After a long while, Yu Mi finally managed to ask, “Bao Gu, are you sure?”
She looked at Bao Gu with disbelief written all over her face, then glanced at the Corpse Demon Dragon.
She could imagine a thousand and one ways Jiao Long could deal with Bao Gu, but the idea of signing a blood oath contract to submit to Bao Gu was the last thing on her mind.
Bao Gu replied to Yu Mi, “Of course.”
She stepped out from behind Nanshan Yijian and said seriously, “Jiao Long, since that’s the case, let’s agree on everything before signing the blood oath contract to avoid any future conflicts or misunderstandings.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon’s cold gaze fell on Bao Gu as he said, “This seat is all ears!”
Bao Gu continued, “First, the Ten Thousand Demon Cave will still be under your command, but you must listen to me and my senior sister Yu Mi’s orders. I need to know everything about the Ten Thousand Demon Cave in detail!”
The Corpse Demon Dragon sneered, his previously gloomy expression replaced by a cold demeanor.
Ignoring the Corpse Demon Dragon, Bao Gu went on, “Second, you and all the beings in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave must abide by the rules of the Xuantian Sect. Anyone who violates these rules will be dealt with according to the Xuantian Sect’s regulations. Third, if you do anything harmful to me, my senior sister Yu Mi, or the Xuantian Sect, I won’t hold back, and I might even take your life. Fourth, if I can’t survive due to my own reasons, as long as you swear an eternal oath not to be enemies with the Xuantian Sect, I will set you free.”
She paused and added, “One more thing you need to understand: the Xuantian Sect is currently isolated and vulnerable. If there are conflicts with other sects or forces, I will definitely mobilize the beings under your command in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave to fight. Of course, I won’t let them fight for nothing.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon asked, “Why should I listen to your senior sister Yu Mi after signing the blood oath with you?”
Bao Gu smiled and said, “Because I listen to my senior sister. Without my senior sister Yu Mi, I wouldn’t be where I am today. The four conditions I mentioned leave no room for negotiation. If you can’t meet them, we can part ways, and the blood oath contract can be disregarded.”
Before the Corpse Demon Dragon could respond, she added, “Alright, now let me explain the responsibilities I will take on for you, and then you can consider whether to sign this blood oath contract!”
The Corpse Demon Dragon nodded expressionlessly and said, “Go on!”
Bao Gu stated, “First, as previously agreed, I will return your dragon bones and assist you in recovery. Once the Xuantian Sect’s base is established and the protective mountain formation is in place, and I no longer need my Martial Uncle Chen to guard the Xuantian Sect in the form of a dragon, I will help him break free from the dragon bones and reconstruct his spiritual body. After he is free from the bones, I will return them to you.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon nodded and said, “Alright!”
Bao Gu snorted softly, thinking, “You’re silent when it comes to the conditions I set, but now that it’s beneficial to you, you’re all ears!”
She continued, “Once the Xuantian Sect is established and everything is stable, I will give you a Nascent Soul Fruit or a Primordial Spirit Fruit to help you reconstruct your spiritual body.”
The Jiao Demon King raised his eyebrows in surprise and exclaimed, “You still have the rare Primordial Spirit Fruits?”
Bao Gu rolled her eyes at the Corpse Demon Dragon and said, “What rarity?”
The Corpse Demon Dragon’s voice darkened as he said, “I thought the Primordial Spirit Fruit had gone extinct. I didn’t expect you to have some; it must have been left to you by your master!”
After saying this, he glanced at Duobao Spirit Monkey, and a hint of gloom crossed his eyes.
Bao Gu noticed the Corpse Demon Dragon’s expression.
She knew he wasn’t a good person, but he was indeed powerful.
If he became an enemy, it would be even more terrifying, especially since she was the one who released him from his seal.
If he caused trouble outside, it would be her fault.
She said, “It might not necessarily be for me. I’m not clever enough to guess my master’s intentions.”
Hearing Bao Gu call herself “not clever,” even Nanshan Yijian couldn’t help but glance at her.
The Corpse Demon Dragon said, “Continue!”
Bao Gu continued, “The beings in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave must abide by the rules of the Xuantian Sect. Many previous businesses can no longer be conducted, such as the previous human trafficking.”
As she spoke, she recalled how her senior sister had almost been captured and sold, and her gaze turned cold as she shot a glare at the Jiao Demon King.
