I'm Just a Beast Tamer

’The file says this kid has exceptional Beast Taming Talent. The Immortal Sect is preparing to train him to be a Beast Master.’

’He’s at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation now. We’ll send him to Five Elements Mountain.’

The middle-aged man thought to himself.

The Celestial Eye Black Pupil was known as an Evil Cultivation Organization to the outside world, but they considered themselves the Immortal Sect.

Furthermore, most of the core members of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil had not, in fact, been brainwashed.

Most of them had parents who were believers and were raised among the followers of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil after birth. They were devout believers who genuinely subscribed to the divine doctrine of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil and had passed the Inquiry Heart test.

As for the believers who were acquired through brainwashing, most of them would ultimately just become Death Warriors.

Only a handful of geniuses would be cultivated as disciples.

This Zhou Yong from the Black Tortoise Dao Sect before him didn’t have much Cultivation Talent, but his gift for Beast Taming was a rarity in the world.

The middle-aged man immediately decided to follow the Immortal Sect’s rules and send Jiang Zuo to Five Elements Mountain.

On Five Elements Mountain, one could find various Five Elements Spiritual Soils to forge a Dao Foundation.

As for suspecting whether Jiang Zuo had resisted the brainwashing,

The middle-aged man never even considered the possibility.

Even Dao Foundation Cultivators who had developed their Divine Sense couldn’t resist the brainwashing methods of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil upon arriving here.

From ancient times to the present day, everyone who walked out of that passage had been successfully brainwashed. There were no exceptions.

Jiang Zuo was able to avoid being brainwashed not only because he had developed his Divine Sense, but mainly because he had the Mysterious Stele in his Sea of Consciousness and had also already formed a Visualization World.

"Zhou Yong, you are not far from reaching Qi Cultivation Perfection. Go to Five Elements Mountain to continue your Cultivation."

"Once you reach Qi Cultivation Perfection there, find a suitable Five Elements Spiritual Soil on your own and forge your Dao Foundation."

"After forging your Dao Foundation, report to the person in charge of Five Elements Mountain. He will arrange your subsequent tasks."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he gave Jiang Zuo a Token with the words "Five Elements" inscribed on it.

"Alright."

Jiang Zuo nodded, accepted the Token without another word.

"Go on outside. Show the Token, and someone will take you to Five Elements Mountain."

The middle-aged man pointed to the main door.

Jiang Zuo walked out the door. Outside, several old men were waiting.

Beside each old man stood a large, snow-white bird.

"Come with me. I’ll take you to Five Elements Mountain."

One of the old men spoke after Jiang Zuo presented the Token.

Jiang Zuo followed him onto the back of the snow-white bird, and the old man guided it into the sky.

"What kind of bird is this?"

Jiang Zuo asked curiously, unafraid of revealing his ignorance.

"A Xue Haiqing. Beautiful, isn’t it?"

"A pity its Cultivation is a bit too weak. It’s only a first-rank Spirit Beast."

The old man praised it with a hint of pride before adding his comment with a touch of regret.

It was indeed beautiful.

Jiang Zuo stroked the Xue Haiqing’s beautiful, smooth feathers, deeply agreeing.

’I have to catch a few dozen of these Xue Haiqing and throw them into my Pet Beast Spirit Garden.’

’I might not be able to find them anywhere else.’

The Xue Haiqing wasn’t flying too high, and as Jiang Zuo looked down, he could see various buildings and numerous figures appearing on the ground from time to time.

If he hadn’t been forcibly teleported here, Jiang Zuo would have found it hard to imagine that this was one of the lairs of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil.

Five Elements Mountain wasn’t too far away. In less than two hours, the Xue Haiqing landed before a tall mountain.

The Xue Haiqing landed in front of a simple-looking wooden hut. Inside the hut was another old man.

However, this old man exuded an extremely powerful aura. Jiang Zuo guessed his Cultivation was at least in the late stage of the Divine Body Realm.

"I am Qiu Yiping, the steward of Five Elements Mountain. I’m already aware of your situation."

"Five Elements Mountain doesn’t have many rules. Once you’re on the mountain, find a place to live and cultivate. When you reach Qi Cultivation Perfection, find a suitable Five Elements Spiritual Soil on the mountain to break through."

