Genius Beast Taming: Starting from Awakening an S-Rank Talent

Through conversations with his two junior disciples, Zhou Heng deduced more information: "It's probably not just the supreme geniuses with SSS-level talent; even the super geniuses with SS-level talent will be courted and invested in by the Qingyang, Hongyang, and Baiyang guilds through various means. Perhaps some of them will accept the gifts without remembering the guilds' kindness, but as long as a few geniuses grow up and have some face-saving for the guilds, or engage in some secret transactions with them, it will be enough for the guilds to take the opportunity to gain more benefits."

Qianrenhou repeatedly said, "Junior Uncle is right. As the old saying goes, sometimes being too rigid can lead to breaking. Among the Four Religions and Three Assemblies, the Heavenly Principle Religion was originally the leader of the Four Religions and was very powerful. Later, the Heavenly Principle Religion was severely damaged, and the Three Assemblies, led by the Qingyang Society, took the opportunity to rise. The Ninth-Rank Emperor Beast Tamer, Emperor Mi Luo, who is revered by the Four Religions and Three Assemblies today, came from the Qingyang Society. Therefore, the Qingyang Society has surpassed the former Heavenly Principle Religion and become the most powerful among the Four Religions and Three Assemblies. However, they have not changed their relatively conservative and mild style. On the contrary, the Heavenly Principle Religion has become increasingly crazy in recent years because it lost its leading position among the Four Religions and Three Assemblies."

Zhou Heng's lips curled into a meaningful smile: "The Heavenly Principle Sect has existed longer than the Alliance and has a deep foundation, so naturally it is unwilling to be subordinate to others. However, the Qingyang Society is not to be trifled with either. Now that it has successfully suppressed the Heavenly Principle Sect, it will not easily let the Heavenly Principle Sect regain the upper hand."

Li Lang listened for a long time, his focus particularly different from the others: "Why did Bai Yang give more resources to Lei Xiaowang of the Qilin Yun family than to Dinghai Supreme and the old alliance leader? Is it because Bai Yang is wealthier, so he's more generous than Qingyang and Hongyang?"

Marquis Tianyin explained, "That's not the case. It's because King Leixiao wasn't originally from a noble family. He was initially just a poor scholar. His parents were merely ordinary people without any talent for beast taming, not even first-tier apprentice beast tamers. When he first awakened his talent, the strongest among his direct relatives was his grandfather, who was only a second-tier senior beast tamer. Later, after he rose to prominence, he founded the Qilin Yun family. Due to the Four Religions and Three Societies' own stance, they particularly liked to recruit those from humble backgrounds, which is why they gave King Leixiao so many resources back then. However, because King Leixiao became the disciple of Emperor Cangwu of the Fire Phoenix Yan family after displaying his talent, the Four Religions and Three Societies ultimately failed to recruit him into their camp. But there's definitely a very ambiguous relationship between King Leixiao and the Four Religions and Three Societies, with absolutely some secret transfer of benefits."

Li Lang had only a superficial understanding of the affairs of the aristocratic families: "Doesn't the Thunder King's master, the Great Emperor Cangwu, care about this?"

Zhou Heng had already seen through everything: "The Cangwu Emperor of the Fire Phoenix Yan family will not only not interfere, but may even secretly support King Leixiao. The historical Miaoyi Supreme was originally the leader of the Heavenly Principles Sect, and later left the Heavenly Principles Sect to marry into the Fire Phoenix Yan family. Therefore, if we are to say which of these families is closest to the Four Religions and Three Societies, it is definitely the Fire Phoenix Yan family."

Marquis Tianyin strongly agreed with Zhou Heng's point of view: "Just as Junior Uncle said, the relationship between the Yan family of Huofeng and the Four Religions and Three Societies is very close, and the waters here may be deeper than we imagine."

Li Lang felt as if a new world had been opened to him: "I didn't expect that the propaganda on the surface was all fake. The aristocratic families and the Four Religions and Three Societies are not enemies at all."

