Although the Ice Soul Gu is strong, it's currently no match against the Dragon Koi and Pine Leaf Rat.

The Dragon Koi, despite its own bloodline power being inferior to the Ice Soul Gu, naturally joined the team to target the Ice Soul Gu.

Using its Alchemy Dao talent, it has long stocked up on a variety of pills that restrain the Ice Soul Gu.

And the Pine Leaf Rat... its bloodline strength is now entirely comparable to the Ice Soul Gu, and its cultivation far surpasses the Ice Soul Gu. Facing it, the Ice Soul Gu is doomed.

Of course, this doesn't mean the Ice Soul Gu is weak.

After all, Gu insects are man-made creations, and only with a Gu Master can they display their greatest power.

Among the three pet beasts, Pine Leaf Rat, Dragon Koi, and Ice Soul Gu, only the Ice Soul Gu's power can perfectly integrate with Lin Jing's True Qi, transforming into new power, achieving a qualitative change effect greater than the sum.

Besides, Gu insects in the Qi Cultivation stage still cannot fully manifest their abilities.

Once the Ice Soul Gu establishes its Foundation, and its bloodline ascends to the Gu Emperor level, its power will surely receive a terrifying boost, although the other two pet beasts can keep pace with it.

The Dragon Koi has yet to establish its Foundation.

After it transforms into a dragon post-foundation establishment, its power boost ratio won't be far behind the Ice Soul Gu.

As for the Pine Leaf Rat, relying solely on the Cyan Emperor's Longevity Skill inherited from Mo Song, combined with the God Pine seal, along with its prior accumulated warehouses full of sealed God Pine, it's enough to give the Ice Soul Gu a hard time.

This doesn't even include the Blood Mosquito Legion controlled by the Pine Leaf Rat and the Demon King true form talent, each possessing tremendous growth potential.

Thus, it's not that the Ice Soul Gu isn't strong enough, but other pet beasts in this lineup are indeed freakishly powerful.

With these two monster pet beasts assisting Lin Jing in "early education" for the Ice Soul Gu, I believe the Ice Soul Gu will soon recognize the situation clearly.

Saving it from constantly wanting to absorb its own fragrance... Lin Jing relaxed, sat cross-legged in the ice cave, beginning the cultivation of the transformation technique.

And transmitted sound to the Pine Leaf Rat: "Don't wear it out for too long, let the Ice Soul Gu come back to cultivate later. Its main task now is Foundation Establishment..."

Lin Jing believed that, after being ordered around by the Pine Leaf Rat for a while, the Ice Soul Gu would obediently come out to absorb the extreme cold energy, proceeding with Foundation Establishment.

Considering its current power, its position in the team can be said to be pitifully disgraceful—pride inherent in its bloodline upon birth may now be all but vanished.

...

The Ice Soul Gu awakened, and the God Pine guarding above the cold pool also became aware.

"Fortunately, my skills are superior, fostering this Longevity Body decently—without it, any other vessel would've long been dominated by the Ice Soul Gu."

"Alright, next is waiting for that old freak of the Yin Corpse Sect."

"Wonder if that fellow can find his way here, and if he dares to appear..."

"Don't let my preparation of this grand gift be in vain!"

Time flew by, Lin Jing and his companions had been cultivating in the subterranean world beneath the cold pool for over half a month, while the God Pine continued its protection outside the cold pool.

Half a month later, a change finally occurred, prompting the God Pine that had transformed into a pine cone to float in mid-air to become alert, gazing upon the clouded skies.

Beneath the black skies, a coffin floated there, atop the coffin's phantom stood a little man in a black robe, staring lifelessly at the cold pool.

"Seems like the Longevity Body is indeed here."

"These worthless ones discovered the Longevity Body yet failed to retrieve it successfully to the headquarters. I have to come find it at the crucial moment."

"Hmm? There's even a wood and divine transformation escort, no wonder dare left the academy."

"Scram!" Its Primordial Spirit pressure spread trying to drive away the God Pine guarding the outer realm.

Despite the elder of the Yin Corpse Sect's physical body being destroyed, leaving just the Primordial Spirit, it was still of Void Profound cultivation, holding a dominant combat strength against Divinity Transformation.

"I don't wish to waste Primordial Spirit power, disperse within three breaths, and I'll spare your life."

The God Pine, observing the "Primordial Spirit" in the skies, let out a chuckle: "Yin Corpse Sect junior, are you speaking to me? Though your cultivation is higher, I'm certainly older than you. Do you understand respecting demonic path veterans? You should be the one to scram! I haven't even decided to consume this Longevity Body yet, and you think it's your turn?"

"Courting death!" The elder was stunned that a mere Divinity Transformation dared to be presumptuous in front of him.

"Then I'll refine you as well!" The Primordial Spirit little man swung his arm, the coffin phantom below instantly released overwhelming death energy.

But with a "crackle," the elder's pupils suddenly shrank.

Beside the pine cone, a gigantic Pine Tree had appeared at some point. The Pine Tree was only of Divinity Transformation cultivation, but compared to Lin Jing and the Beast Taming Sect's impression of the heavenly God Pine, this Pine Tree, although still emanating golden-green light, the golden had now turned into the radiance of lightning.

Golden lightning walked across the God Pine's body like heavenly serpents, quickly causing ripples in the firmament and gathering a larger area of cloud vortex within, its inner lightning terrifying.

"Void Profound kid, surely you've encountered heavenly tribulation before!"

"I suffer far more than you human cultivators, very easily triggering heavenly tribulation. Wonder if you fancy the heavenly tribulation triggered by this Thunder Pine transformation!"

The God Pine chuckled, having long since refined spirit plants obtained from the Beast Taming Sect into a clone, now making this clone the chief weapon against the Yin Corpse Sect cultivator.

"Heavenly Tribulation!" Fear swept across the elder's expression; heavenly tribulation is the nemesis of the Yin Corpse, coupled with his current poor state, if caught in the enemy's tribulation, he'd peel a layer even if not killed.

"I've remembered you!" He was just about to flee, but within moments, countless Thunder Pines grew atop the snowy mountain, instantly forming a vegetation lockdown formation to trap the elder.

"Reluctantly giving up the clone, yet taking out a Void Profound Yin Spirit isn't a bad trade, plus gaining insight if the clone is struck dead by heavenly tribulation, makes this clone effort worthwhile!"

Though the elder easily broke through the Thunder Pine formation, even a moment's delay was lethal, for with deep involvement in the Thunder Pine clone, he was already locked by the heavenly tribulation.

Likewise locked was the Thunder Pine clone of the God Pine, having used all its might to obstruct the elder, without power to resist the tribulation, it almost instantly got destroyed.

The clone destroyed, the God Pine nevertheless remained unperturbed, more curious whether the elder brought ample treasures.

Thunder roared.

Watching the elder struggle increasingly against the ever-strengthening tribulation, the God Pine in its pine cone form masked the traces of its body, avoiding getting embroiled in the tribulation, and transmitted sound to the void.

"To the fellow hidden in the void, you're with the Demon Extermination Bureau, aren't you? This person is mine, don't intervene."

"I've sacrificed a clone, risking my main body being dragged into the tribulation, can't let you Demon Extermination bunch take advantage of!"

"Hehe, you little Pine Tree, you're rather bold. Do you know who I am?" A voice replied from the void.

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