599: Chapter 599 Lifting

"What?"

"Who the hell is so bold as to dare contract my son?!!"

Liu Xuan stood up abruptly from his lounge chair, a thick killing intent spreading out. It so terrified the many dancers that they immediately stopped and stood obediently, and the music went silent in an instant.

Back then, Daoist Lord Lihuo wanted to contract Tong Xiao, and the result was his death. Children were Liu Xuan's greatest bottom line. In today's Biyou City, anyone who dared to touch his children was looking for death!

Lüluo's son was born three years ago. His luck was rather poor, as he only had a Rank 4 Low Grade Bloodline. His name was Jingcheng.

He was only a three-year-old child!

The more Liu Xuan thought about it, the angrier he became. He looked at Lüluo and asked in a heavy voice, "Don't worry, tell me who did it. I will avenge you."

Lüluo looked at Liu Xuan with a strange expression for a long while before saying, "It was Lin Xue'er's youngest son who did it!"

"What??"

Liu Xuan was instantly dumbfounded, thinking he had misheard.

"It was Lin Xue'er's youngest son, Liu Jingheng. Husband, tell me what to do!" Lüluo turned her head to the side, her tone carrying a hint of pettiness.

Lin Xue'er was Liu Xuan's first Dao Companion. Although her cultivation was only at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, she was the nominal matriarch of the Liu Family and held a very high status. Even Peach Blossom would give Lin Xue'er some Face.

If not for this, Lüluo wouldn't have been so anxious to find Liu Xuan. She was truly afraid that because Liu Xuan favored Lin Xue'er, he would agree to let her son become a contract beast for Lin Xue'er's son.

Lin Xue'er's youngest son wasn't very old either, only seven this year. He was her fourth child after her eldest son Liu Daoyuan, second son Liu Dao Ping, and eldest daughter Liu Ling Meng. His name was Liu Jingheng.

Liu Jingheng had a Grade 4 Spiritual Root. With the enhancement of the genealogy Spirit Treasure, it was comparable to the top three grades. Therefore, Lin Xue'er doted on him immensely, giving him almost whatever he wanted.

Plus, with two older brothers and an older sister looking after him, the little fellow had been quite mischievous since childhood. Only Aunt Liu Miao in the Clan School could handle him.

"Jingheng is only seven years old and has just started practicing the Martial Dao Basic Body Tempering Art. He doesn't even have any dharmic power in his body. That shouldn't be possible, right?" Liu Xuan rubbed his brow, his expression full of doubt.

"How is it not possible?" Lüluo said excitedly. "That boy somehow got a Rank 1 Peak Grade Contract Talisman and coaxed my son into actively completing the contract with him."

Speaking of this made Lüluo angry. Liu Jingheng was only seven years old. Normally, even with a Contract Talisman, he wouldn't be able to complete a natal spirit beast contract with her son.

Liu Jingheng couldn't, but her son Jingcheng could!

Her son was of the Yao Race and already possessed Late Qi Refining Stage demon power at the age of three. The entire contracting process was completely led and volunteered by her son!

"How did I give birth to such a foolish son?!"

Lüluo was so angry that tears almost flowed. To her, this matter was even harder to accept than her son being forced into a contract by a high-level Cultivator.

"Uh..." Liu Xuan pressed down the corners of his mouth and coughed lightly. "I'll go take a look first!"

After walking out a bit, Liu Xuan patted Lüluo's shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, my son won't be a mount for anyone. I will settle this!"

Hearing Liu Xuan say this, Lüluo's expression finally softened a bit, and she nodded gently.

Liu Clan School.

The Clan School had been expanding continuously. From afar, it looked like a small island, located not far from the City Lord's Manor.

Arriving at the center of the Clan School, at the small building where Liu Miao lived, he heard the wailing and crying of a child before even entering.

"It has nothing to do with Brother Jingheng. I did it voluntarily. A man should take responsibility for his actions. Aunt Miao, just hit me!"

Inside the room, Liu Jingcheng, dressed in a green magic robe, stood straight in front of his younger brother Liu Jingheng. Behind him, Liu Jingheng was wailing loudly with his neck craned.

