Guan Dayong led Jiang Liu directly to a huge square, where all kinds of Exotic Beast were parked. The weakest of them were at least at the sixth rank, and there were even three-headed Beast King among them.
There was also a group of Servant Disciple the Exotic Beast Valley who were busy taking care of the Exotic Beast. Occasionally, a disciple from the Exotic Beast Valley would take the Exotic Beast to another square for training.
The Frostwing Dragon flew to a spot next to the three-headed Beast King and stopped. As soon as the Frostwing Dragon got close, it became a little agitated. Jiang Liu calmed Frostwing Dragon down before getting off Frostwing Dragon back.
As soon as Jiang Liu stood firm on the ground, three white-haired old men appeared in the sky, wearing the clothing of the Exotic Beast Valley and exuding the aura of Grandmaster.
It must have sensed the aura of an unfamiliar Beast King, which is why it came out to check the situation.
Guan Dayong quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Valley Master, and the two Grand Elders."
Mo Han nodded slightly. "Get up! And who is this?" The two Grand Elder also stared at Jiang Liu.
Guan Dayong immediately explained, "Reporting to the Valley Master, Elder Han specifically instructed me to bring back Young Hero Jiang."
"Han Tong? Where is he?" Mo Han asked.
"Elder Han, he has other matters to attend to, so I led the way back."
"I see! Then you can go down first!" Mo Han then turned to Jiang Liu and asked, "And who is this young man?" Guan Dayong quickly took his leave.
Jiang Liu stepped forward and greeted him, saying, "Senior, I am Jiang Liu."
"Oh! Jiang Liu, may I ask, young brother Jiang, is that Frostwing Dragon your tamed beast mount?" Mo Han asked, suppressing his emotions.
Jiang Liu nodded and replied, "Yes, senior!"
"Then can you tell me where you learned this Beast Mastery Art?" Mo Han asked hurriedly. The two Grand Elder also looked at Jiang Liu with eager expressions.
"I obtained the Beast Mastery Art from the auction at the Ascension Tower in Wind City, Yunzhou."
"The Ascension Tower of Wind City in Yunzhou?" Mo Han frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Liu with bright eyes, as if he were examining a rare treasure.
The two Grand Elders had clearly lost control of their emotions.
One of them stepped forward and said, "So that means you've only been learning for a little over two years and you've already mastered the Beast Mastery Art, and even planted a mental imprint on a Beast King- level Exotic Beast?"
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, senior."
"Hahaha! Good! Good!" The Grand Elder grabbed Jiang Liu with a wave of his hand and flew directly into the depths of the valley.
Jiang Liu sensed no malice from the Grand Elder, so he went along with him.
Mo Han and the other Grand Elder had no choice but to follow.
Before long, Jiang Liu was brought to the council hall of the Exotic Beast Valley. The Grand Elder gently pushed Jiang Liu the hall and placed him on a chair.
At this moment, Mo Han and another Grand Elder also arrived. As soon as Mo Han entered the hall, he said helplessly to the Grand Elder who had taken Jiang Liu away, "Elder Bai, you were too impatient."
Then he turned to Jiang Liu and said, "Young brother Jiang, I'm sorry for our abruptness, but there was a reason for it."
Jiang Liu shook his head, indicating that he didn't care. "What's the reason for this senior's..."
Elder Bai spoke first, saying, "It's simple to say, but our Exotic Beast Valley hasn't recruited a single qualified Core Disciple for over ten years. If this continues, our Exotic Beast Valley will face a talent gap."
"That's why we had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure: auctioning off Exotic Beast at the Great Qian Ascension Tower and then spreading the basic Exotic Beast Mastery Art to the Jianghu, hoping to find suitable disciples to train."
"It turns out that not only did you, Brother Jiang, enter the realm of cultivation in just over two years, but you were also able to plant a spiritual imprint in the Divine Sense sea of a Beast King- level Exotic Beast with just the basic chapters. This is why I lost my composure. Please forgive me."
