Baoyun looked at Brightlight and the other three, his gaze unfathomable.
These four were linked to the blessed land's fortune. Once they owed an Interest-Bearing Loan, Baoyun could use their karmic debt to forcibly control the blessed land from afar. As long as the four Brightlight figures remained alive, the blessed land could never be lost.
As for some mighty figure intervening to sever the connection between the four Brightlight figures and the blessed land, leaving it without an owner... they could take that up with the Ancestral Vein behind him and see whether the Ancestral Vein agreed.
Did they not know that all the spiritual debts issued by their Upper Mound originated with the Ancestral Vein?!
With that thought, Baoyun smiled gently.
"Accept this Life-Saving Coin, and you can preserve your lives and continue cultivating in the blessed land. If we ever have need of you four, simply lend us a hand."
At these words, Brightlight immediately snapped, "You want us to become your lackeys and running dogs? Dream on!"
"You are mistaken, fellow Daoist."
Baoyun shook his head, rejecting Brightlight's interpretation. "If I spare your lives, you will each owe us a life. Repaying something in the future is only natural and just. There is no cheating young or old here."
As he spoke, he held the Dharma Coin out before them.
The four Dao Venerables stared at the Dharma Coin, their expressions utterly grim. They knew full well that accepting it would likely be worse than death.
Though Radiant Splendor Heaven had long since lost contact with Fuli Heaven by the time they forged their Innate Dharma Bodies, they had still heard of this object's fearsome reputation. With interest piling upon interest, nothing would remain within their control. Brightlight's face turned ashen as he said coldly, "And