chsdbacks Chapter 163: The Equal Contract, the story of Zhang Xuantao, Zhang Xuansheng, and the Great Sage Equ
Chapter 163: The Equal Contract, the story of Zhang Xuantao, Zhang Xuansheng, and the Great Sage Equ
Upon hearing Zhang Xuanchen extend an olive branch, the Golden Monkey's heart stirred with excitement once more.
His gaze darted back and forth between Zhang Xuanchen and the clan.
The golden monkey yearns for freedom the most. It senses that the bloodline within its body has not been fully awakened. To fully awaken its bloodline, it must leave the dark forest.
More importantly, it yearns for freedom, and its purpose in cultivating itself is twofold: to avenge its grievances and to live a carefree and unrestrained life.
Although the human in front of it was still very weak, under the effect of its discerning eyes, this person named Zhang Xuanchen had a very strong destiny.
In addition, he possessed a faint dragon's might and a ball of spiritual fire within his body.
Furthermore, at the age of nineteen, his cultivation broke through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, making him an absolute prodigy in this small world.
Following him will never disgrace me.
but……
The golden monkey scratched frantically all over its body, finally speaking up to plead, "Xuan Chen is possible, but I have so many clansmen..."
Zhang Xuanchen was taken aback. So the reason he couldn't make up his mind was because of his own clan.
I didn't realize he was such a family-oriented monkey.
No wonder these Azure Golden Monkeys listen to the Golden Monkey so much.
He laughed and said, "Of course I'll take them all with me. I'm not alone; I have a family and territory behind me."
Enough for them to multiply and thrive.
When the time comes, I'll just use spirit stones to advance one or two third-tier spirit veins.
As for spirit stones, there are so many spirit peaches here that we can't eat them all, so we can sell some of them.
"Xiaotao, do you think it's okay?"
Upon hearing Zhang Xuanchen's question, Xiao Tao immediately raised her delicate white hand.
"I agree, I agree!"
Anyway, these peaches will be left here uneaten after I leave, so I might as well take them all and exchange them for other delicious food.
These peaches, whether they are first-tier or third-tier, are of no use to her; the only difference is their taste.
It's nothing compared to the delicacies Zhang Xuanchen brought out.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuanchen felt ashamed.
The peaches here are all large and plump, of excellent quality. They would never be sold if they weren't too many to eat.
If we're going to sell, we'll only sell some Tier 1 Spirit Peaches and some common Tier 2 Spirit Peaches; we absolutely won't sell anything else.
Among them are rare spiritual peaches that can help people break through to higher realms, enough for him and Zhang Guangyao to break through a minor realm.
This will double their overall strength.
It's even possible that the ancestor could break through to the late Golden Core stage!
He chuckled softly, "Little Peach, I'm not just taking these peaches with me, but all the peach trees here."
Wouldn't it be wonderful to build such a paradise in our Zhang family territory?
"But I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things then."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tao patted her chest and assured him:
"Of course, no problem. I may not be good at taking care of other spiritual plants, but I absolutely won't let a single peach tree die!"
Zhang Xuanchen smiled and nodded, then said, "We've almost finished eating."
Let's sign an equal agreement now, then dig up the trees, and then leave this place.
An equal contract has no master-servant distinction, imposes no restrictions on either party, requires the consent of both parties, and once signed, their fates become intertwined.
If one party dies, the other party will not die, but will also suffer severe trauma.
It can be said that they share both prosperity and adversity.
The best option to subdue the Azure Golden Monkey is to sign an equal contract with it.
After all, the gap in cultivation level between them was too great at this point, making it impossible to sign a master-servant contract. He hadn't even considered that possibility.
As soon as Zhang Xuanchen finished speaking, the golden monkey agreed without hesitation. Having inherited memories, it naturally knew what an equal contract was.
Humans are so considerate, why bother with all the fuss?
Both parties agreed that the man and the monkey would simultaneously expel a drop of blood and sit facing each other.
A crimson-gold contract array appeared below.
The fates of a human and a monkey are intertwined.
Thirty seconds later, the equal contract was formed!
The whole process went incredibly smoothly.
The moment the contract array disappeared, Zhang Xuanchen's cultivation level continued to rise, directly reaching the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!
Moreover, the barrier leading to the late Foundation Establishment stage is extremely fragile; it can be said that he could break through it in just three days if he wanted to!
