Hearing my teasing remark, they laughed awkwardly, and one of the dark-skinned middle-aged men said helplessly.

"We were just ordinary people before we entered the sect. We were forcibly taken up the mountain. We never wanted to cultivate demonic arts..."

I nodded in understanding, but since I had already embarked on the path of cultivation, leaving was no longer within my control…

"I am now going to convert the four of you. Are you willing to repent and reform?"

"Yes, we are willing..."

The four demonic cultivators didn't hesitate for even a second...

I clicked my tongue. This was so unrewarding, there was absolutely no challenge...

I looked at them awkwardly, feeling a strange sense of disgust for no reason...

"Stop talking nonsense, hand over the soul contract..."

Tuoba San's domineering voice terrified the four demonic cultivators, who immediately handed over their soul contracts, allowing me to leave my mark on them...

From this day forward, the lives of these four demonic cultivators will be in my control. If they dare to rebel, they will suffer the backlash of the contract and will not even have the chance to be reincarnated…

This is also why other demonic cultivators are unwilling to form soul contracts. Being killed still offers a chance for reincarnation, but dying because of a soul contract means true annihilation of both body and soul...

Faced with four demonic cultivators who had paid such a price, I couldn't very well refuse them again. Besides, I had no reason to refuse my four obedient and pleasant-speaking underlings…

"Hmph! I'll spare you today because of your loyalty to my father. Here are four Marrow Cleansing Pills that can improve your aptitude. I also have a righteous cultivation technique here, which I'll give to you to cultivate. From now on, protect my father well, understand?"

Upon hearing of such a good deal, the four demonic cultivators had no reason to refuse. They nodded repeatedly and eagerly took the pills and cultivation techniques into their hands…

"Father, you must quickly convert this demonic sect's holy maiden. If you can't convert her, then kill her..."

Sensing Tuoba San's murderous intent, Shi Miaomiao felt incredibly frustrated, inwardly cursing, "Doesn't this bastard know any mercy? Always resorting to violence..."

I'm helpless. I'm thinking, can't you, a single guy, at least have some consideration for your old father? She's just a demonic sect saintess; whether she's killed or not doesn't affect the overall situation…

"Miaomiao, you should repent and turn over a new leaf..."

Staring intently at her eldest son with such a piercing gaze, in order not to expose herself, she could only tentatively try to convert Shi Miaomiao. She was already mentally prepared for this saintly woman to be humiliated once again…

"Okay, I'll turn over a new leaf..."

After Shi Miaomiao finished speaking, she handed over the soul contract without the slightest hesitation...

She felt that the father and son were doing it on purpose, one playing the bad cop and the other the good cop, with the aim of making her obey their every word…

However, in order to survive, she dared not gamble and had to show enough sincerity to dispel Tuoba San's murderous intent...

"Well…"

I was so embarrassed that I stood there awkwardly, thinking to myself, "This Holy Maiden is too cowardly. It's understandable that the four disciples who were kidnapped and taken up the mountain lacked backbone, but how could you, the Holy Maiden, betray us so easily?"

Shi Miaomiao looked at me nervously, standing there with a hint of anxiety in her eyes…

She quickly said in the gentlest tone

"Invincible brother, I'm waiting for you..."

Her actions immediately infuriated the clueless Tuoba San. This vixen was a menace to his father; if she were to bewitch him, he would be fatherless...

"Father, I'm going to kill her..."

Tuoba San drew his sword and then...

"Son, why is that?"

"This vixen dared to seduce you right in front of me. If I weren't by your side, she would definitely have taken advantage of you. So she must die..."

Tuoba San couldn't break free from me, but the murderous intent in his eyes grew increasingly intense...

Shi Miaomiao was internally devastated. All she did was flirt a little! She really brought this on herself. If she had known this would happen, she would have at least been more reserved…

"Son, listen to your father's explanation... no, listen to my explanation..."

I almost blurted out "sob story," but luckily I reacted quickly, and Tuoba San was too angry to notice...

"Son, this is my good deed. Besides, I've already accepted her soul contract, so why would I be afraid she'll harm me? Most importantly, without a maid to take care of me, my daily life would be inconvenient. This holy maiden is so beautiful; having her by my side makes me feel good. Don't you agree?"

Tuoba San actually nodded. I can't believe that such an excuse could fool a chosen one of destiny.

I couldn't help but ask myself, was it that his IQ had gone astray, or that I had been lying too much?

"Father, then please accept her soul contract..."

Seeing that Tuoba San had withdrawn his killing intent, I breathed a sigh of relief and quickly formed a soul contract with Shi Miaomiao...

Little did anyone know, Shi Miaomiao was already drenched in sweat. Being repeatedly threatened with death by Tuoba San was something that would be difficult for anyone's heart to bear...

Now that the dust has settled, my tense nerves finally relaxed, and while I breathed a sigh of relief, I was also drenched in a cold sweat…

The moment the contract was successfully concluded, Shi Miaomiao felt an extra layer of constraint on her soul. Although there was a hint of resentment in her eyes as she looked at me, she had no choice but to accept her fate. Being alive meant there was still a chance...

"Son, hurry up and clean up the battlefield, these are all your spoils..."

How could we just let this massive amount of spiritual energy go to waste...?

"Father, this little sect doesn't have anything good to offer, let's just forget about it..."

Holy crap…

I couldn't help but think to myself, "How dare you look down on the foundation of a sect?"

"Hurry up, stop wasting so much time..."

I pretended to be angry and said, thinking to myself, "If you don't have any spoils, where will I get my spiritual energy? I went to so much trouble to create opportunities for you, and you don't even appreciate it? You really don't know the value of money until you're in charge..."

Tuoba San was somewhat helpless and could only clean up the battlefield. Then he heard the system's voice continuously ringing out...

When Tuoba San emptied the sect's treasury, the spiritual energy value increased by billions. The Heartless Demon Sect didn't have any magic weapons of the eighth rank or higher, but it did have several seventh-rank treasures...

The moment I received the spiritual energy, I opened the system panel. Shi Miaomiao had always thought my defense came from the jade ruyi, but magical artifacts can't function without the support of spiritual energy…

I've maximized my body's defenses and added a 100% reflection bonus...

With my current physical defenses, even a Martial Emperor of the ninth rank or higher couldn't break through them...

The allure of that beautiful spell just now made me realize my weakness: the power of my soul…

If my soul is strong enough, any seductive arts will be powerless against me…

Without any hesitation, he immediately began to enhance his spiritual power…

The souls of mortals, without cultivation, are generally not much different, but once they become cultivators and are nourished by spiritual energy, they become powerful, also known as human souls…

Most cultivators are at this level, from first-grade to ninth-grade. However, to break through to the ninth grade or higher, one needs to break through the human soul and cultivate an earth soul…