Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 428 Origin Realm
The first-ever Tianyuan Grand Gathering, open to all the geniuses of the continent, ended in an unexpected manner throughout the cultivation world.

First, the Demon Court unified most of the demon beast forces, and as a result, the Demon Court's Holy Maiden Xu Qingyao's strength increased greatly, giving her the potential to become the strongest prodigy through the art of beast taming.

Later, the two prodigies of the ancient clans cultivated their acquired immortal bodies and powerfully defeated the then-rising star Xu Qingyao.

Everyone thought the Tianyuan Grand Gathering would come to an end with the Immortal Body reigning supreme, but unexpectedly, the Heavenly Demon descended, and the Holy Son of the Demon Court, wielding the secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon, suppressed the Immortal Body, demonstrating the might of the Heavenly Demon to the world.

As a result, both the top experts on the mainland and the young prodigies gained a completely new understanding of the cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Realm.

In order for the prodigies to have the strength to fight against the cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Realm after entering the Origin Realm, Lin Jing subsequently allowed each prodigy to experience the Heavenly Demon Secret Technique repeatedly until each of them could barely cope with a portion of the Heavenly Demon's power.

"That's about right. After all, according to Senior Mo Song, only a few Heavenly Demon Cult cultivators possess the bloodline of the Demon Race. Now that they all have countermeasures against the Heavenly Demon Secret Techniques, the journey to the Origin Realm should be without hindrance." During this period, Lin Jing was actually using battles with several prodigies to train his Heavenly Demon Avatar.

These prodigies are all at the Nascent Soul stage. As long as the Heavenly Demon Avatar doesn't use the Heavenly Demon Body to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, then it won't be a one-sided battle.

However, the more this was the case, the more Lin Jing could feel the domineering nature of the demon bloodline. He remembered the introduction of the Demon God Body in the Two Realms Grotto Heaven... A perfect Demon God Body can have demonic power comparable to immortal power.

Immortal power... This is a power that can only be obtained after transcending tribulations and ascending to immortality. Even immortal bodies do not inherently possess immortal power; they are destined to become immortals and will eventually obtain immortal power.

This made Lin Jing look forward to the moment when the demon bloodline was perfected. Although the demon god body did not have the strange and wonderful abilities of other immortal bodies, in terms of the quality of magic power alone, it seemed to be able to crush most immortal bodies.

One year after the Tianyuan Grand Gathering ended, the prodigies of Tianyuan were about to head to the Origin Realm. During this time, the Heavenly Demon incarnation was sparring with the prodigies, while Lin Jing's true body was digesting the Dragon Saliva Wine given by the Sea God Palace, intending to repair the lifespan that had been burned during this period.

After recuperation, from cultivating the Heavenly Demon Body in the forest to his upcoming journey to the Origin Realm, not only has all the lifespan he consumed during this period been restored, but his vitality has even become more vigorous.

However, Lin Jing did not expect that the Dragon Saliva Wine would have such a strong aftereffect. His avatar was fine, as he only drank a little, but his true body often felt drowsy and would probably need to sleep for decades to digest the effects of the wine.

Lin Jing certainly didn't have time to sleep for decades, so he could only rely on the hangover pills made by the dragon carp to keep himself alert every day. Although there were some minor issues, seeing that his burned lifespan had returned, Lin Jing was not entirely unable to accept it.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, these side effects should subside quickly with the help of hangover remedies.

"It's finally about to begin." Lin Jing stood atop a mountain in the ancient country. During this time, he had already taken care of the matters of the Tianyuan Continent. Now, for Lin Jing, it was time to seriously improve his strength in the Origin Realm, break through to the Void Profound Realm, and then be squeezed out of the Origin Realm and return to Tianyuan.

At that time, with his Void Profound cultivation, he will have a certain ability to protect himself in the lower realm. No matter how chaotic the situation in the lower realm is, as long as he has Void Profound cultivation, he can basically find a safe haven.

