Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 517 This Immortal Palace is Unorthodox

Everyone thought that the trials in the Immortal Realm and the Immortal Palace would be tests of talent, comprehension, and magical combat. At the very least, some vague and ethereal things like destiny and immortal fate would be normal.

As a result, the test immediately required cultivators from the lower realms to "send gifts" to those above, which completely stumped Lin Jing.

If you were to say this was his hometown in his previous life, then this kind of thing was indeed everywhere.

Even if this kind of thing were done in some small sects, Lin Jing wouldn't find it strange.

But this is already a selection process for core disciples by major powers in the immortal realm. Is there something amiss with doing this?

"How greedy." The Alliance envoy muttered to himself. The Immortal Palace was not a small force in the Immortal Realm. Those who could participate in the design of the Ascension Realm must be Immortal Lord level elders of the Immortal Palace.

A generous gift from a cultivator seeking enlightenment in the lower realm might catch the eye of an ordinary True Immortal, but it would be extremely difficult to catch the eye of a Celestial Lord.

However, the facts are not absolute. There are always some geniuses from the lower realms who accidentally obtain some heaven-defying treasures. These treasures are considered extremely valuable even in the immortal realm. The immortal palace cultivators who designed this part wanted the entrants to offer such treasures.

Only a fool would actually give it to them!
Moreover, the connection between the lower realm and the immortal realm has been severed, so the treasures thrown in probably won't reach the upper realm anyway. Just leave some there randomly.

"Tianmingzi, you give it a try." The alliance envoy looked at Palace Master Tianming, asking him to show his sincerity first, and then continued to sized up Lin Jing and the Demon Emperor.

"May I ask how you two are addressed?"

"I am an envoy of the Immortal Cultivation Alliance, under the command of Vice Alliance Leader Jian Taixu. You two are from the Tianyuan Realm, aren't you?"

At the same time, after pondering to himself, Lin Jing also deduced the situation of the Tianming Realm from the entrants from the Tianming side.

The Heavenly Realm has not yet fallen!
The Immortal Cultivation Alliance has made its move.

However, the alliance cultivators who entered the secret realm were not among the major alliance leaders. It seems that the powerful alliance leader who stopped the Heavenly Vengeance Demon Emperor is no longer here. The situation inside the Ascension Secret Realm is much better than I imagined, except that the content of the test is a bit beyond my expectations.

"Lin Aotian," Lin Jing introduced himself.

"The Lord of the Heavenly Origin Demon Court," the Demon Emperor said calmly.

“Fellow Daoist, your appearance is quite similar to that of Lin Jing, a prodigy from the Origin Realm. Could it be…” The Alliance envoy also voiced the question posed by the Palace Master of Tianming Palace. He had also seen Lin Jing’s portrait, and indeed, they were very similar.

"Lin Jing, my son! Hahaha, it seems my son's name has already resounded throughout the myriad realms." Lin Jing revealed a gratified smile.

"Lin Jing, the Holy Son of my Demon Court, hahahaha." The Demon Emperor had said to listen to Lin Jing, and whatever Lin Jing said, she imitated...

Oh shit!

The two people who came in from Tianyuan Realm seemed a bit off, causing the Alliance envoy and the main figure of Tianming Palace to frown.

"I am the Palace Master of the Celestial Palace of the Heavenly Cry Realm. It is fate that I have met you two. Since that is the case, why don't we explore this Ascension Realm together? I wonder what you two think of this first trial?"

Tianmingzi did not take the initiative to offer "sincerity" and ignored the alliance envoy's orders. Although the alliance envoy was of noble status and a follower of Jian Taixu, Tianmingzi was not afraid of him in terms of strength.

Now that it concerns the bestowal of treasures by the Lord of the Immortal Palace, he also had his own ulterior motives. The Demon Emperor glanced at Lin Jing, indicating that he had no ideas and would leave everything to Lin Jing's arrangements.

