Chapter 481: Contract (Requesting Monthly Votes)
Chapter 481: Contract (Requesting Monthly Votes)
Back then, seeing Fang Xi's interest in the Summoning Demon Array, Tian Du Mojun had even kindly gifted him a "Summoning Demons Handbook. " It documented various situations and experiences that previous demonic sect ancestors had encountered when summoning demons.
Its original intention was to serve as a warning for future generations.
Among them, one situation was particularly highlighted.
What to do if one couldn't come to an agreement with the summoned demon?
The conclusion was: no need to fear. If an agreement couldn't be reached, there was still a way!
Alter the summoning grand array, cut off the demon's retreat, and then simply slaughter it!
At that point, whether to directly refine the demon into demonic materials or forge it into a demon god, all would be up to one's whim.
However, these methods were generally for dealing with minor demons. As for a fragment of a Soul Transformation demon venerable's divine sense? No old demon had ever truly attempted that.
If it couldn't be expelled, then it was over. . .
After all, for demonic cultivators, practicing with fierce diligence and then accidentally perishing was simply commonplace.
Even the Lishang Demon Palace had seen many deaths, attempting countless times before finally finding a more agreeable Soul Transformation demon venerable with whom they could sign a relatively fair contract. . .
As Fang Xi sighed, the surrounding array shifted once more!
In the void, without him realizing, strands of silver Phoenix Seal Script had appeared!
They were like chains, deeply engraved upon the flesh and blood throne, severing the Soul Transformation demon venerable's path of retreat!
"Phoenix Seal Script, indeed? !"
A flicker of surprise and uncertainty appeared in the female demon venerable's eyes. "You buried Phoenix Seal Script within this altar, cutting off this Venerable's retreat. . . truly audacious."
With a mix of a smile and a petulant frown, her tone suddenly turned chilling: "Do you truly believe a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like yourself, coupled with some haphazard demonic sword, can trap this Venerable's divine thought?"
How strong a Soul Transformation demon venerable truly was, Fang Xi did not know.
But after witnessing the one Tian Du Mojun had summoned, he had a rough understanding.
That one could summon seven ancient demons and temporarily withstand a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
However, this particular Soul Transformation demon venerable was a bit weaker than that one, and Fang Xi had not fully released the array's restrictions either. . .
Theoretically speaking, even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could subdue her!
After all, what was here was merely a phantom of her divine thought!
Of course, to be safe, Fang Xi would definitely employ his proxy fighting technique to have his main body descend!
With his strength, which surpassed even that of a typical late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, capturing this wisp of the Soul Transformation demon venerable's divine thought would pose no problem whatsoever.
Whether any True Demonic Qi would remain afterward would simply be a matter of luck.
Just as Fang Xi prepared to turn hostile and make his move, the female demon venerable suddenly touched her cheek, her single eye glancing nervously from side to side, appearing somewhat uneasy.
"Human demonic cultivator. . . to think you can make this Venerable's 'Demonic Veil Eye' so uneasy. It seems you possess the strength to extinguish this wisp of my divine thought. . . But you should think carefully. If you extinguish this wisp of my divine thought, this Venerable will surely remember you, and from then on, I will pursue you through heaven and earth, endlessly, until one of us falls!"
The female demon venerable suddenly spoke.
Fang Xi remained silent.
Since even demonic cultivators from the Primordial Demon Sect possessed 'Resentful Soul Guidance' techniques, it was entirely possible for a Soul Transformation demon venerable of her caliber to have one or two marking methods.
At that point, would he truly have to bear the full wrath of a Soul Transformation demon venerable?
"I can see you're quite unwilling to be shackled by the demonic seed. . . In truth, if you were to completely transform into an ancient demon, you might find that there's nothing wrong with it. Perhaps this could even be your opportunity to ascend to the Earthly Immortal World, or even break free from your main body's restraints. . ."
The Soul Transformation female demon venerable said this with a charming smile, but the crucial point lay in her final sentence.
