Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 361 Stealing the Gu
Grandma Yinshan.

A rogue cultivator at the peak of the Void Profound Realm.

He was also a traitorous cultivator from the Shuiyue Immortal Island faction of the Daoist sect.

She secluded herself in Tianyin Mountain in Qingzhou for many years and even took in several female disciples to serve her.

As the strongest rogue cultivator who was very close to achieving the Dao, Granny Yinshan was rarely provoked in Qingzhou. However, Granny Yinshan never expected that, even though she had done nothing, a jinx would descend upon her lair.

"One, two, three, four..."

"The auras of four Dao-seeking level demon emperors..."

Inside Tianyin Mountain, with Lin Jing's arrival, the four black beasts easily shattered the protective barrier of Tianyin Mountain. The female disciples who served Granny Yinshan looked at the four enormous beast shadows in the sky in shock, their expressions horrified.

"I wonder which distinguished guests are visiting!!!"

Grandma Yinshan also quickly emerged from seclusion. Although she was called a grandma, she had used some kind of age-preserving method and still retained the appearance of a beautiful woman in her thirties. Lin Jing could tell that it was not an illusion, but a real body.

"Grandma Yinshan, is that you?"

Lin Jing stood atop the ink tortoise, with the other three ink beasts guarding him to the side. Upon seeing Lin Jing, Granny Yinshan's pupils contracted.

Demon Court...Holy Son?
She never expected that the Holy Son of the Demon Court would descend upon her lair with four Dao Inquiry Demon Emperors!

What's going on here...? When did the Demon Court acquire these four monsters...?

And wait, when did I become entangled with this Holy Son of the Demon Court?

"So you are the Holy Son of the Demon Court. May I ask what brings Your Highness to my Tianyin Mountain?" Granny Yinshan said politely.

Lin Jing smiled slightly: "Grandma, I have been collecting the Ten Great Gu recently. I originally wanted to destroy the Gu God Sect and make a good harvest, but I suddenly remembered that Grandma also has a Yin Gu. So I thought I would trade it with you on the way before going to Yunhai."

"I wonder if Grandma would be willing to part with it..."

Grandma Yinshan's lips twitched. "Are you here for a normal transaction?"

Go and destroy the Gu God Sect? You even dare to talk about destroying the Demonic Sect, so what about me, a rogue cultivator of the Void Profound Realm? You can do whatever you want with the Demon Court.
"It's not that I can't give the Yin God Gu to His Highness, but I have one condition: if His Highness agrees, I will offer the Yin God Gu with both hands."

Grandma Yinshan took a deep breath and was forced to be pragmatic.

"Grandma, please speak."

"Your Highness should know that I am a traitor from Water Moon Immortal Island, but does Your Highness know why I left Water Moon Immortal Island?"

Lin Jing shook his head.

"Water Moon Immortal Island has always only recruited female disciples and is isolated from the world, with no communication with the outside world. Male cultivators are not allowed to enter the island. Because I admired the current island master of Water Moon Immortal Island very much, I changed my gender and sneaked into Water Moon Immortal Island, intending to get close to her. Who knew that I would be exposed in the end."

Lin Jing: "So that's how it is... um???"

"You're a man?" Lin Jing was stunned for a moment, and said, "Wait, weren't you the most talented disciple of Water Moon Immortal Island in ten thousand years?"

“If it weren’t for the gender reversal that damaged my foundation, perhaps I would have already attained enlightenment by now,” Granny Yinshan said.

Lin Jing was at a loss for words, but he was in a hurry and didn't want to get involved in other people's private affairs: "Speak, I'm not interested in your matter. What are your conditions?"

"The current senior disciple of Water Moon Immortal Island, personally taught by the island lord, is among the top ten on the Fortune Ranking. If nothing unexpected happens, she should also be able to enter the Origin Realm. His Highness the Holy Son should also be able to enter the Origin Realm. I hope that I can use this Yin God Gu to exchange for His Highness's promise to ensure that she does not die in the Origin Realm."

“That girl is indeed good, but she’s a bit careless,” Granny Yinshan said.

Lin Jing fell silent. This Granny Yinshan claimed to be a traitor from Water Moon Immortal Island, but he guessed that she still maintained an ambiguous relationship with Water Moon Immortal Island.

That's true. Granny Yinshan is an extremely powerful cultivator. Even if Water Moon Immortal Island is forced by the rules of its ancestors to prevent her from joining, there's no need to completely break ties.

Wait a minute, could the current senior disciple of Water Moon Immortal Island be her illegitimate daughter with the island lord...?

