Chapter 786: Peace
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
No one expected the battle to end this way, not even Lin Jin. He only knew that destroying the balance between the saint and Yan Shenjun’s physical merging would result in Yan Shenjun’s defeat. He thought it would only make Yan Shenjun lose his saint powers at most. That way, Yan Shenjun would just be a slightly powerful profound immortal and Xiao Huo could take him easily.
Yet, right after the balance was toppled, Yan Shenjun suffered a backlash from the saint’s body and was devoured, dying tragically.
Perhaps this was the price to pay for using the saint’s powers.
Sharp teeth grew on the snake’s body to devour Yan Shenjun. After that, it seemed unsatiated and turned to Lin Jin.
Lin Jin was dumbstruck, ready to retreat.
No one knew what the snake planned to do. What if it hadn’t had its fill yet?
Lin Jin’s worry wasn’t groundless. Judging by Yan Shenjun’s condition, the snake must have tried to eat him before but a mishap happened during the process. Maybe Yan Shenjun found the Heaven’s Foundation Stone fragment by accident and used it to create a power balance, allowing him to control the saint’s body.
If it weren’t for that, Yan Shenjun would have died long ago.
Admittedly, Lin Jin’s a.s.sumption wasn’t far from the truth. And that brought about another problem. If a Heaven’s Foundation Stone fragment could serve as a key to control the saint’s body, that would mean everyone else, including Lin Jin, could do the same.
Just like Yan Shenjun, they could use the fragment to control the saint’s body.
And that was a tempting idea.
Lin Jin had personally witnessed and experienced Yan Shenjun’s horrifying strength. He also had the Museum of Deadly Beasts so he possessed knowledge and abilities far exceeding Yan Shenjun’s. He could eliminate potential threats in advance.
If he could also use the saint’s body, the immortal devouring beast wouldn’t be a concern anymore.
To be completely honest, Lin Jin was tempted. But he soon calmed down because Yan Shenjun’s demise was obvious enough. Lin Jin had seen up close just how tragically he had died. Even if Lin Jin managed to avoid most risks and could prevent the saint’s body from going out of control, who could guarantee no mishaps would happen in the future?
When he previously appraised the saint’s body, he found out that the Heaven’s Foundation Stone fragment could indeed oppress the body but the effects weren’t absolute.
Even if the failure rate was only one in a million, the result was still the same—death.
After all, those who played with fire will be burned!
After much contemplation, Lin Jin decided against it. Even the museum’s offered method didn’t guarantee full control so it was better not to take the risk.
Moreover, it was rather disgusting to merge with the saint’s body. Just by looking at the deformed snake’s appearance, Lin Jin lost his desire. It was like being forcefully served something one disliked, or rather, being served a filthy dish filled with grime and insects. Would anyone even consider eating it?
Of course not.
So as long as the saint’s body didn’t give him trouble, Lin Jin didn’t want to have anything to do with this creature. If the creature insisted on fighting, Lin Jin would go all out instead of waiting for death.
Flesh began to grow on top of the saint’s huge mouth and sharp teeth. It started twisting and morphing until it took on a human’s appearance.
The creature was still a half-human half-snake but with a st.u.r.dy upper body, three eyes, and four ears. He also exuded an overwhelming aura.
“It’s the saint himself,” Tianzun said.
By now, the heaven weaving spider had come over to stand guard beside the snake.
Judging only by his upper body, the saint had a solemn appearance and he carried an imposing aura, giving onlookers the impulse to wors.h.i.+p him. Yet, his lower snake body was ugly and deformed as if it was nothing but a demon.
It was difficult to imagine how justice and evil could actually coexist in one body. To even blend together so harmoniously.
Lin Jin had a feeling this must be what nature called a Yin and Yang balance. The unity of good and evil.
Only, the three eyes on the saint’s upper body were shut tight as if he was sleeping. It was rather strange too because after the saint’s upper body appeared, the snake’s oppression lessened considerably as if there was a balance once more.
Lin Jin mused, ‘This looks like an offset of total opposites. The saint’s upper body represents justice while his lower body is evil. Coexistence of good and evil bodes well with the law of heaven. And because it obeys the law of heaven, an equilibrium can be achieved.’
In Yan Shenjun’s case, the man was nothing but evil. By adding on the evil lower half of the saint’s body, even if they had the Heaven’s Foundation Stone fragment to maintain balance, it was only a matter of time before this balance collapsed.
Lin Jin only realized that now. In other words, even if he didn’t defeat Yan Shenjun, the latter wouldn’t last very long either way.
Just then, the saint moved.
The saint, with his three eyes still closed, saluted Lin Jin before backing away. A spider web appeared behind him, and Lin Jin had no idea what kind of magic it was but the saint and heaven weaving spider disappeared after pa.s.sing through it.
They left!
No one knew how they appeared and why they left. No one tried to stop them either, nor did they dare to ask questions. However, everyone remembered how the saint had saluted Lin Jin before leaving.
When Lin Jin came over, Tianzun asked in a whisper, “Mr. Lin, are you acquainted with the Heaven Weaving Saint?”
Lin Jin shook his head.
Tianzun smiled meaningfully, obviously skeptical about Lin Jin’s reply.
Tianzun could afford to ask but the others couldn’t. They were staring at Lin Jin with so much reverence because the Heaven Weaving Saint had saluted him.
To the immortals, the saint was akin to a G.o.d. Even Tianzun, the ancestor of immortal cultivation, was only a brat and a person of no importance compared to the Heaven Weaving Saint.
Lin Jin didn’t know how to explain so he didn’t.
Patriarch Xue Pao had been captured.
Miao Yan Zhenren and Xuan Yue Zhenren hadn’t actually shown him mercy but it was Patriarch Xue Pao who had unique capabilities. He managed to attain the power of being indestructible so no matter how the profound immortals slashed, burned, or electrocuted him, he still survived. Hence, they had no choice but to capture him.
Patriarch Xue Pao no longer looked human. He had three Soul Anchoring Needles pierced in him, was thoroughly tied up by Immortal Decaying Rope, and had a Five Mountain G.o.d talisman attached to him.
One would feel himself being oppressed by several mountains with the talisman attached to him. Patriarch Xue Pao could hardly even breathe right now, much less escape. This torture was worse than death.
Lin Jin had questions for Patriarch Xue Pao so it was good that he was still alive. Regardless, with Lin Jin’s current strength and capabilities, even if Patriarch Xue Pao was at the height of his strength, he couldn’t possibly match up to him.
Anyway, things were basically over for Patriarch Xue Pao the instant he fell into Lin Jin’s hands.
Lin Jin had exhausted quite a bit of strength in his battle against Yan Shenjun. He planned to recuperate right here in the extraterritorial land, and the Mystery Dao Sect and Immortal Cloud Sect needed to rebuild their bases too.
Aside from recuperating, Lin Jin also chatted and played chess with Tianzun. Other times, he could be found interrogating Patriarch Xue Pao.
He learned the gist of how Yan Shenjun managed to merge with the saint’s body and it was quite close to what he had previously a.s.sumed.
Lin Jin spent his days in relaxation because his strongest enemies were now gone. Yan Shenjun, Patriarch Xue Pao, and the Beast Deity Cult leader, these experts either died or were being held captive.. Now that nothing threatened Lin Jin, his days returned back to the peace he had started out with.