Beast Taming Ascension

Chapter 652 Solitary Journey on the Immortal Path
During the five years that he spent in seclusion in the ancient immortal realm, two thousand years of the cultivation world passed in the blink of an eye.

A lot can happen in two thousand years. Even for cultivators at the highest level of cultivation, two thousand years is one-fifth of their lifespan.

Even for those who can live for ten thousand years, the golden age for cultivation is only the first two two-thousand-year periods.

Unbeknownst to many, the prodigies who grew up around the same time as Lin Jing have gradually fallen out of the traditional "golden age of cultivation" and have slowed down in terms of both their comprehension of techniques and their cultivation speed.

In reality, the cultivation environment in the lower realms is now far worse.

As the Demon Lord used the Heavenly Treasure to transfer spiritual energy to the lower realm, the difficulty of cultivation in the lower realm increased exponentially, making the difficulty of achieving the Dao comparable to the ascension of the past.

Those prodigies who wanted to spend more time cultivating in the lower realms were forced to ascend to the immortal realm due to their slow cultivation speed.

For the past two thousand years, Lin Jing's true form has been searching for a path to ascension in the lower realms, cultivating while searching for a new way to reach Earth.

However, whether it was due to the machinations of the demons, the fact that Earth itself was not suitable for ascension, or simply bad luck, he was unable to find this path for a long time.

The immortal realm also has no way to deal with the demons.

The Demon Lord seems to have made another breakthrough in his control over the Heavenly Treasures.

However, the Eastern Emperor told Lin Jing not to worry, because the use of any magic weapon is not unlimited, let alone a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Dao.

After this, the Demon Lord will likely remain dormant for a long time to recover from his losses, thus preventing him from harboring any further ambitions.

Unable to find an ascension path, and with the spiritual energy in the lower realm rapidly declining, Lin Jing's plans were severely hampered.

In this way, it would be impossible to help some talented cultivators ascend to the Ancient Immortal Realm and thus assist their incarnations.

Given the Demon Lord's recent large-scale attack, it's impossible for Lin Jing not to be worried about his avatar.

In addition, he also began to persuade a group of friends to ascend to the Immortal Realm. Given the current environment of the cultivation world, it would be considered good enough if they didn't regress in their cultivation, let alone accumulate foundation.

We cannot hinder someone else's cultivation just to help their avatar seek assistance. Besides, the Ancient Immortal Realm may not be a good place to go.

The situation over there is currently unknown.

In the blink of an eye, how many familiar faces would remain in this vast lower realm? Lin Jing didn't know.

He had already drunk quite a bit of farewell wine.

From Senior Brother Ouyang, who led me into the immortal sect.

The story begins with the encounter between Gao Sheng, a wealthy dog-owning man, and Feng Ning, a sword immortal of the Cold Moon, through the Ice Soul Gu.

Then there are Wang Xiao and his fellow academy classmates, and even their descendants, who have all ascended to immortality.

And there's also Senior Sister Xu Qingyao... the Thousand Illusions Sect's Old Ancestor Huanli...

Even though Elder Mo, the Black Bear Spirit, and others were initially unable to ascend due to their aptitude, Lin Jing couldn't bear to see them die, so he found them physique pills and ascension pills to help them ascend to the Immortal Realm and have better opportunities.

As for the spirits and monsters from the Origin Realm, needless to say.

Looking at the entire lower realm, only the Old Demon Pine and the Demon Emperor are still lingering there.

Besides them... Gu Qianqiu, who returned from the Origin Realm, and Mosquito Girl, who had received guidance from Lin Jing, were also unwilling to leave no matter what.

In addition, even if he wanted to leave, Lin Jing wouldn't let him go. He still had to help the Taoist Zhu Yan find the path to ascension. In this vast lower realm, there were probably only these five people who were familiar to Lin Jing.

“I have a pact with the Eastern Emperor, who promised to take good care of these ascendants from the Heavenly Origin Realm.” “As long as I remain in this lower realm and hold back the demon invaders, they will be protected by the Emperor’s lineage in the Immortal Realm.”