Jiang Liu then understood why the Exotic Beast Valley had put the Beast Mastery Art up for auction. They wanted to recruit disciples from across the Great Qian Dynasty. Perhaps for some reason, they hadn't revealed it openly, but instead spread the Beast Mastery Art throughout the martial Jianghu in a more covert way.
"So what are you thinking?" Jiang Liu asked suspiciously.
Mo Han said, "Young Brother Jiang's spiritual power has already advanced to the Lesser Grandmaster Realm, hasn't it?"
Jiang Liu nodded, Mo Han finally understood why Jiang Liu was able to plant an imprint in the Frostwing Dragon's Divine Sense sea. He could sense that the Frostwing Dragon had only recently advanced in rank, so Jiang Liu must have planted the spiritual imprint on the Frostwing Dragon before it advanced.
However, this is indeed a bit extraordinary, because even if your mental strength reaches a certain level, planting a mental imprint is not so easy to succeed, and you may suffer a backlash at any time.
Most importantly, Jiang Liu has only been practicing the Beast Mastery Art for a little over two years, yet he was able to successfully imprint his mark on the Divine Sense sea of Lesser Beast King- level Exotic Beast using only the basic techniques.
This is the biggest surprise. Generally, after a disciple successfully cultivates the basic chapter of the Beast Mastery Art, being able to plant a mental imprint in the sea of consciousness of Exotic Beast two levels below his own strength is already considered a genius. And this is only limited to those below the level of Lesser Beast King.
To implant a spiritual imprint in the consciousness of Exotic Beast at the Lesser Beast King level or higher, one must cultivate the complete Beast Mastery Art.
Therefore, the Valley Master of the Exotic Beast Valley, the two Grand Elders, and Han Tong were so distraught and overjoyed.
Mo Han looked at Jiang Liu with intense eyes, "Then, young brother Jiang, would you be willing to become a disciple of my Exotic Beast Valley?"
Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and asked, "Are there any restrictions on joining the Exotic Beast Valley?"
Mo Han thought for a moment and said, "There will definitely be some restrictions on others, but there can be an exception for Brother Jiang!"
"As long as Brother Jiang doesn't commit any crimes or things that would anger both heaven and man, that's fine. And most importantly, you have to promise to pass on the Beast Mastery Art of my Exotic Beast Valley."
Jiang Liu continued, "Then what benefits would I get?"
Mo Han said, "The benefits are that you can obtain the complete Beast Mastery Art and all the resources provided by the Exotic Beast Valley, as well as mobilize some of the Exotic Beast Valley's power in Qi Province. Most importantly, you can obtain the qualification to be a candidate for the Exotic Beast Valley."
Jiang Liu hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but still nodded in agreement.
Mo Han and the two Grand Elders were overjoyed when they saw that Jiang Liu had agreed, and the three of them became even more cordial in their conversation.
It turns out that the other two Grand Elders, one named Elder Bai and the other Elder He, were True Inheritor Disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley, a generation above the Exotic Beast Valley. They were also the only two remaining True Inheritor Disciple of their generation.
Mo Han is the seventh Exotic Beast Valley. His son, Mo Yi, was the one who previously auctioned the Exotic Beast in Yunzhou Wind City. Because the Exotic Beast Valley has always had a close relationship with the Ascension Tower, they auctioned the Exotic Beast there.
Immediately afterwards, Mo Han accepted Jiang Liu as True Inheritor Disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley and made him one of the candidates for the Exotic Beast Valley. Now, there are a total of three candidates for the position of Exotic Beast Valley, including Jiang Liu.
Therefore, there are only three True Inheritor Disciples in the entire Exotic Beast Valley. One is Xiao Luoyun, Mo Han's apprentice, who is over eighty years old, and the other is Mo Yi, who is over forty years old.
This is the real reason why the entire leadership of the Exotic Beast Valley is so anxious; the power imbalance is too severe.
Afterwards, Mo Han handed over the complete version of the Beast Mastery Art to Jiang Liu, and then ordered someone to make Jiang Liu's identity token and send it over along with the robes of True Inheritor Disciple.
Jiang Liu then settled down in Exotic Beast Exotic Beast Valley, intending to cultivate while waiting for the secret realm to open.