Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Chapter 1818 Soul Contract

Ye Qing's expression shifted, and he said, "It can help people cultivate? You mean this crystal core?"

As Ye Qing spoke, he took out the crystal core left behind after the demon was killed and said, "This thing came from a demon. Although the aura on it looks pure, it must have been quite evil!"

The old man shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Although demonic cultivators nourish themselves in an evil way, whether they absorb souls or anything else, they are all converting that energy into the pure energy within this crystal core!"

"The reason why the demon race has not been wiped out is actually due to the deliberate actions of the Seven Gods Sect. Otherwise, with the Seven Gods Sect's capabilities, wiping out a demon race would be a simple matter for them!" the old man said. "They keep the demon race alive to obtain the crystal cores of the strongest among them, and these crystal cores can help their people cultivate!"

Ye Qing was taken aback for a moment and said, "If the demons want to cultivate and become powerful, they must kill a lot of people!"

“Of course!” the old man said. “The Seven Gods Sect has never been a benevolent force. It’s just that the Seven Gods are worshipped by people, and the power of faith is useful to them. But these gods do not treat people as human beings. The demons harvest the souls of ordinary people and the weak, and after they become powerful, they can hunt them down and use the souls to nourish some of their own geniuses!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing was at a loss for words.

On the surface, the Seven Gods Sect is eliminating demons, but what the world doesn't know is that they actually have the ability to annihilate the demon race at any time!

"So, we can cultivate by relying on the demons?" Ye Qing asked.

“Of course!” the old man said.

Ye Qing pondered for a moment and then asked, "Are there still many demons around?"

The old man nodded and said, "There should be quite a few. This place is filled with demonic energy. Even with arduous cultivation, there should be quite a few powerful individuals. Although I don't know the exact number, there should be hundreds of thousands!"

"So many?" Ye Qing was taken aback.

"The demons, how to describe them? They reproduce very quickly, and because of their evil, they rise to power just as fast!" the old man said. "They will even order weaker people to reproduce more when they don't have enough souls, so they can absorb them... In short..."

These words silenced Ye Qinggan once again!

"Where are the strong ones?" Ye Qing asked.

"As far as I know, the current demon race has one Emperor-level being, many more Saint-level beings, and numerous Venerable-level beings as well!" the old man said. "However, even their Domain Lord-level crystal cores are useful to Saints, as the energy within them is extremely pure!"

"Moreover, this place also contains treasures collected by the entire demon race over countless years. If you were to obtain them, they might be comparable to the treasures of a first-tier power!" the old man said.

To be honest, Ye Qing was somewhat tempted!

He pondered for a moment and said, "Since you can freely enter and leave this place, you must know how to enter and leave, right?"

“Of course!” the old man said.

"I can cooperate with you, but I don't want to stay in this dark and gloomy place forever. Moreover, I can even go out and invite a master of the Great Emperor level to come and suppress the demon race!" Ye Qing said.

The old man frowned deeply and said, "Summon the Great Emperor? You wouldn't happen to be from the Seven Gods Sect, would you?"

"No!" Ye Qing said, "To be honest, we and the Seven Gods Sect are also locked in a life-or-death struggle, which is why I am willing to cooperate with you to deal with this demon race!"

"However, I think we need to consider this matter more carefully. After all, it's not something that can be achieved overnight if we want to break through to the peak of sainthood. And if we stay in such an evil place, I feel that people might develop problems. So could you tell us how we can come here periodically, deal with some of the issues, and then go out to recuperate for a while?" Ye Qing asked.

Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, the old man and the others exchanged a glance, and then the old man said, "Please wait for us a moment!"

Ye Qing nodded.

Then he saw the people in front of him looking at each other, seemingly communicating in some way, nodding occasionally, while some of them frowned.

After a long while, the old man nodded and said, "We've reached an agreement. We can grant you your request. We can tell you how to leave and give you soul weapons, but there's one condition: you need to sign a soul contract with us!"

"A soul contract?" Ye Qing asked.

“Yes, if you go and never return, without doing your utmost to help us eliminate the demons, then you will die from the exhaustion of your souls!” the old man said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's expression shifted slightly. After a long pause, he nodded thoughtfully and said, "As long as I fulfill your requirements, the contract will end, right?"

"Yes!" The old man nodded.

“Okay, I promise you!” Ye Qing said.

"Please ask everyone else to come out; I need to sign a contract with each of them!" the old man said.

Ye Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Their souls have not yet fully recovered."

"Summon them out, and I'll treat them!" the old man said. "Also, the existence of this place cannot be revealed. If you want to bring others in, you'll need to sign a contract with us. The existence of the Soul Clan is not permitted by the Seven Gods Sect, so we must make the best of a plan. I hope you understand!"

“Of course, no problem!” Ye Qing said.

Then he called Lin Qianyu and the others out. When the three women woke up and saw the strangers in front of them, their expressions tightened slightly.

After Ye Qing briefly explained the situation to them, the three women's eyes lit up slightly!

If that's really the case, then without a doubt, this place will become their backyard for cultivation.

Moreover, they felt no psychological pressure in killing the demons!

“If there are no problems, I will sign the contract with you!” the old man said.

Ye Qing said, "By the way, I still don't know everyone's names!"

The old man said, "I am the patriarch of the Soul Clan, and my name is Qu You!"

Then he introduced the other people!

Ye Qing was considering the feasibility of this matter. If he could succeed, he could also gain the gratitude and trust of the Soul Clan. There was an irreconcilable conflict between the Soul Clan and the Seven Gods Sect. Ye Qing had experienced the power of the soul characteristics. It could kill people invisibly. If he could get the support of the Soul Clan, or even help the Soul Clan at the same time, and let them produce a few Great Emperor-level beings!

It might be useful in the future!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing said, "Alright, how should we sign this contract?"

The old man nodded, then he took a deep breath, bit his finger until it bled, and began to write in the air!

Before long, blood-red characters floated out of thin air.

After a long while, the old man finished writing and said, "Take a look at the content and see if there are any problems. If there are no problems, then you can sign your names on these words with your own consciousness!"

"Consciousness?" Ye Qing asked, "What consciousness!"

“When you sincerely agree with these words, the laws will naturally sense it!” the old man said.

"The laws of the soul?" Ye Qing's heart stirred.

He glanced at the text.

There were indeed no problems, and he silently said to himself, "I agree!"

As his voice fell, Ye Qing's name appeared out of thin air in the lower right corner of these words!

At the same time, the names of Lin Qianyu and others also began to appear one after another!

After all five names had been mentioned, the old man uttered a low shout: "Heaven and earth are the foundation, the soul is the covenant, the contract is complete!"

As his voice faded, the blood-red characters slowly dissipated, as if they had never existed.

However, Ye Qing felt as if there was a kind of inexplicable constraint on his body.

Qu You breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Next, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you, young brother!"

As he spoke, he waved his right hand, and one after another, soul artifacts floated out from the void. Qu You said, "These are soul artifacts crafted by my Soul Clan. After you refine them, they can preserve your souls. I dare not say that they can absolutely withstand soul attacks from those below the Great Emperor!"

"This is a good thing!" Ye Qing was overjoyed!