After Emperor Chang Sheng gave an affirmative grunt, he said, "No one knows who first discovered that by swearing an oath before a True God Statue, one could borrow the Heavenly Dao's restraints upon True Gods to bind the oath-taker. Simply put, once you swear before a True God Statue, every word of it will come true. Not a single sentence can be taken back, or else, just like a True God, you will suffer Heaven's wrath!"
"There's such a thing?" Yang Chen had known nothing about it.
But as he thought of it, he suddenly recalled the holy hall in Shadow City!
Weren't there many statues within that holy hall as well?
Back then, he had sworn an oath before those statues. Did that mean those statues had all been True God Statues?
Yang Chen suddenly understood something. This should not have been a coincidence. It seemed Wu Changkong and the people from the Fierce Ghost Sect had not lied. This also confirmed their desire to obtain his God-Slaying Spear. Their sincerity gave Yang Chen an even deeper understanding of just how precious his God-Slaying Spear was.
As these thoughts ran through his mind, Yang Chen nodded. "This junior understands."
"Yang Chen, have you thought this through? Bai Yudi has already communicated with us through divine soul transmission. He will soon arrive safely, and the gathering of all five emperors is now inevitable. There is no need for you to take such a risk..." Elder Xieyun said.
"Thank you for your concern, Elder Xieyun. However, this junior is a member of the Northern Territory Sect. How can I stand by and watch the Northern Territory Sect be forcibly occupied by such people? For this, this junior is willing to gamble," Yang Chen said respectfully.
Seeing that Yang Chen had