Vol 3. Chapter 90: Winds Stirring
There was still so ti before the Pill Assembly began. Before it started, the Tongtian Tower would prepare an Alchemy Pavilion for each qualified participating alchemist to use for practice and preparation.
After Lin Jing registered, he naturally received his own personal pavilion.
However, to avoid interruptions, he chose not to stay there. Instead, he transford and left in disguise to wait for the event to start.
And just this act of registration had already caused news of Lin Jing’s appearance to spread through Tongtian City at an absurd speed…
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At the sa ti, on Thunder Island.
After the Thunder Dragon Crown Prince dragged the Princess back, he himself was then pulled back by the Thunder Dragon Clan’s Ancestor from afar.
Once the Clan Leader lted the frost on the Thunder Dragon Princess with lightning, she regained her senses.
“As expected of the Holy Son...” The Thunder Dragon Clan Leader was silent. The Princess’s talent was extrely rare even within the Thunder Dragon Clan, and yet such talent had been suppressed in an instant.
With talent like that, no wonder he could create the Transformation Technique and gain recognition from the Demon Emperor.
“What the hell happened...” The Thunder Dragon Crown Prince was even more shaken. He looked at the Third Holy Maiden standing beside the Clan Leader and at the Mosquito Woman who appeared to be from the demon race, utterly stunned inside.
Then the Thunder Dragon Princess gasped softly and slowly woke up, blinking in confusion at her surroundings.
“F-Father? What is...” Her last mory was of being frozen by Lin Jing.
“I actually lost... That power was...” Fear gripped her heart.
“The one who defeated you was Lin Jing, the Longevity Body who previously caused an uproar at the Sky Lion Clan—forrly the number one Foundation Establishnt prodigy of the Ancient Kingdom,” the Clan Leader said slowly.
“It was him?!” the Princess blurted out. No wonder…
As the young princess of the Thunder Dragon Clan, she naturally knew the Ancient Kingdom was the center of the Tianyuan Continent. Their prodigies were undoubtedly the strongest.
“But now, he holds another identity—he has been appointed the Holy Son of the Demon Court by the Demon Emperor himself! His Holiness created the Transformation Technique, and this ti ca to see you in hopes of inviting you to be a test subject for the pill.”
“His Holiness knew you love to fight, and likely wouldn’t be convinced unless you were defeated in battle—so, you’ve now seen his strength for yourself. From here on, follow him and obey his orders.”
“All for the sake of the Transformation Technique.”
“This is also the will of the Ancestor.”
The Thunder Dragon Princess opened her mouth slightly, her gaze shifting to the Third Holy Maiden and especially to the Mosquito Woman...
“Transformation Technique? Sothing like that... is really possible?”
Although the Demon Court had always sought the revival of the demon race, to a newer generation prodigy like the Princess, that goal had always felt abstract.
The so-called great revival of the demon race seed more like a distant idea to these young prodigies.
She never imagined that one day, she would be part of it.
“Holy Son... Holy Son...” A mont later, her heart suddenly started racing. She couldn’t stop herself from becoming deeply curious about Lin Jing.
Strong, mysterious, of noble status. Clearly born of the Ancient Kingdom, yet he had beco the Holy Son of the Demon Court—just what kind of person was this?
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Not long ago, news of Lin Jing's reappearance had completely swept through the Tongtian Dao and was now spreading across all of Qingzhou!
Cultivators everywhere were talking about it.
“Did you hear? That Thunder Dragon Princess who ca to Qingzhou and went around challenging people ended up at Lotus City, where the Ancient Kingdom cultivators were gathered! Guess what? That Longevity Body Lin Jing, who caused chaos at the Sky Lion Clan, was in Lotus City too!”
“He fused with that Ice Soul Rare Gu, and with just one move, he drove back that arrogant Thunder Dragon Princess. He’s insanely strong! No wonder he was once ranked number one on the Ancient Kingdom’s Human List.”
“Wait, what? The Longevity Body showed up? Where is he now, still in Lotus City?”
“No, he went to the Tongtian Tower and signed up for the Pill Assembly. A lot of people saw him.”
