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Lin Jin waited until Xie Sanhuan left before entering the immortal prison. Upon entrance, he saw a large hallway with layers of iron railings at the far end, where the gate to the prison cells was. The place looked eerie and creepy, and yet, it had become a safe haven for immortals.
Compared to the immortals hiding here, those who escaped into the extraterritorial land were much luckier.
Now, Lin Jin was staring at the judge and the old prisoner. They were staring back at him too.
“A mortal?” The old prisoner and judge were startled. After studying their appearance, Lin Jin matched it with what Xie Sanhuan had told him and learned who these two individuals were.
And so, he told them about Xie Sanhuan’s situation.
“How do you enter this place?” Lin Jin asked after that.
Lin Jin had already passed through the restriction at the prison’s main entrance with Cai Die on his shoulder. He left the hybrid beast outside to stand guard in case of any emergencies.
However, he need not be wary of anything. Because with his current strength, these immortals couldn’t match up to him even if they had ill will.
Lin Jin didn’t even fear profound immortals. Moreover, these immortals here had no reason to stand against him.
Almost all of the immortals huddled over. Those who didn’t were hiding in dark corners, unsure whether or not they were still alive. The immortals with whom the judge and old prisoner regularly communicated were all called over.
There was even a profound immortal among them.
Lin Jin saluted them and told them about Xie Sanhuan’s situation. Then, he said, “Xie Sanhuan refuses to return so he has asked me to convey the Mortal Conversion method to you all. It is up to yourselves to decide what you will choose.”
Upon hearing this, the immortals gave mixed expressions. Some looked interested while some frowned in deep thought.
Some of them also asked for Lin Jin’s background while others speculated that he must have used Mortal Conversion too.
Lin Jin simply told them he was from the mainland and was a genuine mortal.
“That’s impossible!” an old immortal huffed in disbelief. “How could you, a mortal, enter the Nine-Heaven Realm? And even avoid so many immortal beasts?”
Indeed, this situation baffled them.
Lin Jin then explained the concept of blood contracts and pet beasts to these immortals who have long lost touch with the outside world.
The immortals were dumbstruck by this.
Some knowledgeable immortals gave it a thought before nodding. “This must be a beast taming branch. Who knew this study had developed so much? But it’s a good thing too. With the path of immortality ruined, there is no way to achieve immortality anymore. Taking the path of contracting beasts sounds like a good idea too.”
This statement sounded selfless, as if it held consideration for the people of the world.
But with Xie Sanhuan as a preceding example, Lin Jin didn’t hold high hopes for these immortals. Immortals were humans too, and sometimes, their selfishness exceeded what mortals were capable of.
After conveying Xie Sanhuan’s message, Lin Jin decided to tell them about the flaw of the Mortal Conversion after all. However, he told them he had a solution, and that was to help them form blood contracts so the immortals could borrow their pet beast’s strength to reduce the damage done after turning into a mortal.
The immortals harbored varying thoughts upon hearing this.
Lin Jin then asked what he wanted to know. The immortals answered them all. They surely wouldn’t spout nonsense at a time like this as other people might expose them. Hence, Lin Jin managed to learn many truths.
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Now that he had done what he needed to, Lin Jin planned to leave. Just then, an old immortal stepped forward and said respectfully, “Mr. Lin, please wait.”
“Yes?” Lin Jin glanced at him. This old immortal obviously used to have a distinguished status. But now, he was so old that his life was on the verge of giving out.
The old immortal smiled. “I wonder if you will be able to help me with contracting a pet beast.”
Having said that, an immortal glow suddenly emitted from his being, and then, following a loud bang, it shattered.
Mortal Conversion.
The next instant, the old immortal spewed a mouthful of blood before falling to the ground, heaving heavy breaths. He seemed to be on the verge of dying.
“Old Mister Nan Hua!”
“Old Mister, what are you…” The other immortals were just as shocked. Although some already knew what Nan Hua was trying to do, they were startled by his decisiveness.
After all, everyone knew that they could only hide inside this dark cell and wait for their lives to deplete until nothing was left. Even if they got to extend their lives, then what?
It would still be a living hell.
Rather than that, wasn’t it better to give up their immortal identities? As a mortal, they could roam freely and go wherever they want.
The old immortal, Nan Hua, obviously realized that, so he made this decisive choice. He also acted so quickly because the Mortal Conversion had a flaw and he was required to contract a pet beast to survive.
And who knew how to form this blood pact?
If Mr. Lin left, even if they eventually decided to become mortals, who could help them form a blood pact?
Without a pet beast, they would truly be mortal. Even if they didn’t die from shattering their cultivation, they could barely survive outside. Now that Mr. Lin was here to help them contract a beast, they would gain a form of insurance after becoming mortal, and that was better than fighting alone.
This was Nan Hua’s idea.
Lin Jin nodded and sent a mental command. The hybrid beast outside dashed away. It was now adept in hunting immortal beasts so it moved speedily, returning almost at once. It was much smarter this time as it brought back a living creature.
The immortals in prison were all startled by the hybrid beast’s appearance, wondering just what species it was and why it looked so strange.
The hybrid beast caught a new creature this time, a fairy crane.
A Rank 6 beast, fairy cranes were common in the Nine-Heaven Realm. This fairy crane was now staring fearfully at the hybrid beast. Even when it was released, it dared not move.
Lin Jin went over, grabbed the crane by its neck, and dragged it to Nan Hua, shocking many of the immortals as he did so.
‘A fairy crane has the might of ten bulls but a mortal is actually dragging it away by force. I-Is he really a mortal?’ an immortal thought.
He had a feeling that the world outside had changed after two thousand years of not being out there. It had changed so much that he didn’t even recognize anything anymore.
Paying no mind to the crane’s will, Lin Jin pulled it over, took its blood, and performed a forced blood contract.
The process went smoothly. Once it succeeded, it was as if Nan Hua had been injected with steroids, and his eyes shot open and he sat up. All signs of weakness and death were gone from his appearance.
Now, Nan Hua was a mortal but he could control a fairy crane.
As if he had gained liberation, he wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth and got up to give Lin Jin a bow..