Shen Liqian didn't hide anything from them.
"I'm almost sure our clan's cultivation methods are meant to help us understand beasts, tame them, and fight alongside them."
Their techniques were named after beasts and carried bestial traits.
As Shen Liqian comprehended more, he began to see a pattern in the cultivation manuals and the purpose behind them.
There was also a missing piece.
It meant those manuals, and the techniques derived from them, were designed to help the Shen Clan develop its own Beast Intent.
The issue was that, after so long under oppression, the Shen Clan couldn't see themselves as beasts.
They hated beasts.
"Once we understand beasts and they understand us, we will form mutual understanding and support.
"Beasts will see benefits in us, and we will see benefits in them.
"We will make them a part of our lineage and hierarchy.
"We will develop our identity alongside them.
