Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 3 Chapter 6: The Outsider

"Thank you for the elder's praise." Lin Jing kept up his act, unexpectedly enjoying the feeling.

His mastery of illusion techniques was impressive... It really seemed perfect for infiltrating other sects and stealing their spells.

"It's your own talent." Seeing a gifted disciple put Elder Qin in a good mood.

Truthfully, Lin Jing's excellence had little to do with him, but after guarding the Divine Beast Hall for years and witnessing too many dim-witted disciples, Elder Qin felt utterly drained.

He had cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, so his own talent had once been outstanding. That’s why he simply couldn’t comprehend—why was the basic illusion of transforming into a demonic beast so difficult for so many people? Was it really that hard?

He was just sick of stupidity. So seeing a disciple who could skillfully apply the fundamentals of illusionary transformation put him at ease.

"The White Abyss Monkey King, huh..." Standing nearby, You Fangli was also astonished by Lin Jing’s talent—it far surpassed his own back then.

At this rate, in the future at Thousand Illusions Mountain, who would be taking care of whom was now up for debate.

"When you return, continue refining your illusionary beast transformation in the image of the 'White Abyss Monkey King!'"

"When your illusion can fully display the presence of a Demon King, you’ll qualify to compete for the rank of Core Disciple."

"If you make it to Core Disciple status, you’ll gain the right to observe the 'Demon Emperor's Statue' in the deeper chambers of the Divine Beast Hall!"

"You have great talent. This old man looks forward to the day you return to the Divine Beast Hall." Elder Qin chuckled.

Lin Jing’s face flushed, seemingly thrilled at the praise and recognition...

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Not long after, You Wanli escorted Lin Jing back to the inner mountain, to a cave residence designated for him.

The spiritual energy conditions were decent, but compared to his previous academy cave residence, it was far inferior... which reminded Lin Jing of the remaining decades of usage rights he still had there.

"Junior Brother Huang, for now, you should cultivate here," You Wanli advised.

"With the talent you’ve shown, it won’t be long before someone invites you to join one of the sect halls. When that happens, just join whichever hall reaches out to you first—don’t refuse, don’t delay." He patted Lin Jing’s shoulder in encouragement. ᚱäΝȮ𐌱Ęṥ

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother You."

You Wanli laughed heartily. "No need to thank me. Did Second Elder give you your Inner Sect disciple token along with your cultivation technique? With that token, you can enter the Inner Sect's Scripture Pavilion and select three high-grade illusion techniques to practice for free."

"Don’t forget to claim them..."

After You Wanli left, Lin Jing dropped his polite smile.

"Illusion techniques, huh..."

He didn’t linger in his cave residence and immediately made his way to Thousand Illusions Mountain's Inner Sect Scripture Pavilion.

He had come to Thousand Illusions Mountain for these very things—there was no reason to waste time.

As an Inner Sect disciple, he had unrestricted access to basic illusion techniques. However, most basic illusions involved transforming into people or scenery, and with Lin Jing’s current mastery of illusion arts, he had no need for them.

Only high-grade illusion techniques could be of use to him now.

After careful selection, he chose three techniques: Soul Infusion Art, Spirit-Piercing Method, and Layered Illusion Technique.

Each of these techniques compensated for gaps in his illusion arts from different angles.

The Soul Infusion Art was the very technique that allowed the Divine Beast Hall’s countless demonic beast statues and murals to exude lifelike presence!

It allowed an illusionist to bind illusions to a vessel and keep them anchored to a location. This meant he could create powerful illusions to deter enemies from entering the sect—or even use illusionary imprints to store and transmit information.

The Spirit-Piercing Method was what he truly lacked. Most illusion techniques lacked offensive power and could only deceive or disorient opponents. To cause real damage, he had to rely on his target being timid or lacking mental fortitude.

But with this method, he could infuse his illusions with his own spiritual power. When an enemy encountered a terrifying illusion, in the moment their mind wavered, he could strike directly at their spirit, dealing immense damage.

This technique could even be combined with the Soul Infusion Art, allowing statues and murals imbued with illusions to carry a hidden spiritual attack.

Finally, the Layered Illusion Technique was the most critical—it was the key to strengthening his illusions.

Thousand Illusions Mountain had a famous defensive formation called the Thousand Illusions Array, where intruders would be trapped in layers upon layers of illusions. Even after breaking one, another would take its place—first the second, then the third... up to a thousand layers.

This kind of endless deception could drive people insane.

The Layered Illusion Technique operated on a similar principle, allowing an illusionist to create double-layered illusions.

Currently, Lin Jing used only a single layer of illusion to disguise himself. If someone broke through it with spiritual sense, they would see his true form.

But if he mastered the Layered Illusion Technique, he could seamlessly apply a second illusion over the first.

Even if an enemy dispelled the initial disguise, they might still not see his real face—only another false identity he had prepared beforehand. This would drastically improve his safety.

With the three techniques in hand, Lin Jing hurried back to his cave residence, preparing to enter seclusion for a while...

"Seems like the Yin Corpse Sect isn’t completely useless after all."

Upon returning, Lin Jing noticed something interesting—his Hidden Dragon Fortune, which had been nearly depleted due to cultivating the Heavenly Demon Physique, was surging again.

After thinking for a moment, he realized—damn it, wasn’t the Yin Corpse Sect spreading bounty notices to hunt him down?

In a way, they were boosting his reputation!

Just like earlier—Elder Qin had showered him with praise.

"My fortune in illusion cultivation is here."

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Meanwhile...

Amidst the endless chaos of the void, a pinecone drifted aimlessly, its situation utterly miserable.

"This damn Celestial Palace Compass was supposed to randomly teleport me somewhere in Tianyuan Continent—not into a sealed void ruin! Where the hell am I?! I need to get back!!!"

"Does this place even count as part of Tianyuan Continent?"

"And why the hell is this void barrier so damn hard to break through..."

Looking at the ancient war-torn ruins surrounding him, Divine Pine struggled but couldn’t pierce through the void barrier. He had no idea where the Celestial Palace Compass had thrown him.

"This is the World Boundary Wall. The place you're in is the boundary fissure of the Tianyuan Realm," a voice suddenly echoed.

A withered remnant soul emerged from the void ruins, staring directly at Divine Pine.

"You are not a native of this realm, which is why you can't pass through easily. In fact, your arrival here may be due to the realm rejecting your existence—hence your spatial teleportation failed."

Then the soul hesitated before throwing out a series of rapid questions:

"Wait a minute... You're not a native, yet your entire being is drenched in the aura of this world. Are you a tree that smuggled itself into the Tianyuan Realm and reincarnated to blend in?

"Or were you beaten so badly by a powerhouse of this world that you had no choice but to reincarnate as a pine tree to hide?

"Wait—crossing realms illegally? Are you from the Demonic Sky Sect? That sect that loves invading cultivation worlds?"

A string of accusations poured out.

"...F***, I’m just a tree." Divine Pine stared at the remnant soul.

"Who the hell are you? Me, Demonic Sky Sect, an outsider?!"

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