CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 63: THE DEMISE OF THE DEMON SECT

The Sect Leader’s words left the elders present dumbfounded, their hearts feeling as if a hundred thousand demonic beasts had trampled over them. What? The sect is going to dissolve?

"Damn it, how is the Beast Taming Sect anything like a demonic sect!" a red-haired Golden Core Elder shouted angrily. Following this, the six Demon King Ancestors present nodded at him. Yes, he’s right!

Immediately, a Parrot Demon King said: "I’m infuriated! The Sect Management Office is just displeased because all the high-level combat power of our Beast Taming Sect consists of demon kings!"

"Which of us hasn’t bled for the Beast Taming Sect? Which of us hasn’t shed blood for the Ancient Country? Just because the Beast Master passed away early, do they see us as different? Isn’t this bullying?"

"I’d rather die; I will cut my own life short. Don’t stop me, don’t anyone stop me!"

No one dared to stop this Demon King Ancestor. Seeing no one stopping them, they held their tongue.

"Indeed, we occupy the best cultivation caves and the most resources in the sect, but is that wrong?" A Flood Dragon spoke, with a fierce look in its dragon eyes.

"We’ve followed the previous Sect Leader, battling for the sect for hundreds or even thousands of years. Is it not worth a good cave? Do we have to give up our resources, not eat or drink, to ensure the sect’s prosperity?"

The Golden Core Elders didn’t dare to speak. These Demon King Ancestors had indeed made significant contributions to the sect, justifiably using the best caves. But the problem is... the Sect Management Office doesn’t care about this; the Celestial Essence Ancient Country places fortune above all.

"Still, Xu Xiaoyao, you just don’t measure up. If you tried a little harder and reached the Divinity Transformation stage, could this situation have happened?" The Elephant Trunk Ancestor began to blame Xu Xiaoyao.

"Blame me?" Sect Leader Xu was also enraged, standing up: "Is it not because all you Ancestors parade under the Beast Taming Sect’s banner when you’re out? The other sects in the Great Wilderness Domain are bullied daily by a group of demon kings, and this group even has legitimate righteous backgrounds; how could they not report to the Sect Management Office? I think you Ancestors shouldn’t just retire. Since the previous Sect Leader left early, why not produce another Beast Master?"

"Fine, continue then. There isn’t even a Nascent Soul cultivator in the sect apart from you. Who do you think we can make a pact with?!" said a Deer King, carefree.

The main hall erupted in noise, and Elder Mo shivered at the bottom, not daring to mention Lin Jing’s affairs, fearing that Lin Jing might be turned into a snack by these enraged Demon King Ancestors.

...

"The weather is wonderful today."

Lin Jing enjoyed climbing to the top of the cave, welcoming the rosy glow and breathing in fresh Spiritual Qi for cultivation.

The glow shone upon him, making Lin Jing look like an immortal descending to the world.

"Life is becoming more hopeful. Once I establish my Foundation, I’ll become a True Disciple."

"As for ’future Saint Heir’ or ’Young Sect Leader,’ forget it. Let the young ones have a chance. After all, I’ve lived long enough to accompany the sect through more time. If I become the Sect Leader, when to step down would also be a problem, since according to the Beast Taming Sect’s tradition, each Sect Leader only relinquishes their position near their death."

He closed his eyes, beginning Qi Cultivation. Perhaps due to his Longevity Body, he felt increasingly peaceful inside, but not long after, a figure hurriedly approached from afar.

"Junior Brother! Something’s wrong!"

Senior Brother Ouyang, with a bitter face, grabbed Lin Jing, who was confused as he came down from the cave, by the sleeve.

Lin Jing, seeing Senior Brother Ouyang in such a hurry, asked in confusion: "Senior Brother Ouyang, what’s happened? Weren’t you trying to break through the Foundation Establishment Stage? Did something go wrong?"

"The Sect Leader is back," Senior Brother Ouyang said.

"Hmm? Isn’t that good news? With the Sect Leader here, your chances of success in Foundation Establishment are higher."

Senior Brother Ouyang looked sorrowful: "The Sect Leader brought back news... that our Beast Taming Sect might dissolve!"

"So it’s the sect that’s going to dissolve." Lin Jing nodded, and then his calm heart broke down.

"Senior Brother, don’t joke. Since you invited me to join the sect, I haven’t even been here for a year! And now it’s dissolving? I see our sect’s resources as being quite abundant. It shouldn’t be unsustainable, right?"

