CHAPTER 365: CHAPTER 62: TERMS

Because of the unique abilities of the Yang Yuan Gu, the Gu God Sect Leader has many talented children.

The older ones are already over a thousand years old.

The younger ones are still catching grasshoppers.

These descendants have almost monopolized the positions of Saint Heir, Saintess, and several other important roles within the Gu God Sect.

This way, it undoubtedly strengthens the Gu God Sect Leader’s control over the sect.

However, nothing is without flaws.

The Witch God Hall, which stands opposite the Gu God Sect, once researched and developed the White Witchcraft that neutralizes the Yang Yuan Gu poison, causing the Gu God Sect Leader to lose control over these children, and the Gu God Sect immediately fell into chaos!

"What are you daydreaming about?"

Seeing Lin Jing suddenly lost in thought, the Demon Emperor shouted.

Lin Jing snapped back, "I was thinking, since the Witch God Hall’s White Witchcraft greatly restrains the Gu Poison Techniques, why does the Gu God Sect still choose to root itself in the Witch God Sect’s territory instead of places like Qingzhou."

"Of course, it’s because there are plenty of poisonous insects and creatures in the Cloud Sea Mountain Range, which is more suitable for the development of the Gu God Sect," the Demon Emperor replied.

"There’s also another reason. Competition breeds progress. The Witch God Hall isn’t as strong as the Ancient Country, so it can’t hurt the Gu God Sect’s foundation but poses a certain threat, which is..." the Demon Emperor paused, unable to find the word for a moment.

"Adversity breeds resilience, complacency brings ruin?" Lin Jing suggested.

"Yes, yes," the Demon Emperor nodded, then frowned, "Why do you care so much? Oh, there’s something important I need to tell you."

She chuckled, "Your life-burning techniques seem to have scared the Second Ancient Emperor!"

"Guess what, he actually came to me with a deal, asking you not to challenge Prince Gu and the Ancient Clan Princess."

"I remember not long ago he was very confident, thinking that even if you cultivated into a Celestial Demon Body, you wouldn’t be a match for Prince Gu and the Ancient Clan Princess."

"But now that he sees you can even wield an Immortal Artifact, he seems unwilling to take the risk!"

Lin Jing was taken aback, "The Ancient Emperor is wishful thinking!"

"I’ve burned so much of my lifespan to reach Divinity Transformation, just to seize the first place on the gold rankings. If I don’t, wouldn’t it be a huge loss?"

"Exactly." The Demon Emperor nodded in agreement, "So the Second Ancient Emperor has offered quite favorable terms."

Lin Jing hesitated, "What benefits?"

The Ancient Country is vast and affluent. If the benefits offered seem greater than the comprehension bonus from the Destiny Gold Rankings, it’s not impossible to consider, as Lin Jing is not someone who seeks fame and fortune.

"The main benefit... First, let’s talk about why the Second Ancient Emperor doesn’t want you to covet the first and second positions anymore."

"In the True Dragon Secret Techniques of the Ancient Clan, there is a Secret Technique that allows one to break the limit of their physique and evolve it to the level of an Immortal Body through a massive amount of Destiny power."

"Back in the day, the initial Ancient Emperor wasn’t of Immortal Body. The reason he was able to annihilate the Immortal Alliance was that he monopolized most of the world’s Destiny, evolving his True Dragon Divine Body to the True Dragon Immortal Body, which wasn’t initially one of the top ten Immortal Bodies."

"However, since then, the Celestial Essence Realm couldn’t satisfy the conditions needed to practice the ’Immortal Body Secret Techniques’ until... the Golden Era opened, bringing a significant increase in world Destiny. The Second Ancient Emperor himself, because he missed the optimal age for cultivation, had no chance at the Immortal Body Secret Techniques, so he pinned his hopes on achieving an Immortal Body on his two descendants. Hence... Prince Gu and the Ancient Clan Princess urgently need the Destiny power brought by the Destiny Gold Rankings."

"Compared to achieving an Immortal Body, even if you have a one percent chance of defeating them, in the Second Ancient Emperor’s view, it is unacceptable."

"True Dragon Secret Techniques, Immortal Body..." Lin Jing was stunned, such a secret method exists, no wonder...

