I'm Just a Beast Tamer

The old man’s Divine Sense stirred, and a seemingly ordinary black crow appeared before him.

The black crow flew past the mountain gate of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect. The sect’s Sect Protection Array, which should have been able to confuse ordinary birds and beasts, was completely ineffective against this particular crow.

The old man settled down to meditate quietly on the mountain peak, and everything the black crow saw and heard was projected directly into his own eyes and ears.

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

「Elsewhere.」

Jiang Zuo soon found out why Luo Taidong had been gone for over a decade on his trip to retrieve his third senior brother.

The family that had captured his third senior brother not only demanded he remain bald for a hundred years, but they had also asked for Luo Taidong’s help in dealing with an Evil Cultivation Organization.

Of course, it was a request, not coercion.

What his third senior brother, Yu Ying, had done was not, in fact, that serious.

Luo Taidong personally going to offer an apology and retrieve the man was already pushing it.

Trying to use this situation to force Luo Taidong into doing their bidding would be tantamount to making an enemy of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect.

Luo Taidong had initially intended to refuse, but after learning the identity of the Evil Cultivation Organization in question, he immediately changed his mind and decided to help.

"Zhou Yong, didn’t I tell you about the Beast Taming Peak before?"

Luo Taidong said with a sigh.

Jiang Zuo nodded.

Luo Taidong had told him before that several thousand years ago, the Beast Taming Arena was not called the Beast Taming Arena, nor was it called Spirit Beast Peak. It was known as the Beast Taming Peak.

Back then, the strength of the Black Tortoise Dao Sect was no weaker than the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

But the Black Tortoise Dao Sect suffered a great catastrophe that led to the disappearance of the Beast Taming Peak, causing the sect’s power to decline sharply.

"To be precise, that incident happened about 4,200 years ago."

"At that time, the Human Race was at war with the Demon Race. When the Demon Race invaded, the Black Tortoise Dao Sect, with its considerable power, naturally led the charge on the front lines to fend them off."

"But no one could have predicted it. Just when the Black Tortoise Dao Sect needed the support of the Beast Taming Peak, its Peak Master suddenly betrayed the sect!"

"As a Dao Fruit Realm cultivator, he single-handedly slaughtered nearly every disciple on the Beast Taming Peak and stole almost all of its Beast Taming Secret Manuals. The few who survived were deliberately dispatched to locations far from the battlefield."

"As a result, the Black Tortoise Dao Sect suffered a crushing defeat. Its losses were devastating, and its vitality was severely wounded."

"At first, no one knew why he, the respected Peak Master of the Beast Taming Peak, would commit such a heinous act."

"After some time passed, the Black Tortoise Dao Sect finally discovered the truth: the Peak Master of the Beast Taming Peak was a member of the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization!"

"Celestial Eye Black Pupil?"

Jiang Zuo had been listening quietly, but upon hearing this name, he couldn’t help but ask.

He remembered the giant black eye that had appeared in the sky when he obtained his Five Elements Spirit Body.

It sounded like this Celestial Eye Black Pupil had some connection to that giant black eye.

"Yes, Celestial Eye Black Pupil!"

"They are an exceptionally mysterious organization. No one has ever known who their leader is."

"All that’s known is that the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization worships a giant black eye."

"Legend has it that the first few Sect Leaders of Celestial Eye Black Pupil personally witnessed a giant black eye appear in the sky."

"They received a divine revelation from the giant black eye and then founded the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization."

"No one is clear on the organization’s principles or methods."

"However, they have been known to hunt down the geniuses of the great sects and capture numerous Cultivators for sacrificial rituals."

"They would even carry out massacres in mortal towns and cities when they deemed it necessary."

"The Cultivation Realm has branded Celestial Eye Black Pupil an Evil Cult Sect, a group that anyone has the right to hunt down and kill."

"The problem is, Celestial Eye Black Pupil possesses multiple large, abandoned Secret Realms. They hide within them, and as long as they don’t show themselves, there’s no way to get to them."

An abandoned Secret Realm, generally speaking, is one that has lost its realm spirit and, with it, its original purpose.

Despite losing its original function, this kind of Secret Realm is highly sought after.

Possessing such a realm is like having a private domain.

Families with some resources, but not a truly deep foundation, are particularly fond of establishing their estates within large, abandoned Secret Realms.

The drawbacks of an abandoned Secret Realm are also obvious.

After the realm spirit is gone, the key to the Secret Realm becomes an inert object that anyone can use.

If the key falls into someone else’s hands, the entire Secret Realm effectively belongs to them.

Of course, most Secret Realms have more than one key.

Generally, you don’t have to worry about being trapped inside a Secret Realm to live out your days and die.

But even with extra keys, the family that originally owned the Secret Realm can usually do little against someone who has obtained a key.

Because they have no special authority within the Secret Realm.

"No one knows where Celestial Eye Black Pupil got their abandoned Secret Realms, but they possess more of them than even the Ten Great Sects."

"Although the various sects of the Cultivation Realm are eager to eliminate this cancerous organization, once Celestial Eye Black Pupil retreats into their abandoned Secret Realms, no one can touch them."

"After the incident 4,200 years ago, our Black Tortoise Dao Sect frantically hunted down the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization."

"Unfortunately, we only managed to kill some small fries. The Peak Master of the Beast Taming Peak from that time was never seen again."

"At that time, my master’s master, my grandmaster, was the most dedicated to hunting down the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization."

"He was already at the Manifestation Realm of Cultivation back then, with a lifespan of three thousand years."

"The reason he was so frantic about it wasn’t just because he hated evil, but because that Peak Master of the Beast Taming Peak was actually his own disciple—my master’s senior brother!"

