Song Nianchu was just about to bend down to pick up the black stone.
With a swoosh, the black stone took the initiative to fly into her hand and bounce around.
Song Nianchu: "..."
She even seemed to feel the joy coming from the black stone.
That perception of vitality became even more intense.
She had no idea what this black stone actually was.
Song Nianchu tried to probe it with her divine sense.
The next instant, she was bounced right back.
It wouldn't allow itself to be probed?
At this moment, Song Nianchu was extremely curious about this black stone.
It was just a pity that the original owner was foolish by nature and never bothered to read any books.
The knowledge in her memory was also limited.
She found no records related to this kind of black stone in her memories.
Swoosh!
After bouncing around in Song Nianchu's hand for a while, the black stone flew away.
Seeing this, Song Nianchu immediately gave chase.
The black stone began darting around frantically like a mad thing.
This peak was quite large.
It had a Cultivation Room, an alchemy room, and other facilities.
Song Nianchu was dumbfounded to see the black stone starting to dash about and wreak havoc.
Boom!
After destroying a Formation, the black stone immediately rushed toward the next target, a Cultivation Room.
Song Nianchu wanted to stop the black stone.
As a result, she found that her speed simply could not keep up with it.
Song Nianchu knew very well that if she let this black stone continue its destruction, the place where she lived would be completely ruined.
In her desperation, Song Nianchu issued a threat: "If you dare to destroy even a single blade of grass here again, I'll call my master back to smash you to pieces."
The black stone, leaping through midair, stopped abruptly.
Seeing the black stone frozen stiff in midair, Song Nianchu realized it could understand what she was saying.
"Come down," Song Nianchu said.
The black stone wobbled in midair and obediently flew in front of Song Nianchu.
"What on earth are you?" Song Nianchu was completely bewildered at this moment.
However, she sensed that there was nothing harmful to her inside this black stone.
If she really had to say there was something, it was... rather lively.
Upon hearing Song Nianchu's words, the black stone seemed somewhat dissatisfied as it wobbled in front of her.
"I used my divine sense to probe you, why wouldn't you let me?" Song Nianchu stared at the black stone and asked.
The black stone wobbled again.
Song Nianchu realized she had no idea what the other party was trying to express.
She subconsciously rubbed her brow, feeling a massive headache coming on.
It seemed she would still have to ask her master about this later.
Just as she was thinking this, the black stone slammed hard against her arm.
Hiss...
Song Nianchu frowned in pain.
The skin on her arm was broken directly, and a trace of blood oozed out.
The black stone quickly rolled over the wound...
Immediately afterward, a contract formation appeared.
Before Song Nianchu could even react, she discovered that she had been contracted.
"Master..." A soft, milky voice that was hard to tell whether male or female rang out in her Consciousness Sea.
Song Nianchu: "..."
"A contract pet?" Song Nianchu sensed the contract thread in her Consciousness Sea and was dumbfounded.
"That's right, Master, I am your contract pet," the adorable voice sounded again.
A contract spirit pet... could it really be this easy?
In the original owner's memories, none of her family members had spirit pets.
Moreover, it was extremely difficult for others to obtain a spirit pet.
However, her master should have a spirit pet.
At this moment, Song Nianchu did not yet know that the moment the contract formation appeared, several Supreme Elders in the sect had been alerted.
And they immediately contacted the sect master to rush over here.
"Why did you contract with me?" Song Nianchu was very puzzled. "In this sect, there are many people more powerful than me."
"Your talent is good." There was joy in the spirit pet's voice. "And you also possess all elemental attributes. Having a master like you makes me very proud."
Song Nianchu: "..."
So, her guess was correct?
She really might possess all elemental attributes?
Just as Song Nianchu was about to say something, the spirit pet spoke up first: "Master, your master is back. Have him help me break open this clumsy stone."
After saying that, it added a worried note: "Tell him to be careful, I'm very fragile."
Song Nianchu: "..."
"Disciple..." Tantai Xu's voice fell, and he arrived in front of Song Nianchu. "This is your identity token. With this from now on, you can check various sect announcements and news right inside it."
