Vol 6 Chapter 28: Heaven's Mandate Appears
Time was pressing, so Lin Jing immediately had the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog begin cultivation within his Void Mystical Domain.
With Lin Jing's assistance, it quickly entered the qi training stage.
Those unfortunate souls who had just been reborn as qi training mosquito beasts through the Life and Death Reincarnation Immortal Domain naturally became its primary targets for elimination.
Qi training, foundation establishment, core formation, Nascent Soul... mosquito beasts of every level could be found here, ensuring its cultivation journey wouldn't be lonely.
As for Lin Jing, he wasn't in a hurry to form a contract with it.
Although he had gained an additional contract slot after reaching the Void Mystical Stage, since this wasn't the Lower Realm and there was no Demonic Star Project, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog naturally had no "hidden rare beast bloodline" that needed activation through contracting.
Therefore, when to form the contract actually wasn't very important.
Additionally, after contracting it, the frog would carry Lin Jing's aura, and the mosquito beasts living within Lin Jing's body would likely become extremely wary of it, which wouldn't be beneficial for the frog's cultivation.
"Still doesn't feel quite enough."Looking at the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog cultivating while seated on a mountain rock, Lin Jing decided to give it a little more motivation before leaving.
Relying solely on the weasel's deception about an "Emperor's Destiny" to make a little frog endure decades of arduous cultivation here didn't seem realistic to Lin Jing.
"Let's see if you're willing to bear its karma."
Lin Jing flicked the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog's head, transmitting memories that didn't belong to it into its consciousness.
These memories belonged to Lin Jing—fragments of his communication with the Star Longevity Crane.
[Blood Prison...]
[Heavenly Demon Sect... Star Crane Realm...]
[Captivity, blood sacrifice, princess...]
"Little frog, focus on your cultivation and don't entertain wild thoughts. It carries deep blood feuds and isn't as carefree as you." After warning the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog, Lin Jing departed.
The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog stood dumbfounded on the mountain peak, never imagining the Crane Fairy had such tragic experiences.
Her entire clan had been kept in captivity by demons and still hadn't regained their freedom.
And her parents-in-law had all met tragic deaths because of these demons called the Heavenly Demon Sect.
"Croak—" Moments later, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog burned with rage, unable to comprehend how such evil people could exist. It made its decision.
It would be the one to save the Star Longevity Crane clan.
It would be the one to destroy the Blood Prison Demon God's army.
Strength... it needed strength.
............
Several days later.
Lin Jing's true self returned to the Cultivator Town at Purple-Gold Mountain. Over these past few days, he had taken the remnant soul of an immortal on another circuit, searching to see if there were other descendants containing Heavenly Emperor bloodline.
After searching around, he indeed found several—the Heavenly Emperor bloodline proved surprisingly resilient.
However, they were all human now.
After comparing them, Lin Jing found that the little frog he encountered first seemed to be the best choice.
Because those who still retained Heavenly Emperor bloodline, regardless of race, were all exceptional individuals with powerful destinies. Among humans, they were either cultivators, political leaders, or capitalists.
Given the choice, Lin Jing definitely wouldn't prefer humans—too many schemes and calculations. That Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog, being the youngest with little experience and only raised by a deceptive Great Yellow Immortal, was undoubtedly the blank slate type Lin Jing preferred, more suitable for investment and cultivation... most compatible with him as a beast tamer.
Although... the best prize in this tournament wasn't for the champion, but rather the third place prize that Lin Jing had swapped...
"Finally here?"
Having failed to find any new treasures, Lin Jing felt utterly bored, until... if anything could pique Lin Jing's interest, it was undoubtedly Earth's Heaven's Mandate.
That Immortal Emperor's attendant had said the Heaven's Mandate would appear soon and told Lin Jing not to be impatient, but how could Lin Jing not be anxious? The other two transmigrators might have nothing but time, but he still had the millennium agreement with Demon Emperor Tianchou—converted to Earth time, he only had about a year before he needed to return.
Now that several months had passed on Earth, as time shortened, Lin Jing grew increasingly anxious, already shifting his focus from the Heaven's Mandate to the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb, thinking that even if he couldn't obtain the Heaven's Mandate, getting some good items from the Heavenly Emperor's Tomb would still make the trip worthwhile.
Fortunately, that Immortal Emperor's attendant hadn't misjudged—after waiting so long, this Heaven's Mandate had finally appeared.
Using the Heaven's Mandate Stripping Technique he learned from the other party, Lin Jing looked toward the sky and could clearly sense that the Heaven's Mandate was currently in the stage of searching for and selecting a [Mandated One].
"Will it be me?" Lin Jing rose into mid-air. Even if the Heaven's Mandate chose someone else, he could still strip it out using secret techniques, but if it directly chose him, that would undoubtedly be most convenient.
At the same time, at Dragon Tiger Mountain, a Taoist in seclusion opened his eyes—precisely the junior brother of the Dao Alliance leader. His eyes flickered as he looked toward where the Heaven's Mandate was gathering, his heartbeat accelerating.
After learning that Lin Jing, the Enemy of All Realms, was among the transmigrators, he had once thought his hopes of competing for the Heaven's Mandate were lost. However, he hadn't completely given up, because that Emperor's attendant had said that after merging with the Heaven's Mandate, one's talent, potential, and even strength would undergo tremendous changes!
What if... after merging with the Heaven's Mandate, his strength transformed so completely that it surpassed Lin Jing's?
Then no one could strip or seize it from him.
So while the first to merge with the Heaven's Mandate might still have it stripped away by others, they undoubtedly held the greatest advantage—being the first to enjoy the strength bonuses from merging with the Heaven's Mandate.
"Heaven's Mandate, come to me." At the same time, in a certain Western country, an old man in gray Tangzhuang stood atop a skyscraper—clearly the third transmigrator. His age appeared much older than when Lin Jing and Zhu Yan transmigrated, and his cultivation level was also much higher than both of them, having actually reached the Seeking the Dao stage.
His spiritual power aura wasn't orthodox either, instead filled with demonic energy, making him particularly mysterious.
The will of the Heaven's Mandate enveloped the entire world, lingering longest on Lin Jing (the highest cultivation), Zhu Yan, and the mysterious old man. When it passed over the mysterious old man, it seemed to find the old man too decrepit and directly skipped him.
When it passed over Lin Jing, it seemed to think Lin Jing's destiny was too complex, bound to numerous demonic beasts, not pure enough, and directly skipped him too.
Zhu Yan, the Taoist from Dragon Tiger Mountain, looked incredulously at the Heaven's Mandate that appeared before his eyes and merged into his body, never expecting... the Ancient Immortal Realm's Heaven's Mandate would truly choose him.
"Will I be... the Mandated One?"
As the Heaven's Mandate found its master, Lin Jing on Purple-Gold Mountain shook his head regretfully, while the other transmigrator in the Western country directly darkened his expression and angrily headed straight for the East.
"What's mine cannot be taken by anyone."
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