421 The True Meaning of the Five Oaths

On the night before the disciple recruitment ceremony, Jin Qianfan, heir apparent of Yanlong, remained unable to sleep until deep into the night.

He had a powerful feeling that something terrible was bound to happen on the day of the ceremony.

It was merely a sixth sense—or perhaps intuition—but Jin Qianfan trusted the judgment in his heart.

The Jin Clan had always produced certain members with strange gifts. Jin Qianfan was one of them. His aptitude for cultivation was poor, yet he possessed an extraordinarily sharp sixth sense. To investigate what might happen as thoroughly as possible, he stayed awake nearly the entire night, sorting through the intelligence gathered in recent days.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in, stirring the window. Jin Qianfan raised his head and glanced at the candle. It had burned for some time, its wick blackened, and the flame had visibly dimmed.

"Minghe, go trim the wick."

Jin Qianfan called out casually, but no one answered. The heir apparent of Yanlong called again, yet the female official who ought to have been waiting in the Hall of Myriad Harmony still gave no response. In an instant, he sensed that something was wrong.

He sprang to his feet and was just about to turn around when he saw a man in golden robes wearing a terrifying mask standing behind him.

"Y-you... who are you?"

"You are the heir apparent, Jin Qianfan."

Jin Chanfei smiled faintly. "Sure enough, a fine and handsome man. What a pity, what a pity!"

*Who is this man? And the outer perimeter of our Jin royal palace is covered in formations. This Hall of Myriad Harmony is the residence of the heir apparent, and to protect generations of heirs, the Eight Extremes Heart-Destroying Formation has long been set up here. Ordinary cultivators