Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 336 Primordial Sword Intent
This mutated Bodhi leaf...

Lin Jing and the leaf rat scratched their heads.

"The mutation effect this time is surprisingly normal?"

The two of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

"The less compatible the learning is, the faster the learning speed is... the more compatible the learning is, the slower the comprehension speed is."

"Although it's a bit unconventional, it has to be said that it is indeed effective."

"squeak!"

The leaf rat nodded emphatically.

Lin Jing's understanding was that if the dragon carp ate this thing, it would not benefit from cultivating fire magic at all, and might even go into qi deviation. However, if it cultivated things that were completely unrelated, such as divination, water magic, and charm magic, its cultivation speed would be improved!
It is a plant with extraordinary comprehension that completely defies convention.

"For ordinary cultivators, it may not be of much use, but in certain specific situations, this thing is a divine object!"

Generally speaking, a normal cultivator would not practice techniques or spells that are not compatible with their own cultivation.

A fire spirit cultivator, out of sheer boredom, decided to cultivate water magic.

Even with the blessing of the Bodhi leaf, one can barely master water magic, but as a fire spirit, using water magic is meaningless. It would be better to use that time to further refine the spells that suit one's own abilities.

After all, even with spells that suit one's own nature, few people can master them to the fullest extent. To then waste energy practicing spells that don't suit one's nature would be putting the cart before the horse.

However, this is only under normal circumstances. For a fire spirit cultivator, even if he had an unlimited supply of mutated Bodhi leaves, allowing him to cultivate water-attribute techniques without any hindrance, he would definitely not choose the water technique.

But if he unexpectedly obtains a water-attribute immortal technique of the immortal level, can that be called a technique that is not compatible with his fire spirit body?
That kind of trashy fire spirit body is not compatible with noble immortal techniques.

I will do everything I can to learn immortal techniques.

In this situation, even if it means sacrificing the bonus that the Fire Spirit Body provides to fire magic, one should still choose immortal magic.

Bodhi leaves are especially useful in this situation.

Ultimately, the Bodhi Leaf was not created for cultivators' regular techniques and spells, but rather for cultivators who possess top-tier spells but are unsuitable for cultivating them for various reasons.

Even if one doesn't reach a very high level of mastery, just being at the beginner level with these top-tier spells can bring tremendous benefits to a cultivator.

Lin Jing glanced at the leaf rat and said, "You be the guinea pig, let's test the effect."

Leaf rat: ? ? ?

"Squeak!!!" The leaf rat looked like it was about to collapse, its whole body weak.

Although this thing doesn't look like a malevolent or demonic plant, it still doesn't want to be the first to try it.

“Alright…” The pine rat did look a bit off. Lin Jing shook his head and started looking for a new mouse. As for this place… he looked outside the barrier and it seemed that only the Thunder Dragon Ancestor, who was instructing the younger generation, and the nine-headed Thunder Dragon were suitable.

Lin Jing pondered for a moment, then his figure flashed and he arrived outside the barrier.

"Your Highness, what brings you here? Are you going out?" Upon seeing this, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor immediately came forward and dispersed the group of Thunder Dragon prodigies.

"Senior, is there any skill that you are not particularly good at but yearn for?" Lin Jing asked.

Thunder Dragon Ancestor was taken aback, not understanding why His Highness the Holy Son would suddenly ask this. It hesitated for a moment, then sighed and exclaimed, "Yes!"

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but when I was young and traveling the continent, I made a friend who was a human swordsman. His sword intent was extremely domineering and could easily break through my dragon scales. I was once overwhelmed by the shadow of his sword intent."

"He was a very kind person and took the initiative to teach me 'Kendo', but due to the limitations of my race, I was unable to master the 'sword' as a man-made weapon. Even the most basic sword moves were clumsy to use. I had no talent in this area, so I gradually gave up."

"Perhaps, only by completely transforming into a demon and taking human form can I hope to learn it!"

Lin Jing was taken aback and asked, "May I ask what your friend's name is?"

As the strongest member of the Thunder Dragon clan, the one who could defeat it in its youth was probably no nobody.

Old Ancestor Lei Long smiled and said, "The Holy Son definitely doesn't know him. He has been practicing swordsmanship deep in the mountains and has never come out into the world. He is a sword fanatic."

"He only knows how to practice swordsmanship, he doesn't care about improving his skill level at all, and he doesn't use his swordsmanship to seize resources. He's a weirdo."

"Therefore, as a human, his lifespan was short, and he has long since passed away."

"Sometimes I think, if he were also a demon, that would be better. Although he wouldn't be able to live forever, at least he wouldn't have turned into a pile of dust so early."

"Fortunately, His Highness the Holy Son shouldn't have such worries. No matter how time flows, thousands of years later, his splendor will remain unchanged." Ancestor Lei Long didn't forget to flatter him. "Alright, alright," Lin Jing interrupted.

