The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 177 - 128: Corpse Suspended at the City Gate (6000 Words) _3

"Hoot hoot..."

Oxen and horses were even more adorable than the Pink Ostrich, but to understand human language, maybe they would have to wait for their next life.

However, this ox had "docility" as its core personality.

All Ye Hanjun had to do was feed it a few times, and it would act very affectionately towards him.

This was also why even two round trips were not a great burden.

"Stay put."

With a click, Ye Hanjun opened the door to his room and headed directly for the washroom – his first target.

Although GuaGua had become quite adept at bathing service, its cool water spray still was not as tempting as a hot bath filled with petals.

With a suppressed sigh of relief, the comforting feeling erupted among the rising steam.

After soaking in the bath for a full hour, Ye Hanjun emerged refreshed, having shaken off most of the fatigue accumulated over the past week.

But this was not enough. Without contemplating anything, he soon lay down on the bed, pulled up the blanket, and fell into a deep sleep within seconds.

Thus, the second day arrived shortly before dawn.

Ye Hanjun, who awoke from his sleep, was full of vigor, and his fair skin showed a slight flush.

"Yiye~~~"

The tadpole, having also slept, reverted from its stone state back to its original form.

Its pair of eyes were also glowing. It seemed to look forward to each day and never seemed troubled. Its mood was rarely affected.

Ye Hanjun played with GuaGua for a while.

Then he seriously ponders the things that needed to be done in future, planning step by step from long-term to short-term.

The missing vitality in his body had already been mostly restored to a robust state, thanks to a series of potent medicines and food.

At this stage, there was also no need to deliberately cultivate Huazhu. By participating daily in Death Challenges, she could acquire hundreds of skill proficiency.

The "Instructor" was also about to breakthrough, maxing in twenty days at most, and progressing step by step would suffice.

The remaining issues were none other than the "Contracted Demon" and the "Blood Covenant Ceremony".

Moreover, it was necessary to confirm whether the institution had obtained the information of the employer behind Ghost Hand’s death.

If not, he would eventually have to find a way on his own, quickly identifying who was behind the scenes, and eliminate this latent threat... completely!

Having planned out properly, Ye Hanjun first went to the Cross Old Street and sold the materials obtained from hunting in the Yellow Mud Swamp in batches.

While earning spirit stones, he replenished the lost supplies and medicines, ensuring that there were always plenty of materials in his Dimensional Space Bag.

Then, after a busy afternoon, Ye Hanjun went to the Task Hall to check on the "Eyewitness Task" he had posted.

"Sir, I’m sorry, but the 500 lower quality spirit stones you stored here have been completely deducted."

The receptionist, after checking the information, handed over a sealed box.

"These are all the information collected, a total of 18 pieces. Please check them."

"So many?"

Ye Hanjun was somewhat surprised, so he found a VIP rest room, locked the door, and started reading the scrolls.

[Information 1: Someone discovered a suspected demonic skeleton 700 miles south of the Canghai Pavilion. The fragments of the bones are suspected to be genuine... this incident occurred one year ago.]

[Information 2: A student heard rumors in the Red Mountain Village, near the Canghai Pavilion, that a monster with a pig’s head, a dog’s body, and bat wings, possibly a ’Pig Demon’, intruded the village a hundred years ago. The village hunters jointly attempted to kill it, but no one returned and the whereabouts of the monster were unknown...]

[Information 3: Someone mentioned an intact demon egg had appeared in an underground auction house and was auctioned off by an unknown buyer. The event occurred ten years ago...]

[Information 4: An anonymous assistant provided information that a type of black blood had been seen in a certain Mentor’s lab. Although its species was unknown, the label on it read "Demon Blood". The incident occurred five years ago...]

...

Finished reading the 18 pieces of information in a few minutes, Ye Hanjun slightly frowned, playing with the few pieces of black bone fragments which were provided as "physical evidence". He remained silent.

The information... was overall unreliable.

Although three people provided physical evidence, only one bone fragment felt "familiar" in his hand.

The other two were not demon bones at all, but belonged to some dark-attributed Fond Spirits. Because they were too broken, Ye Hanjun couldn’t identify which.

"All are ’suspected’ or ’inferred’, otherwise they happened ’long ago’..."

"As for these demon eggs, demon blood, demon bones... if I were to track them down myself, who knows how much time and effort it would take..."

"Moreover, even if I really find them, who knows if the demon species is too inferior? Should I make a contract with it for now and find a way to strengthen the bloodline later or should I absolutely not compromise and directly discard it?"

Pondering for a bit, Ye Hanjun temporarily put the information away, left the VIP lounge, and found the staff again.

He continued to post the ’Find the Demon’ task, this time prepaying 1000 lower-quality spirit stones, and requested that it be noted in the task announcement. If someone could provide excellent clues that could help him find a non-conventional live demon, they should leave their contact information for a large number of spirit stones as a reward.

"Sir, your task has been posted."

The staff member smiled, indicating that Ye Hanjun could leave, and then asked the next person in line to come forward.

There were hundreds of new tasks being posted and completed in the Task Hall every day. Once completed, rewards were given.