entered his Immortal Cave.

Returning to their Alchemy site and their vegetable garden, the Dragon Carp and Pine Leaf Squirrel were incredibly nostalgic.

By now, the Dragon Carp had realized the advantage of mastering a skill; if it hadn’t known Alchemy, it would have been impossible to defeat the Ice Soul Gu, which was one minor Realm higher than itself.

Now that the Ice Soul Gu had reached Foundation Establishment, the Dragon Carp was not only eager to establish its foundation and transform into a dragon but also wanted to refine even more powerful Medicinal Pills to use against the Ice Soul Gu.

“Senior, could I trouble you to help ripen the Nine Yang Divine Mushroom, Exquisite Grass, and Cloud Hidden Ghost Orchid?”

Inside the Immortal Cave, Lin Jing, planning to go into seclusion for two years to prepare for the Heavenly Pride Battle, asked.

These three seeds of top-grade Spiritual Plants were originally obtained from the Beast Taming Sect.

Out of the seven spiritual seeds, Divine Pine had four and Lin Jing had three. Senior Divine Pine’s four seeds had already been ripened and refined into Incarnations to deal with Old Ancestor Void Profound of the Yin Corpse Sect.

Lin Jing’s three were still in the form of spiritual seeds. Although the Pine Leaf Squirrel also had the ability to ripen Spiritual Plants, with its Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivation, ripening seeds of this level would likely take a very long time.

“Between the traveling and protecting you, and exhausting myself to ripen four spiritual seeds and quickly refine them into Incarnations to face powerful enemies, do you really take this old man for a beast of burden?” Divine Pine said.

Lin Jing smiled bitterly. He knew Senior Divine Pine had helped him a lot on this trip. It had finally obtained four top-grade spiritual seeds and intended to refine them into top-grade Incarnations, but they ended up being sacrificed to deal with Void Profound’s Yin Spirit.

And in the end… the benefits from the Demon Subduing Division were also obtained by him.

“Then please rest, Senior. There’s no rush to use these three spiritual seeds; I’ll have the Pine Leaf Squirrel ripen them.” Lin Jing decided not to rely too much on Senior Divine Pine from now on.

“That’s right,” Divine Pine said. “Ripening Spiritual Plants is also a process of training one’s own power; leave it to the rat.”

“During its Qi Training Stage, its Azure Emperor Longevity Art reached Minor Achievement, giving it botanical attainments unrivaled in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Now that it has reached Foundation Establishment, a Minor Achievement in the Azure Emperor Longevity Art is no longer enough. You must find a way for it to reach Major Achievement in the Azure Emperor Longevity Art.”

“By then, combined with its Bloodline, it will possess the botanical attainments of a Golden Core Stage flora Spirit Monster, which will be extremely useful whether in battle or for ripening Spiritual Plants.”

“I understand,” Lin Jing nodded. Improving one’s attainment in the Azure Emperor Longevity Art was actually quite simple.

It involved absorbing the life essence of flora.

However, given its current technique level, ordinary flora—even first or second-tier plants—could no longer help the Pine Leaf Squirrel improve its power.

Previously, Lin Jing and the others used the cheat combination of the second-tier Fierce Plant Blood-Sucking Vine and Longevity Blood to quickly produce many top-grade Fierce Plants, raising the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Azure Emperor Longevity Art to the Minor Achievement Realm.

Now, to elevate the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Azure Emperor Longevity Art to Major Achievement, relying on the Blood-Sucking Vine alone would certainly not work.

They needed many more Advanced Spiritual Plants and fierce plants—quantity first, then quality!

Lin Jing stole a glance at Senior Divine Pine; actually, the fastest way would be to let the Pine Leaf Squirrel directly absorb from Divine Pine.

But how would Lin Jing dare mention that?

“I wonder if I can improve the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Azure Emperor Longevity Art in two years.”

“Those at the top of the heavenly pride ranking are all prodigies capable of slaying Golden Core Cultivators. I cannot underestimate them; it’s best to reach Major Achievement in the Longevity Art!”

“It’s also time for the ‘Dragon Palace Organization’ to give back to me.”

Compared to directly buying a large number of Advanced Spiritual Plants, Lin Jing had a better channel.

The Dragon Palace Organization he had established!

The members of the Dragon Palace Organization came from various cultivation Sects and families, and all had spiritual items grown by their own clans.

Having them help him obtain these items directly would save a lot of energy.

In turn, they needed a large number of Rising Dragon Pills to nurture their Dragon Pets, and Lin Jing could use Rising Dragon Pills as exchange.

This barter system in a monopoly business was far more favorable than Lin Jing buying Spiritual Plants directly.