Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 315 Obsession
On the flying boat, Lin Jing opened his eyes.

He took out a marriage certificate containing a chilling spiritual power from the storage bag.

He had actually mastered the Longevity Body technique half a month ago.

However, after mastering the Longevity Body, he did not rush to leave seclusion. Instead, he further cultivated the Divine Control Technique.

After all, we might need to use the Divine Control Technique later, so it's better to practice it beforehand.

Having consumed several years of his lifespan and a large amount of elixirs for repairing his Golden Core, he had become somewhat proficient in this Golden Core supernatural power.

The price wasn't too high, considering that he now possessed a fully grown life form with a lifespan of 20,000 years, and the lifespan of these past few years was just a drop in the ocean.

What awakened Lin Jing from his cultivation was not the rough action of the Thunder Dragon Ancestor stuffing the flying boat into his body space, but the spiritual energy ripples from a dusty marriage certificate in his storage bag.

Holding the marriage certificate in his hand, Lin Jing's memories flooded back; for him, it was something from decades ago.

At the Ancient Kingdom Academy, Mr. Cao, an expert in the art of bringing good fortune to his wife, has opened a course teaching the art of treasure hunting.

This marriage certificate was one of the ancient treasures that Lin Jing and Songyeshu found during their course.

Mr. Cao obtained this marriage certificate by chance, and its origin is unknown. However, he roughly speculates that... due to the frequent wars in ancient times, this marriage certificate is filled with a cold and resentful power. It is possible that a woman was engaged to a man who died in battle before they could be married, which is why the marriage certificate is filled with such power.

Mr. Cao suggested that this useless object could be used to play with in one's hands to increase resistance to this kind of cold spiritual energy.

Lin Jing thought it made sense, but in fact, after throwing the marriage certificate into a corner of his storage bag, he completely forgot about it.

But who knew... at this very moment, the chilling spiritual energy on the marriage certificate actually resonated with something.

This phenomenon almost certainly indicates that the person who left the spiritual power on the marriage certificate has appeared and is nearby.

What Lin Jing could hardly believe was that the owner of this marriage certificate was none other than the Ghost Bride, one of the three great Void Mysteries of the Western Desert.

Even Lin Jing found this coincidence unbelievable, and he couldn't help but re-examine Mr. Cao's abilities.

Cao Ziwei, the wife of a prosperous man, truly lived up to his reputation.

With such skill, he even wanted to bring Mr. Cao from the ancient kingdom to the Demon Court.

At that moment, Lin Jing held the marriage certificate and, through his divine sense, witnessed the battle between the Thunder Dragon Ancestor and the Ghost Bride. Seeing the Ghost Bride's longing for the marriage certificate, he pondered for a moment and had an idea.

"This... Holy Son, how did you get her marriage certificate?"

Outside, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor was completely bewildered, but at Lin Jing's insistence, it still released Lin Jing from its Void Space.

After careful consideration, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor concluded that the Ghost Bride's power was no match for his own.

Compared to the Ghost Shadow and the Ghost Mother, this Ghost Bride is the most conventional ghost.

In the eyes of the Thunder Dragon Ancestor, she was probably born because her obsession before death had not been extinguished. Such ghosts exist in various places and are considered the easiest type of ghost to deal with.

Compared to the artifact ghosts that can invade magical treasures and whose origins are unknown, it is confident that it can defeat this ghost bride within a hundred moves.

The next second, Lin Jing appeared, standing atop the head of the Thunder Dragon Ancestor, staring at the ghost bride opposite him, and took out a marriage certificate: "Is this what you're looking for?"

Seeing Lin Jing take out the marriage certificate, the ghost bride's beautiful face showed an urgent expression, and she immediately reached out to take the marriage certificate.

"Bold."

As the ghostly hand attacked, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor roared, and the sky full of lightning transformed into a pool of water, blocking the Ghost Bride and Lin Jing.

"give me back……"

The ghost bride withdrew her ghostly hand, and the ominous aura around her became even more concentrated. Many chaotic shadows appeared around her. Upon seeing this, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor frowned.

