Faced with Lin Heng's desire for the Jade Bone Secret Technique, Xiang Nantian agreed without much hesitation.
Lin Heng didn't immediately show any joy at this. When Xiang Nantian asked him to agree to a condition and swear an oath, Lin Heng could guess what the condition was without even thinking.
The Jade Bone Soul Sect is now practically defunct; there are probably very few people in the Nine Heavens who still remember them.
Xiang Nantian was certainly not foolish enough to expect Lin Heng to help him revive the Jade Bone Soul Sect.
That leaves only one possibility—revenge!
"You want me to help you take revenge on the Lei Clan?"
Lin Heng asked the question directly.
"Good!"
Xiang Nantian nodded in agreement.
"Oh!"
Lin Heng's face instantly darkened, and he asked with a cold smile, "To declare war on the most transcendent Lei Clan of the Nine Heavens for a secret technique whose effects are unknown, would you make such a deal?"
Xiang Nantian was speechless for a moment!
He had only considered that Lin Heng needed his help, so it was only natural for him to make a request.
Furthermore, Lin Heng possesses the Power of Origin, a unique existence in the Nine Heavens. It is precisely this potential that gives Xiang Nantian hope for revenge.
But now, after Lin Heng's reminder, he remembered the status and strength of the Lei Clan.
Even the bigwigs of the Five Ascender Factions are unwilling to easily provoke the Lei Clan, so who would be willing to offend this transcendent being for a mere secret treasure?
Lin Heng was his last hope, so Xiang Nantian naturally wouldn't give up so easily.
"I am not asking you to declare war on the Lei Clan now."
"I just want you to grow up so that you can deal a heavy blow to the Lei Clan."
"I think that with your possession of the Power of Origin, the Eight Great Imperial Clans will not let you go. Even without our deal, you are destined to become an adversary of the Lei Clan in the future."
As expected of an old monster who has lived for countless years, his mind is indeed sharp and ruthless, and he quickly grasped the advantages and disadvantages of this matter for the two of them.
At this point, Xiang Nantian smiled meaningfully, "Of course, the Lei Clan's strength is beyond doubt. To increase your chances of revenge, my Jade Bone Soul Sect will give you a great gift."
Everyone here is an open-minded person, and Xiang Nantian understands Lin Heng's thoughts. Now that Lin Heng has become the last hope of the Jade Bone Soul Sect, he naturally won't be stingy.
"This great gift of mine allows you to forge an avatar using Pure Jade Bone that is no weaker than your original self."
Xiang Nantian made it clear directly.
This condition, to say the least, made Lin Heng's heart tremble.
Even though Xiang Nantian knew he possessed the Power of Origin, he was still confident that the clone he forged would be no weaker than his original self.
Clearly, this deal is worth making!
After all, even without the Jade Bone Soul Sect, Lin Heng would eventually have to settle things with the Lei Clan.
"I, Lin Heng, hereby swear that if Xiang Nantian enable me to forge a Primordial Chaos Clone is no weaker than my original self, I, Lin Heng, will severely damage the Lei Clan after entering the First Heaven. If I have the opportunity, I will annihilate their entire clan. If I break this oath, I, Lin Heng, will be doomed forever."
After making the vow, a strange feeling spread through the depths of Lin Heng's soul.
Ordinary people make vows casually, and there's no retribution for them.
But cultivators are different; if they cannot fulfill a vow they made, they will be punished for it.
Xiang Nantian then looked at the Jade Bone Soul Sect members behind him. "Everyone, let's do as we agreed before. Since Lin Heng has sworn to avenge our Jade Bone Soul Sect, then we will give him our soul power."
Upon hearing this, Lin Heng's face darkened; he hadn't expected Xiang Nantian to offer such a condition.
Abandoning Samsara, returning the soul to purity, and then giving it to oneself—this is what Xiang Nantian promised.
"Wait!"
Lin Heng suddenly called out to Xiang Nantian: "I can agree to deal with the Lei Clan, but I cannot agree to ask you to give up your chance at Samsara."
Thousands of Heavenly Venerable abandoned Samsara just to fulfill their own desires; the price was too high, too high for Lin Heng to accept.
Xiang Nantian turned around and looked at Lin Heng again, his eyes softening considerably.
"You don't need to feel guilty. This was something we all decided before you even came into the picture."
"Even if we continue to live on, we'll only be eking out a living within this formation. Rather than that, let us become your power, so that in the future you can carry our beliefs and defeat the Lei Clan."
Lin Heng did not agree with Xiang Nantian's explanation.
"If it's just a formation, I can break it, and you can still return to the Samsara."
Lin Heng didn't take the mere Soul-Locking Array and Soul-Devouring Array seriously.
To Lin Heng's surprise, Xiang Nantian shook his head and refused again. This time, Xiang Nantian directly asked, "If you break the formation, how could the Lei Clan not know?"
Without needing to say much, Lin Heng already understood what the other party was thinking.
Once the formation is broken, the Lei Clan will inevitably find out, and their powerful Lei Clan will likely appear before Xiang Nantian and the others can even re-enter the Samsara.
At that time, not only will they still be unable to enter Samsara, but they will also implicate Lin Heng, Destruction the Jade Bone Soul Sect's last hope of revenge.
Having said all that, Lin Heng said no more, but his eyes swept over Xiang Nantian and the Jade Bone Soul Sect experts behind him.
The thousands of Heavenly Venerable, facing Lin Heng's sweeping gaze, displayed unwavering determination in their eyes.
Having endured immense torment within this dark and gloomy formation, perhaps what has sustained them until now is their unwavering belief in revenge.
"I, Lin Heng, promise you, I swear to annihilate the Lei Clan."
Lin Heng made a rare promise.
Thank you!
Xiang Nantian didn't say anything more; this promise was enough.
Next came the moment when Xiang Nantian would teach Lin Heng how to use the Pure Jade Bone.
This thing is a treasure, but without pure soul power, it's just a useless piece of treasure.
The so-called secret method is quite simple; with just a little practice, one can master the method of integrating pure soul power into Pure Jade Bone.
Under Xiang Nantian's tutelage, Lin Heng mastered the technique completely in just one day.
Seeing that Lin Heng had mastered a secret technique that would take ordinary people several months to learn in just one day, Xiang Nantian was even more convinced of Lin Heng's determination to take revenge on the Lei Clan on behalf of the Jade Bone Soul Sect.
" Lin Heng! Our clan's ancestor once concluded that the soul power of ten Heavenly Venerable is enough to elevate the Pure Jade Bone, and the soul power of a hundred Heavenly Venerable Venerables is enough to make the Pure Jade Bone no weaker than the Primordial Chaos Clone of the Eight Great Imperial Clans, making it a top-tier Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure."
"The combined soul power of thousands of Heavenly Venerable nourishing the Soul Pure Jade Bone this time is unprecedented, if not unparalleled. What you achieve in the future depends on your destiny."
After saying this, Xiang Nantian's illusory soul floated upwards.
At the same time, the souls of thousands of the Jade Bone Soul Sect experts all floated up with Xiang Nantian.
Black and white light gradually began to emanate from thousands of souls, and slowly, the black light flew out from the souls...