"No matter. I can agree to that condition of yours."
Faced with Ying Huanhuan's solemn condition, Xiao Ling did not hesitate in the slightest. A faint smile touched the corners of his lips, and his tone was calm yet carried weight as he immediately agreed.
He looked openly at Ying Huanhuan, whose expression was tense, and his words were clear and firm, allowing everyone around them to hear him plainly.
"Since you are willing to make an agreement with me and help me accomplish my goal, I will naturally keep the Dao Sect's safety in mind. From now on, if the Dao Sect is ever invaded by powerful enemies, falls into a crisis of annihilation, or encounters a deadly calamity it cannot withstand, you need only send someone from the Dao Sect to deliver word. I, Xiao Ling, will appear as promised and do everything in my power to protect everyone in the Dao Sect. I will never allow the Dao Sect to suffer the disaster of destruction, nor allow its disciples to be bullied without cause."
In Xiao Ling's mind, agreeing to protect the Dao Sect like this was not some difficult matter that would cost him much effort.
With his current strength, he could already be called unrivaled in the present age across the Tian Xuan Continent. No matter who came to attack, he could crush and suppress them with a lift of his hand. Merely protecting the Dao Sect's peace was nothing more than a trivial matter he could settle with the slightest effort. It would take little thought and would not delay his own cultivation or plans. It was simply an easy favor.
The moment these words were spoken, the tense, stagnant atmosphere in the surrounding air eased by more than half.
Ying Xuanzi, who had