Vol 6 Chapter 12: Lin Jing’s Name

Actually, Lin Jing's stated purposes were exactly what he had in mind.

He wanted both to explain matters regarding the Zhuge Family and to borrow his junior brother's authority to reclaim his plaque...

A talisman flew out from Hu Yousong's embrace, spontaneously igniting, and immediately after, the figure of a young man in Daoist robes materialized atop Mount Huangshan.

Witnessing this miraculous scene, Huang Qianyun and Huang Zhixin were startled.

What was this!

"You can see my true form through the talisman?"

"You're actually a Void Mystical Stage cultivator too, at the early Void Mystical Stage?"

"It seems we're from the same path."

Zhu Yan's talisman clone looked at Lin Jing, already certain that Lin Jing was also a transmigrator.

Earth's cultivation environment made it fundamentally difficult to cultivate to the Void Mystical Stage.

Even if there were Void Mystical Stage cultivators, they could only be ancient relics who had sealed themselves using immortal artifacts, and their condition couldn't possibly be as perfect as Lin Jing's.

However, Lin Jing's cultivation level surprised him greatly.

As a fellow transmigrator, he naturally knew how difficult cultivation was for people from Earth after arriving there.

If he hadn't transmigrated to a cultivation world where human forces dominated completely, without powerful demonic beasts that could devour his flesh and blood, and hadn't taken a Seeking the Way Stage master as his teacher for protection, he absolutely couldn't have reached the late Void Mystical Stage in just over three thousand years.

This person had actually also reached Void Mystical Stage cultivation, and although he seemed to have just broken through recently, his experiences must have been quite extraordinary.

To be honest, Zhu Yan didn't want to make an enemy of the Lin Jing before him.

Even though his cultivation was higher, a battle between two Void Mystical Stage cultivators would absolutely cause massive destruction to Earth.

If possible, he hoped Lin Jing would see the difference in their realms and voluntarily give up competing for Heaven's Mandate. He was willing to compensate this fellow countryman in other ways.

"You don't recognize me?"

At this moment, discovering another transmigrator, Lin Jing was also surprised.

But he wasn't hiding his appearance now, yet the other party didn't recognize him, making Lin Jing wonder if the other might be from some backwater cultivation world.

His wanted portraits should theoretically be spread throughout all the myriad worlds.

"Who are you?"

Zhu Yan was puzzled—was this fellow countryman of his some famous person that he should recognize?

Lin Jing's guess was indeed correct.

Although the cultivation world Zhu Yan transmigrated to wasn't some impoverished backwater, Zhu Yan's Seeking the Way Stage master, to prevent his Longevity Body from being exposed to demons and monsters, had always only allowed him to cultivate in secluded meditation within their own world.

Within their world, humanity dominated exclusively, without powerful demonic beasts, making the Longevity Body safer.

He had never been involved with the starry void or other cultivation worlds.

The Seeking the Way Stage was also the minimum realm standard Zhu Yan had set for himself to be able to leave their world and travel.

"It seems you really don't recognize me." Lin Jing shook his head and said, "May I ask how I should address you, fellow Daoist?"

"I know about your concerns, don't worry. I also don't want to damage this planet. If we have disputes in the future, we can resolve them in the starry void."

"Very well then." Zhu Yan's clone smiled: "I am a cultivator from Dragon Tiger Mountain, Zhu Yan."

Lin Jing said: "Dragon Tiger Mountain—I've long heard of its reputation. I am Lin Jing, just an ordinary person."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Lin..." Strongers don't ask about origins, Zhu Yan nodded, but the next moment, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply, and even as a clone, he instantly broke out in cold sweat all over.

Beside him, Hu Yousong also suddenly sensed that the other talismans on his body had somehow... become slightly damp.

Zhu Yan's mind roared with realization.

Wait.

This person said his name was... what?

Lin Jing?

These two words immediately awakened a certain memory in Zhu Yan.

Although he had always been cultivating in secluded meditation within his own cultivation world, his master was actually a powerful peak Seeking the Way Stage expert who often traveled through the starry void.

He remembered now—during one of his exits from seclusion, his master had indeed mentioned to him a person named Lin Jing.

"During this trip outside, your master heard big news—in the Origin Realm, a Nascent Soul beast taming cultivator named Lin Jing single-handedly slaughtered an allied force of ten thousand prodigies from myriad worlds, including even Heavenly Demon cultivators. Later, he even openly sold his services, fearlessly threatening numerous Seeking the Way Stage experts, making enemies of the myriad worlds. Brutal, absolutely brutal."

