Vol 4 Chapter 94: Taking a Disciple?
Lin Jing felt this kind of nesting contract scheme was truly terrifying!
But the key problem was—though Senior Sister was a half-demon, she most likely wouldn’t allow him to contract her. Besides, he also found the idea rather weird.
However, once the thought emerged, Lin Jing became obsessed with trying it out.
Let one cultivator practicing the Beast Control Technique contract another who also practiced the Beast Control Technique, then let the contracted one go on to contract another... and repeat the process.
In this way, based on the feedback effect of Beast Control cultivation, as long as the last person in the chain made a breakthrough, all those “upstream” from them—possibly dozens—would likely receive feedback as well. The efficiency would be insane.
“Since I already shared the ‘beast control’ portion of the revised technique with the Beast Master Sect, I might as well share the ‘human control’ part too.”
“Create a ‘Human Master Sect,’ let it develop quietly, and observe the results and potential issues. If everything checks out, I can reserve a future contract slot specifically for this kind of operation.”
After deciding, Lin Jing was ready to act.
Passing on a technique was no different from accepting disciples—so he had to be very selective about the candidate.
“Find the First Emperor...”
“His Qi-Watching and Talent-Reading Technique is unmatched. If Mr. Cao of the Academy saw it, he’d kneel down and call him ancestor.”
On Lin Jing’s avatar side:
After a period of cultivation, the avatar—who focused on the Heavenly Demon path—had broken through to the early Golden Core stage.
At the moment, the avatar, the First Emperor, and Gao Sheng were walking along a country road toward the next city. Lin Jing suddenly asked, “Senior, could you teach me your Qi-Watching and Talent-Reading Technique?”
“Huh?” The First Generation Ancient Emperor blinked, looking at Lin Jing with suspicion. “I could teach you other things, but this one—I definitely can’t.”
“This is the very foundation upon which the Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom was built. If your Demon Court learns it, won’t all the talents of the world end up in your pocket?”
Lin Jing pouted and said, “But the second-generation Ancient Emperor didn’t inherit your talent-recognition technique, and the Ancient Kingdom is still doing pretty well, isn’t it?”
The First Emperor’s nose twitched. Lin Jing wasn’t wrong. Although he had seen many outrageous things along the way, the Ancient Kingdom’s strength was steadily growing—even more prosperous than during his own reign.
“That’s only because I laid down an indestructible foundation. If it were all squandered in a few thousand years, now that would be outrageous.”
“Look, the Ancient Kingdom is still thriving for now, but keep this up for a few more millennia and the cracks will start to show. By then, it’ll be too late to fix anything.”
“In any case, that secret technique is off-limits. But, if you tell me your goal—what kind of talent you’re looking for—just one or two people, I can help you find them and point you in the right direction.”
The First Emperor grumbled on. Even if Lin Jing wanted to learn the Heavenly Demon techniques, he wouldn’t care. After all, that didn’t affect the Ancient Kingdom’s interests.
But his talent-recognition technique? Absolutely not.
Back then, he had used that exact technique to unearth a bunch of grassroots geniuses—who later cultivated to the Void Mystical Stage. They became his most trusted followers in establishing the Ancient Kingdom and overthrowing the Immortal Alliance.
“Fine, forget about the recognition technique. How about this instead—Your Majesty gives me the True Dragon Secret Arts’ Immortal Body manual?”
“That one’s got problems.” The First Emperor grinned, showing his teeth. “Besides, looks like you’re about to vanish. When my descendant summoned your projection last time, you should’ve taught him then—only if he can keep you stable in the physical world for at least six months.”
“When that time comes, this Emperor will go find that rascal descendant of mine and settle the score.”
“Got it.” Lin Jing nodded.
“What’s this Immortal Body thing? Master, you want to learn that too?” Gao Sheng, who had been standing by, suddenly lit up with interest.