As long as there was a contract, I had nothing to fear from him rebelling. I quickly wrote out three master-servant contracts and sent them into his hands and those of the other two Nine Tribulation Ghost Immortals. When Mu Zhongping was really about to sign, he instead hesitated for a long while. The two Ghost Immortals, however, signed without much hesitation after reading the contracts.
"What? Do you have any other objections?" I asked with a cold laugh.
"This..." Mu Zhongping thought for a moment, then asked me several questions about the distribution of benefits after becoming master and servant. I was not overly greedy and said, "Once you sign the contract, you'll be a member of Heavenly Unity. That includes the Kingdom of Linye, which will also become part of Heavenly Unity. Those who render meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who commit offenses will be punished. You won't be an exception."
"All right. This old man admits defeat!" Mu Zhongping gritted his teeth and quickly signed the contract. Then he raised the blood contract, and it vanished into thin air.
Immediately afterward, he took the Six Paths Divine Sword from the sealing case on his back. After looking at it again and again, he sent it before me with extreme reluctance. I took it and unhesitatingly wiped away the sealing wrapping. Once I peeled it open, a black, translucent longsword instantly appeared before me!
The sword was crystal-clear. On closer inspection, the six-bridge pattern in the blood channel was clearly visible, and it looked extraordinarily beautiful. Without hesitation, I directly sent my meridians into the treasured sword. The sword spirit angrily shrieked, however, and blasted my meridians right back out!
"I'm telling you, Xia... my lord, this sword spirit is exceptionally sharp and vicious. It absolutely