All Things Are Contracts

The flying sword pierced through the air. Two figures, one in green and one in white, stood on the sword’s body, flying towards the distance. Sunset Rosy Valley was beautiful, but the speed of the flying sword was simply too fast. Even the most beautiful scenery turned into afterimages, losing its aesthetic.

The last time Zhanyue had such a marvelous experience was when standing on a dragon’s back. It’s just that the speed of this sword flight was even faster than that giant dragon. Flying was an ability only possessed by those in the Spirit God Realm. Below the Spirit God Realm, one either had to rely on some flying apparatus or have a special contracted item. Flying in the sky and traversing the earth was the dream of countless people. Zhanyue already had earth traversal, so how could he not yearn for flying in the sky.

“Sigh.” Zhanyue let out a sigh.

“What, why are you suddenly sighing?” Alchemy Daoist asked in puzzlement.

“I was thinking, since senior has such a divine ability, then my previous ship ticket was bought for nothing? That was quite a bit of money.” Zhanyue lamented. A ticket for an airship was something a farming family couldn’t earn in a lifetime.

Alchemy Daoist’s foot wobbled upon hearing this, nearly falling off. “Not caring about an eighth-grade pill, but now caring about the ticket money? Since you’re already an alchemist, you still value such a vulgar thing like money?”

“Uh, let’s not talk about that. Senior, can I learn this sword flight technique of yours?” Zhanyue asked curiously. He wanted to know if one could fly on a sword below the Spirit God Realm.

“Of course it can be learned. Even if you’re not a Spirit God, you can similarly fly on a sword. It’s just that the speed and endurance will be far inferior to mine. It’s just… to fly on a sword, you first need to have a sword. Ordinary swords won’t do. It has to be a flying sword forged from special materials. The forging method for flying swords has long been lost. This sword of mine was also found by my master in an ancient ruin. You should know, being able to fly in this age has endless advantages.” Alchemy Daoist didn’t conceal it.

“Then can senior pass on this technique to me?” Zhanyue asked.

Alchemy Daoist asked in puzzlement, “You have a flying sword? If not, learning this technique is useless.”

Zhanyue smiled awkwardly. However, that demon sword was a major event. At this moment, he hadn’t completely trusted this Alchemy Daoist and was unwilling to reveal it. “Senior, do you know of Ghost Island? Ancient objects often appear in the Ghost Island market. If I go to Ghost Island again in the future, perhaps I can buy a flying sword in the market. Won’t I have a sword to use then?”

“Ghost Island? You’ve been to Ghost Island?” Alchemy Daoist’s expression changed, his eyes filled with curiosity.

“That’s right. Not only have I been to Ghost Island, I also know quite a few secrets. If senior is willing to pass on this sword flight technique to me, I’m willing to exchange secrets for it.” Zhanyue said. He already had a flying sword, so naturally he was eyeing this sword flight technique. This was flying on a sword!

“Kid, you have a good plan. It indeed moved me. I can give you this sword flight technique, but you have to tell me about your matters on Ghost Island. I actually went to search for that Ghost Island, but couldn’t find its location at all.” Alchemy Daoist said.

Zhanyue nodded and informed Alchemy Daoist of many things about Ghost Island, including the Ghost Shark Clan, Ghost Shark Market, demon beasts, demon pills, and even Ji Honglian’s inheritance. He didn’t conceal it, only not mentioning the Twin Sages’ inheritance.

“Human Heritage Realm? Filled with inheritance grounds? A treasure left by the Human Race’s powerhouses of the previous Primal Era for the Human Race? Occupied by the Ghost Shark Clan?” Alchemy Daoist’s eyes became increasingly fervent. “It matches, it all matches. The legends turned out to be true.”

“Senior, calm down. The Ghost Shark Clan isn’t easy to provoke.” Zhanyue hurriedly reminded, deeply afraid that Alchemy Daoist would get hot-headed and go cause trouble for the Ghost Shark Clan.

“This old Daoist still needs you to remind me? Can a race that survived from the previous Primal Era to now be ordinary? You’re curious about where the Ghost Shark Clan gets so many ancient objects from, right? I can tell you.” Alchemy Daoist said.

“Do you know that the Myriad Spirit World we are in is actually only a small part of the real Myriad Spirit World?” Alchemy Daoist asked.

Zhanyue nodded. “I know, and I also know that the world we are in is isolated by the Nameless Wall and can’t go out.” Zhanyue had obtained a complete map of the Myriad Spirit World in the Hulu Clan’s land and knew the truth of the world.

Alchemy Daoist was a bit surprised. “You know quite a lot. For a junior who hasn’t entered the Profound Realm, you have an unusually large number of secrets on you. Then let me tell you now, the Ghost Shark Clan lives outside the wall. Their ancient objects naturally come from outside the wall. It’s just that I also don’t know what method they use to cross the wall and come inside. And Ghost Island should be outside the wall! That’s why I couldn’t find it.”

Zhanyue widened his eyes. Those things originated from the world outside the wall? No wonder, that place definitely had quite a few ruins from the previous Primal Era. That was a world countless times larger than inside the wall.

