Chapter 207 The Oath of Heaven
"My dear, please tell me."

Cui Xiabing looked a little conflicted. She glanced at her tied-up master and then at the indifferent Zheng Yi.

I could only give my master an apologetic expression and say:

"Your Majesty, we monks respect the heaven and earth the most, especially the way of heaven."

"More than 3,000 years ago, when the spiritual energy tide was rising, the Heavenly Dao once issued a warning, so the cultivators have greater respect for the Heavenly Dao."

"All cultivators who swear by the Way of Heaven will have absolute restraint."

"Once you break your oath, your foundation will be damaged, and you will not be able to make any progress in your cultivation. In addition, you will most likely die for no reason."

"So the Heavenly Dao oath is an oath made when cultivators form an alliance, or when they become Taoist companions or reach a certain agreement. Few cultivators will violate it at will."

"I see."

Zheng Yi's eyes flashed, and he said, "Xuanjizi, although I don't know the value of the second-level spiritual herb, it is definitely not as much as the ten spiritual stones you said."

"I don't care about the rest. Swear on your Dao Foundation and swear to work for me. The term is... ten years."

"ten years?"

Xuanjizi immediately exploded and said angrily: "Why don't you go and rob it?"

"Ten years, how many decades can one have in a lifetime? I am a cultivator..."

"I don't care about these."

Zheng Yi interrupted Xuanjizi: "You stole my Ghost Spirit Grass and injured my men. I'm giving Bing'er face by not killing you. Don't be ungrateful."

"Only ten years. For us monks, this amount of time is nothing."

"If you don't want to, then I will have no choice but to imprison you in the underground palace forever..."

“What? You…!”

Xuanjizi glared at Zheng Yi and gritted his teeth and said, "Ten years is too long, two years!"

"No, just ten years!"

"Five years, how about five years? In these five years, I can teach you any knowledge of cultivation. I will tell you anything you don't know."

"No, if I say ten years, then it's ten years, and you must tell me everything you know!"

"Eight years is good or bad. Eight years is the maximum limit for this person."

"ten years!"

"you……"

Xuanjizi said helplessly: "Ten years is ten years, but you must not force me to do things I don't like in these ten years."

"For example?"

"For example... restricting my freedom, or forcing me to do certain things."

"That won't work."

Zheng Yi said: "In the next ten years, I can only promise not to kill you or let you die. For everything else, you have to agree to my request!"

Xuanjizi's face changed and he subconsciously looked at Cui Xiabing.

"Bing'er, is this the husband you're looking for? The Emperor of Dayu..."

Cui Xiabing said: "Master, I am very grateful to you for leading me on the path of cultivation."

"But... Your Majesty is the greatest in the world, among all the people in the world."

"Alas, it seems that the teacher was wrong."

Xuanjizi shook his head and said, “When I accepted you as my apprentice, you were already fourteen years old, and your thoughts on imperial power were deeply rooted, and even the path of cultivation could not move you.”

"In the following years, I only taught you for two years before continuing to travel around the world. The relationship between master and disciple was not strong..."

She smiled bitterly and said, "I was originally planning to take you to the Snow Cloud Country."

"Snow Cloud Country?"

Cui Xiabing's expression changed and he said, "I'm sorry, Master, I won't go to Xueyun Country."

"I am already your majesty's concubine and have given birth to a prince for your majesty. How could I possibly go with you to the Snow Cloud Kingdom?"

"Are you having a baby?"

Xuanjizi's eyes widened, then he shook his head and said, "You don't understand. The spiritual energy of Xueyun Country is now revived, and the North Pole Palace... Oh, that's it."

"Boy, I can swear to work for you for ten years, but you have to promise me one thing."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"When you enter the late stage of Qi training, you must follow me to a place."

"Going somewhere?"

Zheng Yi frowned and asked, "Is there any danger?"

"Of course, that's the remains of a sect, there must be danger."

Xuanjizi said: "But the benefits inside are beyond your imagination."

