Beast Tamer Ascension

Vol 2 Chapter 108: The Completion of a Divine Art

"A turtle-type mechanized beast… it's dual-element, water and wood, right? In that case, the Wave Dragon Turtle would be a better choice. After all, you already have a defensive construct—your mech," Mo Qianyi suggested.

Lin Jing, however, shook his head. "Besides these two, is there anything else? Something more unique?"

Neither of the options appealed to him.

The Shenji Manor elders twitched their beards in exasperation—this kid had quite the appetite! Even a Nascent Soul-grade mechanized beast wasn’t good enough for him?

What did he want, a Nascent Soul Transformation-level construct?

That wasn’t even up for debate. Nascent Soul Transformation-level mechanized beasts were Shenji Manor's foundation, and no way would they trade one away.

Mo Qianyi hesitated before speaking. "There is one… a Core Formation-level turtle-type mechanized beast. I don’t know if you’d be interested. It has spatial attributes."

"Your other pet beast cultivates spatial techniques, right? You should understand how powerful that is. A spatial attribute construct is as valuable as a Nascent Soul-grade beast."

"But compared to the Nascent Soul-grade options, this Spatial Turtle is even harder to build and upgrade. And… it’s not meant for combat."

Spatial abilities…

Lin Jing's interest was piqued. "What can this Spatial Turtle do?"

He wasn't concerned about its lack of combat capabilities—he had plenty of firepower already.

Mo Qianyi explained, "It's called the Longevity Treasure Turtle, and its ability is treasure-hunting."

"This mechanized turtle possesses an innate ability to sense treasures. Additionally, like a storage artifact, it contains a vast internal space—even larger than any known storage treasure."

"It doesn’t need a mechanist to control it. The Longevity Treasure Turtle can roam freely in search of treasures, collecting anything it finds into its internal space, and then returning to its master."

"Whether it's a single Spirit Stone, a discarded magical artifact, or a rare spiritual herb, it will gather anything valuable it detects."

"Due to its spatial nature, it possesses a trait similar to that Blood Kill Tower prodigy—the Void Concealment Physique. Even Nascent Soul cultivators would struggle to detect it."

"Furthermore… because of its spatial abilities, it can enter small pocket dimensions, hidden realms, and ancient ruins to retrieve high-level magical treasures."

Lin Jing's eyes flickered. "Truly a treasure-hunting turtle… but why is it called the Longevity Treasure Turtle?"

Mo Qianyi sighed. "Because it's best at finding longevity-extending treasures."

"The mechanist who created it was an ancestor of Shenji Manor whose lifespan was nearing its end. He deeply understood the importance of longevity, so he built the Longevity Treasure Turtle. It was designed to only return once it had found a longevity-enhancing treasure."

She paused before adding, "But such treasures are incredibly difficult to find. Even after creating more of these Longevity Treasure Turtles, one of them spent twenty years searching before finally bringing back a single spiritual ginseng that extended life by a hundred years."

Mo Qianyi smiled wryly. "The only good thing about mechanized beasts, however, is that they don’t age. Unlike normal demonic beasts, as long as they are maintained and repaired, they can search for eternity."

"That’s true," Lin Jing agreed.

A mechanized beast’s lifespan depended entirely on the durability of its materials. While normal materials would deteriorate over time, regular maintenance and part replacements could extend a construct’s lifespan indefinitely.

Mo Qianyi looked at him. "So, have you decided?"

Lin Jing smiled.

A mechanized turtle that could find longevity treasures… what an ironic match for him.

Though he didn’t need longevity-enhancing treasures himself, as someone with the Longevity Body, he would inevitably watch his friends grow old while he remained young.

Using such treasures as gifts during festivals… wasn’t a bad idea.

But more than that…

What truly mattered was giving his first mechanized beast sentience—letting the turtle that had been by his side open its eyes and see the world.

"I’ll take the Longevity Treasure Turtle blueprint," Lin Jing decided.

Though it would be harder to craft and upgrade, the main difficulty lay in acquiring spatial materials.

Coincidentally, Pine Leaf Mouse might be able to help with that.

After all, the original mechanized turtle had been made using materials provided by Pine Leaf Mouse.

If the new version was also built using Pine Leaf Mouse’s resources, then it would truly be a complete cycle.

Besides… Pine Leaf Mouse seemed to have a natural talent for treasure hunting as well.

Would the Longevity Treasure Turtle inherit that ability after gaining sentience?

"Then it’s decided," Mo Qianyi said.

"We’ll make preparations and complete the trade after the Genius Tournament ends. No issues?"

Lin Jing nodded.

"For the transaction, shall we use Lotus Pavilion’s Contract Scrolls?"

"Agreed."

With the deal finalized, Lin Jing and Mo Qianyi separated to prepare for the next round of the Genius Tournament.

The Completion of the Everlasting Emperor's Longevity Art

The deal with Shenji Manor hadn’t slowed Lin Jing down.

Under his instructions, Xu Zhizhi continuously delivered high-grade spiritual plants over the next few days, rapidly consuming the Spirit Stones he had earned from auctioning the Rising Dragon Pills.

Inside his Beast Taming Space, Pine Leaf Mouse, now clad in Daoist robes, radiated an overwhelming aura.

It grabbed a high-grade spiritual plant, instantly draining it into a withered husk before tossing it aside.

Who could have imagined a wood-element spirit beast cultivating this brutally?

This was the Everlasting Emperor’s Longevity Art—a technique that absorbed life force to extend one’s own.

For five days, Pine Leaf Mouse absorbed and refined spiritual plants without pause.

Finally, its body began to change.

Seated cross-legged, its life force surged like a flowing spring, reshaping its form and granting it new life.

Ordinary squirrels only lived ten years at most, and even a cultivated squirrel spirit wouldn’t live longer than a human cultivator of the same rank.

But now, Pine Leaf Mouse had defied that fate.

• When it first achieved minor mastery of the Everlasting Emperor’s Longevity Art, its lifespan increased by 500 years.
• After consuming a Longevity Foundation Pill, it evolved into a Longevity Variant, gaining another 500 years.

As a Foundation Establishment-stage Pine Leaf Mouse, it now had a thousand-year lifespan—nearly matching Lin Jing himself.

Even as a Longevity Body cultivator, Lin Jing’s Qi Refinement-stage lifespan was barely over a thousand years.

However, due to his Ice Soul Gu parasite, his life force drained at an exceptionally slow rate.

Lin Jing estimated that he would live far longer than the standard for his physique—possibly over two thousand years.

And now…

Pine Leaf Mouse had finally achieved full mastery of the Everlasting Emperor’s Longevity Art—extending its lifespan by another thousand years.

It now had two thousand years to live.

For a mere squirrel, this lifespan potential had already surpassed countless Demon Kings in the Beast Taming Sect, many of whom had survived for millennia only because they were long-lived species like turtles, elephants, parrots, and dragons.

But Pine Leaf Mouse…

With just a single cultivation breakthrough, its lifespan had skyrocketed to the same level as ancient demonic beasts.

"Congratulations," Lin Jing said sincerely, sensing Pine Leaf Mouse's breakthrough from his inn.

At least now, he didn’t have to worry about it dying of old age too soon.

He had always feared that, as someone with the Longevity Body, he would outlive all of his contracted pet beasts.

But now…

Perhaps he and his pets could find a way to ascend together—becoming immortals and living as long as the heavens themselves.

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