Of course, besides these five people, Lin Jing also had a group of pet beasts around him.

Apart from the mechanical turtle, every pet beast possesses the potential to become a Celestial King with the bloodline of a Celestial King.

Furthermore, due to the existence of the Seven Emperors of Heaven, even if they become Immortal Kings in the future, they will be among the stronger Immortal Kings.

Even now, before they have become immortals, they can still fight against true immortals, and their strength is above that of the former demon generals.

The pine needle rat, possessing exceptional comprehension, has mastered the power of space to its fullest extent over the years in order to help Lin Jing find the path to ascension. As a single individual, it is comparable to an interdimensional teleportation array, easily carrying Lin Jing across numerous star systems. Furthermore, the space within its body has been expanded to an absurd degree, accumulating countless stars, making its internal space a miniature universe.

The dragon carp, possessing ultimate offensive power, has not yet become an immortal, but its terrifying flames can easily refine even mid-grade immortal artifacts. It is likely that even the creator of the Flame Emperor's divine power, before becoming an immortal, did not possess a divine power that was less than one-tenth as powerful as the dragon carp.

The Ice Soul Gu, possessing extreme speed, is even more sinister. Its toxins can spread to more than a dozen planets in one second, bewitching countless beings in the cultivation world with a single thought.

The mechanical tortoise, possessing ultimate divine sense, has been exploring the lower realm for two thousand years. Its greatest achievement was successfully exploring the Immortal Emperor's dojo that Zhu Yan had discovered years ago. Under the pursuit of the Immortal Emperor's will, it stole a broken, top-grade immortal artifact. With its invincible divine sense and the body of an artifact spirit, it controlled this broken, top-grade immortal artifact, which became its greatest trump card.

The Star Crane, possessing extreme vitality, can heal any injury, no matter how severe. It can even bring a cultivator of low cultivation level back to life, and it can even mass-produce immortal beings, granting others the power of immortality. However, becoming an immortal being also comes with some drawbacks, especially since it is an acquired immortal being, which is not necessarily a good thing.

The Heavenly Emperor Frog, possessing extreme defensive capabilities, has a physical strength comparable to a high-grade immortal artifact, making it the strongest sparring partner.

The Holy Egg, possessing ultimate magical power, also has the potential to become a new Holy Race. Its Holy Power has been transformed by the Seven Emperors of Heaven and can already influence the Royal Blood Demon Race. Moreover, its magical power is the most abundant among the pet beasts, and its domain can continuously cover a cultivation world for hundreds of years without being exhausted!

Therefore, as long as Lin Jing finds a way to ascend to Earth and sends these pet beasts there, then...

He believed that no matter what kind of enemies the demons sent to Earth, with these pet beasts assisting in his transformation, he had nothing to worry about.

Of course, that time also marked something.

That is, after this last group of people and their pets ascended to heaven, there were no more beings in the entire cultivation world whom Lin Jing knew. Perhaps the pets could leave behind avatars and clones to accompany him, but given the limited lifespan of avatars and clones, it was destined that they could not last long.

"Lin, Brother Lin."

"found it."

"I found it."

Hundreds of years later, Zhu Yan rushed over, excitedly transmitting his message: "I have finally found the path to ascension, but..."

"But what?" Lin Jing took a deep breath. Had this day finally come?

"But to say that I found it is more like the ancient immortal realm suddenly flashed, and then I discovered it."

"Based on speculation, I think it's because from that day on, Earth's rules... are probably more complete and can now... support the Immortal Lord realm."

Lin Jing's expression subtly changed; if nothing unexpected happened, his avatar was in danger.

Even if the avatar brought a lot of resources, it would be impossible for him to jump from a True Immortal to an Immortal Lord in just a few years.

Even if we take a step back and assume that one is lucky enough to break through to the Immortal Lord realm, the difference between the first and ninth levels of the Immortal Lord realm is still unimaginable.

He couldn't imagine how his avatar could resist the upcoming invasion, but thankfully, the path to ascension had now been found.

"Are you all ready?" Lin Jing asked the pets, especially... the Holy Egg, which might be the hope for turning the tide.

(End of this chapter)