Old Ancestor Ming He's expression shifted from fury to suspicion, then from suspicion to greed. Ming Xin saw it all.
He knew that the bait of a "Saint Position" he had cast had struck precisely at the deepest desire in the heart of the Lord of the Blood Sea.
Faced with Ming He's questioning, which mixed threats with urgency, Ming Xin wore a calm, assured smile.
"Fellow Daoist Ming He, how would this poor monk dare speak nonsense?"
His tone was mild, yet carried a convincing force. "To establish Reincarnation and awaken the Earthly Dao concerns this poor monk's own path to Attaining the Dao. It is the fundamental plan this poor monk has contemplated for a long time.
If this matter were false, this poor monk's own path would be cut off as well. Why would this poor monk do something so harmful to himself and beneficial to no one?"
He stepped forward, and faintly mysterious threads of cause and effect emerged and flowed around him as he continued, "If Fellow Daoist still harbors doubts, neither of us is someone who trusts easily.
To show my sincerity, this poor monk is willing to use the Great Dao of Karma under my control as the foundation and establish a Karma Contract between us!"
Ming Xin raised his hand. Light flowed at his fingertips as countless intricate Causal Runes, containing the power of Fate and oaths, began to gather out of thin air.
They gradually outlined a phantom Contract Scroll that was illusory, yet radiated the majesty of the Great Dao.
"Once the contract is established, it shall be overseen by the Great Dao of Karma of the Primordial World.
If even half a word spoken by this poor monk is false, or if I betray Fellow Daoist in this matter,