Jiang Liu stared at Chen Yuke for a while, then slowly shook his head expressionlessly and said, "I don't know what you're talking about?" Jiang Liu thought to himself, "This little brat thinks she can trick me?"
"You don't need to rush to deny it. My intuition is usually right. Besides, I'm not trying to threaten you with this! I just want to confirm it. So you don't need to be so nervous," Chen Yuke said to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu shook his head and said, "I really don't know what you're talking about?"
Chen Yuke could only nod helplessly and say, "Fine! It's fine if you don't admit it. You can pretend I never contacted you."
After saying that, Chen Yuke flashed out of the room, then flew out of the courtyard gate and disappeared in no time.
Jiang Liu stared at the spot where Chen Yuke had disappeared for a while before closing the door. He then washed up before returning to his room to meditate and cultivate.
Tonight, Jiang Liu decided to slow down and not rush to take out what he had obtained in the secret realm, especially after Chen Yuke came to test him, which made Jiang Liu even more vigilant.
The next day, early morning,
After washing up and having breakfast, Jiang Liu changed into the robes of True Inheritor Disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley and headed to the Exotic Beast Valley Technique Repository, as he hadn't been there since Jiang Liu entered the Exotic Beast Valley.
Before long, guided by the disciples of the Exotic Beast Valley, Jiang Liu arrived at the Technique Repository deep within the Exotic Beast Valley, where a five-story pavilion stood before him.
As soon as Jiang Liu stepped into the pavilion, he was stopped at the door. It turned out to be a disciple on guard duty. Jiang Liu handed over his identity token True Inheritor Disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley.
The guard disciple took the token, checked it, and then quickly handed it back to Jiang Liu with both hands, saying respectfully, "Senior Brother Jiang, would you like me to introduce you?"
Jiang Liu nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your trouble!"
The disciple on guard quickly replied, "No, no, Elder Zhu is in charge of guarding the Technique Repository. Would Senior Brother Jiang like to pay him a visit?"
Jiang Liu shook his head and said, "I won't disturb Elder Zhu's cultivation any longer. Why don't you show me around the Technique Repository instead?"
The guard disciple quickly agreed and then led Jiang Liu into the Technique Repository, introducing the Technique Repository to Jiang Liu as he went.
The entire Technique Repository is divided into five floors. The first floor contains some miscellaneous books and some Body Refinement Realm techniques. The second floor contains yellow-level cultivation techniques and secret manuals. The third floor contains black-level cultivation techniques and secret manuals and the basic chapter of Beast Mastery Art. The fourth floor contains earth-level secret manuals and cultivation techniques. The fifth floor contains the valley-suppressing cultivation technique of the Exotic Beast Valley and the complete chapter of the heaven-level cultivation Beast Mastery Art.
The layout of the Technique Repository is very simple and clear.
The disciples of the entire Exotic Beast Valley are divided into: Servant Disciple, ordinary disciples, Core Disciple, and True Inheritor Disciple.
Servant Disciple can only enter the first level to borrow and practice secret manuals and techniques. They can then use their merit points to advance to the second level to borrow and practice techniques. Servant Disciple can be promoted to ordinary disciples if they pass the assessment.
Ordinary disciples can go to the second level to borrow cultivation techniques and secret manuals, while the third level can only be reached by relying on merit points. Ordinary disciples can be promoted to Core Disciple through general assessments.
Core Disciple can borrow martial arts manuals to study on the third and fourth levels, but they need the Valley Master's approval to go to the fifth level.
Although Core Disciple can theoretically be promoted to True Inheritor Disciple through assessment, in order to be promoted to True Inheritor Disciple, Core Disciple need to do more than just take the assessment; they must also meet three prerequisites before they can participate in the assessment.
The first condition is talent, which is how long it takes you to learn the basics of Beast Mastery Art. The second is an assessment of your proficiency in using Beast Mastery Art, which is how long it takes you to master controlling exotic Exotic Beast. Only the third condition is your martial arts strength.
