"What method?!" Qin Shaofeng was overjoyed and hurriedly pressed for details.
"Have you ever heard that the cultivation world has a miraculous kind of creature known as an 'Eighth-Rank Demonic Beast'?" Yuan Taixu asked in return.
Qin Shaofeng and Qing Daoxun exchanged glances, both wearing blank expressions.
Though the cultivation world had no shortage of demonic beasts, they had never heard of anything called an "Eighth-Rank Demonic Beast."
Seeing their confusion, Yuan Taixu began to explain at length. "The so-called 'Eighth Rank' refers to demonic beasts that have cultivated to the Eighth Heaven of the Void Returning Realm. Not only is their intelligence greater than that of ordinary beasts, their cultivation is capable of reaching heaven and earth, no weaker than that of Mahayana Stage cultivators."
"Doesn't that mean... it's even stronger than me?" Qin Shaofeng was dumbfounded, unable to believe it for a moment.
"Correct." Yuan Taixu nodded, his profound gaze fixed on Qin Shaofeng. "It is said that in ancient times, many cultivators achieved greatness only because they happened to befriend Eighth-Rank Demonic Beasts. But such beasts are exceptionally ferocious and cunning by nature, making them extremely difficult to subdue."
Qin Shaofeng's heart pounded wildly at those words.
A demonic beast capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with a Mahayana Stage cultivator—how terrifying must its cultivation be? If he could subdue one, it would surely be of immense benefit in his pursuit of higher realms.
Yet he also knew the dangers involved. Demonic beasts were demonic precisely because they were savage and violent, not creatures that could be tamed by human strength. One careless step, and his life could be at stake.
At that thought, Qin Shaofeng felt both uneasy and faintly eager to try.
Seeing the ever-changing expressions on his face, Qing Daoxun asked softly, "Senior Brother,