Sheltering the Human Race for Three Hundred Years

Song Zhong deliberately looked at Baihua Immortal King with disdain. "You? What could you possibly use to make a deal with me? It's not that I look down on you, but the only thing you have worth showing off is that pretty face of yours.

No matter how beautiful a body is, it will end up as nothing but a skeleton. Hmm... perhaps not even a skeleton will remain—it might be smashed into a heap of dust.

I truly don't know what you have that could be used in a deal with me."

"I told you that your cultivation aptitude can still be improved, and your physical body can become even stronger." As Baihua Immortal King spoke, a strange expression appeared on her face. She looked at Song Zhong and said, "Do you remember when you absorbed the first bone segment? I told you then that you could improve.

At that time, I had only made a cursory observation of your body.

But as you absorbed so many bone segments, I discovered that your cultivation aptitude is very strange.

Your cultivation aptitude naturally cannot be considered weak, and you could even be regarded as a Heavenly Prodigy.

But... with your cultivation aptitude, let alone possessing the absolutely invincible bearing you now have within the Immortal King Realm, even among the cultivators who have entered the Realm of the Heavens today, it would only be average—perhaps even below average.

Previously, I even suspected that I had judged you incorrectly. But after studying it carefully, I discovered that your aptitude truly does not match the strength you have displayed."

She was genuinely puzzled. How could Song Zhong possess such terrifying strength with that cultivation aptitude?

"You can improve my aptitude? How certain are you?" Song Zhong lowered his head to look at Baihua Immortal King. Of course, he knew his aptitude was average. This was already the result after his aptitude had been improved many times.

If Baihua Immortal King could improve his aptitude again, his cultivation speed would certainly become even faster, and his strength at the same cultivation realm could become even greater.

"I am completely certain." Baihua Immortal King said confidently, "My aptitude used to be even worse than yours, yet now my aptitude is higher than yours. I improved it all by myself.

Not only your aptitude, I can also improve the strength of your physical body. I can help you with all of that.

But I also hope that you will help me.

For example, we can take out eighteen of the remaining bone segments to pass this level, then let me absorb all the rest. How about it?

Then, help me... help me advance to the tenth level, or the ninth level?"

"You certainly have things well planned." Song Zhong immediately sneered. "After I help you get in, where am I supposed to find you once you leave the Realm of the Heavens?"

Baihua Immortal King immediately said, "Don't you have Oath-Sworn Jade? When the time comes, we can use the Oath-Sworn Jade to swear an oath together. Naturally, we will both abide by it."

Song Zhong had heard that little green person mention Oath-Sworn Jade before. Just from its name, he could tell what it did.

But that alone was not enough.

"You really know how to scheme. Those Oath-Sworn Jades are mine as well, and after I help you so much, how many levels I help you enter will be apparent soon enough.

But your promise to improve my aptitude and physical strength is far too illusory. It lacks something tangible.

How about this? Our Great Thousand World currently has no cultivator in the Supreme Realm. Didn't you say your master is very powerful? Have your master help protect our Great Thousand World.

Keep protecting it until our Great Thousand World produces a Supreme Realm cultivator."

"What? Your Great Thousand World has no Supreme Realm cultivator?"

Baihua Immortal King froze for a moment, but quickly understood.

"Something happened to the Supreme Realm cultivator of your Great Thousand World."

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I can have Master protect you, but what you said about having Master continuously protect your world until your world gives birth to another Supreme Realm cultivator—Master will absolutely never agree to that."

For a Great Thousand World without a Supreme Realm cultivator, finding an expert to protect it was the most important thing.

But for her master, it would not be much trouble.

However, her master would definitely not agree to protect them indefinitely.

"Twice. Based on my understanding of Master, Master can protect your Great Thousand World at most twice, which means two hundred years."

"Three times." Song Zhong directly held up one finger.

Two hundred years should be enough. One hundred years to reach the Immortal Emperor Realm, then another hundred years to reach the Supreme Realm.

But what if something went wrong?

An additional hundred years would be safer.

"Three hundred years..." Baihua Immortal King furrowed her brow. "I can try, but you had better take me deeper. That way, Master will value me more highly, and when I speak to Master, the chances of Master agreeing will be greater."

"I cannot guarantee which level you can enter." Song Zhong looked at Baihua Immortal King with disgust. "After all, you are so weak. If a group of cultivators surrounds and attacks me, I won't be able to look after you. If you get instantly killed by other cultivators, there will be nothing I can do.

I can only protect you as much as possible."

"Fine, I agree. Then take out the Oath-Sworn Jade." Baihua Immortal King nodded. She also knew that Song Zhong's words made sense.

Soon, Song Zhong took out his Universe Ring and searched through it. Before long, two Jade Pendants appeared in his sight.

He took out one Jade Pendant and asked, "This is it, right? Do we use one of these or two? Also, I want to know what happens if someone breaks the oath?"

He had heard that little green person mention Oath-Sworn Jade before, but he did not know exactly how it was used or how it worked.

"One is enough. As for breaking the oath, the Heavenly Dao will then relentlessly suppress the one who breaks it. At that time, if the oathbreaker resumes fulfilling the agreement, the Heavenly Dao will stop its suppression.

But if the oathbreaker continues to violate the oath, the Heavenly Dao will directly attack them and blast them to death.

That is why no cultivator dares to violate an oath sworn through Oath-Sworn Jade. Also, the 'Oath-Sworn' in Oath-Sworn Jade uses the character for 'initiate,' not the one for 'rise.'

I do not know why that particular character is used either. Supposedly, using Oath-Sworn Jade opens a passage to some special existence.

As for how to use it, we each grasp one end of the Oath-Sworn Jade and channel Immortal Qi into it. Then we speak our vows. Once we confirm that the other party's vow is correct, we channel Immortal Qi into it once more."

Using the Oath-Sworn Jade was simple enough. The vows themselves, however, required some thought.

Soon, Song Zhong and Baihua Immortal King each decided on their vows. After they both confirmed them, they simultaneously channeled Immortal Qi into the Oath-Sworn Jade and spoke at almost the same time.

"I, Baihua Immortal King, swear here that if Song Zhong agrees to take eighteen bone segments together with me, then gives me the remaining bone segments for my use, and does all he can to help me reach deeper levels of the Realm of the Heavens, I will do all I can to help Song Zhong improve his aptitude and physical body.

At the same time, I will have my master protect the Great Thousand World where Song Zhong resides for three hundred years."

"I, Song Zhong, swear here that after taking eighteen bone segments, the remaining bone segments will be at Baihua Immortal King's disposal. Afterward, I will do all I can to help her enter deeper levels of the Realm of the Heavens."

After the two confirmed that there were no issues with the vows, they once again sent Immortal Qi into the Oath-Sworn Jade.

The next instant, the Oath-Sworn Jade exploded with a boom, transforming into two streams of power that entered Song Zhong and Baihua Immortal King's bodies respectively.

The oath was sealed!