"The Five Elements Spiritual Soil on Five Elements Mountain has been prepared by the Immortal Sect for its believers. Be sure not to take more than you need."

"If there’s anything you don’t understand about your Cultivation, you can come and ask me. If you don’t want to continue practicing your original Cultivation Technique, you can also come to me to exchange it for another."

Qiu Yiping glanced at Jiang Zuo and said in a calm voice.

"Do you have any Celestial Tier Cultivation Techniques?"

Jiang Zuo asked after pretending to think for a moment.

The three-tiered division of Cultivation Techniques—Celestial, Earth, and Human—was basically universal in the Cultivation World.

"We do, but if you want to cultivate a Celestial Tier technique, you must pass a talent assessment by an Immortal Sect elder."

Qiu Yiping replied.

"Then never mind. My Cultivation Talent is definitely not good enough."

Jiang Zuo shook his head, offered his thanks, and then walked toward the towering Five Elements Mountain.

’The Spiritual Qi is so rich! It’s even a notch stronger than at Taihao Peak!’

The moment Jiang Zuo stepped into Five Elements Mountain, a dense wave of Spiritual Qi washed over him.

’This Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization is truly something else.’

Five Elements Mountain was huge, and many Qi Cultivation and Dao Foundation disciples were cultivating there.

However, they all cultivated like ascetics, each minding their own business.

Although there were many people, it was almost completely silent, which was quite unsettling.

Jiang Zuo spent the better part of a day circling the mountain, gradually forming a general impression of Five Elements Mountain.

The area below the midway point of Five Elements Mountain was for Cultivation.

Above the midway point was where the Five Elements Spiritual Soil was located.

After reaching Qi Cultivation Perfection, one could go halfway up the mountain to search for a suitable Five Elements Spiritual Soil.

Jiang Zuo was still unsure of the specific procedure.

Although there seemed to be a large number of Cultivators on Five Elements Mountain, it was impossible to find anyone to ask a question.

Jiang Zuo couldn’t be bothered to go down the mountain to ask Qiu Yiping, so after wandering for most of the day, he simply found a secluded spot and began to cultivate.

Jiang Zuo hadn’t expected that after arriving in a completely unfamiliar place, he would end up in closed-door Cultivation just like he had at the Black Tortoise Dao Sect.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Zuo had spent over nine years cultivating on Five Elements Mountain.

In those nine-plus years, Jiang Zuo had not once descended Five Elements Mountain.

If he had purely focused on cultivating the Five Elements Technique, Jiang Zuo could have reached Qi Cultivation Perfection within five years.

However, Jiang Zuo had deliberately spent a great deal of time cultivating the God Shocking Needle.

After cultivating for more than three years, Jiang Zuo finally brought the God Shocking Needle to the Minor Achievement stage.

If Jiang Zuo had been willing, he could have reached the Great Success stage in another five years.

However, after a moment’s thought, Jiang Zuo gave up on the idea.

’Reaching Great Success would certainly increase its power dramatically.’

’But it would also consume much more of my Spiritual Power.’

’The Ten Thousand Dao Scripture Tower was right. This God Shocking Needle might really not be all that great; the consumption is immense.’

With the God Shocking Needle at Minor Achievement, Jiang Zuo could use it at most three times in quick succession.

Any more than that, and his Spiritual Power would be so depleted that he would nearly pass out.

If he cultivated it to Great Success, Jiang Zuo estimated he would only be able to use it once.

A second time would cause him to collapse.

Besides the God Shocking Needle, Jiang Zuo also specifically practiced the Sword Control Technique from his Taixu Sword Technique.

’The Sword Pill is my secret trump card.’

’Now that I’m in such a dangerous place, the more proficient I am, the better.’

At the same time, Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but marvel that this Evil Cultivation Organization, the Celestial Eye Black Pupil, treated its disciples exceptionally well.

He hadn’t left Five Elements Mountain once in over nine years.

The various resources he needed for his Cultivation, such as food, drink, and daily necessities, were delivered up the mountain by a dedicated person every month.

If Jiang Zuo requested anything, he just had to mention it to them, and it would generally be delivered the following month.

If something was unavailable, they would explain why.