"Thank you, Master." Song Nianchu took it, and then said, "Master, can you help me break this stone open? My spirit pet is inside."
By this point, Song Nianchu could no longer hide it from her master.
After all, the moment it was broken open, he would be able to see the situation inside anyway.
Tantai Xu thought he had misheard.
" Lass, what did you just say?"
"I just contracted a spirit pet, and it's inside this stone," Song Nianchu said, pointing at the black stone.
Tantai Xu: "..."
He finally remembered what had felt wrong earlier.
Wasn't this the exact matter the sect master had mentioned to him before?
Tantai Xu subconsciously wanted to hide the black stone away.
At the very least, he couldn't let people from the sect know.
As a result, just as he got the black stone into his hands, the sect master and the Supreme Elders arrived.
"Tantai Xu..." The sect master's voice carried a hint of excitement.
Tantai Xu sighed inwardly—he was a step too late.
Seeing her master's expression, Song Nianchu acutely sensed that something was wrong.
"Master..." Song Nianchu called out, her eyes full of inquiry.
Tantai Xu waved his hand: "It's nothing."
"Did you contract a divine beast?" The sect master asked straight to the point.
Tantai Xu nodded: "I did, so what?"
The two Supreme Elders behind him looked at Tantai Xu: "That divine beast will not contract with anyone over thirty years old."
Tantai Xu: "..."
The sect master knew this as well, and the gazes of several people simultaneously turned to Song Nianchu.
"You are the one who contracted the divine beast, aren't you?" The sect master looked at Song Nianchu and asked.
Hearing this, Tantai Xu instinctively stepped in front of his disciple: "If you want it, I'll just give it back to you. We don't care for it."
The sect master looked at him helplessly: "A divine beast chooses its master; it cannot be changed."
"Then what do you people want? Don't you dare dump those rotten troubles onto my disciple, we won't accept it." Tantai Xu knew a thing or two about those past events.
A bunch of old fogies couldn't handle it, so they were pinning their hopes on a teenage girl?
Do these people have no shame?
"Tantai Xu..." The Gray-robed Elder spoke up. "What's done is done, we can only look forward."
The Black-robed Elder beside him also nodded: "Indeed. We also know what you're worried about. For now, only the three of us know about this matter, and we won't let others find out."
"Tantai Xu, could it be that you don't wish for your disciple to become outstanding? To help you fight your way back to that place?" Although the Gray-robed Elder had little contact with Tantai Xu, he had also heard about his situation from the sect master.
Tantai Xu sneered: "If I want to go back, can't I go back myself? Do I need to rely on my disciple?"
"Then go back now," the Gray-robed Elder said.
"Do they deserve it?" Tantai Xu's expression was extremely ugly.
The Gray-robed Elder sighed: "We placed that object in the Treasure Pavilion with the sole purpose of selecting disciples with good talent. Those with insufficient talent could never succeed in making a contract."
The Black-robed Elder also nodded: "After all these years, no one has ever been able to make it leave with them successfully. We can't afford to wait for the next talented disciple to appear."
Hearing this, Song Nianchu suspected that she had probably contracted a hot potato.
"Who on earth are you?" Song Nianchu asked her spirit pet using her divine sense.
"I am a divine beast, a Phoenix." The spirit pet paused. "I possess a rather powerful and noble bloodline, but I'm missing a lot of my memories."
Song Nianchu: "..."
A Phoenix divine beast?
What kind of heaven-defying luck was this?
She had actually contracted a Phoenix.
"Master, you don't need to worry. Just wait for me to grow a bit, and they won't be able to do anything to you," the spirit pet said with great certainty.
Hearing this, Song Nianchu felt a weight lift from her heart.
She certainly didn't like being restrained.
"Disciple, what do you say?" Tantai Xu looked at Song Nianchu.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Song Nianchu said honestly.
Hearing Song Nianchu's words, the Gray-robed Elder's eyes lit up: "Song Nianchu, if you want to know anything, we can tell you whatever we are permitted to say."