Of course, the surprise lasted only an instant before he realized that whether to pass it on was Shanhua's own decision. But whether it could be done—and whether, after learning it, he would have a chance to use the Beast Taming Arts for revenge—depended on Shanhua's grandfather.
Shanhua's grandfather's face darkened even further. His Beast Taming Arts had been inherited from the Myriad Beast Sect, a sect from the Medieval Era. It had once been a major power, its legacy stretching across countless years, and had even produced experts in the realm of Gods and Devils.
Yet glory was ever washed away by wind and rain. By now, the Myriad Beast Sect had vanished into the river of history, leaving behind only scattered remnants of its inheritance. The Beast Taming Arts and formations Shanhua's Grandfather had learned were merely one branch of the Myriad Beast Sect's legacy, not even its essence.
According to Shanhua's Grandfather's understanding, the Myriad Beast Sect was a sect that used ferocious beasts to strengthen itself. Its supreme art, the Myriad Beast Assimilation Scripture, emphasized housing the forms and spirits of myriad beasts within one body, thereby transcending all things and attaining an unimaginable realm of perfection: perfect flesh, perfect spirit, perfect internal energy.
All of the Myriad Beast Sect's martial arts, divine abilities, and secret methods—including the Beast Taming Arts—had been derived from the Myriad Beast Assimilation Scripture.
Thus, even in this age, the Beast Taming Arts were an exceedingly rare and precious secret art. Even the so-called Nine Surnames and Thirteen Families might possess some expertise in taming and raising ordinary ferocious beasts, but they would certainly fall short of the beast-taming methods left behind by the Myriad Beast Sect.
If Ma Shaokang truly could obtain the Beast Taming Arts from Shanhua, it would