Immortal through Beast Taming

Western desert.

This desert is located to the west of the Celestial Essence Ancient Country, in the opposite direction of Qingzhou, and is extremely distant.

A few days later.

To the far west of the Celestial Essence Continent, a space vortex formed, and immediately afterward, nine marvelous golden thunder dragons emerged, pulling a wooden boat.

On the flying boat, several figures appeared.

The Lord of the Demon Court, dressed in a golden dragon robe, Lin Jing clad in a simple blue outfit, and an old man with yellow hair dressed as a carriage driver.

"Not far ahead is the Immortal Burial Volcano, a forbidden ground of the Immortal God, which ordinary people cannot approach. Let's part ways here."

After the Demon Emperor spoke, Lin Jing immediately summoned the Dragon Carp and instructed it: "Follow His Majesty the Demon Emperor to the Immortal Burial Volcano to cultivate."

"Remember to behave. I will wait for your return after you form your Nascent Soul." He patted the Dragon Carp's head.

Anticipating the birth of the first Nascent Soul pet beast by his side...

"Bo~" The Dragon Carp nodded, its sharp gaze fixed on the distant horizon, having already sensed the terrifying flame aura ahead.

Merely an Immortal Burial Volcano...

Just wait for the voyage of the Dragon Carp Emperor!

With the protection of the Demon Emperor sister, how could it possibly get burned to death?!

"Thunder Dragon Ancestor, the safety of the Saint Son from now on is entrusted to you. Hopefully, there won't be a need for me to act."

The Demon Emperor cast a faint glance at the yellow-haired elder; this was the Guardian Demon Ancestor that Lin Jing had ultimately chosen, the ancestor of the Thunder Dragon Race!

The Thunder Dragon Race had previously gifted thunder dragon scales and blood, which Lin Jing had thought was enough, but it turned out to be insufficient.

This westward journey, Lin Jing was determined to forge an invincible physique. The current strength of his flesh was far from satisfactory, so having the Thunder Dragon Ancestor nearby made it more convenient to learn body forging techniques...

As to becoming the Guardian for the Saint Son, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor gladly accepted, believing that if he could keep this His Highness the Saint Son happy, he might become the first in the Demon Court to complete formation into a Guardian Demon Ancestor!

To show Lin Jing the sincerity of the Thunder Dragon Race and repay him for helping their little princess to transform, they even called nine talented branch geniuses from the Thunder Dragon Race to pull Lin Jing's carriage!

Each had reached the cultivation level of a Nascent Soul Demon King!

Were it not for Lin Jing's refusal, they would even have wanted to bring the little princess of the Thunder Dragon Race to attend to his daily needs.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, no one will harm a single hair of His Highness the Saint Son while I'm here. If anyone does, I will jump into the Immortal Burial Volcano myself!" The Thunder Dragon Ancestor vowed determinedly.

I assumed the form of a yellow-haired carriage driver, not through transformation but by using a disguise, to conveniently stay by Lin Jing's side. Otherwise, my thousand-meter-long true form would be impractical on human territory.

"Mm." The Demon Emperor nodded, then took the Dragon Carp and vanished from Lin Jing's sight.

After the Demon Emperor left, the Thunder Dragon Ancestor sighed in relief.

"Your Highness the Saint Son, where shall we go next?" he inquired.

"Shall we head directly to the Golden Glow Temple?"

The Thunder Dragon Ancestor was aware that Lin Jing's mission this time was to acquire the Golden Light Gu.

Within the western desert, there are eighty-one Buddha cities, each with a temple.

Golden Glow Temple is among the stronger temples of the eighty-one in the Buddhist sect.

The head monk of the temple has achieved the peak of the Void Profound, holding significant weight in the entire Buddhist sect.

In terms of power, the head monk of the Sun Temple, the current leader of the Buddhist sect, is in the first tier beneath him.

"No rush. To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. We'll first stop by the Demon Extermination Temple," Lin Jing said thoughtfully.

"The Demon Extermination Temple?" The Thunder Dragon Ancestor was puzzled, unsure why His Highness was heading there.

