228: Chapter 215 228: Chapter 215 Jiang Tang hesitated to kill the Artifact Spirit’s owner as he didn’t want to act rashly just yet.
He intended to use the Magic Artifact’s spirit for his own purposes and now understood more clearly that the artifact before him was no ordinary magic artifact, nor a common treasure, but rather an Immortal Artifact cultivated by an Immortal Venerable.
No wonder, after ten thousand years, the artifact spirit that had slumbered through that great battle could awaken in this Spiritually Energy-starved Cultivation World.
In the outside world, the Immortal Artifact could not fully recover its former glory, yet within the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, it could recuperate much better.
“Mmm, since you acknowledge me as your master, from now on you must heed my commands.
Stop killing the creatures inside your space.
As long as you don’t let them out, they won’t be able to cause any chaos.
As for your treasures, don’t carelessly clash with them.
The things outside are yours truly, your master’s.”
“Master, Qier understands.
The creatures in that space, should I kill them?”
“No, those creatures have their uses.
Ghost Cultivator, don’t let them go; we can’t allow them to bring calamity onto The Mortal Realm.”
“Master, what about the dragon and the ox in that other space?”
“They are the master’s Spiritual Pets and have already contracted with me.
They are the master’s Spiritual Pets; you must not harm them.”
“Master, I also want to form a contract with you,” the Artifact Spirit said upon hearing that the other two creatures had contracted with the master.
It thought that the connection with its master had been broken perhaps because the master had been reincarnated several times.
It emitted a grey energy from its body, which flew towards the master’s front.
Jiang Tang didn’t resist the Artifact Spirit’s contract.
Forming a contract with the Artifact Spirit meant he could control Hell Palace.
The previous Golden Core Elder and Huang Chen had been taking advantage of their control over Hell Palace to bully others with that magical treasure.
If the Artifact Spirit could form a contract with him, it meant it hadn’t yet made a contract with anyone else.
Moreover, the possibility of the Artifact Spirit forming another contract might imply that its previous master had perished, allowing it to establish contracts with others.
Jiang Tang fully trusted what the Artifact Spirit had suggested, that he was able to contract with the Artifact Spirit because he had practiced the Star-absorbing Spell.
How could he let such an opportunity slip by?
The more magical treasures he could use, the stronger his abilities would become.
With so many mighty beings in the Cultivation World, Jiang Tang couldn’t afford to be careless.
The appearance of his top-notch Pills might have already caught the attention of some who wished to build ties with him, while others desired to kill him or imprison him for their own use.
After forming a contract with the Artifact Spirit of Hell Palace, Jiang Tang discovered he could sense the movements of the creatures within Hell Palace.
The creatures of Hell Palace could no longer threaten him; he could even summon them to serve him.
Jiang Tang believed another reason the creatures couldn’t threaten him was his Star Absorbing Great Law.
If any creature disobeyed him, he could simply absorb the Spiritual Energy from their bodies, rendering them immobile.
This was a rather sinister method, yet Jiang Tang didn’t consider it to be an evil technique.
In the Cultivation World, those who wanted to become stronger either snatched resources from others or pilfered their Spiritual Energy.
If he used the Star-absorbing Spell to plunder the scarce Spiritual Energy in the Cultivation World, then all its inhabitants would suffer.
Only then would he truly become evil, and he wasn’t interested in doing so.
Practicing such a spell hadn’t changed him for the worse.
Even though sometimes, for the sake of wealth, he might coldly hike up prices or exploit others for power.
He too wished to be praised as a person of the righteous path, not to become a public enemy, scorned by all.
Jiang Tang reassured the Artifact Spirit and, seeing that he had already cultivated such powerful Pills, decided it was time to step out and see the light of day.
He could sense that there were surely people looking for him, people who, he was well aware, wanted to use him.
So, he was going to see if those people could indeed be of use to him, whether they could become his support, or could be put to his service.
No sooner had Jiang Tang disabled the room’s Formation than he received various transmissions through the special communication techniques of different planes.
Among these were people from the Ten Great Clans and those from the First-rate Families.
One of them was an acquaintance, Xuanyuan Mengting.
As soon as Jiang Tang opened his room’s door, the shop assistants and the Shopkeeper who were helping to serve customers knew immediately.
The Shopkeeper rushed over quickly and said, “Boss, in the past few days, people from the Ten Great Clans have been looking for you, and today someone from a First-rate Family came looking too.”
“Oh, are they in the shop?”
“Boss, the people from the Ten Great Clans said that when you emerged from seclusion, you should visit their headquarters to meet their Family Head.
The people who transmitted messages weren’t actually in the shop, just the First-rate Family Head from the Jiang Family who arrived today.”
Hmm, understood, I will meet with them.” Jiang Tang found this interesting.
He originally thought his position in the Holy Pavilion too isolating, only able to attract outsiders, but if this First-rate Family could be put to his service, it would be a great opportunity to establish his Saint Sect.
As long as the Jiang Family was willing to follow him, he could support the family.
It would all depend on the character of the Jiang Family Head and what he wanted.
People with overly ambitious desires were hard to control, but he was willing to meet and discern between sincerity and pretense.
Jiang Tang entered the guest lounge of the shop; inside sat a middle-aged man whose Cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection.
Jiang Tang couldn’t help but sigh to himself.
A Family Head of a First-rate Clan in the Cultivation World with such low Cultivation; was this due to the scarcity of Spiritual Energy in the Cultivation World, or was it the inadequacy of their Cultivation Techniques?
Once, he too had struggled so hard to cultivate.
If not for the space, where would he be now?
Cultivation relies on both luck and ability.
“Jiang Family Head, an honor to meet you.”
On seeing the person who entered, the Jiang Family Head observed a young man of about 20 years old, with skin so white and fine, even more so than a woman’s, handsome and dashing, his Cultivation level imperceptible.