Ouyang Hao explained the notice from the Sect Management Office to Lin Jing.

The Sect Management Office is the institution in the Celestial Essence Ancient Country responsible for overseeing all major immortal cultivation sects, with a status akin to the Demon Extermination Bureau and the Hidden Dragon Academy, wielding immense power.

"Seal the sect for a hundred years, ordered to rectify, and if the rectification fails, the sect will be abolished?"

After listening, Lin Jing fell silent, deeply silent, looking at the sky. The news came too abruptly for him to accept.

"Afterward, all the spiritual veins of the Beast Taming Sect will be sealed, and the large mountains of the Beast Taming Sect will become unsuitable for cultivation," Ouyang Hao said mournfully.

"The Sect Management Office requires ’human fortune’ to surpass ’demonic fortune.’ How can our Beast Taming Sect achieve this? The sect has eight Demon King Ancestors and only one Nascent Soul Cultivator in the Sect Leader. How many Nascent Soul cultivators have to be born to balance human and demonic fortune?"

In just a hundred years, Ouyang Hao felt the time was insufficient.

"Could we possibly ’ask the ancestors to come to harm?’ Without the eight Nascent Soul Demon King Ancestors to hold the fort, the Beast Taming Sect in the Great Wilderness Domain would become a third-rate sect."

Lin Jing was also sorrowful: "Senior Brother, did this news come from the Sect Leader? Did the Sect Leader mention any plans for what’s next?"

Ouyang sighed: "Once the spiritual veins are sealed, we surely can’t stay in the Beast Taming Sect. The Sect Leader intends to disperse the sect members to four different places!"

"Our Beast Taming Sect has always had good relations with the Hundred Flower Valley. The Dao companions of the second, third, and fourth generation sect leaders were all Valley Masters of the Hundred Flower Valley. So the Sect Leader plans to take some people there temporarily to settle down first."

"However, given the size and foundation of the Beast Taming Sect, it’s impossible for everyone to go there."

"The Sect Leader also plans to... arrange an elite batch from the sect to join the Demon Extermination Bureau."

"Another batch will leave the Ancient Country and head to Qingzhou to seek opportunities... or a new path. Coincidentally, the Sect Leader’s daughter, our Beast Taming Sect Senior Sister, had already gone to Qingzhou early on."

Lin Jing took a deep breath. Although the sect hasn’t dissolved, it’s almost like it has.

He knew about Hundred Flower Valley—a sect where all disciples are female cultivators and the valley raises many spiritual butterflies, making it a second-rate sect in the Great Wilderness.

And Qingzhou... is a special place not under the jurisdiction of the Ancient Country.

Being outside the jurisdiction of the Ancient Country means there’s no order, which also means more opportunities.

This place is always rich in flora, and the Alchemy Dao flourishes here. The Lotus Pavilion became the largest chamber of commerce in the Ancient Country by establishing a trade route with Qingzhou.

"Wait, the Sect Leader has a daughter? The Sect Leader has a daughter too?" Lin Jing suddenly paused, realizing something.

"She’s an adopted daughter! The Sect Leader picked up an infant girl years ago."

Lin Jing nodded, understanding now.

"Hundred Flower Valley, Demon Extermination Bureau, Qingzhou... so what’s the fourth place?"

"Additionally, several Demon King Ancestors have decided to come out and each cultivate a True Disciple, acting as their guardians!"

"These True Disciples will be nurtured by the Nascent Soul Demon Kings and head to places suitable for their own trials, with no specific location," Ouyang Hao said.

"Actually, I came over this time to inform you, Junior Brother... I heard that several Ancestors in the sect are clamoring about distributing resources."

"Wherever they go, everyone hopes to bring along more sect inheritance to stand firm."

"The Sect Leader also mentioned... perhaps seizing this opportunity to exhaust the accumulated resources of thousands of years, it might truly lead to the rebirth of the Beast Taming Sect."

"I remember, Junior Brother, you seemed to be going to study at Hidden Dragon Academy?" Senior Brother Ouyang said: "With Elder Shen Song as your guardian, it doesn’t matter if you interact with other Ancestors, but I think, you should now... let Divine Pine Ancestor step out and fight for you to acquire more sect resources to take with you! After all, you’re also the future hope of the sect!"

"Hurry up, if you go late, the sect’s heritage may be completely divided!"

Lin Jing was speechless; weren’t things just starting to divide? Wasn’t there any attempt to pull some strings, offer some gifts, struggle a bit?