Fairy Feng Qing waved her hand and laid down a soundproof enchantment. She said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist Phoenix Lord, the information I'm telling you might be a great opportunity for you demon cultivators. You must sign a contract with me and you cannot go back on your word."
A heart demon oath was useless to Yao cultivators. Between humans and Yao, a relationship could only be established through a contract, such as a master recognition contract or a subordinate contract.
Xiao Feng replied without hesitation, "Sure, but you must swear not to deceive me."
Fairy Fengqing paused and quickly said, "Of course."
The human and the demon cautiously swore an oath and signed a contract.
Fairy Fengqing was in a passive position, so she took the initiative to make a Heart Demon Oath. "I, Xuanqing School's cultivator Miaoyi, swear by my Heart Demon that as long as Fellow Daoist Phoenix Lord abides by her promise, I'll tell her about a fated chance or treasure without any deception.
If I violate this oath, my cultivation will no longer be able to advance. I will be haunted by my inner demons, and I will die. "
Fairy Fengqing then looked at Xiaofeng. "Fellow Daoist, I've already made a Heart Demon Oath. What about you?"
The corner of Xiao Feng's mouth twitched secretly, but she did not reveal anything on her face. She said lightly, "Let's sign the contract now."
As it finished speaking, its body lit up with a red light. Within the light, there seemed to be some mysterious runes appearing one by one. Finally, everything calmed down, and the runes turned into a small ball of light that floated in the air.
Little Feng looked at Feng Qing and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Miaoyi, leave your divine sense imprint on it, and it will be considered a success."
Fairy Feng Qing carefully extended her divine sense and touched the ball of light. After confirming that the contents were correct, she left an imprint and retracted it.
The ball of light lit up, which meant that the contract had taken effect. Little Phoenix waved its sleeves, and the ball of light flew back to it. It turned into a clear light and returned to its body.
"Fellow Daoist, please speak."
Fairy Fengqing's eyes flickered, and she said in a low voice, "Since Fellow Daoist Phoenix is a demon cultivator of East Sea, do you know anything unusual about this place?"
Xiaofeng's expression did not change. She shook her head and said, "I'm not a monster cultivator from the Eastern Sea, and this is not the location of my Immortal's Cave, so I don't know."
Fairy Fengqing didn't suspect anything. She paused for a moment and began to slowly explain the reason.
It all started from a month ago.
The beast cultivators invaded and the Eastern Sea region was in a state of emergency. Bixuan Court lost a lot of disciples, but in the end, they barely managed to block the beast cultivators with the power of the Great Mountain-Protecting Formation. They then went to Tiandao Sect to ask for help.
At that time, Tiandao Sect only had two Nascent Soul cultivators. Lu Daquan was in charge of Tiandao Sect's great mountain-protecting formation, so Fairy Fengqing went to the Eastern Sea to guard Bixuan Court and block the breach in the sect's defense created by the beast cultivators.
After Fairy Fengqing arrived at Bixuan Court, she managed to stabilize the situation very quickly.
Fairy Fengqing was a Nascent Soul cultivator, so Bixuan Court, whose highest cultivation level was only in the Core Formation realm, didn't dare to slight her in the slightest. Aside from the seventh floor of the Dao-Achieving Pagoda, all of Bixuan Court's important places were open to Fairy Fengqing. Tang Shen even offered her a bunch of valuable gifts to thank her for her help.
In this batch of gifts, Fairy Feng Qing found an item — a gray transparent stone.
This stone didn't have any spiritual energy, but it had a mysterious calming power that could stabilize one's mind.
There were many methods to calm one's mind in the cultivation world, such as formations, talismans, and medicinal pills — all of them had finished products that could calm one's mind. Some people even refined magic weapons, magic tools, and so on that could calm one's mind. These things naturally weren't as important as things used in fights of magical power, but they were still indispensable. Most people had one or two of them.
Treasures that naturally calmed one's mind were mostly made of special materials, so they contained natural formations. These kinds of formations might have been discovered or hadn't been discovered yet. If they hadn't been discovered yet, they were incomparably valuable.
Among the various kinds of naturally calming treasures circulating in the market, most of them had already been thoroughly studied, so their value was average. This stone Bixuan Court offered was the latter type.
Fairy Fengqing discovered that this object was made of a special material. Even with her knowledge as a Nascent Soul cultivator, she couldn't recognize it. It contained a mysterious natural formation that was complex and exquisite; it seemed to contain some kind of wonderful sacred aura.
She knew she'd encountered a real treasure. If this object was returned to the sect and the sect's formation master extracted its formation, it would be of great benefit to the sect.
She never expected that this small Bixuan Court — which couldn't even be considered a medium-sized cultivation group in Kunwu — would actually have such a treasure. It seemed the Eastern Sea wasn't as barren as Kunwu cultivators thought.
Fairy Fengqing asked about this object's origin, but no one in Bixuan Court knew about it. It was Ying Jinyi who found a record for her.
This object belonged to the tenth generation Head Elder of Bixuan Court. After the elder passed away, he offered all his possessions to the sect, so this object became a collection in the sect's storeroom.
Fairy Fengqing obtained the letter from the tenth generation Head Elder from Ying Jinyi and found some vague records in it.
When the tenth generation Head Elder was young, in order to find a fated chance to form her Gold Core, he went deep into the Eastern Sea to look for beast cores that could help him form his Gold Core.
