Chapter 303: The Demon Emperor’s Mission

Upon breaking through to the Golden Core, Lin Jing naturally developed a Golden Core Divine Ability. His Golden Core Divine Ability was named “Divine Control Technique.”

It could be considered a combination of his Dao of Beast Taming foundation and his Longevity Physique attributes.

Although he still hadn’t managed to learn the Heavenly Demon Body, the Divine Control Technique compensated for some of Lin Jing’s regrets, as their effects were very similar.

The so-called Divine Control Technique allowed Lin Jing to control all things beyond his Rank by consuming his Lifespan and Golden Core power.

Currently, using Lin Jing’s Divine Control Technique once could consume at most ten years of his Lifespan.

As long as Lin Jing was willing to sacrifice ten years of his Lifespan, High Grade Magic Treasures that he previously could not control might now be within his grasp.

As long as Lin Jing was willing to consume his Lifespan, even when facing a Nascent Soul Yao King, he could attempt to control it using the Divine Control Technique.

Even if it were another human, Lin Jing could attempt to manipulate them with the Divine Control Technique.

In Lin Jing’s view, this Divine Control Technique was like an alternative version of the Heavenly Demon Body.

The advantage of the Heavenly Demon Body was that once cultivated, one could directly burn ten years, a hundred years, or even ten thousand years of Lifespan at will.

However, with his current proficiency in this Divine Ability, the Divine Control Technique could only be activated by consuming a maximum of ten years of Lifespan, so the boost to his combat power was not as significant as the Heavenly Demon Body.

However, in terms of technique, it was incomparable to the Heavenly Demon Body. The Heavenly Demon Body merely raised one’s magic power Realm without improving Spell mastery; it had raw power but lacked the technique to use that power, forcing one to rely on brute force. In contrast, this Divine Control Technique improved Lin Jing’s Dao of Beast Taming Rank, allowing him to control all things.

The arrival of the Divine Control Technique undoubtedly added another powerful Dao of Beast Taming method to Lin Jing, the possessor of the Longevity Physique.

As for Lin Jing’s third major harvest, after ten years, he finally allowed the Spell Spirit, the Illusion Mushroom, to develop its own intelligence, achieving Perfection in the Illusion Dao!

“Master.” The Illusion Mushroom floated beside Lin Jing. Seeing Lin Jing stand up, it asked, “Do you no longer need me to conjure the cultivation environment?”

“Yes, disperse it.”

As Lin Jing finished speaking, the forest, ice-thunder ruins, and Pill Refining Room within the Hourglass of Time that had been transformed from illusion to reality instantly dissipated, and the other Pet Beasts inside looked up.

“We are going out.”

“Next, I have another task for you.”

Lin Jing looked at the Illusion Mushroom, recalling the Demon Emperor’s warning: a determination to die—only by possessing a determination to die could one Cultivate the Heavenly Demon Body.

But with his current status, it was indeed very difficult to possess such a thing.

After all, he was currently under the protection of the Demon Emperor, making it extremely difficult to encounter a crisis that would generate a determination to die.

However, the birth of the Illusion Mushroom gave Lin Jing hope of cultivating the Heavenly Demon Body.

“From now on, without endangering my safety, you may cast illusions on me when my psychological defenses are at their weakest. Design a crisis where I am forced to have a determination to die, and the moment I Cultivate the Heavenly Demon Body but before I trigger it, wake me up.”

“There is no limit to the number of times.”

Using illusions to train himself in the Heavenly Demon Body was the only method Lin Jing could think of at the moment.

After speaking, he sealed his memory of giving this order to the Illusion Mushroom, so that he would not guard against this Spell Spirit.

“Awoo…” The Illusion Mushroom scratched its head and fell into deep thought.

Difficult, it was too difficult. How could there be such an unreasonable request?

It was, in essence, the crystallization of Lin Jing’s Spell; to put it plainly, it was a part of Lin Jing, born from Lin Jing’s split psyche. So, was Lin Jing’s request for it to hypnotize him really not going to cause Qi Deviation, or an inability to distinguish between illusion and reality?

Five years into the Golden Age. Lin Jing officially came out of seclusion.

