Chapter 538: Since You Came, You Might as Well
Jiang Li felt it was necessary to stop by the Beast Taming Sect for a visit.
If the news was false, even better; if it turned out to be true, Jiang Li would simply turn it into false news.
Before leaving, Jiang Li called several commanders over and told them about obtaining the coordinates of the myriad heavens and worlds from the Underworld.
“Announcing the coordinates of the myriad heavens and worlds to the Nine Provinces is a major matter. If I alone go to speak, the persuasion won’t be strong enough. I suggest holding a ceremony, with you, Hall Master, personally announcing this.” Commander Liu thought that just the few of them announcing it to the Nine Provinces wouldn’t achieve the best effect.
Commander Liu had a premonition that this would become an unavoidable landmark event in future history books.
“Then I’ll leave this matter to Commander Liu.” Jiang Li thanked him.
After Jiang Li left, Zhang Konghu scratched his head and asked, “Brother Jiang, when did you ever go to the Underworld?”
“I don’t know.”
“Never heard of it.”
“Seems like it hardly makes a difference whether the Hall Master is around or not?”
Seeing them bickering, Commander Liu had to explain, “The Hall Master dies quickly and recovers quickly; he didn’t have time to tell you.”
Commander Liu had already prepared himself for Jiang Li to go to the Underworld and be gone for years. Who would have expected him to wake up again in just a few days?
…
The Beast Taming Sect sat on the border of the Wu Yue Dynasty, adjacent to the Baize Dynasty.
The people of Wu Yue constantly worried that one day they would wake up and find the Beast Taming Sect — and part of Wu Yue territory with it — declared under the jurisdiction of the Baize Dynasty.
That worry came from how close the Beast Taming Sect was with the Baize Dynasty.
Relationships between Beast Taming Sect disciples and demon beasts included but were not limited to friends, brothers, sisters, spouses, and harems…
The Beast Taming Sect had multiple human cultivators at the Unity Stage and demon beasts at the Unity Stage. Among major sects in the Wu Yue Dynasty, it ranked first in overall strength.
If the Wu Yue Dynasty lacked the bolster of national fortune and brushed against the edge of Tribulation Transcendence Stage, the Beast Taming Sect’s might would be more terrifying than the Wu Yue court itself.
[Task issued: You received the True Beast Transcendent inheritance beneath the cliff of the Great Wei Dynasty. To obtain the inheritance, you swore at the True Beast Transcendent’s tomb to use the True Beast Transcendent’s Beast Tamering Way to defeat the Beast Taming Sect’s Beast Tamering Way. You trained diligently in the Beast Tamering Way and have become unrivaled in beast control. You wish to contend with the Beast Taming Sect elders in magical duels but have never found the chance. Coincidentally, the Beast Taming Sect is recruiting disciples. Please participate in the Beast Taming Sect entry examination and attract the attention of the higher-ups.]
[This task can be abandoned]
[Task rewards: One copy of the Beast Tamering Immortal Scripture, one Beast Control Seal, one vial of Qingmu Spirit Tempering Liquid]
“Train diligently in the Beast Tamering Way?” Jiang Li’s expression turned odd. “This should have nothing to do with the Baize Emperor…”
Ever since meeting the Idle One, Jiang Li felt that the system’s tasks all had something to do with matchmaking strings being tugged.
“Since I’m already here, doing a side quest won’t hurt.”
The Beast Taming Sect recruited disciples once every ten years. The system issuing a task at this time implied that the next recruitment would be five hundred years later.
Jiang Li ran into some unexpected people here.
“Seven Kill Daozi, Yu Xiaomeng, and Li Jiaojiao.”
Yu Xiaomeng was the Mermen Tribe Princess, well-built in figure, and had established a dao-companion relationship with Seven Kill Daozi.
Li Jiaojiao was the South Flood Dragon Clan princess, slender in build, who had unilaterally declared herself dao-companion to Seven Kill Daozi.
Seven Kill Daozi was forced awkwardly stuck in the middle. Seeing Jiang Li was like seeing a savior; he quickly wriggled free and rushed over.
“Human Sovereign.” The three bowed in unison.
