Beast Tamer Ascension-Chapter 62Book 4: : Negotiating Terms

Vol 4 Chapter 62: Negotiating Terms

Precisely because of the unique ability of the Yang Origin Gu, the Sect Leader of the Gu God Sect had many talented children.

The oldest were already over a thousand years old.

The youngest were still chasing grasshoppers.

These descendants held control over nearly all important positions in the Gu God Sect—Holy Sons, Holy Maidens, and others.

This, undoubtedly, strengthened the Sect Leader’s control over the Gu God Sect.

However, nothing is ever perfect.

The Witch God Hall, which had long been at odds with the Gu God Sect, once developed a White Witchcraft spell that could neutralize the Yang Origin Gu’s poison. When the Sect Leader lost control over those children, the Gu God Sect plunged into civil strife!

“What are you daydreaming about?”

Seeing Lin Jing suddenly space out, the Demon Emperor called out.

Lin Jing returned to his senses and said, “I was just thinking, since the White Witchcraft of the Witch God Hall is so effective against Gu poison, why did the Gu God Sect still choose to base themselves in their territory instead of places like Qingzhou?”

“Obviously because the Cloud Sea Mountains have enough poisonous insects and venomous creatures. It’s more suitable for the Gu God Sect to grow,” said the Demon Emperor.

“And another reason—competition breeds progress. The Witch God Hall isn’t as strong as the Ancient Kingdom and can't truly damage the foundation of the Gu God Sect, but still poses a threat. That’s...” The Demon Emperor paused, unable to find the right words.

“Adversity leads to growth, comfort brings decay?” Lin Jing offered.

“Yes, yes, yes.” The Demon Emperor nodded, then frowned, “Why are you worrying about all that? Anyway, there’s something important I need to tell you.”

She grinned and said, “Those life-burning spells of yours seem to have scared the Second Ancient Emperor!”

“Guess what? He actually came to this emperor to make a deal—asking you not to challenge the Ancient Imperial Prince and the Ancient Clan Princess.”

“I remember not long ago, he was still confident, thinking that even if you cultivated the Heavenly Demon Physique, you still wouldn’t be a match for them.”

“But now that he’s seen you can even activate a Celestial Artifact, he seems unwilling to gamble anymore!”

Lin Jing was stunned and said, “The Ancient Emperor sure dreams big!”

“I’ve burned so much of my lifespan to break through to the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage just to seize first place on the Fortune Gold List. If I don’t take it, wouldn’t that be a massive loss?”

“Exactly.” The Demon Emperor nodded. “So, the Second Ancient Emperor offered some pretty good terms.”

Lin Jing hesitated. “What kind of benefits?”

The Ancient Kingdom was vast and powerful—if the benefits outweighed the fortune bonus from the Gold List, then maybe it was worth considering. After all, Lin Jing wasn’t someone who fought merely for fame or glory.

“The main benefit... first, let’s talk about why the Second Ancient Emperor doesn’t want you to take first or second place.”

“Within the True Dragon Secret Art of the Ancient Clan, there’s a secret technique that can, with a vast amount of fortune power, break the limits of one’s physique and evolve it into an Immortal Physique.”

“The First Ancient Emperor back then wasn’t born with an Immortal Physique. He destroyed the Immortal Alliance by monopolizing most of the world’s fortune to evolve his True Dragon Divine Body into a True Dragon Immortal Physique. Originally, the True Dragon Immortal Physique wasn’t even one of the top ten Immortal Physiques.”

“But ever since then, the Tianyuan Realm has lacked the conditions needed to cultivate Immortal Physique secret techniques—until... the Golden Era began, and world fortune surged. The Second Ancient Emperor, having missed the prime age for cultivation during the Golden Era, could no longer practice the Immortal Physique technique himself, so he placed all his hopes on his two descendants. That’s why... the Ancient Imperial Prince and the Ancient Clan Princess are desperate for the fortune power from the Fortune Gold List.”

“Compared to achieving the Immortal Physique, even a one-percent chance of defeat is unacceptable to someone like his seventh-generation descendant.”

