Yue Ziling's proposal was simple. He and Yun Zhongge could swear binding blood oaths, agreeing on when and where they would return a certain number of spirit stones. If they broke their oaths, they would suffer the punishment of the blood-binding technique. In exchange, Xu Yi would return the bottle of Heart-Devouring Worms.
Xu Yi said, "It's a decent plan. It doesn't cost me anything, and it makes things convenient for you two."
Hearing this, the tension in their hearts eased a little. Compared to the bomb lurking inside their bodies, the blood-binding technique was far more reassuring.
The reasoning was simple: the bottle of Heart-Devouring Worms was in Xu Yi's hands, which meant their lives were entirely in his control.
Never mind the possibility that Xu Yi might be in a bad mood one day and take out the bottle of Heart-Devouring Worms to play catch with a rock. He could also die in a fight.
And if he did, his Sumeru Ring would change hands, and the bottle of Heart-Devouring Worms would go with it.
By then, even if the two of them had gathered enough spirit stones, they wouldn't know whom to find to make the exchange.
With the blood-binding technique, however, they would hold all the cards. All they had to do was gather enough spirit stones by the agreed-upon date and deliver them to the agreed-upon place, and they would be home free.
Even if Xu Yi died, that wouldn't stop them from breaking free of the blood-binding technique's constraints.
The two of them alternated between fighting and making peace, seeming as fickle as dogs. But in truth, each had their own grievances.
With their lives hanging by a thread, no matter how much they loathed each other, they still had to work together when