Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 197: Heart Demon Oath

Yan Zhang smiled slightly: "Yes, that's exactly what I meant."

"ridiculous!"

The middle-aged monk narrowed his eyes, and the long sword behind him was half unsheathed. The strong wind within a thousand feet around him suddenly dissipated, and was replaced by countless sharp sword qi, forming a sea of ​​sword qi. The tip of the sword was pointed at Yan Zhang, flickering unsteadily.

Chaolu said softly, "Fellow Daoist Shen, please don't be angry."

She waved her slender hand, and a light pink mist slowly spread out, touching the sharp sword energy and making a hissing sound.

In just a moment, the sea of ​​sword energy within a thousand feet disappeared.

Taoist Du Qing then said, "Fellow Daoist Yan, please explain in more detail."

Yan Zhang smiled and said, "According to what I mean, we, the Nascent Soul cultivators, are the foundation of a sect. Only by preserving ourselves can the sect survive."

"And my Saint Sect monks are determined to fight to the death with the six sects of your country this time, just for the land of Qi."

"Instead of asking the head elders like me to personally fight, it is better to designate a battlefield and let the disciples decide the outcome."

"If the cultivators of our two sects win, the six sects of your country will withdraw from Qi. Of course, if there are sects willing to surrender, we will also welcome them."

"If the six sects of your country win, the monks of the two sects will withdraw from Qi State and will not invade for a thousand years. What do you think, fellow Taoists?"

Taoist Du Qing's eyes fixed on the topic: "Is what Daoist Fellow Yan said true?"

Yan Zhang smiled faintly and said, “Yan can make a vow to his inner demon.”

Chaolu said softly, "I feel the same way."

As soon as these words were spoken, the heads of the six sects all showed signs of being moved. Even the middle-aged cultivator who had been full of fighting spirit just now hesitated, and his sword slowly fell back into the sheath.

Everyone present was a Nascent Soul cultivator, having experienced the inner demon calamity before, and they all knew how terrifying this calamity was.

The two of them were willing to swear an oath on their inner demons, which showed their sincerity.

The inner demon is omnipresent and cannot be killed. If the two break their oath and have flaws in their state of mind, they will be invaded by the inner demon immediately and will never have peace from then on, and will definitely become puppets of the inner demon.

Taoist Du Qing bowed and said, "Please wait a moment, my fellow Taoists. This matter is of great importance. Please allow us to discuss it for a moment."

Yan Zhang smiled and said, "Please do as you wish, Taoist friend."

Taoist Du Qing waved his sleeves and a golden light extended a hundred feet, separating the six sect leaders from Yan Zhang and the other four.

He turned around and said calmly: "Yan Zhang's consciousness has been isolated by the old Taoist, fellow Taoists can speak freely and express their opinions."

A Nascent Soul cultivator spoke first: "Bai thinks that this matter can be accepted."

"With the combined efforts of the Blood Spirit Sect and the Joyous Union Sect, we have many more Nascent Soul cultivators than our six sects."

"And Yan Zhang broke through the bottleneck of the late stage a hundred years ago. His strength is unfathomable."

"If we can avoid becoming an enemy, that would be the best."

This man looked to be only about twenty years old, handsome, dressed in a white gown, and had an elegant demeanor.

He is the head of Guiyuan Sect, Bai Yanji. He has only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a hundred years. He has the lowest cultivation level among the six sect heads and is the least willing to fight against the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Demonic Path. The black-haired old man who had taken action earlier nodded and said, "Brother Bai, what you said makes sense. If we directly fight against the Nascent Soul cultivators of the two sects, we have almost no chance of winning."

This person is the Lingyun Sect's leader Xuan Yuanzi. Among the six sect leaders, his cultivation is second only to Taoist Du Qing.