Speaking to this point, Luo Taidong couldn’t help but sigh.

According to his master, his grandmaster originally had a sliver of hope of ascending.

But because he had taken in a treacherous disciple from Celestial Eye Black Pupil, his grandmaster’s state of mind was severely affected. In the end, he was never able to cultivate to the Third Realm of Manifestation before his life came to an end.

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo finally understood why Luo Taidong wanted him to rebuild the Beast Taming Peak.

The Beast Taming Peak was, without a doubt, an eternal wound for their master’s lineage.

"This time, when that fellow called me over, I thought I’d just be dealing with some ordinary Evil Cultivators."

"I never expected it would be a branch organization originating from Celestial Eye Black Pupil."

"To avoid attracting attention, they chose a name completely unrelated to Celestial Eye Black Pupil."

"But one look was all it took for me to know they were from Celestial Eye Black Pupil."

"I took your third senior brother and charged in, but we didn’t expect those Celestial Eye Black Pupil members to be so well-prepared."

"Your third senior brother, I, and a group of experts from that family were trapped in a valley by an Array."

"And we were trapped for over a decade."

"However, your third senior brother was lucky. While we were trapped, he broke through a bottleneck and advanced to the Three Flowers Realm."

"After we broke the Array, we slaughtered every last one of those Celestial Eye Black Pupil members."

"Zhou Yong, you must remember this: if you ever encounter people from Celestial Eye Black Pupil, you must not be careless."

"It’s hard to say what other skills Celestial Eye Black Pupil has, but their brainwashing and control abilities are top-notch."

"Many geniuses have been abducted and taken to their abandoned Secret Realms, only to reappear as devout believers who completely obey the orders of Celestial Eye Black Pupil."

Luo Taidong warned Jiang Zuo.

Celestial Eye Black Pupil once had a penchant for capturing the talented disciples of the major sects.

For the past two hundred years, Luo Taidong had rarely seen anyone from the Celestial Eye Black Pupil organization.

Now that they had reappeared on a large scale, he didn’t know what they were planning.

Although Jiang Zuo’s Cultivation aptitude wasn’t great, his Beast Taming Talent was undeniably that of a genius.

If they started capturing geniuses again, it was highly likely that Jiang Zuo would be on their list.

"Junior Brother, don’t worry too much. It’s still very safe within the sect. There’s no way the people from Celestial Eye Black Pupil would dare to come in here and get themselves killed!"

His third senior brother said, trying to reassure Jiang Zuo.

"That’s not the right way to think about it. You can never be too careful."

"Death Warriors are something Celestial Eye Black Pupil has in abundance."

"Zhou Yong, your Cultivation is still too low. Even within the sect, as soon as you leave Taihao Peak, you must be on your guard."

Luo Taidong, however, shot Yu Ying a glare.

If Jiang Zuo had already reached the Three Flowers Realm, then there would be nothing to fear.

Even Celestial Eye Black Pupil wouldn’t send a Dao Fruit Realm expert to their death.

And with that, the discussion of the grudge between their lineage and Celestial Eye Black Pupil came to a close.

Afterward, Luo Taidong and his two disciples drank heartily together.

Luo Taidong had wanted to ask about the Cultivation Technique Jiang Zuo was practicing, but he had only just returned and felt it could wait. He wasn’t in a hurry to ask.

Both Luo Taidong and his third senior brother, Yu Ying, had many acquaintances in the Black Tortoise Dao Sect.

Starting from the second day after their return, the two of them went around the Black Tortoise Dao Sect visiting their respective friends.

Then, they learned that in just ten short years, Jiang Zuo had written two Beast Taming Secret Manuals: the "Cloud Rock Eagle Rearing Manual" and the "Gold Threaded Lark Breeding Method."

Because of this, Jiang Zuo had even suffered an assassination attempt and was seriously injured.

Hearing this news, both Luo Taidong and Yu Ying were completely stunned.

They had never expected that his disciple, his junior brother, would have such heaven-defying Beast Taming Talent.

After confirming they hadn’t misheard, both Luo Taidong and Yu Ying were greatly invigorated.

Their lineage’s grandmaster had two dying wishes.

One was to annihilate Celestial Eye Black Pupil.

The other was to rebuild the Beast Taming Peak.

Rebuilding the Beast Taming Peak sounded simple, but in reality, it was nearly impossible.

Back then, the spy from Celestial Eye Black Pupil, using his position as Peak Master, had stolen nearly all of the Beast Taming Secret Manuals, including the backups stored within the sect.

Without the Beast Taming Secret Manuals, there was no way to even talk about rebuilding.

And the challenges of rebuilding the Beast Taming Peak went beyond just the missing Beast Taming Secret Manuals.

For a long time after the incident, the Beast Taming Peak became a taboo topic that no one dared to mention.

Furthermore, several hundred years after the event, the Black Tortoise Dao Sect decided to seal away this matter and no longer publicize it among the disciples.

As a result, the current disciples were unaware that the Black Tortoise Dao Sect had such a history.

Now, more than four thousand years had passed, and a Beast Taming genius like Jiang Zuo had appeared on Taihao Peak.

The resistance from back then had now basically ceased to exist.

As long as Jiang Zuo could deliver, rebuilding the Beast Taming Peak was no longer just a dream.

’Luo Taidong actually took on such a talented disciple.’

’A disciple like this isn’t suited to stay in your Black Tortoise Dao Sect. It would be far more fitting for him to become a believer of our Celestial Eye Black Pupil.’

Outside the Black Tortoise Dao Sect’s mountain gate, on a high peak.

The old man sifted through the myriad scenes and sounds he perceived, locking his focus onto Jiang Zuo.