Chapter 53: Secret Law Token

This is a palm-sized token. The front of the token is carved with a dragon and a phoenix surrounding the character "Li," while the back features an antique building with the two characters "Secret Law" engraved on it.

"Secret Law Token!" As a member of the clan, Li Zhangsheng instantly recognized the name and purpose of the token.

Within the Li Clan, the Treasure Pavilion, the Beast Taming Garden, and the Secret Technique Pavilion are the most important buildings. Each has its own use; as the names suggest, the Treasure Pavilion is where the clan stores treasures, the Beast Taming Garden is used for raising Spirit Beast cubs, and the Secret Technique Pavilion is the place where secret techniques are collected.

As long as one holds a Secret Law Token, one can select a Spirit Secret Law or a Demon Taming Art in the Secret Technique Pavilion.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng began heading toward the Secret Technique Pavilion.

The Secret Technique Pavilion faces south. It is a two-story brick-and-wood structure with a double-eaved hip roof. Outside, there are lifelike statues of a Azure Dragon and a Fire Phoenix, appearing solemn and majestic.

Due to the importance of the Secret Technique Pavilion, it is not only protected by energy Restrictions but is also guarded year-round by two Clan Elders in rotation; even if a Fourth-rank Beast Tamer came, it would take a great deal of effort to break through.

As soon as he entered the Secret Technique Pavilion, Li Zhangsheng handed the Secret Law Token to the Clan Elder.

"Being able to obtain a Secret Law Token shows that you have made a significant contribution to the clan. Very good. According to clan rules, you may select one Spirit Secret Law or Demon Taming Art inside!"

After verifying the authenticity of the Secret Law Token, a smile appeared on the Clan Elder's face, and he continued, "The first floor houses basic secret techniques and basic Demon Taming Arts, which I presume you would not look upon. The second floor is the essence of the Secret Technique Pavilion, housing the clan's important Spirit Secret Laws and Demon Taming Arts. Very well, follow me to the second floor!"

Li Zhangsheng had no objections and followed the Clan Elder step by step, soon arriving at the staircase.

At the entrance of the staircase, a layer of earthy-yellow light screen emerged. This is an energy Restriction; unless one possesses a Secret Law Token, one will be blocked outside.

Beside the staircase entrance, there was also a stone pedestal with a palm-sized groove on it. If one observed carefully, one would find that the size matched the Secret Law Token.

Without hesitation, the Clan Elder placed the Secret Law Token into the groove.

Hum~

The next moment, an invisible ripple appeared. The energy Restriction fluctuated violently and then slowly retracted to both sides, revealing a doorway large enough for one person to enter.

"You may go in!"

After speaking, the Clan Elder walked away slowly, without the slightest intention of supervising.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng arrived on the second floor.

The second floor is completely sealed, with no windows and not even a crack, yet it is brighter than the first floor. It turns out that Night Pearls are embedded in the rafters of the second floor, emitting a scorching brilliance that makes everything on the second floor clearly visible.

Compared to the first floor, the second floor is much more spacious. Every few steps, there is a stone pedestal, and on each stone pedestal sits a Jade Slip.

Besides these, there is also a bookshelf holding quite a few books.

The Jade Slips on these stone pedestals are all Spirit Secret Laws. Unlike Demon Taming Arts, Spirit Secret Laws are relatively profound and difficult to self-study using books; they can only be passed down through mental inheritance, with the content of the secret technique branded into the Jade Slip.

As for the books on the bookshelf, they are all Demon Taming Arts.

The first thing Li Zhangsheng did was go to the bookshelf.

For a Monster Tamer, a Demon Pet is of vital importance, and compared to Spirit Secret Laws, Demon Taming Arts are even more important.

The bookshelf was clearly not full; it only had two shelves filled, amounting to at most a dozen or so Demon Taming Arts.

Although the Li Clan has a history of over a hundred years, its foundation is not deep.

Li Zhangsheng picked one up at random and began to look at it.

This was a low-level Demon Taming Art. For some reason, Li Zhangsheng could only view the introduction and could not see the content that followed.

"As expected, there is no such good thing!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head, not feeling surprised. To prevent people from memorizing them by force, these Demon Taming Arts had all been placed under Restrictions, allowing only the introduction to be viewed, while the rest was sealed by the Restriction.

After finishing the table of contents, Li Zhangsheng put the secret manual down and immediately picked up another, repeating this process.

To Li Zhangsheng's disappointment, these dozen or so Demon Taming Arts were all low-level Demon Taming Arts.

Being all low-level Demon Taming Arts, there were naturally some slight differences. Some had better cultivation effects, some could make one's Mental Power more condensed or Pure, and there was even one Demon Taming Art with special effects that could increase a Monster Tamer's affinity, improving the success rate of contracts to a certain extent.

"The clan must have Intermediate Demon Taming Arts, otherwise the Clan Leader could not have become a Fourth-rank Beast Tamer. I wonder where they are kept?" Li Zhangsheng frowned slightly. It was clear that Intermediate Demon Taming Arts were the foundation of the clan and were likely only accessible to the Clan Leader and Clan Elders.

"Forget it, let me finish looking at the secret techniques first!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head and came to the nearest stone pedestal.

The stone pedestal was not large, similar to a stone stool. Besides the Inheritance Jade Slip, lines of text were carved on it, all of which were introductions to the Spirit Secret Law.

Mental Parasitism: A low-level Spirit Secret Law. It condenses a seed of Mental Power to attach to an enemy, allowing one to sense the enemy's movements within a certain range. The higher the rank of the Monster Tamer, the larger the range.

After reading it, Li Zhangsheng went to the next stone stool to check the introductions of other Spirit Secret Laws.

Besides Mental Parasitism, there were Spirit Entanglement, Mental Shock, Telekinesis, Spirit Deterrence, Invisible Wall, Spirit Trick...

Without spending much time, Li Zhangsheng memorized the introductions of these Spirit Secret Laws.

These Spirit Secret Laws were mostly low-level secret techniques, with a few Intermediate secret techniques mixed in; there were no high-level or higher existences.

Li Zhangsheng was also very covetous of these Spirit Secret Laws. Each one had different effects, and no matter which one it was, it could improve his combat power or survival ability.

Unfortunately, he only had one Secret Law Token and could only select one secret technique or Demon Taming Art.

Without much hesitation, in the absence of an Intermediate Demon Taming Art, Li Zhangsheng had to settle for second best and began to choose among the few Intermediate secret techniques.

Grafting: Uses Mental Power to move objects for the purpose of deceiving an opponent. Note: Moving objects depends on the rank of the Monster Tamer; a First-rank Beast Master can only move a maximum weight of 20kg.

Mental Acceleration: Mental Power attaches to a Demon Pet, exempting wind resistance while simultaneously increasing the speed of the Demon Pet. Note: The degree of improvement depends on the rank of the Monster Tamer.

Miracle Eye: Improves sensory ability, allowing one to sense enemies hiding in the shadows. Note: The effect depends on the strength of both parties.

Forced Healing: Forcibly closes wounds for the purpose of quickly stopping bleeding and stabilizing injuries. Note: Can only be maintained for a certain amount of time, depending on the rank of the Monster Tamer.

These four Intermediate secret techniques each had their own wonderful uses. For a moment, Li Zhangsheng found it difficult to choose and fell into the trouble of selection.

"First, eliminate the secret techniques that are not very useful!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head, preparing to use the simplest method of elimination to weed out the Spirit Secret Laws that were not very effective for him.

(End of chapter)