Zhou Heng treated Li Lang as one of his own, and directly broke down these complex issues for Li Lang to understand: "It can't be said that way. The Four Religions and Three Societies have always wanted to overthrow the rule of the aristocratic families, so the aristocratic families and the Four Religions and Three Societies do have fundamental contradictions as a whole. However, the aristocratic families and the Four Religions and Three Societies are all composed of people, and there is a lot of room for manipulation in between."

The eyes of the Marquis of Tianyin held a sense of vicissitude: "The world is not black and white. As long as it brings benefits, it is not a big problem for aristocratic families to have contact with or even cooperate with the people of the Four Religions and Three Societies."

Qianrenhou was already anticipating the benefits from the Qingyang Society: "The people from the Qingyang Society are probably here to curry favor with Junior Uncle. They'll likely bring out quite a few treasures, and we shouldn't refuse them. If they know what's good for them, Junior Uncle can accept their treasures and show them some leniency in the future. But if they don't know what's good for them, even if Junior Uncle accepts their treasures, it doesn't mean he'll let them off the hook."

Zhou Heng's eyes were deep: "I understand what my two junior disciples mean. I will naturally not let go of benefits that are offered to me for free."

After listening for a while, Li Lang couldn't help but sigh, "You're treating the Four Religions and Three Societies like monkeys! Compared to your aristocratic families, even the vicious Four Religions and Three Societies have become a vulnerable group."

Zhou Heng remained clear-headed: "This is only because the strength of the Four Religions and Three Societies is temporarily inferior to that of the Alliance and the Beastmaster Guild. If one day the strength of the Four Religions and Three Societies surpasses ours, even the Qingyang Society, which is the most lenient towards the aristocratic families, will not hesitate to bare its fangs."

Marquis Tianyin flattered him, saying, "Junior Uncle is so young, yet he always speaks with such profound wisdom! In this world, strength is always the most important thing."

Zhou Heng couldn't help but sigh, "When a jackal faces an elephant, it temporarily sheathes its fangs not because the jackal has truly reformed, but simply because it is no match for the elephant. If one day the elephant were to turn into a rabbit, the jackal would instantly unleash its ferocity."

Li Lang said thoughtfully, "What you all said has truly enlightened me."

Before long, it was afternoon. The old patriarch of the Zhou family sent word that Lin Fenghou, the vice president of the Qingyang Society, promised to bring Liu Yao to meet Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng immediately gave a time, and told him to have someone from the Qingyang Society come to see him then.

The next morning, Zhou Heng went to Bixi Island to have breakfast with his parents. Feng Zhong and Feng Yong came to report that the people from the Four Religions and Three Societies were already waiting for him on Ruilin Island.

He immediately returned to Ruilin Island with his five tamed beasts and two junior disciples.

On Ruilin Island, outside the gate of the purple seashell palace named Ruilin Hall, a group of more than ten people dressed in very ordinary clothes stood out from the crowd.

They were a group of Qingyang Society members, led by Lin Fenghou, the current vice president of the Qingyang Society.

Although collusion is common among the Four Religions, Three Societies, and aristocratic families, which is an open secret, some things are ultimately not suitable to be brought to the forefront.

Therefore, when they came to meet Zhou Heng this time, they did not wear the white robes embroidered with blue sunflower patterns that were the symbol of the Qingyang Society; they were all dressed in plain clothes.

These people have been waiting here for over an hour.

However, not one of them, including Lin Fenghou, the vice president of the Qingyang Society, showed any impatience.

Given Zhou Heng's status, even if they had to wait here for a whole day, they wouldn't dare to complain in the slightest, at least not in the Canglan Plane, the stronghold of the Divine Dragon Zhou family.

Although there seemed to be few people around them, they knew in their hearts that from the moment they stepped into the Canglan Plane, the Zhou family's ancestor, Wanbaowang, had been watching them.