Beast Tamer Ascension-Book 4 Westward Quest for the Golden Light Gu

Vol 4 Chapter 4: Westward Quest for the Golden Light Gu

Lin Jing was speechless.

Senior Shen Song's mindset was just too dangerous.

"Senior, if it really comes to that point, it wouldn't be called defecting to the Demon Realm. It would be called a Tianyuan cultivator enduring humiliation as an undercover agent in the Demon Realm, waiting for a chance to take revenge."

After correcting Senior Shen Song’s statement, Lin Jing said, "Hopefully, that day never comes."

"Best case scenario, some great power in the Immortal Realm takes care of the Demon Lord soon, then reopens the ascension path, allowing immortals to descend and wipe out the lower realm’s Heavenly Demon Sect once and for all. That way, the Tianyuan Realm won’t have to live in fear anymore..."

"You think too beautifully." Shen Song envied that kind of optimism.

"Naturally. Optimists don’t die young." Lin Jing hesitated, then said, "Senior, I think there’s one more thing..."

"What now?" Shen Song had already been about to see him off, only to realize Lin Jing really was full of requests.

"Is it that you want to introduce this one to me too?" Shen Song looked at the mushroom spirit floating out again and fell into contemplation.

"A spell spirit. If you’re hoping I’ll praise your talent, then yes, it’s impressive. But why does a phantom-type spell spirit look like a mushroom? Don’t tell me you were influenced by me and now have a fondness for grass and wood spirits?"

"Mememushroom!" The spell spirit gave the rough, huge, and ugly Shen Song a glance, then dove back into Lin Jing’s body.

It was just waiting for an opportunity to hypnotize Lin Jing...

"That’s not it." Lin Jing spoke. "It’s about your neighbor—the other Longevity Physique—Gu Qianqiu."

"Oh, her." Shen Song said. "Seems she’s already at peak Core Formation. Cultivates pretty fast. But this Immortal Prison Mountain’s spiritual energy—out of ten parts, she alone takes up eight... I only let her have it because she doesn’t have many years left to live."

Lin Jing said helplessly, "I’ve prepared some resources to help with her breakthrough to Nascent Soul and some gentle longevity-extending ones. While I’m gone, I’ll have to trouble senior to watch over her. Just make sure she successfully breaks through before her lifespan runs out."

With the arrival of the Golden Era, Gu Qianqiu should, in theory, find it easier to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

Still, Lin Jing wasn’t at ease. He planned to leave behind everything he’d obtained in Tongtian City that could extend life or aid in breakthrough.

As for his own future needs, he could just acquire what he needed from the Demon Court.

"Fine, fine..." Shen Song muttered. Now that Lin Jing was under the Demon Emperor’s protection, Shen Song wasn’t sure if he’d ever get Lin Jing’s blood again. But now, with a second Longevity Physique appearing, even if he couldn’t get Lin Jing’s, at least he had a backup...

"Leave it to me. Worst case, I’ll use demonic techniques to push her up there. You can count on me."

............

Not long after, Lin Jing reluctantly bid farewell to Senior Shen Song.

Gu Qianqiu was still in seclusion, so Lin Jing didn’t disturb her.

He inspected the dungeon, rewarded Vice Captain Mosquito Girl of the Demon Capture Squad, then contacted his senior sister.

For now, Dragon Carp had yet to reach Nascent Soul, and using its divine powers still posed a strain, so Lin Jing planned to wait until it broke through and returned before refining this batch of demons and monsters.

Besides, in just a few years, the number of captives in the mountain dungeon wasn’t that many yet.

Might as well stockpile more...

With Elder Huan Li of Thousand Illusions Mountain stationed at the Immortal Prison, Lin Jing wasn’t worried anything would happen to the captives.

"Out of seclusion? Congrats!"

Before he could even pull out the communication jade, his senior sister transmitted directly.

"Yeah, and congrats to you too, Senior Sister, for reaching the top ten of the Fortune Gold List..." Lin Jing looked up at the sky.

The Fortune Gold List didn’t show normally. Cultivators had to concentrate their minds to see it.

Among the giant names on the golden list in the sky, Senior Sister Xu Qingyao’s name stood out at number nine.

After years of grooming by the Demon Emperor and massive resource investment, she was now considered the strongest Nascent Soul genius in the world.

After all, she now represented the Demon Court and the Demon Emperor. Her strength couldn’t afford to be weak. With the immense resource support, not only she herself, but all her beast pets were stuffed with resources.

"Stop it. The top eight are all at Soul Transformation already. Give me a few more years, and when I’m fully prepared, I’ll challenge Soul Transformation too. Though... it’ll probably take a while." Xu Qingyao said irritably.

Prodigy.

That word usually implied youth.

Under normal circumstances, anyone who reached Soul Transformation should already be halfway through their lifespan, hardly what you’d call a prodigy.

But there was this small group of freaks—still in their prime relative to their total lifespan—who had already reached the Soul Transformation stage.

Currently, in the Tianyuan Realm, there were eight such people.

Compared to their total lifespan, they were still youths or young adults. But in cultivation, they were already halfway up the mountain.

In the eyes of the world, these eight people had the greatest chance of reaching the Dao Seeking stage.

"Keep it up, Senior Sister. I just wonder when I’ll be able to get on that list..." Lin Jing mused. If he made it, the boost to his cultivation speed would be huge.

Heading to the Buddhist sect to contend for the rare Gu wouldn’t be peaceful. He didn’t know if his current strength would be enough to make the Fortune Gold List.

After all, he’d looked carefully... When the list first appeared, all one hundred were Nascent Soul and above. But five years later, six of the names were now Golden Core cultivators.

