Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 654 - 548: Five Thousand Years!

Unexpectedly, Qi Xiu quickly took advantage of me, and the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit was first stunned, then fell into silence.

After a moment, it slowly spoke:

"How about... five hundred years?"

"At least three thousand!"

"Six hundred!"

"Three thousand one!"

"Hey, you kid, who bargains by increasing the price!"

Shocked by Qi Xiu's style of increasing bargaining, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit protested urgently.

"In this Great Thousand Flowering Worlds, among the various spiritual herbs and stones, hasn't the old sir been self-sealed for so many years and now wants to refine an esteemed masterpiece?"

With a casual remark, Qi Xiu raised the corner of his mouth, causing the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit's expression to change.

Strike where it hurts, attack the heart first; the Flying Immortal Pot, as an Alchemical Dao Divine Instrument, only seeks alchemy and medicine making throughout its life. Yet it sealed itself for an era, retaining only one of the five senses, unable to move.

Even if anxious and frustrated, there's no solution.

Now, being reminded by Qi Xiu, it's as if millions of fleas are crawling on its chest.

"One thousand, you must know the value of the old sir is far from ordinary Divine Artifacts..."

"Three thousand five!"

"Hey, you..." As Qi Xiu added another four hundred years, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit became anxious and couldn't finish speaking.

"Four thousand years!"

"Alright, alright, just as we said, three thousand years..."

"Five thousand years!"

Nearly spewing old blood from rage, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit closed its mouth and, after glaring hard at Qi Xiu, reluctantly nodded.

"The old sir is so honorable, not even pressing down on the price, making the junior feel ashamed.

If it's so, please, sir, swear by your true name."

Complimenting the Flying Immortal Pot with a smile, Qi Xiu folded his sleeves and spoke.

"You kid, would I back out of my words, I..."

"Six..."

"I, the Flying Immortal Pot, swear by my true name and Dao Heart: if... what's your name?"

"The junior's surname is Qi, given name Xiu."

"If Qi Xiu removes the Heavenly Dao Backlash for me, I, the Flying Immortal Pot, will follow his orders for a limit of five thousand years.

If this oath is violated, heaven and earth will not tolerate, all laws will condemn!"

Seeing Qi Xiu still wanting to add more, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit quickly swore with unprecedented haste.

Feeling a slight ripple pass by in the void, Qi Xiu smiled faintly.

The higher the cultivation, the stronger the vow's effect.

The Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit is theoretically almost equivalent to Primordial Spirit True Honor, swearing by true name and Dao Heart; if the vow is broken, the promised punishment will be instantly fulfilled, more effectively than any contract.

"The old sir keeps his word, the junior admires it. Five thousand years is no more than a blink for the sir.

The junior is merely in the Dao Body Realm; if unable to enter the Primordial Spirit Great Path, I have only three thousand lifespan, after my death, you will be free.

Moreover, enduring these five thousand years in this harsh place, compared to leaving with me, refining alchemy and discussing Dao daily for five thousand years, is comfortably the same.

Why worry about the former?

Besides, I can guarantee never to treat you as a slave.

The sir remains my elder, and I will give you the due respect."

Following the strategy of rewarding with a sweet date after delivering a hit, Qi Xiu gently persuaded after the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit made the great vow.

After all, his actions earlier were somewhat taking advantage of someone in a difficult situation.

Hearing Qi Xiu's words, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit's cold expression gradually relaxed:

"Indeed, that's reasonable. Alright, this time the old sir will go with you, kid."

Seeing the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit's resentment dissolve, Qi Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief.

The Flying Immortal Pot is an Alchemical Dao Divine Instrument; regardless of its intrinsic strength, it possesses a treasure trove of countless prescriptions, a peerless divine collection in the world. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

If it bears resentment, even if put to use, it may pretend compliance while secretly undermining, losing value.

"Thank you, sir, for understanding. I will begin to remove the Heavenly Dao Backlash from you."

Having agreed on conditions, Qi Xiu didn't delay further, immediately channeling the power of Human Path Merit towards the Flying Immortal Pot.

Upon arriving at the Blood Lotus Great World, the previously stagnant Human Path Merit Realm gained room for improvement thanks to these outside domain spirits.

Under the Tai Yin's nearly sweeping mass slaughter.

His Human Path Merit Realm had risen to Eight Realms (21%).

However, while proficiency increased, he also felt the difficulty of advancing Human Path Merit beyond Eight Realms surpassed all True Scripture Volumes and Mysterious Abilities.

Under Tai Yin's hand, nearly half of the Blood Lotus Great World's Two-Faced People were slaughtered, yet it only increased the Eight Realms Human Path Merit by 21% proficiency.

That is to say, even if flipping the Blood Lotus Great World upside down, exterminating all spirits of this realm, still wouldn't be enough to advance Human Path Merit by another realm.

"Slaughtering outside domain spirits should not be the correct way to improve Human Path Merit.

Or rather, mere slaughter is the least efficient method of gaining Human Path Merit; its proficiency is where the Divine Marvel barely manifests its gains, manifesting them.

Otherwise, if this continues, if I wish to raise Human Path Merit to Ninth Realm, even Tenth Realm.

Wouldn't it mean slaughtering world by world?

At the end,

Am I still human, or a demon."

With this doubt in mind, Qi Xiu did not drive Tai Yin to continue slaughtering spirits of this domain.

The path of Dao cultivation, one wrong step may lead to losing the whole game.

The Merit Path will not be an exception either.

But that's a story for later.

Fully manifesting the Merit Golden Wheel, behind Qi Xiu, a radiant great sun seemed to rise, only unlike Taiyang's blinding heat, its golden wheel's descending light exuded gentleness that assimilates all.

Under the pervasion of Human Path Merit, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit's gouged-out eyes, cut-off nose, pierced eardrums gradually healed and restored, its haggard face softened, becoming peaceful and kind, ignoring the sickening sores.

At first glance, it seemed like an ordinary old grandfather tending flowers in the neighborhood.

"Refreshing."

Gradually opening his eyes, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit exhaled deeply, lightheartedly laughed a few times full of joy.

Suffering Heavenly Dao Backlash for years, enduring its pain while suppressing the torment of the Ten Thousand Soldiers Penalty, barely hanging on.

Now, with Human Path Merit's aid, though not completely removed, any slight relief feels like rebirth.

Judging by the Merit Golden Wheel alone is insufficient to completely dispel all Heavenly Dao Backlash, still needs further effort...

Although the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit's features restored, and its aura became peaceful and smooth, this was merely superficial; its Heavenly Dao Backlash was only peeled off thinly, not fundamentally addressed.

If Merit Golden Light were removed, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit's appearance would return.

With a flicker in his eyes, Qi Xiu flipped his palm, and a vintage, primitive lamp, its wick casting the supreme Merit radiance, emerged in his hand.

But as Qi Xiu summoned this Merit Treasure, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit beside him let out a soft exclamation, puzzled:

"Is this... the Hunyuan All-Encompassing Luminance?!"

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