Not long after.

The Demon Emperor's eyes appeared outside the Third Saintess Palace, outside Lin Jing's cave abode.

However, this time the Demon Emperor did not make any indication, leaving behind the Candle Life Fire's essence and departing from the place.

Lin Jing initially thought the Demon Emperor was too lazy to say more to him, but after the eyes disappeared for a moment, a voice unexpectedly entered Lin Jing's mind.

"You intend to burn your life with the Candle Life Fire to comprehend the Celestial Demon Body; indeed, it's a good idea. This emperor does not know if you will succeed, but the most crucial thing in achieving the Celestial Demon Body is a 'determination to die.' You probably lack this. If you still can't succeed, then focus on refining pills for the Demon Court and don't overexert your energy."

A determination to die...

Lin Jing was taken aback, not expecting the Demon Emperor to have some understanding of the Celestial Demon Body. Well, after living for so long and being of a similar generation as the initial Ancient Emperor, he must have experienced the Celestial Demon Sect era and be familiar with the Celestial Demon Body.

"So that's how it is." Hearing the Demon Emperor's words, Lin Jing realized he couldn't achieve the Celestial Demon Body; it was indeed a matter of mindset.

Thinking about it carefully, the demon cultivator mentioned by the Child Immortal who achieved the Celestial Demon Body back then was in a desperate situation surrounded by righteous experts and must have been pushed to the brink.

Similarly, Gu Qianqiu was also tortured for a thousand years, in a situation where he no longer clung to life, achieving the Celestial Demon Body with a determination to die.

As for himself, he purely wanted to achieve the Celestial Demon Body for survival and deterrence, far from reaching their extreme situations.

Especially now, having become the Demon Court Saint Child and being under the protection of the Demon Emperor, he is even less likely to encounter such desperate situations, and thus lacks the determination to die. At that time, when faced with danger, his first thought would surely be to seek protection rather than burning himself and reversing everything.

"In other words, most Celestial Demon Bodies are achieved under desperate circumstances, with a determination to die."

"... But even so, it's worth trying, after all the effort put in." Lin Jing threw the Candle Life Fire's seed to the Dragon Koi, which now, after the Heavenly Thunder Flame, gained another top-tier unique flame, and it's a top-tier unique flame with time attributes!

"First refine this fire. Once you refine it, we'll continue to study the thunder refining method." Lin Jing flicked his sleeve and left.

"Pop~~" The Dragon Koi happily sent Lin Jing off and then began closing up in the cave abode...

......

Lin Jing exited the cave abode and went to his senior sister to ask about the progress of collecting materials to craft the Longevity Treasure Turtle.

While waiting for the Dragon Koi to refine the unique flame, he planned to see if he could craft the Longevity Treasure Turtle.

"One space material is missing; among the five space attribute materials, only one hasn't been found. This Void Concealment Stone is a specialty of the Ancient Country, very rare in Qingzhou, and the Demon Court doesn't have any in its collection. I've already sent someone to the Ancient Country, so can you wait a bit longer?"

Xu Qingyao took out the other four space attribute materials and nine ordinary materials, Lin Jing pondered slightly, and said, "Only the Void Concealment Stone is missing?"

"Never mind, it's okay. I've studied the design diagram of the Longevity Treasure Turtle. The Void Concealment Stone is not a critical material; it only grants the Longevity Treasure Turtle the ability to conceal itself in space, making it undetectable by the Divine Sense of Nascent Soul cultivators, convenient for stealing things."

"Even without the Void Concealment Stone for now, I can imprint an illusion technique on its body to achieve a similar effect... I'll take these materials first."

"Alright," Xu Qingyao nodded, "Then when I find the Void Concealment Stone, I'll bring it to you, and you can upgrade the mechanical beast yourself."

Lin Jing smiled in agreement, then returned to the cave abode with a pile of mechanical materials and began assembling the Longevity Treasure Turtle according to the design diagram.

