All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 57

“It seems someone has still set their sights on you. Although they can’t find your whereabouts, they know you’ll definitely go to Black Whale Island. They’re really moving fast,” Zhanyue said, looking at the several fishing boats behind them.

“There are no Profound Realm cultivators. Can you handle it?” Baizhi asked nervously. Nothing could go wrong at this crucial moment.

Zhanyue nodded, condensing a ball of flame in his hand.

“Are you planning to burn their boats? A fishing boat in water isn’t something you can burn with just that bit of fire,” Baizhi frowned.

“This time it’s your turn to open your eyes,” Zhanyue smiled. What he held was no ordinary flame, but Solar Essence Fire. He used precise fire control techniques to guide several fireballs to strike the pursuing boats. The Solar Essence Fire instantly ignited the wooden boats, causing the people on board to jump into the water. They could only swim now, much slower than Zhanyue and Baizhi’s boat.

“Still daring to show your heads!” Zhanyue controlled fireballs to blast at the few people on the water’s surface. They continuously dove underwater to avoid them. Finally, they fell further and further behind Zhanyue’s boat.

“What kind of flame is that?” Baizhi asked in shock. She had seen one person raise a water screen to block the fireball, but the fireball easily penetrated it.

“Want to know? I won’t tell you,” Zhanyue said with a smile.

Baizhi was a bit angry, but she knew Zhanyue was retaliating for her keeping many secrets. “Hmph, stingy man.”

At this moment, not only was the fisherman rowing, but Baizhi was also using her qi to propel the boat, doubling its speed. Only after shaking off their pursuers did they both relax.

“That black dot ahead is Black Whale Island. The whole island is shaped like a black whale, hence the name,” Baizhi said, pointing to an island in the distance.

“Not a bit of green, all black rocks, like a barren island. Are you sure it’s there?” Zhanyue asked doubtfully.

“That’s right. When we get to the island, you can take this boat back,” Baizhi said. Now that they were actually about to part, she felt a bit reluctant. At least she didn’t dislike Zhanyue, but the path ahead was one she had to walk alone.

However, a fast boat rushed towards them from not far away. Two people stood on it – none other than Bai Wu and Bai Lu. The two Profound Realm cultivators came by boat, naturally sensing Baizhi’s aura after the Vein Sealing Pill’s effects wore off.

“It’s over! They still caught up,” Baizhi said, her face pale beneath the black veil.

Zhanyue frowned, then controlled two flames to repeat his earlier trick. However, the two Profound Realm cultivators were not easy opponents. They skillfully maneuvered their small boat to avoid the flames. Just as the two showed disdainful expressions, a ball of pale blue flame shot up from underwater and hit the wooden boat. It was Earth Vein Ghost Fire. The wooden boat quickly sank.

“Fire in water? What kind of flame is that exactly?” Baizhi was even more puzzled.

“Now’s not the time to talk about that. What other moves do you have? Hurry and use them!” Zhanyue urged. The two Profound Realm cultivators were now walking on water as they approached – they were no ordinary opponents.

“I still have a trump card. It’s good we’re at sea. The ocean is no safe zone,” Baizhi took out a bottle of pills and handed it to Zhanyue. “Throw the pills in the bottle at them. Try to get them infected with the scent of the pills.”

“Alright,” Zhanyue nodded, then controlled a huge fire dragon to fly towards the two.

“Flashy but useless!” The two Profound Realm cultivators sneered. The fire dragon was all show. They both struck out with a palm, shattering the fire dragon, accompanied by a wafting medicinal fragrance.

“Hiding pills in the fire? What kind of poison pill did the young miss refine?” The two reacted, driving their spiritual energy to expel the poison. Fourth-grade pills weren’t much threat to them. However, the sea soon stirred. Swarms of sea beasts and spirit sharks surged from all directions, pouncing towards the two.

“Fourth-grade Dragon Fragrance Pill. Its scent has a fatal attraction to marine animal life,” Baizhi explained.

“What the hell is this!” The two Profound Realm cultivators were surrounded by countless sea beasts but weren’t afraid. “How dare sea beasts in coastal waters attack humans? Have they lost their minds?”

“Go!” Soon after, the two jumped onto Black Whale Island.

“I have a Blood Jade Token. I’ll be fine here, but what about you? They’ll likely take out their anger on you,” Baizhi suddenly realized.

“You do have a conscience, girl. Don’t worry, use whatever methods you have. I have my own ways,” Zhanyue said. He wanted to see what Baizhi would do with that token. If her token could help her escape, he naturally had his own means.

At one corner of Black Whale Island stood an eerie bronze bell. Baizhi took out the token worth fifty million and struck the bronze bell with it. An eerie bell sound rang out, and white mist rose from the sea surface.

A golden light flashed in the mist, and a small boat emerged, rowed by an old man with hollow eyes. He was skeletal, his face full of wrinkles, quite terrifying.

“Just like the legend, it’s the ghost boatman,” Baizhi sighed in relief upon seeing the old man. The ancient texts she had read were not wrong.

Baizhi jumped onto the boat with her token, still concerned about Zhanyue. “How will you escape?”

“Like this,” Zhanyue grinned and also jumped onto the boat, his right hand holding a Blood Jade Token as well.

“You… how do you have a Blood Jade Token too?” Baizhi was shocked. What was the deal with this man?

“I picked it up,” Zhanyue smiled. He really had picked it up, from someone else’s pile of ashes.

“Picked it up?” Baizhi felt a sour feeling inside. She had spent fifty million! “You also know the secret of the Blood Jade Token?”

Zhanyue shook his head, “No, I don’t.”

“Huh? You dare to come along without knowing?” Baizhi was a bit speechless.

“Do I have a choice?” Zhanyue pointed at two figures emerging from the mist – Bai Wu and Bai Lu, who had fought their way through.

“It really is that man from that day!” Bai Wu looked at Zhanyue with regret and murderous intent. Then he said to Baizhi, “Young miss, come back with us. The rise and fall of the Bai family rests on you alone!”

“It’s time to go,” Baizhi didn’t reply, but instead spoke to the ghost boatman beside them.

“Where is this?” Zhanyue asked in confusion at the suddenly changed scenery. He realized things had gone seriously wrong. The connection with the illumination Goddess that had never been broken before was now severed. No matter how he called, he couldn’t contact the illumination Goddess.

“Ghost Sea… It seems you really don’t know anything. Sigh, I’ve dragged you into this,” Baizhi saw Zhanyue’s confused face and felt a bit guilty.