349: Peers

Immortal City Core Area, Zhou Residence.

Zhou Luo stood in front of the Cauldron, his heart as still as water as he watched the contents.

Inside lay two Gu, one black and one white, quietly resting there, their feelers slightly moving, a faint spiritual light emanating from their bodies.

Within these two Gu, a rich power flowed.

That power lay dormant within them, ordinarily undetectable, only becoming apparent when they needed to exert their function.

And to prevent others from seizing them, Zhou Luo had specifically hidden his own power deep within the Gu's bodies, adding several layers of restriction.

This way, even if the other party obtained the Gu, they would have no way to use them.

Putting away the Gu, Zhou Luo left the room.

Over the next few days, Zhou Luo was cultivating the original Gu, so that in the future he could refine some High Grade Gu.

During this time, Yao Wu also sensed a hint of something amiss.

Because she noticed that some of the original Gu were clearly different from those she usually cultivated.

She felt a special aura in those Gu.

Regarding the things Zhou Luo was tinkering with, she didn't ask much; although curious, it was just curiosity.

Now that she and Zhou Luo were Dual Cultivating, their Souls had long been in harmony, and she also understood his way of doing things, so she would unconditionally trust him in many matters.

One day, Zhou Luo was at home studying the Gu when Long Yunshuang suddenly sent someone to ask him to go to the Tianxia Tavern.

Zhou Luo thought it was a business matter, so he simply put down what he was doing and walked directly towards the Tianxia Tavern.

He arrived at the Tianxia Tavern shortly after.

Entering the room, he saw Long Yunshuang seated there.

Today, Long Yunshuang was wearing a light blue long dress embroidered with cloud patterns, with a collar carved with golden threads, and cuffs embroidered with delicate lotus flowers, making her appear pure and beautiful.

Her face had no makeup, a fair and exquisite face possessing a natural beauty.

She sat behind the desk, sunlight streaming through the window, falling on her fair skin, making her whole person appear radiant, like an immortal.

Zhou Luo looked at her a few more times, then stepped forward, cupping his hands and saying, "Manager Long, what is it you need me for?"

Long Yunshuang looked at him, sizing him up, and suddenly asked, "Do you know about the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range matter?"

She remembered that the investigation data mentioned that he had been to the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range before and had fortunately escaped from those Rogue Cultivator, his luck was quite good.

Zhou Luo thought of the matter Wang Lang had mentioned previously and asked in confusion, "Is Manager Long talking about the Ruins?"

Long Yunshuang raised her eyebrows, not expecting him to know about this matter.

As far as she knew, he had been living in seclusion and should not be aware of these things.

However, if he did know, that was even better, saving her the trouble of explaining.

"That's right, I would like to invite Zhou Alchemist to come along, what do you think?" Long Yunshuang directly extended the invitation.

She originally wanted to go and see the Ruins, and with Zhou Luo's ability and his identity as an Alchemist, if they could go together, he might be able to be of great help to her at that time.

Hearing this, Zhou Luo's eyes flickered.

He didn't expect her to come looking for him for this matter.

He was indeed interested in that Ruins, especially since there might even be a Dual Cultivation Method inside.

If he could go with someone with a background like Long Yunshuang, they could look out for each other then.

It was just that he didn't know what her character was like.

Seeing his hesitant look, Long Yunshuang said directly, "I know what Zhou Alchemist is worried about. I have a contract here, and we can sign a contract then."

She also didn't trust Zhou Luo's character much, so this contract was the best choice.

Contracts also have grades; the contract she held required both parties to inject their vital blood to be successfully signed, and if it was violated at that time, they would be punished by the Heavenly Dao in the unseen world.

Therefore, parties who signed the contract basically would not violate it.

Seeing that contract, the worries in Zhou Luo's heart dissipated quite a bit.

Since she had such a good thing, signing a contract then, going to that Ruins would not be a problem.

"Since Manager Long has said so, then I naturally have no objection," Zhou Luo nodded.

"Okay, then let's sign this contract first," Long Yunshuang gently pushed with her right hand, and the contract floated towards Zhou Luo.

Zhou Luo took the contract and looked at the words on it.

The content on it was similar to a normal contract, basically stating that the two parties must not attack each other, and so on.

After reading it and finding no issues, Zhou Luo cut his index finger and dripped a drop of vital blood onto it.

A burst of light appeared on the contract, indicating that it was successfully signed.

He then sent the contract back.

Long Yunshuang was also very straightforward, also dripping her vital blood onto it.

Boom—

The next second, the sheepskin-like contract emitted a heavy sound, and in the unseen world, the two felt something in their hearts, only feeling that their hearts were enveloped by an inexplicable power.

This meant that the contract between the two had been successfully signed.

"You go and prepare first, we will depart in ten days," Long Yunshuang said calmly.

"Okay," Zhou Luo bowed and withdrew.

After leaving the Tianxia Tavern, he did not return directly to the Zhou Residence, but instead sought out Wang Lang.

Since he was going to the Ruins, he naturally had to prepare well.

Especially Second Order spiritual talismans and Second Order Pills.

He did not plan to purchase the necessary Materials at the Heavenly Pavilion; Pills were fine, but if it was spiritual talismans, his identity as a Second Order Spiritual Talisman Master would easily be revealed.

So at this time, Wang Lang's connections in the black market could come into play.

After explaining everything to Wang Lang, Zhou Luo returned to the Zhou Residence and informed Yao Wu of the matter.

"Husband, don't worry, it's still very safe here, and I'm here too," Yao Wu said.

The process of Dual Cultivation was not only improving Zhou Luo, but Yao Wu was also improving at the same time.

She was originally a Three-Rank Spiritual Root, and under more than ten years of Dual Cultivation, her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds; she was now at the Qi Training stage, eighth level Late Stage, not far from the Qi Training stage, ninth level.

"Okay, okay, try not to go out, if you don't hear from me for a while, you can take people to find Wang Lang and have him take you back to the Lin Family," Zhou Luo instructed.

If he was traveling with Long Yunshuang, there was a high probability that he would not encounter any risks on this trip to the Ruins, but he still had to be prepared for the unexpected.

Five days later, Wang Lang gathered the Materials Zhou Luo needed and brought them over.

Due to the urgency of Time, these Materials were only enough to refine two Second Order mid-grade spiritual talismans.

Coupled with those accumulated over the years, Zhou Luo currently had a total of six Second Order spiritual talismans on him, including two lower-grade, three mid-grade, and one upper-grade spiritual talisman.

In addition to the spiritual talismans, he also prepared some Second Order Pills.

However, Materials for spiritual talismans and Pills of this level were too scarce, and coupled with the urgency of Time, not many were prepared, but fortunately, some had been accumulated over the years.

Not long after, the day agreed upon with Long Yunshuang arrived.

Zhou Luo put Bai in his backpack and left the Zhou Residence.