Library of Heaven’s Path

”Yes!” The green-robed attendant rushed out immediately and in a short while, came running back with a savage beast in his embrace.

Rather than a savage beast, it was more appropriate to call it an undomesticated animal. Similar to dogs and cats that households kept, it didnʼt possess any fighting prowess. Oblivious to the reason why it was brought here, it had a confused look on its face.

Upon receiving the savage beast, Zhang Xuan took a quick look at it. Even though he wasnʼt very satisfied, the competition had long begun, and there wasnʼt time for him to be picky.

”Time to try out the abilities of a poison master!”

With the savage beast in his embrace, Zhang Xuan thought.

As for why he dared to make such a bet with his opponent, in claiming that he would use a savage beast to create his painting, it wasnʼt because he was arrogant, but rather because he had aces up his sleeves.

Even if a savage beast is tamed, it is impossible for it to obey exactly the thoughts of its owner. If one desires to create a painting that surpasses the second level, he cannot place his hopes on something beyond his control. One has to have absolute control over the painting process.

As a 2-star beast tamer, it would have been impossible for him to control the actions of a savage beast precisely. However, after the trip to the Poison Hall, the situation had changed.

After ten days of studying in the Poison Hall, not only did Zhang Xuan manage to cultivate the Poison Body, his mastery of poison had also reached the level of a 2-star poison master.

More importantly, he had also gained an additional use for the Heavenʼs Path zhenqi. He is now able to convert it into tonic with a single thought and transform it into deadly poison with another.

The Heavenʼs Path zhenqi happened to be the ideal tool that allows him to control movements of a savage beast precisely using just his mind.

Stretching out his hands, he sent a surge of Heavenʼs Path zhenqi into the meridians of the savage beast that was in his embrace. Then, with a simple will, he distributed it into the various acupoints all over its body immediately.

”Time to start!”

Now that the preparations were in place, he had the savage beast roll around in the ink before casually throwing it onto the large piece of xuan paper.

”Is he really having the savage beast draw for him?”

”I would like to see what kind of painting he can create!”

”Iʼve seen this savage beast and it does not possess any intelligence. What kind of painting can it possibly draw?”

...

Seeing that Zhang Xuan wasnʼt joking and that he had soaked the savage beast in ink and had it step onto the xuan paper, the crowd burst into an uproar.

To have a savage beast paint...

And win against an official painter?

Brother, are you daydreaming, or are you just pulling a prank?

”Preposterous!”

Vice Guild Leader Chengʼs face steeled.

Painting is a respectable and refined occupation; to actually call a savage beast splashing ink around as painting is clearly an act of provocation.

He had decided to chase this fellow out the moment the competition ended.

He couldnʼt allow the art of painting to be insulted like that.

Feeling displeased within, he was glaring at Zhang Xuan in fury when Vice Guild Leader Wu’s words rang beside his ear.

”Something is wrong. Cheng Feng, look!”

”Whatʼs wrong?” He turned around to look at his old friend, only to see him staring at the youngsterʼs painting in bewilderment.

Frowning, Vice Guild Leader Cheng Feng turned his head over as well, and with a single glance, he became stupefied.

”How... How is this possible?”

The savage beast on the xuan paper hesitated for a moment before beginning to saunter on the paper, leaving behind one plum flower after another in its wake.

There wasnʼt a specific pattern to those plum flower marks, but they went along a straight line and seemed as if they were held hanging by a formless vine.

Shouldnʼt an unintelligent savage beast, who was splashed with ink all over, run away the moment it was released? Why would it walk on the paper slowly without the slightest repetition in its footsteps?

”Itʼs a type of beast taming technique!”

Vice Guild Leader Wuʼs voice sounded in his ears.

”Thatʼs right!”

Hearing his old friendʼs words, Cheng Feng came to a realization.