Chapter 13

"Thank you for your blessings." Senior Brother Ouyang let out a long sigh.

"It is good that you understand; I was afraid you would be unable to accept it."

"However, this path is destined to be rugged."

"Even Sect Master Xu cannot see the future."

Lin Jing asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Between human and beast, there is destined to be no result." Senior Brother Ouyang shook his head.

You still want a result?

"Unless the other party is of the Demon Race, not a demonic beast!" Senior Brother Ouyang said earnestly.

"The Demon Race?"

"Yes, the Demon Race."

"During the Immortal Palace era, the Tianyuan Continent was home to a hundred races; both the human race and the Demon Race were part of the Tianyuan Continent."

"Whenever a beast cultivated to a certain realm, it could take on human form. As time passed, more and more human-like demonic beasts appeared, and thus the Demon Race was born. They took the human form as their foundation, retaining more or less of their beastly characteristics, becoming an entirely new race."

"Most importantly, the Demon Race could reproduce with the human race, known as half-demons."

"At the end of the Immortal Palace era, countless races joined the Immortal Alliance formed by the four great sects to resist the tyranny of the Immortal Palace. During this stage, the hundred races suffered tragic sacrifices."

"The Demon Race bore the brunt of it. The Immortal Palace used immortal arts to rewrite the rules of the Tianyuan Continent; demonic beasts could no longer take human form, and the Demon Race became extinct."

"If the Demon Race still existed, perhaps Hong'er could have cultivated toward the Demon Race. Alas, what a pity." Senior Brother Ouyang truly felt it was a pity.

Lin Jing was speechless.

These... were also things not yet recorded in the "Brief History."

"Sect Master Xu has been searching for a way to make the Demon Race reappear. If I become his disciple, I will surely spend my entire life searching for a way to make demonic beasts evolve into the Demon Race."

Hearing the emotional story of the current Sect Master and Senior Brother Ouyang, Lin Jing was quite moved.

"You will definitely succeed."

"Squeak." The Pine-Leaf Rat also nodded. It didn't understand, but that didn't stop it from joining in the commotion.

"Alright, let's hurry on our way." Senior Brother Ouyang said, having been so engrossed that he forgot the task at hand.

The journey was silent.

After picking up the pace, Senior Brother Ouyang soon relied on his "Spirit Eyes" to find the traces of the tiger demon's demonic aura.

Spirit Eyes was a spell that inner sect disciples could cultivate; it allowed one to observe various special energies with the naked eye, making it highly effective against enemies who did not know how to conceal their tracks.

At this very moment, that lucky fellow who had consumed the spiritual plant was napping under a tree; the excessive spiritual energy in its body still required sleep to digest.

It was precisely because its current state was relatively stable and it hadn't left the mountain that the Beast Taming Sect had time to arrange for disciples to train, rather than executing it directly.

"Hong'er." Senior Brother Ouyang and Lin Jing were still some distance from the sleeping tiger demon when Senior Brother Ouyang called out. The red jade pendant he wore immediately flashed with a red glow, and following a mist of red, a crimson fox spirit appeared beside them.

"A spatial magic treasure for beast taming?" Lin Jing's eyes lit up.

"Squeak?" The Pine-Leaf Rat's eyes shone brightly.

"Yes." Senior Brother Ouyang smiled: "Because I am favored by the Sect Master and am a special disciple, I obtained a natal spatial magic treasure in advance..."

"This thing is simple to refine, possible even at the Qi Refining stage, but the materials for crafting it are incredibly expensive, far exceeding storage bags and storage rings that cannot store living things. Without the support of spirit stones from elders, most Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it hard to afford."

"Woo~~~" After the fox spirit named Hong'er came out, she ignored Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat and immediately went to rub against Senior Brother Ouyang affectionately, making him shiver.

"Then Senior Brother, how do you plan to subdue this tiger demon?" Lin Jing asked.

"Listen well, I will only teach this once!" Senior Brother Ouyang reached out to stroke the fox spirit's head and then said: "To subdue a wild demonic beast, first, you must possess strength that surpasses the other party!"

"You must first defeat the other party in terms of strength before considering other aspects. Never attempt to persuade a demonic beast stronger than yourself, otherwise there is only one outcome: becoming its dung!"

"Secondly, to gain the other party's recognition, merely having superior strength is not enough; that is only the foundation."

"You must crush the other party in the field they are most proficient in, and demonstrate commonality with them, only then will they willingly acknowledge you as their boss!"

"For example, if you want to subdue a bird demon that excels at flying, you had best crush them in the mastery of aerial flight."

"In this way, these demonic beasts with low intelligence will subconsciously worship you as 'one of their own,' rather than a 'powerful alien species.'"

"This is very important, just like you—you would be willing to marry a Foundation Establishment fairy, but you would absolutely not be willing to marry a Foundation Establishment female monkey."

"Once this is achieved, whether you use coercion or enticement, you will get twice the result with half the effort, and you can reduce the other party's hostility."

As he spoke, he walked toward the tiger demon.

The fox spirit Hong'er followed closely behind; although she was a fox, she showed not the slightest fear of the tiger demon ahead.

"I have learned much." Lin Jing looked at his back and nodded.

In essence, it was to view oneself as a demonic beast and, in the way of a beast, crush the other party in their field of expertise; this way, one could maximize their recognition and submission.

Rather than... in the way of a human.

Is this the crystallization of wisdom from the predecessors of the Beast Taming Sect?

In an instant, Senior Brother Ouyang had walked far away.

As they approached, the ninth-layer Qi Refining tiger demon also suddenly opened its eyes.

It slowly stood up, rising to its long and strong stature, opened its blood-red maw, and its eyes, like bright lamps, flashed with an amber light. It let out a heaven-shaking tiger roar; instantly, the mountain forest trembled, fallen leaves flew about, and the birds and beasts within several thousand meters were terrified and trembled incessantly.

Lin Jing and the Pine-Leaf Rat were also startled, but they forced themselves to remain calm, watching how Senior Brother Ouyang intended to subdue this tiger demon.

Next, they saw Senior Brother Ouyang take a tiger-skin coat from his storage bag, drape it over his body, and then lie down, simulating a beast's posture, while showing an even fiercer expression toward the tiger demon: "They say the tiger is the most Yang of beasts, with an overwhelming Yang aura, the nemesis of ghosts and demons. I want to show you whose Yang aura is stronger!"

As he spoke, his Primordial Yang Body released its Yang aura, mixed with the true qi fluctuations of the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and he unleashed a beast-taming technique: The Subjugation Art.

"Roar!!!!" Senior Brother Ouyang was as majestic as a tiger, his voice low and resonant.

In the blink of an eye, the Yang aura and sound waves immediately overwhelmed the real tiger roar. A hurricane seemed to sweep past the tiger demon, and as the fallen leaves flew backward, the tiger demon's eyes immediately cleared, becoming like a big cat.

Lin Jing: ???

"Squeak?"

No, after all that talk, it was just wearing a tiger-skin coat and using your Primordial Yang Body to roar back?

Once finished, the tiger demon seemed to have no intention of attacking, while the fox spirit looked at her "Beast Tamer" with adoration.

This made Lin Jing even more confused about what the fox spirit saw in Senior Brother Ouyang, but standing from a non-human perspective, perhaps he understood something; truly a talented man and a beautiful woman.