Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 423 Changes in the Golden List
"What's the meaning."

Lin Jing stood up. Had the Tianyuan Grand Gathering already been underway for several days?

Why didn't anyone tell him?

Why didn't anyone invite him?

Aren't all the top 100 geniuses on the gold list qualified to attend the conference?

He, the Holy Son of the Demon Court and sixth on the Golden List, could he possibly be ostracized?

“Senior, don’t worry, you are still ranked sixth on the Gold List, there’s no change…” Yu Xun’er said.

Lin Jing looked up at the sky.

Indeed, the changes in the list of successful candidates were enormous.

First place: Gu Xinghe, the crown prince of the ancient clan.

Second place goes to the ancient princess, Gu Youran.

Third place: Demon Court Saintess, Xu Qingyao.

Fourth place, Lingdao Sect Daozi, Lu Qi.

Fifth place: Daohui, a Buddhist disciple of Taiyoji Temple.

Sixth place: Demon Court Saint Son, Lin Jing.

Seventh place: Emperor Wu's successor, Emperor Wanrenzong.

Eighth place: Senior Sister of Shuiyue Immortal Island, Shui Lingsu.

Ninth place: Tau, the son of the Witch God Temple.

Tenth place: Feng Ning, the young sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

"This Tianyuan Grand Gathering has caused such a drastic change in the rankings," Lin Jing murmured.

"None of the three demon emperor forces—the Sea God Palace, the Misty Forest, and the Snowfield—made it onto the list?"

"Were they all pushed down? No, their names aren't even in the top ten."

“No,” Yu Xun’er said from the side, “The totem saint of the snowfield…it is said that he has fallen.”

"It seems that after being squeezed out of the top ten by Dao Hui Buddhist disciple who broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he risked practicing forbidden techniques, went mad, and died."

"Oh." Lin Jing nodded. He was probably under pressure from the totem demon emperor of the snowfield, so he had to take a risky approach, but he failed.

"What about the Crown Prince of the Sea God Palace and Young Master Long Liu? Did they also perish?" Lin Jing found it hard to believe.

These two were in the top five of the Fortune Ranking when he last checked it, and they had paid him protection money.

Yu Xun'er said, "Senior, don't you know...? Shortly before the start of the Tianyuan Grand Gathering, several demon beast forces, including the Sea God Palace, the Misty Forest, and the Snowfield, all announced their joining the Demon Court."

"Among them, the Crown Prince of the Sea God Palace, Long Liu Gongzi, a disciple of the Forest Sea Dragon Emperor, signed a contract with Xu Qingyao, the Holy Maiden of the Demon Court, as an envoy... In this Tianyuan Grand Gathering, Xu Qingyao relied on their help to climb to third place on the Golden List."

"Unfortunately, Princess Gu Youran of the Ancient Clan has cultivated an Immortal Body. Even with Senior Xu Qingyao joining forces with several Nascent Soul stage demon beasts to fight her, she was still suppressed by the Immortal Body..."

"No wonder." Lin Jing was wondering why his senior sister was so fierce. It turned out that with the efforts of the Demon Emperor over the years, she had successfully incorporated almost all the top demon beast forces in Tianyuan Continent.

The Crown Prince of the Sea God Palace and Prince Longliu were practically equivalent to "hostages".

However, it's not bad either. After all, in this way, they can all enter the Origin Realm, and by working together, they can obtain more resources.

"That's not right." Lin Jing remembered that his senior sister should only have one contract slot left, so how could she have two? Did she cultivate an extra contract slot like him?
"Never mind." Everyone has their own destiny, so Lin Jing stopped thinking about it. But was this ancient princess really that strong?

If the ancient princesses cultivated to the point of attaining immortality, then the ancient princes must have cultivated to the point of attaining immortality as well.

It seems the Second Generation Ancient Emperor has achieved his goal. Lin Jing can imagine that the Second Generation Ancient Emperor is now more confident in facing the First Generation Ancient Emperor and is even more certain that his decision to concentrate resources on cultivating the ancient bloodline was the right one.

"Feng Ning has indeed successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and is ranked in the top ten. She didn't waste that Taiyin Divine Body Pill." Lin Jing looked at it. If nothing unexpected happened, this would be the list of those who would enter the Origin Realm.

However, he still wants to know why no one notified him to participate...

