In the evening, a group of monks left Danding City from the west gate, and Chen Lin was among them.
After leaving the city, Madam White Bone's voice sounded, "From now on, everyone is sharing life and death. If anyone wants to act alone, you can leave now. I am kind enough to bring you out. If you don't leave now, you must obey my command until the breakout is over, and you are not allowed to leave the team midway!"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one said anything.
"Okay!" Mrs. Bai Gu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since everyone has no objection, let's sign the soul contract!" As she spoke, she took out a dark red paper.
Hearing what Mrs. Bai Gu said, Chen Lin, who was standing at the end of the crowd, had a flash of eyes.
As he expected, it was impossible for Mrs. Bai Gu to trust such a temporary team without any means.
Moreover, Madam White Bone is not a good person. It is impossible for her to just enjoy the protection without contributing. If anyone dared to leave the team just now, he would probably have become a corpse.
When the others heard that they had to sign a soul contract, their faces also turned grim.
An obese man in the foundation-building stage could not help but say, "Daoyou Baigu, we are just teaming up together. There is no need to sign a soul contract. The division of souls is of great importance, and the contract itself is also valuable. Why waste it here? It is better to swear the oath of the inner demon."
Hearing this, Chen Lin frowned.
He has already prepared ways to deal with several contracts such as blood contracts, soul contracts, etc., but he has no way to deal with the oath of the inner demon. He cannot let this person mess things up.
Thinking of this, he immediately spoke in a deep voice: "We are all in this together. I think it is necessary to sign the Soul Contract. Although the Heart Demon Oath has a certain binding force, the backlash of the Heart Demon will only result in the loss of all cultivation. No matter how serious it is, it will not kill you directly. When it comes to life and death, I am afraid no one will care."
"you!"
The fat monk glared at Chen Lin, not understanding why Chen Lin was willing to sign the soul contract. Wasn't he mentally ill
Some of the other foundation-building cultivators who were not concubines also had gloomy faces, and their eyes towards Chen Lin were not very friendly.
Chen Lin didn't care. The terms of the Soul Contract definitely stated that team members could not attack each other. It was useless no matter how hostile these people were to him.
Madam Bai Gu nodded to Chen Lin with satisfaction and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin is right. For the sake of our solidarity and unity, it is better to use the Soul Contract. Anyone who does not want to sign can leave now."
No one suggested leaving the team.
Those who can cultivate to the foundation-building stage and survive until now in such a dangerous environment are not fools. They know that Madam Bai Gu is just talking.
"Since Taoist Bai Gu said so, let's sign it!"
Seeing that there was nothing that could be done, Feishuo Zhuji became cheerful, read the contents of the contract, and then separated a part of his soul and landed on the contract.
The dark red paper flashed, and a scarlet mark appeared on the paper.
Seeing this, the others could only leave their own souls behind one by one.
When it came to Chen Lin, he smiled, lightly stroked the contract with his finger, and a scarlet mark appeared.
But no one noticed that when he finished and retracted his hand, it brushed across the storage bag without leaving a trace, and a rolled-up talisman in his palm disappeared.
Everyone signed the contract, even the concubines.
Finally, Madam White Bone also left her mark and said, "This contract is made from the fur of the ancient Xie beast, and contains the power of the rules of heaven and earth. As long as the agreement on the contract is violated, the mark left on it will be activated, and it will backfire through the soul connection to the main body of the soul, and death is inevitable!"
She glanced at everyone and continued, "But if we don't violate the agreement, even if we burn the contract, nothing will happen to everyone, and there's no need to worry too much. You've also seen the content of the contract above. The time limit is only ten days. After ten days, no matter whether we succeed in breaking through or not, everyone will no longer be bound by the contract."
Everyone waited in silence.
The contract has been signed, and now the other party has the final say.
Chen Lin was not worried. He signed the contract using Qian Yuyan's soul in the soul-binding talisman, and he did not quite believe that the contract would be so magical. The treasure containing the power of the rules of heaven and earth was so precious that Madam Bai Gu would not be willing to use it in this place.
He estimated that this thing was like a soul lamp, just a magical tool for sensing the soul. It might have an impact on the main soul, but it might not be fatal, and the range of sensing was probably limited.
But it has nothing to do with him anymore.
At this time, Madam Bai Gu put away the contract, glanced at Dan Ding City, then flew away and said, "Let's go!"
Everyone followed closely behind and flew away.
At the top of Danding Peak in the center of Danding City, two figures stood in the air, one man and one woman.
The woman was none other than Hai Mingyue, the great elder of the Sea King Sect, and the man was Li Xuanming, the leader of the Xuan Yin Sect.
"Why, your dual cultivation partner left, and you didn't even try to stop him?"
Hai Mingyue looked towards the west city gate and spoke with a strange look on his face.
Li Xuanming had a blank expression on his face. "She is no longer my Taoist partner. Since she is unwilling to give up practicing the White Bone Soul-Stirring Art, then life and death are determined by fate. People always have to pay the price for their willfulness."
Hai Mingyue glanced at Li Xuanming and said, "But I heard that you gave her the White Bone Soul-Stirring Technique. There must be some secret to this technique. Otherwise, you, Li Xuanming, are not a soft-hearted person. How could you tolerate her being so dissolute?"
