Chapter 243: Longevity Body Meeting

"This Heavenly Lion clan hides the Longevity Body really well."

After Lin Jing didn't know how long he had been wandering in the Heavenly Lion secret realm, he shook his head.

He hadn't found a trace of the other Longevity Body.

He couldn't help but give up searching for the other party and honestly gathered together with the crowd, waiting for the start of the Ancestor Worship Ceremony.

Causing a scene during the Ancestor Worship Ceremony was the key purpose of his coming here.

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"The Ancestor Worship Ceremony is about to begin!!!"

With a distant and deep bell toll, the ceremony officially began.

Generally speaking, things like the Ancestor Worship Ceremony are conducted within a race and would not invite so many outsiders. However, forces with a "Demon Ancestor" sitting in charge do not fall within this convention.

Because the Demon Ancestor has the ability to change the bloodlines of outsiders and turn them into their own race, these outsider demon beasts and cultivators who can come here also hold a purpose: to one day transform from the status of a younger brother of the Heavenly Lion clan and completely join the Heavenly Lion clan!

"Roar!!!!"

The main officiant of the ceremony was a white-haired Lion Emperor, with strength reaching the peak of the Deity Transformation Demon Emperor realm. As the current clan leader of the Heavenly Lion clan, he tore through the void. Accompanying his appearance, countless Heavenly Lions also walked out from the space cracks, and dozens of core members of the Heavenly Lion clan appeared.

At the same time, also appearing from the space cracks was a woman in a white dress. She was expressionless, as if she had no soul, her eyes dim and lifeless, like a walking corpse.

Seeing this woman, many Demon Kings and Demon Emperors participating in the ceremony swallowed their saliva, their eyes filled with green light.

"It's the Longevity Body!"

"The Heavenly Lion Holy Maiden!!"

"She really appeared."

"I heard that the Heavenly Lion clan's centennial ceremony requires Longevity flesh and blood to worship the ancestors. I don't know if it's true. Brother Tiger, if I can't stand the smell of Longevity blood later and do something stupid, remember to hold me back, you must hold me back!"

Numerous demon beasts endured the agitation in their hearts.

Compared to the demon beasts, many human cultivators who came to join the Heavenly Lion clan had stronger empathy when seeing the walking-corpse appearance of the Longevity Body, and couldn't help but shake their heads slightly, sighing at the tragic fate of this Longevity Body.

Kept in captivity for a thousand years to have blood and flesh taken, even a person with a firm Dao heart would probably have their mind collapse, let alone a woman. At this moment, in their view, this Longevity Body probably didn't have many thoughts of her own left.

"Finally saw her..."

And at the same time, Lin Jing finally saw the other Longevity Body and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Truly miserable.

"It's good that I was rescued by Senior Brother Ouyang..."

He maintained his illusion concealment and walked slowly out of the demon crowd. Still, no one noticed him.

At this time, the Heavenly Lion Holy Maiden—

—had already stood on the altar, waiting to be used as a sacrifice.

Lin Jing passed by a group of core Heavenly Lion demons and walked towards this Longevity Body. During this time, he dispersed the illusion specifically for this Longevity Body, allowing her to see him.

Before doing his own thing, Lin Jing wanted to have a chat with this woman who had the same physique as him.

However, the other party's state seemed even worse than Lin Jing had imagined. Looking at Lin Jing walking towards her with lifeless eyes, this Longevity Body didn't show any reaction.

"Truly pitiful."

Lin Jing sighed and slowly raised his palm. A drop of blood permeated with the aura of longevity appeared in his hand. It was Lin Jing's own blood. Coming here this time to offer a reward for the Mo Sect with Longevity blood, he naturally had to bring something to prove his identity.

This Longevity blood was one of them.

However, at this moment, only the other Longevity Body could perceive the aura of this Longevity blood. The area outside the altar had already been shielded by Lin Jing with illusion techniques. The strongest Heavenly Lion appearing currently was only at the peak of the Deity Transformation Demon Emperor realm, completely incapable of seeing through Lin Jing's illusion technique.

Of course, with Lin Jing's illusion technique, he could currently only do some petty things under the eyes of the strong, and couldn't harm the other party.

"..." And as Lin Jing took out the Longevity blood, the eyes of this Longevity Body kept in captivity by the Heavenly Lion clan finally permeated a trace of fluctuation. Her eyes flickered slowly, looking at Lin Jing, but not knowing if she had lost the ability to speak, she opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but couldn't.

However, the fluctuation flickering in her eyes successfully convinced Lin Jing that this guy hadn't gone completely crazy and still had a trace of thought remaining!

"Hello."

"Longevity Body."

"My name is Lin Jing..."

"Besides you, the second Longevity Body in the world."

"It's a pity to meet in this way."

Lin Jing walked slowly past her side. The Heavenly Lion Holy Maiden's eyes became chaotic and lifeless again. However, her spiritual consciousness was pulled into another world by Lin Jing at this moment!!!

A world, a pure white illusion world.

The Longevity Body stood blankly in this illusion world. In front of her was Lin Jing with a squirrel standing on his shoulder.

"Here, we can communicate with our minds and spirits, without worrying about being discovered by outsiders."

"You..." This Longevity Body finally spoke the first word, but the next instant...

"Kill me."

"Please, kill me." She said in a low voice.

"Is it very painful?" Lin Jing looked at the other party. In this illusion space, the Longevity Body muttered:

"Beg you, kill me..."

Under the supervision of the Heavenly Lion clan, the Longevity Body couldn't even commit suicide. Now that her consciousness was reawakened by Lin Jing, the first thought of this Longevity Body was to let Lin Jing, who could act freely in front of the Heavenly Lion clan, liberate her.

"Kill you..." Lin Jing pondered slightly, then shook his head, saying: "It's a pity, this place is the Heavenly Lion clan's territory. With the means of the Void Profound Demon Ancestor, and the Longevity Body's vast vitality, I have no way to completely kill you. Even if I temporarily make you lose your vitality, you might not necessarily die in the end, but will be saved by great divine abilities."

The moment Lin Jing said he couldn't kill the other party, the hope in the Longevity Body's eyes gradually turned into dead silence.

"How many years of lifespan do you have left?"

Looking at the other party, Lin Jing asked.

"More than twenty thousand years..." She spoke with no fluctuation in her tone.

"So long?" Lin Jing was surprised.

"Has your Longevity Body reached Great Completion?"

The Longevity Body's aura gradually weakened: "Yes... in order to let me have more vitality, the Heavenly Lion Ancestor found a longevity cultivation technique that matches the Longevity Body for me..."

Lin Jing understood. Indeed, there are special cultivation techniques that only cultivate lifespan. However, most of these cultivation techniques cannot have combat power, and the upgrade speed is not fast. But for a Longevity Body kept in captivity, these are all irrelevant.

He shook his head and said: "Sorry, I can't kill you, and it's difficult to save you."

"But it looks like the Heavenly Lion clan didn't restrict your cultivation, right?"

He walked forward slowly, his finger tapping lightly on the Longevity Body's forehead. The next instant, a large amount of inheritance memory was transmitted into the Longevity Body's mind in the illusion.

"This technique is the Heavenly Demon Body, which can burn lifespan in exchange for the improvement of the realm. However, the Heavenly Demon Body is extremely difficult to cultivate. I don't know if you can successfully learn it, but at least... it's still a thought."

"I'm leaving. Let's meet again if fate allows. I also have my own things to do." ===== CHAPTER 244 =====

"I'm leaving. Let's meet again if fate allows; I have my own matters to attend to now."