Chapter 311: The Fourth Pet Beast

“I haven’t lost yet!”

The battle was interrupted, and Qin Siyuan was clearly unconvinced.

He climbed up, seemingly wanting to fight again.

Lin Jing looked towards the Golden Light Temple; has the abbot of this Golden Light Temple finally decided to come out?

Lin Jing didn’t care about the battle being interrupted; although he didn’t get to interact much with the Imperishable Golden Body, his secret learning was complete.

Of course, it wasn’t that he had learned it himself.

“Me-mush.” Inside Lin Jing’s body, a small mushroom transformed into Qin Siyuan’s appearance, like a small Nascent Soul, with the golden body permeating its whole body, the illusion approaching materialization.

It acted like a memory card, manifesting the power of the Imperishable Golden Body.

In the future, combined with the Reverse Illusion Art, Lin Jing could study the Imperishable Golden Body through it.

Although it would be more troublesome and might not replicate the full essence, it was at least a way.

“Sigh—” Meanwhile, the Golden Body Arhat sighed helplessly.

Was the abbot disturbed after all?

“It was my lack of consideration. According to the abbot’s wishes, let this battle end in a draw.” The Golden Body Arhat also knew that a terrifying thing was sealed inside Qin Siyuan.

If Qin Siyuan used that thing’s power in this Buddhist holy land, the impact would indeed be bad.

“Take me to see your abbot,” Lin Jing said. The Golden Body Arhat, though helpless, could only lead the way.

At the same time, the Arhat shook his head at Qin Siyuan, signaling that it was over.

He was very dissatisfied with the performance of this rising star of the Buddhist Sect.

Although Lin Jing’s Physical Body strength was indeed Heaven-Defying, Lin Jing had forced Qin Siyuan to this extent without even using his main Spells despite being several minor Realms lower. If this got out, the Buddhist Sect’s reputation would suffer.

“Since the abbot has spoken, the battle between you two will be left for the final Strange Gu Competition.”

Looking at the backs of the Golden Body Arhat and Lin Jing, Qin Siyuan felt a surge of frustration in his chest.

“What are you looking at?”

He deactivated his Divine Ability, pulled out another demon leg, took a fierce bite, and glared at the surrounding passersby.

Compared to Great Master Wu Mo of the Demon Subduing Temple, the Undying Monk of the Golden Light Temple looked much worse.

Like a dying old man, he sat quietly on a golden lotus. Only when Lin Jing was brought in did he slowly open his eyes.

“I didn’t expect Your Excellency the Saint to be interested in this Golden Light Gu as well.”

“Everyone is naturally interested in good things. So, can I accept the Legacy trial now?” Lin Jing smiled.

“Mhm. Since Great Master Wu Mo passed on the Buddha Light Technique he created in his early years to you, the Saint can naturally be considered a person of the Buddhist Sect.”

The Undying Monk spoke: “In the upcoming trial, the Golden Light Temple will certainly not make things difficult for you. However, Your Highness the Saint must also act according to the rules.”

Lin Jing indicated there was no problem.

“Your Highness should already know a thing or two about the Legacy trial for the Golden Light Gu.”

“However, let this poor monk explain it once more.”

“The first Legacy trial for the Golden Light Gu requires a strong attainment in Buddhist cultivation. On this point, Your Highness the Saint is qualified.”

“As for the second trial, one must master the Buddhist Spell ‘buddha-demon pearl’ and cultivate it to Major Achievement. A Major Achievement buddha-demon pearl can Seal various evil spirits and ghosts within the Buddhist bead, suppressing demons with oneself.”

“On this point, I sensed earlier that Your Highness the Saint should also have mastered the buddha-demon pearl, and your attainment is quite deep, so you are also qualified.”

“The third trial is to successfully Seal at least a ‘Soul Transformation level’ Ghostly Creature through the ‘buddha-demon pearl’.”

“As for the final trial, it is a comparison between those who have passed the first three trials.”

“It’s not a duel, but a comparison of whose sealed Ghostly Creature is more violent and evil, and who can harness more power of the ghosts and gods while remaining conscious.”

“Ultimately, I will determine to whom the Golden Light Gu will be passed based on each person’s Aptitude.”

“Mhm.” Lin Jing nodded. He did indeed already know these things.

