Immortal through Beast Taming

Chapter 699 60: The Demon Lord’s Whereabouts

"How confident are you?"

Upon hearing this, the Glazed Immortal Emperor frowned slightly.

The Demon Lord has cultivated to the Immortal Emperor Realm and possesses the Celestial Dao Treasure. In terms of individual combat strength, he is undoubtedly unmatched in the Immortal Realm.

Only by joining forces with several Immortal Emperors can one contend with the Demon Lord who wields the Celestial Dao Treasure.

With such power, is it really necessary to go to such lengths for the Taoist Master Realm?

As some Immortal Emperors have mentioned, even a small mistake could lead to the Demon Lord's demise in the lower realm.

After all, descending to the lower realm comes at an enormous cost for an Immortal Emperor, and even with the protection of the Celestial Dao Treasure, the risks are immeasurable.

If it weren't significant, the Demon Lord wouldn't be cultivating forces to fight for him in the lower realm. He would have completed everything himself from the start.

"Ninety percent."

"Mysterious traces were left in the passage to the lower realm. While it's unclear if they're related to the Demon Lord, even we can't decipher them, so it's likely the power of the Celestial Dao Treasure."

The Glazed Immortal Emperor was puzzled, "Why would he go to such lengths?"

Why so desperate?

The lifespan of an Immortal Emperor is virtually infinite. Although the lower realm is currently protected by Lin Jing, compared to Lin Jing, the Demon Lord is definitely closer to eternity.

Besides, with the different flow of time between the Immortal Realm and the lower realm, he could simply outlast Lin Jing.

Even if the people in the Demon Clan don't have a cultivator capable of dominating the lower realm or invading the Ancient Immortal Realm, time should be insignificant to the Demon Lord.

Since he can wait for a turning point through time... the Demon Lord's actions indeed seem somewhat impatient.

"The Demon Lord hasn't been an emperor for long. Despite having time for prolonged schemes, he's impatiently extending his ambitions, even if it means opposing many Immortal Emperors..."

The Eastern Wilderness Immortal Emperor said, "Therefore, I suspect the Demon Lord must have a reason to urgently become a Taoist Master."

"It's not just about 'becoming stronger,' but there's a deeper reason that makes him impatient to wait any longer."

"Friend Glazed should know that every era's Taoist Master inexplicably dies. The cause of death is unknown, and even after their death, the contemporary Immortal Emperors seem to be cursed, aging rapidly."

"However, nobody knows why it happens to the Taoist Master, nor did any Taoist Master leave behind any definitive information."

"So, is it possible that the Demon Lord knows something about the Taoist Master that we do not? After all... he possesses the complete Celestial Dao Treasure, all of which were refined by the Taoist Master. Perhaps it contains information about the Taoist Master, leading him to develop the quick urge to become a Taoist Master."

"Perhaps." The Glazed Immortal Emperor said, "So, are you planning to intercept and kill the Demon Lord?"

The Immortal Emperors nodded.

"Regardless of what the Demon Lord knows, a Taoist Master cannot be allowed to emerge."

"Looking at the results from various eras, each Taoist Master's lifespan after breakthrough is even shorter than some Immortal Emperors."

"Even if the Demon Lord becomes a Taoist Master and doesn't resent us for hindering him, he will inevitably follow the old Taoist Master's path and fall mysteriously. Once he falls, we will soon follow."

For a Taoist Master to appear, there are two risks.

First, there's the emergence of a force far beyond oneself, where even an Immortal Emperor cannot control his own fate.

The cultivation practice is about reaching the extreme, mastering one's destiny. The Immortal Emperor Realm can mostly achieve this, provided that above the Immortal Emperor Realm... there is no one.

The second risk is that the death of a Taoist Master will also drag the Immortal Emperors down with them.

Without the Taoist Master's curse, the nearly limitless lifespan of the Immortal Emperors means they naturally don't want a Taoist Master to appear and affect them.

Therefore, as long as the one expected to become a Taoist Master isn't themselves, most Immortal Emperors will opt to jointly prevent the breakthrough to protect their interests from a nascent Taoist Master.

