I'm Just a Beast Tamer

"Elder Jing Lun, how much do you know about the organization called Celestial Eye Black Pupil?"

Jiang Zuo was very interested in the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, but Luo Taidong knew little about it.

After thinking it over, Jiang Zuo figured the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower might know more.

"What, has another traitor from the Celestial Eye Black Pupil appeared in your Black Tortoise Dao Sect?"

The child-like Artifact Spirit was immediately intrigued.

It had been a while since he’d last visited the Scripture Pavilion, and Jiang Zuo had a vague feeling that the child-like spirit had grown a bit.

’Is it because of the Beast Patterns I gave it?’

That seemed highly likely. It appeared the tadpole-like script within the Beast Patterns was quite important to the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower.

"No. I’ve just heard about the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization recently. But it’s too mysterious, and not many people know about it."

"You’ve lived a long time, Elder Jing Lun. I figured you would know more."

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Jiang Zuo said with a grin.

"Then you figured wrong. If your Black Tortoise Dao Sect doesn’t know something, how would I?"

The child-like Artifact Spirit shook its head, speaking with regret.

"In that case, Elder Jing Lun, the Beast Taming Secret Manuals from Beast Taming Peak must have been stored here before, right? Even if the Peak Master of Beast Taming Peak took the originals, didn’t you memorize the contents of those books?"

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment before asking again.

For the Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals the Black Tortoise Dao Sect placed in the Scripture Pavilion, ordinary disciples could only exchange for copies recorded in their minds. But high-ranking members of the sect with sufficient authority could take the originals.

"Hmph! Of course I could have remembered them if I wanted to, but I had an agreement with that guy. For any book whose original was taken, I had to automatically delete my copy of its records."

"Back then, that Tu Tianlun, the Peak Master of Beast Taming Peak, said he was taking the originals of the Beast Taming Peak Secret Manuals to revise them. He never returned."

"If you want to blame someone, blame that ancestor of your Black Tortoise Dao Sect. It was his stupid rule."

"Because of that, I even lost a fair bit of my Cultivation!"

The child-like Artifact Spirit grew visibly upset as it spoke of this.

Jiang Zuo was speechless.

’That ancestor of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect probably just wanted the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower to stay with the sect for as long as possible.’

’That’s why he made such a rule.’

’But in the end, that Tu Tianlun found a loophole and exploited it.’

’Then again, who would have thought that a dignified Peak Master would do something so insane?’

"Zhou the kid, actually, that Tu Tianlun left something with me back then. If you give me another one of those special talismanic scripts... hmm, a better quality one."

"I’ll trade you the thing Tu Tianlun left with me!"

The child-like Artifact Spirit suddenly remembered something and said to Jiang Zuo mysteriously.

"The Peak Master of Beast Taming Peak left something with you? And you didn’t tell anyone from the Black Tortoise Dao Sect?"

Jiang Zuo was shocked.

"Why should I have? That guy Tu Tianlun gave it to me!"

"Besides, that guy was pure evil. When he gave it to me, he said it was a gift. But he told me I had to wait three days before I could look, that I had to open it after three days."

"Like an idiot, I believed him. I listened and waited three days to open it. When I did, it nearly killed me!"

The child-like Artifact Spirit said, fuming.

Jiang Zuo understood immediately.

It seemed Tu Tianlun not only wanted to steal the Secret Realm of Beast Taming Peak, but he also wanted to destroy the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower.

However, as a Pocket World Spirit Treasure, the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower didn’t let Tu Tianlun succeed.

"What is it? Let me see it first."

Jiang Zuo said after a moment of thought.

’Something that can destroy a Pocket World Spirit Treasure must be extraordinary.’

"I can’t let that thing out. If I do, I’m finished. I’ll show you a scene of what happened."

The child-like Artifact Spirit perked up at Jiang Zuo’s words.

A screen of light materialized before Jiang Zuo’s eyes.

On the screen, a younger-looking version of the Artifact Spirit was happily opening a Jade Box.

But the moment it opened the box, the Jade Box shattered with a BANG.

A fat, thumb-sized black worm appeared.

The moment it saw the black worm, the Artifact Spirit’s expression changed drastically.

Then, a ray of light suddenly flashed through the air, striking the black worm.

The black worm’s body, which had been about to squirm, abruptly slowed as if it were paralyzed.

The Artifact Spirit scrambled to conjure another Jade Box, trapping the black worm inside. Only then did it let out a sigh of relief.

"What kind of worm is that?"

Jiang Zuo looked at the black worm. On the screen, it just seemed ordinary.

"I don’t know. I’ve never seen anything like it either."

"But the moment it appeared, I had a feeling I was done for."

"Luckily, I have a few tricks up my sleeve, and this fat black worm wasn’t very fast."

"However, based on my feeling, this black worm probably has the ability to devour space."

"As a Pocket World Spirit Treasure, if my space were devoured from the inside, I would be completely destroyed."

The child-like Artifact Spirit shook its head; it had never heard of such a creature.

’A worm that can devour space... the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization is truly no small matter.’

If the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower hadn’t been so capable, the Black Tortoise Dao Sect’s fate 4,200 years ago would have been far worse than just a simple decline.

"So, what do you say? Want to trade? If there’s someone you don’t like, just take this worm to their Secret Realm and let it out. That Secret Realm will be toast, guaranteed!"

