Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 420 Star Beast
It must be said that the arrival of the first ancient emperor was very timely. Otherwise, after Lin Jing finished inheriting the cultivation technique, Yu Xun'er might not have been nurtured by the first ancient emperor, but by his mortal enemy, Mo Song, the reincarnation of the leader of the Tianyuan Heavenly Demon Sect.

Having resolved this matter, the First Ancient Emperor felt a great weight lifted from his heart. However, Lin Jing then made another request.

"Let me predict for you where the most suitable contracted beast will be for your next contracted position."

The first ancient emperor was troubled. Lin Jing had asked him for help before, and as a result, he deduced a long-lived being with royal blood.

Now that he's being asked to do the deductions again, he's truly terrified.

"Alright... I'll give it a try." The first ancient emperor sighed, activated the True Dragon Aura Observation Technique, and began to observe.

With the help of the Dragon Emperor's power, he wouldn't be exhausted and dissipate. A moment later, the first ancient emperor suddenly looked out at the sky and exclaimed "Eh!"

"Any results yet?" Lin Jing was surprised. So fast! Is this the first ancient emperor who had the assistance of the Dragon Emperor of Luck?
"Yes, and no!"

Lin Jing: ?
The first ancient emperor asked in surprise, "I was just observing which direction on the Tianyuan Continent might have the most suitable next pet beast for you, and the result of my prediction is that it is outside the heavens."

"The outer heavens? Not the Tianyuan Continent?" Lin Jing was taken aback.

“Yes, beyond the heavens.” The first ancient emperor fell into deep thought and said, “The place where destiny points should be the starry sky.”

"It does not refer to a specific individual, but rather to a race."

"In the starry sky, there are actually many star beasts that feed on starlight and meteorites. When I went to the starry sky, I encountered many of them, some of which were so powerful that they could even be compared to a demon emperor."

"What I mean is that contracting a star-sky monster will be more advantageous for you going forward!"

Lin Jing also looked up at the starry sky, and did not doubt the accuracy of the first ancient emperor's prediction.

Star beasts, huh? But the problem is, the cultivators of Tianyuan have just reinforced the Tianyuan boundary so tightly that it's impossible to get in or out. Where is he supposed to contract star beasts?

"Never mind," Lin Jing said. He wasn't in a hurry for his next pet. Since he knew that a star beast was more suitable for him, he would look for another opportunity.

Four-legged dragon carp are hard to find, but star beasts are everywhere.

"Let's go." After pointing out the way to Lin Jing, the first ancient emperor left to attend to his own affairs.

Lin Jing, after a flash of his eyes, changed direction and headed straight for the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

At Tianji Tower, the previous tower master, Tianji Elder, also known as Qingniu Daoist, was already waiting for Lin Jing.

"Your Highness, Holy Son..." The Old Man of Heavenly Secrets greeted Lin Jing with a smile and explained his actions of abducting Lin Jing to the Yin Corpse Sect.

"I followed the entire time His Highness was in the Yin Corpse Sect's prison until the Beast Taming Sect took him away and confirmed that His Highness was not in danger, only then did I leave."

"Your explanation cannot erase the fear I felt at the time." Facing this Dao Seeking cultivator, Lin Jing showed none of the politeness he would have shown to other Dao Seeking cultivators. Even if there were a thousand reasons, he had indeed been sold to the Demonic Sect by this person.

This is not something that can be skipped over with a simple statement about the prosperity of the ancient kingdom. The ancient kingdom didn't belong to him, so what did its rise and fall have to do with him at the time?

"Indeed, I was wrong in this matter; I shouldn't have decided the fate of others so casually," the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets apologized. "As compensation, I will provide His Highness with a crucial piece of information. What do you say?"

"Speak." "Your Highness, you should have two rare beasts that mutated during the process of forming a contract with you, right?" The Heavenly Mystery Elder smiled.

"When a demonic beast forms a contract with a cultivator with a special immortal cultivation physique through the 'Beast Taming Technique,' there is a certain probability that it will mutate from an ordinary demonic beast into a rare beast. Is Your Highness familiar with this theory?"

Lin Jing nodded. This was indeed the theory Elder Mo had obtained from the cultivators of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. However, he was the only successful case so far.

"This theory was actually given to the Beast Taming Sect by me, who was disguised as a cultivator from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion." The Heavenly Mystery Elder stroked his beard.

