Vol 5 Chapter 95: The Longevity Star
“You still have combat divine abilities…” Lin Jing stared at it and said, “So now, without surveillance, can you demonstrate them?”
“All right.”
The Star Longevity Crane was thinking the same thing.
“Just attack me.” Lin Jing said, and it immediately unleashed a divine ability that Lin Jing could hardly imagine. It flapped its wings, and then, accompanied by a dazzling white light sphere, a storm blew directly at him.
Lin Jing was currently at the Questioning Dao realm, but being in the storm still affected him. The flow rate of his spiritual power suddenly fluctuated at different frequencies. Various forces wandering inside his body made it feel like he was going mad, risking a catastrophic internal explosion and death.
Of course, this was also because Lin Jing did not defend himself. He wanted to experience the rare beast’s divine ability firsthand. After identifying the category of the rare beast’s divine ability, Lin Jing took a deep breath and stabilized the turbulent forces within his body, then looked at the panting Star Longevity Crane.
“What is this move called?”
“Time Storm,” the Star Longevity Crane replied.
“A fitting name.” Lin Jing nodded. Just now, he had sensed it was a force of time, twisting the normal flow of time around him—freezing the spiritual power in some meridians, while accelerating it by hundreds of times in others, causing chaotic spiritual power fluctuations akin to going mad.So it was a time-type… a Rare Beast divine ability from the Time Dao.
Such divine abilities were extremely rare.
Lin Jing was certain that without relevant combat experience, even a Nascent Soul Transformation cultivator would not be able to react or stabilize when ambushed by this Star Longevity Crane’s Time Storm in a short time.
For an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, it might lead directly to madness and death.
“Interesting.” Lin Jing stroked his chin, staring at the Star Longevity Crane. He had the idea of directly contracting it.
If there was a rare beast ready-made, why take a gamble?
Lin Jing held an unshakable grudge against gambling, and as for the poison path of the Ice Soul Gu, naturally, he could not abandon it.
However, Lin Jing understood this was a crane with a story. If he wanted to contract the Star Longevity Crane, then as its Beast Master and contractor, he would naturally have to shoulder the corresponding karmic consequences.
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“In any case, it doesn’t seem like a fool. It even knows to hide its rare beast divine ability,” Lin Jing said. “With this divine ability, you do have hope of revenge. But it is only a hope.”
“I can let you stay by my side, and I can help you grow stronger. But I cannot guarantee your safety before you obtain the power to save your tribe.”
“After all, I have many enemies, possibly even stronger than yours. Who knows when you and I might die. If you are still willing to follow me, I will grant you a contract.”
“If you are unwilling, then as we agreed before, you help me with a small favor. I will still teach you cultivation methods and divine abilities, gift you cultivation resources, and then set you free.”
“How do you choose? Have you decided?”
“I have decided.” The Star Longevity Crane did not hesitate. “I want to follow you, Senior. But likewise, I will help you with your favor. Senior, what do you want me to do?”
Ye Bin fell into thought. “It’s nothing much, just want him to lay an egg for you to raise his predecessor.”
The Star Longevity Crane’s beak twitched. “C-Can you not say that?”
“Since you follow me… that should mean you will be the one to hatch the egg.”
“That’s true.” Ye Bin said. “By the way, I haven’t asked yet—Royal-level bloodline… the bloodline rank of the Star Longevity Crane clan isn’t that high, right?”
“In the Star Longevity Crane clan, his bloodline should be the lowest.”
“Yes, yes.” The Star Longevity Crane shook its head. “It was your parents who deliberately did not pass on the bloodline power to you so you would slowly become food for the Heavenly Demon Sect, but instead passed it to your elder brother.”
“Now, they are all already… Because my bloodline power is weak and my cultivation is low, I have not yet been ‘consumed.’”
“I see. Do you know your parents’ bloodline rank?”
“Immortal-level.” The Star Longevity Crane said. “The leader of the Star Crane Realm is my father.”
“Immortal-level…” Lin Jing spoke slowly. “That means you are still considered a little princess of the Star Crane clan. No wonder you want to save those clansmen no matter what.”
The Star Longevity Crane fell silent, and Lin Jing likewise remained silent.
The Heavenly Demon Realm truly did nothing but evil.
Of course, Lin Jing had no right to blame anyone. The behavior of Heavenly Demon Realm cultivators raising Star Longevity Cranes was essentially no different from humans raising livestock as food.
However, since this little princess of the Star Longevity Crane clan chose to follow him, then they were one. No matter what, he must find a way to help her gain the power to save her tribe.
“Contract then.” Lin Jing looked at it calmly. In some ways, they were destined to meet.
Despite so many layers of restrictions, they still came together.
Next, Lin Jing gave his last beast contract to the Star Longevity Crane. With this bond, Lin Jing finally understood why the First Ancient Emperor recommended star beasts to him and why the Fuzzy Immortal wanted to recommend the Star Longevity Crane.
Just like when Lin Jing contracted the Ice Soul Gu, because his own constitution was too ordinary and the Ice Soul Gu’s power too overwhelming, it gave Lin Jing an Ice Soul body in return. Now, contracting this star beast, Lin Jing encountered a similar situation.
Although the Star Longevity Crane only had a Royal-level bloodline, the essence of its cosmic life suddenly granted Lin Jing a constitution similar to the Star God’s body, allowing him to survive in the star realm.
This ability, important or not, truly wasn’t crucial. Cultivators entering the star realm and traveling through it fundamentally relied on spiritual power to isolate themselves from the star realm’s adverse environment. Without spiritual power, it was like a fish out of water, severely affecting survival.
But now, Lin Jing no longer worried about this. Even if he lost all spiritual power, drifting severely injured in the star realm, he would not die. Of course, what Lin Jing cared about more was the Star Longevity Crane clan, which also possessed a spell called the “Longevity Star Technique.”
After contracting it, Lin Jing became quite familiar with the power the Star Longevity Crane held.
“You also know a spell called the Longevity Star Technique?” he asked.
“Yes, yes.” The Star Longevity Crane nodded. This was also the clan’s divine ability, innate from birth.
“The Longevity Star Technique fuses the soul with the stars, sharing their longevity. As long as the stars remain, the self is eternal. By borrowing the power of the stars, it can slow the passage of lifespan, thus extending life. But the cost is that cultivation speed also slows down,” Lin Jing murmured.
“But although every Star Longevity Crane inherits the Longevity Star Technique, only those with Immortal-level bloodline can cast it. The conditions are very harsh,” the Star Longevity Crane added.
Lin Jing was unconcerned and asked, “I’m curious—can the Longevity Star Technique be used in reverse to accelerate the passage of lifespan and thus increase cultivation speed?”