183: Signing a blood pact, a way to survive

A moment later, Wang Erniu and Jiang Lan returned to the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

Behind the counter, the old man looked at Wang Erniu and chuckled, "That was quick. You've already chosen."

"Yes." Wang Erniu tried to maintain a calm expression, nodding, "Thank you, Uncle Turtle."

"Don't mention it." The old man waved his hand. "Go on, go on. I don't know what you young demons are thinking about these days."

Wang Erniu didn't speak, just smiled at the old man.

Walking out of the Scripture Pavilion with Jiang Lan, and after walking a certain distance, seeing no other demons around, Wang Erniu directly took out the Cultivation Technique she had just obtained and handed it to Jiang Lan.

"My Lord, please keep it safe."

Jiang Lan did not refuse, but directly took the Cultivation Technique, a smile of unknown meaning playing on his lips. "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"My Lord... are you... joking? Didn't we agree that you would spare my life?"

The smile on Jiang Lan's face did not fade.

She was feigning ignorance.

Indeed, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, she still had to fight for it.

"Let's go, back to your cave first."

Even if he were to act, Jiang Lan couldn't kill Wang Erniu in such a place.

This was the territory of the Ten Thousand Demons Hall's inner sect, and there were many demons coming and going. If Wang Erniu made any noise, she would easily be discovered.

Wang Erniu gritted her teeth when she heard him.

"As my Lord commands."

With that, Wang Erniu turned around and began to lead the way down the mountain, continuing forward.

However, this time her speed was significantly slower than when they ascended the mountain.

Wang Erniu's legs trembled even more severely.

Jiang Lan showed no reaction.

The man and the demon walked for nearly half an hour before finally arriving back at Wang Erniu's cave.

As soon as they reached the entrance, before Jiang Lan could speak, Wang Erniu fell to her knees with a 'thud' and sincerely pleaded with Jiang Lan, "My Lord, if you spare my life, this little demon will willingly serve you as a slave from now on, at your beck and call."

"Alas... what a pity."

Jiang Lan sighed.

If circumstances allowed, he really would have liked to keep Wang Erniu by his side for a while.

After all, he was unfamiliar with the place, and it was full of demons.

Having a local demon by his side could save him a lot of trouble.

It was just a pity that one could never truly know another's heart.

He didn't know what Wang Erniu was truly thinking at this moment.

If he really spared her life, and she were to retaliate in the future, it would be a losing battle.

Jiang Lan was not a cold-blooded person, but when dealing with demons, he never held back.

And when dealing with demons that could potentially cause him trouble, he was even less likely to hold back.

Hearing Jiang Lan's tone, Wang Erniu knew that if she continued to beg for mercy, only death awaited her.

She didn't want to die.

Wang Erniu made a decisive move, kowtowing twice to Jiang Lan with a 'bang, bang'.

"This little one is willing to enter a Blood Pact with my Lord. From now on, I will be my Lord's servant. If I have any disloyalty, my Lord can bestow death upon this little one."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lan became somewhat interested.

Blood Pact.

He had never heard of such a thing before.

"Tell me, what is this Blood Pact you speak of?"

After hearing Jiang Lan's words, Wang Erniu was visibly stunned.

Anything about a Blood Pact, any demon who had reached a certain Realm, even if they didn't know the specific method of operation, must have heard of it.

Especially since Jiang Lan was at least a Great Demon of the Demon Core Realm.

How could such an existence not even have heard of a Blood Pact?

For a moment, countless possibilities flashed through Wang Erniu's mind.

But she still didn't guess that Jiang Lan was actually a human.

Jiang Lan also knew that his question might expose him.

But it didn't matter anymore.

If he was exposed, then so be it.

Facing a dying demon, even if he was exposed, what could she do?

Jiang Lan asked again, "Why aren't you speaking?"

Wang Erniu snapped back to reality.

Although she didn't know why the Great Demon of the Demon Core Realm in front of her didn't even know what a Blood Pact was.

But she knew that if she didn't answer, she would probably die immediately.

"To answer my Lord, as long as a Blood Pact is established, the contracted party must unconditionally obey the commands of the contracting party. Otherwise, the contractor only needs a thought to control the life and death of the contracted party."

Hearing this, Jiang Lan understood.

It was a slave contract.

He had read many novels in his previous life, so he could easily accept such things.

He looked at Wang Erniu, his eyes deep.

If he could really establish a Blood Pact, perhaps not killing Wang Erniu was also an option?

Keeping a smart one by his side was better than being alone.

Moreover, after establishing the pact, there would be no need to worry about Wang Erniu betraying him.

Jiang Lan thought for a while and felt that Wang Erniu's idea was quite good.

"Alright, if a pact is established, sparing your life is not out of the question."

A hint of surprise flashed in Wang Erniu's eyes.

She hadn't expected Jiang Lan to be so agreeable.

What she didn't know was that Jiang Lan had already carefully considered her fate.

It was just that her suggestion happened to meet Jiang Lan's needs.

"Thank you, my Lord... Thank you, my Lord..."

Wang Erniu thanked him repeatedly.

Immediately, she knelt and closed her eyes.

A moment later, Wang Erniu's expression was extremely painful, and her entire body trembled slightly.

Tens of breaths later.

A scarlet little orb of light flew out from Wang Erniu's head.

Jiang Lan watched this scene, narrowing his eyes slightly.

If he wasn't mistaken, this little orb of light should be a wisp of Wang Erniu's Primordial Spirit.

The separated Souls that he and Monk Bao Jing had captured from various temples earlier were formed from this very thing.

Primordial Spirit, Soul, Vital Spirit, whatever it was called, it was that thing.

Wang Erniu's voice trembled as she said,

"My Lord... if you incorporate this wisp of Primordial Spirit into your Dantian, the Blood Pact will be complete..."

Hearing this, Jiang Lan didn't hesitate and directly drew Wang Erniu's Primordial Spirit to him.

He wasn't worried about Wang Erniu trying to harm him.

No matter how powerful her methods were, her own strength was only that of a Gathering Yuan demon.

Both her body and Primordial Spirit were far inferior to Jiang Lan's.

With just this wisp of her Primordial Spirit, let alone placing it in his Dantian, even if Jiang Lan absorbed it into his Spiritual Platform, it wouldn't pose the slightest threat to him.

In front of Jiang Lan, the scarlet orb of light spun and pulsed.

Jiang Lan simply reached out and directly sent it into his Dantian.

The next instant, a peculiar sensation arose in his mind, like a line extending out and entering his Dantian.

After entering the Dantian, it connected to that wisp of Primordial Spirit.

With a thought, many miscellaneous thoughts appeared in Jiang Lan's mind.

After sorting them out, he understood.

Now, the Blood Pact was already formed.

As long as he wished, he could destroy this wisp of Primordial Spirit at any time.

And as soon as the Primordial Spirit disappeared, Wang Erniu's Divine Soul would also instantly dissipate, completely turning into a corpse.

Even the Great Luo Immortals coming would not be able to save her.

Jiang Lan opened his eyes.

"Not bad."