Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 482 - 480 Contract (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Chapter 482: Chapter 480 Contract (Seeking Monthly Pass)_1

Originally, when Fang Xi showed interest in the Summon Demon Array, Demon Lord Tian Du even gave him a "Demon Summoning Booklet" as a gift of friendship. The booklet recorded many situations and experiences that the predecessors of the Demon Sect encountered when summoning demon lords.

The intention was to serve as a warning to future generations.

It mentioned a particular scenario.

What should one do if they’re unable to come to an agreement with the summoned demon lord?

The conclusion is there’s no need to fear, there are ways to deal with an uncooperative demon lord!

Modify the summoning array to cut off the demon lord’s retreat, then go straight for the kill!

At that point, whether you choose to sacrifice the demon lord and turn it into materials for the Demon Path, or refine it into a Divine Demon, it’s all up to you.

However, these were basically measures for handling lesser demons, as for the avatars of Transcendent God Demon Lords? No old demon lord had ever tried that.

At most, if they couldn’t reach an agreement, they would immediately activate the Great Array to forcibly expel the divine thoughts of the Demon Lord.

If they couldn’t be expelled, then it would be a disaster...

After all, in the Demon Path, cultivation is about advancing boldly and diligently, and then, if you’re not careful, you could find yourself dead and your cultivation dissipated – such is common occurrence.

The Death Demon Palace had also lost many people, not knowing how many times they tried before they found a relatively amiable Transcendent God Demon Lord to sign a somewhat fair contract...

As Fang Xi sighed, the arrays around him changed once again!

In the void, silver Phoenix Seal Script appeared out of nowhere, floating in the air!

These scripts, like chains, were deeply inscribed onto the Flesh and Blood Throne, severing the retreat of the Transcendent God Demon Lord!

"Is that the Phoenix Seal Script?!"

The female Demon Lord’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise and uncertainty, "You concealed the Phoenix Seal Script within this altar to cut off my path of retreat... truly audacious."

Her voice was tinged with a mixture of joking and rebuke, suddenly turning chillingly cold, "Do you really think that with just a Nascent Soul early stage cultivator like you, plus a messy Demon Sword, you can trap my divine thought?"

How powerful this Transcendent God Demon Lord was, Fang Xi did not know.

But having witnessed the one summoned by Demon Lord Tian Du, he had a rough understanding.

That one could summon seven ancient demons and temporarily withstand late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!

And this Transcendent God Demon Lord before him was somewhat weaker than that one, and Fang Xi had not yet lifted the restrictions...

In theory, even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could topple it!

After all, what was here was only a phantom of divine thought!

Of course, to be cautious, Fang Xi would definitely use summoning skills to allow his original body to descend!

With power surpassing that of an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul, capturing this thread of the Transcendent God Demon Lord’s divine thought should be no problem.

At that time, whether or not True Demon Qi remained would be a matter of luck.

Just as Fang Xi was preparing to turn hostile and take action, the female Demon Lord suddenly touched her cheek. That one eyeball looked left and right, as if feeling insecure.

"Human race Demon Cultivator... to actually make my ’Demon Confused Eye’ feel so uneasy, it seems you do have the strength to destroy this strand of my divine thought... but you should think carefully. If you destroy this strand of my divine thought, I will surely remember you forever, and from then on, whether in heaven or earth, I will not rest until I am avenged!"

The female Demon Lord suddenly spoke.

Fang Xi remained silent.

Since even the Demon Cultivators from the Primitive Devil Door had the ’Resented Spirit Trace’, it was entirely possible for such a Transcendent God Demon Lord to have a marking technique or two.

Would he really have to face the full wrath of a Transcendent God Demon Lord then?

"I can tell you are very unwilling to be bound by a Demon Seed... In fact, if you were to fully convert and become one of the ancient demon races, you might find that it’s not too bad at all. Perhaps this is also your opportunity to ascend to the Earth Immortal Realm, or even to break free from the shackles of your origin..."

The Transcendent God female Demon Lord said with a smile, the key point being in the last sentence.

She naturally knew the flaw in such a Heterodox Nascent Soul technique!

Fang Xi’s expression was cold, and there was not the slightest movement in his eyes.

He had just gone through the assimilation of his origin, so it was too soon for any issues to appear.

"Alright then..."

Suddenly, the female Demon Lord sighed, "Since you understand the Phoenix Seal, we still have something to discuss..."

She looked at Fang Xi, "You know how to draft a Demon Cultivator contract, don’t you?"

"Naturally."

Fang Xi said with an impassive face.

Usually, the final step in summoning a demon lord is to sign a contract, and there are many particulars to this.

The "Demon Summoning Booklet" almost begged Immortal Cultivators to write the contract in the language of the Cultivation World and to never use the texts of the Demon Clan, otherwise it is very easy for the demon to exploit a loophole.

After all, cultivators are far from being as proficient in demonic scripts as demons are, and they could easily suffer from a disadvantage in some minor clause.

"Dragon Chapter and Phoenix Seal are nearly manifestations of the Dao. Even for us Transcendent Gods, agreements written with it are quite binding."

The female Demon Lord spoke indifferently, "How about... we sign a contract, what do you say?"

Fang Xi raised an eyebrow, he was also aware of this.

A contract written in Phoenix Seal Script is indeed difficult to break, but it requires considerable prerequisites.

Not just anyone can set up a Summoning Array and prepare so many materials for it.

"What are the terms of the contract?"

Putting aside the idea of directly destroying the Demon Lord’s divine thought for the moment, he inquired.

"I can teach you Demon Skills, including how to sacrificially refine your Heterodox Nascent Soul, even the method to refine the Divine Infant Sword..."

