After successfully subduing the Shadow Wind Winged Beast, Li Yang happily led it to a place suitable for cultivation.
The Heavenly Talent Battlefield had no absolutely hidden places. This was merely a relatively secluded and vast valley.
Li Yang knew full well that the path of speed represented by the Shadow Wind Winged Beast held immense potential for improving his martial cultivation. Thus, he impatiently began exploring the mysteries of speed. He brought the Shadow Wind Winged Beast to an open area in the courtyard. The place was carpeted with lush green grass, surrounded by several sturdy ancient pines, like a natural cultivation ground.
The Shadow Wind Winged Beast ran and played merrily across the grass. Its small figure was like a streak of black lightning, instantly darting from one end of the courtyard to the other. Li Yang watched its every move with rapt attention, trying to grasp the secrets behind its speed. At first, he only saw the Shadow Wind Winged Beast's wings beating rapidly, driving its body into a blurred black shadow. But that was merely the surface phenomenon. He understood that the true path of speed had to be hidden within deeper mysteries.
To observe more clearly, Li Yang closed his eyes and directed the spiritual energy within his body toward them. When he opened them again, a faint spiritual radiance flickered in his eyes. Under his spiritual vision, the Shadow Wind Winged Beast's movements slowed considerably, allowing him to see every subtle motion. As it ran, its leg muscles tensed and contracted rhythmically. Every step seemed like an exquisite dialogue with the earth, transforming the ground's reactive force into extreme propulsion. Its wings did not simply beat up and down, either. Instead, they traced strange arcs through the air, cleverly making use of changes in