Using a Talisman Treasure

Although he did not know He Song's identity.

Judging solely by the incomparably terrifying aura of spiritual power He Song had displayed when attacking him earlier,

and the might of that single strike, which had directly shattered several layers of his defenses,

He Song's strength was certainly not low.

He Song's cultivation certainly surpassed his own. He was very likely a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, perhaps even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

As a newly ascended Golden Core who had only just mastered the power of the Golden Core realm,

when Cloud-Treading True Lord had suddenly encountered such a cultivator, offering a century of service along with all his worldly possessions in exchange for his safety was already the best thing he could possibly offer.

After all, no matter how weak he was, he was still, like He Song, a Golden Core True Lord.

As a Golden Core True Lord,

Cloud-Treading True Lord had not only offered all his possessions, but was also willing to let He Song command him for a hundred years.

Since He Song was also a Golden Core cultivator, this should naturally have moved him.

Moreover, over those hundred years, the value Cloud-Treading True Lord could create for He Song would certainly be far greater than the value of killing him.

Even having a cultivator of the same rank as a servant at his side could bring He Song many unforeseen benefits.

And the thrill of commanding a cultivator of the same rank to do his bidding was incomparable as well.

Under such circumstances, once Cloud-Treading True Lord realized that he was no match for He Song,

and that he could not escape this place even if he could not defeat He Song,

making this choice—offering up all his possessions and the next hundred years of