Chapter 322: Don’t Fail to Treat Pet Beasts as Prodigies

At the top of the pagoda, Lin Jing looked at the Ghost Bride.

To squeeze into the ranks of the Tian Yuan World’s top ten Prodigies, he was determined to obtain this Golden Light Gu; after all, a Golden Gu could greatly enhance the power of the Ice Soul Gu.

After finishing his conversation with the Demon Emperor, Lin Jing realized a very serious problem, so he suddenly began to pay extra attention to the individual strength of his Pet Beasts.

Just now, the Demon Emperor had defaulted to the idea that he and his Pet Beasts could count as one entity to enter the Source World, which was a big problem.

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The Demon Emperor thought so because the various Grotto-Heavens and Secret Realms of the Tian Yuan World were all like this.

But would the Source World slots really recognize him and Pet Beasts like the Pine Leaf Squirrel, Dragon Carp, and Ice Soul Gu as a single entity?

The reason why the various Grotto-Heavens and Secret Realms of the Tian Yuan World recognized it was because this was the territory of the Immortal Palace, and the Beast Taming Art itself was a Cultivation Technique passed down from the Immortal Palace.

But the Source World was not the territory of the Immortal Palace.

It was a public area jointly transformed, maintained, and managed by many Immortal Realm forces similar to the Immortal Palace, serving as a training ground for the Prodigies of various worlds.

The Source World was rich in resources, and Cultivators from any world wanted to enter. Because of this, the number of entrants had to be restricted to ensure that the Source World’s resources would not run dry.

Therefore, there was a high possibility that the rules of the Source World would not recognize a Beast Master and their Pet Beasts as one entity. If that were the case, it would be bad.

The Squirrel and Dragon Carp wouldn’t even be able to have their original bodies go in while leaving their Incarnations behind; at that time, neither the original bodies nor the Incarnations would be able to enter.

However, it wasn’t completely hopeless. If Lin Jing wanted to take the Pine Leaf Squirrel, Dragon Carp, and Ice Soul Gu with him, there was still a chance.

That was to have the Pine Leaf Squirrel, Dragon Carp, and Ice Soul Gu also ascend the top ten of the qi luck gold list as separate individuals. As long as they could individually defeat the top ten on the gold list, then even if the Source World didn’t recognize the beast-taming Contract, the four of them could enter the Source World through four slot positions.

Who said a Pet Beast couldn’t be a Prodigy of a world?

Although this made it easy to get beaten up by the mighty experts of the Tian Yuan World, it conformed to the entry rules established by the Second Generation Ancient Emperor and did not violate them.

So, to be safe, the Pine Leaf Squirrel, Dragon Carp, and Ice Soul Gu must also possess the ability to suppress Prodigies individually.

Regarding the Pine Leaf Squirrel and Dragon Carp, Lin Jing wasn’t very worried. After all, they were two Rare Beasts, existences close to the Immortal Body. The difficulty lay with the Ice Soul Gu.

Whether a Gu insect has the assistance of a Human Race host makes a world of difference in combat power. Therefore, its individual strength must be increased as much as possible.

Devouring other Strange Gu was a good strategy.

When encountering an opponent, even if it couldn’t crush them with raw power, it could crush them through elemental counter-play. When meeting a Prodigy from the Sea God Palace, it could use the power of the Thunder Tribulation Gu; when meeting a wood-attribute Prodigy, it could use the power of the Golden Light Gu—as long as it had enough attributes, it would have a great advantage in battle.

“Senior, we are ready. Can we start?” The Ghost Bride before him was the key to obtaining the Golden Light Gu!

“Mhm.” Tang Ling nodded.

“You can just start directly. I won’t resist.”

“Then I shall begin.” Lin Jing reached out and summoned the buddha-demon pearl outside his body. This buddha-demon pearl was gold on the top half and black on the bottom half. The gold was dense Buddha Power, and the black was towering Devilish Qi. Holding it always gave Lin Jing the feeling of holding a Poké Ball and being about to capture a Pokémon.

“Go.” After his gaze narrowed, Lin Jing activated the buddha-demon pearl to capture the Ghost Bride. In the next instant, the Ghost Bride, who did not resist, was directly absorbed into the buddha-demon pearl like a distorted phantom. But immediately after, with a crack, the light of the buddha-demon pearl flickered, showing signs of breaking.

