Chapter 714: Chapter 452: The Great Oath

The council restructured, and the situation gradually stabilized; the blades and rifles out in the open once again became undercurrents in secret.

So it went, a month later.

Mount Wuxiang, Diamond Temple, Guest Reception Hall.

“Venerable Beiming Dragon Prince graces us with his presence, this humble monk has failed to welcome you from afar, please forgive me!”

The monks welcomed a person into the hall, who was a black-haired young man with a noble and extraordinary bearing.

“Vajra Revered One, you are too courteous!”

Beiming Longteng smiled and addressed the leader of the monks, a short-statured, unremarkable-looking red-robed old monk: “Today, Longteng has come here with a purpose, which the Venerable One must surely know.”

“Amitabha!”

The red-robed old monk chanted the Buddha’s name: “This monk’s cultivation is inadequate to bear the title of Venerable. The Dragon Prince may simply call me Sada.”

“Sada?”

Beiming Longteng muttered to himself, then burst into laughter: “Indeed, he is a great demon Buddha who diverges from the scriptures and departs from Buddhism!”

“Amitabha!”

Sada shook his head and spoke calmly: “Has the Dragon Prince come for the matter of those three people?”

“Indeed!”

Beiming Longteng nodded: “Ever since Lingyun Mountain resolved itself, those three people then brought pressure with their power against three families’ Blessed Lands, one righteous, one demonic, one evil. The righteous needs no further discussion, they knelt and begged for life, craven and pathetic. As for the Evil Demon Sects, one was completely annihilated, leaving no bones behind, another surrendered, but also only left three people clinging to life, their Sect Master died, his Cultivation dissipated. Regarding this…Venerable Sada, what are your thoughts?”

“Pitiable, truly pitiable!”

Sada sighed, speaking in a deep and distant tone: “We cultivators of the Demon Path act against the Heavenly Dao and are naturally viewed with suspicion by it. Yet Mount Yunmeng was ignorant, thinking that by relying on that person, they would be able to survive this calamity, and ended up in such a wretched state.”

“Indeed!”

Beiming Longteng nodded, his eyes inscrutable: “Those three people took over Mount Yunmeng, wanting to set a precedent for cultivators of the Demon Path, but ended up humiliating themselves instead. Venerable Sada, as one of the few powerful figures among the Demonic Blessed Lands, surely you won’t be swayed by their sweet-talking, right?”

“How can a humble monk, who has merely reached Return to Void, claim the title of a mighty one?”

Sada joined his hands together solemnly: “Beiming Dragon Prince, you must have a way to help our Diamond Temple overcome this trial. Everyone at Diamond Temple depends on the Dragon Prince, and as long as we can get through this crisis, from today onwards, we will regard the Dragon Prince as our leader, willing to go through fire and water without hesitation.”

“Hahaha!”

Beiming Longteng laughed: “Venerable One, you indeed speak quickly and to the point, good!”

Having said that, he placed a golden vial on the stand.

“It is well known that the Diamond Temple began in Buddhism and ended in the Demon Path, specializing in Body Refinement and is renowned in the world. This is the Demon Dragon Secret Oil refined by my father using the True Dragon’s Blood and the Beiming Secret Skills. It will be extremely beneficial for your Buddhist Demonic Vajra Body, it could even take you further, refining the Integration Achievement.”

Beiming Longteng looked at Sada: “With this item, the Venerable One should have hope in Crossing the Mundane Tribulation!”

“Demon Dragon Secret Oil!”

Sada looked at the golden vial, then back at Beiming Longteng, and inquired tentatively: “If the Beiming Dragon Abyss has such precious treasures, why not enter the world yourself and eliminate this disaster?”

“Cave Heavens differ from Blessed Lands, the karma is heavier, the tribulations deeper!”

Beiming Longteng shook his head: “My father has attempted many times, even letting several Dragon Princes take the risk. The result was them turning to ash in the tribulation. Diamond Temple, however, is different. The tribulations of Blessed Lands are lighter, and resolving them brings its own merit. Coupled with the aid of this Demon Dragon Secret Oil, there is a great hope of overcoming the Mundane Tribulation.”

“Amitabha!”

Upon hearing this, although Sada was relieved, he did not immediately accept the Demon Dragon Secret Oil, but instead posed another question: “Beside the Heavenly Tribulation, there are also human tribulations. If our Blessed Land resolves itself when those three come to trouble us…”

“Rest assured!”

Beiming Longteng smiled confidently: “The Venerable One can resolve the Blessed Land while they attack the other Blessed Lands, leaving them overstretched and unable to interfere. Moreover, we will also take action, with all the Great Cavern Heavens joining forces, we will not allow these people to have their way!”

“Amitabha!”

Having heard this, Sada finally let go of his last reservation and swept up the Demon Dragon Secret Oil into his sleeve.

“If that is the case, then I shall take a gamble with the Dragon Prince!”

“Most excellent, most excellent!”

…

Elsewhere, in another Blessed Land, one of the Ancient Sects of the Righteous Path.

“A Blessed Land that seals itself incurs sins against the heavens, but one that resolves itself also accrues merit, especially now!”

“Such merit can be valued at tenfold. If one were to borrow the power of those three to diminish the might of the Heavenly Tribulation with Ritual Laws, then seven-tenths of this merit would have to be given to them.”

“But if the Blessed Land resolves itself and keeps the entire tenfold merit, combined with the Great Oath of the Alliance Heavenly Tao, the reduction in tribulations might not only be similar but could even prove superior.”

“In this way, plus this Nine Revolutions Reversal Pill and this bottle of Qiankun Jade Dew Pill, your sect will surely have great hope of overcoming the tribulation.”

In the Guest Reception Hall, two people faced each other, one clad in jade-green robes, untouched by dust, the worldly emissary of the Alliance Heavenly Tao—Fairy Yuzhao!

“Fairy Yuzhao’s boundless grace, our sect is endlessly grateful!”

In front of Yuzhao, one person prostrated himself, yet there was some hesitation: “But our sect is insignificant and weak, I fear we cannot assist the Fairy…”

“Sect Master Li, please be at ease!”

Yuzhao shook her head and spoke calmly: “Our Alliance Heavenly Tao is not like the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect; we have no intention of confronting those people in a battle to the death. This worldly involvement is only for the sake of the common people, to Slaughter Demons and transform the calamity, seeking the way of the Heavenly Dao.”

After a pause, she added solemnly: “Yuzhao has already taken the Great Oath of the Alliance Heavenly, swearing that unless the Demon Catastrophe is eradicated, she will not ascend to immortality. She would rather sink with the world, perishing with her Dao, than cling to a miserable life in selfish isolation.”

“This…”

Upon hearing these words, the Sect Master of the Blessed Land was shocked and rooted to the spot.

The Great Oath of the Alliance Heavenly?

Though merely a small sect of a Blessed Land, they had heard of this grand oath.

It was said that the cultivation method of the Alliance Heavenly Tao harmonized Buddhism and Daoism, possessing a supreme Mana Point called the Great Oath of the Alliance Heavenly, which enables one to set grand oaths and vows, uniting cultivation with the Heavenly Dao!

Such a grand oath taken in the Great Oath of the Alliance Heavenly is witnessed by both heaven and earth, the oath-taker would carry immense fortune and destiny. Not only would their cultivation progress rapidly, but they could also turn misfortune into blessings and trials into serendipity.