However, now is not the time for cultivation; we'll talk about it after we leave this place.
"My turn, my turn."
Xiao Tao skipped and hopped to Zhang Xuanchen's side, her white and green peach petals shimmering between her brows, and a beam of light shone into Zhang Xuanchen's forehead.
A terrifying surge of soul energy instantly erupted around the two of them.
As the contract was successfully signed, Zhang Xuanchen's spiritual sense continued to improve.
Late stage of Foundation Establishment, peak of late stage of Foundation Establishment...
Foundation Establishment Peak...
Early stage of Golden Core!
His spiritual sense strength broke through to the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and no movement within a radius of thirty miles could escape his soul perception!
That's right, the Golden Monkey brought him a slight improvement in cultivation, while Little Peach brought him an improvement in spiritual awareness.
With the Golden Monkey's cultivation at the mid-stage of the third rank, it was only enough to raise Zhang Xuanchen's cultivation to the peak of the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. However, Xiao Tao forcibly raised his spiritual strength from the late stage of Foundation Establishment to the early stage of Golden Core. One can imagine how terrifying Xiao Tao's soul strength had reached!
Opening his eyes, Zhang Xuanchen felt his body was incredibly clear and refreshed!
Comfortable!
It feels so good to be able to improve your strength without any effort!
"Haha, we have now signed an equal contract, and from now on we are one family."
My surname is Zhang. I am from Xuanxiao Mountain, a Jindan Zhang clan member, the seventh generation of the Xuan generation, and also the clan leader of the Zhang clan.
How about I give you names using the surname Zhang?
"I have no objection."
"I agree!"
Zhang Xuanchen chuckled and said, "Alright, from now on you will be called Zhang Xuantao, and I will still call you Xiaotao."
Centuries later, you will be the Xuan Tao Ancestor of my Zhang Clan.
As for Xiao Jin, from now on he will be called Zhang Xuansheng, and I will call you Dasheng.
Similarly, the next one will be the Zhang family's Mysterious Sage Ancestor.
Upon hearing the name Zhang Xuanchen had given him, Xiao Jin asked in confusion, "Why isn't it Xuan Jin but Xuan Sheng?"
Xiao Tao's name is Zhang Xuantao.
Logically, it should be called Zhang Xuanjin.
"Haha, because that way I can call you Great Sage. Let me tell you, the word Great Sage represents a legendary story of overthrowing the Heavenly Court!"
I bet you'll like it.
"Oh?" Upon hearing the legendary story, Xiao Jin immediately became interested. "What legendary story?"
Zhang Xuanchen smiled mysteriously, then took out the Myriad Spirits Ring, tossed it into the air, and poured spiritual power into it. In an instant, a spatial passage leading to the interior of the Myriad Spirits Ring appeared before him.
"No rush, let's transplant all these peach trees to this Wanling Ring first. We can talk as we move them, which will save some time."
"By the way, Xiao Tao, because this Myriad Spirits Ring is damaged, the spiritual energy concentration inside hasn't reached the level of a third-tier spiritual vein. Will those third-tier peach trees be able to survive?"
Xiao Tao replied, "With me here, there's no problem with survival, but the spiritual energy inside is insufficient, so it won't bear peaches in the future."
Zhang Xuanchen breathed a sigh of relief and spoke again:
"It's alright, as long as you're alive, it's fine. Once you return to your family and upgrade your spiritual veins, it's not too late to move out."
"Feel free to eat the peaches above, but don't pick them yet, because there are too many and we don't have room to store them."
Xiao Jin waved to the thousand monkeys and said:
"Minions, it's time for us to go out. Get moving and dig up all these peach trees and plant them in this spirit ring space."
Squeak!
quack!
Upon hearing Xiao Jin's words, the Thousand-Headed Azure Golden Monkey immediately jumped up and down excitedly.
They ran to the peach orchard and started digging, moving incredibly fast.
They constantly traveled between the peach grove and the Spirit Ring space.
Zhang Xuanchen wasn't idle either; he started digging as well.
"Xuan Chen, quick, tell me the story of the Great Sage."
"OK."
Zhang Xuanchen quickly organized his thoughts and then began to explain in detail:
"Legend has it that in the Eastern Continent of Divine Victory, in the Kingdom of Aolai, there is a mountain called Flower Fruit Mountain..."
"As for the Great Sage Qi, he's quite extraordinary..."