Li Jiaojiao and Yu Xiaomeng were at the peak of the Core Formation Stage, while Seven Kill Daozi was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, on the verge of breaking through to Spirit Transformation.
“What are the three of you doing here?”
Yu Xiaomeng, being the Old Human Sovereign’s granddaughter, received Jiang Li’s special attention.
Sheepish, Seven Kill Daozi said, “The Beast Taming Sect has its own understanding regarding demon beasts. Xiaomeng and Jiaojiao want to enter the sect to purify their bloodlines. I came to accompany them for the exam.”
The Beast Taming Sect also welcomed demon beasts to join them.
“As Sword Sovereign’s sole disciple, if you really get accepted, aren’t you afraid he’ll throw a fit?” Jiang Li thought Seven Kill Daozi had guts.
“No, no, I know nothing about the Beast Tamering Way; I won’t succeed.” Seven Kill Daozi had not considered the possibility of success at all.
The Beast Taming Sect did not recruit by age, but by cultivation stage, dividing entrants into Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation tiers.
Core Formation entrants, if their identities were clean and, after a probationary period proving their temperament, could skip servant and outer disciple ranks and be promoted directly to inner disciple.
Li Jiaojiao and Yu Xiaomeng signed up as Core Formation entrants. Seven Kill Daozi suppressed his cultivation to Core Formation as well and participated in the exam. Jiang Li felt Seven Kill Daozi’s concealment of his cultivation was not subtle, and he even stepped in to help.
“Song Li, Core Formation, participating in the Beast Taming Sect disciple exam.”
Seven Kill Daozi looked at Jiang Li in surprise.
“This move by the Human Sovereign must have deeper meaning.” Seven Kill Daozi began to speculate on Jiang Li’s intentions; the more he thought, the more inscrutable Jiang Li seemed.
Who did not know that Jiang Li’s Beast Tamering Way surpassed ancient, modern, and future methods, unmatched by anyone — even immortal beings of the Immortal Realm paled in comparison.
Jiang Li roamed the void treating whole worlds as “beasts”; how worlds operated and how the human reincarnation path ran were at his single thought’s command.
Immortal Realm cultivators at best tamed star-beasts or celestial beasts, while Jiang Li’s Beast Tamering Way had already transcended ordinary beast-taming; it was both transcendence and detachment.
These facts were written clearly in The Legend of Human Sovereign Jiang.
“Perhaps the Human Sovereign is returning to basics, relearning the Beast Tamering Way.” Seven Kill Daozi made that bold guess.
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The Beast Taming Sect was a first-rate great sect on par with powers like Tianji Tower. After establishing relations with Little Green Snake’s Lingxi World, the sect rose to even greater heights.
Consequently, many Core Formation practitioners came to vie for spots in the Beast Taming Sect.
Jiang Li and the other three were not particularly conspicuous.
To show respect for Core Formation entrants, the sect’s Deputy Sect Master presided over the proceedings.
The Beast Taming Sect deputy sect master was named Shuangji, a Unity Stage great demon — a bicolor spirit cat.
Jiang Li had seen her several times; what left the deepest impression were the two cat ears on her head and her heterochromatic red and blue eyes.
She was also the sect master’s wife.
Shuangji moved with graceful poise, taking slow catwalk steps toward the crowd, stopping to say in an unhurried tone, “Welcome to those who chose the Beast Taming Sect. I am Shuangji, Deputy Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect.”
“This examination consists of three trials, each closely related to beasts. Only those who pass all trials may become disciples of the Beast Taming Sect. Please treat this seriously.”
“Now we begin the first trial: Beast Taming Q&A. The Q&A uses a buzzer system. Answer any question correctly to proceed to the next trial.”
“Please listen: What do the Four Seas Dragon Clans now regard as the standard for measuring strength?”
“Bloodline!”
“Incorrect, next.”
“Progress in cultivating ‘Jiang Li Human Sovereign Power’!”
“Correct.”
“Second question: Humans have a divine technique called ‘Flying Dragon in the Heavens’. The corresponding divine technique that dragons can use after small success in cultivating ‘Jiang Li Human Sovereign Power’ is what?”
Seven Kill Daozi buzzed and answered: “Human Sovereign in the Heavens!”
“Correct.”
Jiang Li grinned; he found this first trial a bit challenging.