Vol 4 Chapter 110: Don’t Panic

“Cannon fodder…”

“Demonic sect cultivator…”

When she saw that Senior Mo Pine had only referred to himself as cannon fodder in the Heavenly Demon Sect, and that he was genuinely afraid of the elite Demonic Bloodline cultivators from the sect, Gu Qianqiu realized something was wrong.

If even someone like Senior Mo Pine—who was just "cannon fodder"—had once caused the Ancient Kingdom and the first-generation Ancient Emperor so much trouble, then how terrifying must the true elites of the Heavenly Demon Sect be?

“Should we contact the Demon Court Lord and inform the Seekers of the Way?” Gu Qianqiu asked.

“We can’t get in touch with the Demon Court Lord ourselves. Find Lin Jing—he can contact the Demon Emperor,” Mo Pine said immediately.

His past identity was a bit sensitive. Besides the two Longevity Body cultivators he had personally cultivated and an out-of-world demon whose reincarnation whereabouts were unknown, not even the Demon Emperor knew about him.

In a case like this, he could only give Lin Jing a heads-up and let him deal with the Seekers of the Way.

Even though Lin Jing was currently far away, contacting him was relatively simple.

Mo Pine directly summoned the Pine Leaf Mouse and Dragon Carp incarnations that were cultivating, farming, and refining pills in Immortal Prison Mountain.

The incarnations were tightly connected. Although it was normally difficult for mere Nascent Soul incarnations to sense each other across the vast distance between Qingzhou and the Ancient Kingdom, Mo Pine had a special formation to enhance that connection, so this wasn’t a problem.

Meanwhile—

Back Mountain of Lingdao Sect, Enlightenment Pool.

Having fully absorbed the Demonic Bloodline, Lin Jing’s Heavenly Demon Incarnation had reached the Illusory Nascent stage—commonly referred to as a "half-step Nascent Soul," just one step away from true Nascent Soul.

The reason he hadn’t broken through yet was because cultivators who trained in the Heavenly Demon Tome could devour a Fortune Dragon Vein during breakthrough to build a stronger foundation. At the moment, it wasn’t a good idea to let the incarnation devour Lingdao Sect’s dragon vein directly. So he would wait for the top-grade cultivation dragon vein promised by the second-generation Ancient Emperor to arrive before having the incarnation break through.

At that time, he could also feed it a cultivation Golden Core refined by Rare Beasts.

“So strong…” Lin Jing was amazed as he sensed the incarnation’s power. The fleshly strength and mana density of the Demonic God Body were simply overwhelming.

In terms of physique, even Lin Jing’s true body—who had trained indestructible body-forging arts to perfection at the Golden Core stage, and activated his bodily limits using the Ice Soul Gu’s Divine Art—was still somewhat inferior to this incarnation.

As for mana, Lin Jing’s true self had reached the thirteenth layer of Qi Refining and completed Foundation Establishment, with a rock-solid foundation. Yet even he felt that the incarnation’s “demonic god mana” was unfathomable.

This Demonic God Body was absolutely one of the closest physiques to a true Immortal Body—utterly domineering.

Of course, this wasn’t solely due to the Demonic Bloodline. After all, Lin Jing’s incarnation had been created using his top-grade Nascent Soul and a quasi-immortal item, the Immortal Water Hibiscus, so its foundation was already extremely powerful.

It was the fusion of these two factors that gave rise to such an invincible Heavenly Demon Incarnation.

“Bwop~”

Just as Lin Jing was marveling at his incarnation’s might, the Pine Leaf Mouse and Dragon Carp suddenly cried out. He paused for a moment, then brought them over and placed his hands on their heads.

In the next instant, it was as if his spirit was linked to a distant shore. A familiar voice traveled across this mental connection and rang in his ears.

“Kid, we’ve got a problem. Cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect have invaded the Tianyuan Continent, and the Seekers of the Way don’t seem to have noticed at all!!”

