Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 650 - 12: The 10th Celestial Demon Progeny

Chapter 650: Chapter 12: The 10th Celestial Demon Progeny

In the Immortal Realm, which is quite far from Earth, lies the land of the demon clan.

Accompanied by three demon lights, a group of dwarfs, with dark red horns but only three to four feet tall, descended before an altar.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder."

Two male and one female cultivators of the demon clan bowed to the elder on the altar.

The Supreme Elder of the Celestial Demon Sect, a demon clan mage, looked at the three and slowly spoke: "You three are the most outstanding among this generation of demon offspring."

"Not only do you all possess innate royal blood, but you have also successfully seized control of the ancient barbaric demon clan, reaching True Immortal Realm cultivation, with physical strength capable of challenging an Immortal Monarch."

"Unless something unexpected happens, the Nine Celestial Demons will soon become the Ten Celestial Demons. However, which of you will earn the honor of being the tenth will depend on your performance in the upcoming mission."

"We will definitely complete the mission," said the three demon progeny possessing barbarian demon bodies.

"Supreme Elder, are we to descend and kill Lin Jing?" the female demon offspring asked, looking up.

"No," the demon mage shook his head, "Lin Jing bears the Celestial Destiny and wields the power of the holy clan. Your powers will be severely suppressed if you descend, making you no match for him."

"There is no hurry for matters of the lower realm."

"Do you know where he obtained his Celestial Destiny from?"

"The Ancient Immortal Realm?"

"Indeed, the Ancient Immortal Realm has already awakened and can now sustain True Immortals. His Celestial Destiny was obtained from the Ancient Immortal Realm, which also has certain connections to our demon clan."

"Legend has it that our demon clan’s ancestor once fought the Celestial Emperor of the Ancient Immortal Realm. Though he took our clan’s demon artifact into battle and was eventually defeated, the Celestial Emperor could not completely erase his existence. He could only seal the indestructible remains of our ancestor and our clan’s demon artifact in the Ancient Immortal Realm to prevent their powers from reviving..."

"Your mission is to discover where the remains of our ancestor and the demon artifact he took have been sealed."

"Your individual results from this mission will decide which of you can join the ranks of the Ten Celestial Demons!"

The demon mage continued, "Of course, although this mission may not be as difficult as descending to destroy Lin Jing, it is by no means easy. The Eastern Immortal Emperor, as a descendant of the Ancient Immortal Realm’s bloodline, arranged Lin Jing’s Celestial Destiny."

"Regarding the Ancient Immortal Realm, he is far more informed than our demon clan. While our clan is unsure of when the Ancient Immortal Realm awakened and nurtured the Celestial Destiny, he knows precisely."

"Thus, to prevent our demon clan from coveting the Ancient Immortal Realm, he is sure to have already placed obstacles within it to stop us."

"But rest assured, there is only one Celestial Destiny, and only one Celestial Destiny Man. The progression in the Ancient Immortal Realm has been disrupted by His Majesty, the Demon Lord. Your presence will act as a surprise force, which the opponent may not withstand."

"Supreme Elder, I have heard that one cannot directly travel between the Four Immortal Realms, and only an Immortal Emperor can cross between them. The rest can only reach another Immortal Realm through the lower realm. In this case, might we encounter the Celestial Destiny Man?" the demon offspring asked.

"You need not worry about this either. His Majesty, the Demon Lord, has utilized the Celestial Dao Treasure to open a passage directly from the demon clan’s land to Earth’s Ancient Immortal Realm. Through this passage, you can go directly and will not be rejected by the Ancient Immortal Realm."

"Compared to you, with a cross-realm passage, other Immortal Realm immortals trying to reach the Ancient Immortal Realm must go through the lower realm, which is significantly more difficult and would be deemed invaders by the Heavenly Dao Rules — considerably lowering their chances of success. If they manage to cross over by chance, the suppression they’d face would be much greater than yours."

"When an immortal descends to the lower realm, they are suppressed once, with the suppression intensifying the stronger they are. Crossing realms sequentially leads to two rejections; even an Immortal Monarch would find it impossible to use their full strength as an immortal, and with time and the number of attempts increasing, their state would severely deteriorate, ultimately falling prey to the Heavenly Dao."

"In other words, unless the Celestial Destiny Man decides to stop guarding the lower realm and heads for the Ancient Immortal Realm to intercept you, you should be invincible there."

"But if the Celestial Destiny Man goes to the Ancient Immortal Realm, he will not be able to casually set foot in the lower realm."

The three demon offspring nodded. Even though they were siblings, it seemed that they would be competitors in this venture into the Ancient Immortal Realm.

The three demon progeny began to ponder how they would investigate the matter of the demon clan’s ancestor.

"Good children, in one day, this old man will send you to the Ancient Immortal Realm. I hope you do not disappoint His Majesty and the entire demon clan. Bring back the ancestral remains and the clan’s demon artifact... in full."

...

Ancient Immortal Realm.

Under the protection of the empresses, Lin Jing successfully seized the Five-Colored Immortal Stone. However, seizing it was only the beginning, as the imperial fetal mother stone still needed to re-create his new form.

Currently, Lin Jing is akin to seizing control of an unformed embryo.

Fortunately, the being nurtured by the Five-Colored Immortal Stone is inherently of Immortal Realm, an innate Immortal. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have the time to cultivate anew from the Qi Refining stage to the True Immortal Realm, only needing to adapt to the new body over time.

As time passed bit by bit, the empresses grew impatient.

Hoping Lin Jing would break out from the stone quickly.

Worried that the demon clan might suddenly descend upon the Ancient Immortal Realm.

They, too, retained some power, but had all suffered from the decline of Spiritual Qi, leaving them in a state of disrepair. Every time they acted, the closer they got to complete disintegration.

Therefore, they preferred not to act personally if possible. This is why they wish to cultivate Lin Jing and the Heavenly Emperor Frog as tomb guardians.

"This imperial fetal mother stone is truly formidable."

"It’s said to absorb the essence of heaven and earth to nurture an immortal embryo with the potential of an Immortal Emperor — one of the fiercest rivals among the powerhouses seeking to become emperors during its prosperous era in the Immortal Realm..."

"But now, the earth, which has just recovered to a feeble Immortal Realm level, and where Spiritual Qi has only just thickened, appears to be declining again due to this stone..."

"I don’t know when it will stop. If it continues, the earth, which could finally sustain an Immortal Realm existence, might decline once again to the point of being unable to support one..."

The empresses were abuzz with discussion.

It seems like speaking of something is enough to bring it about. Because the imperial fetal mother stone absorbed so much essence of heaven and earth, earth—recently revived by the demon clan via the Celestial Dao Treasure to a certain Immortal Realm level—has started declining again.

Becoming an unsustainable place for the Immortal Realm.

Meanwhile,

Three demon progeny, using the passage the Demon Lord opened to the Ancient Immortal Realm, descended directly to earth. But as they approached, their expressions changed. The earth, in its decline of Spiritual Qi, resembled a starved ghost for countless years. The moment they arrived, it was as if the Heavenly Dao of Earth discovered something of great sustenance, rapidly causing their cultivation realms to be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the Ancient Immortal Realm, falling below the Immortal Realm and still dropping at an alarming speed.

They wanted to escape earth, but it was too late and impossible to resist.

Soon, wretched wails transformed into gaunt, shriveled forms of old men.