"Just think about it, the remains of a powerful sect from more than 3,000 years ago, with all the cultivation techniques, magic tools, elixirs, and corpses of cultivators inside, how rich it must be."

Zheng Yi said: "I refuse."

"W-what? You refuse!"

"good."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "However, I can promise you that I will send a late Qi training cultivator to accompany you when the time comes."

"A cultivator in the late stage of Qi training?"

Xuanjizi frowned and said, "What do you think a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training is? Cabbage, you can have as much as you want?"

Zheng Yi said: "You don't need to worry about this matter, just tell me whether you agree or not."

After thinking for a few breaths, Xuanjizi could only nod and say, "Okay, I agree."

"Then swear an oath."

"Then you have to untie me first!"

"Untie her for her."

The two Shadow Guards immediately stepped forward and untied the chains on Xuanjizi.

"Boy, you really are a qualified emperor..."

Xuanjizi rubbed his sore arm, shook his head, raised his right hand, and said solemnly:
"The monk Yu Xuanji, whose real name is Yu Xuan, swears on the basis of Taoism that he is Zheng Yuan...?"

"Wait a moment!"

Zheng Yi interrupted Yu Xuanji and said, "Change it to 'Emperor of Dayu'."

"Emperor Dayu?"

Yu Xuanji felt puzzled, but still said: "Serve the Emperor of Dayu for ten years. During these ten years, you must not harm the lives of the Emperor of Dayu and his relatives and friends, and you must..."

After a few breaths, the Heavenly Dao Oath ended, and Zheng Yi and others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Can you return my storage bag?"

Zheng Yi nodded, and Chen Liancang threw the storage bag over to him.

Xuanjizi caught it and subconsciously turned it around Chen Liancang. "Another cultivator?"

Chen Liancang nodded slightly, still feeling prepared.

After Xuanjizi got the storage bag, she grabbed a wooden box with her backhand and placed it on the table.

"Here, this is the Ghost Spirit Grass. It has been returned to its original owner."

Zheng Yi then smiled and said, "Since you like it, I'll give it to you."

"Did you give it to me?"

Xuanjizi's eyes widened: "Do you know what this is? It's a second-level spiritual herb, and it's also one of the main ingredients for refining the Breakthrough Pill. Just like that..."

Zheng Yi shook his head. He didn't care about ghost grass or level-breaking pills.

He has seven innate spiritual energies to nourish him. Sooner or later, something better than the ghost grass will grow in the capital area. Why would he care about a ghost grass that has been picked and has lost its medicinal properties?
"Fellow Daoist Xuanjizi."

Zheng Yi said: "As long as you work for me, I will never treat you unfairly."

Cui Xiabing on the side also nodded quickly: "Yes, Master, His Majesty is a very good person!"

"In that case..."

Xuanjizi nodded and said, "Then please arrange a place for me to practice, one with a stronger Yin energy."

"The yin energy is heavier?"

Zheng Yi subconsciously looked at Chen Liancang: "Mr. Chen, Xuanjizi is now in your hands."

Chen Liancang immediately said: "This old slave obeys your order!"

"Fellow Daoist Xuanjizi..."

Xuanjizi corrected him, "The one who has achieved great things in the world of cultivation is the master. You have to call me senior."

"It's OK in front of this Master, after all, we are one of us. But if we are in front of other cultivators, a title may often lead to conflict."

Chen Liancang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, senior."

Xuanjizi looked at Zheng Yi again and said, "You don't need to do that. You are the emperor of Dayu, your status is there."

"In this world, I'm afraid only a Foundation Establishment cultivator can defeat you!"

Zheng Yi said: "Thank you, Daoist Xuanjizi, for reminding me."

Chen Liancang took Xuanjizi away, and Zheng Yi's eyes finally relaxed at this time.

"My beloved, do you think your master is reliable?"

Cui Xiabing said: "Your Majesty, although I have only lived with Master for two years, I know Master very well and he is a man of his word."