Lin Jing’s expression changed, but then an odd look crossed his face.

Because… he’d already been duped by “Heavenly Demon Sect invasion” alerts several times now. Once, twice… eight times?

This time, Lin Jing wasn’t falling for it again.

“Stop kidding, old man. The realm wall has been reinforced multiple layers by the Seekers of the Way. Even if cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Realm have mastered the ‘Heavenly Demon Crossing,’ there’s no way they’d enter Tianyuan without anyone noticing.”

Mo Pine continued, “This time’s different. Very different.”

“There are three types of cultivators in the Heavenly Demon Realm. First are the young seedlings from other cultivation realms—those with decent potential and still young—who are captured during invasions. These are the lowest-ranking members of the Heavenly Demon Sect, usually assigned to remote cultivation planets to serve as scouts. Their job is to probe whether they can occupy a realm with minimal cost—or else act as cannon fodder in war.”

“I was one of them.”

“Don’t be fooled by the title of Heavenly Demon Sect Master I had in the Tianyuan Continent. In the Heavenly Demon Realm, I was just cannon fodder.”

“The second type are native-born Heavenly Demon Realm cultivators. They were the earliest to be trained directly by the Immortal Realm’s Heavenly Demon Sect and usually hold key positions. The resources and treatment they enjoy are worlds apart from ours.”

“The third type—those are the elite among elites. So exceptional that the Immortal Realm’s Heavenly Demon Sect would grant them Demon Blood, transforming them into members of the Demonic Race.”

“They are the real core of the sect. Each one has power on par with, or even greater than, the first-generation Ancient Emperor.”

“You probably don’t understand what the Demonic Race really is... In fact, I’ve been hiding something from you. Cultivators like me, snatched from other realms to be trained by the Heavenly Demon Sect, are all branded with seals that induce deep fear of the Demonic Race. You normally can’t tell, but once we meet a demonic cultivator, our strength is suppressed to less than ten percent.”

“So, if the ones who descended are demonic cultivators, that would explain everything. The Demonic Race doesn’t exist in the lower realms—they’re a major clan of the Immortal Realm. The Demon Lord himself has this bloodline. Even the weakest among them rivals top-tier divine physiques from the lower realms.”

“Right now, even the Demon Court Lord who’s succeeded in demon transformation still falls short of the first-generation Ancient Emperor. So if these demonic cultivators really have descended, it’s no surprise no one noticed.”

It was rare for Senior Mo Pine to ramble on like this. Clearly, he was genuinely afraid of the demonic cultivators. This was the first time Lin Jing had ever seen the old demon so rattled, and his expression grew even weirder.

Demonic Bloodline… Demonic cultivators… That reminded Lin Jing of the God Body Pill he had just fed to his incarnation.

“Senior, let’s say—just hypothetically—that the demonic cultivators who descended to Tianyuan are only at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage. Would they pose a threat to you?” Lin Jing asked.

“Hm?” Mo Pine didn’t understand the question. “Nascent Soul cultivators, even with the Demonic Bloodline, how could they affect me? But kid, don’t forget—anyone who’s good enough to be granted Demon Blood from the upper realm would have mastered every secret technique of the Heavenly Demon Sect, including the Heavenly Demon Physique. Even if they’re just Nascent Soul, they could easily reach Divine Transformation. In that case... if the suppression kicks in, even Heaven might not help me. If they come for me, I can’t guarantee what’ll happen.”

“In any case, contact the Demon Court Lord right away. Inform the Seekers of the Way and get them to track the intruder down. You don’t want your beloved guardian Mo Pine to be turned into some d*mn Heavenly Demon’s pet, right?!”

Lin Jing comforted him, “Don’t panic, Senior. There’s probably no demon invasion. I accidentally obtained a Demonic Bloodline from a small world and infused it into my incarnation. What you sensed... was probably just my incarnation. So... does that mean you can’t beat my incarnation now? Seriously?”

Mo Pine: ?