Regarding secret arts like the External Avatar, she naturally knew its inherent flaws!
Fang Xi's expression remained cold, not a trace of emotion flickering in his eyes.
He had only just experienced main body assimilation, so problems wouldn't arise immediately.
"Alright then. . ."
Suddenly, the female demon venerable sighed again. "Since you understand Phoenix Seal Script, then we still have something to discuss. . ."
She looked at Fang Xi. "You must also be proficient in demonic cultivator contract techniques, correct?"
"Naturally."
Fang Xi said, his face cold.
Generally, the final step in summoning a demon was signing a contract, and there were many intricacies involved in this.
Within the "Summoning Demons Handbook," it was repeatedly emphasized that cultivators must use the cultivation world's language for writing contracts, absolutely forbidden from using demonic race script. Otherwise, the demonic race could easily exploit loopholes.
After all, in terms of mastery over demonic script, cultivators were far inferior and might suffer a great loss over some minor clause.
"Dragon Seal and Phoenix Seal Script, being akin to a manifestation of the Great Dao, if a contract is written with them, they hold considerable binding power even over venerable beings like us Soul Transformation cultivators."
The female demon venerable said faintly, "How about. . . we sign a contract?"
Fang Xi raised an eyebrow; he was aware of this fact.
Indeed, contracts written with Phoenix Seal Script were difficult to violate, but their prerequisites were very high.
Not just anyone could set up a Summoning Demon Array and prepare so many materials.
"May I inquire about the contract's terms?"
He temporarily set aside the thought of directly eliminating this wisp of the demon venerable's divine thought and inquired.
"This Venerable can impart demonic cultivation arts to you, including the methods for re-refining your External Avatar, and even the Divine Infant Sword's techniques. . ."
The Soul Transformation demon venerable said indifferently, "But you must guarantee that within a century, you will disrupt the 'Twelve Divine Constellations All-Heavenly Fiend Grand Array'!"
"Disrupt?"
Fang Xi's expression sank. "This one's cultivation is shallow; I fear I cannot destroy a Primordial Spirit Magical Artifact. . ."
"It doesn't need to be completely destroyed; merely causing the array to halt for a few hours will suffice. . ."
The Soul Transformation demon venerable said with a charming smile, "How about it? Aren't these terms quite lenient? But if you violate the contract, the backlash will likely be severe. . ."
"The Twelve Divine Constellations All-Heavenly Fiend Grand Array, you say?"
Fang Xi pondered for a moment. "Fine. . . I agree."
'Even if there's trouble then, it'll be the main body's problem. At worst, I'll go to the Fang Xian Dao Palace and lay my cards on the table. . . Then, I can just use 'Heavenly Demon Qi' and other resources to arrange for the Twelve Divine Constellations All-Heavenly Fiend Grand Array to undergo maintenance for a few hours. It's nothing major anyway; I can always have the Endless Treasury Lord or Gui Axe Zhenjun bring their respective Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts to fill in for the time being. . . '
Within the External Avatar's heart, there was even a refreshing sense of satisfaction at finally having tricked his main body.
It seemed that during the previous confrontation of demonic cultivation arts, it had, perhaps imperceptibly, been influenced by a wisp of the Soul Transformation demonic thought.
While it wasn't yet at the point of immediately developing a second personality, its conduct and style had already slightly deviated from Fang Xi's own. . .
After much consideration, Fang Xi immediately agreed.
Immediately after, he took out a jet-black stone slab and painstakingly inscribed each clause of the contract onto it, using Phoenix Seal Script.
This entire process for signing contracts was also included within the 'Summoning Demon Grand Array. '
Fang Xi's act of changing the script to Phoenix Seal Script yielded an even more astonishing efficacy.
"Please!"
He left a magic power imprint upon the stone slab.
Then, with a gentle push, the black stone slab smoothly flew out, landing before the Soul Transformation demon venerable.