"As expected." "Holy Son, this ghost bride is definitely a ghost formed from a lingering obsession from her previous life."

"Furthermore, she possessed a Yin-gathering spirit body, which caused her to absorb a lot of the vengeful spirits of ancient deceased people during her transformation into a ghost after death, eventually coalescing into her current ethereal state..."

"From the current perspective, although the ghost bride's consciousness is dominant, in the long process of becoming a ghost, she should have lost her memories and obsessions from her previous life."

"Therefore, her current state is very dangerous and uncontrollable; she is not a complete ghost."

"In this state, she may lose her mind at any time because she cannot find meaning in her existence, causing countless ghosts within her to revive. She is a composite ghost."

"This marriage certificate must have belonged to her when she was alive. If we come into contact with it, the ghost bride who is currently in control might be able to regain her memories and thus gain absolute control over this body."

"Therefore, whether she transforms into a complete ghost or completely gets rid of her obsession and disappears from the world, this marriage certificate is of great significance to her."

Lin Jing nodded, understanding this as well.

"Your Highness, will this marriage certificate be of any use to you?" asked Ancestor Lei Long.

"Useless." Lin Jing gave permission.

“Ghost Bride, how about we make a deal?” Old Ancestor Lei Long looked at the Ghost Bride.

"What...deal?"

"We will return this marriage certificate to you. Afterwards, if you regain your memories, let go of your obsessions, and have no attachment to this world, then you may disperse on your own, returning to dust and ashes."

"If you still have unresolved obsessions, you may become a ghost cultivator as you wish, but no matter the outcome, you must do one thing for us. How about it? It will only take you less than a year."

“You should understand that with me here, you have no way to take the marriage certificate from me by force. This is the only way for you to obtain it,” said Ancestor Leilong, proposing a deal.

Although the ghost bride was no match for it, killing the ghost bride would not benefit it either.

Even if the opponent fights desperately, it may not emerge unscathed.

However, it would be more important if the Ghost Bride could be willingly sealed by the Holy Son, thereby helping him obtain the Golden Light Gu.

After finishing speaking, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor took out a scroll and said, "This is the Heavenly Contract. I have already drafted the contract. If you agree, we will proceed with the transaction. However, if you violate the contract after the transaction, you will be punished by heavenly lightning."

“Okay.” Taking the contract, the ghost bride accepted the deal. She was almost unable to control the other vengeful spirits within her. After examining the contract and leaving her soul imprint on it, Lin Jing returned the marriage certificate to the ghost bride.

Whether the return of the marriage certificate would liberate the ghost bride or create an even stronger ghost, Lin Jing didn't know. However, he shared the same thought as the Thunder Dragon Ancestor: if they could get a Void Mystic Ghost to follow them for a period of time, obtaining the Golden Light Gu would be much easier.

The appearance of this ghost bride caused Lin Jing to temporarily abandon his search for the artifact ghost.

next moment.

As the ghost bride received the marriage certificate, her thoughts churned. The ancient resentment that had been trying to take control of her body subsided, and a flood of complex memories surged into her mind.

The blurred handwriting on the marriage certificate also became visible to her.

"So that's how it is. I was originally a woman from a family of cultivators. I fell in love with someone when I was young and we were betrothed. However, due to an ancient war, she had to go to the battlefield and never returned... In order to find her, I traveled through mountains and rivers and came to this battlefield, but before I could find her, I died..."

The ghost bride tried hard to recall what her beloved looked like, but could only remember the back of a female cultivator holding a sword.

"I will not disappear until the results are confirmed. Even though a long time has passed and she has passed away, I still want to know her fate." After regaining some of her memories, the Ghost Bride's power fluctuations actually increased, completely suppressing the vengeful spirit power absorbed by her body.

However, Lin Jing and Thunder Dragon Ancestor, who were standing to the side, were already puzzled.

"Her? Her?" Two female cultivators getting married? What the hell? Ancient cultivators were so unconventional?

(End of this chapter)