Chapter 324: Chapter 293 Contract_1

“I can tell you everything that I know, but how can I be sure that you won’t betray me!”

The Black Nascent Soul was still somewhat unwilling.

“Do you really think you have the room to negotiate!” Xu Mu disdainfully retorted.

He was just in an inconvenient location to absorb it. As long as he got away from this place, even the slightest friction could grind it to death.

“I certainly do!!”

The Black Nascent Soul confidently replied, “If I’m not mistaken, you’re probably holding a lot of secrets. If I don’t cooperate with you, the Imperial family will definitely become suspicious of you. Once they investigate and unearth your secrets, I’m afraid it won’t end well for you!”

“Well, you’re sharp!” spoke Xu Mu calmly, “However, do you think you could escape if they were to probe me? Plus, how do you know that I don’t have a way out! Don’t forget how I hurt you before. I can fully control the corpse puppet and impersonate you! Also, the fact that I could enter here means that I’m backed by the Imperial family. Even if they harbor some doubts, they will not harm me! I don’t have time to argue with you, you better give me a reason that stirs my interest!”

Upon hearing Xu Mu’s words, the Black Nascent Soul looked a bit sullen, as if being toyed with.

It indeed wanted to use the secrets in Xu Mu’s possession as a leverage. As far as it knew, God Refining Tripod could not possibly be taken out of the Heavenly Prison, let alone appear in the hands of a non-Imperial person. Therefore, there must be a problem with Xu Mu’s identity.

Since clearly, its threats had no effect on Xu Mu.

However, it still had other plans!

“According to my senses, the life force in your body isn’t naturally fading away, is it?”

“So what if it is!” replied Xu Mu casually.

It was only normal for the opponent, a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, who had entered his body, to notice the abnormality in his body.

“I know of a place that can not only restore your life force but also enable your body constitution to be even more superior, becoming pure and flawless. You may even have the chance to condense an Ancestral Nascent Soul!”

“Ancestral Nascent Soul? What is that?” asked Xu Mu puzzled.

“…”

The Black Nascent Soul was left utterly speechless.

It had initially thought that Xu Mu, considering his profound foundation, must have a strong inheritance. And on the verge of entering the Nascent Soul Stage, how could he not know about such a basic thing.

Did he perhaps figure things out all by himself?

Such a thought shocked the Black Nascent Soul.

This type of cultivator is commonly known as a Loose Cultivator.

Actually, none of this could be blamed on Xu Mu. Even though he had joined many significant powers before, either the time spent with these forces was too short or his status was too low for him to have access to this knowledge.

Moreover, his lifespan had been long during the early stages, so he was in no rush to break through. Later on, he was always on the move and never had the chance to inquire about it, that’s why he was oblivious about these matters.

Above all, what the Black Nascent Soul was saying was actually considered specialized knowledge, something most cultivators wouldn’t be concerned with because they simply couldn’t meet the requirements.

Seeing that Xu Mu didn’t appear to be fooling him, and since it wasn’t critical information, the Black Nascent Soul quickly explained.

It turned out that a cultivator’s advancement to the Nascent Soul Stage wasn’t as simple as just reaching the level of cultivation and passing through the Heart Demon Tribulation to form the Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul, as commonly known, is usually an Attribute Nascent Soul. In fact, there are many different types of Nascent Souls which the Cultivation World has categorized into three types —

One, the Attribute Nascent Soul, also known as the “Five Element Nascent Soul”, i.e., Metal Nascent Soul, Earth Nascent Soul, Water Nascent Soul, Wood Nascent Soul, Fire Nascent Soul. A single Element Nascent Soul is easier to form, but the Divine Skills that it possesses is ordinary.

Two, Mutant Nascent Soul such as Wind Nascent Soul, Thunder Nascent Soul, Blood Nascent Soul, Poison Nascent Soul, etc. It’s tougher to form a Mutant Nascent Soul, but its Divine Skills are significantly domineering.

Three, is Ancestral Nascent Soul, a union of the Five Element Nascent Souls. The basic prerequisite for forming an Ancestral Nascent Soul is that the cultivator must fully comprehend the essence of the Five Elements before breaking through. It demands an extremely high level of enlightenment from a cultivator. It’s high difficult among all Nascent Soul formation methods, which most cultivators wouldn’t be able to achieve. However, its power is undoubtedly the strongest and not only can it fully release the power of the Five Element Divine Skills, but it also has many advantages for future Divinity Transformation Stages. The speed of Spiritual Power recovery and the total amount of Spiritual Power also surpass other common Attribute Nascent Souls and Mutant Nascent Souls.

No sooner had the introduction to Nascent Souls finished, than Xu Mu knew this old guy had no good intentions.

Though Ancestral Nascent Soul has immense strength and countless benefits, the difficulty of forming one is undoubtedly the hardest among all the Nascent Souls.

Keep in mind during the process of forming a Nascent Soul, you not only have to face the dangerous Heart Demon Tribulation but also the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation. From the impressive sound of Ancestral Nascent Soul, one can imagine how intense the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation would be.

This creature is clearly setting a trap for him.

But it seemed like an open secret. Even if Xu Mu knew it was a trap, he couldn’t help but feel the urge to jump into it.

Who wouldn’t want to form a powerful Nascent Soul? More importantly, it even aids the Divinity Transformation Stage in the future.

Of course, the most important thing was, if he could really find the treasure, as mentioned by the Black Nascent Soul, to restore his original life force, his chances of successfully advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage would greatly increase.

That’s much stronger compared to finding a treasure that aids in advancements.

After some thought, Xu Mu decided to agree to its terms, or rather pacify it for the time being.

“Very well, if you can lead me to that treasure, I’ll set you free! But before that, you must assist me, answering any questions I have!”

“Agreed! But I also have a stipulation, you must seek it within a hundred years. If you don’t, after a hundred years, you still have to free me!”

The Black Nascent Soul nodded in agreement.

Being a captive, and with Xu Mu having the means to kill it, under these circumstances, the terms offered by Xu Mu were quite generous. However, it wanted to add a bit of restriction to avoid Xu Mu taking advantage of the situation.

In case Xu Mu felt it was too risky or not willing to search, or if there were better treasures found, and he gave up on the search, wouldn’t it have to serve him for a lifetime?

“Agree! Nevertheless, you also have to swear in the oath that you will wholeheartedly help me search!”

“Agreed!”

Once they had discussed the terms and ensured there were no issues, they both took the Heart Demon Oath.

The Heart Demon Oath has little effect on novice cultivators, but for Xu Mu, who was preparing to break through Nascent Soul Stage, the Heart Demon was an existence that couldn’t be ignored. The price to pay for breaking that oath is very high.

Of course, the price was also very high for the Black Nascent Soul.

Being a demonic cultivator and an independent Nascent Soul individual, it was very likely to spawn Heart Demons. If the oath was added on top of these, the likelihood for entering demonic arts would be highly shocking.

In either case, they both couldn’t afford the price of breaking the oath.

Technically speaking, Xu Mu had the slight disadvantage here since he had the upper hand. However, compared to obtaining the treasure mentioned by the Black Nascent Soul without any worry, a slight setback was worth it.

“Now that we’ve come to an agreement, you can tell me exactly who are you and what is the treasure you’re referring to?”

“I am the Seventh Prince of Da Yuan Dynasty, once held to be the most gifted and most qualified to succeed the throne!”

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