The Nascent Soul cultivators from Mingyin Valley and Wanshou Mountain also echoed the idea. Only the cultivator surnamed Shen had a doubtful look on his face. "The demon cultivators obviously have the upper hand in strength, but they took the initiative to propose this. They must have ulterior motives. If we agree to it, we will probably fall into Yan Zhang's trap."

Bai Yanji smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen is overthinking. Yan Zhang must have thought that if the two sects joined forces, the disciples in our sect would be stronger than the six sects in Qi State, so he proposed this."

"As far as I know, during the attack on Wu State, three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Blood Spirit Sect and the Joyous Union Sect were killed or injured, and seven or eight Core Forming cultivators died from the hateful blow delivered by the leader of the Yellow Bamboo Sect before his death."

"There are a total of seven Nascent Soul cultivators in the six sects of Qi State, and their strength is far greater than that of Wu State. The demon cultivator must be worried that the Nascent Soul cultivators would be killed or injured, so he dared not go out personally, so he made this proposal."

Taoist Du Qing said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Shen, I know your doubts, but with the example of Wu State before us, if the six sects of Qi State do not want to fight to the death with the demon cultivators, this is the best way."

"If we can defeat the two sects, that would be the best. If we are defeated, we are still Yuanying cultivators. Even if we have to go far away, we will have a chance to revive and avoid the demise of our sect."

The monk surnamed Shen nodded slowly: "Well, I will follow your advice. I agree with this matter."

Taoist Du Qing smiled, and Xuan Yuanzi suddenly interrupted, "Daoist Du Qing, you need to make Yan Zhang swear an oath that the other three major demon sects' Nascent Soul cultivators and disciples cannot participate in the battle."

"And if the six sects of Qi State win in the end, the other three demon sects will not be able to invade Qi State within a thousand years."

Bai Yanji agreed, "Fellow Daoist Xuanyuan is right. The five major demon sects are in collusion with each other. Although the other three major demon sects are attacking Chengguo, if they are not restricted, they are very likely to secretly send people to participate in this war. Then the six sects of Qiguo will be in danger."

Taoist Du Qing nodded and said, "I will bring up this matter later. If Yan Zhang is sincere, I will definitely agree. Do you have any other opinions, fellow Taoists?"

Everyone shook their heads. Taoist Du Qing turned around, raised his hand and waved, and the golden light dissipated.

Yan Zhang smiled and said, "How is the discussion going, fellow Taoists?"

Taoist Du Qing bowed his head and said, "Daoyou Yan, the six sects of Qi can accept this battle, but there is one thing that must be included in the oath of the inner demon..."

He told Xuan Yuanzi about his proposal, and Yan Zhang smiled and said, "This is a simple matter, I can agree to it."

Taoist Du Qing nodded and took out a map of Qi State: "Where should the battlefield be drawn?"

Yan Zhang pointed downwards and said, "It's such a small matter, why bother so much? The battlefield will be set here, with each side occupying half. As long as one side withdraws from this place, it will be considered a defeat. How do you do that?"

Everyone looked down and saw a desolate desert beneath the heavy clouds. It was hundreds of miles in radius and surrounded by mountains, making it perfect for a battlefield.

Taoist Du Qing nodded and said, "Let's follow what Taoist Yan said."

He put away the map of Qi and said, "How about setting the date of the war to three years from now?"

The six sects of Qi State have long been on guard against the invasion of demonic cultivators and are fully prepared. The sooner the better to start the war, the better.

Yan Zhang had no objection to this, and then both parties made a vow to their inner demons.

Yan Zhang promised that as long as the Nascent Soul cultivators of the six sects of Qi State did not participate in this war, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the five major demon sects would not participate in the war, and the disciples of the other three major demon sects would not attack Qi State. If the Blood Spirit Sect and the Hehuan Sect were defeated, they would immediately withdraw from Qi State and would never invade again within a thousand years.

After swearing the oath, Yan Zhang bowed and said, "Yan takes his leave. Three years later, I, the Saint Sect monk, will be there on time!"

(End of this chapter)