I'm Just a Beast Tamer

"Junior Brother Zhou, you’ve broken through to the Divine Body Realm?"

Yu Ying and Luo Taidong looked at Jiang Zuo in surprise.

It had only been a little over thirty years since Jiang Zuo was abducted.

To go from the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation to the Divine Body Realm in just over thirty years was a speed comparable to that of top geniuses.

"The resources inside the Celestial Eye Black Pupil’s Secret Realm are incredibly abundant. I ate an Immortal Spirit Fruit there, and my Spirit Root Talent has been promoted to high-grade."

Jiang Zuo briefly recounted his experiences in the Secret Realm.

"That Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization is truly unfathomable. To have captured so many disciples from various families and sects, and to possess such vast resources... I wonder where they get it all from."

Hearing about the Five Elements Spiritual Soil and Spirit Seeds that could be picked up everywhere in Five Elements Mountain and the Dao Seed Forest, Third Senior Brother couldn’t help but marvel.

As long as one’s Cultivation was sufficient, they could directly obtain the Spiritual Objects needed for advancement. No sect could ever offer that.

Yet the Celestial Eye Black Pupil had such capabilities, making it seem as if these Five Elements Spiritual Objects were free for the taking.

Jiang Zuo hadn’t told him that he’d obtained five types of Innate Spiritual Soil all at once, and he even had two extra types on him.

He wondered how Third Senior Brother would react if he found out.

"It’s not that surprising they have such a fortune after thousands, even tens of thousands of years of evildoing and plunder."

"Zhou Yong, just in case, you must undergo a thorough examination after you return to the sect."

Luo Taidong shook his head.

The saying goes that murder and arson pave the road to riches. It wasn’t strange that the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization had such abundant resources; what was difficult was that they had managed to remain at large for over ten thousand years.

"Oh, right. Master, I brought some things back from the Secret Realm that should be useful to the sect. I’ll give them to you, and you can hand them over to the sect."

Jiang Zuo didn’t respond to Luo Taidong. Instead, he took out three Divine Sense Jade Tubes and handed them over.

With the cautionary tale of Tu Tianlun, who had been brainwashed by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, Jiang Zuo knew he would inevitably face suspicion upon returning to the Black Tortoise Dao Sect.

But Jiang Zuo was full of secrets, and he could never accept an inspection that would strip them all away.

For one, there was his astonishingly large Qi Sea and Dao Foundation, not to mention the five Divine Trees intertwined on it.

These things were all impossible to explain.

So, Jiang Zuo planned to take an indirect approach.

He would make a significant enough contribution to the sect. If they still insisted on an inspection, he would state frankly that he had secrets he was unwilling to reveal.

If they still couldn’t reach an agreement, then they would have to part ways amicably.

Jiang Zuo just wanted to cultivate peacefully in a familiar place and avoid trouble.

With his current strength, which was comparable to the Three Flowers Realm, it wouldn’t take much effort to find another place.

Luo Taidong took them, puzzled, and extended his Divine Sense into one of the Jade Tubes.

After a brief look, Luo Taidong’s expression changed dramatically.

"Zhou Yong, these Jade Tubes..."

He looked at Jiang Zuo excitedly.

"I copied these from the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization. I thought the sect could use them."

Jiang Zuo nodded.

"Use them? This is far more than useful! Junior Brother, you’re incredible!"

"You’ve probably recovered all the Beast Taming Peak Secret Manuals that went missing from the sect!"

"And a huge portion of these are ones the sect never even had!"

Third Senior Brother had also used his Divine Sense to take a curious peek, and he spoke with even greater excitement.

"Although I haven’t seen the Beast Taming Peak Secret Manuals that were lost, your Third Senior Brother is right. Zhou Yong, the manuals you’ve brought back definitely far exceed everything the sect possesses!"

Luo Taidong said with certainty.

With these secret manuals, the rebuilding of Beast Taming Peak was just around the corner!

Given time, even if they couldn’t surpass the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, it would be no problem for the Black Tortoise Dao Sect to reclaim its spot among the top three sects in the Far West Land.

