After his moment of reflection, Chen Yang returned this memory to Ban Kuizhen.
As Ban Kuizhen regained consciousness, he hastily continued kowtowing to Chen Yang.
"Rise. I have just looked through your past and know that you did not lie."
Upon hearing this, Ban Kuizhen was overwhelmed with gratitude, thanking Chen Yang profusely.
However, Chen Yang's tone then shifted, and he said sternly, "But your offense against the Holy Clan under my command is an irrefutable fact. Though you may be spared from death, you cannot escape punishment!"
Hearing that he could keep his life, Ban Kuizhen did not dare ask for anything more. He immediately agreed, "Venerable God is right! This lowly one knows his mistake! This lowly one is willing to accept punishment!"
"That Method of Breakthrough and Spirit Preservation of the Jade Firmament Sect was originally an item I lost within a Secret Realm. Once you return, retrieve it for me."
"Yes! This lowly one understands. Since it belongs to Venerable God, it should naturally be returned! Leave this matter to me!"
Ban Kuizhen readily agreed, yet he felt there was something amiss. Carefully, he said, "Venerable God, this lowly one's cultivation is still shallow. If I am to do this, I fear it will require a long period of planning."
"No matter. I can wait. But if you dare deceive me, or return and turn against me in favor of your sect, do you know the consequences?"
"I would not dare, I would never dare! This lowly one can swear an oath upon the Great Dao: if I show even the slightest disobedience toward Venerable God, may my Dao Path be utterly severed and my soul scatter into nothingness!"
Boom!
The instant Ban Kuizhen finished speaking, a thunderous crash came from above the sea of stars