On the deserted island.
Cheng Buzheng and Madam Yao stood facing each other.
After a long silence...
Cheng Buzheng looked at the earnest Madam Yao, then finally shook his head and said softly:
"Compensation?
There's no need for that!"
At this point, Cheng Buzheng paused before continuing:
"However, I hope Madam can swear a Heart Demon Oath!"
At those words.
A trace of astonishment flashed through Madam Yao's beautiful eyes.
She had not expected the man before her to possess such formidable resolve. At a moment like this, the first thing he considered was whether the news about the Primordial Chaos Qi was true, rather than anything else?
And most importantly, he was not moved by her in the slightest!
That truly was infuriating.
Yet it also showed that he was a cold and heartless man.
On second thought!
Madam Yao found it only natural. Without such unwavering resolve, no matter how many opportunities one had?
No matter how good one's aptitude?
He could not have cultivated to his present realm.
Especially since he had even broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm in the Boundless Sea—then it was all the more impossible!
Otherwise!
No matter how many methods he possessed or how powerful his combat strength was, he would not have been able to rise above the masses and become a powerhouse who could shake an entire region.
After all.
The situation in the Boundless Sea was far more complicated than on the mainland.
All manner of schemes, plots, and covert attacks emerged one after another without end.
In an instant.
Countless thoughts flashed through Madam Yao's mind.
At the same time.
In that very moment, Madam Yao regained her usual bewitching charm and met Cheng Buzheng's gaze.
Seeing this.
Cheng Buzheng's expression remained cold, and there was not