Chapter 194: Thousand Illusion Mountain

Under Lin Jing’s control, the Qi Training Stage youth revealed everything.

He was a member of the Lin Family from Linlang City, named Lin Yun.

Although he didn’t have any special Physique, his control over True Qi was extremely exquisite, and he could perform many Spells with great flair.

Over the past few months, he had frequently had a strange dream, dreaming that an Opportunity was hidden within this Evergreen Forest.

At first, Lin Yun thought it was just a simple dream, but after several months, he had had it no less than ten times. This made Lin Yun realize that it might not be a simple dream, but an Advanced Cultivator bestowing an Opportunity through dreams!

Thus, he came to this forest.

“Fool…” Lin Jing shook his head, pulled out a spider silk, and after letting the Ice Soul Gu erase his recent memories, he left the place immediately.

“What Opportunity? How could it possibly be real—”

“The Opportunity he spoke of is likely an ‘Opportunity Scam’.”

“Luring this Lin Family Genius out of his Family, tricking him into this deep mountain forest, and then kidnapping him… No one understands being abducted better than me!”

Having experienced being trafficked by the Yin Corpse Sect, Lin Jing saw such Opportunities as scams. However, after flying for a while longer, he suddenly stopped and looked toward a cave hidden by dense trees.

This hilltop was unremarkable, but Lin Jing, who had considerable attainments in illusions, could clearly see that a phantom array covered the outside of the cave.

He fell silent for a moment, flicked out a spider silk, and then pulled a Cultivation Technique out of the cave.

“Immortal Slaying Art”!

Such a grand and imposing name for a Cultivation Technique made Lin Jing pause. Wait, was there actually an Opportunity?

However, the moment he opened the Cultivation Technique and saw the description, he fell silent. This Opportunity was better left alone.

“To practice this manual, one must first sever their root; only by severing the root can one slay immortals! I practiced bitterly for two hundred years at the Golden Core Stage,”

And finally developed this divine technique. Unfortunately, my remaining days are few, and I cannot spread this divine technique far and wide. I have specially hidden this manual here, waiting for a fated person to inherit the Legacy. Being able to find this place shows that your talent is extraordinary and your Aptitude is comparable to mine. Remember my name, Immortal Master Wu Gen. I hope you can achieve success in practicing this Immortal Slaying Art and, with great determination, slay the Dao against the heavens!”

Lin Jing flipped through a few more pages, confirmed it was truly a useless Cultivation Technique, and threw it back into the cave.

Even if that Qi Training Stage youth actually found this Opportunity, he probably wouldn’t practice it, right?

A moment later, Lin Jing entered Linlang City. Qing Province has sixteen Daos, similar to the Ancient Kingdom’s Nine Regions, and each Dao has numerous cultivation forces and cultivation cities.

However, compared to the Ancient Kingdom, it is more chaotic here, and Demonic Cultivators are quite rampant; otherwise, it wouldn’t have become the headquarters of the Yin Corpse Sect.

Besides that, organizations like the Hehuan Sect, which deals in the flesh trade, and assassination groups have better soil for survival here than in the Ancient Kingdom.

Of course, although there is no imperial court, if a Cultivator wantonly slaughters the innocent or uses Mortals for cultivation, they will still be hunted and wanted by other cultivation Sects, especially when those Mortals are within the territory of a certain cultivation Sect. Cultivators do not appear out of thin air; cultivation Sects need Mortals to multiply in large numbers to harvest more Disciples with extraordinary Aptitude. Whether they want these Disciples to inherit the Sect’s Great Dao or become cheap labor to work like cattle for the Sect, population is needed.

And if Demonic Cultivators use Mortals for cultivation and slaughter them on a large scale, in the eyes of the immortal Sects, that is an act of destroying their Foundation. Within the Senluo Province and Linlang City…

Lin Jing gathered more information, such as how the strongest power in this Senluo Province is called the Senluo Hall, which is presided over by a Void Profound Cultivator.

Besides that, the Senluo Province has three first-rate forces with Soul Transformation experts.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, the Flower Sect, and the Thousand Illusion Mountain.

“I almost forgot, this Senluo Province turns out to be the region where the Qing Province’s Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is located—”

“What a coincidence.”

Lin Jing didn’t know if the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Deputy Sect Leader and the two Disciples who went to the Ancient Kingdom had returned to the Sect; those three were somewhat familiar with him.

However, as long as he didn’t publicly reveal Spells that would expose his identity here, it would be fine.

Before learning about the Senluo Province, Lin Jing actually wanted to go to the Tongtian Path in Qing Province.

The Tongtian Path is the strongest Dao in Qing Province and also possesses the strongest Human Race force in Qing Province, the Tongtian Pagoda.

This Tongtian Pagoda is an Alchemy force.

Qing Province has always been known for its flora and pill arts, with Alchemy levels far exceeding those of the Ancient Kingdom, and the force that most represents Qing Province’s Alchemy level is this Tongtian Pagoda.