The child-like Artifact Spirit, knowing Jiang Zuo had more Beast Patterns, spoke impatiently.

"That worm... it’s been a few thousand years. Is it still alive?"

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s alive and well. A thing like this doesn’t die so easily."

The child-like spirit said quickly.

"A trade is possible, but this worm isn’t very useful to me. If you want to trade, you’ll have to add a Cultivation Technique."

"I’ve been interested in Spiritual Sense Techniques lately. Do you have any Spiritual Sense Attack Methods?"

Jiang Zuo said after some thought.

He was actually quite interested in the fat black worm.

But he’d already been thinking about getting a Spiritual Sense Attack Method, and now was the perfect chance to fleece one from the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower.

"A Spiritual Sense Attack Method? Huh, you kid have actually developed Divine Sense?"

"Alright, I’ll give you one. But Spiritual Sense Attack Skills are rare, and the ones I’ve collected are pretty ordinary."

"The best one is this God Shocking Needle. You use your Divine Sense to form a Divine Sense Needle to attack an enemy’s spiritual consciousness."

"If you don’t like that, there’s also Illusion Hypnosis. You can use your Divine Sense to create illusions for people with weak Spiritual Power and consciousness, making them believe certain things."

The Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower apparently didn’t like to pry into the state of its visitors. Only after Jiang Zuo mentioned Spiritual Sense Attack Skills did it realize he had already developed Divine Sense.

After a moment of surprise, the child-like Artifact Spirit gave Jiang Zuo two choices.

"Can I have both?"

Jiang Zuo asked shamelessly.

He felt that both of them could be useful.

"No way! We agreed on one, so it’s one. You need to be a man of your word!"

But the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower refused him sternly.

"Then I’ll take God Shocking Needle!"

Jiang Zuo didn’t hesitate.

God Shocking Needle could be used in combat. As for Illusion Hypnosis, it would have been great in his past life, but now, it was more for show than practical use.

Jiang Zuo still had four Beast Patterns on him: the third-rank Limb Regeneration and Giant Elephant Impact, and the second-rank Poisonous Claw and Eagle’s Eye.

He took out the Poisonous Claw Beast Pattern and gave it to the child-like Artifact Spirit. After confirming it was what he wanted, the spirit happily put it away.

Then, it handed Jiang Zuo a palm-sized jade box and the God Shocking Needle Secret Manual.

"You’d better not use God Shocking Needle carelessly. If you run into someone with stronger Divine Sense than you and attack rashly, you’ll suffer a backlash!"

The child-like Artifact Spirit didn’t forget to add a final reminder.

Jiang Zuo nodded. He was well aware of this.

If the difference in Divine Sense wasn’t too great, it would be fine. But if he rashly attacked someone whose Divine Sense was much stronger than his own, the consequences would be dire.

And even when facing someone with far weaker Divine Sense, most Cultivators wouldn’t rashly use a Divine Sense attack.

A Divine Sense attack consumes a huge amount of Divine Sense, and one’s own spiritual consciousness would also be affected after the attack.

This was also why Spiritual Sense Attack Skills were so rare.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower, Jiang Zuo had only taken a few steps when he suddenly noticed a black crow on a small nearby tree, watching him.

It just looked like an ordinary black crow, but the moment he saw it, Jiang Zuo sensed something was wrong.

’This isn’t an ordinary crow. An ordinary crow wouldn’t look at me like that.’

But just then, a gray light flashed in the crow’s eyes.

A Light Gate suddenly appeared at Jiang Zuo’s feet.

Jiang Zuo’s foot met empty air, and he began to fall into the Light Gate.

But Jiang Zuo knew the Flying Technique. He tried to steady himself and step out.

However, the seemingly ordinary black crow possessed an ability that was anything but.

Jiang Zuo suddenly felt his body become heavy.

He lost control of his body and fell into the Light Gate below.

"Who dares cause trouble in the Black Tortoise Dao Sect!"

A Roar echoed through the air.

Opening a Secret Realm within the Black Tortoise Dao Sect without alerting the sect’s Arrays was impossible.

The newcomer was none other than Zhou Fengtai, the Hall Master of the Ministry of Punishment.

The Ministry of Punishment was responsible for the sect’s security, and the sect’s grand Array was also under its surveillance.

After forcibly teleporting Jiang Zuo away, the black crow flapped its wings, preparing to flee.

But Zhou Fengtai had already arrived in a rage, and a giant hand reached out from afar.

The black crow was only slightly stronger than an ordinary one; there was no way it could evade Zhou Fengtai’s grasp.

But before Zhou Fengtai’s hand could catch it, the black crow self-destructed with a BANG.

"Old Zhou, what’s going on?"

Xu Hongyuan, Yan Bocheng, and Luo Taidong, who had just returned to the sect, along with other elders, all rushed over at the sound.

Several elders stared at the spot where the black crow had self-destructed.

A Token had been left behind.

The Token was embedded in a Wooden Token. On the back of the Wooden Token was a large, black eye.

"The Black Eye Order!"

"The Black Eye Order that members of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil use to escape?"

"The Black Eye Order can be used like this? Who was teleported to the Celestial Eye Black Pupil’s Secret Realm?"

All the elders were shocked.

Luo Taidong, in particular, suddenly had a very bad feeling.

"It’s Zhou Yong!"

Before Zhou Fengtai could speak, the Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower projected a human figure and spoke to the assembled elders.

Upon hearing this, all the elders’ faces fell.