CHAPTER 70: CHAPTER 69: THE QUALITIES OF A DEMON CULTIVATOR

"Ultimately, the wooden man is just a fake. It’s time to face the real challenge. A Demon Cultivator transforms the impossible into the possible."

Elder Mo Song finished speaking and retracted a wooden man, leaving only Lin Jing cursing there.

Fighting against a Golden Core with Qi Cultivation isn’t called transforming the impossible into the possible; it’s like throwing a piece of eternal meat to the dogs; it’s never coming back.

The Spatial Spirit Plant is indeed enticing, but even against a few Foundation Establishment Stage demon beasts, let alone a whole group of Demon Core Stage demons, they wouldn’t stand a chance.

"Squeak!" The pine-leaf mouse walked up to Lin Jing and tugged at his pant leg.

Meaning, let’s do it!

Don’t we have Illusion Techniques?

It had a premonition that the wish it failed to accomplish last time in Bodhi Heaven might be fulfilled with this Spatial Spirit Plant.

"You sure think beautifully," Lin Jing glanced at it.

Using a thousand transformations, turning into a Nascent Soul Demon King to deceive those mighty demons, the risk was indeed not small.

However... seeing Elder Mo Song’s resolute attitude, Lin Jing knew it certainly wouldn’t change its mind.

"Fine, let’s do it. We’ve even tricked the undying demons in the Tower of Demon Suppression, so why should we fear demon beasts in this secluded Great Wilderness?"

"Senior, in which direction?"

...

After replenishing their energy, Lin Jing and the pine-squirrel fish set out again.

Black Wind Valley, the old lair of ancient demons, the entrance of the valley was obscured by rows of twisted dead trees, their skeletal branches jagged, leaves long since withered, leaving only bare twigs to emit a mournful wail in the night wind.

An abandoned valley, devoid of demon energy for a long time, now again filled with demonic power, numerous demon eyes fixated in the darkness on a newly sprouted white bud within the valley.

The demon beasts present didn’t recognize what this Spirit Plant was, but their bloodline instincts told them that consuming this grass might hold great fortune. Even though it’s not mature, its astonishing fragrance spreads, accompanied by spatial fluctuations, truly rare.

However, despite numerous demon silhouettes gathered inside and out of the valley, few demon beasts dared to make a move on this grass.

First, the Spirit Grass wasn’t mature yet. Most Spirit Plants haven’t consolidated their nutrients when immature, so consuming them might be futile.

Second, there were too many corpses inside the valley. Not far from the white grass, bodies lay everywhere, over a dozen demon beasts lying there, clearly killed while attempting to take the Spirit Grass.

"Maybe we should withdraw. This grass seems suspicious like it could be bait, and we know nothing about it." In the darkness, the whispered conversation of human cultivators could be heard.

"Regardless of its effects, Spatial Spirit Grass is exceedingly rare and invaluable. The Beast Taming Sect never asks about species, they buy back at high prices. If we snatch it, we won’t worry about cultivation resources for the rest of our lives."

"But the Beast Taming Sect is gone! That indicates something is amiss with this thing." Another cultivator transmitted.

"Makes sense, this place is filled with demon beasts; it’s not our territory. It’s better to leave." A few months past, the news that the Beast Taming Sect was investigated by the Sect Management Office had spread throughout the Great Wilderness.

Lin Jing, the pine-leaf mouse, and the dragon carp in its bumblebee transformation, also landed outside Black Wind Valley, observing the situation inside.

Facing the terrifying demon energy pervading the sky and the dark, forest-like surroundings, Lin Jing dared not act rashly.

"Elder Shen Song, is there a Nascent Soul Demon King inside or outside Black Wind Valley?"

"If we encounter danger, you’ll surely intervene, right?"

He asked two questions, but Shen Song remained silent.

After a while, Shen Song replied messily:

"This grass is ’Void Escape Grass’, a fifth-tier Spirit Grass. Its birth method, growth location, everything is a mystery, only known that during its growth, it frequently ’teleports’ itself to different places, changing different growth environments."

"If you want it, hurry up, as it might slip away at any moment."

"Moreover, don’t worry about it not being mature, you can safely snatch it, and after uprooting it, the Cyan Emperor’s Longevity Technique can sustain its life!"

While Lin Jing and Shen Song were communicating, it seemed another demon beast couldn’t resist and planned to snatch the immature Void Escape Grass.

It was an unknown demon beast proficient in Earth Escape Technique, covertly approaching the Void Escape Grass from underground, but underestimated the hidden mighty demons in the darkness.

A red light burst from the darkness, blasting into the ground. With a boom, as a big pit appeared, the mole demon had a hole in its body, dying on the spot.

Seeing this, Lin Jing felt the wooden man was more endearing.

"Wait!"

At this point, Lin Jing chose to wait for the best opportunity, not daring to guarantee that impersonating a Nascent Soul Demon King to retrieve the grass would be safe for sure.

Seeing Lin Jing and his companions concentrating and waiting, Shen Song also looked toward the Void Escape Grass.

"Sensitivity to environmental changes... maintaining calmness, vigilance, will and patience... the wisdom to judge timing... the decision-making ability to take correct actions in complex situations..."

"These are... the basic qualities of a Demon Cultivator. Keep it up, Immortal Padawan."

One day... two days... three days, although Shen Song mentioned the Void Escape Grass would move by itself, Lin Jing still hadn’t found a suitable entry time.

However, even without entering, he maintained high vigilance, kept up the transformation, concealed his form, ensuring he wasn’t detected by the concealed mighty demons.

During this period, who knew how many more restless demon beasts had perished inside, this process also allowed Lin Jing to identify several hidden positions of demon beasts, all waiting for a suitable opportunity to act.

"Why is it her?"

Another period passed, and to Lin Jing’s confusion, a familiar figure appeared in the valley, clad in a plain white robe, a long sword floating around her—it was Ling Yue Sword Immortal Feng Ning, whom they had seen in Snow Moon City!

She descended with a clear purpose, like those restless demon beasts, aiming for the yet immature Void Escape Grass, and unsurprisingly, she too was attacked from the darkness!

Several beams of demon light surged over, but unlike those overambitious demon beasts before, Ling Yue Sword Immortal, with her one sword, unleashed several streaks of Sword Qi, extinguishing the dark attacks. The Sword Qi penetrated the darkness, accompanied by screams, slaying all hidden demon beasts.

"Void Escape Grass?" Ling Yue Sword Immortal was already near the Void Escape Grass when more hidden mighty demons simultaneously struck, covering the sky of the valley with demon shadows.

"Ah———" Without needing Ling Yue Sword Immortal to act, the Sword Spirit within her sword had already activated the all-overarching Sword Qi, leaving the demons without a chance to struggle, all annihilated. Seeing that the Void Escape Grass was about to fall into Ling Yue Sword Immortal’s hands, Lin Jing couldn’t sit still any longer.

Rumbling sounds.

In the distance, a pine tree radiating a golden-green divine light, exhibiting the might of an unparalleled Demon King, stepped into the valley one step at a time using its roots as feet. During this process, wherever it treaded, the ground, plants revived with life, the autumn desolation fading, and withered trees regained greenery.

"A Demon King is coming!"

Such terrifying Demon King’s might, coupled with the formidable female Sword Cultivator in the valley, caused many demon beasts concealed in the darkness to abandon their slim hope quickly, fleeing the valley without clinging to the notion of competing for the Spirit Plant.

"Damn, who told you to transform into me?" Lin Jing walked step by step, Shen Song said: "And the transformation is so ugly, even the hairstyle is wrong."