Moreover, it saved a lot of trouble. Among the Buddhist laws he learned in the Ancient Kingdom, there happened to be the buddha-demon pearl.

His attainment in the buddha-demon pearl had actually become very high unknowingly.

First sealing the evil power of the Ice Soul Gu, then sealing the countless resentments of experts that clung to him in Tongtian City, had long since brought his buddha-demon pearl to Major Achievement.

However, he had never tried one characteristic of the Major Achievement buddha-demon pearl.

A Major Achievement buddha-demon pearl could even Seal conscious living beings.

The Ice Soul Gu was a living being, but it was a Pet Beast. Lin Jing didn’t need to Seal it, only the negative power it leaked that affected him. So this ability had been idle.

Unexpectedly, this Legacy trial for the Golden Light Gu was just the right place to use this Spell.

“Must it be a Ghostly Creature?” Lin Jing asked.

The Undying Monk nodded and said: “With the opening of the Golden Age, among the demons and ghosts revived in the Western Desert, Ghostly Creatures are the most numerous.”

“These Ghostly Creatures are formed from the resentments of ancient Immortals, the collective death obsessions of countless experts, or mutated remnant souls. They are all great troubles for the world. Compared to tangible demons, they are harder to deal with.”

“I set up this trial not only to select a suitable owner for the Golden Light Gu but also in hopes of cultivating some banes of ghosts and spirits in the process.”

“Understood.”

“A Ghostly Creature at or above the Soul Transformation Stage, right?”

Lin Jing understood that the difficulty of this trial shouldn’t be in dealing with a Soul Transformation level Ghostly Creature.

After all, the trial didn’t require that one must capture it personally.

So, asking a Dao Protector to capture it was completely feasible.

The difficulty should lie in how to use the buddha-demon pearl to Seal a Soul Transformation level Ghostly Creature across Realms, and how to seize power from these ghosts and gods for one’s own use. A slight mistake could lead to a backlash.

Perhaps in the Undying Monk’s view, only by reaching this level would one have the talent to suppress the future complete form of the Golden Light Gu.

“Senior Undying, the Golden Light Temple should have a distribution map of powerful Ghostly Creatures in the Western Desert, right?”

“Could you give me a copy? It would save me the time of searching for them myself.”

“Earlier, Senior interrupted my battle with that Buddhist Prodigy, preventing me from getting onto the qi luck gold list. Let this be compensation.” Lin Jing chuckled.

“Naturally.” The Undying Monk also chuckled and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble Your Highness the Saint to clear out as many of these Ghostly Creatures as possible—”

“However, I also have one point to remind Your Highness.”

“Long before the Golden Age began, Netherworld Hall, one of the Three Major Demonic Sects, seemed to have moved its headquarters to the Western Desert. Now that the Golden Age has begun, Netherworld Hall’s actions have become more active. Currently, the Buddhist Sect is working hard to clear Ghostly Creatures, while Netherworld Hall seems to be intentionally protecting these Ghostly Creatures. Please be careful of these Demonic Cultivators, Saint.”

“Netherworld Hall—” Lin Jing was startled. These guys came to the Western Desert.

No wonder he didn’t encounter many Netherworld Hall ghost cultivators during the Demon Court’s grand sweep.

“Thank you for the reminder, Senior.”

Compared to Netherworld Hall, Lin Jing was currently more concerned about what powerful Ghostly Creatures were in the Western Desert.

As a Longevity Physique possessing the life-sacrificing Dao of Beast Taming Divine Ability, he naturally wouldn’t fear these Ghostly Creatures. The trial, to put it bluntly, was to have the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor help him subdue a Ghost God minion, and then he would try to subjugate it.

He was also quite resigned.

Now that he had promoted to Golden Core, he had another Contract slot.

But the things around him were all uncontractable via the Beast Taming Art.

The Mechanism Turtle couldn’t be contracted.

The Spell Spirit couldn’t be contracted.

The Yao Race like the Mosquito Woman couldn’t be contracted.

The Immortal Ox Corpse Puppet couldn’t be contracted.

Plant Spirit Monsters like Senior Divine Pine couldn’t be contracted.

Now, he was being asked to catch ghosts; spirits were obviously uncontractable too.

Lin Jing pondered; he really should find time to improve the Beast Taming Art to be more versatile. Then, he would consider the fourth Pet Beast.