Looking at the Demon Emperor, Lin Jing asked, "Then the Second Ancient Emperor’s terms, could they be..."

"Yes." The Demon Emperor confirmed, "The Second Ancient Emperor stated that as long as you don’t compete with the Ancient Clan for the gold rankings position within ten years, which is before entering the Source Realm, he can also teach you the Immortal Body Secret Techniques. Although by then, after entering the Source Realm, without the Golden Era and Destiny Gold Rankings providing a Destiny bonus, the Destiny power in the Source Realm is undoubtedly more abundant, comparable to the Celestial Essence Realm. Of course, it is more challenging to obtain, but with your Celestial Demon Body, even in the Source Realm, you won’t be bullied, and there’s likely a chance to gain the Source Realm’s favor and achieve the Immortal Body."

"Besides the True Dragon Secret Techniques Immortal Body Chapter, within these ten years, the Ancient Country will also allocate a top-grade cultivation dragon vein for you to practice, to compensate for the loss."

"Finally, when you return from the Source Realm, the Second Ancient Emperor also promises to let the Treasure Beast Breakthrough Bird of the Ancient Country assist you in cultivation once."

Lin Jing heard this and pursed his lips, "Except for the dragon vein being genuine, the rest are just pie in the sky."

"Mm, very appropriate."

"Your Majesty Demon Emperor, I feel the Second Ancient Emperor’s sincerity is insufficient."

"Indeed, and even if your Longevity Body evolves into a Longevity Immortal Body, it doesn’t seem like much of a qualitative change," the Demon Emperor commented, "At the very least, it should be the complete True Dragon Secret Techniques! I’ll go negotiate the terms again!"

"Once the terms with the Second Ancient Emperor are settled, I’ll go talk with the old man from the Spirit Dao Sect!"

"Wait, what’s the matter with the Spirit Dao Sect?" Lin Jing was puzzled.

The Demon Emperor replied, "When the Second Ancient Emperor privately contacted me, the old Daoist from the Spirit Dao Sect also contacted me privately."

"He hopes you won’t challenge the current third-ranked Spirit Daoist Sect Daoist on the gold rankings!"

"In exchange, the Spirit Dao Sect can allow you to practice beside the Enlightenment Pool within the sect for a year, aided by the Treasure Beast Enlightenment Fish! The effect won’t be worse than the comprehension bonus brought by the third place on the gold rankings, maybe even better."

Lin Jing: "......"

"It seems that the Spirit Daoist Sect Daoist drank too much Enlightenment Fish soup, and is now immune to the Treasure Beast’s Divine Techniques, but the bonus from the gold rankings is still very effective for him, so he doesn’t want to lose the ranking either."

"If the negotiations with the Ancient Clan fall through, the Spirit Dao Sect deal may also be impossible, as the Spirit Daoist Sect Daoist would be pushed to fourth place."

"The Ancient Country indeed has deep foundations," Lin Jing’s mouth twitched, as the top three on the gold rankings are all occupied by the prodigies of the Ancient Country. Now, the big shots behind these three prodigies are even planning to buy the rankings, shady, truly shady.

Good thing he’s on the bribery side.

"Isn’t a year too short? After all, the Enlightenment Fish is useless to the Spirit Daoist Sect Daoist, so why not make it ten years? If it’s ten years, then the Spirit Dao Sect’s request can indeed be agreed upon." Lin Jing calculated, since they are all for the comprehension bonus, having the Enlightenment Fish indeed makes little difference. The most important is that the Enlightenment Fish can also be used simultaneously for the Pet Beasts, while the gold rankings first can only be enjoyed by oneself!

"Ten years! It might be too difficult. It’s said that the Spirit Dao Sect’s Enlightenment Fish was ’exploited excessively’ in the early years, using the Treasure Beast’s Divine Techniques too frequently, and now it’s all worn out."

"Your Majesty, this tough problem can be left to the Second Ancient Emperor to solve. If he wants me not to challenge Prince Gu and the Ancient Clan Princess, let him persuade the Spirit Dao Sect to agree. The Second Ancient Emperor is above the Spirit Dao Sect, he must have a way to convince them," Lin Jing said, feeling exhausted, as the Immortal Picture floating behind him fell, and the Ink Beasts dissipated...