Under One Person: Rebuilding the Glory of the Beast Master

Chapter 34 The Gatekeeper's Gift

"What? A turtle has mastered the Reverse Life Triple Technique?" Si Chong's voice changed, and he suddenly stood up from the stool.

He had cultivated for decades, and what strange and unusual things hadn't he seen? But a tortoise cultivating to the third level of reverse rebirth was the most bizarre thing he had ever heard of.

"Are you sure?" He stared into Zeng Su's eyes, trying to find a trace of lying on that small face.

Zeng Su nodded, his expression calm: "This disciple witnessed it with his own eyes."

After listening, Si Chong remained silent for a long time.

His gaze fell on Zeng Su, scrutinizing him several times, as if he were getting to know this outer disciple all over again.

"You brat—" he began, his voice carrying a complex emotion, "The sect leader is right, you are indeed not simple."

Zeng Su quickly replied, "Uncle-Master, you flatter me. It was merely a coincidence."

"A coincidence?" Si Chong chuckled. "There are plenty of coincidences in the world, why did it have to be you?"

He waved his hand, stood up, and straightened his clothes.

"Just tell me about this, don't spread it around. There are too many people in the sect, and it's better to have as few people as possible who know about certain things."

Zeng Su nodded: "This disciple understands."

Si Chong glanced at him again, reached out and patted his shoulder. His hand was strong, carrying the kind of recognition an elder gives to a younger person.

"Practice hard. Now that you've entered the Sanyi Sect, you're a disciple of the Sanyi Sect. Whether you're an inner or outer disciple, the sect will not mistreat you."

After saying this, he turned and left.

Zeng Su stood in the courtyard, watching Si Chong's figure disappear at the end of the bamboo path.

Bai Jiahei walked over from the side and nudged his hand with his nose.

"Hmm?" (Are you alright?)

"It's nothing." Zeng Su patted its head, a slight smile playing on his lips. "My martial uncle came to check on me."

Baijiahei blinked, then lay down and rested its head on its front hooves, continuing to doze off.

Zeng Su sat down on the stone steps in front of the door, holding a vial of medicine in his hand; he still had to drink it.

Si Chong's reaction was within his expectations; as an elder of the San Yi Sect, it was understandable that he was shocked to hear such a thing.

However, Si Chong did not inquire about the specifics of Xuan Hei, nor did he ask about the location of the water pool's energy formation, nor did he try to find out about his beast-communicating secrets.

This shows that the elders of the Sanyi Sect truly considered him one of their own.

Not prying into the details, nor coveting secret methods, is a sign of respect from seniors to juniors.

Two days later, at dusk, Zeng Su was feeding the speckled chickens in the enclosure when he suddenly sensed a familiar aura coming from the direction of the mountain gate.

Its gentle, jade-like flow is continuous, like a clear spring in the mountains, flowing slowly and steadily.

The sect leader has returned.

Zeng Su put down the food bowl in his hand, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Qingxu Hall. Whether out of courtesy or gratitude, he should pay his respects.

When he reached the halfway point of the mountain, he encountered Lu Jin. Lu Jin was also looking excited and was hurrying up the mountain. Upon seeing him, he waved and called out, "Junior Brother, the Sect Leader is back!"

The two walked side by side toward Qingxu Hall.

They encountered more and more disciples along the way, some following behind them, others joining from side roads, and soon they had gathered twenty or thirty people.

Everyone had the same thought. It was originally said that the sect leader would only be away for half a month, but now more than a month has passed and he has only just returned, so everyone wanted to pay their respects to the sect leader.

The doors of Qingxu Hall were wide open. Zuo Ruotong sat on a grand chair in the hall, still wearing a white robe, his hair tied up with a jade hairpin, his face as handsome as ever.

His gaze swept over his disciples, and he nodded slightly. Returning from his trip to the sect and seeing that everything was alright and his disciples were all well, he felt at ease as the sect leader.

"Go back, all of you!" He waved his hand, his voice not loud but clear, "I just got back, we can talk about it tomorrow."

The disciples bowed and withdrew. Lu Jin was the last to leave, winked at Zeng Su, and then slipped away.

Only Zuo Ruotong and Zeng Su remained in Qingxu Hall.

Zeng Su actually wanted to leave, but he was stopped by a force when he was about to leave. He knew that it was the sect leader who wanted him to stay.

Zuo Ruotong's gaze fell on Zeng Su, lingered for a moment, and then she nodded slightly: "You're here too?"

