On the contrary, if Xuan Jue before him possessed sufficient strength and was willing to make a Great Dao Oath, that would indeed be an excellent safeguard.
Su Shi'er naturally understood the power of a Great Dao Oath.
Compared to cultivators' heart demon oaths and Heavenly Tribulation oaths, a Great Dao Oath was undoubtedly far more intimidating.
The first two, for one thing, were aimed at cultivators of relatively lower cultivation realms.
For another, they imposed much stronger restraints on cultivators with hearts devoted to the Dao.
After all, in all things beneath heaven, wherever there was a law, there was a way to break it.
If a cultivator abandoned cultivation and the pursuit of the Dao, turning instead into a wicked demon of the Outer Dao, then even if a heart demon oath erupted, the impact it brought would inevitably be greatly weakened.
As for a Heavenly Tribulation oath, violating it would often draw down heavenly tribulation and its lightning punishment.
But if the other party possessed a Tribulation Crossing Treasure, or had someone secretly aiding them, they would likewise have a chance to withstand the punishment brought by breaking the oath.
By comparison, a Great Dao Oath was far more binding.
It could even be said that the higher the oath-maker's cultivation realm, the stronger the restraints they suffered.
The Dao... was the intangible resonance of heaven and earth, the foundation behind all existence and change in the world, the law governing the movement of all things.
Swearing by the Great Dao required sufficient cultivation, and the restraints one suffered were naturally beyond imagination.
Though every oath had a way to be broken.
Once it reached the level of the Great Dao, however, the price of breaking it often exceeded all imagination as well.
After turning the matter