Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 653 - 15: Seeking the Path to Ascension

"Already dead."

"Really dead..."

"Senior... you didn’t leave, did you?" Hu You Song asked in surprise.

After he woke up, he actually contacted Lu Mountain Hermit, but unfortunately, Lu Mountain Hermit said he didn’t know anything and everything should wait for Lin Jing to return.

That Ancient Immortal was slapped to death by Lin Jing, so naturally, Hu You Song dared not ask more questions.

"Gone, but can’t come back?" Lin Jing smiled, "Someday in the future, your junior brother might also return."

If ascending Earth could also become immortal, then Lin Jing believed that the Taoist priest would surely choose Earth over the current Immortal Realm.

"Oh, oh." Hu You Song quickly bowed deeply, "Thanks to Senior’s intervention, otherwise, who knows what chaos that old man would have brought to the Cultivation Realm."

"Dare to ask Senior, about the ’Immortal Traveling Technique’ he passed down, could you see any issues with it?"

Now, the problem that troubled Hu You Song the most was the turmoil caused by half of the cultivators above Foundation Establishment turning to practice the ’Immortal Traveling Technique.’

If it weren’t for the sudden decline in Spiritual Qi earlier, he suspected that those people’s cultivation would have soon broken through to Golden Core and Nascent Soul, growing increasingly uncontrollable and unmanageable. Fortunately, he also turned to practice it and had the treasures left by his junior brother to avoid being surpassed; otherwise, he would indeed worry about not holding the Cultivation Realm down.

This Cultivation Technique was so addictive that even he dared not give it up, and he hadn’t switched back due to fear of falling behind others in terms of level.

This ’Immortal Traveling Technique,’ its cultivation speed is truly absurd, just like a Demon Technique!

"Cultivators practicing this ’Immortal Traveling Technique’ are sacrifices for some entity; once cultivated to completion, they will be harvested," Lin Jing said.

Hu You Song’s vision darkened.

"However, that immortal has been slain by me, so there’s no need to worry about being forced to become sacrifices. While your cultivation is still low, you’d waste a bit of time, but there’s room to turn back to your original Cultivation Technique."

"Of course, if you are willing to continue practicing the ’Immortal Traveling Technique,’ there won’t be severe consequences, but the highest achievement in life would only be reaching the Void Profound Stage."

"If it were the old Earth, that achievement would be quite impressive, but going forward, the changes on Earth will only grow larger. While it may be difficult for everyone to become Immortal, for those with some talent in cultivation, the Void Profound would certainly not be the end, so one must carefully consider their future."

"Junior... understands," Hu You Song nodded immediately upon hearing this, as Lin Jing had made the stakes extremely clear.

"In that case, should any similar situations arise, you may crush this talisman stone. If I can sense it, I’ll help resolve it." Lin Jing said no more about other matters, as with the state of the other cultivators on Earth, even knowing about the Demon Clan wouldn’t allow them to help substantially.

"Farewell, Senior———"

Lin Jing left. He felt that the Spiritual Qi on Earth was still increasing at a frightening speed, so he must hurry to cultivate. Should Earth become able to support an Immortal Monarch’s arrival, and he hasn’t cultivated to that level, then... he might not be able to protect himself.

"What method is the Demon Clan using to accelerate the Spiritual Qi revival in the Ancient Immortal Realm..."

"This speed of Spiritual Qi recovery is not normal; the empresses also mentioned it must be coming from an external realm... the current Immortal Realm? Even if the Demon Lord holds a Celestial Dao Treasure, it can’t contend with the entire Immortal Realm simultaneously. Besides, no Immortal Emperor lineage is willing to truly fight to the death with the Demon Clan."

"In short, the Demon Lord wants to shake the foundation of the current Immortal Realm to fulfill another Ancient Immortal Realm, which is difficult to achieve. So, could this Spiritual Qi be drawn by him through the Celestial Dao Treasure, absorbing from the lower realm..."

The avatar looked to the sky. If so, trouble might appear in the Celestial Essence Realm over there.

......

Lower Realm, Celestial Essence.

Back then, to welcome the Celestial Demon Sect, Celestial Essence used the golden bell brought back by old Mo Song. It opened up the Golden Era in the Celestial Essence Realm by squeezing the entire realm’s potential, initiating a ten-thousand-year flurry of Spiritual Qi.

During this period, the Celestial Essence Realm would become the best place for cultivation, extraordinarily fortunate. The cost, however, was that after ten thousand years, Celestial Essence would enter the End of Dharma Era, ceasing to be suitable for cultivation.

Logically, there are still several thousand years until this deadline, but even at this stage, some can sense that the Golden Era... seems to be in decline.

And it’s not just the Celestial Essence Realm; many cultivation realms show signs of Spiritual Qi reduction. Though not yet evident, it’s indeed happening. If it were just one realm, it might not warrant concern, but as many Cultivation Realms exhibit this issue, the Cultivation Alliance has taken it seriously. Some immortals taking turns guarding the lower realms swiftly relayed this information to the Immortal Realm.

"So, the Demon Lord is utilizing the Celestial Dao Treasure to transfer the Spiritual Qi from lower realms to the Ancient Immortal Realm, accelerating its revival... An unrevived Ancient Immortal Realm poses great difficulty for the Demon Clan’s core combat strength to enter; sending anyone too weak is pointless, merely for gathering intelligence."

"After all, no matter how weak a cultivator is when they go, it’s impossible for them to easily take away the Demon Ancestor’s remains and the Clan’s Demon Artifact."

"But in this way, the recession of the lower realms might not affect lower-level cultivators much, but for ’longevity seeds’ like me existing in the lower realms, the impact becomes significant."

Lin Jing read through the secret letter from the Eastern Emperor, shaking his head. Eastern Sovereign Emperor claimed they would find a way to balance against the Demon Lord, but who knows how long it would take.

He, of course, was indifferent, as no matter how the lower realms change, he is the one who lives the longest. But other Seeking Dao Cultivators might be quite sensitive to such changes.

If it continues without swift intervention, these cultivators’ levels and lifespans might be affected.

"It seems, to avoid this scenario, Celestial Essence... no, the entire lower realm will need another ascension tide."

A few days later, many old acquaintances came to visit Lin Jing, expressing their desire to ascend. Many individuals, even those who had cultivated to the perfection of Seeking Dao, had delayed their ascension. A lot of them felt their foundations were insufficient; rather than ascend hastily, they’d stay in the lower realm to refine themselves as much as lifespan allows, to withstand a stronger Immortal Power baptism.

But now, if the lower realms are becoming less suitable for cultivation, it would be better to ascend sooner.

"However, if the degradation of the lower realms also indicates that the Ancient Immortal Realm Earth has already recovered to a certain level, it might be possible to ascend normally now."

"Could this lead to some Seeking Dao Cultivators... accidentally reaching the wrong Immortal Realm and ascending to this newly revived Earth? Though the ascension paths from the lower realms had long been altered, unforeseen accidents might occur."

"Additionally, with the Demon Lord’s subsequent actions, he’s sure to have grand plans for Earth. I must find a stable ascension channel to the Ancient Immortal Realm, only then can some strong individuals choose to ascend there to assist the avatar."

Lin Jing left the Celestial Essence Realm, seeking candidates who could attempt to ascend to Earth. If nothing unexpected happens, he considers Hu You Song’s junior brother to be the most suitable choice, as they are fellow countrymen.

However, upon arriving at the Cultivation Realm where the other was known to be, Lin Jing was immediately dumbfounded.

The other... when did he die?