Vol 5 Chapter 68: Demon Envoy

Soon, cultivators began arriving outside the Nethersoil territory, with those from Xianlin City being the fastest.

"Excellent, heaven favors me!"

Yang Lin, disciple of Zhou Banxian, laughed heartily, never expecting his fortune to be so incredibly fortunate. The emergence of the Premium Immortal Source within Lady Nethersoil's territory under Lin Jing's jurisdiction already seemed half secured in his view.

"Brother Lin, are you here?"

Only after Yang Lin's shout did Lin Jing hurriedly appear. He cupped his fists toward Yang Lin, Yan Yunshuang, and the others, saying: "I'm here, but I'll be leaving soon. City Lord Yang, I'll leave this place to you."

Yang Lin: "???"

"What nonsense is this? Why hand over your own territory to me? Where are you going! Isn't the Immortal Source right here?"

Lin Jing hesitated before explaining: "I plan to split up with my spirit beasts to intercept the Meteor Spirit Beast and Sea Spirit Beast."

"This is the headquarters of my Heaven-Earth Sect, containing many precious grand formations like resurrection arrays. It's unsuitable for large-scale battles here, so I must go stop the two strongest beings to prevent a major conflict from occurring here."

"With these formations, no matter how many die, there's still hope for resurrection."

Having said this, Lin Jing summoned the immortal ox corpse, fabricating this excuse.

"You alone want to stop two Spirit Beasts?!" Yang Lin nearly spat blood, unsure whether to call Lin Jing naive or arrogant.

"I said, I'm splitting up with my spirit beasts," Lin Jing repeated, casually summoning the fully restored "Dark Emperor."

"ROAR—" Black mist billowed as the Dark Emperor manifested nine massive tails writhing in darkness, its blood-red eyes sweeping across the assembled cultivators.

"This—" Many cultivators stepped back involuntarily.

"You—" Seeing Lin Jing, who had emptied the immortal city's treasury, actually revive the Dark Emperor's remains—though they didn't know by what means—Yang Lin and the others were utterly shocked.

These cultivators couldn't tell it had been possessed by the Heavenly Demon, believing instead that the Dark Emperor had truly returned to the world... only to become Lin Jing's spirit beast!

The Dark Emperor, formerly known as the strongest spirit creature beneath the two Spirit Beasts, had actually been resurrected and subdued by this Lin Jing!

"With it here, anything is possible." Lin Jing wasted no more words, immediately dividing their forces—the Dark Emperor would "intercept" Brother Stone, while Lin Jing would stop the Sea Spirit Beast.

As for the Heavenly Demon Sect, only weaklings remained. Lin Jing had asked Sheng E—within a short period, the demonic sect no longer had any prodigy-level talents matching the Origin Realm's standards.

Even if the Heavenly Demon Sect wanted to compete for this millennium-grade Immortal Source, they lacked the capability.

"No matter what, you must hold out for one day!" Yang Lin shouted.

"If I can stop the two Spirit Beasts for one day, this Premium Immortal Source will be entirely credited to me!"

......

Not long after.

The incarnation had already reached the starry void, arriving outside the Star Dust Realm to drink stardew and observe nebulas with the stone being.

"When they've exhausted themselves below, Brother Stone, you charge in and seize the Premium Immortal Source. I'll come collect it from you afterward."

"I've already coordinated with Lady Nethersoil—she won't stop you."

The Meteor Spirit Beast said: "Are you sure your true self alone can stop the Sea Spirit Beast? It has subordinates too. Perhaps my incarnation should go assist."

"No need," Mo Yu waved dismissively. "I have spirit beasts to help. If I can't even intercept for one day, what claim do I have to dominate the Origin Realm?"

With the immortal beast puppet at his true self's side, plus the assistance of the Pine Leaf Mouse and Dragon Carp, Lin Jing felt quite confident about stopping the Sea Spirit Beast for one day.

West Sea Shore.

Gathered by the Sea Spirit Beast, it had already broken most of Li Tianyi's seal. Though ten percent of its power remained sealed, it wasn't far from peak condition.

