The Beast Taming Sect was located on the edge of the Hundred - Mile Beast Forest. After just a few days' journey on the flying boat, the group arrived at the mountain gate of the Beast Taming Sect.
Different from other sects, the decoration style of the Beast Taming Sect exuded a wild atmosphere.
There was a huge totem of a spiritual beast carved on the sect's archway, and flags with novel patterns were hanging around it.
Walking on the path of the Beast Taming Sect, Shen Qing and Li Xian felt completely out of place.
Most of the disciples in the Beast Taming Sect were men, and they were all very tall and muscular.
Some disciples had just returned from their training in the beast forest, carrying spiritual beasts weighing hundreds of jin on their shoulders. They bared their upper bodies, showing their abs and muscles, which left Shen Qing gaping in astonishment.
Li Xian didn't know whether to cover Shen Qing's left eye or right eye. He could only seethe with anger silently.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, do you usually eat so well?"
Chu Lanqiu didn't understand what Shen Qing meant. He just thought that Shen Qing found the spiritual beast meat they ate delicious.
After all, another source of income for the Beast Taming Sect was selling the top - grade spiritual beast meat from the beast forest.
"The taste of spiritual beast meat is not particularly good. It requires special cooking methods. But Li Xian is a great cook. You can ask him to make some for you."
Shen Qing's eyes were almost dazzled, and she didn't pay attention to what Chu Lanqiu said. She just nodded blankly.
Li Xian's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He thought resentfully that he would add an extra spoonful of salt to Shen Qing's dinner tonight.
But Li Xian just thought about it. After a moment, he gave up spinelessly.
Forget it. I won't add it.
On the contrary, Xian Shiyu looked at the bare - chested disciples with disdain after returning to the Beast Taming Sect.
Compared with these rough and tough men, she preferred gentle and elegant men like Xiao Jinglan.
After eating too much game, one would occasionally crave simple vegetarian food.
"Chu Lanqiu, you're finally back. The disciple selection is about to start. You took your junior brothers and sisters out for fun. Have you ever considered their feelings?!"
Just as they were about to climb the steps to pay a visit to Tiger - Roaring Real Man, they were stopped on the way.
This man was wearing the disciple's robe of the Beast Taming Sect, but unlike other disciples, his hair was not completely tied up. Half of it was loose on his shoulders.
Moreover, he was not as muscular as others. Instead, he was very thin, like a bamboo pole.
His face was very pale, and his eyes were long and narrow. When he stared at people, it felt like being stared at by a venomous snake.
Xian Shiyu and Chu Lanqiu frowned at the same time and looked at the man in front of them with ill - intent.
Xian Shiyu glared at the man in front of her. "Baboon! What's it to you? You're a disciple under the seat of Roc - Leaping Real Man. Your cultivation is not even as high as mine. According to the rules, you should respectfully call me senior sister. How dare you call me by my name directly?"
A look of anger flashed across the man's face, who was called baboon by Xian Shiyu. He stared at Xian Shiyu viciously and gritted his teeth. "I've said many times. Don't call me baboon. My name is Fei Fei!"
Xian Shiyu shrugged indifferently. "I don't care if your name is Fei Fei or baboon. In my mouth, you're always baboon. Just like I call Liu Nian 'durian'. It will always be durian!"
Xian Shiyu said this tongue - twister - like sentence so fast that Shen Qing almost burst out laughing.
Fei Fei originally wanted to show his magnanimity as a senior brother in front of Shen Qing, Li Xian and these legendary geniuses. But unexpectedly, Xian Shiyu had made him lose face.
He clenched his fists angrily. Then, as if he had thought of something, a sly smile appeared on his lips.
"Oh, isn't this junior sister Shiyu who left a letter saying she was going to elope with someone? What? Were you abandoned by your man, and now you're crying and running back to the sect to find Tiger - Roaring Real Man?"
Being reminded of her embarrassing incident, Xian Shiyu's face turned red with anger.
"That's not true. What are you talking nonsense about? Damn baboon!"
"Okay. It's inappropriate to make a ruckus in front of guests. Brother Fei, if you don't like me going down the mountain for training, you can file a complaint against me in front of the sect master. Otherwise, you have no right to interfere with me."
After saying that, Chu Lanqiu ignored Fei Fei and led Shen Qing and the others away directly.
After passing by Fei Fei, Shen Qing looked back at him. She saw that he was staring at Chu Lanqiu angrily with a gloomy face, as if he was brewing some evil plan.
"Shiyu, why do you seem to hate him so much?"
Hearing this, Xian Shiyu gritted her teeth. "There are few people in the sect who don't hate him. Not only does he look like a hooligan, but he also likes to snitch to the sect master on weekdays. He always sows discord among the senior brothers and sisters. I just don't like him."
Shen Qing raised her eyebrows and replied in a low voice, "I see..."
That Fei Fei was the male disciple who had become the young sect master of the Beast Taming Sect in her previous life.
His ability was not as good as Chu Lanqiu's, but he won the position of the young sect master with the support of Tiger - Roaring Real Man.
However, he was unworthy of his position. At a critical moment, he abandoned the Beast Taming Sect, which led to the entire sect falling into the hands of the Demon - Slaying Tribe.
"Little disciple, that Fei Fei... no, that baboon has that dark aura on him."
Ling Zhou's tongue got twisted several times but still couldn't say the name correctly. In the end, he simply gave up and called him baboon like Xian Shiyu.
"Got it, Master."
For some reason, when Shen Qing saw Fei Fei just now, she could clearly sense that unusual and repulsive aura.
Even more surprisingly, the sword on her back emitted a trace of coldness at the same time, which made Shen Qing's back stiff.
It seemed that the sword was also very sensitive to such auras.
The guest - receiving hall of the Beast Taming Sect was also carved with many small stone statues of spiritual beasts. There were some animal skins and bones around, and low - level spiritual beasts could be seen everywhere.
Shen Qing looked around curiously. "There are really a lot of spiritual beasts here. There are quite a few even inside the hall."
Chu Lanqiu introduced with a smile, "Our Beast Taming Sect has always adhered to the concept of integrating with nature and living in harmony with spiritual beasts. So in the Beast Taming Sect, spiritual beasts can go wherever they want."
"However, there are a few forbidden areas that only the elders can enter. Spiritual beasts and ordinary disciples are not allowed to enter. You must pay special attention to these places when you're in the Beast Taming Sect."
Shen Qing and Li Xian nodded to show that they understood.
Every sect had a few forbidden areas. Even the Azure Cloud Sword Sect and the Five - Element Daoist Sect had some, and Shen Qing and Li Xian had never been inside.
Shen Qing listened with great interest as Chu Lanqiu introduced some interesting places in the Beast Taming Sect. While they were chatting, they ignored Xian Shiyu, who was fidgeting beside them.
After wriggling for a while, she finally caught Chu Lanqiu's attention.
"What are you wriggling around like Liu Nian for? Now you're scared. Why did you do such a stupid thing in the first place?"
Xian Shiyu pouted aggrievedly. Since she knew she was in the wrong, she couldn't think of a reason to refute. She could only mutter in a low voice, "I've already apologized..."
"Roar!!"
A deafening tiger's roar came from afar. Xian Shiyu trembled, and her face turned deathly pale.