He took out the tiger tooth that could connect him to the Demon Emperor, and after a moment, the Demon Emperor's voice came through.

"You've emerged from seclusion."

"Your Majesty, the Tianyuan Grand Gathering has begun... Why didn't anyone inform me?"

The Demon Emperor said, "I called you, but you didn't respond."

"Uh... really?" Lin Jing fell into deep thought, wondering when that happened.

"I guessed you were in seclusion, so I didn't call out much. Anyway, your spot was already reserved, and almost no one can take it away from you. Whether you participate in the Tianyuan Grand Gathering or not won't make a big difference," the Demon Emperor said nonchalantly.

"Alright..." Lin Jing scratched his head. Oh, I see. It seems that he neglected to contact the Demon Emperor during his cultivation in the Hourglass of Time. But shouldn't someone be sent to the Spirit Dao Sect to inform him of such a big matter? Just using a remote magic weapon to call out casually... Who can answer the phone 100% every time?

Moreover, the Lingdao Sect is not very considerate. They know I am cultivating in your sect, and all their own disciples have gone to attend the meeting, so they just left me here alone, right?
Lin Jing glanced at Yu Xun'er. This girl was probably also keeping an eye on the news from the Tianyuan Grand Gathering to the Lingdao Sect. She didn't interrupt her seclusion to call him.

"Is His Majesty at the Tianyuan Grand Gathering now? Do I still need to go?" Lin Jing asked.

"Since the event is over and the ten spots have been basically decided, I won't go."

"But has the date for activating the Origin Realm teleportation array been confirmed?"

"Come on, why aren't you coming? Hurry up and come here," the Demon Emperor cursed.

"That second-generation ancient emperor is too arrogant. Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran should have both cultivated the acquired immortal body. Even if Xu Qingyao and the others were combined, they would be no match for him."

Are you aware of the current situation of the Demon Court?

"Nowadays... the Demon Court is a powerful force that can be compared with the ancient kingdoms, one representing the human race and the other representing the demon race."

"Xu Qingyao, representing the Demon Court, joined forces with the Crown Prince of the Sea God Palace, the successor of the Dragon Emperor, and all of Xu Qingyao's pets, yet they couldn't even defeat Gu Youran. This infuriates me!"

"So what if you have immortal bodies? You brat, come here and give these two immortal bodies a good beating first."

Lin Jing smiled wryly and said, "It's meaningless, isn't it? Once we enter the Origin Realm, the ranking on the Golden List will be useless. Snatching the first or second place won't make much difference."

"How can it be meaningless? The significance lies in making the Demon Court's reputation surpass that of the ancient kingdom. Come quickly."

"Alright." Lin Jing shrugged, looked at Yu Xun'er beside him, and asked, "I'm going to catch the tail end of the Tianyuan Grand Gathering, do you want to come and watch?"

"Won't our bloodline be discovered?" Yu Xun'er hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Probably so."

"Then I won't go," Yu Xun'er said. "It's not time to contact the ancient clans yet, so you should go by yourself, Senior."

"Alright." Lin Jing looked towards the Ancient Domain. During this time, the first Ancient Emperor also discovered Yu Xun'er's true identity. She was the daughter of the Seventh Prince. This Seventh Prince was indeed a playboy prince who frequented brothels and was known for his womanizing ways.

His talent was unremarkable among the princes, and the second-generation emperor did not place high hopes on him.

The ambitious Yu Xun'er naturally wouldn't acknowledge such a useless person as her father. She had no urge to acknowledge him and only wanted to get rid of this parasite who was of no value to the ancient country one day.

She didn't understand why the second-generation ancient emperor, while nurturing talented and hardworking geniuses like Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran, wasted resources on a useless prince like the seventh prince and was unwilling to allocate resources to nurture other geniuses in the ancient kingdom. He was being too fixated on bloodlines.

"Blood ties are a powerful relationship," Lin Jing sighed. In fact, it was understandable for the second-generation ancient emperor to do this as the patriarch of the ancient clan. However, he also had another identity: the ruler of the ancient kingdom and the emperor of the human race.

Compared to the identity of the ancient clan chief, the first ancient emperor clearly placed more emphasis on the identity of the ruler of the ancient kingdom.

"Then you wait here. I'll be right back. Let me go and see just how much strength your aunt and uncle have been nurtured to by the second-generation ancient emperor."

(End of this chapter)