Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 202: Chapter 199: Death Replacement Talisman Chapter 202: Chapter 199: Death Replacement Talisman “Diting?”

Upon hearing this name, Qin Feng’s heart stirred.

He indeed had heard of such Divine Beasts, which were rumored to be capable of discerning all things in the world through sound, particularly adept at hearing people’s true intentions and distinguishing the real from the false.

Compared to the Dragon Son Bi’an, whose Evil Exorcism Eye could monitor righteousness and evil, Diting’s Divine Skills to discern the true from the false through sound was equally matched, each with its distinct advantages.

The only difference was that one manifested in the eyes while the other operated through the ears.

However, why had the second generation Grandmaster placed this Diting Divine Beast outside the Ancestor Hall, was it really meant to guard the Ancestor Hall?

Could it be…

Qin Feng glanced at Diting, quickly collected his Spirit, and dared not think any further.

…

He didn’t know the extent to which Diting’s Divine Skills were powerful, whether it could listen to the hearts of others through spoken sounds or if it was similar to Telepathy and the like.

If this Diting was also proficient in Telepathy, then it would be best for him now to be straightforward, guarding his Spirit tightly to prevent Diting from discerning any of his secrets.

Fortunately, Diting was lying there quietly, without making any other movements, which greatly reassured Qin Feng.

The other Disciples, upon hearing that this strangely shaped Spiritual Beast was actually the mount of the second-generation Grandmaster, instantly felt a sense of reverence and dared not say anything more, respectfully passing by it one by one.

The layout of the Ancestor Hall was not lavish but rather had an ancient charm, simplicity and elegance, filled with traces of being weathered by the years.

“The Ancestor Hall is the only building in our Beast Taming Sect that has survived from ancient times and is also one of the core places of our Sect,” said the Law Enforcement Elder with a solemn voice.

“Since the foundation of our Sect, we have undergone countless trials and tribulations.

Just during the Ancient Great Tribulation, we were attacked by the Demon Clan as many as nineteen times, and that’s not counting the conflicts with other forces after the Great Tribulation ended.

Over tens of thousands of years, there were three times when enemies directly breached our Mountain Gate’s Great Array, causing countless buildings to be destroyed and many Disciples to be killed.

Additionally, there were seven instances where powerful entities either brazenly invaded or sneaked in, ultimately causing heavy losses to our Sect.

For so many years, even the Mountain Gate’s main hall has been rebuilt several times, yet only the Ancestor Hall has always stood steadfast, never allowing any foreign enemies to disturb the peace of our ancestors.”

Upon hearing his words, whether it was a psychological effect or due to the multitude of Prohibitions within the Ancestor Hall, the moment the Disciples approached, their moods instantly became heavy, as if someone was watching them from the depths of the Void.

But upon closer sensing, they found nothing at all.

Entering the Ancestor Hall, what they first saw were the portraits of the ancestors hanging on the walls.

On both sides of the main hall hung twenty-eight additional portraits, representing the elders who had died in battle throughout the tens of thousands of years since the foundation of the Sect.

Those who were respected enough to be enshrined in the Ancestor Hall were all those who had Achieved Immortality and died in battle.

That is to say, aside from the founding Grandmaster, the Beast Taming Sect had lost twenty-eight True Immortals or higher Realm existences since its founding.

This discovery was startling to everyone.

These were beings who had Achieved Longevity after all, and it was shocking that so many had perished in battle.

Fortunately, the Law Enforcement Elder quickly assured them that most of these ancestors had sacrificed their lives during the Ancient Great Tribulation.

This information greatly relieved the Disciples, for if so many Immortals had died during a period of peace, it would definitely have scared them.

Once the Law Enforcement Elder had briefly introduced the deeds of those revered elders, everyone began to show the utmost respect. Searᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

“If it weren’t for the Grandmaster founding the lineage of our Beast Taming Sect, if it weren’t for the ancestors who carved a path for us through the thorns of the Ancient Great Tribulation, if it weren’t for the battles fought to the death by generations of elders, where would we, the later generations, get our fate to cultivate in peace?”

