Chapter 51: Demonic Art

On top of Tiandu Peak.

The Pine-Leaf Rat stood under a sacred, towering golden-green pine tree, shivering.

Nothing is more terrifying than food becoming a spirit and having higher magic power than yourself.

Even when facing the eagles and snakes disguised by Lin Jing, it had never been this terrified.

The Pine-Leaf Rat trembled slightly, flicked its Daoist robe, put its hands together, and performed a kowtow.

The Beastmaster was right; cultivation still requires steady progress, one step at a time, otherwise there are too many variables...

Squeak... Beast-Taming Sect disciple Pine-Leaf Rat, pays respects to the sect ancestor.

"I'm here to help you!" As the Pine-Leaf Rat was kowtowing, another figure jumped up.

Lin Jing received the Pine-Leaf Rat’s call for help and immediately rushed toward Tiandu Peak, climbing up with both hands and feet.

This place was a forbidden area of the sect, and ordinary disciples could not climb the peak. However, the Pine-Leaf Rat had already gone up through a legal channel, and Lin Jing felt that it was nothing for him, a beastmaster, to follow. Fortunately, Tiandu Peak had no pressure on him, a human.

Quickly climbing up Tiandu Peak and seeing the divine pine before him, Lin Jing also fell silent for a while.

If he remembered correctly, before the Immortal Alliance era, plants could indeed become spirits, but during the battle that destroyed the Immortal Palace, plant spirits encountered the same situation as the demon race. In order to root out the rebels, the rules of the Tianyuan Continent were rewritten by the Immortal Palace, and the difficulty for plants to be born with intelligence soared!

Now, there are many demon beasts that can cultivate, but the number of plant spirits that can cultivate is far less than one ten-thousandth of the beast race.

I didn't expect that the guardian deity of Tiandu of the Beast-Taming Sect would be a pine tree that had become a spirit!

"Future Saint Son of the Beast-Taming Sect, Lin Jing, pays respects to Senior." Lin Jing also bowed with the Pine-Leaf Rat. As for who conferred this Saint Son title, go ask the Black Bear Monster.

"No need to be nervous." After a moment, a voice without emotion came out from heaven and earth.

"I have a contract with the second sect master of your sect, and I will not harm you."

The Pine-Leaf Rat breathed a sigh of relief, very afraid that the food would eat it.

"Senior, we came here after hearing the story of 'Squirrel Leaping over Tiandu'," Lin Jing explained the reason for breaking into Tiandu Peak.

"The Pine-Leaf Rat race..." It seemed that an invisible gaze fell on the Pine-Leaf Rat, making it sit on pins and needles.

"After so long, the Pine-Leaf Rat race has finally given birth to a little guy with the potential of a demon king. It was not in vain for its efforts," the Divine Pine seemed very emotional and said, "I will fulfill the promise and pass on the Dao and teach the method."

"Hmm?" The Divine Pine suddenly spoke, "You are a longevity body?"

It just discovered that the beastmaster of this Pine-Leaf Rat seemed quite extraordinary.

Lin Jing was shocked. This sect guardian deity is so powerful; the pendant Elder Mo gave him is still being worn... Even so, his physique was seen through at a glance.

"No wonder this Pine-Leaf Rat has extraordinary potential; it turns out it signed a blood contract with a longevity body, and its fate has been changed."

The Divine Pine asked the Pine-Leaf Rat, "What method do you want?"

The Pine-Leaf Rat was stunned. Really passing on the method?

It fell into deep thought on the spot.

In the end... it looked back at Lin Jing, and then turned back with a firm expression.

It wanted... the longevity method!

Just as the Divine Pine said, Lin Jing is a longevity body, but it, the Pine-Leaf Rat, is not a longevity species.

During these days, the Pine-Leaf Rat had also become more and more accustomed to being with Lin Jing. In order to be able to cultivate with Lin Jing forever, it begged the guardian deity to bestow upon it the longevity technique!

It’s just that it didn't know... if there was one. If not, it would take the space method.

"This is not difficult. I have a demonic art that I can improve and bestow upon you," the Divine Pine said.

As soon as this was said, Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat were startled.

Demonic art!

"Senior... my Beast-Taming Sect is a righteous sect."