It is said that within the Tongtian Pagoda, there exists an Immortal Pill with “intelligence.” Just a wisp of this Immortal Pill’s aura can greatly increase a Cultivator’s combat power. The Pagoda Master of the Tongtian Pagoda is able to rank among the top in combat strength even among Dao Inquiry Stage experts because of this Immortal Pill.

The reason the Ancient Kingdom failed to incorporate Qing Province into its territory is, firstly, the natural barrier of the Mist Forest, and another reason is…

…that Qing Province is presided over by an “Immortal Pill Spirit.” Any Dao Inquiry Stage expert joining forces with this Immortal Pill Spirit is enough to exert world-destroying power.

Even if the Ancient Emperor can mobilize the national fortune, the Immortal Pill Spirit is no pushover. At least this Tongtian Pagoda would not be beaten into submission by the First Generation Ancient Emperor like the Sects of the Ancient Kingdom.

And the reason Lin Jing wanted to go to the Tongtian Path was that Alchemy Dao flourished there. If Alchemy Dao flourished, there would be many Exotic Fires of various attributes, collected and traded by major Alchemy forces.

Going there would make it easier for Lin Jing to find an Exotic Fire with “Lifespan-burning properties” to help him Cultivate the Heavenly Demon Body.

But now, before heading to the Tongtian Path to find Exotic Fire, Lin Jing suddenly changed his mind. Not to mention whether he could find such an Exotic Fire, even if he did, it wouldn’t be easy to obtain with his financial resources and strength.

Moreover, there are countless experts in the Tongtian Path. With his current Illusion Dao level, it would likely be difficult to hide his Longevity Physique then.

His enemies were not limited to the Yin Corpse Sect; the other Longevity Physique in this world was currently imprisoned within a certain Yao Beast tribe in Qing Province.

He planned to first improve his illusion skills in this Senluo Province, where there were relatively fewer experts.

To give himself a stronger ability to hide everything about himself.

“Thousand Illusion Mountain is a cultivation Sect known for its illusions. It has an Early Stage Soul Transformation Old Ancestor who has been in secluded meditation for a long time. Usually, the Sect Master, who is in the Half-Step Soul Transformation or Half-God realm, manages the Sect on their behalf.”

“Within the Thousand Illusion Mountain, besides the Cultivation Technique ‘Thousand Illusion Great Canon’, there are also two great secret techniques: the Reverse Illusion Art and the Beast Concept…”

“Because of these two secret techniques, the combat style of Thousand Illusion Mountain Disciples is quite different from other illusion Sects.”

“They like to use illusions to shape various Advanced Vicious Beasts, using the might of the Vicious Beasts to cause mental and spiritual shock damage to their enemies.”

“The Divine Beast Hall of Thousand Illusion Mountain has Soul Transformation-rank and Void Profound-rank Yao Beasts carved by previous generations of Sect Masters as objects of observation, allowing Disciples to comprehend the power of these powerful Yao Beasts. Combined with the Beast Concept secret technique, Disciples can quickly imitate them and capture some of their essence.”

“Finally, combined with the Reverse Illusion Art that converts between void and reality, they materialize Phantom Beasts containing higher-level power, controlling them to confront enemies and cause real destruction. This is the magical style of Thousand Illusion Mountain—suppressing enemies between void and reality!”

“A Sect that specializes in Phantom Beast techniques… If I can infiltrate this Thousand Illusion Mountain and use the Thousand Illusion Mountain Legacy,”

To perfect my own Illusion Dao attainments before heading to the Tongtian Path to find the Exotic Fire to assist me in learning the Heavenly Demon Body, the safety might be higher.”

“These Qing Province Sects are different from those in the Ancient Kingdom; the relationship between a Sect and its Disciples is more like that of an employer and hired muscle. Although the territory of a Sect in the Ancient Kingdom also depends on its strength, it is ultimately divided by the Zong Guan Mansion. But in Qing Province, a Sect’s territory must be seized by the Sect itself. Therefore, most Qing Province Sects are constantly in states of expansion, warfare, and hostility. Regarding the joining of powerful Loose Cultivators, as long as the Loose Cultivator is willing to exert effort for the Sect,”

The Sect won’t care much about their identity or origin and will be willing to teach them the Sect’s Spells.”

“The difference in national conditions actually makes it easier for me to infiltrate this Thousand Illusion Mountain. In a situation where it’s inappropriate to expose the Pine Leaf Squirrel and Ice Soul Gu, operating in Qing Province using illusions and Phantom Beast techniques is not a bad choice.”

The Thousand Transformations technique, as a Spell created by Lin Jing himself, could deceive a Nascent Soul even during the Qi Training Stage and has always been held in high regard by him. He also hopes that one day, this Thousand Transformations technique can give birth to a ‘Spell Spirit’. Now, this Thousand Illusion Mountain is the shortcut right before Lin Jing’s eyes to improve his Illusion Dao attainments.

Phantom Beasts should count as beasts too. Since they are beasts, they can be controlled; that’s not wrong.

Although he already belonged to a Sect, infiltrating another Sect to secretly learn Spells was a bit unethical.