Dual Cultivation With My Yandere Disciples

"Beast Emperor Origin Technique."

Chen Xuan muttered the words written at the top of the tablet, his eyes narrowing slightly.

For a moment, he found it difficult to understand what they meant.

Fortunately, only a split second later, the countless patterns carved across the tablet’s surface suddenly began to squirm.

It was as though the ancient carvings had come alive.

A crimson light slowly gathered among them.

Then—

Whoosh!

Like a bullet, the crimson light shot out from the tablet and struck Chen Xuan directly between the eyebrows.

Chen Xuan’s expression changed slightly.

He instinctively wanted to defend himself, but the crimson light had already entered his body.

Yet contrary to his expectations, it did not cause him any harm.

Instead, it transformed into countless streams of pure information that rapidly spread throughout his mind.

Beast Emperor Origin Technique.

The name appeared once more in his consciousness.

This time, however, Chen Xuan could clearly understand what it entailed.

As expected, this tablet contained a technique.

That much had already been obvious from the beginning.

What truly surprised Chen Xuan was the actual function of this technique.

It could neither improve his cultivation like the Yin-Yang Technique nor enhance his physical strength like the Dragon-Phoenix Body.

If anything, it seemed more similar to the Heaven-Swallowing Scripture practiced by Chi Yao.

It was primarily an auxiliary ability, yet it possessed several extremely terrifying functions.

As Chen Xuan continued reading through the information, his expression gradually became solemn.

There were two main abilities contained within the Beast Emperor Origin Technique.

The first was the ability to tame beasts.

No matter whether they were land beasts, sea beasts, or flying beasts, as long as they met the necessary conditions, the cultivator could use the technique to enslave them.

Once a Beast Emperor Seal was implanted, the enslaved beast would have almost no chance of breaking free.

Unless its cultivation surpassed that of the cultivator by two entire realms, the Beast Emperor Seal would remain an absolute restriction over it.

This alone was already an astonishing ability.

After all, there were countless beasts in the cultivation world.

Even if most of them were weak, the number of powerful beasts was still enormous.

And there was another particularly frightening aspect.

There was no fixed limit to the number of Beast Emperor Seals a cultivator could plant.

As long as their soul was powerful enough to withstand the burden, and their mastery of the technique reached the corresponding level, they could theoretically enslave billions of beasts.

Billions!

Just thinking about such a number made Chen Xuan’s scalp tingle.

Of course, theoretically possible did not mean that anyone could actually accomplish it.

The burden imposed by so many Beast Emperor Seals would be enormous.

Still, the potential alone was enough to demonstrate how terrifying this technique was.

However, the second function of the Beast Emperor Origin Technique was what attracted Chen Xuan’s attention the most.

It was directly related to the Beast Emperor Seals.

By implanting a Beast Emperor Seal into a beast, the cultivator could share a portion of that beast’s Origin.

In simple terms...

The cultivator could plunder part of the beast’s strength.

Permanently!

Chen Xuan’s eyes sharpened.

The more he understood the technique, the more shocked he became.

He immediately understood its terrifying potential.

Being able to tame all kinds of beasts was already an extraordinary ability.

But being able to obtain a portion of their Origin afterward made the technique far more frightening.

A single beast could not provide much assistance to a cultivator.

Even if the beast was at the same realm, the improvement obtained from it would likely be insignificant.

But what if there were hundreds?

Thousands?

Or even millions?

Even if each beast only contributed a tiny amount of Origin, those improvements would accumulate over time.

When the number became sufficiently large, the result would be terrifying.

It was entirely possible for a cultivator to continuously strengthen themselves without relying solely on their own cultivation.

The thought caused Chen Xuan’s breathing to become slightly heavier.

He subconsciously recalled the scene he had witnessed before entering the inheritance.

The city of the Goddess’ Island.

Every native cultivator there was accompanied by a beast.

Back then, Chen Xuan had merely found the sight somewhat interesting.

He had not thought too much about it.

Now, however, he had a completely different understanding.

Could all of those beasts have been tamed through the Beast Emperor Origin Technique?

Unfortunately, there was no way for him to determine the answer at present.

Whether the technique had originally been left behind by the Goddess of the Sea herself, or whether someone had obtained it through this inheritance and subsequently passed it down, was still unknown.

There was one more problem.

Chen Xuan’s expression gradually became strange as he continued reading.

"The tablet only contains the first level of the Beast Emperor Origin Technique."

"At most, it can allow me to condense a Beast Emperor Seal and implant it into beasts."

"Not only do I need to be significantly stronger than my target, but I also cannot share their Origin at this level."

