Chapter 240: Secret Realm!

“Is this your idea or the Sect Master’s idea?” Lin Jing asked.

Ouyang Hao shook his head. “Neither. It’s Senior Sister’s idea.”

“Thinking about it carefully, the Ancient Kingdom was founded on Fortune, which is almost completely contrary to our Beast Taming Sect’s development path.”

“Even if our Beast Taming Sect undergoes reforms over the next century to make human fortune greater than demon fortune, what about thousands of years later? Sooner or later, the same situation will arise!”

“This is also why there are almost no Human Race Cultivators with ‘Yao Beast Bloodlines’ in the Ancient Kingdom, yet there are many in Qingzhou. Incompatible survival soil is not conducive to development.”

“Senior Sister feels that if the Beast Taming Sect moves to the more free Qing state, with the backing of the Demon Court, there will surely be better development and more opportunities.”

Lin Jing fell into deep thought, then said, “The problem is that most Disciples and Elders of the Beast Taming Sect have their own families in the Ancient Kingdom. The Beast Taming Sect isn’t everything to them.”

“Just like the Beast Taming Sect Elders and Disciples who came to Qingzhou this time, most of them are alone.”

“But the Beast Taming Sect Disciples who stayed in the Flower Sect come from various immortal cultivation families in the Desolate Domain. Besides the Beast Taming Sect, they have other relatives in the Desolate Domain. It’s almost impossible to get these people to leave the Ancient Kingdom for Qingzhou. After all, once they leave, they might never see their relatives again.”

“Yeah.” Ouyang Hao sighed and said, “That’s also one of the reasons the Sect Master feels it’s inappropriate.”

“Do you have any good ideas, Junior Brother?”

Lin Jing shrugged. “You, the Young Sect Master, should agonize over that yourself. I won’t participate in major sect decisions. When the Ancient Kingdom is safe, I’ll be there; when Qingzhou is safe under the protection of the Demon Court, I’ll be here. Personally, I don’t mind where I am.”

He wasn’t from this world to begin with, so he didn’t have any deep feelings for the Ancient Kingdom, nor did he have any relatives there.

He was completely content to go wherever the wind blew, so he didn’t have much of an opinion on Senior Sister’s view.

In fact, if he truly managed to refine the Transformation Pill, being backed by the Demon Court might be more beneficial for his safety than being backed by the Ancient Kingdom.

After all, while in the Ancient Kingdom, its experts only gave him—an academy student and a Genius of the Ancient Kingdom—symbolic protection against the intrusion of wicked ways due to ‘legal regulations.’

But laws were merely tools for rulers to maintain stability. To those mighty beings who made the laws, even someone with a Longevity Physique like him could be discarded at any time. The Beast Taming Sect and he weren’t that important to the Ancient Kingdom.

However, if he could reach a cooperation with the Demon Court through the Transformation Pill, then the two parties would be bound by mutual interest, which was much more reliable than national law.

“Alright.” Seeing that Lin Jing had no ideas, Senior Brother Ouyang scratched his head.

A few days later, Magpie Feather arrived early at the Kirin Clan’s Ancestral Land. Amidst the mountains, outside a massive Secret Realm spatial vortex, a red-eyed, yellow-scaled Demon Emperor-level Fire Qilin stood in the sky.

“Greetings, Saintess Your Highness. I am the Grand Elder of the Kirin Clan, Lin Ye.” The Fire Qilin spoke slowly.

“Elder Lin Ye—” Saintess Xu Qingyao stepped out of the flying vessel. “Pardon the intrusion for arriving early.”

“The Saintess is too polite—” The Fire Qilin’s demonic sense swept over the figures sitting throughout the vessel and said, “Are these the people who wish to borrow the Fire Qilin Clan’s cultivation Blessed Land?”

“These people are all my followers; they have been practicing fire Spells lately—” Xu Qingyao nodded.

“Then follow me.”

Not long after entering the Kirin Clan’s Secret Realm space, the members of Magpie Feather, including Senior Brother Ouyang, were each assigned an Immortal Cave rich in fire-attribute power by this Qilin Demon Emperor to Cultivate. Only Lin Jing—

“Elder Lin Ye, this follower of mine is somewhat special and different from the others. His contracted Pet Beast is a Fire Qilin currently on the verge of Core Formation, so he wishes to borrow the Kirin Clan’s ‘Ancestral Land’ for the Core Formation. I wonder if that is possible?”

