Witch Pact (Extra Chapter, Seeking Monthly Votes)

Fang Qing set up a simple, primitive black-earth altar and connected his consciousness to the Dao Birth Pearl.

Buzz!

In an instant, the Gold Nature of [Maiden Earth] responded, its status and aura descending upon him!

A "Lord of the Charnel Ground Human-Skin Thangka" kasaya draped itself over Fang Qing. Six fist-sized white bone beads emerged behind him, while he gripped a white-bone Buddhist staff in his hand. His brow split open, revealing a white-bone Dharma eye...

The ground around him churned, as though countless corpse refinements and vengeful souls were buried beneath it, ready to burst from the earth.

Tap! Tap!

The light of [Maiden Earth] condensed into bats that hung from the ceiling of the cave dwelling.

Recalling the attainments in witch doctors, sacrifice, witchcraft, and the like that came with the Gold Nature, Fang Qing began twisting his body and dancing with the white-bone Buddhist staff in hand, chanting obscure, tongue-twisting incantations.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Above the altar, emerald flames flickered like phosphorescent fire on white bones. A faint breeze stirred the little black banners, carrying the desolation of antiquity and the savage aura of primordial wilderness...

Darkness descended. Countless ghosts and gods seemed to lurk in the void, greedily demanding sacrifices, ready to assume all manner of terrifying forms and bring bloodshed and despair to all living things...

"Sure enough... witchcraft sacrifices can be performed inside the grotto-heaven as well!"

"Unfortunately, one cannot attain Gold within a grotto-heaven... Or rather, the final step of attaining Gold requires opening the grotto-heaven and communing with heaven, earth, and the stars... Otherwise, I could just hole up in the Qi Refining Path and become a True Lord first..."

"Forging a Dao foundation and attaining the Purple Mansion, on the other hand... poses no problem."

The moment he opened the grotto-heaven,