I'm Just a Beast Tamer

Chapter 107: Chapter 105: Mortal

It really was a treasure!

Although Guan Shiping and the others didn’t know what kind of treasure it was, judging from the Life Force emanating from the Jade Stone, there was no mistaking it!

The Heaven and Earth Sealing Spirit Array only absorbed Spiritual Power and Demonic Power, so it was nearly impossible for Spiritual Objects related to those two energies to be born within it.

However, other kinds of treasures could still appear.

Just like Heaven and Earth Primordial Power.

As for the Power of Life, it was even more unlikely that the Heaven and Earth Sealing Spirit Array would absorb it.

Otherwise, the humans inside the array would have gone extinct long ago.

The Life Jade Stone captivated them all. If any one of them had been alone, they would have likely already tried to snatch it.

"Young brother, there are several of us here. Who do you plan on presenting this treasure to? Or rather, what do you hope to trade for it?"

Guan Shiping’s eyes glittered as he asked with a smile.

’It’s not to boast, but among the people present, my bearing is second to none.’

’As for the treasures they possess, Shi Butong and the others can’t even compare to me.’

’No matter who this mortal chooses, the possibility of him choosing me is the highest!’

"I can see that you are the most extraordinary, Immortal Master. I wish to present this Jade Stone to you!"

Jiang Zuo immediately replied respectfully to Guan Shiping.

"Haha, you have good taste!"

Guan Shiping laughed heartily at his words.

Shi Butong’s face, however, turned ashen. ’This mortal is far too audacious.’

’To curry favor with Guan Shiping, he even threw me under the bus.’

But it was the truth. If he said anything more now, he would only embarrass himself.

Shi Butong secretly decided, ’I have to teach this guy a lesson later. He needs to know that an Immortal Master is not someone to be trifled with.’

"I accept your gift. Tell me, what do you want in return?"

Guan Shiping looked at Jiang Zuo, hoping the mortal would be sensible and not ask for the moon, putting him in a difficult position.

"I believe I have some talent for martial arts, but unfortunately, my family has never had a good Martial Arts Cultivation Technique. I imagine that for an Immortal Master, such a thing is nothing remarkable. Please, Immortal Master, just grant me a decent Martial Arts Cultivation Technique!"

’A Martial Arts Cultivation Technique?’

’That’s simple enough. Those things are completely worthless in the Cultivation Realm.’

’And I actually happen to have one on me.’

Guan Shiping was very satisfied with Jiang Zuo’s request. "I happen to have a Martial Arts Cultivation Technique on me. It’s called the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill. If cultivated to Great Success, it can lead directly to the Innate realm..."

"Young brother, you should think this through. The Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill isn’t something an ordinary person can master..."

Hearing that Guan Shiping intended to trade the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill for such a treasure, Shi Butong couldn’t help but speak up.

The Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill was a common Mortal Martial Arts Cultivation Technique that circulated among the lower echelons of the Cultivation Realm. It was rumored that cultivating it to Great Success would not only lead directly to the Innate realm but also increase the chances of developing a Spirit Root.

For people in the Cultivation Realm, especially those from low-level Cultivation Clans, giving birth to descendants with a Spirit Root was a matter of utmost urgency.

If a descendant had no Spirit Root, the elders would be fated to watch the young die before them. Many Cultivators, upon discovering their descendants lacked a Spirit Root, would simply cast them out to a side branch of the clan, out of sight and out of mind.

But many Cultivators were unwilling to do so. If there was a way to help their descendants develop a Spirit Root, even the most inferior one, they could still take up Cultivation and extend their lifespan.

Therefore, when the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill first appeared, countless low-level Cultivation Clans scrambled to obtain a copy.

But the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill had been around for who knows how long, and almost no one had ever managed to defy fate with this Cultivation Technique.

The reason was simple: to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill to Great Success, one had to reach Perfection in their Inner Breath, then perform Dissipating Skill and undergo Reincarnation nine times.

Furthermore, with each Reincarnation, the difficulty didn’t decrease; it multiplied.

Even the most talented Martial Artists couldn’t survive more than a few Reincarnations before they kicked the bucket.

If this was the case in the resource-rich Cultivation Realm, it was even more hopeless in the Mortal Territory.

It was a classic trap of a Cultivation Technique.

"Is this Cultivation Technique no good?"

Hearing Shi Butong’s words, Jiang Zuo seemed to hesitate for a moment.

"It’s not that it’s no good, it’s just very difficult to cultivate. If you succeed with this technique, it will absolutely lead you directly to the Innate realm. However, if you don’t like it, I can have a different one sent to you later."

"There’s a Worldwide Bank on this island. Within a year or so, I can have someone deliver it to the Worldwide Bank here. You can pick it up from there then."

Guan Shiping shot a glance at Shi Butong, warning him not to cause any more trouble.

Then, feigning a retreat, he offered to exchange it for a different book for Jiang Zuo.

"As long as it’s a good Cultivation Technique, that’s all that matters. I have confidence in my own aptitude. I’ll choose this Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill!"

Jiang Zuo made up his mind.

"Very well. This is the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill."

Seeing that Jiang Zuo wasn’t going to cause him any trouble, Guan Shiping readily took out the Nine Revolutions Returning Essence Skill and tossed it to him.

Jiang Zuo caught it, flipped through a few pages as if cherishing it, then carefully put it away.

Then, he walked up to Guan Shiping and presented his Jade Stone treasure.

"Immortal Master, please inspect the treasure!"

The dark green Jade Stone was handed to Guan Shiping. As he took it, his junior brother beside him couldn’t help but move closer to get a better look.

