Immortal through Beast Taming

Lin Jing silently took out a bottle of beast blood from his storage bag and poured it on the Blood Demon Vine.

This beast blood was Foundation Establishment Flood Dragon Blood, and as the Blood Demon Vine absorbed the dragon blood, it immediately underwent a new transformation.

A faint blood shadow emerged from it, and under the cover of the blood shadow, the vines quickly disappeared, replaced by a massive blood Flood Dragon soaring into the sky.

"Roar!!!!"

This Blood Flood Dragon, extraordinarily powerful, with just a bottle of not very pure beast blood, erupted with pressure nearing the mid Foundation Establishment. The bloody, fierce dragon eyes looked ominously at Lin Jing, and its blood claws struck out brutally!!!

Seeing this, Lin Jing raised his arm, his entire body enveloped in Buddhist light, and reached out his palm towards the Blood Flood Dragon. A gigantic golden Buddhist palm phantom condensed in mid-air, grabbing the Blood Flood Dragon in its palm.

Vajra Palm.

Crack.

The Blood Flood Dragon was crushed, its body disintegrating, and the Blood Demon Vine, now powerless, withered and fell to the ground, its ferocity fading away.

The power of the eleventh layer of Qi Cultivation, combined with Buddhist Technique, can easily suppress such demonic rites.

"After absorbing blood and transforming into a Blood Demon Beast, can't you control the Blood Demon Vine?" Lin Jing asked the Pine Leaf Mouse.

"Squeak!!!" The Pine Leaf Mouse indicated that it seemed capable of control.

"You could control it and watched it attack me???"

Lin Jing said exasperatedly, "But this thing is silly; it seems the market potential is low, and its demeanor is too similar to Blood Magic Arts—it would pair well with that Ghost Chili Pepper."

From the void came the sinister laughter of a Pine Cone, clearly finding the Blood Demon Vine amusing.

Afterward, Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse continued their experiments to see if after Foundation Establishment, the Glazed Immortal Pupil could recombine synthesized items, attempting a secondary synthesis, but to no avail.

Additionally, they tried to synthesize resources beyond plants, but again ended in failure.

"Perhaps it truly is related to the Pine Leaf Mouse's own attributes..." Lin Jing analyzed.

Currently, the Pine Leaf Mouse's physique is considered to have plant attributes. If it cultivated not only the plant attribute but also developed metal, water, fire, and earth attributes, could it synthesize corresponding attribute items?

"There's no rush now. Later on, we'll see if the Pine Leaf Mouse can master the complete power of the Five Elements, forming a Five Elements Demon Pill based on the wood attribute, to evolve the Glazed Immortal Pupil."

The Glazed Immortal Pupil is the true foundation of the Pine Leaf Mouse's strength.

After roughly plotting the future cultivation path for the Pine Leaf Mouse, Lin Jing suddenly thought of something.

"And what of the Dragon Koi, is it still asleep?"

"It seems really tired. This time for the autumn hunt, let's not take it along. After all, it's just an autumn hunt; it likely won't miss out on any important opportunities, so let it rest at home."

...

Two days later.

The autumn hunt activity at Hidden Dragon Academy officially began.

"All students participating in the autumn hunt, proceed immediately to the Academy's 'Teleportation Mountain' to prepare for travel to the Cangmang Mountain Range!"

A voice resonated throughout the academy, and in the next moment, numerous lights flew out from the various mountain peaks. The young cultivators either rode demon beasts, flew on swords, or used mana to soar through clouds, all swiftly gathering outside the Teleportation Mountain.

Like attending a lecture, one of the academy's back mountains, Teleportation Mountain, was now encased in a huge light screen. The teleportation channel, constructed by a Void Profound Great Cultivator, was ready to send the academy's geniuses to the autumn hunt's location.

"Cangmang Mountain Range... where is this place?"

Soon, more than two hundred Foundation Establishment geniuses gathered outside the teleportation array. These geniuses from various forces across the Nine Domains were mostly ignorant of the so-called Cangmang Mountain Range.

"The Cangmang Mountain Range, a perilous place on the edge of the Ancient Domain, teeming with ferocious beasts inside. But to us, the overall danger level isn't high. After all, there aren't even a few Great Demons in there—it seems to be just a simple location!"

"What rare beasts has the academy brought from beyond the Ancient Country this time? These foreign demon beasts are our real target!" The geniuses were eager to try, as the spiritual and demon beasts from outside the Ancient Country were far rarer than those native to the Ancient Country.