Zeng Su stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Disciple greets Sect Leader."

Zuo Ruotong sized him up.

"As soon as I returned to the sect, I heard from Si Chong that you had mastered the Reverse Life Triple Technique," he said.

Zeng Su raised his head and replied, "By chance, I found a clever way to do this, and I have already mastered it."

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He stretched out his hand and activated the Reverse Life Triple Technique. Soon, a jade-like luster emerged from his fingertips and spread along his palm to his forearm.

Zuo Ruotong's gaze fell on the hand that was glowing white, and she remained silent for a few breaths.

"Your stroke of luck," he said slowly, "is something even I, as the head of the sect, never expected."

Zeng Su withdrew his hand. He didn't know how Zuo Ruotong would react after hearing his words, but he still revealed the existence of Xuan Hei. However, when he wanted to continue speaking...

Zuo Ruotong shook her head, stopping him from explaining further, and then said, "You walk your own path. The doors of the Trinity Gate are always open for you."

Zeng Su's heart skipped a beat. The weight of those words was greater than any martial arts manual.

"Master, I—" Zeng Su began, but the words caught in his throat.

"Sit down!" Zuo Ruotong pointed to the futon next to her, not continuing the topic. "There's something I want to give you."

Zeng Su sat down as instructed, a sense of curiosity rising within him about what the sect leader would give him—a cultivation technique or secret manual? But what could possibly compare to the Reversal of Life Triple Level, elixirs, or divine weapons? That was certainly possible.

Zuo Ruotong stood up and walked to the inner room behind the hall. When she came out, she was carrying a large iron cage, which was more than a person tall. The cage was covered with a black cloth, so it was impossible to see what was inside.

The iron cage made a dull "thud" as it was placed on the ground. It was quite heavy, but to Zuo Ruotong, it felt as light as nothing.

The black cloth was lifted.

There is a bird in the cage.

A large bird.

It is about three feet long, with dark brown feathers all over its body, slightly lighter in color with a hint of gold on its chest and abdomen. Most striking is its head; the feathers on its crown, nape, and tail are pure white, shimmering with a silky sheen under the light. Its hooked beak is golden yellow, its curved arc conveying an innate sharpness. Its eyes are pale yellow, with a deep, untamed wildness shining through their pupils.

Zeng Su stared at the bird for a few seconds, and three words popped into his mind: Bald Eagle.

Or perhaps it's a bald eagle.

This creature is the national bird of the United States, an embodiment of freedom and power. In my previous life, I often saw its presence in many American TV series.

When the black cloth covering the cage was lifted, the bald eagle flapped its wings sharply, making a "whooshing" sound. Its wingspan was more than five feet, and the wind it created made the lamplight in the hall flicker.

"Hey! Hey!"

It opened its hooked beak and let out a sharp cry, a sound with a metallic penetrating quality that echoed throughout Qingxu Hall.

"This thing has a terrible temper." Zuo Ruotong shook her head. "It's been locked in a cage for so many days, and it still has so much energy."

He then pointed to the bald eagle and said, "This is yours."

Zeng Su was taken aback: "Sect Leader, this is—"

"Here you go." Zuo Ruotong sat back down in the armchair, picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Weren't you looking for a new tamed beast? This eagle, I caught it on my way out this time. It's also a creature that has acquired Qi, with extraordinary talent. It's qualified to be your tamed beast, isn't it?"

Zeng Su looked at the bald eagle in the cage and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The bald eagle tilted its head, scrutinizing him with a cautious look in its pale yellow eyes, assessing whether the little monkey before it was a match for it.

For some reason, the bald eagle felt that the little monkey in front of it was dangerous. Of course, the most dangerous one was the big monkey in the white robe. It had no ability to resist him. It was gone with just one slap.

"This eagle is no ordinary bird." Zuo Ruotong put down her teacup. "It is active on a remote island in the coast year-round. Every fishing boat that goes out to sea in that area has been visited by it."

"A patronage?" Zeng Su blinked.

"It's robbery." Zuo Ruotong said with a slight upturn of her lips, as if she had remembered something interesting. "It flies onto the fishing boat and snatches the fish that the boatmen catch, but it doesn't hurt anyone, it just steals the fish and shrimp. However, this guy has a particularly big appetite, and it has to take all the fish and shrimp with it. Those fishermen now have to carry several bamboo poles when they go out to sea, just to guard against it."

Zeng Su glanced at the bald eagle and thought to himself: This is indeed worthy of being the national bird of America. It has a strong American national style. The style of robbers is indeed passed down from generation to generation.

