All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 254: Bai Zhis Mission

“Why is this happening?” The Spirit of the Heavenly Book bit her jade-like fingers, her charm capable of captivating all beings, but unfortunately, no one was there to appreciate it.

She couldn’t understand how Baizhi had previously sent food to Zhanyue through the divine ability space, helping Zhanyue and Huang Xueqing through their crisis. Now, Zhanyue had even managed to transmit his avatar over. Although she was the Spirit of the Heavenly Book, she couldn’t interfere with the Heavenly Book trial.

“Sigh, there are no loopholes in the Heavenly Book world. Whatever can happen is allowed to happen. After all, it’s responsible for running the Heavenly Book world. What kind of divine abilities have these two mastered to be able to play like this?” This nine-tailed celestial fox became even more interested in Zhanyue.

Zhanyue, of course, didn’t know that someone was pondering his secrets at that moment. He looked around; there were no living enemies left on the deserted island, with mutilated corpses scattered everywhere.

“What… what’s wrong with you?” Baizhi looked at Zhanyue in front of her, puzzled.

“What do you mean, what’s wrong? Are you alright?” Zhanyue asked with concern.

“I’m fine, but the problem is you. In the past, even when killing enemies, you didn’t have the habit of torturing them or desecrating corpses. Why are you so violent now?” Baizhi frowned slightly; Zhanyue’s behavior was unlike his usual self.

“Really?” Zhanyue said, “I don’t know either, I was just very angry just now. Probably because they wanted to harm you.”

Baizhi’s pretty face reddened, and she didn’t pursue the matter further.

Zhanyue thought for a moment, “I should be able to stay for quite a while. My main body is still in the process of breakthrough, which will take some time.” He and Yunyao were focused on breaking through their eye techniques in that underground secret chamber, as it was a very safe place.

Baizhi smiled happily, very satisfied. “That’s good. Then I’ll have to trouble you with my mission. I was just worrying about it.”

“What’s the deal with this world? And what’s your mission?” Zhanyue asked curiously.

“This is my second mission. I was lucky in the first mission and even obtained some lost pill formulas. But this second mission is simply beyond my ability to complete,” Baizhi said, a bit puffed up.

“This world is called the ‘Star World’. It’s a world where over 99% of the surface is ocean, with tens of thousands of islands scattered across the sea. All humans live on these islands, relying on resources from the sea for food.”

Baizhi continued her explanation: “This world also has cultivators, but the heavenly laws clearly suppress cultivators’ powers. The effects of techniques and divine abilities are greatly weakened in this world, spiritual energy is scarce, and there are no heavenly and earthly treasures. The strongest in this world are equivalent to the strength of Profound Beings in our world, called the Divine Martial Realm. Note that it doesn’t mean reaching the Profound Realm makes one a Divine Martial cultivator. Only those who can maintain Profound Realm strength under the world’s suppression are considered Divine Martial. For example, although I’m at the Star Profound Realm, due to the world’s law suppression, my combat power doesn’t reach the Profound level, so I’m not considered Divine Martial.”

“So, does that mean my current strength is already at the peak of this world?” Zhanyue asked curiously. His avatar belonged to the Ghost Shark Clan, not of human bloodline, and surprisingly wasn’t suppressed by this world’s laws. This meant he could perfectly exert Profound level power.

“Yes, but within the Divine Martial Realm, there’s also a distinction between Lesser Divine Martial and Greater Divine Martial. I don’t know how they classify this. For instance, in the Ink Sea area to the north of this sea region, the Lord of the Ink Sea is a Greater Divine Martial,” Baizhi continued to explain.

“I see. I didn’t expect that in a world with such scarce spiritual energy and where humans are suppressed by laws, there would still be people who could cultivate to such a level. If they were in our world, they’d probably all be extraordinary prodigies,” Zhanyue marveled.

In cultivation worlds, one’s birth often determines their upper and lower limits. Even the most talented genius, if born in a world without spiritual energy, would have no possibility of embarking on the path of cultivation.

“So what’s your mission?” Zhanyue continued to ask. Baizhi knew quite a bit, seeming to have deep contact with this world. She was at the Star Profound Realm and had many pills with her. Even with her power suppressed, she was still much more formidable than ordinary people. It should be relatively easy for her to gather information.

Baizhi’s expression gradually became serious as she continued: “This world has a kind of natural disaster called the Void Thunder Storm. It appears without any warning, and its location is unpredictable. Every time it appears, divine thunder strikes the sea surface. The terrifying lightning kills all living beings in that sea area. Even those sheltering on islands who aren’t directly affected are forced to relocate due to loss of food sources. In worse cases, the divine thunder directly strikes areas where humans gather, and even Divine Martial cultivators might not survive.”

“Void Thunder Storm? Such a thing exists in this world with scarce spiritual energy?” Zhanyue was puzzled.

“So, because of my mission, I know some secrets of this world that even the people here don’t know,” Baizhi continued. “The Ink Sea in the north is special. Its waters are dark green, and although no life exists in it, the advantage is that divine thunder never falls into the Ink Sea, and lightning from outside can’t conduct into it. So, living on islands at the edge of the Ink Sea is a desire for many humans. They can fish outside the Ink Sea and retreat into it to avoid divine thunder.”

“The reason the Ink Sea is special is that it’s actually the lair of that monster. But humans don’t know this; they think it’s some kind of divine sanctuary,” Baizhi smiled. As an outsider, she knew more due to her mission-related knowledge.

“Monster? What monster?” Zhanyue became more curious.

“A terrifying thunder bird. It’s the one absorbing the already scarce spiritual energy. Those divine thunders are all its doing. It leaves the Ink Sea to hunt periodically, eating a lot each time. Those sea creatures killed by electricity don’t disappear; they all end up in its stomach. And… my mission is to kill the thunder bird. How about that? I’m impressive, right?” Baizhi said a bit mischievously.

“Is that so?” Zhanyue furrowed his brow. The Heavenly Book trial shouldn’t arrange absolutely impossible trials. If it assigned Baizhi to deal with the thunder bird, it must be because Baizhi has some means to counter it, and it would benefit her. The essence of the Heavenly Book trial is still an opportunity for fortune, and Zhanyue had already gained many benefits so far.

Soon, a memory surfaced. Zhanyue recalled what Baizhi’s past life self had told him when she awoke. She needed a special place with divine thunder because the true form of Baizhi’s contract object was the Heavenly King’s Bronze Furnace, which needed particularly dense thunder spiritual energy to break its seal and recover. The thunder power controlled by the thunder bird in the Ink Sea might be exactly what Baizhi needed.

“This girl probably doesn’t know yet what this opportunity means for her,” Zhanyue smiled, but then became curious again. “What level of strength does the Void Emperor really have, and what methods? How does he know exactly what we need most?” Zhanyue couldn’t understand.

He and Yunyao both needed to advance their eye techniques, so the trial of the seven disaster beasts was arranged to help them improve their eye techniques. Baizhi’s bronze furnace awakening needed thunder power, so she was assigned to kill the thunder bird. This was both a trial and an opportunity, which everyone knew from the beginning. But while Zhanyue could guess the outcome, he couldn’t figure out the process.