678: Chapter 678 Clear Mind

Side Hall.

Liu Xuan sat upright on the main throne, flicked his finger, and a golden Sword Qi slowly pierced toward Fourth Son below.

Fourth Son reacted quickly, his natal flying sword instantly condensed in his hand, fully unleashing his Geng Metal Sword Intent, forming a pure golden sword light to meet it.

"Clang~"

The two golden sword lights collided. Fourth Son's natal flying sword vibrated violently, nearly slipping from his grasp. His entire body staggered backward, and if not for Zhu Pan catching him in time, he would have surely fallen to the ground in a sorry state.

Fourth Son slightly adjusted the Qi in his body, then stroked his natal flying sword with a pained expression, complaining: "Father, what are you doing? I have just reached the Early Golden Core Stage, my magic power is unstable; if you break my natal flying sword, you will damage my Foundation!"

"You know your magic power is unstable?" Liu Xuan glared at him, scolding: "So many years have passed and you still haven't made any progress. You just had to rush out to show off; couldn't you have stabilized your cultivation first?"

"No!" Fourth Son retracted his natal flying sword into his body, saying without hesitation: "If I don't come out to show off, my thoughts remain unhindered, and I can't settle down to stabilize my cultivation at all."

This sounded quite reasonable; Liu Xuan thought about it and actually couldn't refute it.

Too lazy to bicker with him about this, Liu Xuan tossed the Three-Headed Demon Python that had been lying on his shoulder to the center of the hall.

"Now that you have reached the Golden Core Stage, you can contract a Nascent Soul Demon Lord level natal spirit beast. This Three-Headed Demon Python possesses a Grade 5 Bloodline and will be of great help to you. Go ahead and contract it."

"A Grade 5 Bloodline!"

"A Grade 5 Bloodline!"

Both Fourth Son and Zhu Pan were shocked. They had seen the Three-Headed Demon Python pulling the great sun warship and guessed its Bloodline wasn't low, but confirming it was actually Grade 5 still left them stunned.

Fourth Son rubbed his hands excitedly, asking with an expression of excitement and disbelief: "Father, are you really going to give it to me?"

Aside from the Three-Headed Demon Python's Grade 5 Bloodline, Fourth Son had coveted it for a long time; using it to pull a Flying Boat would be impossibly cool.

Liu Xuan curled his lips into a faint smile and nodded: "Of course! When has your father ever gone back on his word?"

"However, it will only assist you in your Cultivation; it will not pull your Flying Boat. Even if you sign a contract, it must still follow my orders!"

Fourth Son's smile froze, and he complained: "Why? Father, you can use it as a mount, why can't I?"

Liu Xuan was taken aback!

"Kid, that's a dangerous thought you have there!"

If this were an ancient world with little difference in combat power, Liu Xuan would have given him a beating.

"Just tell me, do you want it or not?"

"If you don't want it, I'll give it to Ling Hui or Ninth Son when they reach Core Formation."

Liu Xuan reached out, making a gesture to take the Three-Headed Demon Python back.

"I want it, I want it!"

Fourth Son quickly stepped forward to block in front of the Three-Headed Demon Python, saying with a grin: "Third Sister and Ninth Son don't have enough Aptitude, they can't handle it; it has to be me!"

"Heh~" Liu Xuan snorted, "You brat just have good luck. If they had broken through first, this Opportunity would have been theirs."

"What do you mean luck?" Fourth Son said proudly, "Haven't I always been one step ahead of them? Only Eldest Son is slightly stronger than me."

Speaking of Eldest Son, he suddenly asked: "Eldest Son reached Core Formation long ago, why didn't you give it to him?"

Liu Xuan glanced at him, "Your Eldest Son has a firm Dao Heart and works in perfect coordination with Big Black; he doesn't need to change his natal spirit beast."

"That's true!" Fourth Son nodded silently, "Eldest Son's Comprehension Ability is so high, it makes no difference whether he has a contract beast or not."

Mentioning Eldest Son, Fourth Son felt a deep sense of helplessness. No matter how he chased, he felt he could never catch up.

