Infiltrating the Artifact Spirit
"Words alone prove nothing."
Situ Haoxing replied coldly.
"You think I'll believe you just because you say that?"
"I can swear a Heart Oath, declaring that for the rest of my life, I will not make an enemy of the Great You Dynasty. Furthermore, I will do three things for you, Situ Haoxing, in the future.
So long as these three things do not endanger the common people, harm my friends or family, or deliberately force me to my death, then even if I must brave boiling water and raging fire, I will not hesitate."
Qi Wugou smiled and asked, "What do you think of these terms?"
"Do you mean that?"
Situ Haoxing was momentarily moved. He knew very well that a Heart Oath was an ancient vow involving the hidden power of karma. Once both parties entered into a Heart Oath, whoever broke it would suffer a backlash on the karmic level.
As the saying went, "Mortals fear causes; bodhisattvas dread effects." The laws of karma were born from the Source of Heavenly Dao, and every cultivator beneath the heavens was affected by this current of karma flowing between heaven and earth.
"Of course. Why would I need to deceive you?"
Qi Wugou answered with righteous conviction, his expression grave. "As things stand, the Great You Dynasty is not my enemy. Rather, it is the Future Divine Court and beings like the Nine Heavenly Kings that pose an enormous threat to me. This concerns my very life—I cannot afford not to take it seriously."
The existence of the Heavenly King Supreme Seed had utterly changed his fate. Not only had many experts of the cultivation world set their sights on the seed inside him, but even the other Heavenly King magnates might target him, seeking