The female disciple from the Liuyun Sect did the same.

Guan Shiping had reaped all the benefits of this trip. Although Shi Butong was also curious, he figured it was better to stay out of it—out of sight, out of mind—and didn’t join the crowd.

But in the next moment, Shi Butong watched, dumbfounded.

The instant Guan Shiping took the Life Jade Stone, the mortal suddenly struck, slamming his palms into the chests of Guan Shiping and his junior brother.

A gray-black aura erupted from his palms and instantly invaded their bodies.

"You..."

Guan Shiping was furious. He was just about to strike back in rage, but then he looked down at his own chest in disbelief.

The flesh of his chest, along with the heart within, had already withered away.

His movements froze at that instant.

The same thing happened to Guan Shiping’s junior brother, who followed him in death.

After attacking Guan Shiping and his junior brother, Jiang Zuo didn’t even check if they were dead, immediately turning on the female disciple from the Liuyun Sect standing nearby.

"Die!"

But the female disciple’s reaction was incredibly fast, as if she had been prepared all along.

The moment Jiang Zuo attacked, she shed her harmless, lamb-like demeanor, let out a cold shout, and fiercely counterattacked.

An ice spike shot viciously toward Jiang Zuo.

Blood God Skill!

Jiang Zuo instantly pushed his Blood God Skill to its limit, and an ancient, dark-green stone stele materialized in his hand.

SHHNK!

Beneath Jiang Zuo’s wild physique, his muscles were like steel.

But against this ice spike, they offered little defense.

The ice spike instantly pierced a bloody hole in Jiang Zuo’s chest.

In truth, Jiang Zuo could have easily blocked this attack with the stele.

But he chose not to. Instead, he took the hit and swung the stele, smashing it toward the Liuyun Sect disciple.

It was a suicidal, mutually destructive tactic. At such close range, the Liuyun Sect disciple had no way to dodge.

However, she still managed to instantly activate her Body Protection Technique.

Guan Shiping and his junior brother had been successfully ambushed by a mere mortal precisely because they hadn’t used a Body Protection Technique.

’I won’t make the same mistake.’

But after twenty years, under Jiang Zuo’s persistent refinement, the power he could draw from the stele had grown even stronger.

Moreover, Jiang Zuo had even sacrificed some of his lifespan to cover the stele’s surface with a thick layer of the Power of Destruction.

SHATTER!

The female disciple’s Body Protection Technique barely slowed the stele at all before it was pierced through.

The female disciple’s face paled in shock. She never imagined that a mere mortal could possess such means.

’I thought that even if this stele was powerful enough to break through my Body Protection Technique, I’d still have enough time to make my next move.’

But this miscalculation cost her her life.

BOOM!

The stele, carrying Jiang Zuo’s unimaginable strength, slammed into the female disciple.

Without a Body Protection Technique, even a Dao Foundation Cultivator couldn’t withstand this blow from Jiang Zuo!

The female disciple’s entire body shuddered. Under the immense force of the impact, her body suddenly exploded, and she died a gruesome death on the spot.

After killing the female disciple, Jiang Zuo spun around to face Shi Butong and his junior brother.

Of the five Dao Foundation Cultivators present, three had died at his hands in the blink of an eye.

But to his surprise, Shi Butong looked as if he had seen a ghost. He grabbed his junior brother in terror and flew into the sky as if his life depended on it.

’Ambushing and instantly killing Guan Shiping and his brother is one thing,’ Shi Butong thought. ’You could say Guan Shiping was just careless and got caught off guard.’

’But the female disciple from the Liuyun Sect had her Body Protection Technique shattered head-on before being killed on the spot.’

’If it had been me, I’d probably have met the same fate.’

’And if that weren’t enough, the bloody hole the Liuyun Sect disciple had punched in his chest was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!’

This instantly shattered Shi Butong’s will to fight.

’It would be incredibly difficult for me to kill him, but if he gets close to me, I’m a dead man!’

"Senior Brother, is that really a mortal?"

"Didn’t they say that Mortal Martial Artists are, at most, equivalent to the late stage of Qi Cultivation?"

Shi Butong’s junior brother was even more stunned than he was.

He gulped, staring in disbelief at the mortal below who, after so brazenly killing people right in front of them, was now nonchalantly looting the corpses.

"He’s a mortal, no doubt about it. I just don’t know what kind of Martial Arts Technique he cultivated to become so monstrous!"

Shi Butong’s heart still pounded with fear.

’If I had gone over to join the crowd just now, I might be the one who’s dead.’

’After all, I look far more threatening than that female disciple from the Liuyun Sect.’

’It’s highly likely he would have chosen to ambush me instead.’

"Let’s go higher. I don’t feel safe this low."

Thinking this, Shi Butong had the Earth Bowl Magical Artifact rise a little higher.

"That mortal has a storage pouch!"

From the air, the two watched as Jiang Zuo finished looting the bodies, then moved on to the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power Ore. He began to excavate wantonly, and a large amount of the ore vanished into his possession.

"We can’t let him take it all! I refuse to believe he has another way to kill us!"

This time, Shi Butong could no longer remain calm.

If all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power Ore was taken, he would have no way to explain it to his superiors.

Gritting his teeth, Shi Butong took out a Talisman, preparing to fight.

He refused to believe that a mortal could kill a Dao Foundation Cultivator like him from a great distance!

But the moment he made a move, the mortal below stopped mining the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power Ore. In a flash, he darted to the seashore, leaped into the ocean, and vanished without a trace.

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