Himself, Core Formation Early Stage cultivation. Pine Leaf Squirrel, Core Formation Middle Stage cultivation. Dragon Carp, Core Formation Perfection cultivation. Ice Soul Gu, Core Formation Middle Stage cultivation!

After coming out of seclusion, Lin Jing immediately reported his situation to the Demon Emperor. At the same time, the Demon Emperor’s voice came from the tiger tooth in Lin Jing’s hand.

“Congratulations.”

“Is that carp’s cultivation also only a step away from the Yao King Realm? Not bad.”

“Yes, we will refine Transformation Pills that are effective for Yao Emperors and Demon Ancestors as soon as possible. Please rest assured, Your Majesty.” Lin Jing gave his assurance.

Before closing, they had improved the quality of the Transformation Pills, refining medicine that could allow Yao King-level Yao Beasts to transform, and gave them to Senior Sister to wait for the Sect Master and Senior Brother Ouyang to finish their seclusion and use them.

As for whether they were willing to break the Contract and then transform, that was their business. In short, for the Beast Taming Sect, Transformation Pills that could allow Yao King-level Yao Beasts to transform were sufficient, but for the Demon Court, only Transformation Pills that could allow Yao Emperors and Demon Ancestors to transform had strategic value.

“No rush.” The Demon Emperor said, “Since its cultivation has already reached the Perfection of that Realm, why not wait until it forms its Nascent Soul before you continue refining pills? Otherwise, with its current cultivation, while refining a Yao Emperor-level Transformation Pill might be possible, refining a Demon Ancestor-level Transformation Pill would still be quite difficult.”

“That works too.” Lin Jing was just about to say that he would let the Dragon Carp prepare to form its Nascent Soul, but he hadn’t expected the Demon Emperor to have everything planned out for them so clearly.

“In the Western Desert, there is a volcano named the Burial Immortal Volcano. It was formed during the Immortal Palace War when the Immortal Alliance set up a grand array, drawing upon the essence fire from the heart of the sun to bury the Immortals of the Lower Realm.”

“Given the current state of that carp, ordinary flames can no longer easily improve its flame power. Next, I will escort it to the ‘Burial Immortal Volcano’ to help it refine the flames of that place. If successful, combined with its Rare Beast Divine Power, it will be able to fuse all the flames and master flames at the ‘Immortal Fire’ level. By then, whether it is refining Transformation Pills or helping you fight for the Luck of the Golden Age, it will become your most capable assisting beast.”

Lin Jing was slightly stunned. Is this the feeling of being a top-tier Immortal second-generation?

“As for you, go to the Western Desert and accompany your Pet Beast. Before it successfully breaks through, I will give you another task.”

“The Demon Court branch in the Western Desert has sent intelligence—the head monk of the Golden Light Temple failed to break through to the Dao Seeking Realm during the Golden Age. Now his end is approaching, his Lifespan is running out, and the Golden Light Gu, one of the Ten Unique Gu sealed within his body, will soon become ownerless.”

“To prevent this Golden Light Gu from wreaking havoc on the world after his death, the head monk of the Golden Light Temple used his final magic power to purify the Golden Light Gu back to its original form, which is the form of the initial Thunder Tribulation Gu. He seeks a Buddhist Prodigy capable of controlling the Golden Light Gu to inherit this Unique Gu.”

“That high monk has set up several Legacy trials at the Golden Light Temple. Passing the trials allows one to inherit this Golden Light Gu. The condition to accept the Legacy is merely that one must be a Prodigy with impressive Buddhist attainments, and you should meet the criteria.”

“On this trip to the Western Desert, while the Dragon Carp is breaking through, you must find a way to obtain that Golden Light Gu from the Buddhists.”

“I am of the Divine Tiger Clan of the Metal element. Once you obtain the Golden Light Gu and gain the domineering Metal element power, I will pass on a special Imperial Weapon of my clan for your protection. That Imperial Weapon can only be activated by the most domineering Metal element power. Given your current situation, obtaining the Golden Light Gu is the most efficient choice.”

Lin Jing gripped the tiger tooth. The Buddhist high monk who sealed the Golden Light Gu in his body is dying? Golden Light Gu Legacy—Ice Soul Gu, what kind of rotten Luck is this? He just swallowed the Thunder Tribulation Gu, and now there is intelligence about the Golden Light Gu.