"It's you." You're the one who turned Elder Mo into a gambling addict.

"Yes, but the theory at that time was not actually complete." The old man of the heavens said, "I have studied rare beasts before, and researched what methods can better transform ordinary demon beasts into rare beasts."

"During my travels through the ancient kingdoms, I discovered a special sect called the Beast Taming Sect. I found that the Beast Taming Sect's Beast Taming Technique, which originated from the Immortal Palace, combined with a cultivator with a special physique, is an excellent source of nourishment for an ordinary demon beast to evolve into a rare beast."

"Even in other places, I myself have taught the original version of the 'Beast Taming Manual' to many cultivators with special physiques, guiding them to contract with demonic beasts. However, unfortunately, apart from you, none of the hundreds of beast taming cultivators have successfully transformed ordinary demonic beasts into rare beasts."

"I originally thought this deduction was wrong, but now I have a more complete theory. I wonder if Your Highness the Holy Son would be interested. Information about rare beasts should be valuable to a beast-taming cultivator like Your Highness the Holy Son."

"Whether it has value or not can only be judged after listening," Lin Jing said.

"Very good, very good." The old man of the heavens said, "After many years of research, I have discovered that every demon beast that has been bathed in starlight has a dormant rare beast bloodline within its body. The lower the demon beast's cultivation level, the better, it is to have no cultivation level, the easier it is to accumulate rare beast bloodline within its body. However, as the cultivation level increases, the Foundation Establishment stage is a hurdle, and this kind of rare beast bloodline dissipates faster than it is accumulated."

"The Beast Taming Technique and the contract with a special immortal cultivation physique can indeed awaken the bloodline of such dormant rare beasts to a certain extent. However, not all physiques will work. The stronger the original power of the physique, the easier it is to awaken the bloodline of rare beasts. A divine body cultivating the Beast Taming Technique has a much higher probability of awakening a rare beast pet than an ordinary attribute spirit body! In addition, the physique must be innate; acquired physiques will not work."

"Next, and most importantly, the cultivator's cultivation level and the pet's cultivation level cannot differ too much, otherwise it will affect the awakening of the rare beast's bloodline! In other words, a Qi Refining Beast Taming cultivator with a special divine body contracting a Qi Refining cub is the combination with the highest success rate!"

"Of course, there is still a risk of failure."

"This is my research over the past hundred years on rare beasts, the Beast Taming Technique, and the influence of cultivators with special physiques on the birth of rare beasts. Your Highness, what do you think? Is this information enough? This information might just allow the Beast Taming Sect to become the number one sect on the continent."

As the old man finished speaking, Lin Jing's eyes flashed. This old man...

"How can I determine that all this intelligence is accurate?"

The Old Man of Heavenly Secrets laughed and said, "It's pretty close. Your Highness can refer to yourself and see if you can match it. Although the Longevity Body is not listed in the list of divine bodies, its physical origin is definitely much stronger than most divine bodies. Ignoring the drawbacks, the effect is almost comparable to an immortal body."

"The Holy Son's two pet beasts, the squirrel and the carp, were contracted before they reached the Foundation Establishment stage."

"As for the Ice Soul Gu, its race is special, and it has been resurrected and reincarnated multiple times, so we won't include it in the discussion." He stroked his beard.

"...Is that so? If I fail to gamble for a rare beast using this method, I will take your Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's rare beasts with me and look after them for a while." Lin Jing pondered, but the cost of trying was a bit too high. Innate divine bodies... even in the Golden Age, their numbers were definitely not large. No matter what they cultivated, they were all chosen ones of heaven. If they could gamble for rare beasts with a 100% success rate, they would undoubtedly be very powerful, but who could say for sure what the odds were?

Moreover, if the gamble fails, the Beast Taming Technique will cause far greater harm to the cultivator's body than other cultivation methods, since in addition to losing power, one must also suffer the side effect of breaking the contract.

However, no matter how high the price, it's worth it as long as more rare beasts are born. Lin Jing plans to bring this information back to the Beast Taming Sect.

In addition, he was even more certain about his next star beast. He had to find a young beast that was not yet at the Foundation Establishment stage. Of course, it would be even better if the star beast had already awakened the bloodline of a rare beast on its own. After all, his own situation no longer met the ideal combination that the old man had mentioned.

(End of this chapter)