Vol 5 Chapter 84: Reopening the Immortal Prison
"Let's go."
Seeing the Pill Spirit's cooperation, Lin Jing smiled faintly.
"Where to?" The Pill Spirit flew over to ask.
"While there's still time left from the Dao Inquiry period, I need to deal with some remaining Dao Inquiry remnants."
Emperor Hu and Corpse Emperor could wait for now.
Their magical prowess was undoubtedly inferior to the Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor.
Having the Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor to harvest was already enough to keep the Ice Soul Gu and Pine Leaf Mouse occupied for quite some time.
But Lin Jing had another target - the Gu God who had escaped from the Gu God Sect earlier.
He planned to capture the Gu God and feed it to the Ice Soul Gu, allowing the Ice Soul Gu... to advance further........
"Ice Soul Gu, you've previously consumed the Gu God's Blood. Merge with me to sense its traces."
After giving the Ice Soul Gu its orders, Lin Jing left the city. The Demon Emperor didn't stop him - with the strongest Demon Emperor Tianchou and Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor already dealt with, the Tianyuan Continent held no more dangers for Lin Jing.
"Holy Son, let me assist you."
The Immortal Boat Spirit followed closely beside Lin Jing, immediately trying to show its usefulness. Lin Jing couldn't help but ask, "Do you remember how you were refined?"
"From what I understand, even among immortal pills, not every one can develop a spirit."
The Pill Spirit answered awkwardly, "I truly don't know. Perhaps some special alchemy techniques were used."
"Never mind then." Before long, Lin Jing arrived above a vast ocean.
"In the deep sea?" The Ice Soul Gu's sensing surprised Lin Jing. Instead of staying safely on land, this Gu God had hidden in the deep sea - how cautious.
"But in my current state, even hiding at the ends of the earth won't save you."
Lin Jing contemplated the black greatsword left by Demon Emperor Tianchou within him. Using his finger as a sword, he made a light slicing motion. The coordinates sensed by the Ice Soul Gu instantly split the sea in two.
Just a faint perception had granted Lin Jing sword cultivation skills rivaling the Void Mystical Stage.
"Holy Son of the Demon Court!!!" Disturbed from its deep sea slumber, the Gu God's twisted shadow emerged, glaring furiously at its old acquaintance.
"Still sleeping? I've already slain the Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor. You're next." Lin Jing looked at the Gu God with a mocking smile.
In the past, he needed the Demon Emperor's help to destroy the Gu God Sect. But today, he alone was enough to suppress the Gu God.
"Bullshit!" The Gu God clearly didn't believe him.
"Believe it or not."
What awaited the Gu God was directly a fishing net.
Lin Jing channeled immortal energy, weaving the Immortal Binding Chains into a net with immortal techniques. When had this country bumpkin ever seen big city magic like this? It was instantly bewildered.
After easily capturing the Gu God, Lin Jing returned to his territory to set up an array, planning to refine both the Gu God and Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor.
The initially skeptical Gu God, seeing how easily it had been subdued, couldn't comprehend how the Demon Court's Holy Son had become so powerful in such short time. But its fate seemed quite clear now.
Bound tightly to the array pillar by Immortal Binding Chains, it saw the Ice Soul Gu with ice shards dripping from its mouth and panicked.
"What are you doing!"
"By bloodline, Ice Soul Gu, you're my daughter!"
"You want to devour me?"
"Even tigers don't eat their young!"
"Tigers don't have gu poison." The Ice Soul Gu paid no heed, directly inserting its spider silk into the Gu God's body to devour its power and strengthen its own toxicity and bloodline.
Meanwhile, Lin Jing also secured the Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor, who had directly fallen unconscious. Seeing this, the Pill Spirit following Lin Jing even wanted to go kick it a few times.
"Ugly thing, how dare you try to steal me? Know your place."
The Pill Spirit cursed angrily, then fawningly flew to Lin Jing's side: "Holy Son, how do you plan to deal with him?"
"No hurry." Lin Jing glanced at the Ice Soul Gu. With its current power, harvesting a Dao Inquiry's Dao Fruit would be no easy task.
Only after first devouring the Gu God and receiving enhancements from his beast taming secret arts and the Pill Spirit would there be hope of harvesting the Dao Fruit across realms.
If they wanted to shorten the time, they might need to use a Time Dao Array...
"Pill Spirit, first go find the Dragon Carp and exchange alchemy knowledge."
"Huh? That fish?" The Pill Spirit fell silent. It remembered that fish seemed to refine pills in its mouth? Disgusting.
But facing the Holy Son's command, the Pill Spirit didn't dare refuse - after seeing even the Gu God get devoured, it was scared too.
Meanwhile.
The various Dao Inquiry factions had already learned of the events at Tongtian City, of Demon Emperor Tianchou's arrival, and the Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor's defeat.
When these Dao Inquiry experts learned the Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor couldn't last two moves against Demon Emperor Tianchou, they were deeply shocked by the Heavenly Demon Realm's strength.
Simultaneously learning that Lin Jing had struck some deal with Demon Emperor Tianchou - that Tianyuan wouldn't be attacked for a thousand years - their thoughts grew particularly complicated.
"What deal did that Demon Court Holy Son make with Demon Emperor Tianchou?"
"Is it reliable? Can demonic cultivators' words be trusted?"
"Could the Demon Court Holy Son have already defected to the demonic path?"
Unfortunately, given the Demon Court's current influence, even if other Dao Inquiry experts wanted to know more, as long as Lin Jing ignored them, no one could force the issue.
Especially now that Lin Jing had some unclear relationship with Demon Emperor Tianchou, these Dao Inquiry experts could only tacitly avoid mentioning Tongtian City's affairs, silently seeking ways to increase their strength.
"What's the plan now?"
As one of the few Dao Inquiry experts who could contact Lin Jing, the Demon Emperor inquired about future plans. Lin Jing's answer was simply to continue strengthening.
"I'll be going into seclusion in Tianyuan for some time. Your Majesty should continue striving for immortal-blooded advancement."
"Understood." The Demon Emperor pursed her lips, then said, "Speaking of which, that Demon Emperor Tianchou seems to have set up some unknown sword array enveloping the Tianyuan Realm beneath the Star Heaven Veil Array. How reliable is this deal you made with them?"
With a terrifying sword array hovering above their realm, the Demon Emperor felt she wouldn't sleep soundly, doomed to have nightmares again.
Damn demonic path...
"Set up a sword array too..." Lin Jing looked skyward. This Demon Emperor Tianchou was truly petty - afraid he and Tianyuan Realm would run away?
Lin Jing exhaled, saying, "It should be fine. Even if it's not, we can't do anything now. This time, I plan to stay in Tianyuan for 30 years. I hope Your Majesty can communicate with the other Dao Inquiry experts - in thirty years, I'll return to the Origin Realm."
"At the same time, I'll bring back a group of beast taming cultivators."
A living Heaven Refining Demon Ancestor couldn't be brought back to the Origin Realm, so Lin Jing could only harvest his Dao Fruit in the Tianyuan Realm as soon as possible.
A short absence shouldn't affect his status in the Origin Realm - it was just three ordinary Origin Source competitions, which the Heaven-Earth Sect and Star Dust Realm could handle without issue.
But when the century-spanning Origin Source was born, he must return to take charge. By then, the Cultivation Alliance and Heavenly Demon Sect would surely send new prodigies.
"Only thirty years? I understand. I'll strive to ascend to Celestial Beast within thirty years too. Remember to lend me that Immortal Boat Spirit when you're done! I've had my eye on it for ages."