Chapter 122 : Chapter 122

Chapter 122: The Deal Is Done, and a Method Is Found!

【Xia Qiange frowned and looked at you with a puzzled expression.】

【“Why?”】

【You told Xia Qiange that you intended to go down and make a deal with Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable.】

【Upon hearing that, Xia Qiange’s brows knitted even tighter.】

【“Making a deal with a Bizarre insect is far too dangerous. I...”】

【Naturally, you understood Xia Qiange’s temperament. Back when the Sword Pavilion Master had ordered her to guard the Blood Demon Secret Realm, she had not chosen to retreat even when faced with Chu Wudi, a Mahayana cultivator.】

【You cut Xia Qiange off directly and said,】

【“Don’t worry, Senior Sister Xia. I’ve already discussed this matter with Eldest Senior Sister, and she agreed with my decision.”】

【When Xia Qiange heard that Zi You had agreed, the expression on her face instantly froze.】

【Xia Qiange had never expected that Eldest Senior Sister, who usually hated Bizarre insects the most, would actually agree to your making a deal with one.】

【But seeing that Zi You had agreed to your transaction with Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable, she no longer questioned you further.】

【At present, with the Sword Pavilion Master absent from Youzhou, Zi You’s word carried the most weight.】

【Xia Qiange turned around and opened a gap in the formation for you.】

【“Go in.”】

【You thanked Xia Qiange, then jumped straight into the formation.】

【“A human?”】

【“Now that truly is unexpected!”】

【The moment you entered the formation, you heard Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s voice echoing all around you.】

【You discovered that the space you were currently in was not very large, and the source of the voice was above you.】

【You looked up and found Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable tightly bound in midair by nine bronze chains.】

【Through Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s fleshly body, you could see that those nine bronze chains were also tightly restraining the Nascent Soul within him.】

【Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s true form, a ball of flesh covered in mouths, was constantly writhing and struggling.】

【“What? Are you surprised that I came in?”】

【Seeing that you were not the least bit nervous and instead looked completely confident, Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable became interested for a moment.】

【“Of course I’m surprised!”】

【“Ever since I was trapped beneath this blood stele, I’ve hardly ever seen anyone else come in. The Sword Pavilion Master was one. You are the second.”】

【“The Sword Pavilion Master?”】

【When you heard Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable say that the Sword Pavilion Master had also come down here before, you could not help frowning.】

【But the Sword Pavilion Master had always acted Bizarrely, so you had no intention of digging any further.】

【“Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable, do you want to get out?”】

【The moment Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable heard those words, the mocking look on his face froze and vanished. Then he looked at you with a dark expression.】

【“What do you mean by that?”】

【“You want to let me out?”】

【Seeing this, you slowly walked up in front of Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable and stared straight at him.】

【“That’s right!”】

【“Hahahahaha!”】

【When Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable heard that you intended to let him out, he suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, the sound echoing endlessly through the cramped space.】

【Gradually, you heard his laughter die down. Then he looked at you with great interest.】

【“So... what is it that you want?”】

【The corners of your mouth lifted slightly. This was exactly the sentence you had been waiting for.】

【“As expected of Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable. I want to make a deal with you!”】

【“Oh? What kind of deal?”】

【You pointed at the bronze chains binding Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable.】

【“I’ll let you out, and in return, you help me with something. What do you say?”】

【Upon hearing that, Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable fell silent.】

【“What do you need me to help you with?”】

【The next second, you took out the Taixu Sword fragment and held it before Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable.】

【“You should be familiar with the thing sealed inside this sword, shouldn’t you?”】

【The moment he saw the Taixu Sword, Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s pupils contracted slightly, though he quickly regained his composure.】

【“Hahaha!”】

【“So that’s the reason!”】

【“But right now, it seems that you’re the one begging me. If you want the complete Taixu Immortal Sword, then you must let me out so I can retrieve the fragment inside the blood stele.”】

【Seeing Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s attitude begin to change, you let out a contemptuous laugh.】

【“Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable, I think you’ve misunderstood your situation.”】

【“The Taixu Immortal Sword is not a necessity for me!”】

【“But for you, Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable, can you really accept being trapped here forever, imprisoned inside the Blood Demon Secret Realm?”】

【When Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable heard that, he narrowed his eyes into slits and stared fixedly at you.】

【“Insect, are you threatening me?”】

【“I won’t be trapped here forever. As soon as the spiritual energy of this secret realm runs dry, I’ll be able to get out!”】

【After hearing Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable’s words, you inwardly sneered.】

【You knew that within this formation, Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable had no idea what the state of the secret realm’s spiritual energy was outside.】

【“Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable, I forgot to tell you something!”】

【“The Sword Pavilion Master laid down the rule a long time ago that the Blood Demon Secret Realm would no longer be used for cultivation!”】

【“At the current rate, you can forget about getting out for the next several tens of thousands of years!”】

【The moment your words fell, the formation fell into silence.】

【For a time, neither you nor Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable spoke.】

【At that moment, you simply stood there watching him, waiting for him to speak first.】

【You knew that the anxious one right now was not you, but Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable.】

【After an unknown amount of time, Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable was the first to break the silence.】

【“Boy, you win!”】

【“But you must sign a Great Dao Contract with me. Otherwise, I can’t trust you!”】

【After hearing that, you told Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable that you did not trust him either, and that signing a contract would be good for both of you.】

【Very soon, you and Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable completed the contract.】

【“You should know that the Bizarre insect inside the Taixu Sword has already reached the realm of immortals, right?”】

【You nodded, indicating to Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable that you already knew this.】

【Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable then told you that the reason the Bizarre insect race was so powerful was because their souls were powerful.】

【Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable told you that in the Immortal Realm, there were some formations designed specifically to target souls and refine them.】

【“What kind of formation?”】

【Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable shook his head.】

【“I only know that such formations are effective, but I don’t know the exact formation.”】

【Although you had not received a satisfactory answer from Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable, at least you had found a direction.】

【“In that case, then it won’t count as breaking our agreement if I let you out five years from now.”】

【The moment your words fell, you turned and left.】

【Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable looked at your departing back. He knew you would not let him out so easily, so when the contract had been signed, he had set the deadline at no more than five years.】

【“Human! Enjoy yourself for another five years!”】

【“Once I get out, I will make sure to savor your soul properly!”】

【Seeing that you had come back up not long after going down, Xia Qiange immediately restored the formation and sat back down where she had been, resuming her cultivation.】

【Remembering what Blood Demon Heavenly Venerable had just said, you walked straight over to Xuanyuan Tianji.】

【When Xuanyuan Tianji saw that you had returned again, he asked,】

【“What is it this time?”】

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