So don't be fooled by the fact that Jiang Liu arrived as True Inheritor Disciple; Jiang Liu has already far exceeded the assessment level of the Exotic Beast Valley.
First, Jiang Liu's martial arts strength is at the peak of the ninth rank. Second, Jiang Liu has only studied the Beast Mastery Art for two years, yet he has already mastered the basic introductory chapter. Third, Jiang Liu can actually control beast Beast King- level Exotic Beast using only the basic chapter of the Beast Mastery Art.
Only Core Disciple and above are qualified to access the advanced version of the Beast Mastery Art, but even then, it's not something that can be fully mastered immediately; it requires passing an examination.
Jiang Liu entered the Technique Repository under the guidance of the guarding disciple. He saw that the first floor was very spacious, with more than thirty wooden shelves. However, most of them were miscellaneous books, while Body Refinement cultivation techniques only occupied three wooden shelves.
Jiang Liu walked closer and picked up a book at random. He started flipping through the book, "The Customs and Traditions of Qi Province". His main purpose in coming to the Technique Repository was to see if he could find the text he had seen in the secret realm.
When the guard saw that Jiang Liu had started reading, he excused himself and left. Jiang Liu nodded, said nothing, and continued reading.
Jiang Liu spent the entire day in the Technique Repository, constantly flipping through those miscellaneous books. Finally, he found similar text in a book called "General History of Dynasties".
Only through comparison was it confirmed that it was indeed the script of the ancient Great Qin Dynasty. The dynasty before the Great Qian was the Great Zhou, and the Great Qin was before the Great Zhou. It had been destroyed for more than a thousand years, so the script had changed a lot. It would be strange if Jiang Liu, who came from outer space, could recognize it.
The three large characters on the gate of the courtyard complex read "Saint Heaven Sect". Therefore, the three sects must have discovered that there should be a Saint Grade cultivation technique there through the arrangement there, but it had already been moved out, and the people of the Saint Heaven Sect had also disappeared.
As for how the three sects knew that they hadn't entered the secret realm, just look at the corpses at the entrance and you'll know what happened. There must have been a special method to notify the people outside. At the very least, the people who went in must have reached the main gate and seen the words on the gate.
As for where the people of the Saint Heaven Sect went, that remains a mystery. And then there was that mysterious place we encountered in the Ten Thousand Mountains; it seems this continent truly has many mysteries.
Jiang Liu felt he had gained a lot this time, at least broadening his horizons and learning about the origins of the Exotic Beast Valley.
The Exotic Beast Valley was established during the Great Zhou Dynasty, and has been established for over a thousand years. The first Valley Master was a rogue cultivator who, by chance, obtained the Beast Mastery Art, and he was considered a person of exceptional talent.
He actually managed to enter the sect through his own cultivation, and then relied on the Beast Mastery Art to develop the Exotic Beast Valley step by step. At first, the Exotic Beast Valley was located in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
They gradually moved out later, and even after they moved out, they still had to stay close to the Ten Thousand Mountains, because that was the foundation upon which the Exotic Beast Valley was built.
The one who moved here is the fourth generation Valley Master. Starting from the third generation Valley Master, the Exotic Beast Valley often went out to help ordinary people exterminate Exotic Beast, and then sold the tamed Exotic Beast to ordinary martial artists or ordinary people to control.
This has always been the main source of income for the Exotic Beast Valley, and other income streams were only gradually developed later. Furthermore, the Exotic Beast Valley has an ironclad rule: ordinary people must not be harmed without cause.
Therefore, the Exotic Beast Valley has always had a good reputation in Qi Province, and its current prestige is the result of the hard work of several generations of valley masters. In particular, the fifth valley master has become even more famous in Qi Province.
After reading about the development of the Exotic Beast Valley, Jiang Liu felt that it was hard-won that the Exotic Beast Valley had achieved what it had today. Although there was no apparent crisis on Exotic Beast surface, the fact that the Exotic Beast Valley was currently in such a dire situation foresaw the many crises to come.
Jiang Liu glanced at the sky and realized it was getting dark. He then put down his miscellaneous books, left the Technique Repository, and headed towards his courtyard.