Chương 217: Eight Bows to Establish Friendship

Chapter 217 Eight Sworn Brothers Under the intimidation of the Emperor's Banner, the once unruly immortals of Penglai finally learned their lesson. They bowed their heads to the Jade Emperor, whom they both envied and despised the most.

Fang Yang was neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the reaction of the Penglai disciples; he didn't care. Since they were already enemies, he wouldn't give them a chance to turn the tables.

Di Jun and Tai Yi were too confident, allowing Kunpeng Ancestor and the Ten Demon Saints to cultivate all the way to the mid-stage and late-stage Quasi-Saint realm. As a result, they were betrayed by these people during the final battle, and their entire family died.

Having learned from these two examples, Fang Yang would never follow in their footsteps.

Fang Yang's decision not to deliberately torment the Penglai disciples was already an act of great mercy. Whether they repented or not was meaningless to Fang Yang.

"Although you have temporarily taken control of the Jie Sect, your opponents are still formidable. Duobao Daoist, needless to say, has cultivated to such a level from a mere Duobao Rat; his talent is extraordinary. As far as I know, Duobao Daoist has comprehended a divine power called the Tathagata Palm. Once he successfully cultivates this power, he will be able to combine it with the remaining Daoist essence in the Bodhi Hand, thus achieving the Bodhi True Body."

"Besides, the Burning Lamp Daoist of the Chan Sect should not be underestimated. Not long ago, he joined forces with some veteran powerful figures in the prehistoric world to establish an alliance called the Divine Lamp Society, which seems to be plotting a conspiracy that will affect the Three Realms."

With the Haotian Mirror in hand, the sun, moon, and stars are his eyes, and there are very few things that happen in the primordial world that he is unaware of. He told Fang Yang these things so that Fang Yang would not be careless and fall into his opponent's trap.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yang became interested.

He didn't care about Daoist Duobao's cultivation of the Tathagata Palm. If Daoist Duobao could cultivate the Tathagata Palm, he could also cultivate his innate Dao.

What interested him was the Divine Lamp Society. He was just looking for a legitimate reason to use someone else to do his dirty work, but the Taoist Ran Deng himself handed him the knife.

The alliance established by the Taoist Ran Deng was definitely not a legitimate alliance.

"Your Majesty, tell me, what's the story behind this magic lamp?"

After a moment of contemplation, the Jade Emperor truthfully stated, "Judging from the current situation, the purpose of establishing the Divine Lamp Society is to serve as a tribulation for future generations to attain the Great Luo realm. There are many powerful individuals who have joined the Divine Lamp Society, including great witches of the Witch Clan, demon gods of the Demon Clan, rogue cultivators who attained the Dao during the Witch-Demon era, and even powerful individuals from your human race."

When the word "human race" was mentioned, the Jade Emperor deliberately paused for a moment.

He assumed that Fang Yang, as a powerful human being, might be unwilling to accept the fact that a powerful human being had joined the Divine Lamp Society. However, when he finished speaking, he found that Fang Yang remained calm and showed no intention of refuting him.

Ultimately, the Jade Emperor underestimated Fang Yang.

Fang Yang was also human, and he knew better than anyone what kind of person he was. Given that, how could he possibly believe that all powerful human beings were "compassionate bodhisattvas who save those in distress"?

His tribe wasn't destroyed by the witches and demons, but by another human tribe.

Fang Yang could readily accept the advantages of the human race, but he would never deny its disadvantages.

"So it was just the old trick of being jealous of talent and ability."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yang understood somewhat. He had never eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run.

What the Genie Society does is all too common. Some powerful beings, out of fear of being surpassed by newcomers, not wanting newcomers to share the spoils, or coveting the opportunities in newcomers, will eliminate them before they have grown strong enough, killing them and robbing them of their treasures.

It's perfectly normal for the Taoist Ran Deng to do something like this.

Fang Yang raised his eyes, his expression indifferent: "They're all just clowns, they can't cause any real trouble. The greatest enemy of my Xuanmen has always been the Demonic Path. The demonic arts cultivated by people like Duobao and Lü Yue are among the top-tier within the Demonic Path. I simply cannot believe that the Demonic Path wasn't involved. Right now, improving our own strength is the most important thing."

