Vol 5 Chapter 61: Star Longevity Hatchling

The three Immortal Lord-level inheritances left Ice Soul Gu and Lin Jing momentarily indecisive.

As the Fuzzy Immortal's urging echoed in his ears, Lin Jing fell into deep thought.

Moon Pluck appeared to be a refining-oriented divine ability. It wasn't completely incompatible with a poisonous insect like Ice Soul Gu, since artifacts could enhance any spell. Choosing this ability would allow Ice Soul Gu to specialize further in sword techniques, condensing countless lunar swords or crafting artifacts to strengthen its Gu poison.

However, artifact acquisition channels were plentiful—there was no need to obtain them through a divine ability. Moreover, divine abilities required development;

Ice Soul Gu couldn't immediately refine large lunar stars to produce immortal-grade artifacts. At best, quasi-immortal artifacts would be its initial limit.

"Then we'll just have to make Dragon Carp suffer a bit more," Lin Jing mused. "Have it learn artifact forging—it's all about destruction anyway." Whether Dragon Carp had the energy for additional studies became irrelevant when considering the second divine ability: Dao Fruit.

This eliminated the need to enhance Dragon Carp's comprehension for gradual learning. Simply find a talented blacksmith and strip away their forging expertise! Even in the inheritance-deprived Tianyuan Realm, many could craft quasi-immortal artifacts. Across the lower realms, finding someone capable of forging immortal-grade artifacts shouldn't be difficult—the Heavenly Demon Realm undoubtedly housed such demonic cultivators, given their intact connection to the Immortal Realm unlike other cultivation worlds.

Dao Fruit seemed more practical than Moon Pluck in Lin Jing's eyes—it could harvest other geniuses' cultivation achievements for personal use, even strengthening one's faction. Yet he hesitated, for the third option, Calamity Lord, also tempted him.

"Wasn't this essentially becoming the Heavenly Dao's will?" Lin Jing recalled how the Immortal Palace had suppressed Tianyuan Realm's rebels using similar methods, establishing rules like "no shapeshifting" and "plants cannot gain sentience," punishing violators with heavenly tribulations. While Ice Soul Gu couldn't immediately dictate rules across entire realms, this ability would grow with its cultivation, invaluable for monopolizing the Origin Realm and later protecting Tianyuan Realm by establishing favorable heavenly rules.

"Hurry up and choose!" The Fuzzy Immortal grew impatient.

"Decision paralysis—Dao Fruit or Calamity Lord?" Lin Jing broke into cold sweat, as did Ice Soul Gu. "Senior, any suggestions?"

"Pick Dao Fruit," the Fuzzy Immortal said.

"Why?" Lin Jing asked.

"Simple—even at the same realm, cultivators vary in strength. Before my descent, the Dao Fruit's master was stronger, with potential to reach Immortal King! Choosing this makes your insect their successor—upon reaching the Immortal Realm, immediate patronage awaits. For newly ascended cultivators, having a powerful master and faction is invaluable!"

"Moreover, while Calamity Lord isn't wrong, rule-establishing tribulation manipulation isn't unique to that demon lord—most factions possess similar methods, though he specialized in it. You'll have chances to learn such abilities later. In contrast, Dao Fruit is rarer—few similar spells exist."

"Understood." Having heard this, Lin Jing instructed Ice Soul Gu to select Dao Fruit.

"Precisely. Since the Immortal Palace could casually establish rules, we could either have Mechanized Turtle revive such ancients using the Divine Scripture or steal related abilities from other cultivation worlds via Dao Fruit. Though their mastery wouldn't match the original demon immortal's, having the framework would allow independent cultivation."

"Dao Fruit!" Ice Soul Gu hissed excitedly, further sensing the demon star energy representing this ability—it favored this choice too. First priority: find some Heavenly Demon Sect swordsmen and plunder their sword mastery...

In an instant, Ice Soul Gu fully received the Dao Fruit inheritance, awakening its Rare Beast bloodline. The ability's applications imprinted directly into its veins, ready for immediate use—this exemplified Rare Beast inheritances' might. Just as the Wood-attribute Pine Leaf Mouse could use Glazed Immortal Eye at Qi Refining stage, expecting a normal Qi Refining demon beast to self-learn an Immortal King-level ability was pure fantasy.

"Mission accomplished!" The Fuzzy Immortal exhaled in relief, sounding exhausted. "The contract's established. I'll await your immortal technique mastery... Time grows short—ask any final questions quickly."

Lin Jing asked, "By the time its Glazed Immortal Eye reaches your described level, we'll have long surpassed Nascent Soul Transformation. How should we find you then?"

"Hence your alliance with Little Stone. When the time comes, notify it—it will awaken me. I'll then leave the Origin Realm to find you."

"Good!" Lin Jing posed a final question: "Senior, having resided here so long, are there any talented Star Beast hatchlings in the Star Dust Realm? While I didn't choose a demon beast hatchling this time, I'd like to contract a Star Beast as a new familiar."

The Fuzzy Immortal paused before replying, "Forget it. This godforsaken Origin Realm lacks noteworthy Star Beasts. Didn't you see that rock? Despite my training and awakening a Rare Beast ability, it couldn't become the Origin Realm's ruler—it's the most talented celestial lifeform here, and this is its performance."

Lin Jing almost defended the Meteor Spirit Beast: "Didn't you take all its Origin Sources to maintain your condition?"

"What use are