Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 649 - 11: Consecutive Possessions

"Secret passage..."

"Sacrificial offerings..."

Lin Jing was quite surprised when he heard there was a smuggling passage that led to the Immortal Realm.

But upon learning that the passage required living sacrifices to open, he couldn’t help but shake his head.

"The Demon Sect, huh."

Feeling the calm in Lin Jing’s voice, Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect was taken aback.

"No, it’s not like that!"

"Xingyu Sect seeks wealth, not lives!"

"The offerings are merely the entire cultivation of a Cultivator practicing the Immortal Traveling Technique, even if their mana is drained, they still have over a hundred years to live."

"Isn’t this quite normal?! To quickly gain wealth, some sacrifices must be made. Even though I’ve only been awake for a short time, seeing this future world, I notice many mortals who, at the cost of their own lifespans and health, strive to squeeze life out to earn money and seek survival. In essence, it’s the same thing!"

"As long as my Xingyu Sect can ensure they enjoy their twilight years after they contribute their strength to the sect, benefiting their families, we are worlds apart from the Demon Sect that devours people without spitting out the bones."

"Sounds nice." Lin Jing remained unmoved. If both parties are willing, there’s indeed nothing much to say; it’s just a transaction. However, forcibly making people comply with strength, without giving them a choice, cutting off other paths, no amount of reasoning could paint them as good.

"Tell me about the matters concerning the secret passage, and I won’t kill you."

Lin Jing directly summoned a Buddha-Demon Pearl, binding the old man with celestial locks and sealing him within. Then, he glanced over at Hu Yousong, who had fainted from the murderous aura upon his arrival, and departed from the spot.

"Heh heh." Hearing this, the Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect inside the Buddha-Demon Pearl did not worry, but instead chuckled lecherously.

You hold yourself in high esteem, walking the righteous path!

You hold yourself in high esteem, yet you still covet the secret passage, don’t you?

As long as you wish to use the secret passage, sacrifices are necessary.

To develop the secret passage, his power alone was insufficient; it took the collective strength of the entire sect in the past.

Having a strong partner is naturally best; there’s no end to making money, and everyone can earn more by working together.

Seeing Lin Jing interested in the secret passage, he knew this deal could be struck!

"I can tell you, but, fellow Taoist, you must swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao!"

In the Celestial Essence Realm, lower realm cultivators view oaths to the Heavenly Dao as lacking absolute binding force, so many prefer to contract with magical treasures and pills, placing restrictions instead of merely swearing a vague, empty oath.

The Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect, however, had different knowledge. As a former Immortal Monarch, he knew that a Heavenly Dao oath had significant effects in the Immortal Realm.

From Qi Refining to Seeking the Way, it’s the process of a cultivator cultivating their own path, but in the Immortal Realm, it’s about comprehending the Heavenly Dao, becoming seekers of the Dao and Heavenly Dao. Swearing by the Heavenly Dao but betraying it means one won’t go far in the Immortal Realm.

Unless one has reached the Taoist Master Realm, becoming a Master of the Heavenly Dao, in which case it wouldn’t matter.

"Is that so." Lin Jing spoke softly. Pity, the Ice Soul Gu’s main body wasn’t present, relying on the sub-gu alone couldn’t bewitch this person.

"Since you’re unwilling to speak, then forget it, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance."

With the Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect in tow, Lin Jing went directly to the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb. Along the way, the Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect felt uneasy, not knowing what Lin Jing intended to do.

However, he was confident that as long as he didn’t want to, Lin Jing wouldn’t be able to pry a single word from his mouth.

Lin Jing’s choice, however, was to become him directly, replacing him.

With his True Immortal Realm incarnation, possessing multiple opportunities for soul possession beyond what was needed for the Imperial Embryo Stone, leaving the remaining chances unused was wasted, so he decided to use them.

"You’re actually daring to possess me———"

When the Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect realized Lin Jing’s intention, it was somewhat unbelievable. Possession... Even if he was weakened now, a plan banking on such a small chance, this person dared gamble?

If he fiercely resisted, Lin Jing wouldn’t only fail, keeping his own life would be uncertain.

Moreover, even if a possession succeeded, as a former Immortal Monarch, erasing some critical memories during possession isn’t a difficult technique. Is this person out of his mind?

Doing something almost devoid of benefits.

Originally, the Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect didn’t understand possession, but when the eerie demonic forces invaded his body, his expression changed.

"Another Immortal Realm, demonic race..." Possession is one of this race’s natural talents, far easier and with a success rate hundreds of times higher than other races, such possession power can even serve as a killing move!

"Perhaps it wouldn’t have worked a few years ago, but now..."

Lin Jing transformed into a demonic shadow. At this point, he should already be called a King-blood Demon Race.

......

Lin Jing indeed had a keen interest in the secret passage. If it truly connected, it provided him another method to reach the Immortal Realm.

During the possession, Lin Jing easily suppressed the other’s will, understanding why the other was so desperate to revisit the secret passage. Although Earth was undergoing a revival, resources remained scarce for someone like him, a former Immortal Monarch.

Lacking top-tier immortal resources to regain strength, more critically, his state now was merely a temporary revival, barely able to live for several decades or a century.

He was uncertain about Earth’s revival progress, thus he needed to venture to a more prosperous Immortal Realm to find resources for strength restoration and lifespan extension, ensuring his survival.

"This body is truly decayed." The evolution of bloodlines and the disparity between enemies made Lin Jing’s possession exceptional. Besides gaining cultivation experience from True Immortal to Immortal Monarch Realm and some cultivation technique intelligence, there were no substantial gains.

The opponent’s postnatal "Void Immortal Body" was nothing to speak of.

Fortunately, Lin Jing had gleaned all the intelligence concerning the Immortal Realm secret passage.

"Thank you, elder guardian. With this secret passage, I have a chance to go to another Immortal Realm to investigate which alien races invaded the Celestial Court back then." Lin Jing bowed towards the interior of the Celestial Emperor’s Tomb.

"We didn’t expect this Xingyu Sect to be a smuggling sect, hidden so deeply. This secret passage fearlessly cannot be simple. The four Immortal Realms do not interconnect, and only an Immortal Emperor can cross borders. Even in the past, with an Immortal Emperor leading, countless were lost on the journey; it was extremely perilous, such a passage is not one ordinary Immortal Emperor could open."

"This body you’re occupying now is quite unsatisfactory. We shall continue to protect you, proceed to possess that Imperial Embryo then. If during this time the demons arrive, we’ll help you resist. However, it’s best not to encounter mishaps; after all, our power is running low."

Lin Jing nodded, sharing the same thought; using the Sect Leader of Xingyu Sect’s body was indeed uncomfortable.

In the next moment, he took out the Imperial Embryo Stone and immediately activated the possession power again. Compared to possessing an old and weak cultivator, possessing this multicolored immortal stone, even with the power of the King-blood Demon Race, was substantially more difficult.

"I wonder, this time, what race might I be reborn as: human, demon beast, ghost? Only this time will truly be a complete transformation... the invincible path of incarnation."