“Back then in that great war, the myriad races joined hands but still couldn’t match the opponent. In the end, the small portion who survived retreated inside the wall. Even the inheritance of civilization was nearly severed. The Ghost Shark Clan, by some unknown method, preserved themselves and was also the only race that didn’t retreat inside the wall. After the enemy receded, their race occupied the outside world.” Alchemy Daoist helped Zhanyue complete that blurry history.

“Senior actually knows so much?” Zhanyue was also very curious about the origin of this Alchemy Daoist.

“It was all told to me by the ‘Storyteller’. No one understands this world better than him.” Alchemy Daoist didn’t conceal it.

First it was the ascetic monk, then Alchemy Daoist, and now there was a Storyteller. Zhanyue only felt that this world was truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, far from being as simple as he perceived. Not only Zhanyue, even the illumination Goddess felt that she lacked knowledge at this moment. Many things she had never even heard of.

“How do I not know anything he said? Looks like in these years I was asleep, the Human Race made extraordinary progress in exploring ancient civilizations.” The illumination Goddess also sighed at this moment.

“What do you think about contracted items?” Alchemy Daoist asked again.

“Contracted items? I originally thought they were things similar to life-bound magic treasures, but the more I see, the less they seem like it.” Zhanyue said truthfully.

Alchemy Daoist nodded. “Life-bound magic treasures have to be magic treasures in the first place, but contracted items can be anything. Once becoming a contracted item, it will transform from an ordinary object to a treasure. I can clearly tell you that in the era of the previous Primal Era, there was no such thing as contracted items. The origin of this power is unknown to anyone. It seems that the truth of the world is hidden behind this. You should pay close attention to relevant information in the future. Take this jade pendant.”

“Senior, this is?” Zhanyue took the jade pendant.

“The sword flight technique is within it.” Alchemy Daoist said.

Zhanyue was overjoyed and hurriedly put away the jade pendant. Once he mastered this sword flight technique, he would be able to fly in the sky and traverse the earth, omnipotent!

“Right, senior, this junior has another matter to ask. A friend of mine had a curse planted in their soul by someone. Is there a way to break the curse?” Zhanyue asked. This mysterious Alchemy Daoist in front of him seemed like a life-saving straw.

“Curse? I’m also helpless against things like curses, but there is a legendary pill called ‘Dust-Dispelling Pill’ that can cleanse the soul, making the soul immaculate, in order to break through to a higher realm. That thing should be able to remove all kinds of curses. After taking it, not only will the curse be dispelled, one’s strength will probably be able to advance another level.” Alchemy Daoist said.

“What grade of pill is the Dust-Dispelling Pill?” Zhanyue asked with concern.

“Tenth-grade.”

“Ten… tenth-grade?” Zhanyue instantly became dumbfounded. In his knowledge, this world didn’t even have ninth-grade alchemists. Where would he get a tenth-grade pill?

“Don’t be anxious. Even if the curse isn’t removed, I also have extraordinary strength and can protect your growth without any problems.” The illumination Goddess said. She was afraid Zhanyue would feel too guilty.

“Sister transferred my curse to her own body. How can I not be anxious? It’s just that being anxious is useless. Tenth-grade pills, let alone where the pill formula is, even if there was one, no one can refine it.” Zhanyue felt depressed in his heart.

“Senior, is there anyone in this world who can refine tenth-grade pills?” Zhanyue asked, although he knew it was impossible.

“No one can refine it alone.” Alchemy Daoist said.

“What does that mean?” Zhanyue reignited his hope.

“The possibility of a tenth-grade alchemist appearing is extremely small. Even in the previous Primal Era, they could be counted on one’s fingers. But if there are two ninth-grade alchemists, one holding the Heavenly King Bronze Furnace and one holding the Earth Mother Golden Cauldron, the two can cooperate to refine a tenth-grade pill beyond their grade. It’s just that the Heavenly King Bronze Furnace and Earth Mother Golden Cauldron have long been lost.” Alchemy Daoist explained.

Upon hearing this, Zhanyue was overjoyed. Although the conditions were harsh, the harshest condition had already been met. The two supreme alchemy treasures were in his and Baizhi’s hands. Tenth-grade alchemists were nearly impossible to appear, but ninth-grade alchemists could still possibly exist. After all, the illumination Goddess had said that her alchemist friend was a ninth-grade alchemist. Since the first one could appear, a second one might not be impossible. Once they found the formula for the Dust-Dispelling Pill, either wait for him and Baizhi to both advance to ninth-grade alchemists, or find two other ninth-grade alchemists worthy of trust. They could all try to refine that tenth-grade pill. In any case, this wasn’t hopeless. But for now, it wasn’t the time to consider these things.

“Senior, where are we going exactly?” Zhanyue asked curiously. One mountain peak after another passed under his feet. Zhanyue knew they had already passed through the Broken Soul Mountain Range. He would arrive at the Alchemy Capital earlier than Baizhi.

“The imperial capital of the Thousand Charms Empire, Myriad Purple City!” Alchemy Daoist said.

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