The moment Lu Feng heard Lu Yan's words, he immediately activated his Soul Consciousness.
"If you all grant my request and escort me ten li into the mountains, I will certainly tell you the true origins of the treasured saber. Should I break this oath, may Heaven strike me down with five bolts of lightning." He made the soul oath with utter frankness and ease, without the slightest hesitation showing on his face.
Seeing this, Ruan Gou and Li Hu immediately lowered their guard. They thought that "Feng Sanlu," being so young yet already possessing Earth Soul Realm cultivation, was a talent worth nurturing. Surely he would not stake a soul oath on a lie and breed inner demons because of it. At once, they believed his words without doubt.
Listening to Lu Feng's soul oath, the deeply calculating Lu Yan felt that it was somewhat evasive. Unable to judge the truth of it, he was about to speak and demand that Lu Feng clarify himself further.
But then he suddenly saw several disciples from other factions slowly approaching from afar. Clearly, Lu Feng's earlier words about throwing the treasured saber to them had stirred their interest.
Lu Yan promptly put away his suspicions and directly gestured for Lu Feng to enter the mountain first. Seeing this, Lu Feng secretly let out a breath of relief. If Lu Yan had truly insisted on holding him back, he would likely have had no choice but to tear off all pretenses. A soul oath was not something one could make recklessly.
This time, he had only promised to reveal the treasured saber's origins, which was enough to muddle through the matter. After the three men each returned to their teams and gave a few simple instructions, they entered the forest together.
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