Vol 7 Chapter 13: A Blessing in Disguise

"What should we do now?"

"We were too impatient. If only we had waited until Earth's spiritual energy became more abundant before letting him perform soul usurpation on the Five-Colored Immortal Stone."

"Without sufficient nutrition, the immortal fetus cannot develop properly. Who knows how long he'll have to sleep inside the immortal stone before being born."

"One year, two years, ten years, a hundred years... all are possible. It mainly depends on when Earth can recover to its previous level."

"But this might actually be a good thing? Because of this situation, the current Ancient Immortal Realm can no longer sustain immortal realm cultivators, so we don't have to worry about demon race immortals descending. If what descends aren't immortals, the gu insects he left there should be able to handle them."

The Imperial Consorts fell silent for a moment. They truly hadn't thought this through carefully and hadn't anticipated the Five-Colored Immortal Stone would be so demanding.

"Am I... experiencing difficult childbirth?"

Although not yet complete, Lin Jing had initially regained consciousness, but was still trapped within the Emperor Embryo Mother Stone, absorbing the nutrients needed for his body's complete development.

"...It really is difficult childbirth."

The incarnation sighed and quickly analyzed the current situation. He really wanted the Imperial Consorts to save him.

With so many good things inside the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb, wasn't there anything that could replace heaven and earth spiritual energy to provide him with some nutrition?

For example, placing him where the Demonic Race Progenitor was sealed to absorb a bit of the progenitor's power or something.

However, Lin Jing only thought about it. The Imperial Consorts definitely wouldn't dare do such a thing. If the progenitor's power and consciousness ended up performing soul usurpation on him instead, the incarnation probably couldn't defeat the progenitor.

The most critical issue right now is that if the external environment doesn't recover to its previous spiritual energy level, even if I emerge, I'll be a 'premature baby.' Even if born with an immortal realm body, the external environment wouldn't provide sufficient survival nutrients for the immortal realm. I would likely rush headlong toward premature death, or even worse, be born malnourished, failing to activate the Emperor Embryo's full potential. At birth, I might not reach immortal realm level, remaining below it."

"Neither outcome is acceptable."

"In that case, we can only wait."

"And..."

The incarnation unexpectedly discovered that although he currently resembled an unformed young fetus, because he had already developed consciousness and possessed many cultivation memories, it seemed... even without being born, he could cultivate within this Emperor Embryo Mother Stone.

The environment deep within the Emperor Embryo Mother Stone was like chaos containing countless grand daos, exceptionally mysterious.

Lin Jing immediately became immersed in it, as if drifting through a sea of chaos, a sea of grand daos.

"The Emperor Embryo Mother Stone is truly miraculous. It's said that beings nurtured by the Emperor Embryo Mother Stone not only have unfixed races, but even their innate racial abilities and physical constitutions are completely different."

"Perhaps in my current state, I can try... to shape the race and talents of my new body within this Emperor Embryo Mother Stone myself."

The incarnation took a deep breath, feeling this was completely feasible. The complex interior of the mother stone was filled with the power of countless paths, each within reach yet feeling incredibly distant.

Lin Jing passed by the Fire Grand Dao, Space Grand Dao, Time Grand Dao... very single-mindedly... searching for the unique path that belonged solely to him, to his true self, the distinctive dao that had run through his entire cultivation career.

"Beast Taming Path."

"I want a new body nurtured by the Emperor Embryo, compatible with the Beast Taming Path, capable of awakening Beast Taming Path innate abilities!"

"That way, when the incarnation and true self eventually merge, perhaps..."

Within that Emperor Embryo, Lin Jing forgot about time, wholeheartedly pursuing the power he needed.

After an unknown period, Lin Jing finally found the race most suitable for the Beast Taming Path.

He didn't know whether to feel regret or joy, because the answer the Emperor Embryo Mother Stone gave for the race most suitable for the Beast Taming Path seemed to be the human form.

However, Lin Jing also understood that this Beast Taming Path was no longer just the path of controlling beasts, but rather everything between heaven and earth, all methods and paths could be controlled. Only this deserved to be called a dao with Immortal Emperor potential.

Meanwhile.

In the Immortal Realm, demon race lands.

The Demon Lord had already detected that the spiritual energy in the Ancient Immortal Realm, which he had painstakingly restored to minimal Immortal Realm levels, had... declined again.

And the timing coincided exactly when the demon sect dispatched three demon children possessing royal blood, descendants containing his bloodline, to Earth.

Without much thought, the Demon Lord could understand that in this situation, these three individuals would likely become sacrifices to Earth's spiritual energy decline.

"Who is it?"

Although he had anticipated that retrieving the Progenitor's Bone and Race-Suppressing Demonic Artifact wouldn't be too smooth, this situation where even before beginning, mysterious forces repeatedly thwarted his plans still left the Demon Lord somewhat puzzled.

"Eastern Glorious Immortal Emperor? Only he could accomplish something like this."

"Hmph, but how many times can you manage this?"

The Demon Lord summoned the Heavenly Dao's Supreme Treasure, a mysterious pearl... The spiritual energy that had rapidly recovered in the Ancient Immortal Realm Earth was actually transmitted by him using the Heavenly Dao's Supreme Treasure from the Lower Realm. This meant that when the Ancient Immortal Realm recovered its former immortal realm power, the spiritual energy in the Lower Realm was diminishing.

However, because the immortal realm power hadn't recovered much, and the Lower Realm was too vast, Lower Realm cultivators hadn't noticed anything yet.

The Demon Lord chose to continue devouring the Lower Realm's spiritual energy to supply the Ancient Immortal Realm. This approach actually also weakened Lin Jing. If the Lower Realm also entered a spiritual energy decline period, entering the era of ended dharma, then... Lin Jing's lifespan would also be affected.

"Wasting my Heavenly Dao power, Eastern Glorious Demon Emperor, I'll remember this grudge."

"The spiritual energy recovery speed... is accelerating."

Not long after, the Imperial Consorts discovered that after Earth's immortal spiritual energy had been absorbed by the Emperor Embryo Mother Stone, it began rapidly recovering again.

This meant that before long, Lin Jing should be able to be reborn.

Indeed, after Earth's spiritual energy accelerated its recovery again, one day, the Emperor Embryo Mother Stone that Lin Jing had performed soul usurpation on... exploded like a bolt from the blue, revealing a ball of light within.

Inside the light ball, a very small figure appeared - a fair and tender infant.

Although this infant had a small physique, its eyes were bright and piercing, and its body contained extremely powerful energy. From its appearance, it somewhat resembled Lin Jing.

"Grow, grow, grow."

Lin Jing activated immortal energy, forcibly making his new body grow. After all, he couldn't wander around with an infant's body. Soon, the infant grew into a young child, then a youth... his appearance becoming increasingly similar to Lin Jing.

"It seems successful." The Imperial Consorts' consciousness watched the naked, growing Lin Jing, sensing the terrifying power contained within his body!

"Acquired a powerful racial ability. It seems the incarnation will also follow the Beast Taming Path now." Lin Jing put on clothes and slowly spoke. This misfortune had turned into blessing, as he actually felt that the incarnation's Beast Taming Path talent now surpassed that of his true self.