Li Xuanming's eyes flashed with coldness, and he asked in a cold voice: "Why, Elder Mingyue is very interested in my affairs?"
"Oh, you think too much. However, if you scheme too much, you will easily be punished by the gods. The more you scheme, the more you will end up with nothing!" Hai Mingyue glanced at Li Xuanming and said, "How is the cultivation of the Xuanming Divine Art of Sect Master Li going? Has he reached the level of spiritual enlightenment? Will you choose to become a spiritual enlightenment, or will you go against the gods like Cang Jiuhuang and give it a try?"
Li Xuanming said calmly, "Elder Mingyue, you don't need to worry about this. You should worry about your Heavenly Demonic Art. It has probably been more than a hundred years since you reached the Golden Core Great Perfection. Are you still hesitating?"
The two of them chatted back and forth, seemingly not caring about the current situation at all, and did not mention it at all.
Madam Bai Gu flew for a while with Chen Lin and others, and then landed among the mountains.
"What's wrong, Taoist Bai Gu? Why don't you leave?"
The fat Zhuji asked doubtfully.
After learning more about the situation, Chen Lin already knew that this person's name was Sun Yutian, and he was the leader of a small sect. However, all the people in the sect had died, leaving him alone. He was also assigned to a retreating team with an enemy who was in the middle stage of foundation building, and had no choice but to join Madam Bai Gu's team.
The other people who were not male concubines were similar, for various reasons.
"Humph, leaving now is courting death. Let's hide for a while and wait for the alliance's retreating team to set out. Then we can take the opportunity to leave."
Madam White Bone snorted coldly.
Everyone nodded when they heard this, this idea was indeed good.
Chen Lin also nodded secretly. If the other party didn't bring it up, he would also want to give advice. If they just rushed out like this, they would be the vanguard for the alliance. Their limited combat power would be reduced to ashes in minutes.
Everyone fell into a hidden place. Madam Bai Gu casually threw out a set of formation flags, isolating everyone's figures within the formation. Then she made a tent and went in amid everyone's puzzled gazes.
"Qian Li, come in!"
When Mrs. White Bone's voice sounded, Chen Lin immediately looked at his friend, only to see that his face was as red as a pig's liver, but in the end he still obediently went in.
Soon, a heart-pounding sound was heard from the tent.
Chen Lin was greatly surprised and amazed.
This White Bone Lady is really... I don't know how to evaluate her.
You say she is promiscuous, but she usually keeps strangers away. That year, he just glanced at her on the boat on the Jinshui River and was taught a lesson by her.
But to say that she is not promiscuous is just lying with open eyes.
Chen Lin looked at the others. Feishuo Zhuji and the others all looked embarrassed, as if they had not expected such an operation. On the contrary, the group of male mistresses all looked indifferent, as if they were used to it.
He thought for a moment, then walked up to one of the middle-aged concubines and said, "Congratulations to Brother Zhang for successfully building his foundation. You have taken a crucial step on your path to immortality."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin, but do you know me before?"
Zhang Qingfeng had a look of confusion on his face, and couldn't remember where he had seen this foundation-building cultivator from Dan Pavilion.
"Haha, Brother Zhang, look who I am!"
Chen Lin smiled softly, then used the shapeshifting technique to transform into Ye Fan's original appearance, and his cultivation was also suppressed to the great perfection of Qi training.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, it's you!"
When Zhang Qingfeng saw Shen Lin's changed expression, he immediately exclaimed, then a look of joy appeared on his face as he said, "Fellow Daoist Ye has also succeeded in building his foundation. Congratulations."
But he immediately realized it and said with a wry smile, "Oh, by the way, since you are the Alchemist Lin Feiyu of the Alchemy Pavilion, you should have been a Foundation Establishment cultivator when you were outside the city. I didn't expect that Wu Gui and I would actually be on equal terms with a Foundation Establishment senior."
Chen Lin put away his transformation technique and returned to Lin Feiyu's appearance. He said, "I had to hide my identity and cultivation level at that time. I hope Brother Zhang will not be offended. By the way, have you contacted Wu Gui and the others since then?"
He deliberately revealed his identity just to make friends with the other party. Now that his future is uncertain, more friends will open up more paths.
It is common for cultivators to hide their identities. Zhang Qingfeng did not mean to blame Chen Lin. He shook his head and said, "After I successfully established my foundation, I also went to look for them, but I couldn't find them. They should have been incorporated into the demon hunting team. I don't know how they are doing now."
Speaking of this, Zhang Qingfeng felt a little sad, as if he was worried about his two friends.
But at this moment, Mrs. Bai Gu's voice suddenly rang out again, "Zhang Qingfeng, come in!"
As the voice fell, Qian Li emerged from the tent. Zhang Qingfeng quickly apologized and entered the tent.
Soon, the familiar voice sounded again.
The corners of Chen Lin's mouth twitched twice, and he moved closer to Qian Li and wanted to tease him, but after the other party came out, he sat cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation, so he didn't want to disturb him.
After a while, Zhang Qingfeng also finished his work and came out, and another person went in.
Then Zhang Qingfeng also entered a state of cultivation, and a surging spiritual energy continued to emanate from his body.
Now Chen Lin and the others who were not concubines reacted and it seemed that the rumors were true. Practicing dual cultivation with this White Bone Lady could indeed bring benefits.
Several of them immediately showed signs of excitement on their faces.