Chapter 96

Until the cave-heaven ended, Lin Jing and the Pine-Needle Rat had not been able to break through to the eleventh layer of Qi Refining. On the contrary, the Ice Soul Gu had taken a step ahead of them both and reached the eleventh layer of Qi Refining.

This situation showed that the Ice Soul Gu's talent far exceeded that of Lin Jing and the Pine-Needle Rat.

It was still too difficult for the Longevity Body to break through. If he had another constitution, he might have already reached the eleventh or even twelfth layer of Qi Refining by now. However, there was still a chance...

Lin Jing, who had already walked out of the cave-heaven, speculated that he now had the Ice Soul Gu and the Pine-Needle Rat contracted. As long as the two pets reached Foundation Establishment before him, their spiritual power feedback after Foundation Establishment would help him break through.

At that time, he might be able to go a step further.

After Lin Jing came out, he did not hide his cultivation and openly displayed his and the Pine-Needle Rat's realm. These were all opportunities to cultivate the Hidden Dragon Secret Art!

"Even the pet... has reached the tenth layer of Qi Refining..." The cultivators present were quite surprised, completely not anticipating this situation.

Xu Zhizhi and Gao Sheng looked at Lin Jing in shock. No, how did this guy Lin Jing reach the tenth layer of Qi Refining!

Wang Xiao and Chen Lingxi were even more shaken. Their original full momentum was now suppressed by Lin Jing and the Pine-Needle Rat.

Even the Wang-surnamed cultivator and the Divine Talisman Sect woman, the two powerhouses who had reached Nascent Soul perfection, were observing Lin Jing with great importance at this moment.

"What kind of sacred being is this child?"

"Could it be..." Only Gao Sheng suddenly thought of something and had some realization of what was going on.

Facing everyone's shock and confusion, after Lin Jing came out, he said to Cao Ziwei: "Chief Examiner, this student used a secret technique in the secret realm, consuming too much, and may be temporarily unable to preside over the assessment. I need to return to my cave dwelling to recuperate."

Cao Ziwei nodded, seeing the abnormality on Lin Jing's body. It was indeed a heavy burden. With the realm of Lin Jing and his pets, it was indeed only possible to reach this by using special techniques to forcibly hunt many Dragon-Phoenix projections.

"Go ahead."

With Cao Ziwei's approval, Lin Jing cupped his hands at the crowd, then flew by controlling Qi toward his cave dwelling. With the fame of both a Beast Tamer and his pet stepping into the tenth layer of Qi Refining, this assessment... not continuing it was fine.

After returning to the cave dwelling, Lin Jing immediately jumped into the furnace, startling the sleepy Long Li inside.

Seeing Lin Jing finally return after several days, Long Li was naturally happy, but also very confused.

What kind of serious illness did this Beast Tamer get? Why did he drill into its fish tank? Wasn't he afraid of being scalded!!

"Much more comfortable." Jumping into the furnace himself, Lin Jing immediately felt his body warm up. After the Ice Soul Gu broke through to the eleventh layer, the ice-attribute spiritual power fed back was too overbearing. Although it increased his cultivation significantly, it also made his Ice Soul Body even colder.

Coupled with the frequent use of cold air over the past few days, Lin Jing couldn't stay out any longer once he came out. He had no desire to continue fighting and just wanted to comfortably drill into the warm furnace in this cold weather.

The Dragon Scale Fire was worthy of being a top-tier beast fire. Although the Long Li's cultivation realm was not yet high, it could already alleviate the burden on Lin Jing's Ice Soul Body.

Lin Jing lay in the Hundred Beast Cauldron for a week, during which he fell into a deep sleep, slowly digesting what he had gained.

As for the Long Li, which had lost its fish tank, it had already learned from the Pine-Needle Rat the horrifying news that it had missed the cave-heaven and that Lin Jing's second contract slot had been occupied by the Ice Soul Gu.

"Pop!!!!" The Long Li was extremely aggrieved, like a bolt from the blue. It was clearly the one who came first!!

