"Your turtle-shaped mechanical beast... it has dual water and wood attributes, right? In that case, choosing the Wave Dragon Turtle would be more suitable, especially since you already have a defensive mechanism like the mecha." Mo Qianyi suggested.

Lin Jing shook his head. "Other than these two, is there nothing else? Something a bit more special."

These two options didn't catch his interest.

The elders of Divine Strategy Manor stroked their beards, feeling that this young Lin Jing had quite the appetite, not even interested in Nascent Soul level mechanical beasts!

Does he want a Divinity Transformation level instead?

As for Divinity Transformation level mechanical beasts, not to mention whether Lin Jing could gather the materials, it would take many years before he could control one. Most importantly, these are the foundation of Divine Strategy Manor, it's highly unlikely to be traded.

Mo Qianyi was silent for a while: "There is a Golden Core level turtle-shaped mechanical beast, I'm not sure if you're interested. It has the space attribute, your other pet beast should also be cultivating the Path of Space, so you should understand the strength of the space attribute, its rarity is comparable to a Nascent Soul level mechanical beast."

"However, correspondingly, the creation and upgrade of this Space Mechanism Turtle are more difficult than a Nascent Soul level mechanical turtle, and it's not good at fighting."

Space...

Lin Jing's interest was slightly piqued: "Does this Space Mechanism Turtle have any abilities?"

Its lack of combat ability was not a concern, as he currently had sufficient fighting power.

Mo Qianyi said: "Its name is the Longevity Treasure Turtle, and its ability is treasure hunting."

"This space attribute mechanical turtle possesses treasure-sensing abilities and itself is like storage equipment with an ultra-large internal space, larger than any storage spiritual artifact known."

"Without requiring control by a mechanical master, it can leave on its own to search for treasures and then store all the found treasures in its internal space before returning to the mechanical master's side."

"Whether it's a Spirit Stone, a discarded and broken Spiritual Artifact, or a piece of Spirit Grass, as long as it finds them, they will all be collected into its internal space."

"Moreover, due to its space attribute, it has a space hidden physique like the prodigies of the Blood Kill Tower, even Nascent Soul level cultivators find it difficult to detect its trace."

"Additionally… because it's space attributed, it can even infiltrate some small worlds, spatial secret realms, or ruins to hunt treasures and bring back high-grade spiritual artifacts..."

"Indeed it's a treasure turtle, but why is it called the Longevity Treasure Turtle?" Lin Jing asked.

"Because it excels at finding longevity enhancing treasures. The mechanical master who created it was an ancestor of our Divine Strategy Manor who was nearing the end of his lifespan, deeply understanding the importance of life span, thus creating this Longevity Treasure Turtle, which generally only returns when it found longevity-enhancing Spirit Plants or Spirit Fruits."

This young lady sighed and said: "But these types of treasures are difficult to find. Later generations in Divine Strategy Manor also made Longevity Treasure Turtles, one of which after 20 years only managed to find a Spirit Ginseng that could increase lifespan by a hundred years."

"The only good thing is that as long as it is consistently maintained, the lifespan of a mechanical beast is nearly 'eternal,' allowing it to endlessly engage in treasure hunting, unlike common demon beasts." Mo Qianyi stated one of the advantages of mechanical creations.

"That is indeed true." Lin Jing concurred, the lifespan of a mechanical beast lies in the lifespan of the materials used to create it, while although typical mechanism materials will also wear down to the point of disassembly, as long as the mechanist continues maintenance and replaces old components, this situation can be avoided.

"Have you made your decision?"

"Yes."

A mechanical turtle that can search for longevity-enhancing treasures... Lin Jing smiled, feeling some destiny with it.

Although he personally didn't need longevity-enhancing treasures, he speculated that with his Longevity Body, he would inevitably watch his friends age one by one. Giving longevity treasures as gifts during festivals would be a good choice.

The functions aren't the most important factor; the most important goal for Lin Jing was to let his first creation develop intelligence, allowing the mechanical turtle that had accompanied him for years to open its eyes and see the world.

"Then I will take the design blueprint of this Longevity Treasure Turtle." Lin Jing declared, although creating it and upgrading it was more difficult, he figured it was mainly challenging due to the space materials required.

Luckily, the Pine Needle Mouse should be able to provide some assistance in this area.

The materials for the old version of the mechanical turtle were provided by the Pine Needle Mouse.

The materials for this new version of the mechanical turtle would also be provided by the Pine Needle Mouse, maintaining continuity.

He wondered if his Pine Needle Mouse, which seemed to have a natural treasure-hunting ability itself, could inherit this once the Longevity Treasure Turtle developed intelligence.

"The design blueprint for the Longevity Treasure Turtle? Then let's agree on this."

"Then we'll each make preparations and trade after the completion of the Tianjiao Battle, how about choosing the contract document of Lotus Pavilion for the transaction method?" Lin Jing proposed.

There was no issue for Divine Strategy Manor, and naturally, Lin Jing also had no issues. With both parties settled, they parted ways, Lin Jing and Mo Qianyi first went to prepare for the next round of the Tianjiao Battle.

...

After the small interlude at Divine Strategy Manor, it did not disrupt Lin Jing's own rhythm. At his behest, Xu Zhizhi continuously delivered high-grade flora over the past few days, consuming the Spirit Stones earned from auctioning the Dragon Ascending Pill.

Within the Beast Taming space, the Songye Mouse, dressed in a Daoist robe, exuded extraordinary momentum, picking up a high-grade plant and sucking it dry until it became withered. It was hard to imagine such a Cultivation Technique was passed to it by a plant spirit.

