Chapter 340: Chapter 184: The Power of the Four Foundations and the Ten-Year Spirit Contract

After taking a seat, without any unnecessary words, Gui Yanqiu was the first to speak, "Fellow Daoist Li, I came here today for two things. The first is that I have invited that Tier Two High-grade Yin Array Master. He will personally upgrade the quality of the Yin Killing Submerging Array for both fellow Daoists, but for now, the Yin Killing Submerging Array needs to be temporarily removed. It won’t take more than a month to upgrade it to tier two high-grade."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ghost."

Wen Jiu clasped his fists in gratitude. The Yin Killing Submerging Array was the first line of defense at Lengxi Mountain; he wouldn’t feel at ease if it weren’t of high grade. Even though the Little Demon Realm forbade internal conflicts, those heterodox evil cultivators were not puppets but real people, especially those heterodox cultivators who love to trample and surpass the rules.

A month without the Yin Killing Submerging Array probably wouldn’t be much of a problem. Feng Jue had already publicly advanced to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, so it’s unlikely a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would really come looking for trouble.

As for the late stage.

The possibility is even smaller.

After all, even if a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator lacks Spirit Stones, they wouldn’t usually target an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It’s like a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn’t risk targeting a Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator just because they lack Spirit Stones.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, in the Little Demon Realm, no one dares to trample on the rules of my Wind and Cloud Immortal City," Gui Yanqiu added.

"Naturally," Wen Jiu added, "this matter is now in your hands, Fellow Daoist Ghost. Whatever amount of Spirit Stones is needed to upgrade the Yin Killing Submerging Array, feel free to name it. Fellow Daoist Feng and I will make sure the Spirit Stones are ready."

"We’re all on the same side; no need to be so formal," Gui Yanqiu said, making Wen Jiu instantly understand a lot.

Feng Jue had joined the Wind and Cloud Immortal City.

The second thing on their trip was to recruit him.

Heihe followed up, "Fellow Daoist Li, since entering the Little Demon Realm, what do you think of this Little Demon Realm?"

"Very good, suitable for short-term cultivation by heterodox evil cultivators. Plus, the Yin Array blocks most of the demonic qi, making it an excellent cultivation land for Foundation Establishment heterodox evil cultivators," Wen Jiu responded truthfully.

Heihe continued with a smile, but his words carried many reminders, "As long as you like it, fellow Daoist, then it was worth the trouble my master went through, even to the extent of battling the Golden Core Ancestor of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks."

The implication showed the strength of the Lord of Wind and Cloud Immortal City. Though he did not mention the result, it must have been a victory for the Lord of Wind and Cloud Immortal City, or else how could the Golden Core Ancestor of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks have allowed the existence of the Little Demon Realm and Wind and Cloud Immortal City?

At the same time, Heihe’s words also carried another meaning: there is no such thing as a free lunch.

They had lived here for free for more than a month, and now it was time to pay something. Of course, not in terms of Spirit Stones—if they were lacking Spirit Stones, they wouldn’t have offered the free upgrade of the Yin Killing Submerging Array as a gift.

Wen Jiu didn’t engage in Heihe’s roundabout ways and spoke directly: "I wonder what needs to be given to stay in the Little Demon Realm. Fellow Daoist Heihe, feel free to speak. As long as it doesn’t betray my true self, I can agree to it."

"Fellow Daoist Li, straightforward and frank!" Heihe said with a smile, his gaze landing on Feng Jue, "A few days ago, Fellow Daoist Feng Jue signed a twenty-year Spirit Contract with my Wind and Cloud Immortal City. During this period, he must work for Wind and Cloud Immortal City. In return, my Wind and Cloud Immortal City will protect him for thirty years.

However, Fellow Daoist Feng Jue has a unique method to obtain corpse mushrooms and corpse spores without buying from the Three Wonders Blood Corpse Sect. Additionally, he has successfully cultivated Fellow Daoist Wang Xin’s Gathering Yin Poison Technique, so in these thirty years, Fellow Daoist Feng Jue only needs to help my Wind and Cloud Immortal City plant Blood Corpse Mushrooms. Regarding matters involving the Three Life Gates, no one in my Wind and Cloud Immortal City will force him to do so.

If you, fellow Daoist, have a special skill, you can do the same. If not, the time and conditions of the Spirit Contract might change. But don’t worry, fellow Daoist, it won’t exceed fifty years at the longest."

Hearing this, Wen Jiu couldn’t help but feel a stir in his heart. Goodness, no more than fifty years at the longest.

These words sound really uncomfortable.

Regarding the Spirit Contract, he had obtained some information from Fang Xiaolin’s soul memory, a contract signed with Soul Power. A Tier One Spirit Contract can bind Qi Refining Cultivators, while a Tier Two Spirit Contract can bind Foundation Establishment Cultivators even at Foundation Establishment Perfection.

If violated, the Spirit Contract will backfire on the violator’s soul, destroying the cultivator’s foundation of cultivation.

Once the foundation of cultivation is damaged, although it may not cause a drop in realm, any further progress would be ten to a hundred times more difficult.

Even if possible, it would be ten to a hundred times harder than before.

So once a Spirit Contract is signed, it is not as simple as signing a paper contract as a Corpse Nurturer.

"I do have a unique skill. However, if I were to sign a Spirit Contract, I would agree to no more than five years."

Of course.

In fact, Wen Jiu’s bottom line was ten years.

Saying so was just to give Heihe room for negotiation.

In ten years, he should be able to cultivate the Three Corpses to the Tier Two Peak, and his own strength could also advance to Foundation Establishment Perfection.

Any longer, and Wen Jiu would not sign.

Even if it meant leaving the Little Demon Realm to find another path.

Heihe’s face tightened, his smile disappearing, "Five years is too short. Even the late-stage Foundation Establishment heterodox evil cultivators don’t have such treatment. If your unique skill surpasses the ability to plant corpse mushrooms, I could authorize reducing the term to fifteen years. Shorter than that is absolutely impossible."

"Is this acceptable?"

With those words, Dongquan Undying Bone suddenly used a Blood Corpse Escape to appear behind Heihe without giving him a chance to evade, activating the Soul Capturing Eye, firmly imprisoning Heihe on the spot.

Heihe was shocked, and Gui Yanqiu’s face turned brusque, ghostly qi surging around her as Dongquan Undying Bone once again used a Blood Corpse Escape to retreat, employing Three Rivers Ghost Concealment to completely vanish.

The Heihe, who had just been immobilized by the Soul Capturing Eye, felt an immense relief as the life-threatening crisis gradually dissipated from his heart.