This time, Jiang Zuo had rendered a service of monumental merit!

If it weren’t for the upcoming discussions at Sword Casting Manor, Luo Taidong would have wanted nothing more than to rush back to the Black Tortoise Dao Sect with these Beast Taming Secret Manuals.

However, Luo Taidong didn’t have to wait long.

「One day later.」

At the summons of Sword Casting Manor, more than half of the major and minor sects and families from the human Ancestral Continent had arrived.

Among the Ten Great Sects, the Divine Wood Sect, Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Thousand Illusion Sect, Hundred Herbs Alliance, Weituo Temple, and Jasper Pool Immortal Sect all sent representatives to attend this grand event.

As for the other members of the Ten Great Sects, they were either too busy with their own affairs to participate or their reputations were so poor that showing up would inevitably cause trouble, so it was better not to come.

Including the hundred-plus Cultivators who had escaped from the Secret Realm, Sword Casting Manor was now housing over a thousand visiting Cultivators.

However, among these thousand-plus Cultivators, the highest Cultivation was only at the Dao Fruit Realm.

Most of them were at the Three Flowers Realm.

Among so many sects, Jiang Zuo was most concerned about the Divine Wood Sect and, of course, the Red Fox Sect.

He had come to the Far West Land in the first place to hide from the Divine Wood Sect.

As for the Red Fox Sect, it was the sect founded by Venerable Red Fox.

Jiang Zuo came from Red Fox Town, and he had grown up hearing tales of the great Venerable Red Fox.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he and Venerable Red Fox were from the same hometown.

Of course, even though Venerable Red Fox was an astonishingly powerful great Cultivator at the Manifestation Realm, Jiang Zuo had absolutely no intention of revealing his connection to his "fellow townsman."

Over a thousand Cultivators gathered bustlingly in a massive hall.

"Fellow Daoists, the situation is as I’ve described. Although more than two hundred abducted disciples from various sects have escaped, over six hundred more remain trapped within the Secret Realm."

"I have gathered you all here today to discuss how to rescue the remaining disciples."

"According to Zhou Yong, a disciple of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect, the disciples inside the Secret Realm have another Secret Realm Token. In about a month, they will be able to open the gate to the Secret Realm again."

"However, it is foreseeable that the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization will not just stand by and watch us rescue those disciples."

"The Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization certainly has other Secret Realm Tokens. The longer we delay, the more danger those disciples will be in."

"Fortunately, back when the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization abducted the disciple from the Black Tortoise Dao Sect, they left another Secret Realm Token behind at the sect."

"Fellow Daoist Luo Taidong of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect has already handed this Secret Realm Token over to me."

Ou Fanghai stood before the crowd, speaking slowly.

At this, many people turned to look at Luo Taidong and the others.

They had already learned from the rescued disciples that their escape was all thanks to that disciple from the Black Tortoise Dao Sect.

They hadn’t expected the Black Tortoise Dao Sect to have another Secret Realm Token.

This way, once the disciples were rescued, all the major and minor sects and families would owe the Black Tortoise Dao Sect a favor.

The Black Tortoise Dao Sect was showing signs of a resurgence!

This thought couldn’t help but flash through the minds of many Cultivators.

"Master Ou, rescuing them is urgent, but before that, I think we must confirm that this isn’t a trap."

But just then, an old man spoke indifferently.

"Elder Liao Shitong of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!"

Many looked toward the voice and immediately recognized the speaker.

"The brainwashing capabilities of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization are known throughout the world. Once someone is brainwashed, recovery is no simple matter."

"This Zhou Yong from the Black Tortoise Dao Sect was supposedly brainwashed, but then he was lucky enough to find a predecessor’s relic that just so happened to break the mind control and restore his sense of self."

"Then, he found Buddhist Relics that could free everyone from control and allow them all to recover."

"To say it’s a coincidence is a bit too much of a coincidence."

"What if this is all a conspiracy by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization?"

"The Celestial Eye Black Pupil has always been treacherous. We must be on our guard."

