Chapter 167: How to Contract This?

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: How to Contract This?

’Was the Fire Dragon Valley of the past truly a righteous sect?’

Liu Chen looked at the female Soul Slave before him and frowned slightly. The resentment emanating from her was even stronger than Nangong Mu’s had been. Her Soul Body was mottled, a clear sign she had devoured numerous Wandering Souls to attain such a level of Cultivation.

However, Liu Chen didn’t dwell on these questions. Regardless of whether this Soul Slave was righteous or wicked, all he could do was refine it into a Spirit Ghost. By doing so, the tormented True Spirit within would naturally find release.

He cast one Soul Control Technique after another. On the Soul Slave’s body, fragmented True Spirits gradually appeared, only to be purified and sent on. Liu Chen watched this scene quietly. At the final moment, a Female Cultivator who looked completely innocent and naive materialized, then gracefully dispersed.

A Meridian Passage Peak Spirit Ghost merged into his Soul Ring. Liu Chen felt that the Celestial Thunder Technique he had prepared had been useless. Despite both being at the Meridian Passage Peak, the masterless Soul Slave had seemingly no intention of attacking him directly.

The refining of the next two Spirit Ghosts was identical to the first. The last images to dissipate were also of women who appeared innocent and naive. This caused Liu Chen to lose his last shred of sympathy for the Fire Dragon Valley.

True Spirits cannot hide their emotions. If a True Spirit was innocent and naive, then the original Cultivator or Mortal could not have been an evil person. Yet, as Soul Slaves, they possessed a resentment that surpassed Nangong Mu’s and rivaled that of the Hundred Ghosts Elder. It was hard to imagine what they must have gone through.

After refining all three Meridian Passage Peak entities into Spirit Ghosts, Liu Chen now had four Spirit Ghosts and one Soul Slave, Nangong Mu.

Liu Chen hadn’t directly refined Nangong Mu into a Spirit Ghost. The man might be a key tool for impersonating the Hundred Ghosts Elder in the future.

Moreover, Nangong Mu was the most well-preserved; neither his memories nor his sanity had faded. Liu Chen planned to extract some secrets of the Nangong Family from him.

The night was silent. October 5th became history.

「On the morning of October 6th」, Liu Chen went to the kitchen and, as usual, saw his two junior sisters. This time, however, he didn’t start making the Third Grade Spiritual Cuisine right away. Instead, he first took out seven portions of Second Grade Spiritual Cuisine and gave them to Senior Brother Yang, who had already arrived at the Bamboo Garden.

After returning, Liu Chen finally began preparing the Third Grade Spiritual Cuisine. He then had Ye Linglong deliver breakfast to their Master and his wife.

"Don’t eat yet," Liu Chen said. "I have two Spirit Ghosts here that can boost your cultivation progress. Form the contracts first, then you can eat."

When Ye Linglong returned, Liu Chen stopped Ji Suyao, who was already eagerly holding her chopsticks. He materialized two Soul Contracts and placed them before the two girls.

"Senior Brother, how do we form the contract?"

Ye Linglong couldn’t help but ask. Ji Suyao didn’t speak, but her eyes were filled with confusion.

"It’s the same as signing a Spirit Contract. Just mix your Essence Blood with your Spiritual Power."

Liu Chen said nonchalantly. Hearing this, Ji Suyao and Ye Linglong bit their fingers without hesitation. Crimson blood, carrying their Spiritual Power, dripped onto the Soul Contracts.

The originally pale white Soul Contracts were instantly dyed red. Seeing the time was right, Liu Chen released the two Meridian Passage Peak Spirit Ghosts from his Soul Ring and had them enter their respective contracts.

The Spirit Ghosts and Soul Contracts merged. Liu Chen clearly saw the features of the originally formless Spirit Ghosts transform to resemble his two junior sisters. When the Soul Contracts and Spirit Ghosts had fused completely, two miniature versions of his junior sisters appeared in his vision.

Their faces and figures were identical; the only difference was their clothing. The Spirit Ghosts, having been born naked, were naturally unclothed.

