Immortal through Beast Taming-Chapter 654 - 16: The True Celestial Destiny Man

In this Cultivation Realm, the strongest force is the sect to which Zhu Yan from Dragon Tiger Mountain belongs.

When Lin Jing last discovered him, the other was still honestly cultivating.

But after over a thousand years, upon returning, Lin Jing found that Zhu Yan had vanished.

Moreover, it wasn’t ascension, nor had he left this realm for another.

In his sect, a monument had been erected, engraved with Zhu Yan’s name, indicating that he had already passed away.

Lin Jing’s head suddenly ached. This Taoist, being a transmigrator from Earth, was an important link in his search for the path to ascension from Earth.

If it were someone else, they might not cooperate with him as well.

Moreover, the path to ascension is very important at present.

Because as Earth’s rules improved, he found that the treasure captured from the Celestial Demon General, which could smuggle them to Earth, could no longer be used. After all, the Ancient Immortal Realm was no longer the leaky place it once was.

This means that if he and his pet beast wanted to go to Earth, they would have to take the ascension route.

"It shouldn’t be like this."

"Although he wasn’t the strongest in the lower realm, he shouldn’t have died so easily."

Lin Jing’s divine sense enveloped the entire Cultivation Realm, yet he indeed found no trace of him, and he couldn’t help but descend near this monument...

"Trace the cause by observing the effect."

With a wave of his hand, Lin Jing reversed the Power of Time, and the surroundings immediately became illusory, as if stepping into another time-space.

The Power of Time.

After obtaining the Reincarnation Immortal Body, although he hadn’t reincarnated, besides specific abilities, this Reincarnation Immortal Body also added to his grasp of the Dao of time. Despite not having practiced the Dao of time much over the years, his understanding of it had only deepened.

As time flowed backward, Lin Jing saw that one day, Zhu Yan suddenly left the planet, and after an unknown period, he returned, covered in injuries.

Using his last strength to return to this realm, he soon died and was ultimately buried here by the sect.

"What did he encounter?" Lin Jing was puzzled. To fully understand such an event, relying solely on time-based divine techniques was helpless.

It seems he still had to...

He sat down cross-legged on the spot, waiting quietly. Years later, a turtle arrived from outside the heavens.

Divine Spirit Book.

People often came to worship here, showing that Zhu Yan was also a patriarch-level figure in this Cultivation Realm, with a certain faith, meeting the resurrection conditions of the Divine Spirit Book.

Soon, Zhu Yan’s projection slowly appeared in front of Lin Jing.

Upon opening his eyes and seeing Lin Jing, Zhu Yan immediately displayed a bewildered and shocked expression.

"Why didn’t you come to find me, and instead secretly died by yourself?"

Lin Jing inquired, for when the other left Earth, Lin Jing had promised that he could come to seek him, and he would compensate for his loss of Celestial Destiny. Yet, this guy never came even until his death.

"The struggle for Celestial Destiny rightfully belongs to the strong. Losing Celestial Destiny was due to my own inadequacy," Zhu Yan said freely.

"After returning, I wholeheartedly closed off to cultivate, intending to become stronger before joining to help our friend eradicate the Celestial Demon. But who would have thought the friend would become so powerful so quickly, that it took hardly any time to overthrow the Demon Sect; I am ashamed."

"When the path to ascension reopened, did you not choose to ascend?"

"No," Zhu Yan shook his head. "I’m not interested in ascension. Even if I were to ascend, I’d wish to go to the Ancient Immortal Realm, not the current Immortal Realm."

Lin Jing nodded, aligning with his prediction. Those who transmigrated from Earth had no interest in ascension to the current Immortal Realm.

This is because Earth transmigrators have not been ingrained with the concepts of the Cultivation Realm since childhood, and pursuing immortality is not a quest etched into their blood.

"You manifested me in this form; you must want to know how I died, right?"

"Exactly."

Zhu Yan chuckled bitterly and said, "Upon returning from crossing over, I was pondering whether there was a way to quickly become stronger, and soon, I thought of the Ancient Immortal Realm."

"If our friend could gain Celestial Destiny from one of the four Immortal Realms, Earth, then might there be opportunities in the other two equally declining Ancient Immortal Realms?"

"So, when the Emperor’s envoy sent me back, I asked about the status of the other two Ancient Immortal Realms."

"The other two Ancient Immortal Realms are still dormant, unable to even give birth to a Qi Refining Stage, with environments worse off than Earth, and with few living beings."

"Even so, I still held a sliver of hope, investigating their traces."

"And then?" Lin Jing’s interest piqued.

"Whether lucky or unlucky, I did uncover some things," Zhu Yan said. "I found a Dao field left by an Immortal Emperor in the lower realm."

"Like Earth, two other Ancient Immortal Realms once had Immortal Emperors cross realms with a group, seeking new places for cultivation, passing through the Cultivation Realm. Among them, there was an Immortal Emperor who, for reasons unknown, failed to cross the boundary, sitting down in the lower realm and leaving behind a Dao field that kept moving across the starry sky."

Understanding, Lin Jing said, "You were severely injured in that Dao field."

Zhu Yan sighed. "Exactly. I initially thought, even if I couldn’t obtain the Immortal Emperor’s inheritance, perhaps I could get an Immortal Artifact, like the Fishing Elder did, that could change my fate. But I was too naive, as the Immortal Emperor’s will still lingers in the Dao field, attacking with strong intent. I was severely injured by that escaping Immortal Emperor’s will even before I could explore."

"I randomly found a place for convalescence for a while and then quickly returned, no longer daring to think about it, but who knew that the Emperor’s wound was irreversible, and shortly after, I relapsed and died."

"So that’s how it was," Lin Jing said regretfully. "In a sense, being able to discover this Dao field means you had an exceptional stroke of luck, Brother Zhu, only lacking in power."

"The fact that the will couldn’t finish you indicates how weak it had become; such a pity."

"Let bygones be bygones," Zhu Yan wished he could have been stronger.

"So, Brother, are you interested in being resurrected?" Lin Jing asked.

"Hmm???" Zhu Yan was taken aback. "Resurrected?"

Lin Jing nodded. "The projection manifested by the Divine Spirit Book can reconstruct a body under certain conditions, although they are quite stringent, and even if resurrected, you might lose your original power and have to start over from scratch."

He glanced at the nearby Mechanical Turtle.

The first Ancient Emperor had actually been revived this way and ascended as well.

Although the conditions are extremely harsh, he, as the supreme being of the lower realm, could still meet those conditions.

"Did Brother Lin come looking for me for something? If I can be resurrected, I will definitely do my best to help," Zhu Yan said earnestly.

Lin Jing smiled. "Let’s talk again after you’re successfully resurrected. I just wanted to discuss the matter of ascending to Earth with you, and also about the Immortal Emperor’s Dao field..."

"I’ll tell Brother Lin everything; it’s just that the Dao field moves incessantly, making its location difficult to find."

"No need to tell me, just tell it," Lin Jing pointed at the Mechanical Turtle, "It has plenty of time, let it find it itself." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The Mechanical Turtle showed a sharp expression, scrutinizing Zhu Yan.

This kid has some skills.

After wandering for so long, the most it has uncovered was a True Immortal’s relic, while this guy discovered an Immortal Emperor’s Dao field?

As expected, he was originally the Celestial Destiny Man, got to find a way to siphon off his luck.