390: Supreme Existence

The natal spirit beast contract, created from the Beast Taming Sect's core secret technique, the Heavenly Scripture of Beast Taming, allows human Cultivators to choose a Yao Beast to Cultivate together, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses.

While it is called mutual cultivation, in reality, it still centers on the human Cultivator; otherwise, it wouldn't be called 'beast taming.'

Aside from a tiny minority of Cultivators who develop deep feelings for their natal spirit beasts, most Beast Taming Sect Cultivators will replace their natal spirit beast at a certain cost once their own cultivation level exceeds that of the beast by a major Realm.

Dissolving a natal spirit beast contract requires paying a significant price, but compared to being held back for a long time, short-term pain is better than long-term suffering.

Only human Cultivators can initiate the dissolution of the contract, but it doesn't mean they can do whatever they want just because a contract was signed. If the natal spirit beast's Realm is far higher than the master's and there are no other restrictions, they can use force to compel the master to dissolve it, or even risk everything to backlash against them, resulting in mutual destruction.

Ultimately, the natal spirit beast contract is a mutual agreement that binds interests; whichever party violates it must consider the price to be paid.

Signing a natal spirit beast contract with Peach Blossom Demon Lord has the benefit of binding this powerhouse before the Love Gu's effect increases, and he can also use her Late Nascent Soul Stage Realm to accelerate his cultivation speed.

The downside is that once Liu Xuan's cultivation catches up to hers, she would instead become a burden, slowing down his own cultivation speed.

'A burden!'

'Slowing down cultivation speed...'

'It seems I don't need to Cultivate at all! Why should I fear slowing down my cultivation speed?'

Liu Xuan suddenly realized he had fallen into a misconception. As his children exerted themselves, most of his cultivation growth came from the stacking of his children's progress. No matter how low the natal spirit beast's cultivation was, it wouldn't affect him, and it would provide an extra bit of combat power.

The natal spirit beast using his Divine Soul to accelerate their cultivation was equivalent to helping him Cultivate; how could that be considered a loss?

Thinking this way, Peach Blossom Demon Lord's proposal was completely feasible. The only thing to consider was how the Beast Taming Sect would handle it once they found out.

Taking True Lord Haoran as his master while pretending to be Peach Blossom Demon Lord's pawn was another form of playing both sides; if he wasn't careful, the boat would capsize.

"Lady Peach Blossom, logically speaking, a Yao Beast of your level is not yet qualified to be my Natal Contract Beast, but seeing how proactive you are, I will give you this chance."

Liu Xuan held a wine cup in one hand, his gaze cold and sinking, naturally carrying a hint of a condescending aura, as if he were the Nascent Soul True Lord and Peach Blossom was merely a Golden Core Great Demon.

Before Peach Blossom Demon Lord could say anything, Bai Leng, who was by her side, could no longer hold back. A chilling aura suddenly erupted from her body, and Liu Xuan felt as if he were being stared down by a venomous snake.

"Sister Bai!"

"Do not be reckless!"

Peach Blossom Demon Lord turned her head and scolded her, and the chilling aura instantly vanished into thin air.

"Young Master Liu, please do not be angry. Sister Bai Leng does not know the truth; she is also acting out of consideration for me."

"No matter!" Liu Xuan glanced casually at Bai Leng and ignored her, then looked at Peach Blossom Demon Lord and said, "Let's complete the natal spirit beast contract first, and we can discuss other matters afterward."

"Good!"

"This place is inconvenient. Young Master, please follow me back to the Sect."

Peach Blossom Demon Lord stood up and waved her jade-like hand. A speck of pink spiritual light lit up in front of her, which then expanded into a spatial vortex portal.

She was the first to fly into the portal and disappear, followed by Bai Leng.

Liu Xuan stepped forward to take a look, then took a step out and entered the spatial portal.

A layer of pink Qi enveloped his body as countless silver-white lines flashed across his vision. This lasted for about ten breaths of time. Then his vision shifted, familiar gravity returned, and Liu Xuan found himself in a Secret Realm filled with blooming flowers.

Activating his Eye of Delusion Breaking, Liu Xuan's gaze penetrated the Secret Realm and extended outward, seeing an illusory giant tree rooted in an underground Spiritual Vein. Its branches covered the horizon, and countless pink petals were in full bloom.