"Back then, the Black Tortoise Dao Sect merely had a single traitor controlled by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, and it nearly led to the sect’s annihilation."

"If this is a trap and we fail to see it, we will be facing over eight hundred traitors brainwashed by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil."

"When they have all grown stronger and the Celestial Eye Black Pupil suddenly makes its move, what kind of scene will that be for the Cultivation Realm?"

Liao Shitong said nonchalantly.

"Nonsense! We’ve already fully recovered!"

"You old coot, you’re just trying to stir up trouble!"

The Cultivators who had just barely managed to escape were immediately displeased.

If what Liao Shitong said was true, wouldn’t it mean that in the future, they would never be trusted with important roles again, and might even be treated as traitors?

But no matter what these Cultivators said, they were ultimately too young and their Cultivation levels were too low.

Instead, Liao Shitong’s words won the approval of many.

If Liao Shitong’s worries were to come true, the Cultivation Realm would face an unimaginable catastrophe.

And thinking about it carefully, such a possibility wasn’t entirely out of the question.

After all, Jiang Zuo’s luck seemed a little too good.

"Elder Liao, if you’re going to put it that way, then I must defend myself."

Jiang Zuo suddenly spoke up.

"Oh, defend yourself? I don’t think a junior like you has anything to say in your defense. However, if you’re willing to take a walk to our Ten Thousand Beasts Sect’s Heart Inquiry Stele, I might just believe you."

Liao Shitong glanced at Jiang Zuo and said indifferently.

"Of course I can! But Elder Liao, your very first point was wrong."

"I never said that I was brainwashed and controlled by the Celestial Eye Black Pupil!"

"From beginning to end, the Celestial Eye Black Pupil never managed to brainwash me!"

Jiang Zuo shook his head and said calmly.

"Everyone knows about the brainwashing abilities of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization. When you were abducted, you were only at the Qi Cultivation stage. How could you possibly have deceived them?"

Liao Shitong was clearly skeptical.

"No! If he had opened his Sea of Consciousness and awakened his Divine Sense, it wouldn’t be impossible!"

But at that moment, someone else spoke up.

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Jiang Zuo.

"That is a possibility. But fellow Daoists, you don’t really believe this junior opened his Sea of Consciousness during the Qi Cultivation stage, do you?"

"I’m not afraid to tell you all, when he first entered the Black Tortoise Dao Sect, his Spirit Root Talent was a low-grade, mid-tier Mixed Spirit Root!"

Liao Shitong chuckled, making sure to tell everyone just how poor Jiang Zuo’s Spirit Root had been.

"A low-grade, mid-tier Mixed Spirit Root?"

"That’s impossible!"

The group of Cultivators who had escaped with Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

With that kind of Spirit Root Talent, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he should have given up on Cultivation.

But in reality, the strength Jiang Zuo had displayed in the Secret Realm was simply unimaginable.

"Fellow Daoists, isn’t he looking more and more suspicious?"

"You all also said he ambushed and killed a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator. I don’t believe he has such ability. Whether that Three Flowers Realm Cultivator is truly dead or just faking it remains to be seen."

"If you ask me, I think it’s possible that Three Flowers Realm Cultivator was just putting on an act!"

Liao Shitong looked at Jiang Zuo with a hint of smugness.

After he said this, many of the High Tier Cultivators present looked at Jiang Zuo with gazes full of scrutiny.

Starting Cultivation with a low-grade, mid-tier Mixed Spirit Root, not only resisting the brainwashing of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization but also ambushing and killing a Three Flowers Realm Cultivator with an early-stage Divine Body Realm Cultivation...

It was simply unbelievable.

"Elder Liao, if that’s the case, I wonder if you would dare to fight me?"

Jiang Zuo suddenly challenged.

When Jiang Zuo said this, the surrounding Cultivators were stunned for a moment, then immediately became interested.

"That’s right! What’s the point of all this useless talk? We are Cultivators! A fight will settle it!"

"Elder Liao, since you’re so suspicious of him, surely you won’t refuse a match with Young Friend Zhou, will you?"