Immortal through Beast Taming

Celestial Demon Body.

Upon hearing of this physique, Lin Jing was quite surprised.

The abilities of this physique, although certainly not to be used casually, are akin to a forbidden weapon threatening the enemy just for having it.

With his current Qi Cultivation, he can sacrifice a millennium of lifespan.

By then, he might even suppress ordinary Nascent Souls and Demon Kings.

And this is only under the premise of his Qi Cultivation Stage; if he sacrifices more lifespan during the Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage... then enemies one or two major realms above him would need to reconsider before making a move against him.

Most importantly, the cultivation gained by the Celestial Demon Body through lifespan sacrifice is maintained for a considerable duration.

Using a millennium of lifespan during Divinity Transformation to elevate to Void Profound combat power, it can astonishingly last for ten years.

During this period of higher cultivation, there's a complete opportunity to accomplish things impossible at lower cultivation, to accumulate resources and offset the loss of lifespan.

This Celestial Demon Body, as the secondary physique of the Longevity Body, is simply a perfect match.

"Senior, besides me, are there any other Longevity Bodies alive on this continent?" Lin Jing suddenly recalled the other saying he was now one of the only two Longevity Bodies.

"Yes," the Child Immortal said, "A millennium ago, Qingzhou also birthed a Longevity Body, but before maturing, it was captured and caged by the Celestial Lion Clan."

"That Celestial Lion Clan holds a 'Ancestor Worship Ceremony' every decade with Longevity flesh, just like the Ancient Immortal Palace uses dragon liver and phoenix marrow as celebratory delicacies."

"It's because Longevity Body cultivation advances too slowly, and low-grade Longevity flesh is of little use to the Celestial Lion Ancestor, they didn't completely consume the soul; however, for her, death might be a better fate."

"After all, being caged by the Celestial Lion Clan for a millennium, it's hard to imagine whether she's already gone mad."

Lin Jing, after hearing this, fell silent. There was another Longevity Body alive besides himself.

But the other's fate was countless times worse than his own; fortunately, he was saved by the Beast Taming Sect, otherwise if truly sold to a demon beast by the Yin Corpse Sect, it would be the same situation.

The Celestial Lion Clan, he knew, was a terrifying demon beast clan in Qingzhou, with the Void Profound Demon Ancestor in the clan, having its own small world as its territory.

"Has no one thought to rescue her?" Lin Jing asked.

Upon asking, Lin Jing felt he had asked a foolish question. At least the Celestial Essence Ancient Country had no obligation to rescue her, not to mention she was born in Qingzhou, not an Ancient Country Cultivator, and even if she were, rescuing her would require consideration of worth.

To rescue a Longevity Body from the Celestial Lion Clan might result in the deaths of many Divinity Transformation and Void Profounds, and success wasn't even guaranteed. In other words, rescuing this Longevity Body was a guaranteed loss.

The Child Immortal, holding the Celestial Demon Body jade slip, said, "This is the fate of the Longevity Body, hard to change. You should be grateful to be in the Ancient Country; there are no powerful demon beast clans within its borders."

"If you understand, quickly cultivate; but cultivating this Celestial Demon Body has another prerequisite."

"What is it?" Lin Jing asked.

"You need to join the Demon Extermination Bureau."

"The Demon Extermination Bureau won't assign you tasks or restrict your freedom, but they need to know your location at all times."

"Agree with him." Elder Shen Song spoke, "It's also a way to ensure your safety, letting the Demon Extermination Bureau track your whereabouts isn't bad for you at present."

"Alright, I'll join the Demon Extermination Bureau." Lin Jing pondered and nodded, not expecting to end up joining the Demon Extermination Bureau.

There was no choice; he was determined to obtain the cultivation method for the Celestial Demon Body.

The Child Immortal, while tossing the cultivation method of the Celestial Demon Body to Lin Jing, also tossed him a token.

"This token is specially made. After refining it, it not only proves your identity as a Demon Exterminator, but it also acts as a branch of the Demon Extermination Bureau."

"Generally, when a Demon Exterminator is on a mission, if traces of demon cultivators or demon sects are found, they report to the Demon Extermination Bureau branch through secret technique immediately."

"A branch of the Demon Extermination Bureau can receive information about demon sects from all directions."

"And your token is the same, able to receive information about demon sects and demon cultivators from all corners."

"And... I determine your location through this token."

"If you encounter a danger that even the little pine tree can't handle, keep this token safe if you don't want to be without rescue."

"By the way, the cultivation difficulty of the Celestial Demon Body is very high. Over the years, only two have succeeded in cultivation since the Demon Extermination Bureau seized it..."

Lin Jing stored the token, then said, "Thank you, senior..."

"Haha, the situations I can't handle, the Demon Extermination Bureau might not handle either," Elder Shen Song murmured to the side.

The Child Immortal didn't mind Elder Shen Song and departed with the sealed Void Profound Yin Spirit of the Yin Corpse Sect.

"Elder Shen Song... show some respect." Lin Jing said.

Elder Shen Song glanced at Lin Jing, "Am I not speaking the truth?"

"If you were the Longevity Body caged by the Celestial Lion Clan, do you think the Demon Extermination Bureau would rescue you?"

"But this token isn't useless."

"At least if it's a situation the Demon Extermination Bureau can handle, like this Void Profound Yin Spirit, someone will indeed come to save you."

"After all, as a Longevity Body, you do hold some value, and on their own turf, they wouldn't mind lending a hand."

"But such situations are limited to when the reward of saving you exceeds the cost, so why are you still staring? Get on with cultivating the Celestial Demon Body. If you want to survive, rely on yourself. In a danger even I can't handle, don't expect me to save you; I'd be the first to run."

Lin Jing nodded silently, gazing at the jade slip for the Celestial Demon Body's cultivation method, considering the compensation from the stolen Yin Corpse Sect's Primordial Spirit fell to him, surprisingly acknowledged by Elder Shen Song.

For this alone, if Elder Shen Song were ever refined by someone in the future, Lin Jing vowed to avenge Elder Shen Song and outlast his enemies.

......

After some time.

Lin Jing lay atop the snow-capped mountain.

"What's the matter?" Elder Shen Song inquired.

"Can't learn it."

"The cultivation method of the Celestial Demon Body is too difficult."

"Although it doesn't require auxiliary resources, even with help from the latent dragon fortune, I still haven't grasped it by now..."

"At this rate, I might never learn it before the latent dragon fortune is exhausted."

Elder Shen Song paused, "You just finished cultivating the 'Metamorphosis Technique' of the Hundred Flower Valley, take a mental break, the Ice Soul Gu has already established Foundation; our purpose here is complete, head back to the academy first."

"Alright." Lin Jing nodded.

At this moment, the Token from the Demon Extermination Bureau, given by the Child Immortal, suddenly received a message.

[A Yin Corpse Sect stronghold discovered, with two individuals of special constitution held captive, and a Golden Core Demon Cultivator present in charge!]