The moment these Spirit Ghosts appeared, Liu Chen snapped his eyes shut. The faces of Ji Suyao and Ye Linglong instantly turned crimson. The awkwardness didn’t last long, however, as their corresponding Spirit Ghosts flowed into their foreheads and vanished.

Feeling the Spiritual Power within her, Ye Linglong took several deep breaths to calm herself. She glanced at Liu Chen, who still had his eyes closed, and a trace of disappointment flickered in her gaze.

It was then that Ye Linglong noticed something unusual. The Ji Suyao of the past would never have been this quiet. Looking back instinctively, Ye Linglong saw that her friend’s gaze toward Liu Chen now held a hint of awkwardness.

’Just as I thought.’

Ye Linglong shook her head. She had long found it strange. ’With a man as outstanding as Senior Brother, why has Ji Suyao always seemed indifferent?’ It seemed that wasn’t the case after all. Her friend simply hadn’t realized it until today’s awkward incident.

"Senior Brother, can we eat now?"

With this thought, Ye Linglong chose to change the subject. Even if she sensed something was off, it was a matter between her and Ji Suyao. It might not be a good thing if their Senior Brother noticed anything amiss right now.

"Of course."

Liu Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling a little guilty. Although he had shut his eyes in an instant, the enhancement from his Bright Eyes Technique was not for nothing. He had seen every last detail.

The three of them finished breakfast, each lost in their own thoughts. After leaving the kitchen, Liu Chen let out a sigh of relief. He shook his head helplessly and walked slowly toward his Bamboo Garden.

Fortunately, his two junior sisters did not appear during the day, and Liu Chen, absorbed in his Cultivation, managed to forget that fleeting glance.

At dinner, the two junior sisters arrived fashionably late. They looked no different than usual, but Liu Chen could clearly sense that their Cultivation had entered the Body Tempering Middle Stage, and the Bamboo Leaf Spirit Patterns within their bodies had turned silvery-white. ℯ𝐥.𝒄ℴ𝓶

"How does it feel?"

Liu Chen couldn’t help but ask. He had never formed a contract with a humanoid Spirit Ghost, so he naturally didn’t know what effects it would bring. However, looking at his junior sisters’ condition, there was definitely no problem when it came to raising their Cultivation.

"The speed at which we refine the Spiritual Power in the Spiritual Cuisine has doubled. The speed at which we normally refine Spiritual Qi has increased several times over."

Ye Linglong said quietly. If not for this, she and Ji Suyao wouldn’t have been able to break through to the Body Tempering Middle Stage in a single afternoon. And by the looks of it, if they continued to have Third Grade Spiritual Cuisine, they could potentially reach the Body Tempering Late Stage in just one month of cultivation.

"You’ve contracted Meridian Passage Peak Spirit Ghosts, so that speed of refining Spiritual Qi is normal."

Liu Chen nodded. A Meridian Passage Peak Spirit Ghost’s Spiritual Qi refining speed was more than enough for the Body Tempering Realm. It was just like his own situation. His Qi Refining Peak Flood Dragon Spirit Ghost provided a Spiritual Power recovery rate equivalent to the Qi Refining Peak. Given his own Meridian Passage Peak cultivation, it would be difficult to exhaust his Spiritual Power even if he went all out.

"Senior Brother, let’s eat."

Ji Suyao, who was at his side, couldn’t help but speak up. She desperately wanted to ask her Senior Brother if he had seen anything, but she was too embarrassed to ask directly, so she chose to change the subject instead.

"Let’s eat."

Liu Chen nodded. Before his junior sisters had arrived, he had already sent the food container to his Master and his wife, and had done the same for Senior Brother Yang. Indeed, all that was left to do now was eat.

After dinner, the two junior sisters went back to continue refining the Spiritual Power within the Spiritual Cuisine. Liu Chen returned to the Bamboo Garden and began his monotonous cultivation routine.

A disciplined cultivation routine makes one lose track of time. October 7th passed uneventfully. On the morning of October 8th, a massive thundercloud enveloped the entire back mountain, and nine pillars of lightning suddenly descended.

The Middle Grade Celestial Thunder Skill evolved into a unique Magic.