CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 37: LETTING IT ALL GO

As the Magic Mushroom jumped out, everything around disappeared, the Buddha Lord of the Sun Temple vanished, and the shattered Thunder Dragon Ancestor vanished too, leaving only Lin Jing sitting in meditation, his whole body emitting black-red flame-shaped Spiritual Power.

"Goo..."

The Magic Mushroom helped Lin Jing recall for a moment, it was Lin Jing’s earlier request for it to find an opportunity to create an illusion to assist in learning the Celestial Demon Body, not its mischief!

It just saw this as a good opportunity while Lin Jing was focused on meditating under the volcano...

Moreover, Lin Jing had also consumed the mutated Bodhi Leaf, perhaps using both methods together might increase the success rate.

The most important thing was, it had just designed a script, which it believed was logical, based on Lin Jing’s recent experiences... and indeed, it succeeded in the end.

However, what the Magic Mushroom didn’t expect was that it was too successful, Lin Jing’s enlightenment was too rapid, making it too late to stop Lin Jing from burning his life essence...

Looking at Lin Jing, who had already reached the "Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul" realm, it estimated that Lin Jing had consumed a lot of his lifespan.

This matter was arranged by Lin Jing, just that there was a mistake in the process, Lin Jing shouldn’t blame it, right?

The Illusion Mushroom cautiously looked at Lin Jing, only to see that Lin Jing wasn’t concerned about the matter, but was instead looking towards the Thunder Dragon Elder Sister who flew in sensing the commotion.

"You’re not dead, senior, that’s good."

Thunder Dragon Ancestor: ???

"What?" Thunder Dragon Ancestor was stunned, what’s this about dying.

"Your Highness the Saint Son you..." It looked at Lin Jing, whose Cultivation fluctuated to the Nascent Soul Stage, in disbelief, was this...

"Celestial Demon Body?" It thought of something and exclaimed.

It didn’t actually know if Lin Jing could cultivate the Celestial Demon Body.

But either way, now that there are no enemies, why are you burning?

"It’s a long story..."

Lin Jing gazed wistfully, although there were some mistakes, he fortunately succeeded in understanding the Celestial Demon Body.

He sensed for a moment, and there was no issue at the side of his grass and wood avatar, still negotiating with the Buddhist sect.

It truly was an illusion, this mushroom indeed had a trick up its sleeve, it really fooled him.

"It’s okay, I don’t blame you, in fact, I even have to thank you, without you it might not have succeeded with just the mutated Bodhi Leaf alone." Lin Jing looked at the small mushroom.

"Goo!" The mushroom flew back into the body, as long as it’s not blamed, it’s fine, it even has to thank us!

"Your Highness the Saint Son, what’s going on exactly?" Thunder Dragon Ancestor was clueless.

"During the process of cultivating the Celestial Demon Body, I accidentally burned my lifespan, elevating my cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage."

"As for the duration, it’s roughly a year, so it hasn’t really consumed too much of a lifespan, it’s not much of an issue."

At that time, Lin Jing intended to directly burn 99% of his lifespan to elevate his Cultivation Realm to the Seeking Dao Stage for a brief period to escape the spatial blockade of the Buddha Lord of the Sun Temple.

Therefore, during the process of elevating his cultivation, he was always reducing the duration of maintaining his Cultivation, to achieve balance.

Ultimately, when he elevated his cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul, compressing the duration to a year, the Magic Mushroom timely stopped him, preventing Lin Jing from continuing and consuming too much lifespan.

Otherwise, by then it might have turned into maintaining the Seeking Dao Cultivation for just a few hours.

So the lifespan consumed this time, compared to the Longevity Body’s own, isn’t really any issue.

Yet, this is only relative, squandering a hundred years of lifespan for nothing still pains Lin Jing deeply, as he himself hasn’t lived for a hundred years yet.

Once the Celestial Demon Body operates, there’s no way to go back, and from now on, he must maintain this state for a full year, and even during this period, he cannot cultivate.

Lin Jing’s heart bled.

"Ah, that’s how it is." Thunder Dragon Ancestor said: "It’s fine as long as it’s fine."

