Chapter 1839: Doing as My Beast Pet Is Enough

Ancient Sage Huxu's true form was a giant flame beast. It had refined its body using underground lava, breaking through its limits to reach the Ancient Sage realm.

Therefore, with its presence, intense heat was unavoidable.

After walking for a while, Ancient Sage Mo Ling began to sweat.

As a Witch Soul Master, his soul was yin-cold and most feared such potent, intensely hot power. If he hadn't reached the Ancient Sage level, his soul would have been shaken out of his body long before getting this close.

He secretly glanced at the Guild Leader and was once again filled with admiration.

Despite being only at the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm, the Guild Leader seemed completely unaffected by the scorching heat.

Not only was he not sweating, but his soul was also remarkably stable, showing no signs of agitation.

Recalling that the Guild Leader's spirit-body compatibility had reached 100%, he couldn't help but transmit a message: "Guild Leader, your Witch Soul... isn't afraid of heat?"

"I was afraid before!" Zhang Xuan paused. "But after being burned by heavenly fire, this kind of heat is nothing."

"Burned by heavenly fire? You... you burned your Witch Soul with heavenly fire?" Ancient Sage Mo Ling's body swayed, his eyes nearly bulging out.

"Don't cultivators in the Golden Body realm have to undergo the Heavenly Fire Tribulation? Haven't you used heavenly fire to refine your Witch Soul?" Zhang Xuan asked, puzzled.

It shouldn't be a big deal, so why was the other party making such a face?

"The Golden Body realm... that's for normal cultivators to experience. We Witch Soul Masters typically use a 'substitute' method, employing a pseudo-golden body..."

Ancient Sage Mo Ling swallowed hard and explained.

"'Substitute' method?" Zhang Xuan was confused.

"It's like this..." Ancient Sage Mo Ling explained in detail.

Witch Souls, being yin-cold, would easily be burned to ashes if they forcefully underwent the Heavenly Fire Tribulation. Therefore, after reaching the Great Perfection of the Imperishable Realm, they would usually possess a Golden Body realm expert, forming a bond and cultivating a pseudo-golden body.

The soul of the possessed person was kept alive, not killed. When the Heavenly Fire Tribulation arrived, this physical body would rush forward, and the flames would naturally direct their strongest attack onto the pseudo-golden body. Finally, the other party's soul would be used to replace their own, effectively allowing them to perfectly transcend the tribulation.

Although this method of transcending tribulation was strange, it better guaranteed the Witch Soul Master's life. It was a method developed by the Witch Soul lineage after they came to the Spirit Race. As for the cultivation technique Zhang Xuan practiced, which Lu Chong brought back from the ancestral land, it did not include this method, so he was unaware of it.

"We all use the physical bodies of Spirit Race experts to transcend the tribulation..." Ancient Sage Mo Ling explained, fearing the Guild Leader might misunderstand.

"While transcending tribulation this way is much less dangerous, it's still quite risky for someone only at the Imperishable Realm to possess the body of a Golden Body realm expert... How about this: I'll teach you a method. Future Witch Soul Masters who cultivate using this method will not only be unafraid of fire but also able to calmly face pure Yang attribute powers like lightning!"

After a pause, Zhang Xuan pointed a finger, transmitting a set of cultivation techniques.

This was precisely the Witch Soul technique he had modified, which Lu Chong was currently practicing.

Since he was the Guild Leader of the Witch Soul Guild, and this profession had made countless contributions to humanity, there was nothing wrong with teaching it to him.

"Cultivation technique?"

Ancient Sage Mo Ling had initially been nonchalant, but when he clearly perceived the techniques that appeared in his mind, he was suddenly shaken, his dao heart becoming unstable.

As an Ancient Sage who had studied Witch Souls his entire life, his discernment was beyond doubt. The cultivation technique transmitted by the Guild Leader was profound and extensive. If one truly cultivated according to it, a Witch Soul could even escape the Five Decays, achieving true immortality and imperishability!

After reading it, he even felt an impulse to destroy his current cultivation and start anew.

"It's too late for you to restart your cultivation. However, I've made adjustments addressing the flaws in your current technique. This is my suggestion for you..."

As if seeing through his thoughts, Zhang Xuan lightly pointed again, transmitting another set of techniques.

After reviewing the content, Ancient Sage Mo Ling trembled with excitement once more.

The other party seemed to know exactly where the flaws in his body lay, with every suggested adjustment directly hitting the mark, leaving him no room to refute.

It was foreseeable that by cultivating according to this, the flaws within his body would quickly become perfect, making it effortless to reach the peak of the Blood Rebirth realm!

"Only at the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm, yet able to instantly discern my flaws and weaknesses and even devise a method to completely cure them... this, this..."

Looking at the young man again, Ancient Sage Mo Ling was at a loss for words.

He had known before that this Guild Leader was extraordinary, but he hadn't expected him to be *this* extraordinary!

It had already exceeded all his expectations.

As he was still in shock, a booming voice resounded in his ears: "Ancient Sage Mo Ling, is what you said truly authentic?"

He hastily looked up and saw a Saint Beast hovering above a vast expanse of scorching lava. Its entire body was golden-yellow with cracks resembling lava, over ten meters long, exuding immense pressure. Its true strength was in no way inferior to Emperor Chen Ling's during his peak!

No wonder it could lead a race and challenge Emperor Chen Yong.

"Mo Ling greets Ancient Sage Huxu!" Knowing the creature's power, Ancient Sage Mo Ling dared not act presumptuous. He bowed and cupped his fists respectfully, saying, "This matter was spoken by our Guild Leader, and I follow his lead!"

He wasn't sure what the Guild Leader intended to do, but while he had been skeptical before, after just seeing the techniques the other party transmitted, a hint of expectation surprisingly arose in his heart.

Perhaps... this person could truly tame this massive creature.

If so, the Witch Soul lineage would wield greater authority among the Spirit Race, and they wouldn't need to fear even if they fell out with the three Emperors.

Among the Spirit Race, there were no rules; only strength mattered.

The strong ruled.

"Guild Leader? A mere child only at the Immortal Realm?"

Ancient Sage Huxu's massive head turned, glancing at Zhang Xuan, and sneered, "Aren't you Witch Soul Masters arrogant, refusing to submit even to Master Kong? How... when did you start recognizing someone like him as your Guild Leader?"

"Ancient Sage Huxu, you can insult me, but insulting our Guild Leader means going against our Witch Soul Guild!" Ancient Sage Mo Ling's expression darkened.

"Oh? Is he truly your Guild Leader?"

Seeing him get angry, Ancient Sage Huxu paused, then looked at Zhang Xuan again. He seemed utterly unremarkable, with nothing special about him. However, worthy of being a king of his race, he suppressed his inner doubts and asked, "I've heard about the three Emperors, but each of them is extremely cunning. I've clashed with Emperor Chen Yong and know his methods; it's absolutely impossible for him to have been killed just like that!"

"Moreover, there are more than just those three Emperors in the Spirit Race. Even if they all died, there are still many Kings. If we truly go over there, we might also be slaughtered... Since Ancient Sage Mo Ling follows your lead, tell me, how will you allow our Saint Beast race to return?"

"It's very simple..."

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly. "You just need to become my beast pet!"