“True Dragon Secret Art, Immortal Physique...” Lin Jing raised an eyebrow. So they actually had a secret technique like that. No wonder...

Looking at the Demon Emperor, Lin Jing asked, “Then the Second Ancient Emperor’s condition is...?”

“That’s right. The Second Ancient Emperor said that as long as you don’t compete for the Gold List rankings against the Ancient Clan within ten years—that is, before entering the Origin Realm—he’ll pass the Immortal Physique secret art to you. Although, by then, without the fortune bonus from the Golden Era and the Gold List, the Origin Realm’s fortune is even more abundant—no worse than the Tianyuan Realm. Of course, it’s also harder to obtain, but with your Heavenly Demon Physique, you won’t be bullied even in the Origin Realm. There’s still a chance you’ll catch the Origin Realm’s favor and successfully cultivate an Immortal Physique.”

“Besides the Immortal Physique chapter of the True Dragon Secret Art, during these ten years, the Ancient Kingdom will also allocate a top-grade cultivation Dragon Vein for you to train in and make up for your losses.”

“And finally, when you return from the Origin Realm, the Second Ancient Emperor promises to let the Ancient Kingdom’s rare beast—the Boundary-Breaking Bird—assist you in cultivating once.”

Lin Jing curled his lips. “Aside from the Dragon Vein, everything else sounds like empty promises.”

“Mm, very accurate.”

“Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, I don’t think the Second Ancient Emperor’s sincerity is enough.”

“Indeed. And even if your Longevity Physique evolves into a Longevity Immortal Physique, it doesn’t seem to fundamentally change anything,” the Demon Emperor said. “At the very least, it should be the full True Dragon Secret Art! I’ll go renegotiate the terms!”

“Once the Second Ancient Emperor’s side is settled, I’ll talk to the old man from the Spirit Dao Sect next!”

“Wait, what’s this about the Spirit Dao Sect?” Lin Jing was taken aback.

The Demon Emperor said, “While the Second Ancient Emperor was privately messaging me, the old Daoist from the Spirit Dao Sect messaged me too.”

“He hopes you won’t challenge the current third-ranked Spirit Dao Sect Holy Son on the Gold List!”

“In exchange, the Spirit Dao Sect will let you cultivate beside their Enlightenment Pool, using the rare beast—the Insight Fish—for one year! The effect won’t be any worse than the fortune bonus from the third-ranked Gold List spot—maybe even better.”

Lin Jing: “...”

“Apparently, that Holy Son from the Spirit Dao Sect drank too much fish soup from the Insight Fish and is now immune to its rare beast divine ability. But the Gold List bonus still works well for him, so he doesn’t want to lose his ranking.”

“If the Ancient Clan deal falls through, the Spirit Dao Sect deal probably won’t happen either—after all, their Holy Son will drop to fourth place.”

“The Ancient Kingdom really is deep-rooted,” Lin Jing twitched at the corner of his mouth. The top three on the Gold List were all dominated by prodigies from the Ancient Kingdom. Now the big shots behind these prodigies were even willing to spend money to buy the rankings. Shady, truly shady.

Luckily, he was on the bribed side.

“Isn’t one year a bit too short? Since the Insight Fish is no longer useful to the Spirit Dao Sect’s Holy Son, why not make it ten years? If they let me use it for ten years, I’d definitely consider their request,” Lin Jing calculated. Since it’s all about enlightenment bonuses anyway, having the Insight Fish isn’t much different. More importantly, the Insight Fish could be used by his pet beasts too—Gold List first place only benefited himself!

“Ten years! That might be difficult. I’ve heard that the Spirit Dao Sect’s Insight Fish was ‘over-used’ in earlier years—the rare beast divine ability was tapped too often, and now it’s weakened.”

“Your Majesty, this problem can be handed off to the Second Ancient Emperor. If he wants me not to challenge the Ancient Imperial Prince and Ancient Clan Princess, he should convince the Spirit Dao Sect. As the Spirit Dao Sect’s superior, he should have a way to persuade them.” Lin Jing finished speaking, but even he was drained. The celestial diagram floating behind him collapsed, and the Ink Beasts dissipated one by one...