Yue Liu’s words stirred Mo Fan’s interest. If this “Life Contract” was truly as profound as she described, then he would no longer need to worry about her scheming against him in the events to come.
This was equivalent to binding lives, except that he would be the one holding Yue Liu’s life.
After pondering for a moment, Mo Fan instructed Yue Liu to perform the secret method. He decided to try it first. If it was indeed as she claimed, that would be ideal. If this woman still intended to use it to plot against him, then she would have to experience the cruelty of a demon king!
“Rest assured, my life is now in your hands. Naturally, I will not play any tricks.”
Seeing Mo Fan’s wary expression, Yue Liu gave a bitter smile. If she had a choice, she would not have brought up the Life Contract.
Because of this, she even felt some regret. She regretted trying to scheme against Mo Fan earlier. Otherwise, how would she have ended up in such a predicament?
“You had better not dare!”
Mo Fan snorted coldly, then signalled for her to begin.
Yue Liu took a deep breath and started performing the secret method in front of Mo Fan.
As her hands continuously formed seals and she chanted incantations, vast spiritual power transformed into visible rune patterns that continuously combined and arranged themselves in front of her. This process lasted for a short while.
With a muffled groan from Yue Liu, she drew a wisp of emerald green flame from between her brows.
Natal soul flame?
Mo Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this. It was his first time encountering this so-called natal soul flame.
At the same time, he probed it with his divine sense, only to discover in surprise that his divine sense could barely perceive the soul flame’s existence. Moreover, the natal soul flame emitted no temperature whatsoever, as if the entire wisp existed in the void.
It was clearly right before him, yet he could neither sense nor touch it.
Mo Fan frowned slightly, but soon he understood.
Clearly, since this soul flame was stripped from the soul, its properties were naturally similar to those of a soul.
As for souls, Mo Fan naturally had deep research.
A soul was essentially a form of energy, but one completely opposite to life energy. Thus, ordinary people could not see it with the naked eye, nor touch it easily. Souls in this state were called wandering souls.
Wandering souls were usually the weakest among all soul bodies. Precisely because they were so weak, they were difficult for outsiders to perceive.
This was why, after many people died, others could not see their souls at all.
Even Mo Fan, if not for his Accomplice for the Tiger divine ability, would find it hard to see those wandering souls. However, Accomplice for the Tiger possessed an extremely heaven-defying capability: it could forcibly detain wandering souls in the chang ghost space, then use the power of the divine ability to transform them into chang ghosts.
Although wandering souls were the weakest soul bodies, it was different for cultivators.
Cultivators originally defied the heavens, absorbing heavenly spiritual energy to strengthen themselves. As their cultivation grew, their souls naturally grew stronger as well. However, for the vast majority of cultivators, they had not practised ghost cultivation methods. Therefore, upon falling, their souls would still be no different from ordinary wandering souls, unable to wield the vast soul power within their bodies.
After the chang ghost space transformed these cultivators’ souls into chang ghosts, they naturally gained the ability to wield their internal soul power, thereby affecting living beings in reality.
At this moment, as the natal soul flame was drawn out, Yue Liu, already extremely weak, became even weaker by a large margin.
Her face was not only deathly pale, but her entire robe was soaked with sweat, as if she had just fought a great battle.
“Do not resist!”
Yue Liu spoke weakly. After the rune patterns in front of her fully merged into the natal soul flame, that wisp of emerald green soul flame instantly transformed into an egg-sized ball of light, emitting a faint green glow.
With a wave of Yue Liu’s jade hand, the ball of light immediately flew towards Mo Fan.
Mo Fan frowned slightly. With a thought, the Fire Cloud Sword at his side burst with radiance, firmly locking onto Yue Liu.
As long as she dared to trick him, he would slay her in an instant!
In response, Yue Liu only smiled bitterly and said nothing more.
As the ball of light approached, Mo Fan took a deep breath. In the end, he offered no resistance, allowing it to enter between his brows.
The moment the ball of light entered his body, Mo Fan immediately sensed an indescribable power appearing within him.
He closed his eyes slightly and introspected with his divine sense. Finally, deep in his sea of consciousness, he found that ball of natal soul flame. He instinctively reached out with his divine sense to touch it.
“Ugh—”
The instant Mo Fan’s divine sense touched the ball of natal soul flame, Yue Liu, who was slumped on the ground in front of him, involuntarily let out a muffled groan. At the same time, Mo Fan indeed received the information Yue Liu had described.
At this moment, the ball of natal soul flame had fused with his sea of consciousness. If he died, his sea of consciousness would shatter accordingly, and the ball of natal soul flame would naturally perish as well.
Conversely, if the natal soul flame extinguished, it would instead transform into extremely pure soul power to nourish Mo Fan’s soul.
This discovery delighted Mo Fan, while also giving rise to a peculiar sensation.
Because he found that, through this wisp of natal soul flame, he could clearly perceive Yue Liu’s emotions and her very existence.
For example, right now, Yue Liu’s emotions were extremely complex: there was anger, fear, a trace of confusion, and worry…
“Now you should know I did not lie, right?”
Seeing Mo Fan open his eyes, Yue Liu gritted her teeth, her facial expression turning cold once more.
“This time you were very honest. I like that!”
Mo Fan grinned, then sneered, “But you cannot blame me. If you had not schemed against me, your benefactor, from the very beginning, how would you have ended up like this?”
“Tell me, why did you have to scheme against me when everything was fine?”
“Hmph!”
Faced with Mo Fan’s mockery, Yue Liu immediately let out a cold snort. Then she gritted her teeth and said, “This time, this saintess admits defeat!”
“Alright, save your regrets for later pondering. For now, let us talk about how you will get me into the Tianlu Sacred Land.”
Mo Fan waved his hand. He could not be bothered with this woman’s thoughts. Compared to that, he was now more eager to know how Yue Liu planned to get him into the Tianlu Sacred Land.
“Although I did scheme against you earlier, I did not completely lie. I just forgot to mention one thing.”
After pondering for a moment, Yue Liu spoke helplessly, “As the saintess of this sect, although my cultivation is inferior to the sect protectors, my status is no less than theirs. Therefore, I do have the authority to utilise some sect resources.”
“If you had said so earlier, perhaps we would not be in this situation now.”
Mo Fan immediately let out a cold laugh upon hearing this. He had known all along that this woman was scheming against him, so he felt no sympathy for her.
Yue Liu ignored his cold laugh and asked, “When do you plan to set off?”
“Naturally, the sooner the better!”
Mo Fan replied without hesitation.
Delays could lead to complications. After all, Yue Liu was the saintess of the Sun Moon Holy Sect. Having disappeared for so long, it was hard to guarantee that the sect’s powerhouses would not come looking for her.
“Good, then in three days! That will also give me time to recover from my injuries.” Yue Liu nodded.
“Three days is too long. I cannot wait that long. We must depart tomorrow!”
“You…!!”
