It is an unwritten rule in the world of cultivation that when a cultivator obtains a treasure, he will make the treasure recognize its owner as soon as possible.
There are many ways to make a treasure recognize its owner. The lowest level is to recognize the owner by dripping blood, and the highest level is to contract with the soul.
Treasures that have been sealed with a blood oath have the weakest connection to their owners. A highly skilled cultivator can easily erase the seal on a treasure and reclaim it. Treasures sealed with a soul contract have the strongest connection to their owners. Even if a treasure sealed with a soul contract falls into the hands of someone else, as long as even a trace of the owner's soul remains, it cannot be used by anyone else.
The contract between Xiaoyu, the Chaos Pearl, and Zhou Yuanyuan was a soul-soul contract. Xiaoyu was somewhat better off, as her soul-soul contract with Zhou Yuanyuan was a contract of equals. Even if Zhou Yuanyuan died, Xiaoyu would lose some of her energy and be able to return to her ownerless state. However, the Chaos Pearl was different. Forced by the laws of nature, the soul-soul contract between the Chaos Pearl and Zhou Yuanyuan was a master-servant contract. If Zhou Yuanyuan died, the Chaos Pearl would vanish from this world.
"That's good. There are always people who are better than you, so we should be cautious." Zhou Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief when Xiaoyu said no one else could take them away. However, Zhou Yuanyuan was still worried that the two bold Lingbao uncles would do something to her, so she quickly warned them.
"Yes, yes, everything the master says is right. Master, don't worry, Zhuzhu will obey you in everything." Chaos Pearl saw Zhou Yuanyuan's stern face and quickly expressed his loyalty. Although Chaos Pearl still wanted to steal the treasure, he didn't dare to say anything when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan disagreed with his proposal to kill people to steal the treasure.
"That's right. Zhuzhu, don't cause trouble for your master until you're absolutely sure." Publicly, Xiaoyu righteously criticized Chaos Pearl. Privately, Xiaoyu instructed Chaos Pearl to go for it boldly when the time comes, and at the very least, to secretly obtain the Invisibility Ring.
What does "don't cause trouble for the master until you're absolutely sure" mean? Xiaoyu meant Chaos Pearl to avoid bringing trouble to her master, Zhou Yuanyuan, and to seize the man's invisibility ring as soon as she was absolutely sure. Chaos Pearl, an old acquaintance of Xiaoyu's, naturally understood Xiaoyu's hidden meaning immediately.
Xiaoyu's thoughts were similar to Chaos Pearl's. The world of cultivation was always one of survival of the fittest. Watching a divine artifact like the Invisibility Ring slip by was not Xiaoyu's usual style. However, seeing Zhou Yuanyuan's strong opposition, he didn't dare reveal his "tyrannical" nature.
When she didn't encounter any cultivators, Xiaoyu worried that Zhou Yuanyuan was the only cultivator in this time and space, and wondered if there was a passage to the upper realms. After Wu Xiuyun and other cultivators began to appear around Zhou Yuanyuan, Xiaoyu worried that she might be ambushed by other cultivators. After all, Zhou Yuanyuan was only a Jindan cultivator at this point, and her level of cultivation was no match for other high-level cultivators. As Zhou Yuanyuan grew, Xiaoyu felt that she and the Chaos Pearl needed to invest more effort in obtaining some protective items for her master.
Zhou Yuanyuan had always been reluctant to leave the secular world because of her family, and this was a source of worry for Xiaoyu. A cultivator who spent all day in the secular world would eventually be discovered. Xiaoyu felt that her master was currently lacking a treasure like a cloaking ring. If Zhou Yuanyuan wore the ring, even a cultivator at the Divine Transformation stage would have no chance of discovering her true identity.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't notice the loophole in Xiaoyu's words, and she didn't know that her two daring spiritual treasures had secretly conspired to snatch "Wang Xuyang's" treasure. She thought that Xiaoyu and Chaos Pearl had given up the idea because of what she said.
"Xiaoyu, you are sensible. You should take better care of Zhuzhu in the future." Zhou Yuanyuan was very pleased that Xiaoyu was able to stop the Chaos Pearl from misbehaving, and praised her.
There was no way. Zhou Yuanyuan, who grew up under the red flag, could not understand the Chaos Pearl's logic of a robber who would grab any good thing he saw.
"Ahem... Master, actually... hold the Miasma-Breaking Pill in your hand. There are many poisonous creatures in the forest." Xiaoyu was almost about to reveal her and the Chaos Pearl's secret plan after being praised by Zhou Yuanyuan, so she had to abruptly change the subject.
"Okay," Zhou Yuanyuan replied. Even standing at the edge of the forest, she could sense a presence within it that resonated with her. It wasn't murderous, nor was it poisonous, but it still made her feel a bit irritated.
"Master, it's resentment. When many people die in the forest, there will be a lingering resentment." At the critical moment, Xiaoyu, the "old antique" in the world of cultivation, gave the answer without waiting for Zhou Yuanyuan to ask.
This guy is getting too proud of himself again!
Zhou Yuanyuan knew that Xiaoyu couldn't contain her true emotions when she encountered something exciting. She had once placed a "verbal spell" on Xiaoyu to prevent her from peeping into her thoughts, but unfortunately, the spell wore off after a while. Before the Chaos Orb arrived, Xiaoyu had been bored in Zhou Yuanyuan's sea of consciousness. After the spell wore off, Xiaoyu usually remained silent, taking pleasure in peeping into her master's thoughts.
Thinking that her thoughts were exposed to Xiaoyu again, Zhou Yuanyuan moved her fingers quickly and formed a new "spell".
Just when Zhou Yuanyuan wanted to cast the "Word Spell" on Xiaoyu again, she hesitated.
Wen Ziqing's captors were cultivators, and Zhou Yuanyuan's understanding of cultivators was pitifully limited. With Xiaoyu's constant guidance, Zhou Yuanyuan could avoid many detours. If the enemy were to resort to underhanded tactics, Xiaoyu's timely warning would give Zhou Yuanyuan a better chance of survival. In a duel between cultivators, even a fraction of a second can have a completely different outcome. Zhou Yuanyuan's life wasn't hers alone. If anything were to happen, Xiaoyu and the Chaos Pearl would be implicated.
When Zhou Yuanyuan thought of this, she loosened her fingers and the "spell" she was holding in her hand dissipated between heaven and earth.
In Zhou Yuanyuan's sea of consciousness, Xiaoyu sensed her movements and her thoughts. Touched by her unconditional trust, Xiaoyu happily leaped back and forth across the Rainbow Bridge.
Before Zhou Yuanyuan advanced to the Core Formation stage, Xiaoyu had repaired the cracks in her sea of consciousness perfectly. Xiaoyu had remained there for two reasons: first, she realized that Zhou Yuanyuan's sea of consciousness wouldn't dissipate even a little bit while she was there, and second, she was petty and worried that Zhou Yuanyuan would distance herself from her after acquiring the Chaos Pearl.
After all, Xiaoyu's current strength is not strong, and many of her previous functions have been sealed. Unlike the Chaos Pearl, which can help the owner store things and act as a thug, it has many functions.
Staying in Zhou Yuanyuan's sea of consciousness, Xiaoyu feels that she is closest to her master.
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