"I've heard this Lin Jing also has a Longevity Body. We both have Longevity Bodies, so how can the gap be so large? Look at other Longevity Bodies."

Zhu Yan rolled his eyes and said: "How is that possible? Master, where did you hear these rumors? You know what Longevity Bodies are like."

"Rumors my foot! The Cultivation Alliance has issued a warrant! If the Origin Realm teleportation array of our Zhenyi World hadn't been broken, perhaps the prodigies of our Zhenyi World would have been involved too."

"After you reach the Seeking the Way Stage, if you encounter cultivators from the Tianyuan Realm, don't provoke them. This Lin Jing is from Tianyuan. Don't look at him being only at the Nascent Soul Stage now—that's because of Origin Realm restrictions. When he reaches the Void Mystical Stage, whether your master can defeat him is uncertain."

"Alright, Master, if there's nothing else, I'll continue cultivating. I have a feeling I'm about to break through to the late Void Mystical Stage. Enduring to the end is the essence of the Longevity Body—what Longevity Body would make so many enemies like that..."

............

Lin Jing.

Longevity Body.

People from Earth who go to the lower realms all have Longevity Bodies.

Zhu Yan finally understood why Lin Jing asked if he recognized him.

If this Lin Jing was indeed the one who slaughtered the allied force of myriad world prodigies and made enemies of hundreds of cultivation worlds and the Seeking the Way Stage experts behind those prodigies, then indeed, his fame throughout the myriad worlds was greater than ninety-nine percent of Seeking the Way Stage experts!

"You are... the one from Tianyuan Realm..." Zhu Yan's expression turned grave.

"Hmm?" Lin Jing looked at Zhu Yan's changed expression and said with surprise, "So you did know."

"Fellow Daoist Lin..." Zhu Yan smiled bitterly, "I just remembered, please don't take offense. After all..."

"Rumors my foot! The Cultivation Alliance has issued a warrant! If the Origin Realm teleportation array of our Zhenyi World hadn't been broken, perhaps the prodigies of our Zhenyi World would have been involved too."

"No matter. Fellow Daoist Zhu, have you seen another person?" Lin Jing inquired. There were three transmigrators—besides himself and this person, there should be another one, though he didn't know what cultivation level or background they had.

"Haven't encountered them." Zhu Yan shook his head, "But I once sensed a spatial fluctuation in the west. The other party might be overseas."

"Alright." Lin Jing nodded, "If there's nothing else, then we'll meet again if fate allows. Now isn't the time for our true selves to meet."

"Farewell." Zhu Yan immediately flew away with Senior Brother Hu Yousong.

"Junior brother, my plaque!!"

"What plaque? Don't ask for it back." Zhu Yan said, "This guy is indeed like me—someone brought by an immortal to cultivate in another cultivation world, and his cultivation level... is the same as mine, at the Void Mystical Stage."

"What!" Hu Yousong was shocked, "Then junior brother, if you fought him, who would win?"

Zhu Yan broke out in sweat on his forehead and said, "Although my cultivation is a bit higher than his, but..."

Remembering his master's description, his pressure increased tremendously. Ten thousand prodigies from myriad worlds, all at the same Nascent Soul Stage, nearly all descendants or disciples of Seeking the Way Stage Void Mystical experts, were slaughtered clean by this Lin Jing alone while at the same realm?

Listen to that—was that human language? Was it really not a ghost story? Never mind the same realm—even now, if he had to face such an allied force of prodigies alone, he wouldn't see the slightest hope of victory.

In this moment, Zhu Yan felt somewhat uncertain about how to compete for this Heaven's Mandate.

Lin Jing hadn't even displayed any spiritual power yet—just his name alone made Zhu Yan's heart feel as if it had been squeezed.

Of course, there was also the possibility that the rumors were exaggerated, after all he had only heard about it...

"Senior Brother Hu, tell your people not to provoke him. It's best to give him an official identity with extremely high recognition that can shield him from some blind troublemakers. Otherwise... if something happens, it will be very difficult to handle."

"This guy, in our world, could be said to have no taboos whatsoever. It's said he's killed over ten thousand Nascent Soul prodigies from major forces..." After hearing this, Hu Yousong's mind exploded, knowing his plaque was never coming back. What kind of devil was this!