CHAPTER 342: CHAPTER 39: PET BEAST SNATCHED

"A message has come from the avatar."

"However, it’s not about any progress regarding the Bodhi Tree, but rather an unexpected piece of intelligence."

Immortal Burial Volcano.

Lin Jing, who was familiarizing himself with the power of the Illusory Infant, slowly stood up.

The Artifact Ghost Mother, a versatile Artifact Spirit capable of activating Immortal Artifacts...

This intelligence is undeniably precious. If leaked, it would certainly cause many top factions to struggle over it.

"Gao Sheng truly lives up to the Spiritual Luck Body, his fortune is undeniable, but this time his actions seem to betray the name his family gave him."

"Reporting to the Ancient Emperor would be the real way to rise, yet he plans to deliver the information to the Heaven-Sundering Sword Ancestor, that’s underestimating him a bit."

Lin Jing smiled. If he judged correctly, the Heaven-Sundering Sword Ancestor should also, like His Majesty the Demon Emperor himself, have gone to the boundary of the realm to strengthen the defenses of the Celestial Essence Realm, so Gao Sheng’s inability to contact him is quite normal.

Lin Jing took out the communication treasure the Ling Yue Sword Immortal once gifted him...

If the other party is still in the Western Desert, using this, he should be able to find the Ling Yue Sword Immortal.

"I forgot that such communication treasures can’t be used near the Immortal Burial Volcano..."

However, after trying, Lin Jing found the treasure to be practically ineffective and couldn’t help but start flying away from the Immortal Burial Volcano.

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor, seeing this, immediately followed.

Yet, after departing a considerable distance, the communication treasure still remained ineffective, causing Lin Jing to furrow his brow.

If the Ling Yue Sword Immortal just arrived in the Western Desert, he shouldn’t have left so quickly.

So, the fact that I can’t contact the other party now suggests that they are also in a region like the Immortal Burial Volcano.

No wonder Gao Sheng couldn’t find the other party and had to seek my help.

"Your Highness the Saint Son, has something happened?" the Thunder Dragon Ancestor asked Lin Jing.

"Elder Leilong, contact all branches of the Demon Court in the Western Desert and help me find a person with all their might."

"Who?!"

"The disciple of the Heaven-Sundering Sword Ancestor, Ling Yue Sword Immortal, Feng Ning."

"Feng... the woman from the Feng Family of the Eight Great Families of Martial Emperor City." Thunder Dragon Ancestor nodded, indicating he understood.

"Please, Your Highness, return within the barrier, it may take some time for this order to be conveyed to the major demon beast tribes of the Western Desert."

Lin Jing nodded and said, "No need to worry about me..."

Before long, Lin Jing returned to the barrier near the Immortal Burial Volcano, quietly awaiting the Demon Court’s assistance in tracking down Ling Yue Sword Immortal.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and resumed his cultivation, inwardly observing the elusive Illusory Infant, murmuring to himself, "With such a strong foundation, harnessing the power of the Nascent Soul is not overly difficult. Perhaps, with the temporary power of the Nascent Soul, I can even forge an External Avatar ahead of time."

"Typically, a Nascent Soul Powerhouse forges an External Avatar to better perceive the power of heaven and earth, thus achieving Divinity Transformation. But in my case, whether remaining in the Demon Court under the Golden Era or going to a Source Realm rich in the natural power of heaven and earth or with a fateful connection to immortality, there is no need to fret over Divinity Transformation. Therefore, my External Avatar doesn’t necessarily have to be refined with supreme plants that are in harmony with nature; they can be cultivated along other routes!"

"The path of the avatar can continue down the Beast Taming Dao, thereby allowing an increase in contracted pet beasts, though it’s not of much significance."

"Another option is to seek cultivation techniques from the Immortal Realm, even those considered fine in an Immortal Palace to train the avatar."

"Although such cultivation techniques are hard to find, as long as the Mechanical Turtle cultivates into a ’Divine Spirit Book,’ I can gain the opportunity to summon ’Ancient Powerhouses,’ thereby obtaining their cultivation technique inheritance. It’s not an impossible route."