Chen Xuan shook his head.

The Beast Emperor Origin Technique was obviously incomplete.

Or rather, it had not been revealed in its entirety at this stage of the inheritance.

He could faintly understand why.

"The Beast Emperor Origin Technique is not any weaker than Chi Yao’s Heaven-Swallowing Scripture."

"It makes sense that the Goddess of the Sea wouldn’t simply give it away."

"Perhaps only the final inheritor has a chance of obtaining the complete technique."

At that thought, Chen Xuan’s eyes flashed.

Originally, he had been full of expectations regarding the Goddess of the Sea’s inheritance.

Yet after meeting the ancient turtle and Cai Yu, his enthusiasm had been dampened considerably.

The Guardian was terrifying. The Elder was powerful.

And according to everything Cai Yu had said, obtaining the inheritance was practically impossible.

Because of that, Chen Xuan had gradually lowered his expectations.

He had continued participating in the trial mostly out of habit, not exerting his full might. He had never truly expected to obtain anything truly valuable.

Now, however, his enthusiasm had returned.

An Immortal-grade technique!

And one that was extremely terrifying at that!

Just by going through the contents of its first level and understanding the brief description accompanying it, Chen Xuan already knew that he had to obtain the complete technique.

No matter what happened later.

No matter how difficult the remaining trials were.

Even if he had to pay a heavy price, he had to do everything in his power to obtain it!

Countless thoughts raced through Chen Xuan’s mind.

Greed.

Anticipation. Apprehension. Excitement.

All kinds of emotions alternated within his eyes.

After several minutes, however, Chen Xuan finally calmed himself.

He did not attempt to take the tablet away from the island.

He had already noticed that the two were integrated. In turn, the island itself was fused with the lake.

Although Soul Formation experts could move seas and shatter mountains, this was not an ordinary lake.

It was something left behind by the Goddess of the Sea.

Chen Xuan strongly suspected that even quasi-Immortals would have difficulty forcibly taking the tablet away. Much less him.

There was no need to waste time trying something that was impossible.

Instead, Chen Xuan raised his head.

A spatial passage had appeared on the other side of the tablet.

A powerful devouring force emerged from within, silently urging him to enter.

At the same time, a voice rang inside his mind.

This was the entrance to the second trial.

As long as he stepped through it, he could continue to the next stage of the inheritance.

Despite this, Chen Xuan did not immediately enter.

Instead, he turned around.

Then, without another word, he flew toward the pier he had just left.

Before long, he once again stood in front of the white dragon.

His eyes flashed.

The beast was still imprisoned by the invisible force.

Its enormous body remained motionless.

Yet the hatred in its eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

If anything, it had become even more intense.

Its body trembled faintly.

It clearly had yet to accept its defeat. It couldn’t believe that it had been defeated by a mere human cultivator.

Even if this entire situation was part of the Goddess of the Sea’s arrangements, it was still unwilling to accept such an outcome.

It was a legendary dragon!

How could it accept such humiliation?

The white dragon did not seem interested in hiding its emotions either.

The unwillingness and anger were clearly etched across its face, allowing Chen Xuan to see them at a glance.

However, Chen Xuan paid them no attention.

He simply stared at the white dragon for several seconds.

Then, finally, he nodded.

"It’s acceptable to serve as experimental material."

He muttered a few words that the white dragon could understand. Yet the meaning behind them was something the dragon could not possibly decipher.

At least, not yet.

The next moment, a complicated rune flashed across Chen Xuan’s eyes.

A crimson seal gradually materialized within his hand.

It resembled a prison.

Countless beastly forms were faintly visible within its structure, as though countless creatures had been imprisoned inside this tiny rune.

The white dragon had remained in the lake for countless years, but it had never encountered the island. It would only open when someone passed the trial.

As such, it had no knowledge of the Beast Emperor Origin Technique.

Even so, the moment its eyes landed on the crimson rune, its entire body suddenly trembled.

A terrifying instinct emerged from deep within its soul.

Danger!

Flee!

Its instincts screamed at it.

Unfortunately, there was nowhere for it to flee.

The invisible force locking down the pier had completely restricted its body.

It could only watch helplessly as the Beast Emperor Seal slowly approached.

The dragon’s eyes widened.

Then—

The crimson rune landed upon its body.

It instantly transformed into countless strands of crimson light before drilling directly into its soul.

"Roar!"

A cry of unwillingness resounded throughout the lake.

Unfortunately, save for Chen Xuan, there was no one else here to witness the white dragon’s final struggle.