“Yes, if we both enter the Origin Realm, I will ensure her safety within it,” Lin Jing agreed. Now that he possessed the Heavenly Demon Body, Lin Jing was confident he could face the prodigies of other realms within the Origin Realm.

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After exchanging a promise for the Yin God Gu, Lin Jing left Tianyin Mountain. After being stripped of the Yin Gu's origin, Granny Yinshan aged considerably and her cultivation level dropped. It seems she was already deeply bound to the Yin Gu.

Lin Jing was able to obtain the Yin Gu not because of that promise, but because he demonstrated the strength that made Granny Yinshan wary.

Having obtained the Yin Gu, Lin Jing didn't have time to study it carefully; instead, he headed straight for the Cloud Sea Mountains.

Coincidentally, when Lin Jing and the others left Martial Emperor City, the two Kong Xuan disciples of the Gu God Sect had not given up and were still thinking about the strange Gu on Lin Jing's body.

However, when Lin Jing rode his immortal sword from the ancient kingdom to the Western Desert, the two Gu God Sect cultivators were terrified and plunged into the Cloud Sea Mountains, heading towards the Gu God Sect's headquarters.

This gave Lin Jing the opportunity to capture them all in one fell swoop.

"Yo."

"Seniors, where are you headed?"

On the outskirts of the Cloud Sea Mountains, Lin Jing detected the two's presence with his divine sense and intercepted them directly.

He smiled broadly at the leader of the Gu God Sect and Elder Feng Gu.

"The Holy Son of the Demon Court." Upon seeing Lin Jing, the two Void Profound Gu cultivators' expressions turned sour.

Seeing that Lin Jing no longer had the Immortal Sword and had been replaced by four Dao-Seeking Ink Beasts as his protectors, they felt their scalps tingle.

"Enough with the nonsense. Be smart and hand over the origins of the Wind Gu and Yang Gu."

"Demon Court Holy Son, don't push your luck."

"Our Gu God Sect boasts two Dao-seeking Ancestors!!!"

The leader of the Gu God Cult spoke in a low voice, threatening Lin Jing: "Our ancestor is currently in seclusion in the Gu God Mystic Realm... You'd better..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jing waved his hand, and a beam of black light condensed in the mouth of the Azure Dragon Ink Beast, which he spat out in one direction. With a "boom," the sky seemed to be shattered, and a secret realm located in the Cloud Sea Mountains shook violently, with countless spatial fragments flowing into the void.

"Your Gu God Sect, although the Gu God is seeking the Dao, the Gu insect race cannot unleash its full power on its own. The previous sect leader claimed to be seeking the Dao, but he was merely a vessel for the Gu God to forcibly raise his realm to feed himself and unleash his power. Only when the two are together can the full power of seeking the Dao be unleashed. So don't treat this holy son like a child."

"This attack should be able to wake up your Gu God."

The leader of the Gu God Cult and Elder Feng Gu's pupils contracted. Was this madman really going to start a full-scale war with the Gu God Cult...?

While they were still in a state of bewilderment, their bodies were instantly reduced to blood mist by the two Dao-Seeking Ink Beasts, and they perished in an instant. The strange Gu residing within their bodies also appeared in the sky in different forms, watching the group of monsters from Lin Jing with terror...

……

Meanwhile, outside the sky.

Seeing that Lin Jing really intended to destroy the Gu God Sect, some of the people asked with great emotion, as it was the first time they had ever seen such a powerful prodigy.

"Let's go, let's go! The war is about to begin. Who wants to come and help me?" The Demon Emperor was even more eager for trouble. Since taking human form, she, who was originally averse to war, has started to enjoy fighting again.

“That Gu God guy, he can’t be killed…” asked the Witch God Temple. The Witch God Temple is a Taoist force located in the Cloud Sea Mountains. It is composed of multiple cultivator tribes and has been dealing with the Gu God Sect for many years. It knows the situation of the Gu God Sect well. Like the Corpse Emperor and the Skeleton Emperor, the Gu God cannot be completely killed by simply suppressing him with strength.

"Even if we can't kill it, we can at least severely damage it like the Corpse Emperor, preventing it from causing trouble for a thousand years!" Just as the Demon Emperor was eager to try, a voice transmission suddenly came to his ear.

"Lord of the Demon Court, let's make a deal. I won't let your Demon Court's Holy Son compete for the first or second place on the Golden List. The secret technique that my son is currently cultivating requires the support of great fortune. In exchange, I can compensate you and that immortal body in other ways."

The Demon Emperor was taken aback, his round eyes looking at the Second Generation Ancient Emperor in the distance. Ha, this guy finally chickened out too!

"What secret technique is so difficult to master? Tell me about it." It licked its lips.

(End of this chapter)