Qi Zhiheng accepted the items and instructed, "After the three-month period is over, release the news that I am leaving. Have them prepare the spiritual herbs or items that can be exchanged for their departure seats. If they don't have any, they can repay them after they leave. Also, those who want to leave with me must sign a contract. I will show them the contents of the contract later. If they do not agree, then they can stay. I will absolutely not stop or force them."

Xiong Shuan thought Qi Zhiheng's move was really ruthless!

As the three months draw to a close, many more people who were initially hesitant will likely hand over their items on the last day. After all, if they miss this opportunity, it's uncertain whether they'll have another chance.

After these cultivators exchanged all their possessions for talismans and pills, they spread the news that they would soon be able to leave! In this way, the value of those talismans was greatly reduced, wasn't it? Most importantly, they actually exchanged the spiritual herbs and items that could grant them the chance to leave for talismans that would no longer be as effective after leaving this world!

Xiong Shuang had already imagined the expressions of those cultivators crying and wailing after he spread this news.

At that point, these cultivators will probably have to dig a third time to find something.

Of course, the possibility of murder and robbery cannot be ruled out, but that's not something Xiong Shuang and his team would consider.

Qi Zhiheng remained calm, pretending that he had never had such thoughts.

After explaining everything, Qi Zhiheng found a place and planned to try out his power to tear open a spatial passage.

He raised his hand and made a sweeping motion, and a thin black line immediately appeared in mid-air. After he pulled with both hands, the thin black line was like a curtain being torn open, forming a large hole!

The skeleton kept growing larger and larger until it could accommodate Qi Zhiheng's flying magical artifact, at which point it stopped expanding.

After that, he first stabilized the outside of the passage, and then began stabilizing the inside. He then familiarized himself with the specific steps of this technique.

The result was relatively optimistic; the spatial passage was quickly constructed, and the area five meters inward was stabilized.

But that's not enough; he needs to construct spatial passages while leaving, until he finds a weak point in the external space.

After Qi Zhiheng finished constructing the passageway, he stopped and waved his hand, dispersing the spatial passageway that had already been built.

He came here only to test whether his abilities were sufficient to support the spatial passage. Now that he had the answer, he did not continue to construct it.

A month later, many cultivators brought out their treasured spiritual herbs and items in exchange for a large number of pills and talismans.

They were then told not to leave yet, as there was something else to announce. Most people were quite interested in what Xiong Shuang had said, since over the years, Xiong Shuang's faction had the most news and was the largest.

Xiong Shuang said, "I'm sure everyone exchanged talismans and pills at our gathering place before, so you should all be able to find out that I have connections here, right?"

"I've heard about it."

They would still inquire about the news to some extent. Not everyone in the settlement was completely loyal. Some people would betray some unimportant information for the sake of something else. As a result, besides Xiong Shuang, there was another person in charge in their settlement who was also known to everyone. However, almost no one had seen his real face or knew who he was.

Xiong Shuang gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then continued, "To be honest, my master is now a cultivator at the Mahayana stage, and it won't be long before he leaves this world."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked!

"Is this for real?"

"Would Xiong Shuang lie to deceive us?"

Someone asked, "Xiong Shuang, at this critical juncture, are you saying this because you have something else to explain?"

Xiong Shuang revealed a mysterious smile: "The reason I'm bringing this up is naturally because it concerns you."

"What exactly is the connection?" That's how it is with people; there will always be someone asking questions.

Xiong Shuang continued, "Please be patient, everyone! My master has come here to share this good news with you all. He will be leaving this place and is willing to take the cultivators of this world with him."

A cheer erupted from the crowd. If they hadn't been mindful of their status as cultivators, they probably would have been even more unrestrained. Some people couldn't hold back their tears.

Xiong Er said, "As you all know, there are many cultivators in our world, and they are not necessarily of the same mind. My master is not a soft-hearted person, so this time, taking you away is for a price."

Everyone finally calmed down.

Someone said, "Giving compensation is only right. We're not related, so it's only reasonable to give some compensation. I wonder what your master wants?"

Xiong Shuang said, "Naturally, it's still spiritual herbs and spiritual items. Just like before."

Someone in the crowd cried out in despair, "I just handed over all my spiritual herbs and items!"