"Squeak..." The Pine-Needle Rat comforted it, saying it seemed the Ice Soul Gu really did come first, and you, this thick-browed and big-eyed Flame Long Li, seemed to have been picked up specifically to better contract the Ice Soul Gu in the future...

After hearing the comfort, the Long Li directly turned dark. Ghost fire wreathed its body. Although it hadn't seen the Ice Soul Gu yet, it was already hostile toward it. Under the Pine-Needle Rat's suggestion, it went to practice its fire control ability hard, determined to prove to Lin Jing that it was more excellent than the Ice Soul Gu.

It was the true second-in-command.

Watching the Long Li working hard to cultivate, the Pine-Needle Rat nodded with satisfaction, feeling that it had done a very meaningful thing for the Beast Tamer.

One week later.

Lin Jing woke up.

"Awake?" When Lin Jing became clear-headed, laughter came from his ear.

"Not bad gains, kid."

"Senior Senior Senior Shen Song?" Lin Jing recognized the owner of the voice and couldn't help but ask: "Why did you come to the Academy?"

"The cave-heaven appeared, can I not pay attention to it?!" The Senior Senior Shen Song said irritably: "Tenth layer of Qi Refining, and you contracted the Ice Soul Gu first. You've got guts, kid."

Lin Jing said: "I had no choice. The cave-heaven opportunity is rare, and this disciple really didn't want to miss it."

"You did well!" The Senior Senior Shen Song said with satisfaction: "Now the outside world only spreads the news that you and your pet, along with Chen Lingxi and Wang Xiao, have broken through to the tenth layer of Qi Refining, which has already made you famous. If they knew you had also contracted an eleventh-layer Qi Refining Gu insect, I can't imagine what expressions they would have!"

"However, it doesn't mean much. It's a good thing that no one knows about your Ice Soul Gu now. You must always keep some trump cards for yourself. Don't worry, unless it's a Deity Transformation cultivator specializing in spiritual sense who immorally and forcibly breaks through the seal in your body to investigate, ordinary people won't be able to see that you have sealed the Ice Soul Gu."

After the Senior Senior Shen Song finished speaking, Lin Jing looked at the back of his hand. The color of the young luck dragon had turned into purple-gold, reaching the perfection of the first layer. It was not far from becoming a golden young dragon and having the secret technique reach small success.

Perhaps after the news spreads for a few more days, he will succeed soon.

"Although you didn't go through the complete Academy assessment and didn't defeat that Heavenly God Body on the spot, the news that the three of you passed the cave-heaven and reached the tenth layer of Qi Refining is more eye-catching than any Academy assessment."

"After that Heavenly God Body came out, he continued the assessment with tenth-layer Qi Refining cultivation and defeated that Foundation Establishment sword cultivator across realms, his fame spreading far and wide. And your fame is no worse than his. Not only did you defeat Chen Lingxi, who also entered the tenth layer of Qi Refining, but you and your pet both reached the tenth layer of Qi Refining, which ordinary people wouldn't even dare to think about."

"Now the outside world is discussing who is more powerful, you or the Heavenly God Body Wang Xiao. Hehe, let it ferment a bit more. Don't rush to fight him. Wait until his fame is even greater, then you defeat him; you can harvest prestige better. Your current prestige is already enough to satisfy your cultivation."

"Thank you, Senior Senior Senior Shen Song." Lin Jing thanked him, thinking that Senior Senior Senior Shen Song must have been guarding him these past few days.

The Senior Senior Shen Song said: "Enough talk! It seems someone has come to find you. I won't stop them this time!"

After speaking, the Senior Senior Shen Song escaped from the Academy, and outside the cave dwelling was a young man in black.

"Brother Lin!" Gao Sheng walked outside the cave dwelling and said: "I brought you some immortal delicacies cooked from high-grade yang-attribute and fire-attribute spirit beasts from Immortal Guest Pavilion. I came specifically to visit. Are you okay? Can we meet?"

The door of the cave dwelling was opened. Gao Sheng entered and saw Lin Jing, who had just crawled out of the furnace.