Judging by the outcome of various eras, succeeding cultivators haven't seen any benefits of a Taoist Master being born, only many downsides.

"If the Demon Lord carries the Celestial Dao Treasure to the lower realm..."

"As long as he can successfully awaken the Immortal Emperor's memories and properly utilize the Celestial Dao Treasure, no matter if there are a hundred or ten thousand Lin Jings in the lower realm, they will not be a match for the Demon Lord."

"Once in the lower realm, he can leverage the Celestial Dao Treasure to refine the entire lower realm and attempt to breakthrough to the Taoist Master Realm; no one in the lower realm can stop him. Compared to the Immortal Realm's Heavenly Dao, the lower realm's Heavenly Dao... is easier to refine."

"However, for an Immortal Emperor to descend to the lower realm, the cost is inevitably immense. He may lose some memories, or he might be temporarily unable to control the complete Celestial Dao Treasure. Thus, there will undoubtedly be a substantial period during which he cannot reach his peak state, and that time is key to resolving and intercepting the Demon Lord."

"Indeed." The Immortal Emperors nodded: "Hence, we need the help of Friend Glazed. Your Glazed Immortal Pupil can create extraordinary artifacts that will provide great assistance to the lower realm cultivators in contending with the Demon Lord."

"I understand." The Glazed Immortal Emperor sighed. She also didn't want to die shortly after becoming an Immortal Emperor due to the emergence of a new Taoist Master.

So she absolutely cannot let the Demon Lord become a Taoist Master.

"What are your plans?"

"The owner of that Pine Leaf Mouse should still be endlessly reincarnating and rebuilding in the lower realm, climbing the extremes of the Realm of Inquiry. Although he could never be a match for the Demon Lord possessing the Celestial Dao Treasure, he's the only one in the lower realm qualified to stand before the Demon Lord and become the lower realm's core in resisting him."

"Compared to the Demon Lord, his biggest disadvantage is actually not having a Magical Treasure that can rival the Celestial Dao Treasure."

"Friend Glazed's Immortal Pupil can infinitely enhance the quality of immortal ore, and Friend Exquisite is the best Artifact Refiner in the Immortal Realm. We provide the materials, and you two provide the power. By gathering the power of several Immortal Emperors, we aim to refine a Magical Treasure for Lin Jing that is sufficient to contend with the Celestial Dao Treasure. Although it certainly won't reach the level of the Celestial Dao Treasure, the Demon Lord, restricted to the Realm of Seeking Path in the lower realm, is destined not to exert the full might of his Celestial Dao Treasure."

"Alright." Hearing that it only involved helping Lin Jing with artifact refining, the Glazed Immortal Emperor agreed immediately without another word.

And all of this was relayed in full to Lin Jing through the contract he shared with the Glazed Immortal Emperor.

Upon learning that the Demon Lord might descend to the lower realm for reincarnation, he fell into deep thought.

In truth, his true self has already undergone numerous cycles of rebuilding within the Realm of Inquiry's seven stages, yet he doesn't believe his true self can defeat the Demon Lord carrying the Celestial Dao Treasure.

Unless he severs his incarnation's realm, reintegrates with his true self, and delivers the Great Dao Bell to his true self, there's only a sliver of hope.

"So, what secrets lie in the Taoist Master Realm..."

"Why has no information ever been passed down?"

Lin Jing was puzzled. He had asked this very question to the Empresses before, but even they, the closest people to the Heavenly Emperor, were unaware.

And regarding the Immortal Emperors' plan to refine a Magical Treasure for his true self, one that could rival the Celestial Dao Treasure to fight against the Demon Lord, Lin Jing was very supportive, as his true self indeed lacked any particularly powerful Magical Treasure to use.

"It's a pity that I don't have a complete Celestial Dao Treasure myself."

Lin Jing glanced at the incomplete Great Dao Bell, ostensibly, each Celestial Dao Treasure is refined from the Heavenly Dao Rules, containing the Power of the Heavenly Dao.

So, since his incarnation succeeded in contracting a fragment of the Heavenly Dao Rule, is it possible to contract and utilize the corresponding fragments of the Heavenly Dao Rule to repair this Great Dao Bell?