Lin Jing smiled and said, "I have some connections between the Beast Taming Sect and the head monk of the Demon Extermination Temple."

"If I weren't coming to the western desert, it wouldn't be an issue, but since we are here, visiting would only be natural."

The head monk of the Demon Extermination Temple was the eminent monk who once entered the Ancient Country, joined the Demon Extermination Bureau, and, along with the Beast Taming Sect and other great sects of the Great Wilderness, sealed the Undying Demon.

It was also this eminent monk's incarnation that aided Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse in developing their Buddhist cultivation talent.

Coming to the Buddhist sect for the Gu, if Lin Jing went directly as the Demon Court Saint Child, he would certainly encounter numerous obstacles.

However, if he could gain some assistance from the head monk of the Demon Extermination Temple, the process of obtaining the Gu would likely be much smoother.

Even with the backing of the Demon Emperor, Lin Jing would prefer not to complicate the task by choosing the difficult path. If there's an easier way, naturally, he would choose it.

It's best to seek out old acquaintances and build connections first!

The Cultivation Realm is also a society of interpersonal relations!

......

The location of the Demon Extermination Temple, Demon-Vanquishing City.

Amidst the western desert, there are also a few ordinary mortals, but the harsh desert living conditions, along with numerous demons, compel the mortals to depend on the Buddhist sect for survival.

Thus, the ordinary people in these eighty-one Buddha cities of the western desert are all followers of Buddhism and will often send their children with cultivation talent to the temple to practice.

Compared to the Ancient Country, however, the number of humans in the western desert is still too few, which is why Buddhism aims to spread its teachings to the Ancient Country...

"Abbot, the Hidden Spirit Temple requested aid from our temple a few days ago. The demon suppressed beneath Hidden Spirit City is close to breaking free, and reinforcing the seal doesn't work!"

"Abbot, the Awakening Temple also requested our help a few days ago. Now, three great monks from the Awakening Temple have been possessed by ghosts!"

"The Cloud Travel Temple..."

In the Demon Extermination Temple, an elderly white-robed monk sat with eyes closed, listening to the disciples' reports below, and slowly spoke: "The arrival of the Golden Era is both a disaster and an opportunity for our Buddhist sect."

"Countless years ago, the western desert was a fertile land, but ultimately, because of the Immortal Palace wars, it turned desolate and became a wasteland."

"Later, countless demons emerged, and among the many sects on this continent, it was only our Buddhist sect that chose to root itself in this barren desert for tens of thousands of years to suppress these chaotic age demons..."

"It's not only because people of the Buddhist sect are compassionate, unwilling to see demons wreak havoc, but also because suppressing demons is a form of cultivation for our Buddhist sect and represents great merit."

"These demons were born from ancient wars, indescribable, hard to obliterate, and can only be sealed in earth meridians, suppressed by numerous temples. Such a situation was expected to continue indefinitely, but the opening of the Golden Era loosened these demon seals."

"It's for the best. After tens of thousands of years of development, our Buddhist sect is not the same as before. These revived demons will become nourishment for the growth of our Buddhist disciples."

"Since several temples are seeking aid, are any of you willing to exorcise demons? If you can completely eliminate these demons, it will indeed be a great merit." The white-robed monk looked towards the disciples, only to see their faces showing reluctance.

It is true what he says.

But they were more than willing to deal with ordinary demon beasts or demon cultivators.

Yet these demons born from the grievances following the fall of immortals or the tragic death of powerful beings, combined with all sorts of eeriness, were indeed beyond regular comprehension…

Even with several millennia of development, the Buddhist sect had become much stronger, but those demons chronicled in ancient texts remained terrifying...

In the stillness of the temple, suddenly, almost at the same time, several monks broke into a sweat, shocked by an external presence.

"Abbot, many powerful demon beasts are approaching..."

The white-robed monk furrowed his brows, sensing the aura of a Demon Ancestor level, and his Divine Sense instinctually extended outward. He saw nine thunder dragons pulling a flying boat, which slowly docked outside the Demon-Vanquishing City. On the boat was a young man in blue, with a squirrel on his shoulder.

"Saint Son Lin Jing of the Beast Taming Sect, here to visit."