With a flash of Sword Intent, Fourth Son dispelled the slight frustration in his heart, and said eagerly: "Before entering seclusion, I already dissolved my previous natal spirit beast contract; you can just help me establish the new one directly, Father."

The cost of dissolving a contract is related to one's cultivation, so Fourth Son had dissolved his previous natal spirit beast contract before entering seclusion for Core Formation.

A Golden Core True Person contracting a Nascent Soul Demon Lord only requires the Nascent Soul Demon Lord to cooperate, but if there is help from Liu Xuan, the process will be faster.

Fourth Son was anxious to establish the contract with the Three-Headed Demon Python, but he heard a weak voice from the side.

"Fourth Young Master, I... what should I do?"

Zhu Pan's pig face was drooping, looking very pitiful.

Fourth Son was stunned. He only just realized now that one can only have one natal spirit beast. If he contracted the Three-Headed Demon Python, there would be no room for Zhu Pan.

"Old Pig..."

Fourth Son hesitated for a moment. During this time, Old Pig had diligently protected his safety, and had done everything well; he had been waiting for this moment to become his natal contract beast after he reached the Golden Core Stage.

Liu Xuan said indifferently: "You can continue to follow Fourth Son and work, or find another member of the Liu Family to contract with. The Liu Family will not treat you unfairly."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Pan immediately bowed to Liu Xuan, happily saying: "Thank you for your trust, Family Head. I would like to continue serving the Fourth Young Master."

Whether he was a contract beast or not was not important; what mattered was the trust of Liu Xuan and the Fourth Young Master. With these words from Liu Xuan, Zhu Pan felt much more at ease.

"Hmm!" Liu Xuan nodded, waving his hand to signal him to step back, then personally took action to help Fourth Son and the Three-Headed Demon Python establish the natal contract.

The Three-Headed Demon Python was a System-rewarded Spirit Beast and obeyed Liu Xuan completely. The entire contract process was very smooth, and it was completed in less than half an hour.

"Stabilize your cultivation properly, don't cause any trouble for me!" Liu Xuan warned.

"Don't worry!"

"I've always been reliable in my work."

Fourth Son casually brushed off Liu Xuan, his mind entirely on communicating with the Three-Headed Demon Python.

The Three-Headed Demon Python possessed three different personalities: the red head was irritable and easily angered, the black head was steady and calm, and the white head was insidious and cunning.

All three personalities existed simultaneously. Usually, the black head's personality was dominant, but it could actively switch.

Daocheng discovered that as long as he transmitted words to different heads, he could get completely different answers, as if he were communicating with three different people at the same time, which was particularly interesting.

However, after not chatting for long, the Three-Headed Demon Python grew annoyed with him, turned into a small snake, lay on his shoulder, and fell into a deep sleep, ignoring whatever he said.

"It has personality, I like it!"

Daocheng was not angry that the Three-Headed Demon Python ignored him; instead, he was even happier. He didn't disturb the Three-Headed Demon Python's sleep and leisurely returned to the Cultivation Chamber to stabilize his Golden Core cultivation.

One month later.

Daocheng's Golden Core cultivation was stabilized, and his Geng Metal Sword Dao became increasingly refined and sharp, possessing an Aura that seemed capable of destroying all things.

Just after leaving seclusion, he couldn't wait to find Cultivators of the same level in the Joyous Union Sect to spar.

Most Early Golden Core Stage Immortal Masters couldn't withstand three of his sword strikes, and several Middle Stage Immortal Masters were also defeated at his hands.

"Fourth Young Master is of heavenly talent; I concede defeat!"

On this day, another Middle Stage Golden Core Immortal Master, who looked like a middle-aged woman from the Joyous Union Sect, voluntarily admitted defeat after sparring with Daocheng for a long time.

"I accept your concession!"

Fourth Son retracted his sword and cupped his hands, but there was not a trace of joy on his face after winning. Sparring was, after all, just sparring, and given his special status, these people inevitably held back; winning didn't give him any sense of achievement.