Spirit Seal!
A special kind of mark, produced only by those who possess a spirit body.
However, each spirit can only possess one such spirit seal. Once consumed, it is impossible to generate a second one.
As for the function of the spirit seal, it is simple, as indicated by its other common name.
Contractual Spirit Seal!
From this name, one can likely infer the meaning this spirit seal represents.
Indeed!
Once a person is branded with a spirit seal, they enter into a mysterious contract with the spirit lord (the possessor of the spirit body), known as… the Spirit Contract.
And the person branded with the Spirit Contract becomes a spirit servant exclusively belonging to the spirit lord.
Meaning, a servant of the spirit lord.
Do not look down upon the status of spirit servants. In the distant primordial era, countless individuals spent their entire lives aspiring to become a spirit servant to a spirit lord.
After all, every "spirit" can be considered a favored child of heaven.
Their power is beyond doubt.
And as their spirit servants, they could gain heaven-defying benefits through the Spirit Contract.
The most crucial among these was mutual nurturing and advancement.
Simply put, if a powerful spirit lord were to bestow his spirit seal upon a cultivator of lower strength, then after receiving the spirit seal, that cultivator's cultivation speed would be greatly enhanced.
Furthermore, any bottlenecks encountered in their cultivation would pose no obstacle, and they could easily overcome them.
Conversely, if the spirit lord were young and bestowed his spirit seal upon a cultivator of high realm, then the spirit lord's cultivation speed would increase.
Of course!
Some might feel that this offers no benefit to those with high cultivation, no improvement to their own power.
Speaking of which, this brings us to another heaven-defying effect of the spirit seal.
Talent Sharing!
With these four words, there is likely no need for further explanation.
As is widely known, spirits possess innate talent in certain domains. This talent can then be shared with a chosen spirit servant, to the tune of eighty percent, through the Spirit Contract.
Eighty percent of a spirit's talent – is there a more heaven-defying opportunity than this?
In addition to the aforementioned benefits, there are also certain privileges that only spirit lords possess.
For instance, a spirit lord can directly control the life and death of their spirit servant.
This point is exceedingly overbearing.
After all, no matter how one puts it, spirit servants still carry the character "servant" in their name. Speaking kindly, they are guards. Speaking bluntly, they are… spirit slaves.
Mere slaves.
Furthermore, there is another overbearing aspect.
That is, when a spirit lord suffers a life-threatening injury, they can directly transfer it to their spirit servant, causing the latter to die in their stead.
In simple terms, the spirit lord possesses two lives.
Yet, despite these restraints, the status of spirit servants was still highly esteemed in the primordial era. Especially the spirit servants of forbidden spirits, whose exalted status was beyond ordinary comprehension.
Therefore, even with numerous restrictions, there were always countless people who desired to become spirit servants.
After discussing spirit servants, there is actually a peculiar aspect to the spirit seal itself.
That is, it possesses a certain degree of self-awareness.
Under normal circumstances, it would obey the will of the spirit lord, cooperate with the Spirit Contract, and ultimately choose someone to become a spirit servant.
However, exceptions can occur.
When the spirit seal senses a certain special emotion from someone towards the spirit lord, its self-awareness will make a judgment, discerning whether that person is qualified to become the spirit lord's spirit servant.
If they are qualified, it will bypass the spirit lord and directly sign the Spirit Contract with that person, causing them to gain a spirit servant without the spirit lord's knowledge.
However, in the primordial era, such situations were what all spirit lords hoped for.
This is because the spirit seal's self-selection often chooses individuals who are most compatible with the spirit lord, maximizing the benefits for both parties.
For example, if someone's adoration for a spirit lord runs deep in their soul, the spirit seal might respond.
After becoming a spirit servant, that person's loyalty to the spirit lord will surpass all others, even their own life.
And this is the advantage of the spirit seal's self-selection.
It is worth noting that, according to records, there have been instances of spirit servants betraying their lords.
Therefore, the spirit seal choosing its own candidate has always been the most anticipated event for spirit lords.
Unfortunately, such occurrences are generally rare.
…
"Time Spirit Seal, ah! What exactly are you thinking, to have descended upon her?"
Ye Ming gently held the woman in his embrace, who was still writhing in pain, his mood gradually becoming complex.
Fortunately, he had isolated space beforehand. Otherwise, if his current words were to spread, he feared he would never be able to clear his name, even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
At this moment, Ye Ming could not have imagined that when the power of reincarnation had gone out of control within Ye Chuan Kyoko's body earlier, it had indirectly led to a Spirit Contract being signed with her.
He had not noticed such a thing at all.
If not for Ye Chuan Kyoko's unusual behavior, he might still be in the dark.
And he himself had almost made a grave mistake because of it.
However, after learning that his spirit seal had chosen Ye Chuan Kyoko, Ye Ming's mind was filled with another immense doubt.
According to the records of the Immortal Dharma Codex, cases of spirit seals self-selecting their masters are extremely rare. Through research on those cases, people discovered a pattern.
Only when someone develops an extremely strong and special emotion towards the spirit lord will the spirit seal be stirred.
And such special emotions can be worship, faith, protection, gratitude, love, or even hatred.
Any of these emotions can resonate with the spirit seal.
So, the question arises: based on what special emotion did Ye Chuan Kyoko cause the Resonance Seal to resonate?
This is something Ye Ming has never understood.
However, as he looked down at the woman in his arms, he seemed to understand something.
Yet, he could not clearly differentiate.
In his opinion, Ye Chuan Kyoko was more than seventy percent likely to have been favored by the spirit seal and become his spirit servant due to her gratitude towards him.
And after becoming a spirit servant, the gratitude in Ye Chuan Kyoko's heart would be constantly amplified, to the point where she would be willing to sacrifice everything for the spirit lord.
Including her own body.
This could also explain the reason for her previous frantic actions.
However, this was only a seventy percent possibility.
As for the remaining thirty percent, Ye Ming directly erased it from his mind.
"Impossible! She must have been chosen by the spirit seal based on gratitude," Ye Ming shook his head frantically, turning the seventy percent probability into one hundred percent.
At the same time, he was willing to treat seventy percent as one hundred percent.
As time slowly passed, after Ye Chuan Kyoko had vented her emotions, her mood gradually calmed down.
However, when she realized she was being held by someone, her recently relaxed nerves were forced to tense up again.
But just as she was unsure of what to do, a gentle voice reached her ears.
"Don't be nervous, it's not your fault!"