Different regions breed different species, and materials from foreign demon beasts are naturally rare in the Ancient Country, possibly worth ten times or even a hundred times more than those of the same level in the Ancient Country.

Though most of the geniuses present came from extraordinary backgrounds, none scoffed at more wealth, especially since some rare materials from demon beasts could greatly benefit cultivation.

Lin Jing, dressed in white, with a gourd hanging from his waist, arrived alone among the crowd. Of the over two hundred geniuses participating in the autumn hunt, Lin Jing knew only a few, though quite a number of the older students exuded extraordinary auras, and a few made Lin Jing vaguely sense a certain threat.

"Rank ninety-eight on the Prodigy List, rank sixty-six, rank thirty-one..."

Lin Jing recognized a few well-known prodigies at a glance, among them Liu Yu, whom he had once met, and Chu Ren of the Chu Family, who once wanted to buy the Dragon Ascending Pill recipe.

These people also cast a calm, emotionless gaze at Lin Jing.

However, among the crowd, the most conspicuous was still the silver-armored youth accompanied by a battle tiger. Both the silver-armored youth and his battle tiger exuded a powerful presence, surprising even some of the older students.

"No doubt, it's a Foundation Establishment battle tiger with Demon King bloodline. The battle tiger's forehead even has dragon scales—could it also have dragon bloodline? The Wang Family's Divine Body... could it be..."

Wang Xiao, born with a Divine Body, had settled with Lin Jing's koi, and after several months, returned to the Academy with a Royal Blood Battle Beast!

Wang Xiao glanced provocatively at Lin Jing, who had also appeared on the scene, leaving Lin Jing quite speechless.

This guy... even managed to cultivate a Royal Blood Battle Pet. Lin Jing didn't attribute it to the Dragon Ascending Pill; the battle tiger's bloodline perhaps was already close to royal level and, after being converted to dragon blood, Wang Xiao probably nurtured it with his fortune.

"A Divine Body paired with a Dragon Blood King Beast—even if Wang Xiao's current cultivation isn't high, some older students might still steer clear of him." Lin Jing remained calm, not taking Wang Xiao seriously.

"Palace Master." Shortly, Xu Zhizhi brought the members of the Dragon Palace over to Lin Jing. The autumn hunt had no rules, so after being teleported over, cultivators were allowed to team up for the hunt. At this time, geniuses with student organizations would have a considerable advantage.

When seizing rare spiritual beasts, the power of numbers would be significant!

In public, Xu Zhizhi gave Lin Jing enough face, and addressing him as Palace Master instantly elevated Lin Jing's status above that of ordinary students.

Lin Jing looked at the approaching Xu Zhizhi, Gao Sheng, Zi Ling'Er, Yuan Jing, and others, nodding slightly.

However, this scene made some Foundation Establishment senior students smile wryly, finding these freshmen rather cute. A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators calling a Qi Cultivation Cultivator Palace Master seemed oddly amusing, even if that Qi Cultivation cultivator was quite the genius.

"After the autumn hunt starts, make sure to 'take good care' of them." Older students communicated telepathically with one another.

Once enough people had gathered, an elegantly dressed woman appeared silently in the sky.

Upon noticing her, the students present immediately paid their respects.

Lin Jing recognized her, having met her twice before. She was one of the Divinity Transformation powerhouses stationed at the academy!

"The autumn hunt starts now; you may enter the teleportation channel." The palace-dressed woman's lips were lightly colored as she gently spoke.

"In the Cangmang Mountain Range, besides having academy professors observing your performance, there will also be cultivators from the Celestial Secret Tower, so seize the opportunity."

The Celestial Domain, Celestial Secret Tower, claims to peer into the divine mysteries. Whether it's the Prodigy List or the Divine Body List, both are produced by the Celestial Secret Tower. Among the many unofficial cultivation forces in the Ancient Country, the Celestial Secret Tower is the only one capable of broadcasting a piece of information across the entire Ancient Country in an instant, with intelligence widely recognized.

"The Celestial Secret Tower... the Prodigy List..." Lin Jing murmured as he walked into the light screen.

In the meantime,

In a Heaven-Reaching Pavilion located in a distant Celestial Domain, a young girl gazing at a star chart suddenly observed a quivering constellation and shouted, "Master! A cultivator recorded on the Prodigy List is going to be triumphed by one who will shake the celestial signs. Shall we further observe?"