There weren't many people in this world who could make Lin Jin bow to them in such a respectful manner, but Old Lord was definitely one of them. Ever since Lin Jin was studying, he had treated Old Lord as his idol. Also, among the immortals, the old man was highly regarded as a highly respected elder.
This was why Lin Jin was so respectful. Had it been any other immortal with a history of evil, Lin Jin wouldn't have bothered with them no matter how old they were.
Old Lord laughed heartily and sized Lin Jin up before nodding. "What a good mortal. Haha, I'm also a mortal. Even if I'm much older than you, I can't compare to a junior like you."
As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Huo with a look of admiration. Then, he turned to the immortals with their various pet beasts and nodded as well.
"Not bad, not bad. It's not bad that you're willing to let go of your immortal cultivation. You're much better than some stubborn people."
This old man was obviously the most experienced immortal cultivator and might even be the ancestor of immortals, Old Lord.
He had also become a mortal. However, he didn't walk the path of a fragmented immortal. He must have used some other method, but outsiders didn't know about it.
As Lin Jin and Old Lord conversed, the other immortals were nervous and reserved.
They couldn't help it. Old Lord's status was too high, especially to these immortals. Old Lord's status was even higher than that of an immortal emperor. Even after such a long time, they still felt nervous whenever they saw Old Lord.
"Don't be so reserved. We're all mortals now and there are no longer the immortal rules of the past," Old Lord said. At this moment, the Grand Supreme Elder said, "Furthermore, in the past two thousand years, you are the first batch of people to come here. I am very satisfied to be able to accompany me and talk."
Although that was what he said, it was obvious that everyone was so respectful and even in awe of him. The Grand Supreme Elder also enjoyed it very much. It was probably as he had said, no one had spoken to him for two thousand years, and he did not have a group of followers like in the past. It was indeed lonely.
Although Old Lord had become a mortal, he still had his discerning eyes. From his observation of the warehouse supervisor, judge, and other immortals, he could tell that these immortals were using a forceful method to destroy their immortal cultivation.
But doing so was too dangerous, and there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that he would be seeking his own death. Even if he lost his cultivation, he wouldn't be able to keep his life.
The Old Supreme Elder was very clear about this because he had studied this for a long time.
However, these people were not dead. Not only did they not die, but there seemed to be a special power strengthening their bodies. At first, the Old Lord could not understand, but when he saw the immortal beasts beside these people, he seemed to understand.
"Your method is quite amazing. To think that you can borrow the immortal beast's power to enhance yourself. Using external support like this is a brilliant technique, especially in a situation like this." Elderly Lord stroked his beard before turning to Lin Jin.
"Little friend, if I'm not wrong, this method of controlling immortal beasts came from you, right?"
Lin Jin nodded.
There was no need to hide this.
At this, Old Lord continued, "Actually, when the Immortal Emperor stirred up trouble, I already knew that the path of immortals was in danger. However, I thought that after hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, the path of immortals would at least be able to protect itself. I thought it would just be a change of dynasties at most, but I didn't expect things to turn out this way. The immortal devouring beast evolved from the Heavenly Path's cornerstone was indeed powerful. Even the Immortal Emperor couldn't withstand it and was defeated.
Recalling the past, Old Lord looked up at the sky in silence.
No one spoke. Other than Lin Jin, everyone here had experienced that revolution. It could be said that to the path of immortals, it was the end of the world, a calamity.
"At that time, I held back my cultivation and wanted to resist for a while to give the other juniors a chance to escape. However, the Immortal Devouring Beast was too powerful. Even if I tried my best, I could only resist for half a day." The Old Lord's face was filled with shame and helplessness.
However, Lin Jin and the other immortals were shocked to hear this.
They had all witnessed the immortal devouring beast's strength. It was so powerful that even a true immortal wouldn't be able to withstand it and would be killed instantly. Even the Immortal Emperor died in its hands but Old Lord was able to hold it off for half a day.
What was there to be ashamed of? That was something to be proud of.
It could be said that Old Lord was the ceiling of immortals, an existence that stood at the peak of all immortals.
Immortal Emperor.
Probably not as good as Old Lord.
"What happened after that?" Lin Jin was curious, and so were the other immortals.
The Grand Supreme Elder smiled, "In the end, I was naturally defeated. However, I've cultivated for a long time after all, and I've lived a few years longer than others, so I have some special methods to protect myself. However, it's impossible for me to compete with that Immortal Devouring Beast again.
After a pause, Old Lord sighed. "Later on, I found out that the immortal devouring beast was targeting the immortal's aura. So, I used an immortal vanquishing pill to destroy my own immortal's aura."
This was said casually, but one could imagine that Old Lord wouldn't have made up his mind so easily back then.
Others couldn't bear to give up their hundreds or thousands of years of cultivation, so how could Old Lord give up his hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation so easily? Definitely not. But Old Lord could see the situation. If he didn't give up his cultivation, the immortal devouring beast would definitely track him down. Moreover, he was already injured in the previous battle, damaging his immortal foundation. He couldn't possibly compete with the immortal devouring beast anymore.
Hence, Old Lord's decisiveness back then was out of helplessness.
"After destroying the immortal's aura, I'll stay in this pill ocean and think of a way to break it." Old Lord glanced at the black carp in his bucket.
"I've been meditating for a hundred years. I thought that if immortals can't be tolerated in this world, they should be replaced by beasts. That's why I created this big fish." After Old Lord said this, it was Lin Jin's turn to be shocked.
This big black carp was actually Old Lord's creation.
If that was the case, this black carp definitely wasn't as simple as it seemed. Lin Jin immediately bowed at Old Lord. "Old Lord, can I touch this black carp?"
Old Lord smiled and gestured for Lin Jin to do as he pleased.
Lin Jin immediately reached his hand into the water. The next instant, Lin Jin felt as if his hand had reached into a vast ocean, almost dragging him into it.
This bucket was clearly not as simple as it seemed.
Fortunately, Lin Jin was no ordinary person. He couldn't extend his arms, but he had silver needles that could be used as extensions. Thus, a silver needle shot out like a bolt of lightning. It traveled thousands of feet into the sea and finally came into contact with the large green fish.
In an instant, the Museum of Deadly Beasts displayed the evaluation results of this large green carp. Lin Jin was shocked by what he saw.
A Rank 8 immortal beast!
This black carp was actually a Rank 8 immortal beast. This was something Lin Jin didn't expect.
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