Zhou Tong and the others quickly followed the woman to a palace.
She said calmly, "After you become a Keeper of the Raindragon Guard, you will be free to read any of the manuals in the Daozang Palace that are available to ordinary Raindragon Guards, as long as they are less than a hundred karmic points!"
"Next, the three of you will follow my instructions and swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao. Apart from your own names, you are not allowed to make any mistakes!" The man looked at Zhou Tong and the others. "Listen carefully. Repeat after me. I hereby swear that the Heavenly Dao is my witness …"
"I, Zhou Tong, hereby swear that the Heavenly Dao is my witness …"
"I, Xuan Kong, hereby swear that the Heavenly Dao is my witness …"
"I, Ao Yu, swear here, with the Heavenly Dao as my witness …"
The three of them spoke at the same time and followed the woman to recite the contents of the oath word by word. Apart from their own names, they did not change a single word.
The contents of the oath were as described in the booklet; they had to be completely loyal to the Grand Xia Dynasty, and the period of time they had to be loyal to the Grand Xia Dynasty was either death or becoming an Empyrean God or a Pure Yang True Immortal. Only by becoming an Empyrean God or a Pure Yang True Immortal would one be able to leave the Raindragon Guard of the Grand Xia.
Along with the oath, an invisible wave of energy descended.
This was a supreme fluctuation of the Heavenly Dao. This oath was recognized by the Heavenly Dao. Once violated, one would immediately face the punishment of the Heavenly Dao. Even immortals would immediately suffer a backlash if they violated the oath of the Heavenly Dao. If the contents of the vow included the words "the destruction of one's soul", then it would naturally be fulfilled.
"If I violate this oath, I, Zhou Tong, Xuankong Ao Yu, will immediately have my soul destroyed and will never be able to reincarnate."
Zhou Tong and the others finally said the last part of the oath.
As the oath was made, everyone felt an invisible ripple. This was the power of the Heavenly Oath. No one dared to go against the restrictions of the Heavenly Oath.
"An oath to the Dao of the Heavens is powerful, but once you reach the World God or Chaos Immortal level, it's nothing. Cultivators at that level can completely ignore the power of an oath to the Dao of the Heavens." Zhou Tong thought to himself as he carefully sensed the oath.
"However, those below the World God level still have to abide by the rules. The oaths to the Dao of the Heavens of the Grand Xia's Raindragon Guards are only restricted to cultivators below the Empyrean God or Pure Yang True Immortal level. This is quite a generous arrangement. "
The so-called Heaven Dao was actually the rules of operation of the three dimensions. Upon reaching the World God or Chaos Immortal level, one would be comparable to the Three Realms in power. Naturally, one would no longer be bound by oaths to the Dao of the Heavens.
But of course, at the level of Chaos Immortals and World Gods, there were even more binding lifeblood oaths. This was an oath that was sworn upon one's very life and Dao-heart. This sort of oath was terrifyingly binding; not even Chaos Immortals or World Gods would be able to violate it.
"Alright, the oath is a done deal. Congratulations on joining the Raindragon Inner Guard. Next, each of you will have a year to settle the matters of your family and organization. After that, you will need to report to the Crimson Dragon Mountain Range again. "As the woman spoke, she casually tossed out three tokens and three sets of crimson armor.
Three tokens and three sets of armour flew towards Zhou Tong and the other two. Each of them had one token and one set of armour.
These sets of armour were all low-level Mortal-ranked magic treasures. To Wanxiang level cultivators, their defensive power wasn't much, but they were the symbol of the Raindragon Inner Guard.
She continued, "As the first benefit of joining the Raindragon Inner Guard, you can go to the Dao Repository Palace and choose a technique that only Raindragon Inner Guard can exchange for. This technique is worth no more than a hundred karmic points."
A technique worth a hundred karmic points. Ordinary Raindragon Guards would need ten thousand karmic points to exchange for it.
Seeing the delighted looks on the faces of the three, she said, "I suggest that if you don't have any Immortal-ranked Ki Refining techniques, you should use this benefit to exchange for one. You are only at the Wanxiang level. Although it will be a bit hard for you to rebuild your foundation, so long as you have enough liquefied elemental essence, a year should be enough."
"The second benefit is that you can go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Palace and choose an Earth-ranked magic treasure that is suitable for you."
This was a benefit that no one cared about. Earth-ranked magic treasures seemed to be quite rare, but in truth, anyone who had reached the Wanxiang level and passed the Raindragon Guard's examination basically didn't lack them.
But of course, to them, this magic treasure was better than nothing. In fact, it could make up for what they lacked.
"The third benefit is that this medallion contains an estate within it. You can place the estate within any designated region of the Crimson Dragon Mountains. The estate contains the Spirit-Gathering Formation of our Grand Xia Dynasty, and the interior of the estate will be able to produce liquefied elemental essence for you to train in. "
This sort of Spirit-Gathering Formation could only be considered a Mortal-ranked formation. The formation Zhou Tong had set up at Serpentwing Lake was far more powerful than this.
However, this was the Crimson Dragon Mountains. There was an enormous Spirit-Gathering Formation here to begin with, causing the spiritual energy of the Crimson Dragon Mountains to far exceed that of Serpentwing Lake. Thus, the rate at which liquefied elemental essence was condensed here was only slightly inferior to the formation which Zhou Tong had set up at Serpentwing Lake. Each year, roughly three thousand kilograms of liquefied elemental essence would be produced.
"The fourth benefit is that within the Crimson Dragon Mountains, at least one Immortal will give a sermon on the Dao every year. If you encounter any problems during your training, you can take advantage of this opportunity to ask questions. Everyone will have one chance to ask questions."
Aside from Zhou Tong, the two nearby cultivators known as' Xuan Kong 'and' Ao Yu 'both revealed looks of delight. They hadn't joined any schools, nor had they received any guidance from any Immortal-level experts. Thus, this benefit was something which they were looking forward to the most.
"The fifth benefit is that you can report your clan to the Raindragon Guard. You will also be given a piece of land with a circumference of ten thousand kilometers. This piece of land will be protected by our Raindragon Guard. In addition, after you perish, you will be protected for ten thousand years. Go register yourselves. "
Ordinary Raindragon Guards were protected for a thousand years after death, but the Keepers of the Raindragon Guard were protected for ten thousand years. Actually, this benefit was meant to attract the various clans to join the Keepers of the Raindragon Guard.
"In the following year, you are free to move about. After a year, if you don't perish, you must return here!" With these final words, the female Immortal quickly left.
"The two of you, my clan still has matters to attend to, so I won't stay here any longer. Until we meet again!" The cultivator known as Xuan Kong looked towards Zhou Tong and Ao Yu as he spoke.
"Do as you wish. I need to find a divine ability as well!" Zhou Tong nodded slightly, then headed towards the Daozang Palace.
Earlier, when he had browsed through the Daozang Palace's catalog, he had taken a fancy to a divine ability. Now, he could use the benefits of joining the Raindragon Guard to trade for it.
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