Once she refined it, she would be loyal to him from the depths of her Dao heart forever. Betrayal would be impossible.
It was no simple contract, but a deeper bond forged through the Great Dao. Once merged, it could never be undone.
Chen Ling nodded without the slightest hesitation. "I'm not afraid to admit it, Senior. My talent is ordinary.
"I managed to prove my Dao and become a Great Emperor largely because I was in the Origin World.
"If I had been in the Chaos Realms, proving my Dao would have been utterly impossible with my talent.
"The Origin World has no Quasi-Emperor Tribulation, and the threshold for proving one's Dao is far lower than in the Chaos Realms. I became a Great Emperor because my circumstances favored me, not because I was exceptional."
She paused, then raised her head and looked at Chen Xuan with burning eyes. "Though I've become a Great Emperor, I can scarcely advance any further.
"Even if I reach the Heavenly Emperor Realm within a hundred thousand years, I know my chances of surviving the Immortal Ascension Tribulation are vanishingly small.
"Over countless years, too many Emperor Realm cultivators in the Origin World have fallen to that tribulation. I've seen what happened to seniors who failed: their bodies died, their Daos vanished, and their souls scattered to the winds.
"I don't have the confidence to face such a tribulation. That's why I want to find a better path."
The better path she meant was becoming the Myriad Dao Tower's Artifact Spirit.
Chen Xuan pondered her words for a moment.
He knew exactly how talented Chen Ling was.
Among the Origin World's Emperor Realm cultivators, she was one of the most ordinary. Proving her Dao had already pushed her to her limit; every step