I'm Just a Beast Tamer

’So, she finally can’t hold it in anymore. Is she about to make her move?’

Jiang Zuo saw everything Sikong Bing did.

But he paid it no mind, pretending to be oblivious as he continued his deep sleep.

Sikong Bing only returned quietly when the drug’s effects were about to wear off.

Seeing Jiang Zuo lying on the bed as usual, Sikong Bing let out a sigh of relief.

After that day, Sikong Bing began returning much more frequently.

Before, she would only come back once every six months, but now, she returned every two months.

Each time, she would drug Jiang Zuo and then vanish without a trace, off to do who knows what.

Jiang Zuo had no intention of prying. He just focused on his Cultivation and his own affairs.

Currently, on Spirit Beast Mountain, Jiang Zuo was studying a type of tier-three Spirit Turtle, the Lush Wood Tortoise.

The Lush Wood Tortoise had an extremely long lifespan, excelled at defense, and possessed a gentle temperament.

At tier three, the Lush Wood Tortoise still looked rather ordinary.

But tier four was a huge threshold. Once crossed, the Lush Wood Tortoise would undergo a massive qualitative transformation.

Their bodies would swell by dozens of times, and they would gain the ability to fly, making them exceptionally good flying mounts.

Whenever a Lush Wood Tortoise was on the verge of advancing to tier four, it would be taken away by people from the Celestial Eye Black Pupil.

However, the Lush Wood Tortoises grew far too slowly. According to them, in the tens of thousands of years they had lived here, only three of their kind had been taken away.

For Jiang Zuo, with his Dao Foundation status, studying the Lush Wood Tortoise was a very suitable choice.

As for the insights he gained into taming the Lush Wood Tortoise, Jiang Zuo didn’t mind handing them over.

No matter what, there was no way to significantly speed up the growth of a Lush Wood Tortoise.

His findings only made the taming process a little simpler.

On Spirit Beast Mountain, besides Jiang Zuo, a Dao Foundation Cultivator, only disciples at the Divine Body Realm were allowed to enter the area for tier-three Spirit Beasts.

But there weren’t many Divine Body Realm disciples within the Secret Realm, and even fewer on Spirit Beast Mountain.

In the several years Jiang Zuo had been on the mountain, he had only seen two such people.

They were responsible for other tier-three Spirit Beasts and had no contact with Jiang Zuo whatsoever.

While interacting with the Lush Wood Tortoises, Jiang Zuo eventually had to bring out Xiaoqing in order to draw their blood.

Without Xiaoqing to keep them in check, it would have been truly difficult for Jiang Zuo to get any of the Lush Wood Tortoises’ blood.

Even so, the Spirit Turtles had very little blood. Jiang Zuo spent a considerable amount of time collecting a sufficient amount of Spirit Beast Blood, drop by drop from each Lush Wood Tortoise, to offer to his Desolate Heaven Beast Bone Armor.

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The blood of a tier-three Spirit Beast instantly gave Jiang Zuo 90 points of Beast Soul Power.

One day, Jiang Zuo was slacking off during his Cultivation on Spirit Beast Mountain.

Xiaoqing slithered over and handed a Storage Ring to Jiang Zuo.

"Where did this come from?"

Jiang Zuo was curious.

Xiaoqing immediately began to squeak and chirp.

’A Spirit Turtle said a human Cultivator left it behind a long time ago and told it to give it to someone who seemed like a good person?’

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but be amused.

’Was I just handed a "good person" card?’

However, Jiang Zuo felt this had nothing to do with him. It was purely the Spirit Turtle trying to curry favor with Xiaoqing by handing over the ring.

That said, Jiang Zuo didn’t dare to be careless.

This was a Storage Ring that even a mortal could use. Jiang Zuo didn’t open it himself, instead having his Blood Qi Avatar do it for him.

But it turned out he was overthinking things; there was nothing wrong with the ring.

Inside the ring were only three items.

An exquisite, snow-white Jade Pendant and two handwritten Cultivation Techniques.