A few days later.

Lin Jing disassembled the Mechanical Water Cannon Turtle, removed its soul core, and placed it into a new body.

Finally, he took out the most crucial tool.

A black iron piece.

According to Ink Fairy of the Divine Strategy Manor, this thing is key to activating the soul core's intelligence, allowing the mechanical beast to gain consciousness...

"Forget it." After some thought, Lin Jing decided not to insert the black iron piece into the soul core too early to activate the Longevity Treasure Turtle's intelligence. He hasn't reached the Core Formation Stage, nor does he have a contract slot, so activation is meaningless...

Moreover, this Longevity Treasure Turtle is entirely built following the design diagram given by Ink Fairy, and he doesn't understand the essence of the black iron piece. Creating a sentient being so recklessly to stay by his side makes Lin Jing uneasy as being cautious is important. He wants to study Mechanical Technique further in the future.

Qingzhou also has forces concerning Mechanical Technique, which may not be as advanced as the Divine Strategy Manor, but are not too far behind. With his current status as the Demon Court Saint Child, he can completely approach and further his studies, which will facilitate upgrading the treasure turtle in the future.

"Apart from lacking intelligence and the ability to conceal itself spatially, it already possesses all other capabilities of the Longevity Treasure Turtle," Lin Jing summoned the Technique Elemental Spirit, Mushroom, and gently placed it onto the palm-sized turtle in front of him...

The Longevity Treasure Turtle looks very ordinary, with a brownish shell not much different from most land turtles, plain and unadorned.

However, beneath its rustic exterior, its internal structure is quite complex; it's not a body of flesh and blood. Beneath the turtle shell, there's a complicated mechanism and array patterns driving the little turtle's movements.

After casting an illusion technique to sustain it for a long time, Lin Jing issued the first command.

"Alright, off you go on your journey."

He wasn't worried about losing or not being able to find the Longevity Treasure Turtle after it left because he had refined the soul core, so he could sense the turtle's presence within a small range.

If the Longevity Treasure Turtle ventured beyond this range to seek treasures far away, Lin Jing could still find it with the plant clone seed condensed by the Pine Leaf Mouse placed inside its body.

He's not in a hurry to attempt a contract for now and plans to observe its capabilities first.

As long as there's no bug, it's fine.

"Command received... initiating start-up..."

"About to set off treasure hunting..."

This is the Sound Recording Array Pattern within the Mechanical Turtle making noises, all pre-set synthesized voices to make the mechanical beast appear more lively.

If it becomes annoying, it can be erased, but Lin Jing added it based on the design for amusement, although the Sound Recording Array Pattern is somewhat intricate, and Lin Jing doesn't know all the preset voices.

"Off you go."

Lin Jing nodded, and in the next moment, the Mechanical Bamboo Turtle turned and left.

"Setting off, wishing the master longevity, make sure to stay alive until I return..."

Lin Jing: ???

Although the blessing isn't wrong, why does it sound like a curse to me?

Never mind, as long as there's no bug, that's fine, at least it left smoothly to seek treasure.

...

A moment later.

The Longevity Treasure Turtle sneaked into Gu Qianqiu's cave abode, dazedly looking at this Longevity Body, not knowing how to take in this life-extending object.

"Why does it feel like someone is watching?"

Meanwhile, Gu Qianqiu, who was cultivating, opened his eyes and saw nothing, but still felt that a pair of eyes were staring at him...

"Damn, there's indeed a bug." Lin Jing sensed the nearby activity of the Longevity Treasure Turtle from his cave abode, rubbing his head. Maybe because he refined the soul core, the creature didn't see him as a life-extending object but as its master, but ultimately... it targeted Gu Qianqiu.

"It seems that without intelligence, the mechanical beast indeed acts foolishly; how could it target a living being? It appears its designer didn't perfect it, and indeed, studying Mechanical Technique further for enhancement is necessary."

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