Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 341 Emperor Wu’s City

"Your Highness, this...this..."

The artifact ghost rode the spatial attribute mechanical turtle and disappeared into the void. The Thunder Dragon Ancestor's first reaction was to give chase, but he was worried that the ghost would turn back and cause harm to Lin Jing, so he was stuck in place for a while.

"Senior, where is your avatar?" Lin Jing asked.

“The avatar is long dead!” Old Ancestor Lei Long said, understanding that Lin Jing wanted his avatar to chase after it.

But with such a useful thing as an avatar, any cultivator would be tempted to use it to court death, so there's no reason why it would remain intact.

Very few cultivators can reach a high level of cultivation and still have their avatars intact and alive.

Lin Jing: "...Never mind."

"But His Highness the Holy Son's tortoise..."

"It's alright, we can just snatch it back later. It's a turtle without any independent intelligence, made entirely of mechanical materials. There's no need to worry about it being abused. As long as you don't break any of the parts, it's fine even if it falls apart. We can just reassemble it." Lin Jing shook his head.

Originally, I planned to inform the Rift Heaven Sword Ancestor about the Ghost and that would be the end of it, but now it seems that this feud has been formed.

……

at the same time.

Bodhi Temple.

The abbot of Bodhi Temple has been experimenting with the effects of mutated Bodhi leaves recently.

According to Lin Jing's description, these three grades of mutated Bodhi leaves can generally take effect for a year on cultivators of the corresponding level, but the effect will be reduced if taken by cultivators of higher cultivation levels.

Although the abbot of Bodhi Temple wanted to test the effects himself, he was worried that the third-grade Bodhi leaf would not be effective on him for long, so he simply gave the opportunity to his disciple.

"Master, I..."

At this very moment, a young monk is practicing a strange spell under the protection of the abbot of Bodhi Temple.

"Master, it's done, I've succeeded, I think I'm really pregnant."

The young monk sensed the movement of the embryo and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Good good."

The abbot of Bodhi Temple was quite surprised; this mutated Bodhi leaf was indeed as useful as the Holy Son of the Demon Court had said.

"Now you should be able to sever your worldly desires."

"Thank you, Master." The young monk was extremely grateful. He had entered the temple as an orphan at a young age and should have become a prodigy of Buddhism, but due to his parents' dying wish, there was always an obsession in his heart that he could not let go of.

His deceased parents hoped that he could revive and expand his family, which had been destroyed.

However, the Buddhist cultivation methods he practiced prohibited him from getting close to women.

Because of this obsession, he was never able to make any progress in Buddhism.

In this situation, there is only one solution: to reproduce asexually without sexual intercourse.

Many monsters possess this ability.

Some powerful human warriors also have this need.

Thus, a secret method for procreation on one's own was created in ancient times.

However, while this secret technique is not difficult for women to cultivate, it is extremely difficult for men to cultivate, making it unsuitable for male cultivators.

Only a few exceptionally talented male cultivators can barely succeed in cultivating this technique. But clearly, this young monk from Bodhi Temple was not among them; he had cultivated for a long time without making any progress.

Now, through this mutated Bodhi leaf, he has finally conceived a child, and the joy in his heart is beyond words.

In this way, not only were the wishes of destroying the family and the deceased parents fulfilled, and the family bloodline continued, but one could also continue to make progress in Buddhism without breaking one's vows...

"It seems that what the Holy Son of the Demon Court said was true." The abbot of Bodhi Temple kept touching his prayer beads, lost in thought.

"However, since this involves the sacred tree of Buddhism, we still need to consult with the Buddha..."

…………

"In other words, you came here for this Bodhi tree."

Under a Bodhi tree, Lin Jing and Gao Sheng drank tea and chatted about their experiences over the past few days.

"Life is truly unpredictable," Gao Sheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Even if you become the Holy Son of the Gu God Sect, in my opinion, the probability is still greater than becoming the Holy Son of the Demon Court."

"Not at all, I never expected that the second-generation heir who stole the token to go out and exorcise demons back then would actually be able to uncover intelligence that could change the landscape of the ancient kingdom." Lin Jing smiled as well.

Gao Sheng sighed, "I don't wish I had that kind of luck. You have no idea how conflicted I am... Never mind, now that I've made my decision, I can only go all the way down this path. I hope my choice is right."

"If I were you, I would definitely make the same choice. Don't feel too much pressure," Lin Jing comforted her.

“You understand me best.” Gao Sheng sipped his tea. “At first, I didn’t realize it, but after joining the Exorcism Bureau for so many years and seeing many cases of the Exorcism Bureau ‘judging demonic cultivators,’ I increasingly feel that there is something wrong with the ancient kingdom.”

"The first ancient emperor established order and the ancient kingdom because he could not bear to see the human people suffer in the chaotic world. Later, he cultivated the True Dragon Secret Technique by relying on the fortune of the ancient kingdom, rather than protecting the human race for the sake of cultivation."

"But now... cause and effect are reversed. The stability of the ancient kingdom is above all else. In order to stabilize the national fortune, it is not uncommon to provide cultivation opportunities to the ancient clan's geniuses, even sacrificing some low-level cultivators and ordinary people. Some cultivators whose original circumstances were not particularly bad are now labeled as 'demonic cultivators' and dealt with. The laws of the ancient kingdom have long been corrupted. Although I am considered a 'beneficiary,' this is not in line with my original intention of joining the Demon Extermination Division."

"The demon I want to eliminate is the one that harms mortals; the monster I want to kill is the one that wreaks havoc in a region, not... the monsters as defined by the ancient kingdom."

"Therefore, I don't want to hand over the information about this artifact ghost to the ancient kingdom. I just don't know if giving the Heavenly Sword Sect the ability to activate the immortal sword will change the current situation." Gao Sheng suddenly felt that the tea was not flavorful enough and asked Lin Jing if there was any wine.

"I'm still a child, I can't drink alcohol yet." Lin Jing said slowly, "You shouldn't drink either, and talk less. It's not too late to think about these things when you've cultivated to a higher level. No matter what the world is like, we little people can only survive in the cracks right now."

"Don't worry, I've already sent people to find the Sword Immortal Lingyue..."

"what?"

Lin Jing was suddenly taken aback.

"found it."

"So fast!" Gao Sheng exclaimed in surprise.

"To be precise, we only obtained information about her whereabouts," Lin Jing said. "Just now, a group of demon beasts on the edge of the Western Desert claimed to have seen the Sword Immortal Lingyue heading towards the Martial Emperor City. She should have left the Western Desert, but we don't know if her destination is the Martial Emperor City or if she plans to return to the ancient kingdom."

"Why did you go back so quickly? No wonder I couldn't find you after searching for so long in the Western Desert!" Gao Sheng said speechlessly.

…………

Emperor Wu City.

Eight major martial arts families.

Feng family.

Lingyue Sword Immortal Feng Ning didn't actually want to return to her family, but she couldn't resist the ghost bride's insistence on seeing the portraits and belongings of the Feng family's ancestors. She was quite helpless; did the ghost bride believe that the Feng family's ancestor was her fiancée? Even if he was, he had been dead for so many years…

(End of this chapter)