Chapter 1072: Unifying the Beast Master Sect

Xu Ke tightly gripped the Beast Roulette in his hand, not daring to relax his mind for a moment.

After a while, the restless horde of demonic beasts slowly calmed down. However, it wasn't due to Xu Ke's efforts, but because Emperor Sanmo appeared.

Interestingly, during the Sacred Beast Assembly at Mount Nanming, whenever Emperor Sanmo was mentioned, these demonic beasts would scoff, calling him a disgrace to their kind, someone to be hunted down and killed. Yet, now that Emperor Sanmo had truly appeared, the demonic beasts present were struck silent, not one daring to speak loudly.

Xu Ke voiced his question in his mind.

"Lord Xuan Niao," he wondered, "why do I feel like these creatures see Grandfather San as even more terrifying than Emperor Yi?"

Li Fan smiled. "As the Emperor of Demonic Beasts, Emperor Yi must consider the entire demonic beast race and apply rewards and punishments appropriately. Under normal circumstances, there's no danger as long as you don't provoke him. However, Emperor Sanmo, who is currently before us, has openly rebelled against the demonic beasts and sided with humans. A traitor to the demonic race, he is not only alive and well but even helped human cultivators establish the Beast Taming Sect. Guess who has killed more demonic beasts over the years: Emperor Yi or Emperor Sanmo?"

Xu Ke immediately fell into deep thought. Then, glancing at the kind-faced, white-haired elder, he couldn't help but shiver.

With Emperor Sanmo personally intervening to suppress them, the demonic beast horde naturally became outwardly submissive.

However, Emperor Sanmo didn't overly pressure them, nor did he force these demonic beasts to join the Beast Taming Sect or be enslaved by human cultivators. Instead, he simply demarcated a large area within the Beast Taming Sect's territory for these demonic beasts to temporarily inhabit. Although it was a bit cramped, survival wouldn't be an issue.

After listening to Xu Ke recount the events, Emperor Sanmo asked, "What was your reason for saying those words to Emperor Yi?"

Xu Ke had already prepared his answer and replied calmly, "Elder Emperor Yi said that a great calamity is approaching the Xuanhuang Realm, and he intends to leave this realm. But while he can escape, we cannot. To face this tribulation, we must unite all who can be united. With the added strength of this demonic beast horde, our Beast Taming Sect's chances of overcoming the calamity will be significantly greater."

Emperor Sanmo fell into silent contemplation.

These words didn't sound like something a child would devise. However, Emperor Sanmo had lived for too long and no longer solely judged a person's wisdom by their age.

After a moment of silence, he calmly stated, "Since you brought this trouble upon us, I will leave it entirely in your hands. If any of these beasts cause trouble or break the sect rules in the future, you will be held accountable."

With that, Emperor Sanmo tossed over a circular disc. It was quite similar to the one Emperor Yi had bestowed upon Xu Ke. The only difference was that the demonic beast carvings on it were richer and more vivid.

"This is..."

"The sect's ultimate treasure, the Beast Taming Roulette?" Xu Ke quickly recognized the treasure Emperor Sanmo had given him and instinctively gripped it tightly.

Before he could say anything more, Emperor Sanmo's figure vanished.

"This treasure was given to me so easily?" Xu Ke looked bewildered, feeling a profound sense of unreality.

Meanwhile, Li Fan was secretly comparing the two different Beast Roulettes.

The one given by Emperor Yi, though its demonic beast carvings only included the types that migrated with Xu Ke, offered stronger suppression over demonic beasts. Even the strongest among them, the Crimson Nine-Headed Beast, comparable to a human Longevity Realm cultivator, had its life and death decided by a mere thought of the Beast Roulette's wielder. This was determined by the characteristic that the demonic beast race in the Xuanhuang Realm had all originated from Emperor Yi's division.

As for Emperor Sanmo's Beast Taming Roulette, it seemed to encompass all demonic beasts in the world except for Imperial Beasts. However, its control over demonic beasts was relatively less potent. After all, wise men and prophets could only offer specific advice, not dictate choices.

"I wonder if the memories of cultivation techniques and divine abilities will still be lost after exiting this trial illusion of the Great Heavenly Venerate Xuanhuang," Li Fan mused. "If I can absorb and transform the technology from these two Beast Roulettes, perhaps the Empire could truly cultivate atavistic demonic beasts."

In the Empire's small world, such a conjecture had always existed. Monstrous beasts evolved from demonic beasts, and all demonic beasts in the world shared a common ancestor. Therefore, in truth, every monstrous beast contained complete demonic beast bloodline information within its body. The creation of the fusion beast resembling Emperor Yi was based on this conjecture. However, there was too little information available on ancient demonic beasts, making it impossible to conduct targeted atavistic demonic beast experiments. Otherwise, recreating the ancient era where demonic beasts ran rampant might not be difficult.

"Regardless, I should record them thoroughly first."

The information contained within the two Beast Roulettes was too complex; even with Li Fan's current abilities, mastering it completely was arduous. Furthermore, perhaps because they were not native products of Xuanhuang, the Beast Roulette information in this illusion seemed to be missing some details compared to the actual items. But that didn't stop Li Fan from constantly occupying both Beast Roulettes.

Subsequently, the plot progression of the Beast Taming Sect's transformation began to deviate from previous occurrences.

Xu Ke no longer received the task of going to the Divine Pen Sect to find the Realm-Rending Whale; instead, he focused on managing the demonic beasts within the sect. "Uniting all forces that can be united" seemed to be the core test of this second scenario.

When a calamity descended, as the Great Heavenly Venerate of Xuanhuang, one naturally needed to display coordination and planning abilities far beyond ordinary people. The Xuanhuang Realm was home to diverse factions, each with their own schemes. Yet, ultimately, they all belonged to the human race. The conflicts among them were certainly not as great as those between humans and demonic beasts. At the very least, this was what needed to be demonstrated on the surface. If he could properly manage the relationship between this demonic beast horde and the Beast Taming Sect, he would likely pass this trial.

"Don't immediately try to suppress every difficulty with the Beast Roulette. You must convince the beasts through reason," Li Fan instructed. "What if, one day, the Beast Roulette becomes ineffective? How would you cope then? In ancient Xuanhuang, there was a Saint Emperor who, though powerless, spoke with sincerity and treated people with genuine kindness. All who conversed with him felt as if bathed in a spring breeze. Everyone, from the highest to the lowest, admired and submitted to him."

Li Fan studied the Beast Roulette while also cultivating to enhance his own strength. At the same time, he guided Xu Ke on how to manage and command the demonic beasts. Compared to humans, demonic beasts were far less cunning. In fact, they seemed much simpler.

Under Grand Tutor Li's personal guidance, Xu Ke only used the power of the Beast Roulette three times over the years. In most cases, he resolved various crises simply through words and actions. He gradually earned the trust of all the demonic beasts.

Finally, the great calamity, where cultivation methods could not coexist, descended. As everyone in the Beast Taming Sect cultivated only one method, they couldn't endure for long and soon showed signs of collapse.

"Such a terrifying calamity, where cultivation methods cannot coexist..." Xu Ke's expression turned grim.