The Soul Transformation demon venerable's gaze swept over the lines of silver Phoenix Seal Script, a slight smile appearing at the corner of her lips, and she brushed a hand over a corner of the stone slab.
Buzzing!
The black stone slab suddenly burst apart, transforming into two streams of jet-black light that, with lightning speed, shot into the foreheads of Fang Xi and the Soul Transformation demon venerable, respectively.
"Little friend, you are indeed one who has refined the Divine Infant Sword, decisive and resolute in your actions."
The Soul Transformation demon venerable said with a charming smile, "Now that the contract is complete, may the passage be opened?"
"The things the demon venerable promised this junior have not yet been delivered."
Fang Xi said, his face cold.
"Such eagerness, truly. . ."
The female demon head let out a playful huff, the vertical eye on her crown rotating, and then it spat out a wisp of black-red demonic qi!
The moment this wisp of demonic qi appeared, Fang Xi couldn't help but swallow unconsciously.
Within his Dantian Qi Sea, the External Avatar opened its eyes, gazing at that wisp of True Demonic Qi, its small eyes seemingly filled with longing.
It wanted. . . to absorb that wisp of True Demonic Qi right now!
However, Fang Xi was, after all, a cultivator who had experienced the mortal world; his expression remained unchanged as he took out a 'Two Modes Tube' and pointed it at the True Demonic Qi.
The opening of the Two Modes Tube flared, silver runes flashed, and black and white spirals emerged, intertwining like a Taiji symbol, enveloping the True Demonic Qi and sweeping it inside.
Snap!
Fang Xi capped the vial, a faint smile appearing on his face as he looked at the True Demonic Qi contained within.
"It's already quite difficult for human demonic cultivators to learn my True Demonic Arts. . . What this Venerable is imparting to you now is a supreme cultivation art of the demonic race, so keep it well."
The Soul Transformation female demon venerable let out a cold snort. A wisp of golden thread emerged from between her brows, suddenly shooting forth and arriving before Fang Xi.
Fang Xi reached out and snatched it, only to find that this golden thread directly merged into his body!
At the same time, within his Sea of Consciousness.
Passages of text appeared, all in ancient demonic script, with Kyushu characters provided for comparison below. . .
'Actually. . . I already got the ancient demonic script data, I'll just learn it quickly. '
He grumbled inwardly but didn't voice it, instead looking at the first line of the demonic art. . .
"The Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts?"
Fang Xi slowly enunciated the name of the demonic art.
"This cultivation art is considered top-tier within my demonic race, capable of being cultivated all the way to Soul Transformation Perfected. . . Heh heh, this Venerable certainly hasn't tricked you. . ."
The female demon venerable chuckled.
Fang Xi's expression remained unchanged. He quickly scanned through it and saw that after the 'Myriad Manifestations Demonic Art,' there were indeed two more sets of techniques.
One of them was the incantation for refining the 'Divine Infant Sword,' containing significantly more content than the one he had obtained from True Monarch Seven Kills.
After a rough comparison, Fang Xi found that the other party had likely not lied; many of the incantations within corresponded perfectly with what he had learned before.
If he were to re-refine the Divine Infant Sword according to the methods described here, its power would probably increase even further.
After the 'Divine Infant Sword' techniques, there was also a secret art.
Upon seeing it, Fang Xi's expression subtly changed. ""Demonic Fire Refinement of Nascent Soul Art". . . ""
"Indeed, it is the Demonic Fire Refinement of Nascent Soul technique. Your External Avatar is a mess, its foundation incomplete, making it difficult to advance. . . If you wish to cultivate my demonic race's supreme profound arts and make rapid progress in your cultivation, you naturally need to re-refine it. . ."
Seeing Fang Xi's changed expression, the female demon venerable said with great interest, "This secret art is quite simple. You just need to find a few types of demonic fire, place your External Avatar within to be scorched, and endure thousands of agonies. . ."
She gazed at Fang Xi with a charming smile, seemingly filled with anticipation.
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