"No wonder he’s a Body Cultivator, even after taking a round of shots, he can still move, which startled me."
Lin Jing shook off the water droplets from the gun barrel, ignoring the shocked expressions of his fellow sect members, and looked at the happily returning Pine Leaf Squirrel.
"Squeak!!! This is way more exciting than the inner sect trials!!"
"You, son, of, a!" The Snowfield Cultivator’s lips trembled slightly, but no sound came out. His broken body made it hard to move, his consciousness gradually blurring, utterly perplexed about the situation with this Beast Taming Cultivator.
As the heavily injured Snowfield Cultivator fell, the Cyan-robed Scholar, the Female Alchemist, and the Young Sword Hero all turned their gaze towards Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel.
"Qi Cultivation Stage three? Qi Cultivation Stage seven?"
They all saw the cultivation levels of Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel. The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s cultivation was passable, but Lin Jing’s was really too low.
Yet, with such a low level of cultivation, he directly crushed this foreign Body Cultivator, which was truly unbelievable.
"Is that a mechanical creation?!" The Cyan-robed Scholar spoke: "Hold on, are you a Beast Master or a Mechanism Master?"
"Does it matter?" Lin Jing put down the Mechanical Bamboo Spear.
Staring at the mechanical creation in Lin Jing’s hand, the other three were somewhat apprehensive. Mechanism Masters were like that; their own cultivation might not be high, but their strength... was entirely in their mechanical creations!
Even these geniuses from other sects were wary, not to mention the disciples of their own Beast Taming Sect, who were utterly dumbfounded.
Seeing Lin Jing’s calm demeanor, even the members of the Demon Hunting Hall had a change of expression. Wait a minute... could it be that Lin Jing plans to use this thing to compete in the inner sect trials?
"Junior Brother, you are..." Senior Brother Ziran said, "We don’t have a grudge, do we?"
"Of course not, Senior Brother." Lin Jing replied, "This is what I plan to use in the trials to deal with the Foundation Establishment Demon Beast."
As he spoke, he pointed the Mechanical Bamboo Spear at the Cyan-robed Scholar, the Female Alchemist, and the Young Sword Hero, "The three of you, I helped you get rid of the Snowfield Cultivator. Can I use the Golden Bodhi Tree? Is that unreasonable?"
"I assume you are the true prodigy of the Beast Taming Sect chosen by the Grotto Heaven." The Cyan-robed Scholar patted the dust off his body, "Amazing, I didn’t expect the Beast Taming Sect to produce a genius Mechanism Master."
"However, using mechanical creations requires a lot of energy, and the durability of low-level mechanical creations is not very high. With such intense attacks earlier, your mechanical creation... is likely running low on energy, and its mechanism is close to malfunctioning."
Lin Jing reached out, replaced the bamboo magazine, and directly pulled the trigger on the Cyan-robed Scholar.
"From the start, you and that bald man talked too much." As he spoke, water arrows shot out once again, causing the Cyan-robed Scholar’s face to change. Having witnessed the miserable state of the Snowfield Body Cultivator earlier, he didn’t dare to take these mechanical attacks head-on.
"A war of words!" He opened his mouth slightly, exhaling breath transformed into countless spears and swords, flying swiftly to intercept the water arrows in mid-air. Having learned from the Snowfield Cultivator’s mishap, he didn’t let the water arrows explode near him but intercepted them halfway.
The drawback of the Mechanical Bamboo Spear’s attack was quite significant, successfully allowing the quickly reacting Cyan-robed Scholar to block it. However, after one magazine, the continually casting Cyan-robed Scholar was left parched.
He quickly took out a Spirit Supplement Pill, intending to swallow it, but he noticed a red leaf had already nicked his neck, drawing blood.
The Cyan-robed Scholar looked towards the Pine Leaf Squirrel on Lin Jing’s shoulder.
It was staring at his storage bag.
"I concede." The Cyan-robed Scholar took a deep breath, "Thank you for your mercy. I am Xu Zhizhi from Holy Luck City of the Literary Domain."
"Beast Taming Sect Tang Monk." Lin Jing removed the bamboo magazine and replaced it with a new one.
Causing Xu Zhizhi’s eyelid to twitch.
This guy, did he know he would enter the Grotto Heaven today? So well prepared!
Lin Jing turned his gaze to the Female Alchemist and the Young Sword Hero.
Although Xu Zhizhi wasn’t pleased, he walked toward the Silver Bodhi Tree, intending to accept what he had gained.
As a literati, he wasn’t proficient in combat!
"Rude fellow, a Beast Taming Cultivator like you won’t gain anything worthwhile from the Golden Bodhi, what a waste."
But who knew, Lin Jing’s Pine Leaf Squirrel leaped out first, under the Silver Bodhi Tree.
