Distress: Nilong Changming Knife is Invisible

Chapter 1319. Make a Deal
Dao Wuxing certainly had no intention of subduing Luo Hou.

Even if Luo Hou was eager to join if he couldn't beat them, he would refuse.

What's more, Luo Hou is not a character who can be conquered. This is not a Three Kingdoms game, where even Cao Cao and Liu Bei can be recruited as loyal subordinates.

"I have no intention of disposing of you. What I want to do is to make a deal with you."

"...You need my help? It seems I am not without any leverage."

"It's not that urgent. You do have bargaining chips, but not too many. I want to trade with you mainly because a person like you deserves the respect of a deal."

"Ha, respect, it seems that in your mouth, I am already hopeless."

"Oh, if those words hurt Lord Wu Jun's feelings, I sincerely apologize to you. I'm sorry that my words were too harsh."

"Hmph. Tell me what you want."

"Here's what happened. I had a fight with a very bad guy and accidentally made a hole in the Bitter Realm. Now I need the Nine Heavens Emperor's Qi to repair it. But the Nine Heavens Emperor's Qi can only be carried by someone with a Ninety-Five Fate. That person is you."

"... What effect will carrying the Nine Heavens Emperor Qi have on me? What can I gain from it?"

"The Nine Heavens Emperor Qi can only bring benefits to people with your fate, so if I ask you to hand it all over, there will naturally be corresponding compensation. After repairing the hole in the space, I will help you revive. How about that?"

"…What happens after resurrection? If I am still in this situation, how will it be different from now?"

"After resurrection, we naturally owe each other nothing. We can go our separate ways. However, you may not know that although Shenzhou is not under my protection, I am indeed protecting Shenzhou. If you want to stir up bloodshed and take revenge on society again, don't blame me for coming after you again."

"... Then I will add one more condition. When I regain my full strength, I will fight you again!"

"can."

"If we high-five each other as an oath, you can take me to receive the Nine Heavens Emperor Qi."

"A high five is not as good as a signed contract, written in black and white, and it is fair to all."

Dao Wuxing said this as he opened his palm, gathering together the characters from the Dead Country and Taoist spiritual seals. The densely packed runes and spiritual seals formed a parchment contract.

Luo Hou frowned slightly and said with a hint of displeasure, "You don't trust me?"

Dao Wuxing waved his hand, "Although what you did was quite tasteless, you still had some style. I believe you can do what you said. The purpose of signing the contract is to utilize the power of the contract. I said that the Nine Heavens Emperor Qi will be of great benefit to you, so it will be difficult for you to give it away."

"...Humph, after the duel, I will make you take back your tasteless comments."

Luo Hou snorted again, took out the parchment scroll with one hand, cut his finger, and signed his name with blood.

He is a vengeful spirit, so of course he has no blood, but his cognition, in the invisible consciousness field of the knife, can connect to the power of the contract. When he signed the word "Luo Hou", the contract was officially concluded.

Luo Hou threw the scroll over, Dao Wuxing gently caught it, smiled and said, "I hope this will be a pleasant transaction."

"I am more looking forward to what happens after the transaction."

"Of course, of course."

Dao Wuxing uttered his last words before his figure gradually faded until he disappeared, and his consciousness returned to reality.

In reality, Luo Hou's Ring Seal also withdrew the resentment that had condensed into substance, and quietly floated in front of Dao Wuxing.

After successfully signing a contract with Luo Hou, Dao Wuxing was finally able to collect the essence of wind and the Nine Heavens Emperor Qi.

Just as Dao Wuxing was heading to the top of the Nine Heavens with Luohou's ring seal, Zhongyuan.

Somewhere called Haunted Swamp.

With such a name, it naturally has a ghostly appearance that fits the name. The muddy swamp is shrouded in gloomy fog, never sees the sun all year round, and is full of poisonous insects and vines, and piles of bones, just like the scene of the underworld.

Deep in the swamp, there is a dilapidated hut with a dim lamp inside. A gloomy figure with white hair and black robe is flipping through a strange book that exudes endless and profound evil power.

"In the kingdom of death, there is no right or wrong, only killing, and force is the absolute power.

I'm bored, I need something more interesting.

In the human world, there is constant right and wrong, and killing is rampant, but force is not absolute.

The one thing I don’t understand is emotions.”

The gloomy figure continued to read the strange words on the strange book. As he whispered softly, the words on the strange book seemed to begin to wriggle constantly, releasing strange and twisted evil energy that drilled into the figure.

The figure seems to be immersed in the story in the book, becoming the protagonist of the story, invincible in the land of the dead, starting games in the human world, testing the existence of human nature to the limit.

"The Rahu Ring, this is the highest power I have bestowed upon mankind; the Horn of Hope, this is my way of testing the limits of human ambition; the Unbreakable Flower, this is the last hope I have left for mankind."

After reading this, the figure suddenly stopped and closed the strange book.

"The Luohou Ring Seal has been taken away, and there is no trace of the Unbreakable Flower on the Lone Star Cliff. Are you also following the trail of the God of the Dead Country?

Then, who will reach the end of the God of Death and continue the legend of the God of Death? Hehehe..."

As the figure chuckled, the evil aura dissipated outside the hut, making it look like a monster that was wriggling madly from a distance.

But soon, the figure stopped laughing and even put away the evil spirit, and the strange aura around him suddenly dissipated.

Soon, a handsome scholar came striding over, carrying a bookshelf on his back and holding a folding fan.

"Students pay their respects to the Master of the Imperial Academy."

The scholar came to the outside of the thatched cottage, bowed deeply to the closed door, and revealed the identity of the gloomy figure in the house in one sentence. It was the long-missing master of Xuehai Wuya, Taixuezhu.

"Life hangs on the line, what are the trends in the martial arts world and the academic world?"

"In the martial arts world, many martial artists climbed up the Lone Star Cliff and dug the ground there three feet deep, but they only found a Zhurong flower that was not particularly rare. Many martial artists fought for it, but in the end it was confirmed that it was not an unbreakable flower."

His words were enough to prove that the Master of the Imperial Academy had more than one spy.

"Hmm...what else?"

"There are still a large number of martial artists who are searching for the Horn of Hope. Later, rumors spread that Yekou Xiezun has collected the three treasures and will soon unify the martial arts world. However, the Yekou Alliance quickly refuted the rumors, saying that the Yekou Alliance knew nothing about the Unbreakable Flower and the Horn of Hope and had never searched for them. In addition, the Yekou Alliance still maintains its consistent principles towards the Central Plains martial arts world and will not interfere unless there is a disaster."

"Is it just the Yekou Alliance? ...What about Xuehai's movements?"

"Some time ago, the Ministry of Rites was haunted, and there was a lot of noise. Rumors spread among the students that the ghost seemed to be caused by the Ministry of Rites's executive order, Taishi Hou."

"What is Taishi Hou's response?"

"He invited Rao Beifeng, an official from several ministries, to take action. Rao Beifeng went to the Ministry of Rites and dealt with the vengeful spirit. Then Taishi Hou began to use strong means to enforce discipline in the Ministry of Rites, and the atmosphere in the Ministry of Rites became clear."

(End of this chapter)