The old man dug out a Jade Slip, his hands trembling uncontrollably with excitement as he shakily handed it to Xu Qingtong.
"Boy, hurry! Follow the instructions in the Jade Slip and form a Divine Soul contract with this Artifact Spirit. It wants to acknowledge you as its master!"
Xu Qingtong froze for a moment, then hurriedly accepted the Jade Slip and stammered, "Sir, we haven't agreed on a price yet!"
"Idiot! An opportunity like this vanishes in the blink of an eye! Complete the binding first. Everything else can wait!" the old man snapped, urging Xu Qingtong to finish the binding as quickly as possible.
Xu Qingtong could only take the Jade Slip, sink his Divine Sense into it, and examine it carefully.
Sure enough, the Jade Slip recorded the process of forming a Divine Soul contract with an Artifact Spirit. After reading it and confirming that there were no problems, Xu Qingtong followed its instructions, mobilizing his Primordial Spirit and slowly extending a thread of Divine Soul power into the Fire Phoenix's body.
This thread of Divine Soul power met no resistance. After entering the Fire Phoenix's body, it gradually merged with the Fire Phoenix.
Suddenly, information from the Fire Phoenix entered his Divine Thought, including the sword's characteristics, its Innate Divine Ability, and how to control it. At the same time, some of the Fire Phoenix's requirements also entered Xu Qingtong's Divine Thought. For instance, he could not let it become befouled, it could not drink the blood of mortals, and it needed frequent nurturing with Spiritual Power.
Xu Qingtong listened to the Fire Phoenix's requirements and agreed to each one, provided it did not go against his original principles.
Only after nearly an hour had passed did Xu Qingtong finish forming the Divine Soul contract with