The Law Enforcement Elder looked at them and said, “Therefore, you must always remember the accomplishments of our past Grandmasters and the sacrifices made by our ancestors.

Today, you too are about to join our Sect.

From now on, you must uphold the teachings of the Beast Taming Sect, never betray the Sect and always be loyal to the Mountain Gate.

Can you do so?”

“For the Sect, we Disciples are willing to go through fire and water, and not shy away from a thousand deaths.”

The Disciples were impassioned and resolute in their tones.

“Good.”

The Law Enforcement Elder nodded, “Since that is the case, follow me in paying homage to the Grandmaster.”

With these words, everyone immediately knelt down, led by the Law Enforcement Elder in performing three prostrations and nine bows while chanting oaths.

Finally, the Law Enforcement Elder prayed softly, “Grandmaster above, each and every Grandmaster above, we Disciples come today to worship you.

Now, one hundred and two Disciples are joining the Inner Sect, adding new blood to our Sect, receiving our teachings, committed to enhancing the glory of our Sect.

Please bless us, revered Grandmasters, protect us, and let us, the later generations, never forget the contributions of our ancestors.

We will certainly carry forward the legacy of the Beast Taming Sect, thereby protecting more of the Human Clan from enslavement by Alien Races…”

After all the procedures were completed, the Law Enforcement Elder led everyone from the Ancestor Hall to the Internal Affairs Hall located midway up the mountain to officially register and add them to the roster of Inner Sect Disciples, receive their Magic Robes and Identity Jade Tokens, and finally returned to the Mountain Gate’s main hall.

When they left the Ancestor Hall for the Internal Affairs Hall, there were many Elders from the Inner Sect present in the Mountain Gate’s main hall.

They had come for the Disciples of their respective lineages.

Qin Feng and Long Qian, although they had fought fiercely during the Outer Sect’s competition, upon entering the Inner Sect, they now belonged to the same lineage.

However, under this lineage, the various Elders each had their separate authority and duties, so they were each busy with their affairs during normal times.

Today they had come, some to take on students, others simply to take the Disciples of their lineage back with them before finding a Master for them.

Those who were lucky might be placed under some Elders, and the less fortunate could only be apprenticed to some of the older Golden Core Disciples of the Inner Sect.

Since each peak of the Outer Sect corresponded to a lineage of the Inner Sect, there was no fighting over Disciples, and even when a rare talent appeared one or two times, it was an internal matter within their lineage, so there was no chance of being ridiculed by other lineage Elders in the Mountain Gate’s main hall.

Ning Wuxu had now also arrived.

In previous years, he seldom came, as each year there was a new batch of Outer Disciples entering, and he, as the Great Elder of the Spiritual Snake Lineage, really didn’t have so much spare time to come here; usually, he would casually send an Elder to bring the people back.

However, this time was different because there was a disciple from his own lineage among them.

“Sect Master, how is it?

There’s no problem with the disciples this time, right?”

Below, an Elder, his face full of wrinkles, asked.

He was an Elder of the Inner Sect’s Spiritual Tree Lineage, and his lifebound was an Undying Ancient Tree.

Nobody knew how many years that tree had been alive, but it was still brimming with vitality, which also resulted in this Elder having a lifespan far beyond that of ordinary cultivators at his level.

Otherwise, by the normal lifespan of a cultivator, this Elder would probably have long since perished.

“There shouldn’t be any problems.”

Gu Wuxi said, “Just now, the Diting Divine Beast transmitted a message, and I didn’t sense anything amiss from it.

Having the Grandmaster send the Diting Divine Beast has saved us countless worries.”

“Quite normal.”

Another Elder spoke, “Now that a great tribulation is approaching, and a great war is about to start, our Beast Taming Sect will also soon be launching a campaign against the Demon Gods of the Foreign Realm, and we’ll undoubtedly need the help of many disciples.

In my opinion, the Grandmaster wants us to divert more of our energies to assembling the conquering army.”

“Then, should we recruit more disciples into the Inner Sect to facilitate their cultivation?”