From its storage bag, it pulled out a "mini mechanical bamboo spear," set it on the ground, aimed at Xu Zhizhi who was about to approach, and fired a shot.
The power was undiminished.
Xu Zhizhi stopped in his tracks.
"Sorry, the Golden Bodhi Tree is mine. The Silver Bodhi Tree belongs to it. We’re not planning on sharing any single one." Lin Jing stated.
"What?!!!" Xu Zhizhi was furious. Isn’t it your pet beast? You two still want to separate?
"Sir, don’t be too greedy!"
"If we were greedy, you would already be dead, and your storage bag wouldn’t be safe either, as it is indeed fated to my pet beast," Lin Jing said. "Opportunities favor the competent. If we can’t beat you, I will naturally retreat. We believe in reason, fairness, friendship, and harmonious competition; it’s quite good."
In the eyes of the Pine Leaf Squirrel, storage bags are very precious.
However, to Xu Zhizhi, Lin Jing held back. Literary Domain cultivators, 99% of them eventually enter the court as officials. This guy, as a Literary Domain genius, must have a notable background, perhaps already serving in an official capacity in some Ancient Country city. Unlike the foreign Snowfield Cultivator, he didn’t want to make an enemy of the Beast Taming Sect over a storage bag.
"Are you both just going to let him monopolize both Bodhi Trees? This guy is even more excessive than that Snowfield Cultivator!" The Cyan-robed Scholar appealed to the Female Alchemist and the Young Sword Hero, seeking to join forces.
The always silent Young Sword Hero remained quiet.
"Let’s join forces," the Female Alchemist said. "This squirrel isn’t cute at all. How is a pet beast also a Mechanism Master?"
The Young Sword Hero... eventually drew his sword, tacitly agreeing to the team-up, lacking the confidence to take Lin Jing down alone.
"Ganging up isn’t heroic." At this time, Senior Sister Qin Cai Xin from the Beast Taming Sect stood out, "Everyone, don’t forget, we in the Beast Taming Sect still have seven people."
"Senior Brothers, we accidentally entered the Grotto Heaven. With our strength, we may have no chance for opportunities in the Grotto Heaven. In that case, why not assist Junior Brother Lin... Junior Brother Tang against the enemies, we can’t let other sects bully our Beast Taming Sect by numbers."
"Junior Sister Cai Xin is right." Senior Brother Ziran stroked the Fire Spirit Sparrow, "In the trials, we are competitors, but outside the sect, we are all disciples of the Beast Taming Sect. Elder Li also said, if we have no chance for the opportunity, we should fully support Junior Brother Tang."
"While our strength isn’t great, we’re all at the Qi Cultivation Stage. These three people don’t seem to have the terrifying defense of that Body Cultivator, one surprise attack and they’ll suffer." He Yiming also felt he had no hope for the three Bodhi Trees and had the Battle Ape reveal the hoe, planning to apply a bit of pressure to the other three.
"Got it." The four disciples from the Demon Hunting Hall exchanged glances, recognizing the situation, they locked onto the other three alongside their pet beasts.
Since not all sect disciples could gain opportunity, they decided to fully support one sect genius for the maximum chance of opportunity.
Lin Jing’s earlier performance had already convinced these fellow sect members, and after all, they had entered the Grotto Heaven by chance.
Indeed, with the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect united, forming a 16-to-3 situation, although the other three thought, aside from Lin Jing, the rest weren’t strong, they still felt a certain pressure.
"You’re not the Beast Taming Sect, you’re outright the Evil Bully Sect!" The Female Alchemist fumed, with sixteen people including beasts, they still claimed they were outmatched.
"Thank you, Senior Brothers." Lin Jing expressed his gratitude.
Now Lin Jing was uncertain about what aces the other three geniuses held. Having a larger presence on his side was definitely beneficial; the Grotto Heaven is rare, opportunities hard to come by, and Lin Jing didn’t want to miss out. He wanted to maximize the opportunity for him and the Pine Leaf Squirrel as much as possible.
As he spoke, under the silent watchful eyes of the Cyan-robed Scholar, the Female Alchemist, the Young Sword Hero, and the Beast Taming Sect disciples, he took out a Mechanical Bamboo Turtle, "Senior Brothers and Sisters, don’t worry, I still have a mechanical beast. Three against three, on my side we’re not outnumbered, just take care of yourselves."
In the next moment, the turtle, the same color as the Mechanical Bamboo Spear, aimed its cannon at the enemy, making the Cyan-robed Scholar feel a bit awkward. He didn’t doubt for a second that this cannon could fire just like it had before.
"Damn it, is this a Qi Cultivation Cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect?" The Cyan-robed Scholar felt like all his learning had gone to waste. This person, this squirrel, completely defied his impression of the Beast Taming Sect’s cultivators. Which family’s squirrel uses mechanical creations!