’I’ve finally reached Qi Cultivation Perfection. Time to go find that Five Elements Spiritual Soil!’

Jiang Zuo let out a breath.

Soon, Jiang Zuo arrived at the midway point of the mountain.

There was an Array here that only Cultivators at Qi Cultivation Perfection could enter.

Jiang Zuo stepped forward. The Array flickered slightly but did not stop him.

Inside the Array, things didn’t look much different from the outside.

However, after walking for a while, Jiang Zuo was astonished.

All kinds of Five Elements Spiritual Soil were literally lying everywhere.

’Tsk, tsk. The Celestial Eye Black Pupil really trusts its disciples. They’re not worried at all about them stealing some.’

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but feel impressed.

He wouldn’t steal any either. After all, unless it was of the absolute highest quality, it wasn’t worth much.

However... Jiang Zuo took out his piece of Innate Spiritual Soil.

The moment the Innate Spiritual Soil appeared, it began to frantically devour the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

It had been locked away by Jiang Zuo for over ten years. Now that it finally had a rare chance to come out, and in such a treasure trove of a place, how could it possibly stay calm?

Sensing the abundance of Five Elements Spiritual Soil all around, it wanted to leap from Jiang Zuo’s hand again.

Jiang Zuo wasn’t worried about running into anyone and exposing this Innate Spiritual Soil of his.

There were many disciples on Five Elements Mountain, but only a few would reach Qi Cultivation Perfection at the same time.

Moreover, because Five Elements Mountain had a plentiful supply of Five Elements Spiritual Soil, anyone who reached Qi Cultivation Perfection and entered this place could quickly and easily obtain a suitable soil to forge their Dao Foundation.

The process of forging a Dao Foundation was usually quite fast, unlike breaking through to the Divine Body Realm, which took much longer.

Jiang Zuo occasionally let the Innate Spiritual Soil swallow a piece of Five Elements Spiritual Soil as he walked and looked around. Soon, he arrived at a location not far from the mountain peak.

Jiang Zuo saw a dark green stone stele.

’Is this... a talent assessment?’

Jiang Zuo was all too familiar with this.

After a moment of thought, Jiang Zuo circulated his Cyan Wood Nirvana Skill and pressed his palm against the stele.

The stele flashed with a dark green light. Then, Jiang Zuo saw a piece of Spiritual Soil float out from behind the stele and land in his hand.

’Holy shit!’

Jiang Zuo could no longer remain calm after getting a clear look at the thing in his hand.

It was a piece of green Spiritual Soil.

But this was no ordinary Spiritual Soil. It was identical to the Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil he had obtained in the Cyan Wood Secret Realm!

This was a piece of Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil!

The little glutton in Jiang Zuo’s hand saw the Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil and immediately wanted to pounce on it and devour it.

But unfortunately for it, Jiang Zuo caught it with one hand.

Jiang Zuo picked up the Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil and examined it carefully in his hand, confirming that his eyes weren’t deceiving him.

’There should be others!’

With this thought, Jiang Zuo began searching the surrounding area.

Soon, Jiang Zuo found a stele that glowed with a faint golden light.

This time, Jiang Zuo circulated the Golden Thunder Demon-Breaking Technique and touched the stele.

Then, a piece of Metal Element Spiritual Soil floated out from behind the stele and landed in Jiang Zuo’s hand.

’Metal Element Innate Spiritual Soil!’

Jiang Zuo examined it carefully for a moment, comparing it with the two pieces of Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil in his possession. He was almost certain that this Spiritual Soil was indeed Metal Element Innate Spiritual Soil.

And they were all fully formed!

’I’ve hit the jackpot!’

Jiang Zuo was ecstatic.

’I never thought the Celestial Eye Black Pupil would be this rich!’

’They even have a stock of Five Elements Innate Spiritual Soil!’

Without pausing, Jiang Zuo immediately went to search for the Innate Spiritual Soils of the other elements.

And just as he’d hoped, Jiang Zuo subsequently obtained the Water Element Innate Spiritual Soil, Fire Element Innate Spiritual Soil, and Earth Element Innate Spiritual Soil from three other steles of different colors.

All five types of Innate Spiritual Soil—Jiang Zuo had obtained every single one of them in one go!