Several hours later, the Universe Sect's examination came to a complete end.
Those who had passed the examination stood in the plaza, packed densely together—four or five thousand people in all. Yet compared to the vast number of examinees, they accounted for less than one in a hundred.
Every examinee who had failed was utterly disheartened. They left the place and returned to their inns; even if they did not wish to leave, they could not remain here any longer.
"All right. From now on, you are disciples of my Universe Sect. As disciples of the Universe Sect, you must not slaughter your fellow disciples. You must stand united."
The chief examiner spoke in a deep voice. His voice was like thunder, endlessly reverberating, seemingly carrying a spiritual pressure that resonated with heaven and earth and transmitted itself into the minds of every examinee in the plaza.
At once, they all felt a chill run through them, as though immense pressure had descended upon their bodies.
"Yes!"
Xia Ping and the others answered loudly.
"Good. Begin the Heavenly Dao Blood Oath," the chief examiner said gravely.
Xia Ping's eyes flickered. From Cat Immortal's words, he knew that the so-called Heavenly Dao Blood Oath was an absolute law of the universe that could not be defied. Once sworn, it had to be obeyed. Otherwise, one would inevitably suffer the backlash of the laws of the universe and perish, body and soul extinguished.
Every disciple entering a saint-level sect had to make the Heavenly Dao Blood Oath, swearing never to betray their master or violate the sect's rules. Otherwise, they would suffer heaven's punishment.
Thus, among the many saint-level sects of the universe, unity was exceptionally strong, and betrayal was rarely seen. It was precisely because the Heavenly Dao Oath tightly bound