Seeing his confidence, Haotian said no more: "Our Heavenly Court will definitely join forces with the Jie Sect to sweep away the demons and create a peaceful world."

Thus, the two reached an agreement on dealing with evil spirits and maintaining order in the three realms.

So far, the Heavenly Court and the Jie Sect have no open enemies. Their designation of the Demonic Path as their common enemy is a gesture of cooperation. If they can join forces against the Demonic Path, they can also join forces against the Chan Sect and the Western Sect.

Some things can only be understood intuitively, not explained in words.

After discussing important matters, Fang Yang was about to leave, but the Jade Emperor persuaded him to stay.

"Fellow Daoist, I would like to ask you to stay a little longer. My daughter is about to be born. She is the result of the union of my own primordial essence and that of my junior sister Yaochi. She will be the female war goddess of our Heavenly Court, bearing the destiny of the Heavenly Court for countless years to come."

Suddenly, the Jade Emperor unleashed a powerful attack.

Both the Jade Emperor and the Holy Mother of Yaochi are powerful beings in the late Quasi-Saint stage, or even the Great Perfection of Quasi-Saint. The beings formed by the combination of their primordial essence must be extraordinary.

To some extent, this being possesses both the imperial fortune of the Jade Emperor and the celestial fortune of the Queen Mother of the West.

Once she embarks on the path of cultivation, her cultivation speed will become incredibly rapid, far surpassing that of outstanding third-generation disciples of the Xuanmen sect, such as the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit and Yang Jian.

"As you know, fellow Daoist, I do not accept disciples."

Fang Yang had already guessed the Jade Emperor's intention. The Jade Emperor wanted Fang Yang to take the Heavenly Princess as his disciple, thus binding Fang Yang and the Heavenly Court together.

However, Fang Yang really didn't want to take on any disciples. At least, he wouldn't take on any disciples before he attained the Primordial Dao.

He himself needed the protection of the Tongtian Sect Master to stand firm in the world. If he were to accept disciples, it would be tantamount to creating a weakness for himself.

That's right, it's a weakness, not a Achilles' heel. Fang Yang won't take risks for his disciples, so they won't become his Achilles' heel. However, his disciples could be used by others, becoming tools to scheme against him.

The Jade Emperor was surprised that Fang Yang had no intention of taking on disciples. He had always thought that the disciples of the Jie Sect should be very fond of taking on disciples.

"I was being presumptuous. My intention was to find a powerful backer for my daughter and provide support for her future."

Fang Yang smiled slightly: "What's so difficult about that? As long as we become sworn brothers, your daughter will be my niece. Would I, a mere Daoist, allow anyone to bully my own niece?"

The Jade Emperor was taken aback at first, then his eyes blazed with wild joy. He slammed his hand on the jade table and stood up: "Excellent! What a fine way to become sworn brothers! Fellow Daoist Fang Yang, your words have struck a chord with this humble Daoist!"

Nothing is more reliable than brothers.

Zhenyuan Daxian, Hongyun Laozu, Dijun, Taiyi, Jieyin Shengren, and Zhunti Shengren are all role models.

Fang Yang smiled faintly, stood up and said, "There's no better time than now. Let's swear brotherhood here in the Lingxiao Palace, with heaven and earth as our witness."

How could the Jade Emperor refuse? At that moment, the two stood in the hall and bowed in the direction of the Purple Cloud Palace.

"I am Haotian!"

"I am Fang Yang!"

"Today we bow eight times to become sworn brothers, from this day forward supporting each other and jointly witnessing the Great Dao! Heaven and earth bear witness, the sun and moon are our witnesses; if we break this oath, both body and spirit will perish!"

As soon as the words were spoken, thunder roared from beyond the thirty-third heaven, and heaven and earth witnessed the two becoming sworn brothers. With the oath made, the atmosphere between the two relaxed considerably, and the sense of unfamiliarity disappeared.

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