"Should I address you as Old Man Yuan, or as the Mindlord?" Cheng Hao asked calmly as he stared at Old Man Yuan, who had come from a large city and looked down on a country bumpkin.
"You … you actually know who I am?" Old Man Yuan had been acting all high and mighty, but as soon as he heard Cheng Hao's words, his face instantly changed. A look of disbelief was on his face.
"No wonder. No wonder you invited all of the major powers of Nüwa's alliance to the Haotian major world, but you didn't invite me. So you already knew who I was!"
A look of understanding appeared on Old Man Yuan's face. After a moment of hesitation, he glanced sideways at Houyi, then at Lin Xi. In the end, his gaze fell upon Cheng Hao.
"Houyi is powerful, but I'm a Heartforce Cultivator as well. In fact, my level of cultivation is higher than his. His Godslayer Arrow won't be able to do much to me!"
Cheng Hao didn't say anything. He just waited quietly for Old Man Yuan to continue.
"However, Haotian, you and that woman are powerful enough to make me feel a sense of danger. The reason why I've been hiding in that dimensional pocket for so long is precisely because I don't want to fight against you head-on."
Old Man Yuan knew exactly how powerful Cheng Hao and Lin Xi were. The two of them could no longer be treated as mere Elder Gods. Most likely, even if they encountered ordinary World-level cultivators, they would still be able to easily flee, even if they weren't able to defeat them.
Even though he was one of the Eight Divine Generals under the command of God Emperor Blacklotus, he still didn't want to casually offend people like them. No one could say for sure when they would break through to become World-level cultivators, after all.
"So … are you planning to … reconcile?"
Cheng Hao smiled calmly as he stared at the nearby Old Man Yuan. This man was one of the most supreme Elder Gods, comparable to the Lord of the Demonheart. Despite that, if Cheng Hao wanted to kill him, it wouldn't take him much time at all. All he had to do was use a few more Undying Emperor's Fists.
Even if he wanted to flee, Lin Xi would definitely be able to stop him. If the two of them worked together, killing Old Man Yuan wouldn't be too hard.
Old Man Yuan had realized the situation he was in, which was why he wanted to reconcile with them. He didn't want to make an enemy of Cheng Hao in the Three Realms.
"Yes. I do want to reconcile!"
Old Man Yuan nodded. "Since you know who I am, you should be aware that I've been controlling quite a few major powers of the Three Realms with my heartforce over the past few years. If I die, they'll die with me!"
Cheng Hao nodded, a rather grim look on his face. It was precisely because he knew how mysterious heartforce was that Cheng Hao hadn't directly tried to kill Old Man Yuan. After all, Fuxi, Gong Gong, and the others could be considered his comrades. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, he didn't want to watch them die alongside Old Man Yuan.
"Mindlord, I know that you are nothing more than a clone, and that your true body is still serving God Emperor Blacklotus. But do you believe me when I say that if Fuxi and the others were to die because of you, then even if God Emperor Blacklotus were to protect you, I would still destroy your soul and destroy your Dao! "
"Of course I believe that. It is precisely because I believe that you, Haotian, have the power to destroy me in the future that I wish to reconcile with you today!"
Old Man Yuan smiled calmly as he nodded. As he spoke, he produced a jade globe.
"I imagine that you recognize this oathstone as well, Emperor. So long as we both swear oaths on this oathstone that we will never be enemies, I will remove the heartforce control I placed over Fuxi and the others. What do you think, Emperor?"
Cheng Hao activated the divine ability of his left eye to inspect the oathstone. He was certain that this was a stone that contained the Dao of Karma. Swearing an oath on it was equivalent to leaving a mark on the Chaosverse of the Desolate Era. In the future, if one were to violate the oath, one would suffer a backlash from the Dao of Karma of the Chaosverse.
"Everyone, what do you think?" Although Cheng Hao really wanted to smash Old Man Yuan apart with a single punch, this matter concerned the lives and deaths of many of the major powers of the Three Realms. In the future, he would establish the Celestial Court and command the Three Realms. He would still need to use these people in the future.
Daoist Three Purities and Lord Tathagata were silent. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors exchanged glances, then all of them clasped their fists towards Cheng Hao.
"This matter shall be decided by you alone, Emperor!"
Upon hearing their replies, Cheng Hao naturally understood what they were thinking. Rather than killing Old Man Yuan, they would rather have the major powers on their side survive. To lose dozens of major powers of the Three Realms for the sake of killing a single Old Man Yuan was simply not worth it.
"If that's the case, then I'll make the decision for you all!"
Cheng Hao was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the seemingly calm, but inwardly nervous Old Man Yuan.
"Mindlord, swear the oath first. I trust that I don't need to teach you how to do it, right?"
"Don't worry, Emperor. I know what to do!"
Old Man Yuan let out a sigh of relief, then raised the oathstone in his hand and solemnly swore a lifeblood oath.
"I am the Mindlord, one of the eight divine generals under the command of God Emperor Blacklotus. On this day, I swear an oath that so long as the cultivators of the Three Realms under the command of Emperor Haotian are no longer my enemies, then I am willing to release my control over the heartforce of the cultivators of the Three Realms. If I violate this oath, my soul shall be destroyed in the future!"
After swearing the oath, Old Man Yuan's image flickered across the surface of the oathstone, as though he had already recorded the oath.
"Emperor, what do you think?"
Old Man Yuan gently tossed the oathstone into the air, causing it to hover next to Cheng Hao. A look of anticipation was on his face as he stared at Cheng Hao, waiting for him to make his next move.
Cheng Hao casually tossed the oathstone into his hand, then glanced sideways at the other major powers of the Three Realms. When he saw that they were all staring at him with shining eyes, he no longer hesitated and swore an oath to the oathstone in his hand.
"I, Haotian, swear an oath on behalf of the Three Realms. So long as the Mindlord is willing to release the heartforce control over the living beings of the Three Realms, then the Three Realms will no longer be enemies with him. So long as he no longer offends the Three Realms, then the cultivators of the Three Realms will no longer make things difficult for him!"
After swearing the oath, Cheng Hao didn't return the oathstone to Old Man Yuan. This thing was quite useful; in the future, he would be able to use it to study the Laws of Karma.
Old Man Yuan didn't really care that Cheng Hao had left the oathstone behind. So long as an oath was sworn, it would be recorded in the Chaosverse. It didn't matter whether or not the oathstone remained.
"The oath has been sworn. Mindlord, hurry up and release our heartforce control!" Elder God Gonggong hurriedly spoke out upon seeing both sides swear their oaths, indicating for the Mindlord to carry out his oath.
"Don't worry, everyone. I naturally wouldn't dare violate my oath!"
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