"Senior, please try this." With that, he handed the mutated Bodhi leaf to Ancestor Thunder Dragon and explained its effects.

Upon hearing this, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor's expression turned strange. How could there be such a wondrous object?

It's not like I haven't drunk tea made with linden leaves before; it's hard to imagine that linden leaves could mutate to produce such an effect.

"I'll give it a try." It was just a third-grade Bodhi leaf. The Thunder Dragon Ancestor wasn't worried about any side effects. He directly absorbed it into his body, then dissipated and transformed back into his original form, hovering in the sky. On his enormous dragon claw, a mid-grade spirit sword appeared.

"It's been so long since I last took out this sword," Old Ancestor Leilong sighed, then closed his eyes and recalled his youth.

Time flows like a river, and its memories flow upstream, returning to a brief period in the past when it had just formed its demon core.

"Thunder Dragon, would you like to try your swordsmanship? It's quite interesting."

"I won't learn. I'm a demon beast, why would I learn swordsmanship?"

[What if I could transform into a demon in the future? Many ancient demons wield swords, don't they?]

【Let's talk about it after we transform into human form.】

"How long will that take? I might be dead by then. Let's try it first. This is my self-comprehended 'Primordial Sword Intent,' which can be combined with my own Dao and transformed into any sword intent..."

Primordial Sword Intent...

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor had never been able to comprehend or even attempt to learn the Primordial Sword Intent that his human friend had spoken of. It wasn't until his friend died that he retrieved the other's sword, intending to relearn it, only to discover that he truly lacked the talent for it.

"If I had known he was alive, I would have let him teach more."

However, on this day, when the Thunder Dragon Ancestor recalled this past event, he found that the memory was still very clear, and the stinging pain left on his body by the opponent's sword intent was particularly clear.

Unbeknownst to them, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor was immersed in this pure relationship, while outside, the nine Thunder Dragon prodigies who hadn't gone far suddenly turned their heads in shock, looking at the distant sky where a divine sword formed from golden lightning was descending from the thunderclouds...

The sharp sword intent combined with the destructive lightning made their scales ache just by looking at it.

"What is this? Ancestor's magic? Does the Thunder Dragon clan still have such magic?" They wondered, having never seen or heard of it before.

In an instant, the lightning sword descending from the thunderclouds transformed into an ethereal sword intent, merging with the mid-grade spirit sword in the hands of the Thunder Dragon Ancestor, which was hardly a good magic weapon. This spirit sword, which had only been maintained to this day through postnatal care, miraculously improved in quality at this moment.

"This is... the Primordial Sword Intent?"

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor opened its eyes in surprise, not understanding how it had suddenly learned it. At the same time, it once again felt sorry for its old friend. Only after learning the Primordial Sword Intent did it realize even more clearly its old friend's talent. If the other party had been willing to emerge into the world and improve his cultivation, his achievements would definitely not be worse than its own.

"Hey……"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for bestowing this leaf." At this moment, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor was quite excited. Although the Primordial Sword Intent had not yet helped it improve its strength, learning this sword intent was a perfect ending to this friendship. The Thunder Dragon Ancestor felt that his heart was more fulfilled, which would definitely help it in its future breakthroughs and explorations.

Meanwhile, Lin Jing was also deep in thought as he looked at the Thunder Dragon Ancestor, quite surprised that the other party had learned sword intent so quickly.

"It's nothing. That leaf was just a trigger. Senior, you must have studied this sword intent a lot to have today's enlightenment." Lin Jing felt that this was the truth.

Thunder Dragon Ancestor laughed heartily.

"What a pity! Such a powerful sword intent, yet my old friend has no successor. Your Highness, are you interested in this Primordial Sword Intent? Would you like to learn it? Its greatest characteristic, like the Golden Core Divine Power, is that it combines with the cultivator's own power to transform it into a sword intent that best suits them!"

"Me?" Lin Jing pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "Forget it, I have too many spells now, I really don't have the energy for that. Why don't you teach it to the Ice Soul Gu, senior? Once it knows it, it's the same as if I know it."

By fusing with the Ice Soul Gu due to its worm-like properties, he was able to use the Ice Soul Gu's spells.

With the fusion properties of the Gu worms combined with the Beast Taming Sect's fusion technique, Lin Jing can even unleash the power of the spells mastered by the Ice Soul Gu to over 100%, an advantage he doesn't have when fusion with the Dragon Carp and others.

"Huh?" Ancestor Lei Long was puzzled. Teach Ice Soul Gu? What the hell? Isn't that a spider? How can a spider comprehend swordsmanship?

It imagined a bizarre scene of a spider floating in mid-air, with eight legs, each leg resembling a sword.

Or perhaps, a small spider standing on a surface, surrounded by countless spider silks, each tied with a sword.

No matter how I think about it, it doesn't fit at all.

"Even if it's compatible, I still can't cultivate," Lin Jing muttered. This leaf seems capable of moving the Buddhist sect!

(End of this chapter)