Chapter 43: True Inheritance!

After hearing Senior Brother Ouyang finish speaking, the Pine Leaf Squirrel immediately wanted to try the difficulty of jumping onto Tiandu.

If it were a normal jump, it would indeed be unable to do it; the Pine Leaf Squirrel was not a Spirit Beast known for its explosive power. The distance between the two peaks was so high that even without the pressure blocking it, given its current situation, it wouldn’t be able to jump up even if it took a Beast Power Pill.

However, although jumping was difficult, the Pine Leaf Squirrel had the Flying Leaf Technique!

It could use this means of flight to leap onto Tiandu Peak.

Whoosh!

The Pine Leaf Squirrel flew out in a flash. Senior Brother Ouyang was dumbfounded, but after a short while, the flying Pine Leaf Squirrel felt a strong pressure, like dozens of times the force of gravity pressing down on its body.

This greatly increased the difficulty of its Flying Leaf; the pressure was comparable to controlling dozens of flying leaves at once, and it simply couldn’t do it.

Halfway through the flight, the Pine Leaf Squirrel successfully “crashed.” Seeing this, Lin Jing said, “Senior Brother Ouyang, catch it!”

“Ah?” Ouyang Hao snapped back to his senses and immediately used the Whirlwind Technique to pull the Pine Leaf Squirrel back.

“That gave me a fright; I almost thought it was really going to fly up there. No, wait, is this even reasonable for you guys?!”

“It’s a Genius,” Lin Jing explained.

“Senior Brother, why aren’t you wishing it well? It’s as if you’re worried it might actually jump up.”

The Pine Leaf Squirrel scrambled up from the ground and looked toward Tiandu Peak, wanting to try again.

It had to achieve what the Old Ancestor hadn’t!

“I’m not! What you’re doing isn’t even a ‘leap’; that’s cheating!” Senior Brother Ouyang Hao said.

“A flying leap is still a leap. It seems that Nascent Soul Old Ancestor really didn’t want to pass on the Dao.” Lin Jing pulled back the Pine Leaf Squirrel. Forget it; even by cheating, they hadn’t even made it halfway.

His Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Flying Leaf speed was enough to rival the Sword-Control Art of the Heaven Sword Gate’s prodigies. Under these circumstances, still being unable to leap onto the peak was simply making things too difficult for people.

“I told you so.” Senior Brother Ouyang shook his head. “Alright, let’s hurry and find Elder Mo.”

…Lotus Peak.

Like Tiandu Peak, it was one of the three main peaks of the Beast Taming Sect, serving as a retirement place for semi-retired Elders like Elder Mo.

As for the remaining main peak, it was the residence of the Sect Master and the place where he gathered the Elders of each peak to handle affairs.

When Lin Jing and Ouyang Hao arrived, Elder Mo had already known in advance and was waiting for them.

“What are you three doing here?”

He looked at the three of them—Ouyang, Lin Jing, and the Pine Leaf Squirrel—none of whom were easy to deal with.

“Elder Mo, I’ve made up my mind. Once my Beast Taming Art breaks through and I condense a second Blood Contract, I plan to Contract a Sky Feather Crane just like the Sect Master! I’ll need your help to communicate with that clan,” Ouyang Hao said. “By the way, I personally want to Contract a male crane.”

“That’s called a cock crane.” Elder Mo waved his hand. “Understood, I’ll help you speak with them.”

“Thank you, Elder!” Senior Brother Ouyang thanked him. This way, he would have a Pet Beast after Foundation Establishment and could fly to do missions effortlessly.

“And you? You probably didn’t come here just because you’re in a hurry to find a fire pet to assist you in Alchemy, right?” Elder Mo said. In the Beast Taming Sect, the relationship between a Beast Master and a Pet Beast was bound by emotion and Sect rules. As long as one could afford to raise them, it didn’t matter if they hadn’t cultivated a second Blood Contract yet; the Sect didn’t care how many Pet Beasts a Disciple wanted to keep.

“No.” Lin Jing smiled slightly as the Pine Leaf Squirrel tugged at his Daoist robe.

“Elder Mo, we’ve carefully considered the matter of Hidden Dragon Academy and realized that we should indeed go and temper ourselves. We can learn useful things from the academy to give back to the Sect.”