"This bucket..." Lin Jing narrowed his eyes and said, "If the lower realm and the upper realm were still connected, offering a precious treasure might indeed win the favor of the immortals in the upper realm. But given the current situation, I think it's better to just put some random things in it, lest we put in valuable items but fail to get the attention of the upper realm and end up not being able to retrieve them."

"That's true, but isn't it a bit disrespectful to just leave things lying around like that?" said the Palace Master of Tianming Palace.

"In short, everyone should weigh the pros and cons themselves," Lin Jing transmitted his voice to the Demon Emperor.
“We put in some things that look precious but aren’t important to us.”

"What, top-grade immortal energy?" the Demon Emperor asked. This stuff was incredibly precious, and they still had some left over, so releasing a couple of strands wouldn't be a problem.

"Your Majesty, top-grade immortal energy is indeed precious, but that is only in the context of the lower realm. In the immortal realm, even a stray cat on the roadside can absorb immortal energy day and night, so it is nothing special."

"Then what do you want to put in?" the Demon Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty seems reluctant to switch to cultivating the 'Nine Dances of the Immortal Harp' that I sent you before? This was created by an Immortal King of the Immortal Realm, who gathered several Immortal Lords who were proficient in the Way of Music. Even in the Immortal Realm, it is a rare technique. If Your Majesty does not wish to switch to cultivating it, you can put it here and give it a try."

"That's right." The Demon Emperor's expression was conflicted. This cultivation technique was indeed remarkable, but she was not interested in any music or dance. Her current cultivation technique was a demon clan technique left behind by the ancestor of the Divine Tiger Clan, which she cherished. Rather than switching cultivation methods, she wanted to improve her own technique to make it stronger. Although this was difficult, it was, after all, an ancestral technique and she couldn't just throw it away.

However, this Immortal Lord-level cultivation technique cannot be imprinted by anyone other than an immortal. There is only one version in the lower realm. Once it is thrown in, it is truly gone. This is a real luxury.

"Give it a try." Lin Jing wasn't too bothered by the thought, and then pondered what he should throw in.

He did have quite a few valuable items, but they were only considered rare in the lower realms. In the immortal realm, they would be considered rare... There really weren't any. Lin Jing thought for a moment, "How about I throw in a few composites of Glazed Immortal Eyes?"

No matter what, the Celestial Eye is a Celestial King-level divine power. The things it creates should be considered rare even in the Celestial Realm. Although its value may not be great in the Celestial Realm, its rarity is its advantage, as it comes from a Celestial King-level divine power!
"Send more, one of them will surely hit the mark," Lin Jing muttered to himself.

Each of the four had their own thoughts and threw things into the wooden barrel. After a moment, the four stepped back, and the contents of the barrel disappeared. Then, a mechanical sound appeared.

As expected! Although the connection between the upper and lower realms has been severed, there are mechanical constructs similar to artifact spirits within the secret realm, responsible for supervising the trials.

The wooden barrel belonging to the Alliance envoy was the first to light up, and a mysterious mechanism emitted a cold voice: "A broken immortal artifact, is this how you treat a beggar? You have no sincerity whatsoever."

"Damn it." The Alliance envoy clenched his fist. "Giving it to you is already generous enough, why are you being so picky?"

The Demon Emperor's wooden bucket then lit up: "A high-level cultivation technique, quite sincere."

"That's it?" The Demon Emperor was stunned. Damn it, all I got in return for my Immortal Lord-level cultivation technique was a "not bad sincerity"?

The wooden bucket belonging to the Palace Master of Tianming Palace then lit up: "What do you mean by sending back treasures bestowed upon the lower realm by the upper realm? Are you trying to fool us?"

The Heavenly Palace Master's face turned green. "Bullshit! The most valuable thing in the Heavenly Realm is what the Immortal Palace bestowed upon us."

If you think it's trash, don't give it away as a reward.

The mechanical sound fell silent on the Lin Jing side.

(End of this chapter)