Chapter 349: The Undying, Eternal Beast
As the conversation between the two figures in the room reached Xu Ke's ears, it seemed to strike his young heart with immense force.
His eyes widened in shock, his lips parting, yet no words would come.
Li Fan was not exactly shocked by Sovereign Tapir Tertius's cold, decisive view of his own disciples as mere ants. What frustrated him was that the faint aura emanating from the white-bearded elder sent a tremor of primal fear through the Xuan Bird he was possessing, a shudder that came from the very depths of its soul.
In the presence of this naturally superior being, the Xuan Bird's thoughts seemed to freeze solid under the oppressive pressure. Its body trembled slightly as an instinctive reflex, utterly incapable of any other movement.
Through the memories inherited from the Xuan Bird's bloodline, Li Fan instantly understood just how exalted a being this "Sagacious Beast" before him was among exotic beasts.
In the Primeval Era, before the exotic beast race had grown powerful, Sovereign Tapir Tertius had already served as the clan's prophet. With his unparalleled wisdom, he had guided their advancement and development.
He was an eccentric. Though an exotic beast, he always preferred to take human form. Unlike many exotic beasts who shunned contact with humans, he was said to have wandered the human world for centuries, making many human friends.
He called upon exotic beasts to unite and sacrifice for the greater good, just like humans.
He even studied many human cultivation techniques and made improvements to the various cultivation methods of the different races at the time, greatly accelerating the cultivation speed of exotic beasts.