Jiang Zuo picked up the Jade Pendant, and his eyes immediately narrowed.

’This Jade Pendant has an extremely strong effect of Purifying Heart and Spirit!’

"Moonlit Night Heart-Purifying Technique, and Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill?"

"The Moonlit Night Heart-Purifying Technique is only effective if you hold the Jade Pendant while cultivating under the moonlight."

’It seems the Cultivator who left this ring behind managed to break free from the brainwashing with this. But I get the feeling he didn’t make it in the end. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have left this Storage Ring behind.’

Jiang Zuo knew with a single glance that with this Jade Pendant and the Moonlit Night Heart-Purifying Technique, it was highly likely one could escape the brainwashing of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil.

’The Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill... was this person a disciple of the Yin Yang Sect?’

Jiang Zuo then opened the Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill. In the opening, there was a final message left by the previous owner, stating that this technique came from the Yin Yang Sect and that if a destined person were to cultivate it, they must not use it against the Yin Yang Sect.

’This Cultivation Technique from the Yin Yang Sect is quite brilliant. How did they end up in their current state?’

Jiang Zuo examined the Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill carefully and was amazed.

The Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill was a Dual Cultivation Technique, but not a deviant one like the Charming Woman Yin Heart Scripture, which involved sexual union to steal yin to supplement yang.

This was a completely orthodox Dual Cultivation Technique. It simply required the two practitioners to be a man and a woman, who could cultivate just by holding hands.

The truly incredible part was that this technique actually allowed a Cultivator to simultaneously operate two different Cultivation Techniques of water and fire attributes!

Simultaneously operating multiple Cultivation Techniques was something Jiang Zuo had always wanted to do.

But after a few brief attempts, he had given up.

Trying to operate multiple techniques at once presented numerous difficulties, both large and small.

First, one needed to possess at least two types of high-grade or better Spirit Root Talent.

Second, one’s physical body had to be powerful.

When a Cultivator cultivated, it placed a significant burden on their physical body. This burden was especially heavy for those with lower talent.

This was why many Cultivators had to rest after cultivating for a continuous period.

Simultaneously cultivating multiple techniques increased this burden several times over.

For Jiang Zuo, these two issues weren’t a problem.

The truly difficult problem to solve was something else.

Balance!

When operating multiple techniques at the same time, each one must be kept in perfect balance. One could not be stronger while another was weaker.

Once the balance was broken, it would lead to a conflict between the techniques, causing a major collapse within the Cultivator’s body.

In a mild case, one’s cultivation would go astray, resulting in serious injuries. In a severe case, one could suffer from cultivation deviation, leading to a massive loss in one’s Cultivation.

And the differences between various Cultivation Techniques were immense.

Trying to operate multiple techniques simultaneously while keeping them balanced was a near-impossible feat.

For Jiang Zuo, who wanted to cultivate five techniques at once, it was even more unimaginable.

But this Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill offered a brilliant solution.

The Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill operated both water and fire techniques simultaneously. When an imbalance occurred, the technique would automatically convert the excess from one of them into Yin Yang Power.

This excess Yin Yang Power would then flow into the body of the Dual Cultivator partner, achieving a new balance.

According to the Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill, a male Cultivator practicing the Water and Fire Technique could perform Dual Cultivation with a female Cultivator who was also practicing it.

This was the most effective scenario for both parties.

If such a female Cultivator couldn’t be found, one could practice Dual Cultivation with two female Cultivators simultaneously—one practicing a water technique and the other a fire technique—with a similar effect.

’The Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill itself is useless to me, but could I use it as a basis to create a Cultivation Technique suitable for my own needs?’

An idea began to form in Jiang Zuo’s mind.

The Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill had given him a great deal of inspiration.

If he could operate five Cultivation Techniques at once, even if it didn’t give him five times the cultivation speed, a two- or three-fold increase was practically guaranteed.

Even just a two-fold increase would drastically shorten his cultivation time.

’I still have an Enlightenment Stone. I can definitely give this a try!’

