Chapter 434: Chapter 148: Subduing a Demonic Servant at the Thousand-Fathom Cliff, a Hundred-Li Cold Blade Warns of a Fatal Calamity

"Back then... back in the Chaotic Stone Forest, it was you who ruined the cultivation of the Demon Puppet my martial uncle so carefully nurtured. That’s why he sent me to hunt you down."

’So it was because of that skeletal monster.’ Chu Fan understood now; everything clicked into place.

A servant at the peak of the Fifth Level of the Divine Power Realm, plus a Demon Puppet with the combat strength of the Acupoint Realm... such a subordinate was indeed far more useful than a corpse.

"Sign the contract," Chu Fan said succinctly.

He released the Demon-locking Chain, but his palm remained poised by Mo Yunzi’s neck. The Cold Qi and Death Qi hidden in his palm kept her from making any sudden moves.

Mo Yunzi didn’t dare try any tricks. Enduring the intense pain, she obediently began to cast the spell.

As she chanted the incantation, a complex Blood Array slowly materialized beneath their feet.

Mo Yunzi’s face grew even paler. She suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a drop of Heart Essence Blood, tinged with a faint golden light.

The moment the essence blood left her body, her aura weakened drastically, and her cultivation seemed to drop by a level.

The drop of essence blood merged into the array, which flared with brilliant light. A semi-transparent contract materialized out of thin air.

"Master, please just drip a drop of blood onto the contract. Ordinary blood will do," Mo Yunzi said weakly.

As soon as the contract appeared, Chu Fan knew all of its terms through a subtle, mystical connection.

After confirming it was an unequal master-servant contract, he nodded, picked up his fallen long saber, and slashed it across his left arm.

CLANG!

A clear ring of metal on metal made Mo Yunzi, who was watching him draw blood, widen her beautiful eyes in disbelief!

Chu Fan himself was also taken aback.

His Thunder Blade had broken yesterday; the one he held now was just an ordinary weapon. He had slashed subconsciously and had actually failed to break through his Vajra Undying Body.

A flash of embarrassment crossed Chu Fan’s face. He then gathered Primordial Qi on the blade’s edge, applied more force, and barely managed to open a small cut on his arm.

A drop of crimson blood fell and merged into the semi-transparent contract.

This scene completely shattered Mo Yunzi’s last shred of hope.

She had originally thought this young man’s Body Technique was just strange and his Cultivation Technique was merely peculiar.

Only now did she suddenly realize that the strength of his physical body was likely beyond even the peak of the Acupoint Realm!

No wonder he had dared to cast aside his saber earlier and showed no fear of the Sword Net she had unleashed!

No wonder his Primordial Qi was clearly only at the Spirit Awakening Realm, yet his Body Technique could crush an Acupoint Realm cultivator!

Such a bizarre Body Technique, such a powerful physical body... This was simply an Ancient Fierce Beast in human skin!

She even suspected that if he put his mind to it, he could smash her prized Demon Puppet into powder with just his bare fists!

...

The contract absorbed their blood, instantly solidifying before transforming into a streak of light that shot into the space between Chu Fan’s eyebrows.

In that instant, Chu Fan sensed that an unbreakable soul connection had been established between him and Mo Yunzi.

He could clearly perceive her emotions and thoughts, and with a single whim, he could decide her life or death.

’It’s done...’

Mo Yunzi collapsed weakly to the ground, gasping for air.

Although her Primordial Energy was greatly damaged, she had at least managed to save her own life.

She struggled to her feet, knelt respectfully before Chu Fan, and said in a low voice, "Mo Yunzi pays her respects to Master."

Chu Fan nodded, then unexpectedly walked straight over and took Mo Yunzi’s hands, stroking them gently a couple of times.

The soft, warm sensation made Mo Yunzi’s body stiffen. Her face instantly flushed red to the roots of her ears. In a voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, she stammered, "Ma... Master, you... you want it... now...?"

"Want... Want my foot!" Chu Fan snapped back to his senses. Annoyed, he pulled his hands back and rapped her on her smooth forehead.

"I’m just used to Corpse Handling. I was checking to see if you had any treasures hidden on you."

Chu Fan said with a deadpan expression, "Turns out you don’t even have a Sumeru Ring. You’re broke!"

Hearing that Chu Fan was only looking for worldly possessions, a strange sense of disappointment welled up in Mo Yunzi’s heart.

She was proud of her looks and figure. Even if she wasn’t a nation-toppling beauty, she could still be considered exquisitely charming and alluring.

This young master of hers looked to be no older than seventeen or eighteen, an age full of vigor and passion. How could he not have the slightest romantic or lustful thought about her?

A thought suddenly popped into her head: ’Could it be... that this young master has a... hidden ailment?’

She subconsciously narrowed her eyes, sizing Chu Fan up with a scrutinizing gaze.

Although Chu Fan didn’t know what she was thinking, her strange gaze made him feel uncomfortable all over. He couldn’t help but snort coldly and say, "If you dare to look at me like that again, I’ll finish you off first. It won’t be too late to search your body then!"

Mo Yunzi jumped in fright and quickly lowered her head. "Master, forgive me! This servant wouldn’t dare do it again!"

Chu Fan frowned. "The title ’Master’ is grating to the ear. From now on, call me Young Master."

"Yes, Ma— Young Master!" Mo Yunzi quickly corrected herself.

Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly let out a muffled groan. Her already pale face became even more unsightly as the Extreme Cold Qi and Yellow Springs Death Qi flared up within her body.

Seeing this, Chu Fan reached out, placed his palm on her chest, and slowly activated the Extreme Night Cold Prison Hand.

A suction force emanated from his palm, drawing out the two rampant, foreign energies from her body and channeling them back into his hand.

Once the intense pain in her body was gone, Mo Yunzi immediately felt much better. She quickly said, "Thank you, Young Master."

"Tell me about your background, and your martial uncle—who is he?" Chu Fan asked.

Mo Yunzi didn’t dare to hide anything and told him everything, down to the last detail.

They belonged to a Demon Sect called the Yin Demon Sect. Her martial uncle was an Elder in the sect, possessing vast Divine Techniques, but he had an extremely vengeful personality.

Last time in the Chaotic Stone Forest, Chu Fan had joined forces with the woman from Medicine King Valley to destroy decades of cultivation progress for his Demon Puppet. This had sent him into a thundering rage, and he had dispatched Mo Yunzi and one of her martial brothers to Qing Province City to hunt the two of them down.