Vol 6 Chapter 38: Sacrificial Offerings
The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog immediately leaped up, its tongue sweeping out, extending to extraordinary length as it coiled around the five sacrificial offerings.
This was the only self-created spell of the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog, capable of extending its tongue's length and strengthening it... originally used for ambushing mosquito beasts.
After coiling them over, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog discovered that the ancestral elder had bestowed upon it five different items.
It couldn't discern the origins of these things, so after kowtowing heavily to the ancestral elder several more times, it immediately took the treasures and ran out to find Lin Jing.
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"Through the long passage of time, most sacrificial offerings within the Emperor's Tomb have severely deteriorated. Except for the treasures in the core area, almost nothing remains intact."
"These five items are among the relatively well-preserved sacrificial offerings from the second layer that are suitable for your use."
"Take these and cultivate with them. When you reach the True Immortal realm, you may return here."
"Undergo the trial to become tomb guardians... Those who guard the Emperor's Tomb may receive some more core inheritances."After speaking, the frog demon vanished from Lin Jing's consciousness, simultaneously leaving behind information about these five treasures.
At the same time.
The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog also returned excitedly with the treasures bestowed by its ancestor.
It enthusiastically reported its gains to Lin Jing, who smiled as he looked at it: "Don't worry, with these, you can become much stronger from now on."
These sacrificial offerings were indeed extraordinary.
Lin Jing took a deep breath and looked at the five items the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog had brought out. They came from five top-tier great clans, each with Immortal King level powerhouses. How could treasures offered to the Heavenly Emperor by such forces be ordinary?
They were respectively...
Two secret treasures,
Three immortal artifacts, all of superior grade.
"The first exotic treasure: a blood crystal refined by the Blood Clan progenitor with millennia of cultivation."
The treasure appeared as a blood-drop shaped stone.
"The Blood Clan is the foremost clan in blood path manipulation. This blood crystal's effect allows bloodlines to return to their ancestral origins. Your ancestors were the Heavenly Emperor and the king of the Immortal Frog Clan, which means..."
The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog's currently extremely diluted Heavenly Emperor bloodline would receive epic-level enhancement.
However, the blood crystal's grade wasn't particularly high, its spiritual energy level only equivalent to a first-level spiritual item. But the blood path mysteries contained within were profound and mysterious, allowing it to withstand spiritual energy decline. Though its effects were powerful, how much could actually be utilized ultimately depended on the user themselves.
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"Indeed, this will be reserved for you."
"The second item: the Feather Crown of the Phoenix Clan, woven from feathers of successive Phoenix Clan Immortal Kings throughout generations, a symbol of the king of all birds. Bird clans wearing it can command all avian demons under heaven. If the wearer is below immortal realm, they can command up to True Immortal realm avian demons; if the wearer possesses immortal realm cultivation, they can command up to Immortal Lord realm avian clans."
"Ribbit!" The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog exclaimed in surprise, so powerful.
Lin Jing was also quite astonished.
The reason the Feather Crown remained well-preserved among all sacrificial offerings seemed to be because this magical treasure actually possessed a rebirth effect.
Whenever the feather crown decayed, it would rebirth from destruction, rapidly restoring itself.
This Phoenix Clan... was quite remarkable, offering genuine treasures.
"Ribbit ribbit." The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog carefully considered - this item should be useless to it, and begged Lin Jing if it could be given to the Star Longevity Crane, as among them, only the Star Longevity Crane seemed to be avian.
It understood - this was definitely the ancestral elder intentionally arranging for it to give gifts!
Tears streamed down its face as it felt the heartfelt intention of the ancestral elder it had never met.
"The third item, still a superior grade immortal artifact: an immortal sword, offered by the Star Clan as sacrifice."
"Though damaged, because its material is special star iron possessing the ability to repair and strengthen itself through starlight, it still maintains the power of a superior grade immortal artifact. With some repair and nurturing, it might have a chance to return to the superior grade immortal artifact category."
"Sword name: Flowing Light Starfall. Its sword light can trigger stellar descent, causing two stars to collide - a single sword strike capable of destroying a world."
"However, compared to the Phoenix Feather Crown, this consumes enormous immortal power from the user. At least Immortal King realm would be required to wield it comfortably. Even Immortal Lords would need to carefully consider before using it. An ordinary immortal swinging this sword would probably exhaust themselves to death immediately." Lin Jing looked at the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog.
The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog didn't want to be drained dry and had no interest in sword cultivation, immediately becoming troubled.
This thing, he...
"Forget it, let the incarnation use it. The other immortal artifact should suit you best."
Lin Jing looked at the final superior grade immortal artifact.
It appeared like a red scarf, with smooth material.
"Quite similar to your tongue." Lin Jing remained silent for a moment.
This item also resembled Nezha's Chaos Heaven Ribbon.
It belonged to the control-type immortal artifacts category, capable of automatically binding enemies. Its toughness was rare throughout the universe. This immortal artifact belonged to innate objects simply refined, with most abilities originating from its innate nature. It was obtained by a certain clan from void turbulence, known as not belonging to this world, suspected to originate from another immortal realm.
It belonged to the control-type immortal artifacts category, capable of automatically binding enemies. Its toughness was rare throughout the universe. This immortal artifact belonged to innate objects simply refined, with most abilities originating from its innate nature. It was obtained by a certain clan from void turbulence, said to not belong to this world, suspected to originate from another immortal realm.
"The material is indeed special - among so many immortal artifacts, the only one without particularly severe wear. What material could it be?"
"However." Lin Jing looked regretfully at the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog. Although this thing didn't seem to consume as much as that sword, it still wasn't something a Nascent Soul stage froggy could use casually. Most likely, for a very long time to come, it could only be looked at, not used.
Even if most of its power came from innate abilities, to control it would require at least peak Seeking the Dao realm with mastery of immortal power and treasure manipulation techniques.
Lin Jing looked at the final sacrificial offering...only a single finger bone remained of the Immortal King's skeletal remains.
"This clan possesses powerful physical bodies and bones, hence the skeletal remains withstood the test of time without completely dissipating. To resist temporal erosion, though most skeletal remains have vanished, at least one bone finger remains, inheriting divine nature."
The five treasures each had their uses.
Lin Jing felt satisfied. The Fishing Elder only possessed one superior grade immortal artifact, while now he had obtained three!
Though one had extreme limitations, one was severely damaged and couldn't be activated, and one was only a control-type immortal artifact - still, three compared to one represented a great harvest.
"However, though I promised Senior Frog to return for tomb guarding duties, after leaving Earth this time, can I still return?"
"Since I could come once, surely I can return again. Though the method of return must be difficult. I need to demand the return method from the Emperor's Servant. At least after completing my mission of resolving the Heavenly Demon Realm situation, I should be able to freely travel between the Cultivation World and Ancient Immortal Realm."
Lin Jing bowed toward the Emperor's Tomb before leaving with the Frog Heavenly Emperor.
That day, when Lin Jing returned home, he had planned to spend his remaining time with family before returning to Tian Yuan to battle the demon realm. But his family clearly didn't want to let him rest peacefully.
"What? Mom and dad arranged a blind date for me? Descendant of an old acquaintance, also a cultivator?" Looking at Lin Lan's amused expression, Lin Jing was speechless.
"Unnecessary. If they want grandchildren, I can produce them myself. They really underestimate cultivators."
"Ah?"