"I want to become a Saint."

　　Margo replied. She had been trapped at the sixth step Semi Holy Rank for centuries and could not break through. It wasn't due to a lack of talent, but rather, to insufficient resources.

　　If the church were willing to set aside the resources for her, she might not have been able to become a Saint, but at the very least, she would have reached the peak of the Semi-Holy Priest Rank by now.

　　A pity that her lack of factionalism made her position unsteady even in the inquisitress department. To say nothing of the church as a whole.

　　"That, I can do. I can even make a Saint in both the martial and spiritual paths. However, are you willing to pay the price?"

　　Konrad's words and following inquiry caused Margo's eyes to widen in shock. However, she quickly recomposed herself.

　　"What price? As long as I can reach sainthood, I can pay any price."

　　Different eyes had different skies. For the current Margo, the Saint level was the pinnacle of cultivation while the Divine Rank was nothing but a pipedream, a cultivation folk tale.

　　In the Holy Flame Empire's hundred thousand years of history, there had never been a Star Taming Stage expert, to say nothing of the Divine Rank. Therefore, most cultivators saw sainthood as the end of the road. The achievement of a lifetime.

　　Margo was no exception. But with her talent and resources, sainthood would forever remain an elusive dream.

　　If there really was an opportunity to seize. She could pay any price!

　　"Your soul."

　　Konrad replied while rotating his hand. A purple orchid appeared within, before floating toward Margo.

　　"This is a Phantasm Orchid. If you pledge it your soul and sign the pact with a drop of your blood, it will fulfill your wish."

　　Konrad explained as the orchid landed in Margo's hands.

　　"That simple?"

　　"That simple."

　　Margo no longer hesitated. Raising the orchid before her eyes to make her pledge.

　　"I want to become a Saint! I want to become a Saint!!! If you can fulfill my wish, my soul is yours."

　　She then bit her finger to blood and released one drop onto the orchid. The blood vanished within, and the orchid shone with dazzling purple light. Konrad observed the scene with rapt attention.

　　Naturally, he could have completed that contract on his own in the usual way. He could even have compelled Margo into surrendering herself if he so wished. With his current bloodline level, women beneath the Holy Rank could no longer resist him.

　　However, he wanted to experiment with this new power. If everything went without a hitch, then from now on, he possessed a way to contract people en ma.s.se all across the empire without being personally present.