Immortal through Beast Taming

As time passed, the aura of the green-skirted girl first stabilized, completely resembling that of a Golden Core. Her special cultivation technique, which inherently contained the Fake Pill method, allowed her to temporarily elevate her realm in this perilous environment swiftly.

With her cultivation technique complete, her expression gradually grew confident. But after deeply perceiving the states of her opponents, she took a deep breath, feeling some regret about her choices.

"I wish I hadn't been greedy for that supreme treasure…" she pursed her lips.

The young boatman, through activating his sea clan bloodline, had transformed into a green-skinned monster, akin to a fishman. His aura was terrifying, displaying bloodline fluctuations like a Supreme Demon King. His transformation continued, while the quality of the Water Spiritual Qi in this Grotto Heaven exceeded his imagination.

"Only the Water Moon Immortal Island and the Ancient Dragon Palace have Water Spiritual Qi quality comparable to this Grotto Heaven, I suppose."

No wonder it's an Immortal's Grotto Heaven.

He murmured, enjoying the moment, his monstrous nature manifesting unmistakably, causing the green-skirted girl to feel this person was difficult to deal with.

Meanwhile, the Thunderfire Pearl in Lei Zhen's hand was even more terrifying. Its diameter reached one meter, held high above his head, still growing larger, with its power continuously increasing. Upon seeing this Thunderfire Pearl, the green-skirted girl dared not underestimate it and was very worried about becoming the first target.

Even if she successfully blocks it, she would sustain significant damage!

Looking around, she found that Lin Jing, currently ingesting the Essence Replenishing Pill, appeared the weakest. Not only was his cultivation low, but he also lacked formidable killing moves and seemed not in his peak state, with severe True Essence depletion, driving his urgent need to replenish it.

Consequently, as the seemingly most harmless person, Lin Jing became the first target of attack.

"Let's eliminate the weakest first…"

"He's an Alchemist; his storage bag must contain numerous pills. By taking him down and acquiring his pills, I can better face those two!"

"In the clash with this Alchemist, both parties will inevitably experience depletion, mutually debilitating our strength. The blond youth, to prevent the sea clan benefit, will surely refrain from joining our duel, forming a three-way battle without draining the sea clan youth. Thus, the magic he is channeling will likely target the sea clan…"

"This way, the optimal solution is for me to survive to the end."

The green-skirted girl's eyes flashed, her delicate hand turned, and countless resilient vines shot out, entangling Lin Jing, but her attention remained mostly on the sea clan youth and the blond youth...

However, it was at this moment of oversight…

Swish!

Accompanied by a flash of scarlet sword light, with a "boom," the green-skirted girl felt her brain roar, and the world seemed to spin.

"What is this…" she murmured incredulously, seeing her own body, the vines in mid-air, finding her head beheaded at the neck by a flaming flying sword, separated from her body, falling to the ground.

Terror floated in her eyes, unable to accept the burn marks of her wound, or the loss of life.

"I was supposed to be…"

She wanted to scream in utter collapse, for she had just acquired Golden Core strength. Yet before she could shout, her consciousness completely faded away, dying with unfulfilled wishes.

This scene left the sea clan youth, Xia Yan, the Artifact Refining Female Cultivator, Lei Zhen, and others reacting late, until the flaming sword returned to Lin Jing's side.

This sword, though merely formed from basic Spiritual Fire, had inexplicably executed a Fake Pill Cultivator in one stroke, leaving everyone astounded. After all, Lin Jing's cultivation was merely at the mid Foundation Establishment stage. How could such a vast realm gap be bridged? Even though the green-skirted woman's protective True Essence was of the wood attribute, susceptible to fire, this was still too exaggerated.

"This guy is suspicious!"

Lei Zhen quickly responded, deciding not to brandish the Thunderfire Pearl as a deterrent. Instead, he sent it towards Lin Jing, recognizing Lin Jing's unusualness.

Though Lin Jing was only at the mid Foundation Establishment stage, he had undergone Foundation Establishment with thirteen layers of Qi Refining, possessing deep reserves and high True Essence strength comparable to a Golden Core. Even without relying on the power of a pet beast, his strength was overwhelmingly fearsome.

The Spiritual Flames transformed from True Essence and basic fire control techniques alone were enough to sweep weaker opponents.

Sensing Lin Jing's threat, Lei Zhen bypassed the sea clan youth, prioritizing Lin Jing as his primary adversary—

"Break—"

Regrettably, with Lin Jing uttering a simple word, Lei Zhen's heart nearly collapsed, and within the flaming sword's circlet, sparks condensed into Lin Jing's raised palm, quickly forming a massive handprint composed entirely of flames floating out of thin air.

The fiery palm was extraordinarily large, and shockingly, the palm was no ordinary Spiritual Flame, gradually transforming into an exotic fire beyond Lei Zhen's comprehension, pure white, with five fingers resembling five divine dragons. As they opened and closed, they blossomed like a flaming lotus, and subsequently shattered the Thunderfire Pearl hovering in the air!

The violent explosion resounded throughout the hall but did not distort the fiery hand an inch. The white flames continued to flow unstoppably. As the hand progressed, it swept through the abusive Spiritual Power fluctuations, unyielding and ongoing.

Lei Zhen's pupils constricted as he pulled out a middle-grade artifact-level battle halberd, with his body inflamed in thunder fire, roaring into action, but no amount of noise could withstand the relentless fiery palm. As it descended, his entire figure was seized within the flames in mid-air, his movements gradually silenced...

Before his death, this prominent genius famed in Martial Emperor City revealed immeasurable fear, not understanding who he faced.

"Ahhhhh!!" With Lin Jing's simple strike, the nearby sea clan youth nearly lost his sanity. Though he feared both the green-skirted girl's cultivation technique and Lei Zhen's Thunderfire Pearl, it wasn't to the extent of fear. Yet Lin Jing's sweeping obliteration of both horrified the sea clan youth, leaving his soul fleeing.

During Lin Jing and Lei Zhen's encounter, his body's warning surpassed his brain's response speed, coating his arms in water flow, condensing a trident, moving swiftly in attempted ambush against Lin Jing.

However, facing this sea clan youth, Lin Jing merely stood with his back to the opponent, saying not a word. The sea clan youth suddenly felt his heart racing, blood vessels constricting. Lacking even half of the sea clan bloodline, it instantly became his death warrant. Amid his pupils' extreme fear, his heart abruptly contracted as if squeezed by an invisible hand.

In that moment, the bleeding youth from his seven apertures had a realization: the Alchemist before him seemed like a born master of sea beasts, utterly formidable, leaving no room for resistance. Regret flooded through the crimson eyes of his dissipating consciousness.

"Immortal Dao is ruthless. In my next life, I won't cultivate immortality."

After eliminating three Foundation Establishment geniuses with a casual wave, Lin Jing conjured the trio's storage items. Securing their relics, he slowly gazed outside the hall at the pair, Xia Yan and the Artifact Refining Female Cultivator, who were not involved in the supreme treasure competition. Yet witnessing such overwhelming combat left them feeling as though they had died once, their eyes filled with fear and dread.

"Mon…Monster…" At that moment, the Artifact Refining Female Cultivator, achieving consensus with Xia Yan, felt her heart rolling with conflict. Even Xia Yan, despite anticipating Lin Jing's significant strength, found such appalling power shocking and felt fortunate for his choice.