229: Death Magic Tower

With a slight thought, Su Ling had attached a strand of Divine Thought to the body of the Bone Witch, using it to respond to the summons and cross the realms.

For such an unknown and risky move, he naturally did not dare to invest too much Divine Soul power.

If it weren't for the fact that the strand of Divided Soul was truly too weak to carry much power, why would he have needed to ask for the other party's consent?

It would have been better to directly invade their Sea of Consciousness, plant a Soul Seal, and take complete control.

Under the current circumstances, this was the only way.

Fortunately, Sean was sensible enough and agreed without hesitation, saving Su Ling some trouble.

The contract Sean signed with the Bone Witch was not a Master-Servant Contract, nor an Equality Contract, but an Employment Contract.

The summoner must provide explicit compensation, such as special potions for healing the undead, Soul crystals for increasing cultivation, or rare Magic Artifacts, to make an agreement with an intelligent undead creature, ordering it to assist in combat for a specific duration or mission.

This type of contract is more like a transaction; the undead receives payment after completing the service, and there is no absolute Revered Master-servant relationship during the contract period, only cooperation based on mutual benefit.

When Sean summoned the Bone Witch, besides using his uncle's corpse as a sacrifice, he also staked his own Soul as payment.

If he had dared to say "no" just now, Su Ling could have simply released the restraints and let the Bone Witch devour his Soul entirely.

However, since the Bone Witch was already under Su Ling's control, he did not take Sean's Soul in order to continue observing that Magic Civilization.

Seeing Sean open his mind, a strand of Divine Soul immediately crossed into his Mental World, quietly attaching itself to the core of his Soul.

The Bone Witch's Soul fire also flared with a ghostly blue light again as Su Ling's Divine Soul departed.

"This Bone Witch is left for you to command."

"Improve your strength as quickly as possible and take me to see more of the... scenery of this Magic Civilization."

After leaving behind a thought, Su Ling's Divine Soul fell into silence.

At the same time, Sean also sensed a Soul Seal deeply branded into his Mental World.

Through that Soul Seal, the Lich before him actually developed a much closer connection with him.

It was as if the life and death of the Lich were now within his single thought.

Sean was stunned for a moment, then could not contain his wild joy.

Having a summoned creature at the Peak Archmage level, and a Lich—the most adept at magic among the undead—was more than just a slight boost to his combat power.

In the past, it required a large amount of sacrifices and rewards to summon, but now this Lich, completely under his control, could be summoned with only a portion of mana, and the time it could stay in this realm was almost limitless!

With his mindset changed, the corners of Sean's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"From now on, you shall be called Gargamel."

"As you wish, my Revered Master."

Having received a name, the Lich lowered its skull in a humble posture... "Magic Civilization..."

Inside the Immortal Cave, Su Ling opened his eyes, his consciousness having returned to his main body.

Then, with a slight turn of thought, he raised his index finger.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi surged, constantly gathering at his fingertip.

A point of brilliant white light quietly lit up, then rapidly expanded.

The next moment, a beam of pure white light shot straight toward the ground.

Tier 3 Light Magic: Purifying Light!

Looking at the undamaged ground, Su Ling nodded slightly and then shook his head.

This attempt made him understand that whether it was the Immortal Path Civilization or the Magic Civilization, whether it was Dharmic power or mana, what was being driven was the same kind of energy in this vast universe.

It could be called Spiritual Qi, or it could be called magic elements. The essence was the same; it was just the methods of perception and application that differed.

Immortal cultivation focuses on transcending oneself, while magic focuses on driving external objects, but ultimately both move toward the path of mastering the Law.

According to Sean, practicing magic also requires a corresponding Physique.

For instance, he himself was naturally attuned to the Dark Element, followed by fire and earth; thus, he specialized in dark magic while also practicing fire and earth magic.

Necromancy, as a branch of the Dark Element, was what allowed him to connect with the Bone Witch now named "Gargamel" and sign an Employment Contract.

