"Senior wishes to live, and to live freely?"
Han Zhan let out a self-deprecating laugh, "The terror between life and death is imnse, especially for soone like who narrowly survived under the Nirvana Sacred Fire. I’ve beco all the more cherishing of my life, which must be laughable to you."
Luo Chen deeply empathized.
He himself, who had once struggled under the control of Mi Shuhua, also yearned to live freely.
For this reason, he had secretly dug a tunnel, always ready to flee.
But it was precisely because he understood that he was even more cautious, a person who wished to live freely was very fearso!
Seeing that Luo Chen had fallen silent again.
Han Zhan seed unwilling to beat around the bush any longer and got straight to the point.
"Let’s talk about the conditions!"
"What exactly is it going to take for this old man to leave the cauldron?"
The other party’s choice to lay his cards on the table actually eliminated the hesitation in Luo Chen’s heart.
He beca solemn and openly said, "What Luo has concerns about, Friend, you must know all too well."
"Are you afraid that this old man will harm you in secret?"
"Indeed, Senior’s thods are mysterious and unpredictable, impossible to guard against. You deceived the Thunder Prison Divine Roc, using deceit to feign death and survive. I once believed you were as helpless as a bound chicken, but under the Nirvana Sacred Fire, you unleashed a powerful force. Although it now seems that you have but a wisp of soul left, there are ancient legends that say that exceedingly powerful beings can bleed the Green Sky with just a drop of blood. A wisp of a soul, who can say whether it might not unleash the thods of a True Master?"
"You are very cautious, and I understand. However, this ti, you are indeed overthinking it."
"To plan in advance is not to overthink."
"How about making a pact? Luo Chen, you used to establish the Luo Tian Alliance, so you should have extra talismans for pacts. Or I have a Blood Oath Law, which only requires a drop of blood from each of us to take effect."
"Not enough, the binding force is far from sufficient."
"Then what do you propose?"
"I want an Oath of Dao!" Luo Chen declared categorically.
Han Zhan seed to have anticipated this, he countered, "Will you make an equivalent Oath of Dao?"
Luo Chen denied, "I will not, but your oath must include content such as never lifting a hand against in your lifeti, nor arranging for soone else to do so."
"For life..." Han Zhan murmured and then bitterly smiled, "That’s too long. You know very well, the higher the realm a cultivator reaches, the closer they draw to The Great Dao Path. The more likely the Oath of Dao they make will co into effect. This ’for life’ phrase is like shackles; I fear if I make this oath, I will not be able to advance for the rest of my life."
Having said that, he paused for a mont, then said with a sigh:
"Luo Chen, don’t be fooled by my frequent reference to myself as ’this old man.’ Truthfully, I am only in my four hundreds. Among Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, I am still considered young and capable. That realm of Divine Transformation, I have long aspired to it!"
Han Zhan had ford his Nascent Soul at three hundred, and with the internal strife of Yu Ding and the Open War added, it’s now been over a hundred years, making him in his four hundreds.
Indeed, very young!
Luo Chen, however, caught a different ssage from the other’s words.
"Elder Han, now that you are left with only a wisp of soul, you still long for the realm of Divine Transformation. Could it be that you know the Body Reforging Resurrection, the Road to Re-cultivation thod?"
Han Zhan was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Luo Chen to be so perceptive.
But as the one at a disadvantage, he had nothing to hide.
"Others might not be able to, but I, who have mastery over the Puppet Arts, do possess the appropriate doctrine."
At this point, he also seed to realize sothing.
"Not killing , yet not releasing , it looks like you, Luo Chen, have your own designs on !"
"Let think, what does this old man have that you would covet?"
Before Luo Chen could rebut.
He talked to himself: "This old man’s storage belt was taken by a Cangwu Mountain Demon Cultivator long ago, so you could say I have nothing of value."
"This Yin Pole Puppet indeed is quite extraordinary, but it too has gone up in flas under the Nirvana Sacred Fire, hardly worth ntioning."
"Guessing this way, what you want must be the things in this old man’s head."
"Cultivation Techniques, Secret Techniques, the arts of Puppet crafting, dicine Recipes, Formation Maps... or perhaps, this Body Reforging Resurrection, the Road to Re-cultivation thod?"
"Luo Chen, do you think my judgnt is correct?"
Luo Chen blinked, not embarrassed or angry at having his thoughts read.
The business of negotiating terms is all about gradually revealing each other’s bottom lines.
He spoke aloud, "But isn’t the insight you’ve gained over these four hundred years, more precious wealth than those things you ntioned?"
Han Zhan laughed heartily, "If that’s the case, why don’t we both step back a bit?"
"How would you step back?"
"I am willing to make an Oath of Dao, but keep the ti limit within a certain period, for example, when you form your Nascent Soul and ascend to be a True Master. At that ti, you will surely have the ability to protect yourself and will not be intimidated by . In return for my assistance, you will need to help gather the necessary materials during Nascent Soul Formation so that I may continue on The Great Dao Path in the future."
After hearing this, Luo Chen fell into prolonged thought.
It must be said, this was the ideal situation!
In his life, though he had friends to support him and a Dao Companion Cultivator by his side, he had always lacked the guidance of a so-called "enlightened" master.
If Han Zhan were willing to sincerely assist him, it would be of great help.
And what he had to give in return was not too much.
An Oath of Dao has general binding power for normal Lower Order Cultivators, but it is very strong for High-Order Cultivators.
Especially since, in his current state, Han Zhan was as exposed as a young child without clothes; should he break his promise, he would die on the spot from the backlash of the oath.
Suddenly, Luo Chen spoke resoundly.
"Deal!"
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