Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 332 Missing Persons
Outside the Burial Immortal Volcano.

Not long after the arrival of the grotto, the light of the grotto slowly dissipated.

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor wasn't too surprised. In its view, even if the Holy Son hadn't brought the Dragon Carp, he was still the strongest among the Golden Core cultivators.

Without his immortal body, it's impossible for any cultivator of the same realm to rival him.

"Ok?"

However, it was precisely because of this thought that it was greatly surprised when it saw the forest pine rat walking out covered in wounds.

"Your Highness...how could you..."

"It's alright." Lin Jing waved his hand. "I need to recover from my injuries. Long Li, don't cultivate for now."

"Use lotus seed fire to help us heal."

"Pop!!" Not far away, Long Li saw the miserable state of Lin Jing and the leaf rat and knew that this family couldn't do without him.

It floated over quickly, spewing out lotus heart fire that could heal injuries, while subtly inquiring about what good things Lin Jing had obtained in this cave.

The Hourglass of Time obtained in the last cave was undoubtedly a top-quality item, the kind that I wouldn't trade even for a near-immortal artifact. This one should be just as good, right?

"Don't even mention it." Lin Jing sat cross-legged, looking rather depressed.

The top-tier array cultivation techniques and divine books collected by the Celestial Palace.

This technique is very powerful. After practicing it, it can change a cultivator's physique and transform them into a core element of a formation.

When this array's core is located in a place with a dragon vein, it can use the power of the dragon vein to summon projections of powerful figures from history, which is similar to the concept of a projection heaven.

However, summoning is not without conditions and limitations.

That is, this powerful person cannot be an unknown figure; he must have been dead for a long time, yet people still believe in and worship him. At the same time, the cultivator of the Book of Gods must also possess the personal items he left behind.

Fight against fear.

Furthermore, even if it is summoned, this projection will not possess the power it had in life, but will be limited to the same level as the cultivator of the Book of Gods.

If the cultivator of the Book of Gods is at the Golden Core stage, then even if the powerful projection he intends to summon was at the Void Profound stage in life, the projection's power will only be at the Golden Core stage.

Of course, since the projection was extremely powerful in life, even if its power is limited, the power it can display will certainly not be bad. After all, according to the description in the Book of Gods, the summoned projection has a certain consciousness!
This technique is only used in extremely special circumstances within the Immortal Palace.

For example, when faced with annihilation, the cultivators of the Divine Book in the Celestial Palace would summon the projections of their deceased ancestors to defend against external enemies.

For example, if any cultivation techniques or secret methods in the Immortal Palace are accidentally lost, the projection of the powerful person who mastered these techniques or secret methods can be summoned through the Divine Book, requesting the ancestors to pass on the teachings.

From a functional perspective, this divine book truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier array-based technique. Although it demands a high level of talent from the cultivator and has very demanding usage conditions—summoning a projection will drain at least half of the cultivator's spiritual power, and the projection is only a temporary occurrence—these are not the most important issues.

The problem is that a person can only cultivate one technique at most. Lin Jing already has the Beast Taming Technique, so it's impossible for him to switch to this one.

Lin Jing had actually considered one possibility: that he would let his avatar cultivate after reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

However, giving Lin Jing such a technique as the external avatar was not Lin Jing's preferred choice.

On the contrary, he coveted the Immortal Body of Creation even more. However, he also knew that such an Immortal Body was rare and hard to come by. Even the Immortal Palace could not create it artificially. Moreover, once the Immortal Body grew up, it could have a huge impact on the Immortal Palace!

"Pop..." At this moment, upon hearing that Lin Jing and the others' harvest was just this one thing, the dragon carp also showed a regretful expression, and worked even harder to heal. "What a loss! You guys really missed out! Without this lucky koi, things definitely went wrong." "Old Master Lei Long was right," the dragon carp thought, "the opportunities in this cave are indeed not as good as its immortal fire."

"However, this divine book is not a cultivation method exclusive to humans, which means that demonic beasts can also cultivate it. So, even if I don't cultivate it, it seems like it would be good to let my pet cultivate it?"

The effects of the Book of Divine Power are indeed wondrous; it would be a shame not to cultivate it.

"But clearly, the leaf rat, dragon carp, and ice soul gu are not suitable."

"A fourth pet? Currently, my Golden Core stage contract position is still vacant, and the fourth pet has not yet been decided. If I could find a demon beast with the talent to cultivate the Divine Book to contract with, that would be good."

Lin Jing pondered as he bathed in the lotus heart fire.

Several days later, after receiving fire therapy from the dragon carp and consuming a considerable amount of rare and precious herbs to restore his golden core, Lin Jing's vitality gradually recovered.

His recovery was relatively quick, after all, the burden of his Golden Core supernatural powers was shared by the Golden Core and his lifespan.

With lifespan consumed, the burden on the Golden Core is relatively less.

In comparison, the pine leaf rat that directly unleashed its Golden Core attack was in much worse shape. Fortunately, it had a strong foundation, otherwise its cultivation level would have already fallen to the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Have you recovered?"

While Lin Jing and the others were still recovering from their injuries, a ripple appeared in the barrier, and a chubby-faced girl in a dragon robe walked in from outside the barrier. She glanced at Lin Jing, who was sitting cross-legged, and asked:

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor? I've almost recovered. Is it over on your end?" Lin Jing opened his eyes and stood up.

"Not yet." The Demon Emperor waved his hand and pressed Lin Jing back down to sit. "That bald guy is asking for too much. I sensed a problem with the barrier earlier, and after investigating, I learned that you were absorbed by the cave. I just took some time to come and check on your situation."

Lin Jing insisted on getting up and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine. Your Majesty need not worry. Please do not delay your important business."

The Demon Emperor curled his lip and pressed Lin Jing back down, saying, "What important matter could I possibly have? You should get some rest."

"Now that Qingzhou is divided into two, with the Tower of Heaven and the Demon Court each holding their own territory, the Buddhist sect only hopes to cooperate with the Demon Court to spread its teachings among the demons of Qingzhou."

"Currently, I am negotiating with Buddhist leaders, but we have not reached an agreement yet and further negotiations are needed."

"The Buddhist sect... plans to spread its teachings among demonic beasts?" Lin Jing was taken aback.

The Demon Emperor nodded and said, "It's nothing. Buddhism was never a purely human force. In the early days, Buddhism had all kinds of people, including demons, monsters, and humans. There was even a period when a monster served as the leader of Buddhism. However, as it developed, Buddhism gradually became a force that only had humans."

"It's not surprising that Buddhism wants to recruit demons and monsters as disciples again, since the Golden Age is coming and it's a good time to strengthen its foundation."

"Of course, whatever their purpose, we can't let them succeed so easily." She licked her lips; she had to get a piece of the Buddhist sect's flesh!

Lin Jing nodded. This kind of matter should be left for the Demon Court Lord and the Buddhist leader to discuss themselves; he, a nobody, certainly couldn't get a word in edgewise…

"Ok?"

Just as the Demon Emperor saw that Lin Jing was doing well and was about to leave, she suddenly paused and looked at Lin Jing with a strange gaze.

"Kid, is that turtle outside yours? Why is it trying to get in through the barrier?"

(End of this chapter)