Zhou Tong and the others soon followed the woman into a palace.
She said calmly, "After becoming inner guards of the Yinglong Guard, you may freely browse any of the Dao Scripture Palace's texts that ordinary Yinglong Guards can access, so long as they cost fewer than one hundred merits!"
"Next, the three of you will swear a Heavenly Dao Oath exactly as I instruct. Aside from your own names, you must not alter a single word!" She looked at Zhou Tong and the others. "Listen carefully. Repeat after me: I swear here, with the Heavenly Dao as witness..."
"I, Zhou Tong, swear here, with the Heavenly Dao as witness..."
"I, Xuan Kong, swear here, with the Heavenly Dao as witness..."
"I, Ao Yu, swear here, with the Heavenly Dao as witness..."
The three spoke at once, repeating the oath after the woman word by word. Other than their own names, they did not change a single word.
The oath's contents were exactly as stated in the booklet before. They were required to be loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty until death or until they became Heavenly Deities or Pure Yang True Immortals. Only by becoming Heavenly Deities or Pure Yang True Immortals could they leave the Great Xia Yinglong Guard.
As the oath was spoken, an invisible ripple immediately descended.
It was a supreme ripple of the Heavenly Dao. This oath had been acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao, and once violated, one would immediately face the Heavenly Dao's punishment. Even an Immortal would immediately suffer backlash upon violating a Heavenly Dao Oath. If the oath included the words "soul scattered and spirit dispersed," then it would naturally come to pass.
"If I violate this oath, I, Zhou Tong/Xuan Kong/Ao Yu, shall immediately have my soul scattered and spirit dispersed,