Whoosh— Lin Jing's figure slid down from the mountain peak and disappeared in an instant. After a long time, he arrived outside an ancient ruin. At this time, in addition to Lin Jing, several other geniuses from the top ten of the Fortune Ranking also arrived one after another.

Senior Sister and Sword Immortal Lingyue had arrived ahead of time. They nodded slightly when they saw Lin Jing.

Apart from the two of them, the gazes of the other prodigies toward Lin Jing were somewhat unsteady and abnormal, clearly because they had been deeply affected by the power of the Heavenly Demon during this period.

Lin Jing showed no mercy to the unfamiliar prodigies, acting like an emotionless machine, unleashing his demonic power upon them upon meeting them. How much they could comprehend was up to them.

However, when facing an acquaintance, Lin Jing still chose to patiently and meticulously explain the various aspects of the Heavenly Demon Secret Technique. This kind of treatment is not something everyone receives.

As scheduled at the Tianyuan Grand Gathering, the eight prodigies arrived quickly. In the end, the Second Generation Ancient Emperor personally led Gu Xinghe and Gu Youran to descend. These two were the only ones that Lin Jing's demonic avatar, who remained at the Nascent Soul stage, could not deal with. Therefore, every time Lin Jing's avatar sparred with them, he had to step into the Divine Transformation stage. The losses incurred during this period were naturally made up by the Second Generation Ancient Emperor.

"The Origin Realm Teleportation Array is about to be activated."

"The Daoists are in position," the second-generation ancient emperor said slowly upon arrival.

"Before you head to the Origin Realm, I, the Emperor, will describe the current situation of the Origin Realm to you once again!"

“In ancient times, each cultivation world basically fought its own battles, divided into countless different forces, competing in the Origin Realm for the Immortal Source that could nurture immortal energy... Even cultivators in the same cultivation world would not necessarily cooperate. Each cultivator had only one goal: to obtain the Immortal Source by any means necessary.”

"However, after the Heavenly Demon Sect stirred up trouble in the lower realm and the Immortal Cultivation Alliance was established, the landscape of the Origin Realm seems to have changed somewhat. Most of the cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm have gathered together. Although there are still some cultivators and rogue cultivators who act independently, the forces in the Origin Realm can basically be divided into two groups: the Heavenly Demon Sect and the geniuses of the Immortal Cultivation Alliance."

"After entering the Origin Realm, your first task will be to contact and join the Immortal Cultivation Alliance, except for one person... Lin Jing. His avatar will disguise himself as a cultivator of the Heavenly Demon Sect to try to infiltrate the Heavenly Demon Sect. Therefore, the other nine of you must not mention anything about Lin Jing's Heavenly Demon avatar in the Origin Realm."

After saying this, the second-generation ancient emperor took out a scroll and said, "This Heavenly Dao Scroll was jointly crafted by all those who seek the Dao. It contains powerful restrictions. If you sign a contract, and if you reveal any information about the Demon Court's Holy Son's Heavenly Demon Incarnation in the Origin Realm, you will suffer the backlash of the contract!"

The second-generation ancient emperor also knew very well that sending Lin Jing, who had mastered the secret techniques of the Heavenly Demon, to infiltrate the Heavenly Demon forces and bring back some intelligence was the most advantageous course of action for the Tianyuan Realm.

The prodigies nodded; this was exactly what they wanted to see. Having their own mole within the opposing forces would obviously make them feel safer.

One by one, they signed the contract. Seeing this, the Second Generation Ancient Emperor spoke up: "What I'm about to say is the most crucial thing. According to records, no matter which cultivation world you are teleported to, you will arrive at a random location in the Origin Realm. Therefore, no one knows what you will encounter when you first enter the Origin Realm. You must be extremely vigilant. However, what is certain is that there should be no death threat beyond the Void Profound Realm in the Origin Realm. You can rest assured about that."

(End of this chapter)