The Xiezhi Had Awakened?

In truth, when it came to moral character, Xin Wuya could at most rank in the lower middle among the ghost cultivators Ji Yuan had known. Among the City Gods and Great Gods of Various Divisions he had encountered, many possessed far greater virtue than Xin Wuya. But those belonged to the orthodox Path of Gods system, with far too many restrictions upon themselves, and they might well be unable to tolerate such a plan.

Moreover, Boundless Ghost City's current circumstances were truly rare. Xin Wuya could distinguish right from wrong, his abilities were indeed exceptional, and as a thousand-year-old ghost, his cultivation was practically the deepest among the ghost cultivators Ji Yuan had seen. In terms of pure ghostly cultivation, he even surpassed some major prefectural City Gods by a notch. Calling him a ghostly genius was by no means an exaggeration.

All these factors were what had brought Xin Wuya such good fortune today, and for Ji Yuan, this was not a bad thing either.

When Xin Wuya made this solemn oath, a tremor stirred both within and beyond Boundless Ghost City, directly proving the sincerity of his vow. Ji Yuan was pleased, and Xin Wuya was beside himself with excitement. But at that moment, a somewhat hoarse yet immensely weighty and ancient voice suddenly emerged from Ji Yuan's sleeve.

"Pfft... hehehe... Heaven and earth may bear witness, the sun and moon may testify? What did that amount to? Heaven and earth were distant, and they too could be born and perish. The sun and moon could also show favor. Did you dare swear an oath before me?"

Ji Yuan could not help but let his expression shift slightly as he looked down at his sleeve cuff. Fortunately, the change in his expression was not noticed by the