Meanwhile, Su Ling possessed Gold, Wood, and Thunder Spiritual Roots, but had no Aptitude for yang or light attributes.

Even if he could use his powerful cultivation to condense light elements from the Void Realm, the power of the magic he cast would ultimately be greatly diminished.

Of course, attaching his Divine Soul to Sean was just a casual move Su Ling made on a whim.

But that kid's strength was truly lacking, and he was being hunted by the Radiant Holy Court, which detested dark power, leaving him in a precarious state.

If he didn't leave him some means of survival, he probably wouldn't even be able to walk out of that mountain range infested with Demonic Beasts.

Therefore, before returning to his main body, Su Ling simply handed over complete control of the Bone Witch to Sean.

"Summoning techniques... are quite interesting."

He stroked his chin, a glint flashing in his eyes, "I'll ask Revered Master some other day; in the Immortal Realm, there should be similar secret techniques."

Regardless, this encounter was merely an interlude for him.

For now, the most important thing was still to Cultivate various secret techniques and the Legacy of Alchemy and Artifact Refining from his sect.

It would be best if he could refine that "nine nether soul devouring bow," which started as a high-grade magic treasure, as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the Materials collected previously had been largely consumed, and he couldn't take too many of the necromantic crystals and Soul crystals stored in the vault.

With this thought, Su Ling simply got up and went out, gave Lu Tao a brief explanation, and headed toward Shadow City alone.

The Soul Prison Cage Plane was rich in dark-type and Soul-type creatures and Materials, and what Shadow Prison Canyon produced was only a tiny part of it.

This plane belonged exclusively to the Bitao Sect, and there were exchange catalogs for related resources in the major cities.

Upon arriving at Shadow City, Su Ling first went to visit Qin Yu, and only then headed to the exchange hall.

After a careful inspection, he indeed found many Materials suitable for refining the nine nether soul devouring bow.

Spending nearly two thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, Su Ling exchanged for a large amount of Materials, including many specialties from other planes of the Jinhun Realm.

It was just the right time to use them to upgrade the ten thousand souls banner, which had already been promoted to a high-grade magic treasure.

Returning to Shadow Prison Canyon, Su Ling began a new round of closed-door cultivation... In the following period, Su Ling devoted himself to cultivating secret techniques and learning Artifact Refining and Alchemy.

The Nascent Soul Dharmic power in his body grew slowly but steadily.

However, with the supply of various Materials, his progress in the path of Artifact Refining was remarkable.

His success rate in refining general high-grade magic treasures had already reached fifty percent.

He had ruined several more weapon molds for the nine nether soul devouring bow, but as his mastery of the techniques became more proficient, Su Ling's confidence grew.

In his spare time, Su Ling had a thought and spent some Divine Soul power to descend upon Sean, who was far away on Minghui Star.

This kid's magic talent was not bad, and his strength had already increased to that of a mid-tier Archmage.

Moreover, under Gargamel's protection, he had crossed the mountain range and arrived at an abyssal canyon.

This abyss was extremely vast; if viewed from outside the plane, it looked like a massive crack on Minghui Star.

It never saw the light of day, and black mist always shrouded the middle of the canyon.

The Dark Elements inside were extremely dense, gathering a large number of so-called 'black Archmages'.

It was called the Abyssal Land by the local Archmages.

According to Sean's introduction, at least seven Magic Towers stood within it.

The most powerful among them was called the Death Annihilation Magic Tower, which was rumored to have been established by a Saint Realm Magister.

Almost the entire Abyssal Land was built around the Death Annihilation Magic Tower.

There were four major forces in the Minghui plane: besides the Radiant Holy Court, which specialized in light magic, there was also the Aoyun Kingdom, which practiced various types of magic, the Red Blood War Alliance, primarily composed of warriors and knights, and the Abyssal Land, where black Archmages gathered.