Lin Jing nodded, but in order not to let this elevation of Cultivation Realm and the burning of lifespan go to waste, he still needs to find a way to make use of the current Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, otherwise, it would be too regrettable.

However, this elevation in cultivation is truly neither here nor there, just reaching the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul...

Now with the identity of the Demon Court Saint Child, and Kong Xuan protecting the Dao, this Nascent Soul, compared to Golden Core, has almost no difference.

"I can only put effort into the Golden Rankings." Lin Jing looked towards the top ten on the Golden Rankings and said: "With my previous cultivation, even with the cooperation of the Dragon Carp, it wasn’t easy to enter the top ten of the Golden Rankings, but now with my Great Perfection of Nascent Soul cultivation, combined with the Dragon Carp, there’s hope to enter the top ten."

"In this way, I can enjoy the Qi fortune added for the top ten. It’s said that the difference between the top ten and the ranks behind is like heaven and earth."

"If I have to go to the Source Realm in ten years, then the benefits of the Golden Era in the Celestial Essence Realm will not be enjoyed afterward, so in these ten years, burning lifespan to figure out how to enjoy more is also a choice."

"Furthermore, I could continue to burn lifespan to elevate the realm to the Divinity Transformation Stage, taking the first and second place from the Ancient Princes and Princesses. In this way, I can enjoy the highest addition of the Golden Era, even if it’s only ten years, it might also bring infinite benefits."

"Relatively, what is lost is only some lifespan."

"In addition..." Lin Jing closed his eyes, entered his Divine Sense, and found that outside his Golden Core there was a Phantom Infant covering it! Like a mini-baby modeled after him!

The Cultivation elevated through special constitutions is hard to form a real Nascent Soul like real Cultivation, so currently, it’s just the power of the Phantom Infant, but even if it’s only a Phantom Infant, it possesses the power of Nascent Soul, just that it’s more fragile compared to a real Nascent Soul.

"Now that I have mastered the power of the Nascent Soul, besides the Divine Techniques like possession and Dharma form that cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage can perform, the most important is possibly using the power of the Nascent Soul to refine an incarnation. Now that the cultivation has temporarily been elevated to the Nascent Soul stage, I wonder if I can refine an incarnation in advance, if possible, over these ten years, I might be able to enhance the Cultivation Techniques, Magic, and Cultivation of the incarnation to a decent level."

Very soon, Lin Jing plans to make the best out of a bad situation and go all out, even considering to continue burning lifespan and elevate the realm to Divinity Transformation, to compete with the Ancient Prince and Princess for the front ranks on the Golden Rankings.

However, this idea must be discussed with the Demon Emperor first, if he elevates his cultivation to surpass the Ancient Prince, should the Ancient Race doggedly react, it wouldn’t be good.

Another point is he doesn’t actually know the true strength of the Ancient Prince, as the most renowned strongest prodigy in the continent, unless Lin Jing elevates his cultivation to Kong Xuan, otherwise, merely reaching Divinity Transformation might not be enough to defeat him. The cost to elevate to Kong Xuan is definitely not what Lin Jing is willing to endure.

So, before making this decision, he must have adequate understanding of the Ancient Prince’s strength, ensuring that he can defeat the opponent with the power of Divinity Transformation.

And what Lin Jing currently needs to do most is, in fact, to quickly find one in the top ten who is relatively weaker and test his own strength positioning...

"Currently, the weakest is Senior Sister, not quite up to par." Lin Jing shook his head.

At the same time.

Lin Jing’s avatar was still waiting for the outcome of the Buddhist sect’s discussion, but the avatar’s presence indeed attracted some unexpected individuals.

A Little Monk nervously came to Lin Jing’s avatar’s courtyard and said to the avatar: "Your Highness, Saint Son, outside the Bodhi Temple, there is someone who wishes to meet you..."

"I won’t meet." Lin Jing’s avatar didn’t even open his eyes.

"He identifies himself as Gao Sheng, from the Ancient Country Demon Extermination Bureau, claiming to be your friend and classmate, Your Highness."