Contract to restrain the Heavenly Lord

“How long will it take you to get the formation diagram?” The Five Old Men Association spy asked impatiently before Li Fan could speak.

Li Fan pondered for a moment, then replied, “It will take at least twenty days.”

The person on the other side instantly became anxious: “That’s too slow! On the battlefield, things change in an instant. In more than twenty days, who knows…”

He stopped abruptly mid-sentence.

He stated directly, “We can’t wait that long!”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly: “It seems your Five Old Men Association is truly in a hurry.”

“Even the initial version of the formation diagram is not that easy to steal. It needs to be carefully planned; you can’t just get it whenever you want.”

Hearing this, the Five Old Men Association spy’s expression turned somewhat ugly.

“However…” Just then, Li Fan suddenly changed the subject, “There’s a slow method, and there’s also a fast method.”

“If you want to get the formation diagram as quickly as possible, it depends on your sincerity.”

Looking at Li Fan’s blatant act of price gouging, the Five Old Men Association spy blurted out, “What else do you want?”

Li Fan showed a displeased expression: “What we just discussed was the price of the formation diagram. Now we need to discuss the price for exceptionally accelerating the progress.”

“Is there any problem?”

“If you are unwilling to trade, then forget it…”

With that, he turned and walked away without hesitation.

“Wait! Let’s talk this over properly!” The Five Old Men Association spy immediately panicked, flew forward, and invited Li Fan back.

“Daoist Zhou, don’t be so impulsive. I already said, everything can be discussed,” he said, gritting his teeth and forcing a smile.

Li Fan sat down again and said indifferently, “This time, agreeing to trade with you, the organization is also taking a great risk.”

“Of course, we need to receive sufficient benefits.”

Li Fan used his finger as a pen, writing a few lines of small characters on the stone table, then continued: “We don’t need contribution points. Some of your Five Old Men Association’s special products, however, are in high demand and quite popular with us. They can be used as bargaining chips for the trade.”

The Five Old Men Association spy looked closely and saw enlightenment pill, Puxian True Ark, Wuyou Crystal Grid, Humanity Star Dust, real temptation fruit… written on the table.

His eyelids immediately twitched.

Previously, Li Fan, using Jiao Xiuyuan’s Puppet body, went to the Five Old Men Association.

What he gained was not only the tenderness in Senior Sister Zhao’s illusion, but also a general understanding of the basic situation, customs, and practices within the Five Old Men Association’s territory.

There was no need to mention enlightenment pill, Puxian True Ark, and Wuyou Crystal Grid again.

Humanity Star Dust is a specialty of the Humanity Heaven Realm, corresponding to the stars in the firmament formed by Cultivators.

In the Heaven Realm, Cultivators can only Ascend to the firmament and transform into starlight by changing heaven and earth. By absorbing Star Dust, one can clearly perceive the process by which heaven and earth are transformed.

The changing of heaven and earth within the Humanity Heaven Realm is actually a lower-level “Heaven-Defying principle” under the system created by Ren Dao Celestial Venerable.

Although its level cannot compare to the Heaven-Defying principles of the Xuanhuang World, it is perfect for cultivation and comprehension.

The Law changes involved are not only extremely valuable to Dao Integration cultivators.

Any Cultivator of any other Realm will greatly benefit from studying them.

And the real temptation fruit is a unique item of the Kingdom of Truth.

The information contained within the fruit can be set in advance.

After consumption, it can distort a Cultivator’s thoughts, making them firmly believe in these previously perceived “false things.”

Turning falsehood into truth, its uses are endless.

Below the Chang Sheng Realm, even Dao Integration cultivators who consume it cannot escape its influence.

…

Shifting his gaze from the stone table, the Five Old Men Association spy looked up at Li Fan, who was sitting with his eyes closed, and felt a dry throat.

“Daoist Zhou, wait.”

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he turned around again.

This time, the wait was even longer than before.

His entire body seemed to be greatly impacted, trembling incessantly.

It wasn’t until dusk that a result finally came from that side.

As if he had just been through a great battle, the Five Old Men Association spy’s body was exhausted, and he almost stumbled and fell.

He took a deep breath, then said with a faint voice, “It’s possible. But the quantity of each item needs to be discussed in detail again.”

Li Fan, who had been feigning sleep with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, a slight smile on his face.

“Good!”

Next, the negotiation phase between the two parties began.

After a long time, when the two sides finally reached an agreement.

The Five Old Men Association spy on the other side gave Li Fan a deep look: “Next, it’s time to sign the Contract.”

Then, something that slightly astonished Li Fan happened.

Brilliant golden light surged from deep within the other party’s body.

While completely engulfing him, it transformed into a Contract, quietly floating before Li Fan.

And that Five Old Men Association Cultivator seemed to dissolve into the golden light, completely disappearing.

Li Fan suppressed the discomfort in his heart, took the golden Contract, and read it carefully.

The handwriting was a faint dark gold.

The terms and content of the transaction on it were exactly the same as what the two had agreed upon earlier.

What concerned Li Fan was that one party of the transaction subject was naturally left blank for Li Fan to sign.

And the other party was five mysterious symbols, engraved on the Contract, constantly flickering and appearing.

Although he didn’t understand the specific meaning of these symbols, the moment he saw them, Li Fan understood that they represented the Five Chang Sheng Tian Zun of the Five Old Men Association.

Recalling the content narrated by the scholar responsible for brainwashing in the Five Old Men Association valley earlier, Li Fan seemed to gain some enlightenment.

“This Contract seems somewhat similar to the Five Old Men Association’s Soul Contract. One party is always the Chang Sheng Tian Zun, it’s just that the content of the transaction is different.”

Li Fan’s hand touched the Contract, still hesitating which name to sign.

A mysterious sensation suddenly surged into his heart.

“Confirm.”

Li Fan replied in his mind.

The mysterious sensation did not disappear but surged again. This time it was stronger than before.

Li Fan confirmed again.

After three such confirmations.

A golden light leaped into the depths of Li Fan’s soul body, while the rest broke through the Void Realm and disappeared to an unknown place.

“The Contract is formed, and those named on it cannot violate it.”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes and sensed faintly.

“Even a Chang Sheng Tian Zun…”

“Cannot.”

“The only one who could make a powerhouse like Senior Sister Zhao, whose thoughts are unfathomable, submit, might only be a Chang Sheng Tian Zun of the same Realm.”

“Perhaps, this one’s cultivation is even stronger.”

At this point, Li Fan finally verified his conjecture about the last unknown Chang Sheng Tian Zun of the Five Old Men Association.

It was the existence of His contractual power that allowed the Five Old Men Association to maintain order.

Li Fan’s main body, thousands of miles away, closed his eyes and concentrated, carefully examining the anomaly that appeared in his body after his Clone, Zhou Qingang, signed the contract.

Nothing seemed to have happened.

But Li Fan had a vague premonition in his heart.

Once he violated the contract, the corresponding punishment would likely spread through the Clone.

Sorry for the delay.