These were all just phantoms, merely the overflow of Peach Blossom Demon Lord's immense demon power. Her true body was actually Lady Peach Blossom, who had taken human form in front of Liu Xuan.

Calling it a phantom wasn't entirely accurate; once Peach Blossom Demon Lord exerted her full strength, she could instantly restore her true body, turning the phantom into reality and driving the power of the entire earth vein.

Beneath the phantom was a massive Formation spread out with blood-red runes, within which blood surged like a vast sea of blood.

This was the core of the Myriad Spirits Grand Array. It gathered the Essence Blood and souls of millions of Cultivators. Its terrifying nature made even Liu Xuan's heart race.

The Peach Blossom Secret Realm, blooming with flowers like a paradise, and the bloody Hell underground created a massive sense of fragmentation.

The Myriad Spirits Grand Array was laid out using a Tier 4 High Grade Formation Plate. Liu Xuan could see that the actual person who set up the Formation had average technique, but by relying on the massive amount of Essence Blood and souls, it had now been forcibly stacked to a level exceeding the Tier 4 Peak.

A Tier 4 High Grade Spiritual Vein, combined with the massive Life Qi accumulated by the Myriad Spirits Grand Array which exceeded the Tier 4 Peak, indeed provided a chance to charge for Soul Transformation.

"You have a pupil Divine Ability?" Liu Xuan's actions caught Peach Blossom Demon Lord's attention. She noticed the momentary change in his expression when he looked underground just now.

"Yes!" Liu Xuan nodded, not denying it.

"Let's begin! I am quite pressed for time."

Liu Xuan pointed a finger at his brow, and a wisp of Divine Soul was drawn out. Under Liu Xuan's control, the Divine Soul twisted and transformed, soon turning into a rune seed.

Handing the rune seed to Peach Blossom Demon Lord, Liu Xuan said, "You only need to input a wisp of your Divine Soul into it."

Peach Blossom Demon Lord was stunned. "You must be mistaken?"

She had read the Beast Taming Sect's Heavenly Scripture of Beast Taming and was clear about the process of signing a natal spirit beast contract.

In a situation like hers and Liu Xuan's, where there was a massive gap in cultivation between the Cultivator and the Spirit Beast, the normal process was for Liu Xuan to give her the Divine Soul seed to complete the Fusion within her Sea of Consciousness, and finally return half of it to Liu Xuan. From then on, the Divine Soul link would be complete and the contract would take effect.

Liu Xuan asking her to input her Divine Soul now was the contract process used when the Cultivator's cultivation was in the same Realm as or higher than the contracted beast.

The difference was that the Fusion and signing would be completed in the Sea of Consciousness of whichever party had the higher cultivation. Conversely, the Sea of Consciousness of the lower-Realm party would be unable to withstand the other's high-level Divine Soul before the contract was signed, making it extremely easy to get injured.

"Don't worry about it, just do as I say!"

"Fine! I'll listen to you."

Peach Blossom Demon Lord was half-doubting, but after thinking for a moment, she followed Liu Xuan's instructions and input a wisp of Divine Soul into the rune seed.

A Late Nascent Soul Stage Divine Soul, even if it was just a wisp, was extremely terrifying. The originally grey-white seed quickly turned dark grey.

The two Divine Souls intertwined and connected but had not yet fully fused. Liu Xuan reached out, grabbed the 'seed,' and pressed it into his brow.

[Ding! Foreign Divine Soul intrusion detected. Clear it?]

A mechanical System prompt sounded. Opposite him, Peach Blossom Demon Lord's pupils shrank violently, and the entire Secret Realm space instantly fell into stagnation.

That wisp of Divine Soul in the rune seed was not severed or separated; it still had a connection and resonance with her. She had been worried just now that Liu Xuan's Sea of Consciousness wouldn't be able to handle it and he would get hurt, so she could promptly pull it out.

But the moment the Divine Soul seed entered Liu Xuan's Sea of Consciousness, she felt as if a supreme existence had fixed its gaze upon her.

She had a feeling that this existence needed only a single thought to annihilate her Divine Soul, and could even follow the Divine Soul connection to annihilate her true body.