“But we thought about it more carefully. Those who can enter Hidden Dragon Academy are likely the geniuses of other Sects. To compete with them, relying solely on our current abilities might not be enough.”

“I was thinking… didn’t you say when I joined the Sect that as an Outer Sect Disciple, the treatment is comparable to the Inner Sect, and as an Inner Sect Disciple, the treatment is comparable to a True Disciple? Then, can I obtain the Life-bound Beast-Taming Spatial Magic Treasure and the Sect’s True Inheritance Beast-Taming Secret Techniques that only a True Disciple can get in advance?”

After Lin Jing finished, Ouyang Hao secretly gave him a thumbs-up. If you can talk like that, say more.

He clearly wanted good things, yet he phrased it as wanting to obtain them early to better give back to the Sect.

After a moment of silence, Elder Mo said, “If you’re going to Hidden Dragon Academy, you do need to prepare well. Back then, even when the Sect Master took all the true inheritances of the Beast Taming Sect to Hidden Dragon Academy, he was still beaten black and blue. Going there without preparation is definitely not an option.”

“However, you aren’t actually a True Disciple. To obtain a Life-bound Beast-Taming Spatial Magic Treasure, I need to open a meeting with the other Elders to discuss it before giving it to you. Just go back and wait for news.”

“As for the True Inheritance Beast-Taming Secret Techniques, it’s not that I don’t want to teach you, but they all require breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage with the Beast Taming Art before they can be learned.”

Lin Jing nodded. “As long as there’s a Life-bound Beast-Taming Spatial Magic Treasure, it’s fine.”

“Let me think. Although you can’t learn them now, you can already start making some preparations.”

Elder Mo pondered for a moment and said, “Our Beast Taming Sect has a total of three great True Inheritance Beast-Taming Secret Techniques and ten Core Beast-Taming Secret Techniques.”

“The three great True Inheritance Beast-Taming Secret Techniques are the ‘Body Integration Secret Method,’ which allows the contracted Pet Beast to merge with the Beast Master, transforming into a state similar to a ‘Half-Demon,’ thereby greatly increasing combat power!”

Ouyang Hao looked on longingly; then he and Hong’er could be together even better.

“‘Undying Rebirth.’ If a Pet Beast dies in battle, as long as the Blood Contract is not broken, the Beast Master can resurrect it. However, with each resurrection, the Beast Master’s cultivation will drop by a major Realm, and the Pet Beast’s drop will be even more severe. Both parties will suffer a great loss of Origin Qi.”

“‘Beast Transformation Treasure.’ Through their own magic power, a Cultivator can transform a Pet Beast into various living Magic Treasures, such as armor, sabers, or swords… to better assist the Beast Master in battle.”

“Among them, the Body Integration Secret Method has certain requirements for the Cultivator’s physique. To perform Undying Rebirth, there are certain requirements for the Beast Master’s spirit and soul strength. As for the Beast Transformation Treasure, the requirements for the Beast Master’s magic power intensity are extremely high, requiring much tempering of Pet Control True Qi. You can decide which one you want to Cultivate and start training the corresponding aspects in advance.”

“As for the ten Core Beast-Taming Secret Techniques, you can apply to learn them at the Inner Sect Scripture Pavilion. They are strengthening secret techniques corresponding to the ten types of Pet Beasts: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Ice, Yin, and Yang. They can briefly increase their cultivation during battle.”

“If practiced well, it’s not difficult to temporarily raise a Pet Beast’s cultivation by a minor Realm.”

“Whether it’s these three true inheritance secret techniques or the ten Core Beast-Taming Secret Techniques, they were all improved or recreated by the third-generation Sect Master based on the original version of the Beast Taming Art. They are the Foundation of our Beast Taming Sect.”

After Elder Mo finished speaking, the Pine Leaf Squirrel tugged at Lin Jing.

It didn’t want to merge, nor did it want to turn into a Magic Treasure.

Maybe they should learn ‘Undying Rebirth’; it wanted a few more lives.

“Now you’re being picky. In the future, if we encounter a powerful enemy, I’ll leave first and you’ll cover the rear. I’ll resurrect you afterward,” Lin Jing communicated mentally.