"Besides, she has sworn an oath to the heavens, so I'm sure she won't break it."

"So good."

Zheng Yi nodded, then turned and left: "This matter is over, my beloved concubine, please return to the palace. I still need to go to retreat."

"I respectfully send you off to Your Majesty!"

Tianshou Mountain.

Xuanjizi looked a little strange, looking at the huge hole and said: "This, this is the holy place for cultivation that the emperor mentioned... the tomb of Emperor Taizu of Dayu!"

Chen Liancang glanced at her and said, "I didn't expect you to know..."

"Of course I know!"

Xuanjizi murmured, "It is rumored that the great ancestor of the Zheng family of Dayu was also a cultivator. When he died, he took all his treasures and cultivation into the mausoleum. It seems to be true!"

"The reason why Emperor Zhengyong was able to embark on the path of cultivation was thanks to this Great Yu Taizu!"

Chen Liancang did not say anything, but said respectfully: "Senior, please."

"There is a huge underground palace beneath the mausoleum. You can choose a place for meditation."

Under the guidance of Chen Liancang, Xuanjizi quickly understood the structure of the underground palace, as well as the formations, protections, etc., and was amazed.

She also personally found a suitable palace and began to meditate.

In the battle with the Ghost Grass, she was also seriously injured. If it weren't for the protection of Yin Sha Han Bing, she would have had a great chance of dying.

He sat cross-legged, held his breath, took out a pill from his storage bag, threw it into his mouth, and swallowed it.

Then he clasped his hands together, chanted the magic formula, and began to practice.

After a few breaths, Xuanjizi suddenly opened his eyes, full of disbelief.

"What, what's going on!"

"This place... why is the spiritual energy here so strong!?"

"It's stronger than the Xueyun Nation, at least several times stronger!"

"This place... is indeed a holy place for cultivation!"

Xuanjizi was shocked and said, "Then Emperor Zhengyong did not lie to me... and fellow Taoist Tianxingzi!"

"Could it be that Emperor Zhengyong of Dayu is really destined by heaven?"

After clearing away the confusion in his mind, Xuanjizi's expression became serious again.

"No matter what, the most urgent thing is to heal your own injuries first."

"Fortunately, it's just a superficial wound. It will heal in half a month at most."

"Last time, I underestimated my enemy, which is why I was injured by a mortal warrior."

"Next time, it won't be so easy..."

Just as Zheng Yi, Xuan Jizi and others were either meditating or recuperating.

More than a month passed in a flash.

On this day, Tian Xingzi brought his little granddaughter Su Xi to the edge of Tianshou Mountain.

At this moment, he was holding a bronze Bagua in his hand, and the pointer on it kept shaking, pointing to the distant Tianshou Mountain.

Tian Xingzi raised his head suddenly and asked doubtfully, "Tianshou Mountain... is where the dragon vein of the Dayu royal family is located. Could it be that the root of the spiritual energy revival lies here?"

He continued forward, paying no attention to his surroundings.

"stop!"

Suddenly, a cold shout interrupted his thoughts. Looking up, he was shocked to find that there was a group of soldiers standing in front of him, and the leader had even drawn a long sword.

"This is a royal forbidden area. Outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering!"

Tian Xingzi's face changed slightly, but he quickly reacted and said with a smile on his face: "Yes, I have gone astray. I will leave now..."

"Hey...!"

Suddenly, a shrill cry came from behind the sergeant. Everyone present was startled and subconsciously looked back.

I saw a large green bird circling in the sky above Tianshou Mountain, and then it slowly disappeared into the air.

This scene caused a large number of soldiers around Tianshou Mountain to look up in horror, and the whole distance was filled with them.

Many people in the capital, Wannian County, Jinghai County and other places also vaguely saw it.

Tian Xingzi's pupils suddenly shrank, and he kept pinching his hands together. Then he took a breath of cold air and said in horror:
"The spiritual energy is surging and turning into sound. A spiritual vein has emerged here!!!"

(End of this chapter)