“How did he even dare?!”
“During the Pill Assembly, Tongtian City is extrely safe—he should be fine.”
“Rember that other Longevity Body? That Sky Lion Holy Maiden, Gu Qianqiu? She forced a power-up using a secret technique and ended up with a grave illness. Only one of the Assembly’s rewards can alleviate it, so Lin Jing had no choice but to co and try to get it for her.”
“Apparently, Lin Jing was already a prodigy in alchemy back in the Ancient Kingdom, so he might really win that reward. If Gu Qianqiu recovers, then his safety is assured again.”
“So that’s how it is...”
A passing rogue cultivator interrupted their discussion: “That’s not what I heard. I heard Lin Jing wants to beco the Tongtian Tower Master’s disciple and ca to show off his alchemy skills at the Assembly in hopes of getting noticed.”
“Yeah, I heard that too. Apparently, Lin Jing used his Longevity Body’s blood and flesh to create a special longevity pill even humans can use. He has a high chance of winning first place in the Assembly. There’s precedent for Pill Assembly champions becoming the Tower Master’s nad disciples.”
“Even if it’s only a nad disciple, the Tongtian Tower Master is a Dao-Seeking Stage expert. Becoming his disciple would completely change Lin Jing’s fate!”
“The Tower Master is obsessed with pills—if soone makes a pill that interests him, they can beco his disciple. And a Longevity Body alchemist? That’s probably never happened before.
Compared to that, the Ancient Kingdom’s Ancient Emperors care a lot about bloodline and only nurture their own clans. They’re not known for taking disciples. If I were a Longevity Body, I’d definitely ditch the Ancient Kingdom and latch onto the Tongtian Tower.”
“That’s not quite right.” Another passing rogue cultivator chid in. “I heard Lin Jing is just using the Pill Assembly to buy ti under the Tower’s protection! Rumor has it, multiple Void Mystical Demon Ancestors are eyeing his flesh and blood, so he fled to Tongtian Dao and is using the Assembly as cover while waiting for reinforcents from the Ancient Kingdom to protect him.”
Lin Jing had released more than a dozen different rumors.
Each one was extrely buzzworthy, easily spreading news of his reappearance far and wide.
Yinhou Secret Realm.
The Nine Infant Demon Lord had personally gone out to hunt Lin Jing, but unexpectedly ran into the Vice Dean of the Academy in Qingzhou. A fierce battle broke out, and the Demon Lord had to retreat to his lair to evade his powerful foe.
“The Longevity Body is joining the Pill Assembly?” Hearing this latest intel, the Nine Infant Demon Lord imdiately contacted his ally in the Gu God Sect.
He knew capturing the Longevity Body under the Academy’s protection was impossible with just the Yin Corpse Sect’s strength.
“He’s finally shown up again.”
The Gu God Sect had sent one of their two great elders to Qingzhou—Elder Thunder, who hosted the Lightning Tribulation Gu in his body. After receiving the ssage from the Nine Infant Demon Lord, he chuckled...
“I’m only here for the Ice Soul Gu, not the Longevity Body.
With everyone else focused on fighting over his blood and flesh, I should be able to snatch the Gu with ease...”
Sky Lion Secret Realm.
The Sky Lion Ancestor received the news and, worried that he couldn’t devour this ‘big at’ alone, began calling up his sworn brothers...
“You’ve all been eyeing our clan’s Longevity Blood for a while, haven’t you? Well, now’s your chance. Help out—this Longevity Body from the Ancient Kingdom, you can split him up among yourselves.
All I want... is revenge. I only want our own Sky Lion Holy Maiden!!”
With Lin Jing’s rumors flying around, it wasn’t just his old enemies—
Even factions that had nothing to do with him were now drawn in, eager to dip their toes into this murky water.
“You’re saying that Longevity Body might’ve made a pill from his own flesh and blood that even humans can take?”
Many ancient monsters nearing the end of their lifespan also ca out of seclusion, their eyes gleaming as they looked toward the Tongtian Tower:
“If it’s true that a Longevity Body’s pills can be used by humans too... now wouldn’t that be sothing...”
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