That meant these six had already defeated certain Nascent Soul-level prodigies and taken their fortune.

Six wolves, huh...

It wasn’t like defeating some old Nascent Soul who got there by dragging out the years.

It meant that if these six reached Nascent Soul, they’d likely land near the top of the list. Their talent was terrifying!

"You..." Xu Qingyao heard Lin Jing mumbling and asked.

"How long is your current lifespan?"

Before Lin Jing could answer, she continued, "If we go by current age versus total lifespan, we might barely qualify as prodigies. But you? You’re probably still an infant. I represent the Demon Court, and the Demon Emperor—it's normal for me to be anxious. But you don’t need to be. Your life... is long."

Lin Jing chuckled. "Alright. Actually, I just wanted to ask—has the Sect Master and Senior Brother come out of seclusion yet?"

"Mm, they both have."

"After coming out, they were completely stunned by all the changes..."

"And the Transformation Pill?"

"Father and Senior Brother had no patience. They directly terminated the contracts, letting Mother and Hong’er complete their transformations..." Xu Qingyao sighed. "They said who knows how long modifying the Beast Taming Art would take. Instead of waiting forever, better to break the contract now and then figure out how to modify it to allow contracting beastfolk."

Lin Jing blinked. "They’ve transformed already huh..."

"Then, Senior Sister, please tell them for me—I forgot to mention something earlier... During this time, absolutely don’t have children."

He had no idea how that fox demon soul Shen Song met had reincarnated. He just hoped it wouldn’t end up in someone familiar’s belly. That would be really awkward.

Especially Senior Brother Ouyang—very dangerous!

After all, the races were similar!

"Got it." Though Senior Sister didn’t know why, she still nodded and said, "I’ll pass the message."

"And the Beast Taming Sect—everything’s fine for now, right?" Lin Jing asked his final question of concern.

“You mean the Beast Taming Sect’s mountain gate? The Ancient Nation has already given the green light. Now the Beast Taming Sect’s mountain gate has been relocated to the site once occupied by the Sinluo Hall of the Qingzhou forces. After the Tongtian City battle, Sinluo Hall was also wiped out by the Demon Court. Their territory became vacant and was handed over to the Beast Taming Sect. Currently, the Myriad Beasts Gate and Thousand Illusions Mountain have also pledged allegiance to the Demon Court. This region can basically be considered Demon Court territory now.”

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“As for that undead demon you’re most concerned about, the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda has also been relocated by Her Majesty the Demon Emperor using a divine ability. It’s still being sealed underground beneath the Beast Taming Sect’s mountain gate. I bet it doesn’t even know it’s been moved.”

“Then it’s all good.” Lin Jing nodded. Looks like after the trade between the Demon Emperor and the Ancient Emperor, the Beast Taming Sect had been properly arranged.

Even if the Ancient Emperor disliked non-humans, he probably couldn’t resist the temptation of the Golden Bell, and wouldn’t care anymore about the fate of the Beast Taming Sect or a small cultivator like Lin Jing.

Lin Jing once again looked toward the Fortune Gold List. After all, out of the current top ten names, three were from the Ancient Nation, and both first and second place were Ancient Clan prodigies! The foundation of the Ancient Clan was terrifying.

This opening of the Golden Era clearly benefited the Ancient Nation—the number one human power—the most.

First, the Ancient Prince...

Second, the Ancient Princess...

Before the Gold List appeared, no one even knew that the Second Generation Ancient Emperor had a daughter. After all, whether it was the Hidden Dragon Secret Art or the True Dragon Secret Art, reputation was everything. That’s why the rumors of the Ancient Prince having triple physiques and being at the thirteenth layer of Qi Refining had spread across the continent.

But this Ancient Princess had no fame whatsoever before, which was highly unusual—unless she hadn’t cultivated the Ancient Clan’s secret techniques...

“Soul Formation, huh...”

After confirming there were no issues with the Beast Taming Sect, Lin Jing made some preparations and headed to the Demon Court headquarters to request an audience with the Demon Emperor.

“I’ll use space magic to take you all to the Western Desert. The journey is long, and traveling across the void will take time.” At the Demon Court headquarters, the Demon Emperor sat on her dragon throne, hands resting on the armrests, eyes fixed on Lin Jing below.

“Okay.” Lin Jing directly took out the “Void-Dizziness Pill” he had prepared in advance and swallowed it.

Then, under the Demon Emperor’s speechless gaze, he asked, “Your Majesty, when I get there, should I enter the Western Desert as the Demon Court’s Holy Son, or disguise myself as a monk to retrieve the Golden Light Gu?”

“Of course as the Demon Court’s Holy Son, what kind of stupid question is that? I’ve said it before—now that you’ve become the Demon Court’s Holy Son, you don’t have to skulk around anymore. No one can touch you.”

“Since you also have Buddhist cultivation attainments, you meet the Golden Light Temple’s conditions. If they don’t play by the rules, I’ll personally go have a word with the Buddhist leaders. At that point, it won’t be following their rules anymore—it’ll be a straight-up snatch! But, if you can’t obtain the Golden Light Gu through their rules, then that means you’re just not as good as their Buddhist prodigies. I won’t help you save face.”

Lin Jing smiled, indicating he understood...

“Also, for this westward trip to fetch the gold, pick any Demon Ancestor in the Demon Court to serve as your escort. If you run into some blind idiot, just have them squash it for you. Remember, you’re the Demon Court’s Holy Son now—start acting like it.” The Demon Emperor clapped the arms of her throne repeatedly with her tiny hands.