A glint appeared in Jiang Zuo’s eyes.

The Enlightenment Stone was made for moments like this.

Without hesitation, Jiang Zuo took out the Enlightenment Stone, ready to begin his comprehension.

Holding the Enlightenment Stone, the same choice he faced back in the Enlightenment Tower appeared in Jiang Zuo’s mind.

This time, Jiang Zuo chose Enlightenment.

Jiang Zuo was just about to comprehend the Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill and modify it into a Five Elements Technique he could use.

But at that moment, the Mysterious Stele, which had been dormant in his Sea of Consciousness for a long time, stirred slightly.

The Enlightenment Stone in Jiang Zuo’s hand instantly vanished, reappearing in his Sea of Consciousness.

The Enlightenment Stone landed on the Mysterious Stele and merged with it.

Then, the Mysterious Stele emitted a faint white glow, and Jiang Zuo immediately felt himself enter a wondrous state.

The Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill materialized in his mind, and his ideas began to surface one after another.

Under the influence of his thoughts, the Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill was constantly being altered.

An unknown amount of time passed before Jiang Zuo suddenly came to his senses.

"The Five Elements Yin Yang Skill!"

Jiang Zuo’s spirits lifted as he looked at the brand-new Cultivation Technique that had appeared in his mind.

The Five Elements Yin Yang Skill was a modification based on the Water and Fire Yin Yang Skill. Its biggest difference was that it allowed the simultaneous operation of five Cultivation Techniques.

The core principle was still to convert imbalanced Spiritual Qi into Yin Yang Power and channel it into a Dual Cultivation partner to achieve balance.

Furthermore, Jiang Zuo had modified the technique so that it only required one female Cultivator for Dual Cultivation, with no restrictions on what technique she practiced.

Ultimately, Jiang Zuo just needed a female Cultivator to transfer the Yin Yang Power to in order to maintain balance.

’The Mysterious Stele is so useful!’

The Mysterious Stele was undeniably indispensable in achieving this.

Jiang Zuo could never have accomplished this on his own.

Since it last deceived the Celestial Dao, the Mysterious Stele had been dormant for nearly fifty years.

This time, thanks to the Enlightenment Stone, it had finally shown signs of activity again.

’I’m afraid the Enlightenment Tower in the Phoenix Blood Secret Realm has some connection to the Mysterious Stele.’

Jiang Zuo thought again.

’Come to think of it, the effects of the Enlightenment Tower and the Mysterious Stele are somewhat similar.’

Returning home, Jiang Zuo didn’t just wait for Sikong Bing. Instead, he sent her a message directly, telling her to come back.

"My dear, I want to advance to the Divine Body Realm sooner so I can contribute more to the Master of the Black Eye. I’ve obtained a Dual Cultivation Technique that can greatly increase our cultivation speed. Let’s cultivate together!"

Jiang Zuo said this straightforwardly, without waiting for Sikong Bing to ask any questions.

’Dual Cultivation?’

Sikong Bing was instantly on guard.

"What kind of Dual Cultivation Technique is it? Is it really that effective?"

But Sikong Bing couldn’t refuse outright.

Isn’t it normal for a husband and wife to practice Dual Cultivation?

Jiang Zuo’s created Five Elements Yin Yang Skill was divided into male and female parts. He had already written out the female portion.

After reading it, Sikong Bing’s expression relaxed.

It seemed to be a very proper Dual Cultivation Technique, and according to its description, it could indeed significantly increase cultivation speed.

Sikong Bing nodded in agreement.

The two began their Dual Cultivation. When Jiang Zuo started operating the technique, Sikong Bing was instantly shocked.

’What on earth is this technique he’s practicing?’

’The amount of Spiritual Qi he’s absorbing is staggering!’

Sikong Bing could feel the dense Spiritual Qi in the surroundings surging into Jiang Zuo’s body like an endless tide.

The amount of Spiritual Qi she was absorbing, however, was less than a fifth of his.

And she possessed a peak high-grade Water Spirit Root!