“Hmm??” The Qilin Demon Emperor looked at Lin Jing, the only one remaining, and said, “A Fire Qilin from a branch lost outside?”

“No, it’s a little fellow with Qilin Bloodline in its ancestry. My follower nurtured it and unearthed its ancestral Bloodline, allowing it to evolve into a Fire Qilin.”

“Fine, for the sake of Saintess Your Highness’s Face, I will allow his Pet Beast to enter the Ancestral Land. However, I advise you not to hold too much hope. A fellow with such thin Qilin Bloodline will find it difficult to receive the blessing of the ancestors,” Demon Emperor Lin Ye said indifferently.

The Kirin Clan Ancestral Land.

It was where the skeletons of countless Kirin Clan ancestors were buried.

It was the unified Breakthrough location for Qilin Yao Beasts.

If one broke through here with exceptional talent, there was a chance to awaken those deceased Kirin Clan ancestors to bestow a blessing upon the descendant’s Bloodline!

“Thank you, Your Excellency Demon Emperor Lin Ye.” Lin Jing bowed.

The Fire Qilin Demon Emperor didn’t even acknowledge Lin Jing, clearly not regarding a member of the Human Race as anything significant.

“Release it. If it can awaken a Kirin Clan ancestor for a blessing, it might even inherit some powerful Demonic Techniques of the Kirin Clan,” Xu Qingyao spoke.

Hearing this, Lin Jing gave a light wave of his arm, and a Fire Qilin with round eyes and a wolf-dog-like appearance was summoned by him.

Demon Emperor Lin Ye hadn’t taken it seriously at first, but as Dragon Carp appeared in its defensive form—though its appearance wasn’t particularly domineering—the surge of a powerful imperial-level bloodline’s fire fluctuations immediately caused the Demon Emperor’s pupils to shrink.

“An imperial-level bloodline!!!” it exclaimed in surprise. “How can a thin-blooded Qilin that only has Qilin Bloodline in its ancestry reach an imperial-level bloodline!!!”

“Ming~” Dragon Carp gave it a sidelong glance; the imperial-level bloodline was the least boast-worthy thing about it.

“If they didn’t have some skill, they wouldn’t be my followers.” Xu Qingyao smiled faintly. “Elder Lin Ye had better not underestimate my followers.”

Demon Emperor Lin Ye came to his senses and said, “My apologies. If it has an imperial-level bloodline, it might truly receive the blessing of an ancestor during its Breakthrough. If it successfully receives an ancestral blessing and is willing to return to the clan, it will receive the full cultivation efforts of the Kirin Clan!”

“Then I thank Elder Lin Ye in advance—” Xu Qingyao said.

Not long after, Dragon Carp entered the deeper parts of the Kirin Clan’s Ancestral Land to Cultivate and seek a Breakthrough. As for Lin Jing, being human, he was not qualified to enter the Kirin Clan’s Ancestral Land. However, since they were both within the Qilin Secret Realm and not far apart, he could sense everything through the Contract. It was no different from being right next to Dragon Carp; he could monitor its state at any time.

“Cultivate well and condense your core as soon as possible.”

With a thought, Lin Jing also began to meditate in the Immortal Cave arranged by the Fire Qilin Clan. Whether for a Cultivator or a Yao Beast, Core Formation was not something that could be completed in just a few days; it would take at least a month or two. This was because during the Breakthrough process, the Golden Core or Demon Core needed time to gestate a Divine Ability. As for whether Dragon Carp could gain the recognition of the Kirin Clan ancestors here and inherit a Kirin Demonic Technique, Lin Jing didn’t really care. He and Dragon Carp weren’t lacking in Kirin Demonic Techniques; having the Yan Emperor Divine Power was enough. If it weren’t for the convenience and Senior Sister’s suggestion, he wouldn’t have even prepared to come here. He only hoped Dragon Carp would break through smoothly and not cause any trouble in someone else’s Ancestral Land.

“Next, I’ll divert some focus to keep an eye on my Clone’s side—”