“That wouldn’t be good.

If we rashly admit more disciples, we’ll need to open the Treasure Vault and consume its resources.

Doing this over the long term is extremely detrimental to the development of our Sect,”

“Heh, what’s there to fear?

As long as we invade that Demon God’s world, all the resources we’ve expended will be replenished.

It’s only right that we use more resources now to cultivate disciples.

Besides, if we don’t use those resources now, when will we ever use them?

Using more now will make our Beast Taming Sect disciples stronger by one more degree, and on the Otherworld Battlefield in the future, our disciples will be able to suffer fewer casualties.”

For a moment, the Elders in the hall split into two factions, with one side believing that some of the Sect’s foundation should be consumed to enhance the disciples’ strength in preparation for the impending war.

The other side thought that the contents of the Treasure Vault should not be easily touched, as those were accumulated by the Sect over the years to guard against major emergencies.

Once they were used, it was uncertain when they could be replenished.

Regarding the notion of resource plundering while attacking the Otherworld, it wasn’t impossible, but who could guarantee that the world belonging to that Demon God would indeed be resource-rich?

If that world turned out to be resource-poor, they might not even be able to recover their initial investment.

“Alright, the disciples are about to arrive, let’s discuss this matter later.”

With a statement from Gu Wuxi, the Elders who had been arguing red-faced and heatedly suddenly changed their demeanor.

In front of the junior members, most Elders still paid great attention to their own image.

“Greetings to the Sect Master and all the Elders.”

Qin Feng and the others entered the hall and bowed respectfully to everyone.

“Not bad, there are indeed some promising seeds among the disciples this time.”

Gu Wuxi’s gaze was sharp as he looked over everyone with satisfaction, then turned to Ning Wuxu who was sitting to his left and asked, “Junior Brother Ning, I heard that you took on a Registered Disciple some time ago, has he made it through the competition to join us?”

“Sect Leader Senior Brother speaks the truth, I indeed accepted a disciple.”

Ning Wuxu gave a slight smile, revealing a hint of scholarly grace, and gestured to Qin Feng, who was standing at the front of the disciples, “Apprentice, step forward for your initiation.

What are you waiting for?”

Qin Feng immediately stepped forward, dropped to his knees before Ning Wuxu, and said respectfully, “Disciple Qin Feng, greets his mentor.”

After saying this, he kowtowed again.

This was different from his previous initiation; it was more similar to when he had kowtowed before the ancestral hall.

After three kowtows and nine bows, Ning Wuxu then gently lifted his hand, signaling that the ceremony was complete, and let him stand up.

Ning Wuxu looked Qin Feng up and down several times and nodded with satisfaction.

To be honest, Qin Feng’s direct entry to the Inner Sect through the competition this year was somewhat beyond his expectations, and when he learned that Qin Feng had even attained the title of first place in the competition, he was even more surprised.

He had not expected Qin Feng to fight his way through the competition and gain such an impressive ranking.

Although this was also related to the absence of a truly dominating genius in the Outer Sect cohort, it didn’t mean that there were no geniuses among them, just no disciple as overwhelmingly powerful as Li Miaozhen, who could suppress peers from all peaks.

“Congratulations, Elder Ning, on accepting such an excellent disciple.”

The other Elders offered their congratulations.

A disciple who was the first in the Outer Disciple competition could be considered a genius at any time, so it was indeed worth congratulating.

“Heh, my colleagues are too kind.”

Ning Wuxu smiled lightly and waved his hand, sending a streak of light into Qin Feng’s body where it disappeared, “This is a life-saving treasure from your teacher.

Treasure it and refine it well; it should ensure your life is without worry for at least one instance.”

“Thank you, Master, for your generous gift.”

Qin Feng quickly expressed his gratitude, then inwardly inspected with his Divine Sense and soon saw a Divine Talisman floating in his Dantian.

He felt the material of the talisman seemed familiar, and after careful identification, his heart stirred, “Is this…

a Death Replacement Talisman made from a Sky-Reaching Lotus Leaf?”