This shows that people are shaped by their environment, and the same applies to birds.

The bald eagle sensed his gaze, raised its head even higher, and looked back at him with an air of disdain. Its eyes clearly said: Yes, I did it, so what?

"That area of ​​the sea," Zuo Ruotong continued, "the fishermen have given it a nickname: 'White-Faced Demon.' Anyone who makes a living in those waters hates that name to the core."

"White-faced evil star?" Zeng Su read it over. This bald eagle had brownish-red feathers and a white head, so the name was indeed quite fitting.

"It took me a lot of effort to catch it." Zuo Ruotong leaned back in her chair, her tone unusually relaxed. "This guy is very wary. He never goes near the land and just circles that isolated island. I camped on the island for three days and three nights, but it wouldn't come down. In the end, I only managed to catch it when it flew out to hijack a ship and intercepted it halfway."

"Master, you've worked hard." Zeng Su stood up and bowed solemnly. "Master, you've gone to so much trouble for me, I—"

"Alright, alright." Zuo Ruotong raised her hand to interrupt him, her tone amiable. "You're a disciple of the Sanyi Sect. The sect leader found you a tamed beast. There's nothing to thank me for."

He looked at Zeng Su, paused, and then said, "However, this eagle is wild. Whether you can tame it or not depends on you. Although I can capture it, taming it and making it recognize its master is the job of a beast tamer. I, an amateur, cannot help with that."

Zeng Su nodded, his gaze returning to the bald eagle in the cage.

The bald eagle was also looking at him; the bird and the man stared at each other across the iron cage.

There is no fear in the eyes of an eagle, only an innate arrogance. It is not easily frightened, nor is it the kind of creature that will submit after being confined for a few days.

Zeng Su reached out and slowly approached the iron cage.

The bald eagle's pupils contracted slightly, its hooked beak opened slightly, and it let out a low, threatening cry.

This means: Try getting any closer? I'll peck you to death.

Zeng Su did not stop.

His fingers slipped through the gaps in the iron cage and touched the tip of the bald eagle's wing. The bald eagle suddenly flapped its wings, trying to retreat, but the cage had limited space, and it had nowhere to go but let that finger rest on its wingtip.

Since there's no way to retreat, the only option is to attack.

But just as it was about to peck at it fiercely, a gentle warmth flowed in from the tip of its wing and slowly spread along its veins.

The Beast Sensing Technique is activated.

The bald eagle's eyes immediately changed.

Its original arrogance and vigilance have lessened considerably; although they still remain, it no longer has the intention to continue attacking.

It tilted its head and looked at the little monkey in front of it with a completely new gaze.

For some reason, it felt that the little monkey was not threatening, and even felt a sense of familiarity. Zeng Su probed into the bald eagle's body, and the "Unlimited Evolution" panel unfolded before its eyes, with lines of text appearing.

[Trainable target detected: Eagle]

Species: Bald Eagle

[Current Evolution Stage: Mortal Beast]

[Potential Rating: E—]

【ability:???】

[Evolutionary Paths: To be unlocked]

[Note: This target has low training value; please choose carefully.]

The potential rating is E-, which is the lowest, but it still meets the basic requirements of the contract.

And this is a flying pet.

He had wanted to catch a flying pet for a long time, but he didn't have a suitable target.

"Sect Master, this eagle is simply wonderful; it's the beast I've always wanted." He said to Zuo Ruotong, his voice filled with barely concealed excitement and joy.

Seeing Zeng Su's expression, Zuo Ruotong smiled and nodded.

"I'm glad you like it!"

In fact, Zuo Ruotong put in a lot of effort to capture this bald eagle. After finding out about its existence, he spent more than half a month at sea before finally finding its trail. He then staked out the area for another half month before finally catching it.

This time, Zuo Ruotong went out to find a suitable beast for Zeng Su. As a teacher, she did this much, which is no less than that of a family elder.

Next, Zuo Ruotong personally escorted the bald eagle to Zeng Su's room.

Zeng Su didn't say any more words of thanks; he just wanted to keep these things in his heart.

Next up is the contract with the Bald Eagle.

However, this bald eagle was already an adult, with a very strong will and a fierce temper.

Although he can get close to the other party using the Beast Sensing Technique, forming a contract will not be so easy and will inevitably be met with fierce resistance.

Since that's the case, then we'll have to let Baijiahei take action.

The proper way is to first subdue them by force and then subdue them by force.

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