"Demonic art is for me," the Divine Pine said indifferently. "This demonic art is to plunder the essence of plants to increase one's own lifespan. I am a plant that has become a spirit, and plundering the lives of my own kind with this is therefore a demonic art, but for you humans and demon beasts, it is just an ordinary cultivation method."

Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat understood, but at the same time, they had a deeper understanding of the Tiandu Guardian Deity.

Demonic cultivator!!!

Of course, it was from the perspective of plant spirits.

No wonder the Divine Pine ancestor was also calm when facing the Pine-Leaf Rat that ate pine nuts; it was even more ruthless itself.

After saying this, green light shone, and the name of a cultivation method appeared in the Pine-Leaf Rat’s mind!!!

"Qingdi Longevity Art"!

Feeling the magic of this cultivation method, the Pine-Leaf Rat closed its eyes.

Qingdi Longevity Art can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and convert it into Qingdi true qi. Qingdi true qi has the effect of controlling plants and plundering the essence of plants to convert into lifespan.

However, each layer of the Longevity Art has a certain upper limit on the lifespan that can be converted, and it cannot obtain lifespan without limit.

And with the improvement of cultivation, ordinary plants are not enough to provide lifespan; it requires high-level spiritual plants or even immortal plants.

"The Dao method has been passed on. Do you have anything else? If not, go down the peak," the Divine Pine said. Lin Jing immediately said:

"Senior! Do you know about the Demon-Suppressing Tower, and do you know about the Buddha light in the tower?"

"Not to hide from Senior, we were training in the Demon-Suppressing Tower and only had the ability to leap onto Tiandu Peak after being strengthened by the Buddha light. However, this Buddha light always gives the disciple a strange feeling."

The Divine Pine was silent for a while and said, "I know about this Buddha light, and I have also seen its owner."

"You don't need to worry; this Buddha light is harmless."

"This Buddha light is his Buddha-Core divine ability, which can develop the potential of low-level cultivators, but the most important thing is that it can bestow a certain Buddhist cultivation talent upon cultivators."

"Back then, a group of monks entered the ancient country precisely to preach, but under the strict prohibition of the ancient country, they didn't dare to be blatant and could only use this 'bestowing opportunity' method to deepen the connection between low-level cultivators and the Buddhist sect."

"After being strengthened by the Buddha light, you and that Pine-Leaf Rat will get twice the result with half the effort when cultivating Buddhist cultivation methods and spells. That is all. Those monks are just expecting that low-level cultivators will switch to Buddhist methods because of this."

"Subtly... increasing the number of Buddhist disciples."

"So that's how it is," Lin Jing nodded.

"If you don't like the Buddhist sect, I can help you erase your Buddhist cultivation talent."

Lin Jing cupped his hands and said, "Many thanks, Senior. As long as there is no harm, it is fine. In the disciple's view, Buddhist methods, Daoist methods, Confucian arts, or demonic arts are all just tools, and I don't have any special prejudice."

As a modern person, Lin Jing’s philosophy is that whether it is Buddha or Dao, as long as they don't want money when praying for blessings, he can believe in them a little bit. Using Daoist methods to beat people is beating, and using Buddhist methods to beat people is also beating; naturally, he uses whichever is easier.

"Are you not worried about subtly becoming a Buddhist disciple?"

"The disciple is a longevity body; even if I convert to the Buddhist sect, I can live until I become the Buddha."

Divine Pine: "..."

"You... can go now." The Divine Pine felt that this longevity body was too cheap. Back then, in order to prolong its life, it didn't hesitate to develop demonic arts, while this human race is naturally long-lived; cultivating Dao makes one a Dao Ancestor, and cultivating Buddha makes one a Buddha Ancestor, which is really infuriating.

Coming down from Tiandu Peak, Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat were overjoyed, but before they had gone far, they heard a sad cry coming from the peak. It was the sound of a magpie’s mournful cry.

Many figures ran toward the Mission Hall. Lin Jing stopped an unfamiliar inner sect brother and asked, "This brother, may I ask what happened?"

"The magpie is crying sadly; an inner sect disciple had an accident while performing a mission outside the sect. I heard it was the mission maniac, Brother Ouyang Hao. Now he has been rescued, but his life or death is unknown!" After the other party finished speaking, Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat’s expressions changed. Brother Ouyang? ===== CHAPTER 52 =====