Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 453: Pulling heads

After speaking, Lin Jing and the Yinsi Mountain God temporarily took their leave, giving the Underworld Goddess ample time to consider.

The Yinsi Mountain God, following Lin Jing, couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean? If I join the Heaven and Earth Sect, I have to fight alongside you, but if she joins, she can become the honorary vice sect leader and doesn't have to do anything. Why is that?"

Lin Jing waved his hand and said, "How could we not do anything? It's just that the Netherworld Goddess clearly doesn't trust our grand plan, nor does she trust you, Vice Sect Master. Since that's the case, there's no point in forcing her."

"If she is even slightly interested in this grand plan and accepts the position of honorary vice sect leader, we will have succeeded halfway."

"Why?" the Yinsi Mountain God did not understand.

Lin Jing glanced at it and said, "Even if she doesn't fulfill any duties, as long as she joins the Heaven and Earth Sect, it will be more convenient for us to recruit other strange gods."

"With just the two of us, the credibility is too low, but if other spirits see that the Mountain God of Lust and the Goddess of the Underworld have joined in, the credibility will obviously be much higher."

"The more people we have at the beginning, the bigger our scale will be, and the easier it will be to attract more new members. Once we pull off a big heist, even if we don't actively invite them, a steady stream of monsters will come to join us!"

"Once the Heaven and Earth Sect grows large enough, under the combined influence of the will of all its cultivators, it will be difficult for the Netherworld Goddess, as the Vice Sect Master, to remain unscathed at crucial moments. At that time, even if the Netherworld Goddess doesn't participate in the 'Sect War,' will our enemies believe her?"

"That's true!" The lewd mountain god clicked his tongue.

Two days later, the Goddess of the Underworld indeed received Lin Jing and the Mountain God of Lust again. She looked at the Mountain God of Lust and said, "For the sake of our long-standing friendship, I will trust you this time."

"But let's make it clear, I won't provide any resources, nor will I fight for you."

"At most, it means not helping your enemies resurrect the dead, and not aiding your opponents."

"That's enough!" Lin Jing smiled slightly, tossed out a token, and said, "This token represents the identity of the Honorary Vice Sect Master of the Heaven and Earth Sect. Please keep it safe, Your Highness."

"Also, although I won't ask Your Majesty to take action, I have another request that isn't unreasonable, and I hope Your Majesty will grant it."

"What?" The Goddess of the Underworld exclaimed in alarm.

“In my cultivation world, a total of ten cultivators have come to the Source Realm. As far as I know, there happens to be one with the Taiyin Physique who has been detained in the Netherworld by the Empress. This is my good friend, my good friend, and also the Vice Sect Master’s good friend. I wonder if it would be possible to return my good friend to me?”

"That female cultivator comes from the same cultivation world as you?" The Netherworld Goddess sighed in annoyance. Damn it, what kind of situation is this? She just spent a lot of resources to help that female cultivator master the Yin Sha Technique, and now she's going to send her away??
“Yes, of course. The territory of the Underworld Goddess is extremely safe. It is not impossible for her to continue to cultivate here. However, I hope that the Underworld Goddess will treat her well. How about I make her serve as a messenger between the Underworld Goddess and me?” Lin Jing further proposed.

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The ghost town of Hades.

Inside the city, on a massive array composed of countless skulls, dozens of female cultivators of the Taiyin Body level sat cross-legged in various places, refining the array with their Yin Spirit power.

Somewhere in the grand formation, the Lingyue Sword Immortal Feng Ning was also present. Compared to the Taiyin Body cultivators who had been here for countless years, she had only been here a short time, and her mind was still preoccupied with how to escape this hellish place.

Using force... she had already given up. Back when she first encountered the Goddess of the Underworld, she had chosen to struggle with force. Unfortunately, she was no match for the Goddess of the Underworld. She judged that even Lin Jing and the others were no match for this old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years.

"If these dozens of Taiyin physiques obeyed my command and jointly unleashed the Taiyin Limitless Sword Formation, perhaps..." However, Feng Ning thought it was impossible... "Greetings, Goddess of the Underworld!!!"

Suddenly, a female demon spoke, and the many female demons refining the great array stopped and bowed to the spirit of the Netherworld Goddess who had descended from the sky.

Forced into a corner, Feng Ning had no choice but to play along. Fortunately, the Netherworld Goddess did not persecute her and even provided her with resources for cultivation. Otherwise, given her temperament, she would have fought the Netherworld Goddess to the death even if it cost her her life.

"Hmm." The Netherworld Goddess's gaze swept over the many Yin Sha women, then looked at Feng Ning and said, "From today onwards, you no longer need to refine formations. I hereby appoint you as the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld. You will be assigned other tasks from now on."

"???" Feng Ning was stunned, and the other Yin Sha women were also surprised, all looking at Feng Ning.

I don't understand why the Goddess of the Underworld would treat this person so specially, when he is just a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with a Taiyin Body!

Under the envious and jealous gazes of countless Taiyin beings, Feng Ning gripped the invisible sword intent and followed the Netherworld Goddess away from this place in a daze.

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Lin Jing asked the Goddess of the Underworld a favor: if the Holy Son of the Demonic Sect came to the Underworld to revive his pet, she must find him immediately and notify him.

This is clearly in the clause of "not helping your enemies to resurrect the dead, nor aiding your adversaries."

After partially subduing the Netherworld Goddess, things went much more smoothly for Lin Jing and the Mountain God Deputy Sect Master.

Led by the deputy sect leader of the mountain god, both sides frantically searched for rogue cultivators and spirits who had not joined any faction, trying to recruit them into their ranks.

Most of the spirits were initially hesitant, but seeing that senior figures from the Origin Realm like the Mountain God of Lust and the Goddess of the Underworld had joined, they naturally put aside their reserve and joined the Heaven and Earth Sect together, sharing a common goal: to leave the Origin Realm.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The moment of the birth of the Immortal Source, which occurs once every ten years, is extremely close.

During this period, Lin Jing wasted no time, expanding the number of people in the Heaven and Earth Sect to double digits. In addition to the Lustful Mountain God and the Netherworld Goddess, he later recruited sixteen Nascent Soul spirits. Although their strength was not as great as the Lustful Mountain God and the Netherworld Goddess, they were not to be underestimated when combined, each possessing strength no less than that of the Demon Star of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

The only pity is that Lin Jing does not have absolute command over them for the time being; they are only brought together by their shared ambition.

However, even the Heavenly Demon Saint and the Chaos Immortal Body cannot perfectly command the cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Immortal Cultivation Alliance; they are all equally incompetent.

Beneath the surface, the biggest gap between Lin Jing and Sheng Kun and Li Tianyi—the gap in power—is slowly closing...

"The Immortal Source has been born!!!"

Several days later, in a certain place in the Origin Realm, the sky was filled with celestial light. Many cultivators rushed forward. The celestial source was randomly generated in a certain place in the Origin Realm, but this celestial light illuminated the entire Origin Realm, allowing everyone to locate its position. The cultivators who were nearby were overjoyed, while the cultivators who were far away, though helpless, rushed to the place where the celestial source was born as quickly as possible, hoping that there would still be a chance to seize it!
"They've arrived..." At this moment, Lin Jing, who was walking on the land of the Origin Realm, and Mo Yu, who was in seclusion somewhere, were both attracted by the light of the Immortal Origin and set off, determined to make their first move in the Origin Realm.

(End of this chapter)