Chapter 247: Heart Demon Oath

Chapter 247: Chapter 247: Heart Demon Oath

"What kind of talk is that? Of course I want to live. Who doesn’t? But let me tell you, don’t even think about the Infinite Yin and Yang. I can’t help you with that. Even if you did manage to get it, the Yin Yang Annihilation Sect would send Golden Core Cultivators to hunt us down. We wouldn’t survive," Wuji Fairy answered cautiously.

Jiang Xu thought it over, then decided to leave Wuji Fairy there for the moment and went to knock on Zong Ziqi’s door.

"Brother Jiang? It’s been a month. You’ve kept that woman locked up long enough. So, have you figured out a way to deal with her yet?"

Jiang Xu told Zong Ziqi what had just happened and said,

"I want to hear how you think we should deal with this Witch."

"How I’d deal with her? I’d just kill her and be done with it. I have no qualms about killing women. But if you have a better arrangement in mind, I’ll listen to you."

Jiang Xu nodded and said to Zong Ziqi,

"This woman isn’t much of a threat anymore. I’ve already broken her Infinite Yin and Yang, so I can kill her at any time. It just feels like a waste to kill her just like that."

Upon hearing this, Zong Ziqi couldn’t help but tease,

"What’s this? You think she’s pretty, so you’re planning on taking a Witch for a wife? I’d advise against it. These Demon Cultivators are a nasty bunch. If she plays dirty in... certain areas, you might not be able to have a son in the future!"

Jiang Xu laughed.

"You... since when did you get so witty? And besides, it’s not like I’m the one giving birth. Do you really think I’m that desperate? She’s not bad looking, but I don’t have a death wish."

After the laughter died down, Jiang Xu turned serious and said,

"But seriously, don’t you want to know who sold you out?"

"I never told any outsiders my whereabouts, and my master would never betray me. I just can’t figure out who it was."

At the mention of this, Zong Ziqi’s expression darkened. He asked Jiang Xu,

"Are you saying you want to make that Witch tell us who betrayed me?"

Jiang Xu nodded.

"Good. I’d like to see for myself who betrayed me!"

The two of them returned to Wuji Fairy, and Jiang Xu spoke first.

"You say you want to live, so give me a reason to let you. You claim you can’t hand over your Magic, so what other use are you to me?"

Wuji Fairy hadn’t expected Jiang Xu to say that. Hearing the hope in his words—a chance to live—she immediately dropped her cold and aloof act and rushed to prove her worth.

"I’ll give you everything in my Storage Bag! And I also have a lot of assets in my Sect—I can give those to you, too! And also..."

"That’s enough. Is that it?" Jiang Xu cut her off impatiently. "If you were dead, all your things would be ours anyway. That doesn’t count!"

Wuji Fairy’s face turned deathly pale, then gradually flushed crimson. She twisted the hem of her robes and stammered,

"Other than that, what other value could I have? There’s... there’s only my body. Although I’ve never done it before... if you could be gentle, I wouldn’t be opposed. But preferably one at a time... more than that is a little scary for me. But if you insist, it’s not that I couldn’t..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Jiang Xu looked completely exasperated. "Where is your mind going! To tell you the truth, we are interested in you—just not your body. We’re after your status!"

"My status?"

"That’s right. As one of the culprits, you must know which Righteous Cultivator sold out Zong Ziqi’s location, don’t you?"

Wuji Fairy frowned, then shook her head helplessly.

"You don’t know? Impossible. If you didn’t know, how did you manage to ambush Zong Ziqi?"

"...Is it possible I was just summoned there by Young Master Ghost?"

Wuji Fairy sighed, her voice laced with resentment toward Young Master Ghost.

"That bastard told me the Thunder Knight was looking for an opportunity to kill us, and that we should join forces to deal with him for our own protection. Young Master Ghost said that as long as the few of us joined in, victory was assured. Ugh, I must have been blind to go along with him!"

"Should have thought of that before! It’s too late for regrets! Since you don’t know, you’re useless to us. I might as well just smack you dead and get it over with!"

Jiang Xu’s eyes flashed with killing intent as he raised his palm, ready to strike.

"Wait!"

Wuji Fairy had seemed quite defiant earlier. That was only because she believed she had fallen into the hands of two enemies and had no hope of survival. She might even have faced inhuman torture, so naturally, she’d wished for a quick death.

But now that she knew there was a chance to live, she was determined to seize it.

"Wait for what?" Jiang Xu asked, feigning ignorance.

"I may not know who it is, but I can help you root him out! I was one of the culprits, you see. With the others dead, he’ll definitely contact me for the Spirit Stones!"

Desperate to save her own skin, Wuji Fairy’s mind was racing.

"Even if he doesn’t contact me first, I have the connections to find him. I can help you capture him then! Oh, and there’s definitely more than one traitor. We can hunt them down one by one!"

"Also, also, if there are any Righteous Cultivators you want dead but can’t kill yourselves, just pass the word to me! I can gather the manpower to help you!"

"Or, if you want to rack up achievements, you can come to me for that, too! I can lure out a few Demon Cultivators for you to kill!"

"And on top of that, there’s..."

Watching Wuji Fairy ramble on, Jiang Xu and Zong Ziqi exchanged a look of utter astonishment.

’As expected of a Witch from the Demon Dao. Her heart is truly vicious.’

’She’d do anything to survive.’

Jiang Xu had only intended to find the traitor, but this was an unexpected bonus.

"That’s enough. What you’ve said is sufficient," Jiang Xu interrupted. "But why should I believe you’ll keep your promises after I set you free?"

Upon hearing this, Wuji Fairy’s expression grew solemn. She raised her hand and swore an oath.

"I swear on my entire life’s path of cultivation! If the two men before me let me go, I will never be their enemy for as long as I live. I will honor my promise and help them. If I break this vow, may I be plagued by Heart Demons and struck dead by Celestial Tribulation!"

Even Jiang Xu was startled to hear such an oath.

It was a powerful oath, and it sounded like there were no loopholes.

For a Cultivator, their path was everything, and for Demonic Cultivators, Heart Demons were certainly no laughing matter.

In the Cultivation World, a Heart Demon Oath was more than a mere verbal promise. It used the power of the Heaven and Earth Laws to bind the swearer’s intent to their spiritual will, their cultivation journey, and their future destiny.

It would form an indelible brand deep within a Cultivator’s soul, a constant reminder of the promise they had made.