It seemed the Ghost Bride’s power was too great; even if she intentionally suppressed it, it was not something the buddha-demon pearl could bear!

“Withdraw!!” Lin Jing quickly pulled the buddha-demon pearl back into his body, while simultaneously activating the Imperishable Golden Body to enhance the Buddha Power of the buddha-demon pearl. Furthermore, he used the terrifying vitality of his Major Achievement Longevity Physique’s two measures to suppress the ghost-god power emanating from the buddha-demon pearl.

A moment later, the buddha-demon pearl returned to calm, and the power of the Imperishable Golden Body slowly repaired the damage to the pearl.

Lin Jing was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Senior, can you hear me?”

“I can,” the Ghost Bride spoke.

“Next, I need to draw power from the buddha-demon pearl and borrow a portion of your ghost-god power.”

“Go ahead and draw it.”

“Good!”

With the Ghost Bride’s cooperation, Lin Jing felt much more relaxed.

He had even greater confidence in obtaining the Golden Gu.

Next, Lin Jing began another half-month period of closed-door cultivation to harmonize.

Until the final Legacy time of the Golden Light Gu was thoroughly approaching, the Nine Dragons Pulling the Boat set sail again. Lin Jing stood on the dragon head at the front of the wooden boat, his complexion looking exceptionally poor.

Originally, Lin Jing had a vibrant appearance, looking full of youthful energy at a glance.

But after sealing the Ghost Bride for a period of time, the use of this ghost-god power made Lin Jing look gloomy, and his life force was draining much faster. In the words of the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor, he bore some resemblance to the devilish Cultivators of the Netherworld Hall.

“Although it is a very strong power, it cannot be sealed within the body for a long time. Once I obtain the Golden Light Gu, I must release the Ghost Bride as soon as possible. Otherwise, my body won’t be able to bear it, and I will grow weaker and weaker, just like being drained of Yang Qi by a female ghost.”

The side effects of sealing the Ghost Bride were even greater than raising a Strange Gu.

However, this was also because the difference in their Realms was vast; if they were both at the Void Profound Realm, the burden of activating a Strange Gu would surely be even more terrifying.

“Saint Your Highness, we will arrive at the Golden Light Temple soon.”

“Congratulations, Saint Your Highness. You will soon be able to obtain the Strange Gu. With the Ghost Bride here, that group of Buddhist Prodigies will surely be unable to compete with Your Highness.”

“Our trip to the Western Desert is also about to come to an end,” the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor said with a smile.

“Mhm.” Lin Jing understood the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor’s hint and said, “It has been hard on you, Senior. After returning to Qing Province, I will go into closed-door cultivation for Alchemy and will send nine Medicinal Pills capable of helping Nascent Soul Stage Demon Kings transform to the Thunder Dragon Clan as a token of gratitude for Senior’s protection.”

“Many thanks, Sai—” The flying boat flew out of the Void Realm and descended over the Golden Light Temple in Golden Body City. The Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor’s thanks got stuck in his throat as he looked in daze at the city before him, which had already become a ruin.

“Huh? Are we lost?” The nine Thunder Dragon Clan Prodigies responsible for pulling the carriage were also extremely confused; they hadn’t taken the wrong path.

Having not seen it for half a year, how had this Golden Body City become such a mess?

Lin Jing frowned. In the next instant, within the city, three Void Profound auras emanated. One of them was very familiar to Lin Jing: it was Great Master Wu Mo of the Demon Subduing Temple, the white-robed monk.

Another was the Undying Monk of the Golden Light Temple, but at this moment, he showed no sign of the weakness from exhausted Lifespan; he was full of Life Qi.

The final one was a Void Profound nun, Buddhist Master Jingxin.

As the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor and Lin Jing arrived, the three Void Profound monks walked out together from the ruins of the Golden Light Temple.

“We meet again,” Great Master Wu Mo smiled.

The Undying Monk looked at Lin Jing and the Thunder Dragon Old Ancestor, and politely pressed his palms together, saying, “Hehe, you have arrived. A few days ago, devilish Cultivators from the Gu God Sect came to snatch the Golden Light Gu, which led to this Buddhist city suffering—”

“The Gu God Sect came? Was it Feng Gu Elder or Sect Leader Yang Qiancheng?” Lin Jing’s heart stirred.