Immortal through Beast Taming

Chapter 708

After the failed attempt to annihilate the Demon Lord, the news returned to the Immortal Realm, leaving the Immortal Emperors deeply disappointed.

Though they had anticipated that the Demon Lord might not be so easily vanquished, before trying, many Immortal Emperors still held onto a sliver of hope.

Now, they could only send resources to repair the Immortal Body, allowing Lin Jing to recover quickly, and continue the pursuit of the Demon Lord.

Meanwhile, the Immortal Emperors began discussing new strategies to deal with the Demon Lord.

"In matters like this, we should not pursue 'safety'."

The Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain was quite displeased with Lin Jing, because, although Lin Jing was chosen by the Eastern Emperor from the Ancient Immortal Realm to go to the Cultivation Realm, in its view, Lin Jing's rise was thanks to its efforts in implementing the Demon Star Plan.

Without the assistance of the Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain, neither the Glazed Immortal Pupil nor the Flame Emperor's Divine Techniques, and other Treasure Beast Divine Techniques, could have been passed down to the lower realm.

However, after Lin Jing's Pet Beasts ascended, they all defected to the Glazed Immortal Sovereign's Glazed Pavilion.

As these Pet Beasts displayed increasingly remarkable talent in the Immortal Realm, even the Heavenly Demon Mountain Master invited the most promising Heavenly Emperor Frog, but regrettably, it faced rejection.

The crown prince was even beaten up by this toad.

Coupled with Lin Jing's failure to successfully annihilate the Demon Lord this time, the Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain grew disdainful of Lin Jing.

"I believe Lin Jing must still establish a connection with the Demon Lord's reincarnated form; where is there victory without sacrifice? If a new reincarnation of the Demon Lord is found, then let Lin Jing use the Dao Contract to forcibly establish a 'master-servant contract' with it, to enslave the Demon Lord's reincarnated form."

"Lin Jing may worry that doing so will cause the original self to suffer backlash from the Demon Lord or the Celestial Dao Treasure, but if one has the resolve to die from the start, there will be nothing to worry about."

The Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain said, "We have fought against the Demon Lord before, and it's clear to us all that only the Power of Celestial Destiny, nurtured by the Heavenly Dao within us, can have any significant effect on the Demon Lord's Celestial Dao Treasure. Other Immortal Techniques and Divine Techniques are nearly ineffective."

"We can conclude that the Power of Celestial Destiny is the best weapon against the Celestial Dao Treasure."

"Therefore, when we crafted the 'Nails of Eternal Death,' we collectively gathered the Power of Celestial Destiny."

"However, the Power of Celestial Destiny ultimately is only a part of the celestial powers, not the complete destiny."

"Relying solely on Magical Treasures like the 'Nails of Eternal Death,' the power is still too weak. But if we let Lin Jing, a Celestial Destiny Man, have the resolve to die, using destiny and life as collateral, provided with the Celestial Dao Treasure that enhances Contractual Power, perhaps we can use the backlash of the contract's power to break through the protection of the Celestial Dao Treasure, to destroy the Demon Lord at its roots."

"And the cost is merely the life of Lin Jing's original self, is it that significant?"

The Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain said, "His incarnation, with the five-colored immortal stones you provided, has the potential of an Immortal Emperor; if the original self dies, the incarnation becomes the new original self. Aside from losing the Celestial Destiny, he won't be severely impacted, and the Celestial Destiny was also with your help."

The Immortal Emperors fell into deep thought over the proposal of the Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain, even the Eastern Emperor was no exception.

Indeed, at their level, this cost hardly counts as a cost, especially since the incarnation can ascend to become the original self, Lin Jing would not truly die.

Which Immortal Emperor does not have countless death warriors who follow them?

In their view, sacrificing one body is no big deal.

"But this alone cannot guarantee the complete annihilation of the Demon Lord."

"However, it can certainly serve as the final plan when there are no other means," considered the Immortal Emperors, thinking that this method, although it still cannot guarantee the destruction of the Demon Lord, can theoretically cause the greatest damage.

It can serve as the last-ditch, all-out plan when all other options fail.

Throughout the discussion, the Glazed Immortal Sovereign remained silent, and no Immortal Emperor realized that their conversation was observed by Lin Jing's incarnation through the Glazed Immortal Sovereign's eyes.

Lin Jing was not particularly surprised by this outcome, because from the very beginning, he knew that the original self in the lower realm was just a pawn for the Immortal Emperors to counterbalance the Demon Lord.

As long as victory could be achieved, whether this pawn was sacrificed or otherwise, the player would not even blink an eye.

Besides, as the Immortal Emperors said, this cost is not substantial, it's not about Lin Jing needing to die, but about sacrificing the original self to gain a glimpse of hope when no other solutions prevail.

In every aspect, the proposal from the Master of the Heavenly Demon Mountain had no major flaws.

However, the incarnation, in a calm manner, sat cross-legged within the Great Dao Bell, instinctively resisting this plan.

The original self had been in the lower world for hundreds of thousands of years, and if it ultimately had to sacrifice itself for the incarnation to become the original self, it would be too cruel for the original self, which had already experienced familial love on Earth, and these Pet Beasts were all nurtured by the original self. If ultimately, he was to replace the original self and continue cultivating with these Pet Beasts, then the original self would lose everything.

While the incarnation and the original self are inseparable, precisely because of this connection, the incarnation can empathize. If it were to happen, the misery faced by the original self would be profound, feelings that remain imperceptible to the many Immortal Emperors.

"But... as long as I can achieve Immortal Emperor status, with the power of an Immortal Emperor to harness fragments of time rules, the fate of the original self will not be in the hands of other Immortal Emperors, but decided by me."

Seven groups of Pet Beasts transform into the Power of Celestial Destiny, revolving around the incarnation, with an Illusion Technique Mushroom creating a colossal Dragon of Destiny from their base. In terms of appearance, it is nearly identical to the initially born destiny.

Isolated within the Great Dao Bell, apart from the will of the Heavenly Dao capable of suppressing the Celestial Dao Treasures, even the Immortal Emperors cannot perceive anything within it.

The incarnation thus practices with the false destiny, attempting to ascend to the Immortal Emperor Realm.

One year, two years, ten years, a hundred years...

After an unknown number of years, a small golden bell, following the ascension path from Earth, fell into the lower realm, landing in the hand of a green-clad youth with a gourd hanging from their waist.

Lin Jing gazed at the small bell in his hand, receiving the method of control from the imprint within the Great Dao Bell.

In the lower realm, countless years had passed again, and Lin Jing and the reincarnation of the Demon Lord were like cat and mouse, pursuing and confronting each other countless times, but unfortunately, neither could ultimately annihilate the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord remained calm amid Lin Jing's relentless pursuit, even when hindered time and time again... This led Lin Jing to realize that in the Demon Lord's eyes, all his actions could not alter the final outcome.

Continuing this way, Lin Jing felt that it wouldn't be long before the Immortal Emperors made the resolution for him to bind with the Demon Lord via a contract, ready for self-sacrifice and executing destiny's kill.

Although by this time, Lin Jing felt that the incarnation had gained the confidence to negotiate with the Immortal Emperors, the Demon Lord still posed an immense problem that needed resolution.

"I wonder if this time, I have the opportunity to force the Demon Lord to reveal all his secrets..."