“Naturally, I won’t cut off the Ten Thousand Demon Cave’s livelihood. The beings in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave will receive monthly allowances. If there are assigned tasks, completing them will yield corresponding rewards—more work, more gain; less work, less gain. If there are no tasks, they will receive allowances just like the disciples of the Xuantian Sect. As for whether the expenses of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave are covered by me or the Xuantian Sect, I will discuss this with the Grandmaster later. Corpse Demon Dragon, your treatment will be equivalent to that of a guest elder.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement with what Bao Gu said.
Bao Gu said, “If there are no objections, then this matter is settled.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon asked, “You said that if you can’t survive due to your own reasons, I only need to swear an oath never to be enemies with the Xuantian Sect, and you will set me free. Is that true?”
Bao Gu replied, “Of course it’s true.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon asked, “You won’t bind me to a place where I can never leave?”
Bao Gu said, “I’ve said that I might grant you a great opportunity to become a true dragon or a true immortal. If I were to bind you to a place and prevent you from leaving forever, wouldn’t that be a contradiction?”
The Corpse Demon Dragon stared at Bao Gu, seemingly trying to discern whether her words were true or if she was deceiving him.
Bao Gu looked up at the sky and said, “It’s getting late. If you’ve made up your mind, come find me again.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon shifted his gaze from Bao Gu to Yu Mi and quickly looked away.
He knew that Yu Mi was extremely important to Bao Gu, and if he captured Yu Mi, he wouldn’t have to worry about Bao Gu complying.
Bao Gu, sharp-eyed, noticed the Jiao Demon King glancing at Yu Mi and guessed his intentions.
She smiled sweetly and said, “Jiao Long, do you want to try touching my senior sister?”
Although she wore a smile, her expression was icy, and a murderous aura surrounded her.
Yu Mi sensed the change in Bao Gu’s aura and was momentarily surprised, feeling an inexplicable tightness in her heart.
She suddenly recalled how Bao Gu had used a divine talisman to eliminate all the “people” from the Ten Thousand Demon Cave in the inn.
Could it be that Bao Gu had killed them because they had targeted her?
Seeing Bao Gu’s current murderous intent, she had no doubt that if the Corpse Demon Dragon tried to harm her, Bao Gu would not hesitate to deal with him in the most ruthless manner.
The Corpse Demon Dragon laughed and said, “With your current abilities, can you really kill me?”
Bao Gu chuckled and said, “As long as I’m willing to sacrifice my current cultivation, I could eliminate you, but it’s just not at that point yet.”
The Corpse Demon Dragon had already experienced the power of the Xuantian Sword when he last attacked Bao Gu, so he naturally believed her words.
He said, “This seat has sworn a blood oath with you and will not go back on it. Let’s conclude the oath!”
Last time, Bao Gu had the help of the Old Lady of the Mountain Guard when she made a blood oath with Little Celestial Fox.
Although she had been forced to cultivate by the Grandmaster recently, which was frustrating, she had indeed learned a lot of useful things.
She immediately gathered the materials and refined a blood oath token on the spot, inscribing the blood oath contract and a trace of her own spiritual imprint into the token.
Then she looked up at the Corpse Demon Dragon.
The Corpse Demon Dragon had lost his true form and was left with only a powerful primordial spirit, so he couldn’t infuse his blood into the blood oath token.
He summoned a soul and a spirit and handed them to Bao Gu to seal in the blood oath token.
Having lost a soul and a spirit, the Jiao Demon King still appeared as a twenty-year-old youth, but his aura suddenly weakened significantly, making him look quite frail.
Bao Gu accepted the blood oath token and took out a gourd of seventh-grade monkey wine, tossing it to the Jiao Demon King.
“This wine is perfect for you.”
Because the Corpse Demon Dragon had previously harbored ill intentions toward Yu Mi, she showed him no kindness at all.
The Corpse Demon Dragon had searched through the souls of Feng Menglong and the others, so he naturally knew that Bao Gu had the monkey wine brewed by Duobao Spirit Monkey.
He didn’t stand on ceremony with her, catching the monkey wine she threw over.
As soon as he opened the lid, a wave of ethereal spiritual light spilled out, and the fragrance of the wine wafted through the air.
The Corpse Demon Dragon took a sip and said, “I’ll be back. If there are orders, just use the blood oath token in your hand to send a message.”