The cultivation of the Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique is this simple and crude. After continuously absorbing and solidifying for five days, the Songye Mouse's body finally underwent some changes.

The Songye Mouse sat cross-legged on the ground, its vitality flowing as if like a spring, re-nurturing its body, granting it a new life. Unlike long-lived creatures such as turtles and carps, a squirrel's life is quite short, with ordinary squirrels living no more than ten years. Even a squirrel spirit, despite its cultivation achievements, doesn't outlive human cultivators of the same level.

However, the situation for Lin Jing's Songye Mouse is now completely different. After the minor success of the Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique, it added 500 years to the Songye Mouse's lifespan. Then, through the Longevity Foundation Establishment Pill, it evolved into a Longevity Species, adding another 500 years upon breaking through its realm.

Carefully calculated, the Foundation Establishment Stage Songye Mouse already possesses a lifespan of a thousand years.

It almost rivals Lin Jing's Longevity Body during the Qi Cultivation Stage.

The Longevity Body during the Qi Cultivation Stage also has a lifespan of slightly over a thousand years. Of course, Lin Jing's Longevity Body is quite special, as the parasitic Ice Soul Gu allows Lin Jing's life to diminish very slowly. He senses he might live much longer, perhaps up to two thousand years.

And now, the Songye Mouse is not far behind. With the Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique fully mastered, it adds another thousand years to its lifespan, making it equivalent to suddenly having a two-thousand-year lifespan. Though just a squirrel, in potential longevity, it far exceeds those Demon Kings from the Beast Taming Sect who have lived for thousands of years.

They live that long due to being at the Nascent Soul Stage coupled with being from long-lived species such as turtles, elephants, parrots, or dragons.

Now, the Songye Mouse's Divine Technique is fully mastered, suddenly allowing its lifespan to be counted in millennia!

"Congratulations." Lin Jing, inside the inn, empathized with the Songye Mouse's advancement in cultivation realm, feeling genuinely thrilled, at least he wouldn't have to worry about the Songye Mouse's lifespan ending too early.

Lin Jing has always been concerned that, as a Longevity Body, he would end up living longer than each of his Pet Beasts and end up alone.

Even if Demon Beasts consumed the pure blood and flesh of a Longevity Body, they couldn't increase their life span beyond that of the Longevity Body itself, so even if Lin Jing were to extend the lifespan of his Pet Beasts with his blood and flesh, they would never outlive him.

However, thinking about such things now, Lin Jing finds it somewhat premature too, as he might find opportunities to ascend with his Pet Beasts and become immortal, living as long as the heavens.

"Squeak!" In response to Lin Jing's congratulatory words, the Songye Mouse stood up, its robe fluttering, expressing that gratitude must also be given to Fellow DaoistDragon Carp.

If not for Fellow DaoistDragon Carp's relentless alchemy efforts over the past two years, exchanging for an abundant amount of flora resources, it would not have achieved full mastery of the Longevity Technique.

The Songye Mouse, arms crossed, resolved to wager the honor of the Songye Mouse clan to acquire vast Fortune Power for Fellow DaoistDragon Carp, aiding it in transforming into a dragon. Lead the weak to strength first! It feels terrifyingly powerful since mastering the Longevity Technique, attaining inconceivable control over flora.

"Unfortunately, hindered by the contract, it is still in the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, but fortunately, you have the Supreme Demon King bloodline, and your mana is barely sufficient. Hmm, when I reach Foundation Establishment, you'll probably immediately break through to the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment."

Lin Jing analyzed the current state of the Songye Mouse; theoretically, with the Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique mastered using so many resources, reaching the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment or even Perfection is not impossible.

Now, it would require Lin Jing to reach Foundation Establishment before the Songye Mouse can continue breaking through, probably achieving an instant breakthrough to the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, with some probability of continuous breakthrough, reaching the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment in one go…

...

Seven days after the end of the second round, the third round, the Heavenly Pride Battle, finally begins.

"Celestial Secret Tower will inscribe the names of the last eight prodigies onto lots, and randomly select one to act as the ringmaster. Though alleged to be random, the wooden stick containing the names is actually a Celestial Secret Tower treasure, the Fortune Bottle. Although it might not be entirely accurate, the name drawn is very likely the one with the greatest hope of winning the Heavenly Pride Battle, the competition amongst the eight contestants for the strongest Fortune Power."

The Celestial Regret Flower stands tall in the sky, holding a white bottle.

Upon hearing this, the audience was in an uproar, thinking the selection of the first ringmaster was completely random, never expecting near-certain determination.

The audience certainly believes in the deduction level of Celestial Secret Tower; perhaps they already knew the winner before the competition even started!

So... who will be the first ringmaster, Innate Dao Body, or the first Heavenly Pride Chen Chong?

Perhaps he possesses the ability to withstand the siege of the other seven Heavenly Prides and still stand strong till the end!

"This person will be the first ringmaster in the upcoming battle, among the remaining seven people, any can challenge him, or choose to forfeit!"

Finally, a lot falls out.

The audience and contestants see the name, instantly silent, the scene dead still.

"Him?" Written above is not the first Heavenly Pride Chen Chong, not the second Heavenly Pride Mo Qianyi, nor any of the new rising Heavenly Prides, but unexpectedly… the Beast Taming Sect Lin Jing, previously thought to have depleted his trump cards after deploying Mechanical Techniques against the third Heavenly Pride!

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