The Transcendent God Demon Lord spoke indifferently, "But you must ensure that within a hundred years, you destroy ’The Array of the Twelve Elemental Protectors of the Heavenly Gods’!"

"Destroy?"

Fang Xi’s expression darkened, "I am but a mere Cultivator with shallow cultivation, I fear I may not be able to obliterate a Nascent Soul magical weapon..."

"You need not completely destroy it, merely causing the array to stall for a short period of time will suffice..."

The Transcendent God Demon Lord said with a smile, "How about it? This condition is quite lenient, right? But if you break the contract, the backlash will likely be severe..."

"The Array of the Twelve Elemental Protectors of the Heavenly Gods?"

Fang Xi pondered for a moment, "Agreed... I accept."

’When the time comes, even if there’s trouble, it’s the physical body’s problem. If worst comes to worst, I’ll just have a showdown with the Fang Immortal Taoist Palace... Then I can use resources like ’Sky Demon Qi’ to exchange for a few hours’ inspection and maintenance of The Array of the Twelve Elemental Protectors of the Heavenly Gods. Besides, it’s conceivable to have the ’Endless Treasury Keeper’ or ’Master Ghost Axe’ step in with their respective Nascent Soul magical weapons...’

In the Heterodox Nascent Soul’s mind, there was even a sense of satisfaction at finally having tricked the physical body.

It seems that in the previous confrontation of Demon Skills, he had been subtly influenced by the Transcendent God’s Divine Thoughts without realizing it.

While not to the extent of immediately creating a second personality, his behavior and style had already started to diverge slightly from that of Fang Xi...

After weighing the options, Fang Xi immediately agreed to the terms.

Soon after, he took out a pitch-black slate and began inscribing the conditions of the contract in Phoenix Seal Script, one by one, onto the slate.

This procedure of signing a contract was also included within the ’Summon Demon Array.’

By changing the script to Phoenix Seal, the efficacy gained was even more astonishing.

"Please!"

He left a mark of magic power on the slate.

Then, with a gentle push, the black slate smoothly flew out and landed in front of the Transcendent God Demon Lord.

The Transcendent God Demon Lord’s gaze swept over the lines of silver Phoenix Seal text with a corner of her lips curling into a smile. She waved her hand over a corner of the slate.

Hum hum!

The black slate suddenly exploded, turning into two streaks of dark light, which shot into the foreheads of Fang Xi and the Transcendent God Demon Lord as fast as lightning.

"Young friend, you are indeed decisive and resolute in refining the Divine Infant Sword," said the Transcendent God Demon Lord with a smile. "Now that the contract is made, can you open the passage now?"

"The Demon Lord has yet to give me what you promised," Fang Xi said with a cold face.

"Really in a hurry..."

The female demon coquettishly retorted, and the vertical eye atop her crown rotated, then spat out a strand of black-red Demon Qi!

At the sight of this Demon Qi, Fang Xi could not help but swallow unconsciously.

In the Dantian Qi Ocean, the Heterodox Nascent Soul opened its eyes and looked at the strand of True Demon Qi with a look of desire in its small eyes.

It wanted... to absorb this True Demon Qi right now!

But as a Cultivator who had experienced the world, Fang Xi kept his composure. He took out a ’Biyi Tube’ and pointed it at the True Demon Qi.

The mouth of the Biyi Tube opened, silver runes flickered, and black and white spirals emerged like a tai chi symbol, enveloping the True Demon Qi and swept it inside.

Pop!

Fang Xi closed the tube and saw the True Demon Qi inside, a trace of a smile appeared on his face.

"Demon Cultivators of the human race practicing my True Demon Skills indeed face some difficulties... What I’m passing on to you is one of the top techniques among my Demon Clan, so take good care of it," the Transcendent God female Demon Lord said sharply, as a thread of gold emerged from her forehead, suddenly shooting out and arriving in front of Fang Xi.

Fang Xi reached out to catch it, and then realized the golden thread had already merged into his body!

At the same time, in his Sea of Consciousness.

Texts began to emerge, all in ancient demonic script, with Nine States script translations below...

’Actually... I also got the ancient demonic script materials, and I could learn it with a bit of study,’ he thought, but he didn’t voice it aloud and instead looked at the first line of the Demon Skills...

"’Supreme Heavenly Sovereign’s True Demon Art of Controlling All Spirits’?"

Fang Xi read out the name of the Demon Skill slowly and clearly.

"This technique is considered superior even among my Demon Clan and can be cultivated to Perfect Transcendent God... Haha, I have not deceived you..." the female Demon Lord chuckled.

Fang Xi maintained his expression as he swiftly scanned through it, noticing two more Magic Spells following the ’Self-transforming Demon Skills.’

One of them was a chant for Sacrificial Refining of the ’Divine Infant Sword’, which contained much more content than the one he got from Lord Qi Sha.

After a quick comparison, Fang Xi realized that there should be no lies, as many of the chants corresponded with what he had learned before.

If he were to refine the Divine Infant Sword again according to these methods, its power was likely to improve furthermore.

Following the ’Divine Infant Sword,’ there was another Secret Skill.

Upon seeing it, Fang Xi’s expression subtly changed, "The ’Demon Fire Refined Infant School’..."

"Exactly, it is the art of Demon Fire Refining. Your Heterodox Nascent Soul is in a bit of a mess, the foundation is flawed, and advancement is difficult... If you wish to practice the supreme profound art of my Demon Clan and make progress in your cultivation, naturally, you need to refine it anew..." the female Demon Lord said with interest, looking forward to Fang Xi’s reaction as she described the Secret Skill: "This Secret Skill is very simple; you just need to find several types of Demon Fire, place your Heterodox Nascent Soul within it to burn, and endure thousands of agonies..."

She watched Fang Xi with a smile that seemed full of anticipation.