Chapter 1170: Chapter 1156: Audience with the Immortal
Nancy reached the third floor.
Seeing the corpses strewn haphazardly on the ground, there was a hint of fear in her eyes.
Four clearing men.
Just like that, they were instantly killed, in the time it takes for a breath, apart from the sound of bodies hitting the ground, no other sound was heard.
Very powerful.
Nancy took a deep breath, turned and twisted her hand in the void, and pulled out a ledger dripping with ashes.
Pressing the Ash Ledger, she placed it on the heads of these people, gradually extracting a small ball of light.
"Can it be done this way?"
Baiyu’s face showed a hint of surprise.
"Rest assured, killing people cannot steal lifespan. This lifespan, I had given to them earlier and within an hour, I can reclaim it. If it exceeds an hour, it becomes impossible. To truly gain lifespan, the trade must be willing, that is the rule of the Ash Ledger.
A hundred years lifespan.
Moreover, if trading lifespan, it will devour ninety years, leaving only ten years for the ledger holder."
Nancy explained the information about the Ash Ledger.
But she clearly only said some, not the complete details, after all, it’s what she relies on to survive now. Though Baiyu is trustworthy, Nancy certainly wouldn’t reveal everything about this life-preserving item.
"Alright."
Nancy reclaimed the lifespan she had given to these four, then sighed lightly, and the Ash Ledger disappeared in her hand.
"Must it be a willing trade from both parties to proceed with the Ash Ledger? What about being persuaded?"
"That’s possible too, the Ashen Ledger cannot forcibly extract someone’s lifespan, but if the trader volunteers, it can take the lifespan."
Nancy gave Baiyu a glance: "I’ve said enough, goodnight, Mr. Bai."
"Goodnight, Miss Nancy."
Baiyu smiled gently, snapping his fingers, and invisible flames instantly burned the corpses on the ground clean.
After becoming a Master of Techniques, this is the comfort.
Various Spirit Techniques, allowing him to easily commit theft and destroy evidence.
On the bed.
Baiyu quietly pondered how to deal with the clearing men.
Nancy is extremely beneficial to him, not to mention anything else, just her ability to collect lifespan using the Ash Ledger is irreplaceable, and even as effective as a level 0 Sealing Object without any drawbacks.
The only danger.
Is the clearing men.
"An Extraordinary from the Divination Sequence, it seems I have to try the Secret Technique taught by the Moon Sect, to see if it works."
As a Divine Spirit, Black Moon naturally possesses authority.
Black Moon’s authority embodies mystery, sacrifice, and eeriness.
These things are more like metaphysical whims, unlike the Red Cup that governs desire, or Scars that control conflict and confrontation.
Mystery, sacrifice, eeriness.
All are highly conceptual terms.
However.
In the Moon Realm, Baiyu has learned some Secret Techniques through the moon’s teachings.
These Secret Techniques pertain to secrecy.
Like the Secret Keeper, Black Moon holds the authority of secrecy, but does not control the main authority of secrecy.
However, hiding Nancy’s whereabouts should be sufficient.
...
Early the next morning.
Baiyu arrived outside the Adventurer Association and found the Mirror Lady.
"Sorry, Mr. Black Night, the Forgotten Society hasn’t replied to me yet. The Forgotten Society is a very closed organization, and rarely accepts new members, so they are currently discussing."
The Mirror Lady clearly hopes Baiyu can join the Forgotten Society.
It seems.
The Bain Clan’s situation in the Forgotten Society should be very bad, may even have already been marginalized.
"It’s alright. Your Bain Clan should have a core position in the Forgotten Society, even fallen these years, you should retain two marginal seats, right?"
Baiyu said with a smile.
The Mirror Lady shook her head: "No, it’s worse than you think, we still have one marginal seat.
Over the years, the Bain clan has had many parasites, sucking blood from the family, and now seeing it crumbling, they’ve disappeared one by one.
Leaving behind a mess.
Now maintaining one marginal seat is already the Bain clan’s utmost effort.
If there are no seats.
Then the Bain family’s assets, including this Adventurer Association, will change hands."
At this point.
Harley Bain’s expression became somewhat agitated, gritting her teeth, she said sternly: "Mr. Black Night, our clan elders have said, if you can help preserve the seat in the Forgotten Society, then you’ll be supported to become a council member."
"Oh? So, you want me to take your seat?"
"Yes."
Harley Bain said solemnly.
Baiyu was originally not much interested in the Forgotten Society, but now, he felt tempted.
The Forgotten Society has seven major councilors.
And twenty-two council members.
Among these, the seven major councilors correspond to the seven main seats, and the twenty-two council members belong to marginal seats.
Usually, councilors are held by the patriarch of each family.
But there are special cases.
Like now.
"Your Bain clan’s Immortal, is no longer able?"
"Very weak, the ancestor has been asleep for two hundred years, hasn’t stepped out of the tomb."
Harley Bain’s voice was somewhat lowered.
Apparently.
The Immortal of the Bain Clan is a divine transgressor.
His power is mostly used to suppress the impact of divine transgression, to constantly fight the impulse to kill his descendants and to maintain sanity.
Moreover.
Immortals also grow weak.
They possess endless lifespan, but most immortals cannot always remain at a peak state.
Their cells will age alike.
Their skin will droop alike.
Especially immortals not serving any Divine Spirits, without divine favor, they are even more prone to weakness.
This won’t kill.
But makes them very frail.
"May I see your family’s Immortal?" Baiyu asked.
Harley Bain quickly became vigilant: "What do you intend to do?"
Immortal.
This is the Bain Clan’s lifeline, and the foundation for the family’s rise and survival.
"No malice, I’m just curious, curious about how mortals can achieve immortality. Of course, with my power, I’m not capable of affecting an Immortal."
Baiyu said with a smile: "If you want to cooperate with me, then, you must present someone reliable, and I think compared to your clan’s patriarchs and elders, the Immortal’s stance determines your family’s stance."
Harley Bain’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, then said: "I... I’ll try to inform the family, see if they agree."
"Alright."
"Next, let’s discuss another matter, Mirror Lady, can you help me find a sufficiently large room? Preferably a quiet one. This can be regarded as the first step in our cooperation."
Baiyu said with a smile.
