Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 366 Imaginary Enemy

Lingdao Sect, Enlightenment Pool.

This is one of the resting places for the enlightened fish.

Often, cultivators from the Lingdao Sect who are qualified to come into contact with the Enlightenment Fish will cultivate here.

However, today, the Enlightenment Pool welcomed a cultivator who was not from the Spirit Dao Sect.

Lin Jing planted a Bodhi tree by the pond, put on his homemade shorts, and stepped directly into the pond.

Upon seeing this, the enlightened fish cried out, "No need to take them off! No need to take off your clothes!"

Lin Jing glanced at his baggy shorts and said, "I didn't take them off."

The enlightened fish explained, "You can just come in wearing your Taoist robe!"

“That won’t do.” Lin Jing shook his head and said, “My Taoist robe isn’t waterproof, it would be so awkward to wear.”

"You don't even know the Water-Avoiding Spell? Such a basic spell." The Enlightened Fish said incredulously.

"I haven't learned it, but my dragon carp seems to have mastered crystal flames, which seem to repel water! I'll borrow its magic then..."

"No need to mention it again, I'm a fraction older than it! Fine, just wear it like that." The Enlightened Fish endured it and began to use its rare beast powers.

This process occurred within a precious jade, quietly providing nourishment to the pool water.

Lin Jing shook his head and decided not to try to arrange the marriage anymore.

After entering the Enlightenment Pool, Lin Jing rediscovered that feeling from back then.

Under the golden Bodhi tree, one has almost complete access to all kinds of creative methods.

"Such profound mysteries, this is what cultivation is all about." Lin Jing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and combined the sealing techniques he had mastered, such as the Buddha-Demon Pearl and the Divine Wood Seal, with the large number of mechanical techniques he had collected, to begin the stage of enlightenment and creation.

He was soaking in the pool, with the ground around him littered with government materials.

As Lin Jing's divine sense spread, the mechanical materials also began to move.

The mechanical turtle was also among them.

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at the same time.

Lingdao Sect's Daoist disciple also learned from the sect leader that in order to maintain his ranking, the sect offered his opportunity for enlightenment in exchange for the Demon Court's Holy Son not challenging him.

"Sect Master, I don't need it!" The Daoist disciple of the Lingdao Sect was a chubby Daoist, who, like the sect's patriarch, had no air of otherworldly elegance.

However, he is indeed the disciple with the highest comprehension in the Lingdao Sect. Back then, Chen Zhong, who fought in the forest, mastered the magic element of a gravity technique while in the Foundation Establishment stage, which was already astonishing. This Daoist of the Lingdao Sect accomplished this feat back when he was in the Qi Refining stage.

"Being able to defeat Wan Renzong doesn't mean he can defeat me. Back then, our ancestor accompanied the first ancient emperor to destroy the Heavenly Demon Sect, leaving behind many spells to counter the Heavenly Demon Sect cultivators. I have studied them all. The reason why this Holy Son of the Demon Court was able to make it onto the list with a Golden Core is because he learned the Heavenly Demon Sect's techniques."

“I knew you wouldn’t agree with the Ancestor’s decision… but that Demon Court Saint Son is indeed wicked.” The Lingdao Sect Master hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, “Since it’s the Ancestor’s decision, then so be it.”

"If you are not satisfied, challenge him and defeat him at the Tianyuan Grand Gathering ten years later, and prove yourself to Ancestor Lingdaozi. For now, just follow the ancestor's orders."

Lingdao Sect's Daoist disciple gritted his teeth.

The same applies to the ancient prince, the ancient princess, the crown prince of the Sea God Palace, and Dragon Blood Willow, a member of the Dragon Emperor's retinue. They all didn't quite understand why their father/master was so worried about that Demon Court Holy Son.

"Even if that Demon Court Saint Son Lin Jing possesses the Heavenly Demon Technique and can activate immortal artifacts in bizarre ways, he may not be my match." The ancient prince, in particular, was quite puzzled.

Now all the powerful figures know that Lin Jing was able to activate the immortal artifact not through his own power, but through a fortuitous encounter, by controlling the Ghost Mother who had been severely injured by the Netherworld Palace.

If this counts as his own strength, then he, the ancient prince, can also mobilize the national fortune and dragon vein to enhance his abilities. He cannot be regarded as a normal Nascent Soul cultivator. He can use the power of half the country to fight against Lin Jing, and he may not be afraid of that immortal artifact.

Moreover, dragon veins belong to the natural forces of heaven and earth, so he can utilize them without any difficulty.

However, the Void Mysterious Ghost Mother would never be recognized by the Golden List of Fortune. Given this, he had no idea what his father was worried about.

The top talents are all proud individuals and cannot accept their elders "protecting" them in this way.

However, these prodigies were unaware that this was also part of the trials the Daoists were testing them on.

"This behavior is extremely insulting. Given their personalities, they will find it hard to accept, even harder to accept than losing a direct confrontation."

"In this way, we can build up a sense of 'resentment' in their hearts, and they will strive to gain our approval and prove to us that we are wrong."

"Most importantly, this Holy Son of the Demon Court cultivates many 'secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon Sect,' making him seem like a successor of the Heavenly Demon Sect. He might even continue to seek out and cultivate Heavenly Demon Sect techniques. In terms of the future landscape of the Tianyuan Realm, he is undoubtedly the best 'hypothetical enemy.'"

Beyond the heavens, Ling Daozi stroked his beard. He believed that even without his guidance, the Daoist disciples of the Ling Dao Sect would diligently cultivate the spells that restrained the Heavenly Demon cultivators and study methods to subdue them.

Perhaps some prodigy will be able to research and develop spells, formations, or magical artifacts that can nullify the Heavenly Demon Body.

In short, regardless of the final outcome of the battle between Lin Jing and these prodigies, it will enrich their experience in fighting against the Heavenly Demon cultivators...

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At this moment, Lin Jing was unaware that, beneath the guise of various Daoist masters "admitting defeat," he had been conveniently arranged by them to become a "hypothetical enemy" to hone their own prodigies in their fight against the Heavenly Demon Sect's army.

After all, in this Tianyuan Realm, if anyone is closest to the cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect, it is definitely Lin Jing.

If Lin Jing knew that this group of Daoists harbored such thoughts, he would definitely curse them inwardly, calling them a bunch of old foxes.

Of course, if the promised resources are in place, he won't mind being taken advantage of like this.

After an unknown amount of time... the Longevity Turtle had undergone complex modifications under the skillful hands of the Forest Realm.

The biggest change is that he now has a sealing array and fusion array pattern that Lin Jing created specifically for the Ghost Mother.

Throughout this process, the artifact remained obediently inside the body of the Longevity Turtle, allowing Lin Jing to study it.

This also made Lin Jing completely certain that after he used the Divine Control Technique to control the weapon spirit, it became more or less closer to him. For weapon spirits, which are war weapons without much intelligence, their attitude towards the user after being used is completely different from their attitude towards strangers.

About a month after Lin Jing entered the Enlightenment Pool, the spirit residing in the tortoise shell gradually began to decline in power.

Using a special sealing array, it sealed its own realm, successfully sealing its power to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

At the same time, due to the existence of the fusion array pattern, the body of the Longevity Turtle also began to become special to the Artifact Ghost. The mechanical turtle became like the Artifact Ghost's natal shell, and the mechanical turtle's abilities began to subtly influence the Artifact Ghost's personality.

Just as the environment influences a person's personality, the existence of the mechanical turtle will also affect the personality development of the artifact ghost, causing the two to gradually assimilate...

(End of this chapter)