"You again."

But halfway through its journey, the Sea Spirit Beast encountered a familiar ox-riding youth blocking its path. It and the dozens of spirit creatures behind it all grew alert.

"Sea Spirit Beast, where are you heading?" Lin Jing chuckled leisurely from atop his ox.

"Move aside." The Sea Spirit Beast's voice roared like a tsunami, stirring spiritual energy tides. Had the immortal ox not been so powerful, an ordinary person would have been blasted into the void.

"That won't do." The Pine Leaf Mouse and Dragon Carp appeared beside Lin Jing—one wielding a machine gun with sharp eyes, the other perched on an alchemy furnace with even sharper eyes.

"You're the one who should retreat." Lin Jing patted the ox's back. "Sea Spirit Beast, you seek the Immortal Source only to restore the Origin Realm to its original state before the immortals altered it!"

"How about we cooperate? If you support me as the Origin Realm's king for ten thousand years, I promise to return you an Ocean Star afterward! I'll help you become the ruler of the Origin Realm!"

"Attack!" The Sea Spirit Beast commanded. Numerous spirit creatures unleashed a barrage of spells, immortal techniques, and demonic arts, howling like ghosts and wolves as they surged forward.

"Five thousand years!" Lin Jing extended his palm again.

Meanwhile, the Pine Leaf Mouse wasn't idle either, setting up numerous heavy cannons. No one knew how many resources it had stockpiled—after all, with its Glazed Immortal Eyes, even a handful of roadside gravel could, through infinite synthesis, become divine stones hard enough to crush Nascent Soul Transformation cultivators.

The art of turning stone into gold was nothing compared to this.

.........

Simultaneously.

"Still haven't found that Mo Yu's whereabouts?"

With the Premium Immortal Source manifesting, the surviving demonic sect prodigies weren't rushing to compete for it.

"Reporting to the Demon Envoy, we... still haven't found him." A demonic sect prodigy said helplessly. "Though we've discovered many traces, the man himself seems to have vanished."

"But with the Premium Immortal Source appearing, Mo Yu will surely go for it. So if we monitor the source, we'll definitely find him!"

The one called Demon Envoy was a black-robed youth whose face remained obscured. The disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect all wore respectful expressions when facing this envoy.

For the demonic sect had ordered them to fully cooperate with the Demon Envoy to eliminate Mo Yu—even the Premium Immortal Source could wait.

Moreover, these prodigies all knew exactly who this envoy was.

His former self had been a Seeking the Way powerhouse.

Normally, with Seeking the Way cultivation, entering the Origin Realm would be impossible.

But the Origin Realm, ultimately being artificially modified by immortals, couldn't be completely flawless.

After years of research, the Heavenly Demon Sect finally discovered a loophole: during the less-than-one-second moment when the teleportation array sent Nascent Soul Transformation prodigies into the Origin Realm, if a high-realm cultivator severed their own soul cultivation while simultaneously possessing the teleporting Nascent Soul Transformation cultivator, there was a chance to enter the Origin Realm.

However, this smuggling method proved too costly after multiple trials by the demonic sect. First, the possession success rate during teleportation dropped drastically, often costing both a prodigy and a Seeking the Way expert—no one wanted to attempt it lightly.

Even if successful, it still meant losing both a prodigy and a Seeking the Way expert, because this spliced cultivator, failing to meet the Origin Realm's rules, could never leave—even if they broke through to Void Mystical Stage again, they wouldn't be expelled but instead face endless immortal tribulations.

Furthermore, even without reaching Void Mystical Stage, if this smuggled Seeking the Way cultivator slightly violated the Origin Realm's rules—like seizing immortal sources or damaging realm resources—they'd draw the realm's wrath, facing relentless heavenly tribulations.

Since this smuggling method couldn't be used to seize immortal sources, its cost-effectiveness was too low for the demonic sect. Yet today, the Heavenly Demon Sect decided to employ it... to eliminate Mo Yu, who had repeatedly mocked and humiliated them.