Immortal through Beast Taming

"Your Highness the Saint Son."

On the Nine Dragon Boat, as Lin Jing returned from the Golden Ray Temple, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor immediately stepped forward to greet him.

Noticing that Lin Jing had returned with a scroll in his hand, he realized that the Saint Son had once again managed to gain some benefit from those bald monks.

He just wondered if this Immortal Monk would be more generous than Abbot Wu Mo.

"Thank you, Elder, for waiting so long," Lin Jing said.

"Serving the Saint Son is no trouble," the Thunder Dragon Ancestor chuckled.

"It's truly fortunate to have Elder as my Guardian," Lin Jing expressed with emotion. "In the upcoming trial, I might have to trouble Elder Thunder Dragon again."

"Hmm?" Thunder Dragon Ancestor became alert.

Then, Lin Saint Heir explained the trial process of the Golden Light Gu to the Thunder Dragon Ancestor.

After hearing it, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor suddenly understood.

He stroked his beard thoughtfully and said, "Your Highness needs me to suppress a Divinity Transformation level ghost?"

"I will first beat the Divinity Transformation level ghost half to death, making it easier for Your Highness to seal it within your body!"

Lin Jing nodded, indicating that was the plan.

"Easy enough!" The Thunder Dragon Ancestor initially thought it was a difficult task, but this?

In the next moment, the Saint Son added, "But it's not a Divinity Transformation level ghost, it's a Hollow Profound level ghost."

Thunder Dragon Ancestor: ?

"The final trial involves the Immortal Monk judging who has more potential to inherit the Golden Light Gu based on the sealed ghost's situation."

"If I'm like the other Buddhist prodigies, sealing a Divinity Transformation level ghost, there's no real advantage. The Immortal Monk would still likely favor a true Buddhist disciple."

"In the absence of a clear gap between us and other contenders, the explanation rights belong to the Golden Ray Temple. We have no grounds to refute."

"Only by creating a significant gap between us and other contenders can we confidently claim the Golden Light Gu. If the Golden Ray Temple remains biased in such a situation, we have grounds to appeal to His Majesty the Demon Emperor for injustice."

"This…" The Thunder Dragon Ancestor felt the reasoning was correct, but a Hollow Profound level ghost, was this Saint Son even aware of what he was saying?

Was it truly something that could be sealed just by saying so?

Even if they let the Immortal Monk handle it himself, it might not be easy.

He was just a Guardian, not a deathless warrior!

Being Lin Jing's Guardian was theoretically quite easy, as most strong opponents feared the Demon Emperor and would not act against Lin Jing.

Weaker opponents could be easily handled by the Guardian.

Stronger adversaries, the Demon Emperor himself would descend upon.

Thus, they typically wouldn't face overly difficult situations.

But... if they actively sought trouble, that was a different story.

A Hollow Profound level ghost is precisely such trouble.

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor, even though he possessed abilities countering ghosts, did not truly want to confront another Hollow Profound being.

Moreover, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor did not believe Lin Jing could successfully seal a ghost of this caliber.

Even sealing a Divinity Transformation level ghost seemed challenging to him...

This was akin to a Golden Core stage Beast Master trying to control a Divinity Transformation level demon beast.

"It's not that I don't want to help..."

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor advised, "But I'm afraid it might be too much for Your Highness."

"Even if I beat that Hollow Profound ghost down to its final breath, with Your Highness's cultivation, it would be difficult to seal it. Even if sealed successfully, the power of a Hollow Profound Ghost God, its refinement is far beyond that of Divinity Transformation Spiritual Power, difficult to wield and might lead to backlash!"

"Indeed," Lin Jing understood as well, but without reaching this extent, he might not be able to attain the Golden Light Gu, leaving him without options.

Besides, losing the competition fairly meant the Golden Light Gu would be forever out of his reach in the future, even appealing to the Demon Emperor would be in vain.

"Actually, there is a slim possibility," Lin Jing shared his advantages.

"Ghosts are often formless and carry the aura of death; they fear people with strong yang energy and vibrant life force the most."

"I possess the Longevity Body, which currently has life force comparable to a Hollow Profound level, and this is only the life force brought by the peak small accomplishment of the Longevity Body. If I manage to cultivate the Longevity Body to grand accomplishment, the life force would rival that of questioning the Tao, undoubtedly the bane of ghosts. With such life force, it would be incredibly hard for ghosts to retaliate against me."

"Moreover, ghosts fear the Power of Thunder the most. Now that my Ice Soul Gu has devoured the Thunder Tribulation Gu, by merging with it, I can also harness the Power of Thunder, another ability that ghosts dread."

"In addition, the power of the Ice Soul Gu also exerts a strong restrictive effect on these ghosts. It is one of the top ten extraordinary Gu, born specifically to deal with spirits."

"Therefore, with Elder's help to beat the ghost down to its last breath, I might indeed have the chance to seal it."

"Moreover, I don't need to seal this ghost permanently; I only need to successfully balance it for a day or half a day. After inheriting the Gu, I can extract and destroy the ghost promptly."

After Lin Jing finished speaking, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor fell into contemplation.

"Also, choosing the type of ghost is crucial," Lin Jing said, shaking the scroll.

"This is the information on the majority of powerful ghosts in the Western Desert I obtained from the Golden Ray Temple."

"Ghosts come in myriad shapes, some humanoid, some beast-shaped, and some indescribable and inexplicable."

"We should definitely choose a beast-shaped ghost."

"In this way, my Beast Taming Technique and Beast Taming Body might come into play effectively. Moreover, what Elder doesn't know is that I have a Divine Technique that can greatly enhance my Beast Taming prowess..."

That technique was the life-consuming God Taming Art. Lin Jing could temporarily sacrifice several decades of life to greatly elevate his Beast Taming proficiency for a period. For the Golden Light Gu, consuming a century of life did not seem like a loss to Lin Jing.

The accumulation of these advantages was key to making Lin Jing believe he could attempt it.

"Alright... Seeing that the Saint Son has clearly thought it through," the Thunder Dragon Ancestor nodded, deciding that with His Majesty the Demon Emperor also being in the Western Desert, nothing could go wrong.

Let's do it!

As a Thunder Dragon Ancestor proficient in the Power of Thunder, would he be afraid of some wandering souls and wild spirits?

All for the Transformation Pill!

"Does Your Highness have a target in mind?" the Thunder Dragon Ancestor asked.

Lin Jing unrolled the scroll.

"Not yet, but it's not too late to find one now."

This scroll documents hundreds of Nascent Soul level ghosts that the Buddhists haven't yet sublimated, all of which are quite troublesome.

As for Divinity Transformation level ghosts, there are a dozen or so.

And of the Hollow Profound level ghosts, there are three.

Skipping over the Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation level ghosts, Lin Jing directly focused on the three top Hollow Profound ghosts.

The Buddhists recorded these three Hollow Profound ghosts not necessarily to encourage confrontations with them, but rather to emphasize not to contact these three malevolent ghosts, serving as a warning.

"The first, the Ghost Bride..."