The outside world.
Zhang Hu and Gao Sheng watched Lin Jing, who was meditating. In just a few minutes, they were surprised to find that a faint golden light began to emanate from his body, making him appear incredibly sacred, as though enveloped by a Buddhist aura.
"Buddha nature!"
Zhang Hu was astonished: "It’s been less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, and he has already condensed the Buddha Beads? This Buddhist cultivation talent is truly remarkable. I wonder which mighty Buddhist figure bestowed blessings upon Young Master Lin."
"Is he already successful?" Gao Sheng was taken aback, "I think I know who it is. Perhaps it could be Master Konglin, a Buddhist master who joined the Demon Extermination Bureau some thousands of years ago, once sealed an immortal Treasure Beast in the desolate region, now has left the Ancient Country and returned to the western desert, haven’t heard any news for a long time, not sure if he’s alive."
"If alive, his cultivation must have reached an incredibly dreadful level."
Nascent Soul can live for a thousand years, Divinity Transformation two thousand years, Celestial Void five thousand years, Inquiry Dao ten thousand years!
Gao Sheng calculated that if the other’s ultimate cultivation was the Divinity Transformation Realm, he might be dead by now, but if he successfully broke through to the Celestial Void stage, he may still be alive.
After thinking about it, he looked enviously at Lin Jing. This guy, a Longevity Body... During the Nascent Soul Stage, his lifespan could rival the strongest beings on this continent, which is really enviable.
As the two exchanged thoughts, Lin Jing had already opened his eyes, golden light flickering within.
"The Buddha Beads have already condensed." He slowly said.
"Congratulations, congratulations," Gao Sheng quickly laughed, but seeing Lin Jing continuing to shine, scratched his head and said, "Isn’t your Buddhist cultivation talent a bit too good? It feels like you did nothing, yet the Buddha nature is still enhancing?"
Lin Jing remained silent, sensing inside his body, how could he have done nothing?
The power flowing from the Ice Soul Gu sealed within needed him to resolve it with the Ice Soul Body, originally bearing the load himself, but now, these condensed Buddha Beads automatically absorbed and sealed away the Ice Soul Gu’s power.
The Ice Soul Gu, refined from innumerable poisonous insects through blood-refinement techniques, might involve many immoral methods in its crafting, deemed as sinister power by the Buddha Beads, which wouldn’t be unusual.
But now, sealing his Ice Soul Gu power with Buddha Beads, doesn’t it mean he does nothing yet receives supreme Buddha nature and virtue all over?
"That’s your illusion," Lin Jing said, since Gao Sheng loves reasoning, right?
Gao Sheng knows about the Ice Soul Gu sealed within him, undoubtedly should reason out that he is already using his body to seal demons.
These Buddha-Demon Pearls suit him well.
"Is it?" Gao Sheng touched his chin, just then Demon Exterminator Zhang Hu spoke: "Since cultivation has already succeeded, how about executing a death row prisoner now, to test the power of the Buddha Beads?"
"Please, Elder Zhang." Lin Jing bowed, eager to execute a hundred people now and then go ask Elder Shen Song for pinecones.
Execution of death row prisoners is killing too, by then Elder Shen Song shouldn’t refuse the account, right?
...
Lin Jing was taken by Zhang Hu beyond to a deeper execution chamber.
The surrounding guards saw Zhang Hu and Lin Jing, still stood with expressionless face on duty, Zhang Hu had quite a position here, their way was unobstructed.
"The demon cultivator held in Chamber Nineteen needs execution today."
"Yin Corpse Sect? Gu God Sect? Nether Hall? Which demon sect does this demon cultivator come from?" Lin Jing asked curiously.
Zhang Hu shook his head beside him: "So many demon cultivators from the three major demon sects, none of them actually."
"This person was originally a Foundation Establishment complete elder of ’Celestial River Sect’, due to his lack of aptitude, hopeless in Core Formation, somehow got hold of the now-extinct Blood God Sect’s ’Blood Pill Great Method’, requiring the heart-blood of a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, a thousand Qi Cultivation cultivators, and ten thousand mortals to cultivate."
"He targeted Loose Cultivators, wandered various cities, secretly harmed Loose Cultivators, killed many before being captured, heavily sinful hands."
"Truly deserves death." Lin Jing frowned: "Elder Zhang, can I directly go in?"
He looked at the stone prison gate with a Divine Tiger design.
"This demon cultivator’s spiritual power is currently depleted, locked on the execution platform, no matter how you kill him will suffice."
"Afterwards, along with the corpse, throw into the furnace connected behind the chamber."
Lin Jing nodded, pushing open multiple prison gates, finally in the dimly lit execution chamber, saw a red-haired old man chained to the platform.
As Lin Jing entered, this red-haired old man’s closed eyes slowly opened, lifeless gaze towards Lin Jing.
Bang!
A strong murderous aura surged toward Lin Jing, though not mixed with any spiritual power, still made Lin Jing seem to see multitude bloody shadows.
"To let a Qi Cultivation kid execute an old..." His weak voice started, not finished before his head flew down, two white cobwebs twisted around his severed neck.
The head on the ground, eyes wide open, not resting in peace.
Lin Jing met its gaze, first time killing someone, surprisingly felt no discomfort.
In the next moment, a vague sense of resentment entwined him, this resentment being formless and colorless, if in small amount, wouldn’t affect cultivators much.
But if accumulated in considerable amount, it could eventually cause cultivators to develop heart demons, affecting their state of mind.
"I’m just executing, why resent me?"
With the Buddha Beads sealing his resentment, Lin Jing casually swung, true qi-condensed silk threads tossed the body into the chamber’s furnace.
Neatly and swiftly killed the person, Lin Jing didn’t linger long in the chamber.
"How did you feel?" Zhang Hu, waiting outside, asked as Lin Jing walked out.
"Not bad, no discomfort." Lin Jing smiled, not knowing why, killing the person had instead made his heart quite joyful.
"That’s good," Zhang Hu said: "Since that’s the case, how about arranging a death row prisoner for you every seven days?"
"One every seven days? Elder Zhang, could I have seven arranged in one day?" Lin Jing worried, a person every seven days, it would take two years to meet Elder Shen Song’s requirements.
Zhang Hu: ?
"Seven in one day, as if it’s a pig slaughterhouse?" He said irritably.
Lin Jing felt rather helpless.
He was already twenty-seven years old.
Although for a Longevity Body, very young.
The condition to appear on the Human List of the Heaven’s Chosen Rankings is a cultivator under thirty.
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He went into seclusion for three years, refined his Alchemy Dao attainments, all for perfectly aiding the Pine Leaf Mouse’s Foundation Establishment, achieving bloodline evolution, thus gaining the qualification to challenge the Heaven’s Chosen Rankings.
If he misses the Heaven’s Chosen Rankings, the publicity method of spreading his name across the continent, his secret technique progression will be heavily limited, by then the Dragon Carp won’t be able to more perfectly transform into a dragon.
Eventually, after Lin Jing’s negotiation, it turned out to be one execution a day, roughly taking more than three months to complete Elder Shen Song’s task.
When Lin Jing emerged from the Immortal Prison, Elder Shen Song observing in secret snorted.
"Sneaky little kid, but forget it..."
"Kill and burn, he has mastered burning, tried killing, as a demon cultivator, not knowing plunder is unacceptable, next time he seeks my help, let him pillage others’ things! Every duel yields no spoils, yet gives others pills, vainly consuming, no wonder he’s poor, also wasted that squirrel’s space talent!"