"As for the most outrageous path, it’s according to Elder Mo Song’s suggestion... to become the ’Heir of Celestial Demon,’ no matter whether it’s the original or the avatar, there’s always an alternative in this lower realm where the Celestial Demon Sect runs rampant."

Lin Jing took a deep breath. Now that he has mastered the Celestial Demon Body and Celestial Demon Divine Sense Technique, learning a few more Celestial Demon Sect inheritances wouldn’t hurt.

However, what materials would best suit the Celestial Demon Sect inheritance for forging an External Avatar...?

As he pondered, Lin Jing’s expression suddenly changed as he sensed an incredibly powerful ghostly aura.

"Your Highness the Saint Son, this is not good, hurry and go, we will escort you."

A Thunder Dragon descended anxiously.

"The Artifact Ghost Mother we had previously searched for suddenly appeared, possessing a treasure on the Flying Boat, seizing those once used to fish... Once it’s done with the seizure, it likely intends to commence a massacre!"

"We have already devised a way to recall the ancestor. Before the ancestor returns, please, Your Highness, first enter the depths of the Immortal Burial Volcano. The Ghost Mother, being a dead spirit body, can only operate at the volcano’s edge and surely doesn’t dare to venture deep into the volcano!"

What is this? The Ghost Mother appeared at this time?

Lin Jing was astonished. A year ago, he tirelessly sought the Ghost Mother, hoping to seal it to pass the Golden Ray Temple’s assessment, yet no matter how he fished, he couldn’t find it.

And now, after passing the assessment through the Ghost Bride’s power, it appears?

Moreover, just when he learns of the Ghost Mother’s true identity!

"How can it be such a coincidence, are you writing a script or something."

"Mushroom, my physique is already cultivated, you don’t need to create illusions deliberately anymore."

"Illusion Technique, break!"

Lin Jing shouted softly, yet nothing happened. The Magic Mushroom emerged with a face of grievance and confusion, illusion, what illusion?

It hadn’t created any illusion.

Not an illusion?

The real thing?!

Lin Jing’s expression changed again, could it really be such a coincidence.

"Fear not, Saint Son!!!" At the critical moment when Lin Jing’s thoughts paused, a sudden thunder roared through the sky, and the Thunder Dragon Ancestor tore through the air. Although Lin Jing had sent it to issue a wanted order, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor hadn’t gone far, only entering the void and using thunder as its voice to issue orders to the demon beast tribes throughout the Western Desert.

Upon receiving the plea for help from the Thunder Dragon’s proud juniors, it promptly ceased issuing orders to protect the Saint Son.

The dread-inspiring dragon might, thunder might, and sword intent might merged into a force, enveloping the Ghost Mother on the Flying Boat as it was seizing treasures.

Yet faced with the might of the Thunder Dragon Ancestor, the Ghost Mother was no sittin’ duck. It vanished without a trace, likely possessing some treasure, becoming the Artifact Spirit.

"Capture alive." Lin Jing ordered, prompting the Thunder Dragon Ancestor to nod heavily. However, no matter how the Thunder Dragon Ancestor’s lightning-like divine sense scanned all the treasures in the carriage, it could not detect a trace of the Ghost Mother, causing it to furrow its brows.

"Pop, squeak!" Until the Dragon Carp and Pine Leaf Mouse suddenly cried out, drawing Lin Jing and the Thunder Dragon Ancestor’s attention to the Flying Boat.

Behold, the Mechanical Turtle, which had been charging in a corner of the barrier and in dormancy, moved with an uncanny motion. The Artifact Ghost could merge its powers and unleash the supreme potential of a treasure, and the Mechanical Turtle was the only spatial creation here. Though mechanical, it seemed the Artifact Ghost could possess it too.

"Not good." The Thunder Dragon Ancestor was shocked, just about to prevent it, but in the next instant, the Mechanical Turtle vanished into the void, losing its trace. Even the Ghost understood that the current situation was not suitable for a conflict with the Thunder Dragon Ancestor over some treasures and chose to evade its sharpness.

With an expression of silent composure, Lin Jing watched as his not-yet-spiritual intelligence-nurtured candidate for the fourth pet became the Artifact Ghost’s escape vehicle...