Bao Gu said, “In the next couple of days, the Xuantian Sect will be relocating. You need to manage the demon cultivators of the Two Realms Mountain and the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, cooperating fully with the sect’s relocation. From now on, the area above the mountains of the Two Realms will belong to the Xuantian Sect. No sect can enter without a sect pass. I will provide you with the sect passes later.”
She fixed her gaze on the Corpse Demon Dragon, and only when he nodded in agreement did she continue, “I’m tired today. Let’s deal with other matters another day.”
With that, she turned to leave, a hint of fatigue evident on her face.
Handling the matters of the Angry Demons, the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, and the Corpse Demon Dragon had drained her mentally.
Coupled with personally refining a blood oath token, her spiritual power was nearly exhausted.
Bao Gu felt both tired and weary, wanting nothing more than to drink some monkey wine and lie down for a good sleep, but there were still many things to handle.
She took out a gourd of second-grade monkey wine, leisurely took a few sips, and restored some of her spiritual power, alleviating her fatigue a bit.
Feng Yi noticed the weariness on Bao Gu’s face and said, “If you’re tired, find a place to rest.”
Bao Gu shook her head and said, “Martial Uncle Feng, please choose a place quickly to set up a large teleportation formation to bring the fellow disciples from the Demon Domain over. They are in the heart of the Demon Domain, and the longer they stay, the more dangerous it becomes. If a powerful being from the Demon Domain strikes, the consequences… would be unimaginable!”
She glanced back at the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and said, “I still have many matters to handle here.”
Feng Yi nodded and replied, “I will report to the Sect Master and expedite the relocation of the sect. The Ten Thousand Demon Cave is a major issue, so you should handle it promptly.”
Bao Gu said, “The major issues on this side of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave have been settled; the rest are just trivial matters, nothing to worry about.”
She said to Feng Yi, “Today’s events came too suddenly, and I had to adapt on the spot, so there may be some oversights. I still need to think it over repeatedly before considering the next steps. Feng Martial Uncle, I’ll need your and the Sect Master’s help with the sect’s matters!”
Feng Yi asked with a puzzled expression, “Do you think there’s something wrong with the Two Realms Mountain?”
Bao Gu smiled lightly and replied, “The Two Realms Mountain is vast and complex, and it’s not just the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. However, now that the Xuantian Sect has control over the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, we have a significant advantage and can face any force in the Two Realms Mountain without fear. Martial Uncle, you can rest assured to relocate the sect. The biggest issue for the Xuantian Sect in the future will be how the disciples can sustainably acquire resources for cultivation. We can’t just sit back and eat or resort to plundering.”
Feng Yi nodded and said, “Alright, you go rest. I’ll take care of the formation.”
He turned to Yu Mi and said, “Yu Mi, take good care of Bao Gu!”
With that, he led Nanshan Yijian, Huasheng, and Feng Menglong away.
Bao Gu watched Feng Yi and the others leave.
She looked at the expressionless Yu Mi and then at the vast wilderness, truly not wanting to sleep outdoors.
After a moment of hesitation, she said, “Senior sister, let’s go to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave and borrow a bed to sleep for a while. I have a headache! I’m tired!”
Encountering Jiao Long in this mixed realm of humans and demons, she appeared confident and calm on the surface, but only she knew that if this matter wasn’t handled well, the Xuantian Sect could very well face a second extermination disaster.
After all, there were far more demons than humans in this place!
This was not the territory of the cultivation world!
The strength of Jiao Long was unfathomable!
Now that the major issues were settled and she felt relaxed, she truly felt exhausted and weary, unable to recover even with monkey wine, just wanting to sleep well and let her mind rest.
Yu Mi looked at the fatigued Bao Gu and felt an inexplicable pang of heartache, wanting to pull Bao Gu into her arms to let her rest.
She said softly, “How did you get so tired? Don’t go to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave; that place is filled with demonic energy, mixed with chaotic and turbid qi. You are a proper disciple of the orthodox sect, absorbing the purest spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Getting contaminated with demonic energy would harm your cultivation.”
As she spoke, she took out a folded tent from her storage bracelet and said, “Let me set up a tent for you to rest in.”
With a wave of her hand, she unfolded the tent, set up the frame, and secured the stakes.
Seeing this, Bao Gu’s eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise, “Senior sister, how do you have a tent? I’ve never seen you use one before!”
The image of sleeping together in the tent flashed through Bao Gu’s mind, leaving her feeling somewhat flustered.
Yu Mi said coldly, “Is it too much to reward you for your hard work in building the Xuantian Sect?”