She searched the Eastern Sea for more than half a year and encountered countless dangers. Along the way, she once found an abnormality in a sea area and picked up this gray stone. After that, she only used it to calm her mind when she cultivated and didn't pay much attention to it.
However, Fairy Fengqing found something that moved her in the few sentences about the abnormalities recorded in the book.
"On the surface of the sea on the side of the island, there was a faint glow.
I followed the light and went to the bottom of the sea. I saw a gray stone hidden in a rock with a faint glow. "
The Head Elder put the object away and examined it carefully. She found something strange about the surroundings; there seemed to be faint spiritual aura fluctuations. After searching for a long time, she found several damaged magic weapons.
Fairy Fengqing said, "This person's cultivation level is low and her knowledge is shallow. As soon as I saw those damaged magic weapons, I knew they were left by a Deification cultivator, but she thought they were left by a predecessor of the sect."
Xiaofeng looked indifferent. "What does that have to do with me?
What use are human cultivators' belongings to us beast cultivators? "
Fairy Fengqing stretched out her hand, holding a gray, slightly transparent stone between her fingers. "If I say this object is Qilin bone, will you believe me?"
Xiaofeng was shocked. "What did you say?"
Fairy Fengqing played with the stone in her hand and cast a sidelong glance at Xiaofeng. "In Kunwu, there's a Spiritual Beast Sect that specializes in beast-taming techniques. The mount of their founder is said to be a Qilin."
Xiaofeng said without hesitation, "That's impossible. Divine beasts have long disappeared. At most, it's a spiritual beast with Qilin blood, just like me."
"Probably." Fairy Fengqing didn't want to argue with her and continued to say, "After tens of thousands of years, even if beast cultivators have a long lifespan, that Qilin should've passed away.
After it passed away, Spiritual Beast Sect refined its bones into a magic weapon called the Qilin Cauldron. I was fortunate enough to see it.
Previously, I always felt its aura was familiar, but later, I remembered it was very similar to the Qilin Cauldron's aura, and it was a bit purer. "
Xiaofeng's eyes flashed. "Could it be that you're willing to give this Qilin bone as a gift?"
Fairy Fengqing shook her head. "Of course not. I told you, it's a piece of news."
She continued to say, "During those days, I looked through Bixuan Court's ancient records and inquired about some legends about the Eastern Sea. Basically, I'm sure a Qilin once appeared in the sea."
Xiaofeng frowned. "Are you sure it was a real Qilin and not just a spiritual beast with the shape of a Qilin but a thin bloodline?"
Fairy Fengqing said, "It's just my speculation."
Xiaofeng was silent, but her thoughts were flying.
Did a Qilin really appear here?
Did this Qilin leave behind a bloodline?
If divine beasts still existed in this world …
After a long time, she said, "Fellow Daoist, although this piece of news is shocking, it doesn't have much value. The Eastern Sea is so big — where can we find it?"
Fairy Fengqing said, "How could it not have any value?
You're a beast cultivator, so you can inquire about this from the sea beasts here.
Moreover, why did this Qilin bone appear here, and why is there a beast cultivator's magic weapon nearby?
It's most likely a cultivator fought with a Qilin here, and that Qilin was injured! "
Xiaofeng couldn't help but feel tempted.
If a Deification cultivator fought with a Qilin here, that Qilin most likely died here …
"Fellow Daoist Phoenix Master, is this piece of news valuable?" Fairy Fengqing saw that she was moved, so she smiled and asked.
Xiaofeng collected her thoughts and said seriously, "If that's the case, then it's still valuable.
But … "It raised its eyebrows and said," What value does it have to you?
If you want a Qilin, then we're opponents. "
Fairy Fengqing said indifferently, "I'm naturally more interested in Deification cultivators.
A Qilin might have died here, and so might a Deification cultivator. If we can obtain a Deification cultivator's relic, it'll be a great opportunity for us Nascent Soul cultivators. "
"If that's the case, why didn't you go look for it, but stayed here instead?"
Fairy Fengqing explained, "That cultivator's notes said that we can only reach the place she mentioned at a special time."
"… Alright." Xiaofeng pondered for a moment. "I'll believe you for now."
Fairy Fengqing smiled.
Since Xiaofeng was willing to believe her, she wasn't afraid that it would leak the news. That was a Qilin, who would want to share the opportunity with other beast cultivators?
Moreover, they had made a contract between them.
The human and the beast smiled and said their goodbyes with different thoughts.
* * *
An hour later, Xiaofeng came back after circling around the place.
"Master, Madam," Xiaofeng reported respectfully, "Fortunately, Xiaofeng didn't fail you."
It told Qin Xi about the information it had obtained. In the end, it asked Qin Xi, "Master, please erase that contract."
Spiritual beasts had a master, which was different from masterless demonic beasts. With a subordinate contract, other contracts were much less effective. Qin Xi was its master, so he could erase any contract that conflicted with it.
After erasing the contract, Qin Xi said, "Xiaofeng's contract can be erased. Fairy Fengqing also made an oath in Senior Martial Sister Miaoyi's name, so any contract or Heart Demon Oath they made would be in vain."
Mo Tiange smiled and said, "Xiaofeng didn't tell the truth. How much of Fengqing's words are true?"
Qin Xi said, "The hardest thing to distinguish between lies and lies is that they're half true. In my opinion, the background of what Fengqing said is mostly true, but the details are false."
Mo Tiange was confused. "You mean, there might be a Qilin, but it's not like what Fengqing said?"
"Probably."
Once Fairy Fengqing returned to the house, Qin Xi said, "At least we know why she stayed here."