Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 91Book 3: . : Demon Emperor, You...

Vol 3. Chapter 91: Demon Emperor, You...

The Pill Assembly was undoubtedly a major event in Qingzhou.

Every time the Pill Assembly came around, cultivators would speculate on what new spiritual pills might appear, paying close attention... wondering if these innovative pills could be useful to them!

However, this particular Pill Assembly was somewhat unusual.

Because of Lin Jing’s appearance, discussions about him were starting to overshadow the event itself!

Even within Tongtian Tower, Lin Jing’s participation was being taken very seriously.

There were concerns that if mishandled, Tongtian City could become a battlefield over the Longevity Body.

The Twelve Pill Sovereigns of Tongtian Tower—each a master of a distinct school of pillcraft—all possessed the ability to refine Sixth-Tier pills with ease. Under special circumstances where heaven, earth, and human conditions aligned, even Seventh-Tier pills might be within reach.

In Qingzhou, aside from the Tower Master of Tongtian Tower, these twelve represented the pinnacle of alchemy across the Tianyuan Continent.

For each Pill Assembly, three among them would be selected to preside.

Currently, the three overseeing this Pill Assembly—Sun and Moon Pill Sovereign, Divine Cauldron Pill Sovereign, and Creation Pill Sovereign—were in the middle of discussing Lin Jing’s participation.

“There are three ways to qualify for the Pill Assembly.”

“One: Each of Tongtian Tower’s affiliated forces gets one entry slot per Assembly.”

“Two: Win in alchemy contests held by Tongtian Tower across various regions to earn qualification.”

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“As for the third, core members of Tongtian Tower have the authority to issue participation tokens externally.”

“This Lin Jing, he registered using one of those participation tokens.” Divine Cauldron Pill Sovereign, an elderly man radiating heat, extended his hand and tossed out a token.

“This token, I believe it was issued by your disciple.” He looked at the silver-haired woman nearby—Sun and Moon Pill Sovereign.

“I’ve already questioned my disciple about this matter,” Sun and Moon Pill Sovereign said. “My disciple, Jie Geng, did indeed give a participation token to someone, but that person was a young alchemist named Fire Dragon Alchemist, not Lin Jing. That alchemist appears to be under Demon Court’s Holy Maiden Xu Qingyao.”

“There are two possibilities here. One, the Fire Dragon Alchemist Jie Geng met is actually Lin Jing in disguise.”

“Or two, Lin Jing obtained the participation token from that Fire Dragon Alchemist.”

“Either way, it means the Longevity Body has already made contact with the Demon Court.”

“For Lin Jing to appear openly in Tongtian City, he must be under the protection of the Demon Court’s Third Holy Maiden… which means… with Sky Lion Holy Maiden Gu Qianqiu, the Third Holy Maiden Xu Qingyao, and experts from the Ancient Celestial Kingdom’s Academy backing him, he’s gathered quite the formidable alliance. If conflict breaks out, the consequences would be disastrous.”

“Even though we don’t yet know why the Longevity Body is attending the Pill Assembly, we must ensure no fighting erupts in Tongtian City.”

“A year ago, the Tower Master went into secluded cultivation and left the Assembly in our hands. In any case, we must not disturb the Tower Master’s cultivation…” Sun and Moon Pill Sovereign said. “Senior Brother Creation, you’re the strongest among us. When the time comes, we’ll count on you to personally warn anyone backing the Longevity Body.”

“No problem, but the real question is—what happens after the Assembly?” Creation Pill Sovereign, a handsome and carefree middle-aged cultivator, raised an eyebrow.

“If the rumors are true and Lin Jing has come to seek refuge with Tongtian Tower, should we protect him?” he asked with keen interest.

“Haha.” Divine Cauldron Pill Sovereign let out a loud laugh. “That depends on whether Lin Jing has the chops. Even if he wins the Assembly, it’s not worth it for Tongtian Tower to offend so many factions just to shelter him.”

“Unless his pills are truly shocking, but do you think a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator could pull that off?”

“Sure, I have talent in alchemy,” said Sun and Moon Pill Sovereign, taking out a Gluttonous Pill—a pill created for the Assembly, and indeed an impressive one. “But even with that level, I wouldn’t expect Tongtian Tower to protect me.”

After all, the Pill Assembly had drawn the attention of Void Mystical Demon Ancestors—likely fewer than a handful in number…

Even with Tongtian Tower’s deep foundation, would it really be willing to stir up trouble for the sake of a Longevity Body?

Not to mention, that Longevity Body wasn’t even a Qingzhou cultivator but one from the Ancient Celestial Kingdom.

“After the Assembly, we’ll find a reason to drive Lin Jing out of Tongtian City. These grudges… we don’t need to get involved. Let’s just see if we can fish any benefits from the chaos.”

The three Pill Sovereigns finalized their stance on Lin Jing’s participation.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed.

The start of the Pill Assembly drew closer and closer.

Despite the potential for major conflict, huge numbers of cultivators still flocked to Tongtian City.

The Pill Assembly was also big business.

Many new, effective pills would be snapped up in bulk by powerful factions the moment the event ended.

If you moved too slowly, you might not get any at all. After all, even the best alchemist had limited time and materials.

But if a faction could secure some uniquely effective pills early, they could rapidly boost their strength and outpace neighboring powers.

A single pill could change the fate of an entire city—that was entirely possible.

And now, with the Assembly about to begin and the net nearly cast, Lin Jing and Xu Qingyao were panicking.

“What do we do.”

“We can’t reach the Demon Emperor at all.”

Before Lin Jing refined the Transformation Pill and set off for the Thunder Dragon Clan, Xu Qingyao had clearly contacted His Majesty the Demon Emperor and informed him that Lin Jing would be attending this Assembly.

The Demon Emperor had agreed and said he would personally intervene when the time came.

But now, with the moment upon them—the Demon Emperor was missing!

“Where the hll could His Majesty the Demon Emperor have gone?”

Lin Jing was pssed. This was the critical moment! He’d been counting on the Demon Emperor to pull off some grand miracle—but he’d just gone off the grid?!

Lin Jing exhaled. “Should we just... not go?”

“Maybe next time.”

“Anyway, the only ones who care whether I show up are enemies. Screwing with them a little might not be such a bad idea.”

“Is that... really okay?” Senior Sister Tian furrowed her brow in deep thought.

“Whether it is or not, we don’t have much choice. There’s no way I’m entering the Assembly alone if we can’t contact His Majesty.”

“Even though my illusion techniques are decent, that place… at least a dozen Void Mystical eyes will be fixed on Tongtian City. Once I show up, hiding again will be a thousand times harder.”

“Without a protector, the day the Pill Assembly ends will be the day I die…”

With no better options, the two of them resigned themselves to ghosting the Pill Assembly...

Just as they were packing up and preparing to leave Tongtian City behind, suddenly—a rift opened up nearby...

And then, a girl barely into her teens stepped out, wearing a white dragon robe, silver-haired, with a round tigerish face, tiger ears, and a tiger tail.

Lin Jing and Xu Qingyao stared at the white-haired, tiger-eared, tiger-tailed girl in stunned silence, their worst fear slowly dawning...

“I’m late,” the girl said. “This Emperor has arrived.”