The two brothers were seven and three years old respectively, but one practiced martial arts and the other was of the Yao Race. Both looked like half-grown boys around twelve or thirteen.

Seeing Liu Xuan enter, Jingcheng's eyes lit up. He ran quickly toward Liu Xuan and said loyally, "Father, it really has nothing to do with Brother Heng. Help me explain to Aunt Miao and Auntie Xue'er."

"Get lost!" Liu Xuan casually slapped him aside, then slowly walked over to sit next to Lin Xue'er, giving Jingheng a faint glance.

Jingheng, who had been wailing just now, immediately shut his mouth, his little eyes constantly glancing toward his mother, Lin Xue'er.

Seeing that Lin Xue'er not only didn't help him as usual but even glared at him, the boy immediately chickened out.

"Father, I was wrong!"

He knelt on the ground with a thud, his proud head lowered to stare at the floor, motionless.

"Honestly confess, are there any other accomplices?" Liu Xuan's tone was flat, yet a terrifying pressure enveloped the entire room.

He had no accomplices, nor was he instructed by anyone. He had simply seen some older brothers and sisters with contracted Spirit Beasts and later heard that contracted Spirit Beasts could speed up cultivation, which he envied greatly.

He was still young and had no dharmic power. Originally, he was just envious, but he accidentally found out that a Contract Talisman could compensate for the lack of dharmic power; he just needed to find a Spirit Beast willing to submit.

So, he had a sudden idea. Wasn't his good brother Jingcheng from the Yao Race? He should be able to be contracted too, right?

His good brother Jingcheng was born with demon power, and even many older brothers and sisters who had started Qi Refining were no match for him. If he could get his help, oneself could soar right then and there!

No sooner said than done. He went to his mother, his eldest brother, second brother, and eldest sister to ask for some pocket money, then saved it up to secretly go to the Merchant Alliance and buy a Rank 1 Peak Grade Contract Talisman...

Liu Xuan didn't know what to say after hearing this. A seven-year-old child not only had clear thinking but could also persuade his good brother Jingcheng to voluntarily become his contract beast.

Both brave and resourceful, he was simply a Genius!

However, punishment was still necessary. Liu Family disciples could not become contract beasts for others, not even for their own kin. Not a single exception could be made.

A contract beast consumes its own essence to help others Cultivate, and there are even losses during this process. Overall, it's not as good as cultivating separately.

Whether considering emotion or interest, Liu Xuan's children would only ever contract others; it was impossible for them to be someone else's contract beast.

"I will help you dissolve the contract. Do not resist!" Liu Xuan used his dharmic power to carefully help the two children dissolve the Divine Soul contract. Although both sides would suffer some damage in the process, they could quickly recover using high-grade soul-nourishing Spirit Medicine.

A Divine Soul contract was not impossible to dissolve; it just required a great price. Back then, after An Yunxi advanced to the Golden Core stage, she dissolved her contract with Dashan and re-contracted a Peak Golden Core Mountain Shaking Sacred Bear. Daoist Lord Lihuo also intended to dissolve the contract between him and Demon Lord Chixia, but he simply hadn't found a suitable alternative.

The price of dissolving a natal contract was high, and the higher the Realm, the greater the cost. Normally, there was no need to dissolve it unless one broke through a major Realm.

But Jingcheng and Jingheng's cultivation Realms were extremely low. This bit of loss was not worth mentioning to Liu Xuan, and the same went for the soul-nourishing Spirit Medicine.

"Considering this is your first offense, and the Family didn't have a rule against contracting fellow clansmen before, I won't punish you severely. Go to the Yin Fiend Hall and reflect in seclusion for three days, and we'll call it even!" Liu Xuan instructed Jingheng.

Jingheng nodded in agreement, but Jingcheng on the side had an objection. He stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Father, let me take the punishment for Brother Heng!"

Liu Xuan put his hand to his forehead, took a deep breath, and smiled. "Very well!"

"Then you shall both be punished together!"

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