These words were like a drop of water exploding on reason! They then realized that they had just spent their boarding tickets on a bunch of talismans that they might never need again!

Xiong Shuang felt a mischievous thrill and repeated the next requirement: "In addition, those who want to leave with us must sign a contract with our master. As for the contents of the contract, our master will bring it to you personally after you have notified everyone. At that time, it will be entirely up to you whether you want to leave or stay."

Upon hearing that a contract would need to be signed, many people present hesitated.

Someone asked, "Xiong Shuang, what are the contents of the contract? You should at least give us a heads-up so we can be mentally prepared, right?"

Xiong Shuang spread his hands and said, "I don't have any more information about the contract, but I can guarantee that my master is definitely a good master. At least in this world, he has given me enough freedom. Perhaps you can get the same freedom."

After Xiong Shuang assigned tasks, everyone dispersed. Some immediately began searching for spiritual herbs and objects, while others went back to inform their own factions.

After everyone had left, Qi Zhiheng appeared.

"Senior! You're back?" Xiong Shuang immediately fawned over him.

Qi Zhiheng's lips curved slightly: "Weren't you quite happy calling me 'Master' before? Why have you changed your address?"

Feeling a little embarrassed by the teasing, Xiong Shuang explained, "I just wanted them to value the seniors more, didn't I?"

Qi Zhiheng didn't argue with him anymore and directly stated his purpose: "I have successfully transcended the tribulation and even tried to construct a spatial passage, which is relatively stable. We will officially set off in two months and have them come to sign the contract in a month."

"Don't worry, senior, I will definitely pass on the message," Xiong Shuang replied quickly.

After stating his request, Qi Zhiheng disappeared from the spot.

The news spread throughout the world in just three days. Of course, the population of this world is not large. Xiong Shuang had just counted the number of people, and there were more than 930 in total, but it is possible that some people were missed.

Although the possibility of killing for treasure is not small, everyone's cultivation level is roughly equal, so there are very few cultivators who actually take action to rob others.

After some people experienced the bitter consequences, many more chose to seek things out on their own.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiong Shuang counted the number of people; there were 887 cultivators left. The others were either dead or had no intention of leaving.

After Qi Zhiheng saw that everyone had arrived, he distributed the contract in his hand before going over, and told everyone to take a good look at it.

Qi Zhiheng had no intention of building a power base, so all he could think of for now was to temporarily restrain these cultivators to prevent them from betraying him.

The contract he established stipulated that any cultivator who departed on his flying artifact must unconditionally obey Qi Zhiheng's orders upon arrival at their destination, and must not betray Qi Zhiheng or anyone who was on his side. Otherwise, they would be considered to have violated the contract and would immediately suffer the torment of their soul being scattered.

Qi Zhiheng himself explained that he did not intend to build a force, so when he arrived in Zhongzhou, he would probably still allow these people to move around freely.

"If you want to band together and build your own force, you can discuss it yourselves. I don't mind. Alternatively, if you have relatives or friends in Zhongzhou you can go and seek their help, but you cannot betray me. If you receive any bad news about the team, you must inform me, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract." After Qi Zhiheng finished speaking, he fell silent and waited for them to make their own decision.

The crowd communicated and discussed amongst themselves, and Qi Zhiheng listened to everything through his soul power without offering any opinion.

However, the temptation to leave this world was too great. First, Xiong Shuang led his followers to sign the contract, setting an example.

Seeing that Xiong Shuang, who was working for Qi Zhiheng, had already signed the contract, another group of people followed suit and signed their contracts one after another.

In this way, word spread quickly, and within three hours, everyone present had signed the contract established by Qi Zhiheng. The contract would be sensed by the person's roommates who were not yet bound by the contract, and would warn them before they made a mistake. If the warning failed to work, it would directly attack their soul, causing the cultivator's soul to be scattered.

No one seemed to care, but the situation forced them to leave. Only Qi Zhiheng could help them. Besides, Qi Zhiheng's cultivators could easily kill everyone present, so he probably wouldn't harm them so easily.

After this self-comfort, most of these people were convinced.

After the meeting, thank you, cultivator, for continuing to search for any remaining spiritual objects and herbs in this world, and for waiting to leave in a month.