Ji Yaoyao's words were very direct. To put it bluntly, his strength was simply too lacking!
Ji Wuchang's expression remained unchanged. He saw nothing wrong with Ji Yaoyao's words. His strength was indeed meager right now!
"What sort of deal?"
Ji Wuchang looked at Ji Yaoyao and spoke calmly.
Ji Yaoyao was rather surprised by his reaction. After all, even though she was merely an illusory soul and had not deliberately released any pressure,
she had been in the Supreme Realm when she was alive, and naturally carried a certain pressure.
An ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivator would probably have been flat on the ground by now. How could they remain so composed?
But this greatly pleased Ji Yaoyao, because it meant the person before her was no naive innocent.
"I can guide your cultivation and teach you the finest combat techniques, but I will take half the spiritual power you cultivate each day to nourish my soul!"
"Of course, this will affect your cultivation somewhat in the beginning, but it won't last forever. One or two years at most!"
"After two years, I'll be able to absorb spiritual power from heaven and earth myself!"
"Of course, once your cultivation is strong enough, you'll also need to help restore my physical body. What do you think?"
Ji Yaoyao laid out her conditions.
Ji Wuchang looked calmly at Ji Yaoyao, not the least bit surprised by her terms.
"I can agree, but I have two conditions to add!"
"First, if I encounter danger I cannot resolve, you must lend me your strength!"
"Second, we need to enter into a Shared Life Curse. Only then can I trust you completely!"
Ji Wuchang had already thought these conditions through. The Shared Life Curse was an absolute necessity.
Having lived again, Ji Wuchang would not entrust his fate to anyone. He had to hold it firmly in his own hands.
Once a Supreme Realm soul recovered some strength, it would be terrifying indeed, far beyond Ji Wuchang's ability to defeat.
The Shared Life Curse was different. Their fates would be linked. If Ji Wuchang died, she would vanish like smoke and clouds.
Sure enough, as soon as Ji Wuchang finished speaking, Ji Yaoyao fell silent.
Once a Shared Life Curse was established, it could not be undone before its term expired, not even by someone in the Supreme Realm.
Ji Wuchang glanced at Ji Yaoyao, then said calmly, "Only by entering into a Shared Life Curse can we both truly feel at ease. You wouldn't want me plotting against you either, would you?"
Ji Yaoyao's expression shifted slightly at his words. That remark had struck right at the heart of her concerns.
With her current strength, she might not even be able to defeat Ji Wuchang. Even if she killed him, she would very likely crumble into ash and smoke herself.
At this thought, Ji Yaoyao gritted her teeth and said, "Fine. I agree to your demands!"
Ji Wuchang smiled faintly and formed seals with both hands. A peculiar mark appeared, and with a wave of his hand, it drifted toward Ji Yaoyao!
A flicker of conflict passed through Ji Yaoyao's eyes, but she gave in and allowed the mark to enter her soul.
The instant the mark merged into her soul, a beam of red light shot out and struck Ji Wuchang between the brows.
Ji Wuchang felt a stab of pain between his brows, but his expression did not change in the slightest!
Ji Wuchang smiled bitterly inwardly. In the space of roughly a month, he had actually entered into Shared Life Curses with two women. Even he found it somewhat inconceivable!
"Yaoyao, I'll provide you with as much spiritual power as possible. Wait for my word before absorbing it!"
Now that they had entered into a Shared Life Curse, she was one of his own, so Ji Wuchang dispensed with formalities and addressed her directly by name.
Ji Yaoyao frowned at the way Ji Wuchang addressed her, but said nothing more.
Her remnant soul gradually faded, finally disappearing without a trace!
Ji Wuchang picked up the storage ring and slipped it onto his finger!
He had snatched away Xiao Fan's greatest cheat. In this life, he wanted to see just how Xiao Fan would turn things around!
The thought put Ji Wuchang in an excellent mood, and he closed his eyes to cultivate!
Ji Wuchang stood smiling at the entrance to the Scripture Pavilion.
"System, check in!"
[Ding! Check-in at the Longevity Sect's Scripture Pavilion successful. Reward: eight years of cultivation! Fortune Points +8.]
The system's voice rang out, and an enormous surge of spiritual power appeared within Ji Wuchang's body.
"Yaoyao, absorb it!"
Ji Wuchang tapped the storage ring and spoke calmly.
At that moment, Ji Yaoyao was already too shocked to speak.
That morning, Ji Wuchang had already stunned Ji Yaoyao while cultivating the purple qi Heaven-Burning Art.
The might of this cultivation art had made even her soul tremble.
The surging purple qi seemed poised to turn into a blazing sun, illuminating every inch of Ji Wuchang's flesh and blood!
Under that rolling purple qi, the impurities within Ji Wuchang's body gradually turned into black smoke and dissipated.
At that moment, Ji Yaoyao had very much wanted to ask Ji Wuchang just what cultivation art he practiced.
But now, Ji Yaoyao was shocked once again. An incomparably vast surge of spiritual power had appeared out of nowhere within Ji Wuchang's body.
With no time to think further, Ji Yaoyao hurriedly circulated her cultivation art and absorbed this pure power!
In mere moments, Ji Yaoyao devoured all eight years of cultivation.
Her previously almost transparent soul body actually grew a little more solid, leaving Ji Yaoyao overjoyed.
She had thought it would take at least several years to reach this state. She had never expected to achieve it in a single day.
This left even Ji Yaoyao a little bewildered. Could the world have undergone tremendous changes during the several hundred years she had spent asleep?
Ji Wuchang had no intention of entering the Scripture Pavilion. He had only come here to check in!
Now that the check-in was complete, he left immediately and returned to his little courtyard.
After returning to his courtyard, Ji Wuchang began practicing the Hundredfold Sublimation Instant Kill Technique!
This was a powerful means of turning the tables and killing an attacker. He had to master it as quickly as possible.
In fact, he had already begun practicing it after obtaining it.
Over the next few days, Ji Wuchang visited the various peaks to check in and handed every cultivation reward he received to Ji Yaoyao, leaving her speechless with shock.
Now Ji Yaoyao could absorb spiritual power from the outside world normally, which made Ji Wuchang breathe a sigh of relief as well.
Ji Wuchang did not know whether his rebirth was the reason his comprehension had multiplied.
In just a few days, he had completely mastered the Hundredfold Sublimation Instant Kill Technique!
Ji Yaoyao was also very surprised when she learned of it.
This secret art was Venerable Fengxing's closely guarded secret. Even Ji Yaoyao did not know it.
Ji Yaoyao had once asked Venerable Fengxing about this secret art, but he had said she was unsuited to practicing it, so she had not asked again.
Ji Yaoyao knew very well that, with secret arts, some people could learn them at a glance, while others might never learn them in an entire lifetime. It depended on their own fated opportunities.
For Ji Wuchang to succeed in practicing it so quickly meant that he truly shared a fated connection with this secret art!
Ji Yaoyao suddenly had a feeling that Ji Wuchang's future accomplishments would surely be extraordinary!