The sect passed down the weapon arsenal

In ancient times, Cultivators acted without any restraint.

Slaughtering a region's living beings to refine Magical Artifacts; destroying mountains and boiling seas, burning forests and sinking lands; disregarding agreements and going back on their word; killing people for their treasures and only caring about profit…

All of these were commonplace.

The reason for this was that as a Cultivator's Cultivation Realm improved and their own strength continuously increased, the fewer restrictions they faced.

A Soul Transformation Cultivator took a fancy to a rare treasure accidentally obtained by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He could easily kill him and claim the treasure for himself. In such a situation, how many people would choose to obtain the treasure through "transaction"?

Similarly, when a Foundation Establishment cultivator faced a "transaction" proposed by a Soul Transformation Cultivator who was countless times stronger than him, would he dare to disagree? If the other party broke the contract and went back on his word, what could he do? He could only swallow his anger, and even be grateful that the other party didn't take his life.

If the two parties in a transaction are in an unequal state, the fairness of the transaction cannot even be discussed.

But in today's Five Old Men Association, and even the entire Xuanhuang World, this situation has been completely changed.

It is precisely because of the existence of various contracts.

The Soul Contract signed by Five Old Men Association Cultivators selling themselves, the business contract that Li Fan had used many times, the special golden contract that could be used to buy and sell Cultivation Techniques…

This omnipresent mysterious power could truly restrict Cultivators.

Even a Dao Integration cultivator cannot defy the power of a contract. Once signed, it must be obeyed.

Under the impetus of contracts, order was also established.

If the tianxuan mirror and derivation law jade are the Foundation of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, then contracts are the lifeline of the Five Old Men Association.

Let's talk about soul points again. The essence of soul points is a special energy hidden deep within the Divine Soul by the power of contracts.

In addition to being used for daily transactions, it also has a special use. That is, consuming soul points to open the Immortal Sect Armory.

There, various Cultivation Techniques, ancient texts, and treasures from the ancient Immortal Sect, as vast as a sea of smoke, can be exchanged at will.

What's more worth mentioning is that the Immortal Sect Armory also contains realistic illusions of many Sects from ancient times.

The realistic illusions were created by a power extremely similar to the Fallen Immortal Realm. There, Cultivators could visit many ancient Sects that had already gone extinct. Within the Sects, there were also many images of ancient Cultivators. Most of them did not have their own consciousness and were merely empty shells. But in actual combat, the power they displayed with every move was almost no different from an Immortal Master.

Five Old Men Association Cultivators could consume soul points to continuously spar with these ancient Cultivators, improving their own combat power. Furthermore, within the Immortal Sect Armory, all injuries would not affect the body in reality, only causing slight injuries to the Divine Soul. What's even more wonderful is that these Divine Soul injuries could also be healed by consuming soul points.

Theoretically speaking, if there were enough soul points, even a Mortal who had just started cultivating could become extremely powerful through continuous battles.

With the Soul Contract as a restraint, the Five Old Men Association did not need to deliberately suppress the combat power of the general Cultivators like the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

Of course, none of this was free; Cultivators needed to strive for it themselves.

At this moment, on the border of Wuding Prefecture, next to the White Mist Barrier, Lu Fan looked at the various Puxian True Arks and couldn't help but feel very tempted. However, he was not a member of the Five Old Men Association and didn't have a single soul point, so he could only watch with eager and envious eyes.

At this time, a peddler came up to strike up a conversation: "These two Fellow Daoists must be from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and haven't joined our Five Old Men Association yet, right?"

Lu Fan's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. He vigilantly scanned his surroundings, lowered his voice, and nodded: "Precisely. May I ask how this Fellow Daoist is called? And how did you figure it out?"

The peddler led the two to his stall and said: "You two don't need to be so nervous. I am Gu Binliang, specializing in buying and selling goods."

"As for how I figured it out…" Gu Binliang smiled slightly: "Whether or not one has signed a Soul Contract, the feeling they give off is completely different. I also heard that a group of Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance were recently captured and are undergoing 're-education', so I made this guess."

Seeing Lu Fan's somewhat nervous expression, Gu Binliang continued: "In fact, most of our Five Old Men Association members have no hostility towards you Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. After all, there have been many instances in the past where Cultivators were captured, reformed through re-education, recognized reality, and eventually became members of our Five Old Men Association."

"And these people are even more loyal than ordinary members!"

Lu Fan's expression couldn't help but turn ugly upon hearing this.

Gu Binliang was also good at reading expressions, so he immediately skipped this topic and asked instead: "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps interested in the Puxian True Ark, but are troubled by your empty pockets and lack of soul points?"

"Indeed." Lu Fan nodded.

"That's fine. Even if you don't have soul points, you should always have some standard Spirit Stones on you, right, Fellow Daoist?" Gu Binliang said with a smile.

"I do have some." Lu Fan said with a hint of surprise, but then a trace of doubt flashed across his face: "Do you Five Old Men Association also use these standard Spirit Stones?"

"Heh heh, Fellow Daoist, what are you saying? Since they are standard Spirit Stones, they are naturally jointly manufactured by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Old Men Association and are mutually recognized by both sides. However, ordinary Cultivators in our Five Old Men Association don't use them, and it's a bit troublesome to exchange them for soul points. So they don't accept them."

"But for me, it doesn't matter. As a true businessman, I still need a considerable amount of standard Spirit Stones for transit." Gu Binliang explained.

"A true businessman…" Lu Fan instantly understood the other party's meaning. "Then I trouble Fellow Daoist to get me a Puxian True Ark."

Gu Binliang waved his hand, and dozens of miniature flying arks immediately appeared before Lu Fan.

He enthusiastically explained the differences between them to Lu Fan.

It didn't take long for both parties to happily complete the transaction.

Lu Fan was about to leave when Gu Binliang called out to him: "Fellow Daoist, do you have any idle items on you? It's very inconvenient to travel in the territory of the Five Old Men Association without soul points. I can exchange soul points with Fellow Daoist."

As he spoke, he took out a humanoid statue whose appearance was unclear.

"This is the Manifested Heavenly Venerate Statue, which can be used to store soul points. Even if one is not a member of the Five Old Men Association, they can still use it to trade with other Cultivators."

Lu Fan was moved upon hearing this.

He immediately started searching through the items in his storage ring. And Gu Binliang was also open to all comers; as long as Lu Fan was willing to sell, he would generously buy it directly.

When the soul points stored in the Manifested Heavenly Venerate Statue reached fifty thousand, Lu Fan finally couldn't find anything else he was willing to sell.

"If Fellow Daoist has any needs in the future, you can come find me again." Gu Binliang said with a smile, handing over a communication talisman.