"Brother Lin!" Outsiders didn't know what was going on with Lin Jing, but how could Gao Sheng not know? He smiled and said: "Congratulations! Tenth layer of Qi Refining! In the cave-heaven, you must have used the power of that thing, right?"

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"Hmm." Lin Jing did not deny it and said: "If it weren't for it, I couldn't have killed so many Dragon-Phoenix projections."

"Really good." Gao Sheng said with envy: "Although I was 'well-prepared,' I was still a bit short of the tenth layer of Qi Refining. This trash mortal body is dragging me down... I want to reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible and cultivate an acquired immortal cultivation constitution."

Lin Jing smiled, and Gao Sheng continued: "By the way, my maternal grandfather sent a message from ten thousand miles away, telling me that the door of the Demon Extermination Division is always open for you. Don't worry about the Ice Soul Gu matter. Within the Demon Extermination Division, currently only my grandfather, Sister Feng, and I know about it."

"Even the Snow Moon City Lord had his memory regarding the Ice Soul Gu erased by my grandfather. The Snow Moon City matter was just treated as a disturbance by ordinary Gu God Sect inheritance cultivators."

"Also, this is for you." He took out a black token and said: "This is a special token of the Demon Extermination Division. Holding this token, even if you use the Ice Soul Gu in the future, it will be considered specially permitted by the Demon Extermination Division and will not be treated as a demonic cultivator. If you encounter righteous people chasing you... just take out the token."

"Thanks..." Lin Jing took the token, looking surprised.

"What are you thanking me for? Now that the assessment is over, I have successfully entered the Academy. Once we complete Foundation Establishment, it will be the day we team up to solve cases!" Gao Sheng laughed heartily and took out a table full of good food and wine from his storage bag.

"I don't want you to use the Ice Soul Gu to solve cases by then, causing me to be misunderstood along with you."

"..." Lin Jing was speechless. How could this guy still be obsessed with this matter?

"Fine." Lin Jing, considering the table full of good wine and food, as well as the special token of the Demon Extermination Division, said: "Wait until I reach Foundation Establishment."

Although he agreed, Lin Jing felt that it might still be a very, very long time before he reached Foundation Establishment.

Before he was fully prepared, he was not in a hurry to reach Foundation Establishment. Now that his lifespan had been extended, he planned to study steadily in this Academy for ten years before considering the matter of Foundation Establishment.

"Eat, drink!" Lin Jing picked up a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth. However, the next moment, he felt nauseous and spat the chicken leg onto Gao Sheng's face opposite him with a "pfft."

"What is this? So disgusting!" He was stunned.

"Ah?" Gao Sheng wasn't angry either, looking surprised: "Impossible, I spent a lot of money to ask a chef at Immortal Guest Pavilion to make this for you. It's a delicacy that can absolutely suppress the Ice Soul Gu's power!"

He also picked up a chicken leg and took a bite, saying: "It's not that disgusting, right?"

Lin Jing took another bite and vomited it out again, only feeling it was disgusting to death and impossible to swallow.

"I must be sick." Lin Jing felt nauseous. Cold and heat really shouldn't be mixed.

"Finished, I know what's going on." Gao Sheng was startled and said regretfully: "It must be because you perceived the deliciousness of dragon liver and phoenix marrow too many times in the Dragon-Phoenix Cave-Heaven, causing your sense of taste to mutate!!! I've eaten delicacies since I was a child, so I'm fine and not deeply affected, but for you..."

Lin Jing's vision went black. Why does this cave-heaven have this broken side effect? Is it the same for the Pine-Needle Rat?

Although he could already abstain from grains, eating delicious food was one of the great pleasures of his life. How could it be erased!

"Is Fellow Daoist Lin Jing here?"

"It is I, Wang Xiao of the Wang family." Just at this moment, although Lin Jing intended to fatten Wang Xiao up before killing him, Wang Xiao was still obsessed with the pressure he felt when he met Lin Jing's gaze before, so he came specifically to challenge him.