Medical Sage

”Good, good... Li Manlou, is this your answer? Very well! You will regret it...” Upon seeing this, Langye’s face twisted into a ferocious snarl, his murderous intent radiating as he bared his fangs.

”Lord Langye, why waste words with such a timid mouse? He’s nothing but a coward! A joke!” At that moment, Sunx Tianzheng spoke up again. He paused, a look of utter contempt and mockery spreading across his face. He held his chin high, his gaze arrogant and disdainful as he jeered loudly at Chen Fei, ”You, surnamed Chen! Since you don’t dare to bet with me, Sunx Tianzheng, just remember to roll far away from me in the future! I have no desire to keep seeing a braggart who’s all talk. The sight of you just dirties my eyes...”

”Did I say I didn’t dare to bet?” However, before he could finish his sentence, Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, cut him off.

”Dare? If you dare, then cut the crap! The loser must kneel, kowtow, and call the winner ’Grandpa.’ Do you dare? Don’t tell me you’re scared again!” Hearing Chen Fei’s words, Sunx Tianzheng’s expression immediately became agitated. He goaded him loudly, as if terrified that Chen Fei would back out.

Meanwhile, Li Manlou’s brows furrowed once more, his expression turning ugly. Clearly, he still thought Chen Fei was being far too impulsive. Leave his name on the Spirit Measuring Pillar? But that is no simple feat! Still, things have already come to this. It seems there’s no turning back...

”A bet? Of course, we can. But I have one more condition,” Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, spoke up again, a faint, cold smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

”What condition?” Both Langye and Sunx Tianzheng wore mocking expressions. A condition? What difference could that possibly make? Our victory is already certain!

”It’s simple. If you lose, how do I know you’ll honor the bet? What if you’re shameless enough to go back on your word? What then?” Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Langye of the Purple Flame Palace’s expression shifted slightly. Then, he laughed coldly with pride. ”With the reputation of our Purple Flame Palace on the line, why would we do something to bring shame upon ourselves? That’s impossible...”

”Just because you say it’s impossible, that makes it so? I don’t think the word of your Purple Flame Palace is worth much!” Chen Fei retorted disdainfully.

”What did you say!?” Hearing this, Langye’s face once again twisted into a ferocious snarl, his eyes blazing with fury as he bared his fangs.

Then, Sunx Tianzheng shouted, ”Then what exactly do you want?”

”What do I want?” Hearing this, a corner of Chen Fei, Young Master Chen’s, mouth hooked upwards as he finally revealed his true intentions. ”Words alone have no credibility,” he said lightly. ”How about this: we both swear a Great Dao Oath. We’ll bet on whether I can leave my name on this Spirit Measuring Pillar. The loser must kneel, kowtow, and call the winner ’Grandpa.’ The penalty for breaking the oath will be an unstable Spirit Root and an attack by Heavenly Demons! What do you say? Do you dare?”

”A Great Dao Oath?” Most of the people present were clueless, looking at one another, not understanding what this so-called Great Dao Oath was.

”What! A Great Dao Oath?” However, upon hearing this, the expressions of the experts from the Five Great Immortal Sects changed drastically in unison, their eyes filling with shock and solemnity. Coming from the Cultivation World, they obviously knew exactly what a Great Dao Oath was!

Seeing the expressions of Langye, Li Manlou, and the other experts from the Five Great Immortal Sects change in unison, Sunx Tianzheng’s heart suddenly lurched. An ominous premonition surfaced, and his face turned pale as he stammered, ”L-Lord, what is this... Great Dao Oath?”

”What? Weren’t you just boasting so arrogantly a moment ago? Showing your true colors now, are you scared? Tsk, how boring...” This time, it was finally Chen Fei, Young Master Chen’s turn to speak with a sneer, his voice laced with contempt and disdain.

”Who said I’m scared? A bet’s a bet! Do you think I, Sunx Tianzheng, am afraid of you?! Let’s do it!” Hearing this, Sunx Tianzheng immediately leaped to his feet, unable to take the provocation. With his head held high and face flushed with agitation, he shouted his acceptance.

At the sight of this, Langye, whose face was already ashen, looked even more grim; his expression turned as dark as stormy water. He was keenly aware of how terrifyingly binding the Great Dao Oath was. It was so frightening that they normally treated it as a profound taboo, not even wishing to speak its name. But now...

”So long as you dare, that’s fine. In that case, I’ll teach you how to swear the Great Dao Oath right now, shall I?” Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, spoke up again.

”Wait!” But before Sunx Tianzheng could speak, Langye preempted him with a cold bark.

Hearing this, Chen Fei, Young Master Chen, raised an eyebrow, not at all surprised. He glanced sideways at the grim-faced Langye and smirked. ”What’s wrong, my lord? Is there a problem? Wait, let me guess... Is the Purple Flame Palace thinking of backing out now? Are you scared?”

”Lord Langye?” Sunx Tianzheng looked at him with a mixture of anxiety and surprise, not understanding why he was being stopped. He had worked so hard to provoke that surnamed Chen into this bet! He was waiting for the guy to kneel, kowtow, and call him Grandpa! How could they give up now?

It wasn’t just him; nearly everyone present stared at Langye, their eyes filled with confusion. Wasn’t the Purple Flame Palace just itching for Chen Fei to accept this bet? Why the hesitation now?

Only Li Manlou, Ming Yue Daoist, Xu Tianying, and the other powerhouses from the Five Great Immortal Sects, who had all come from the Cultivation World, understood the source of the hesitation in Langye’s heart.

After all, this was the Great Dao Oath. One wrong step, and a person would be well and truly finished!

”I... I... Hmph! You little brat! Since you’re so intent on walking into a dead end, fine! The Purple Flame Palace will grant your wish. Tian Zheng, come here. I will teach you how to swear the Great Dao Oath!” With that, Langye fiercely ground his teeth. He stared at Chen Fei with a sinister, menacing expression.

Clearly, even now, he refused to believe that Chen Fei could possess the talent of a Blue Qi Spiritual Root and leave his name on the Spirit Measuring Pillar! A talent like that was recognized as peerless even in the Cultivation World. How could it be as common as cabbage, popping up just anywhere? In any case, as long as he didn’t have a peerless talent at the level of a Blue Qi Spiritual Root, it would be impossible for Chen Fei to leave his name on the Spirit Measuring Pillar. When that happened, wouldn’t they win by default? The Great Dao Oath they swore would become empty words, completely meaningless... As for the legendary Purple Qi Spiritual Root—a talent level even higher than the Blue Qi, one that was peerless throughout history and utterly astonishing—Langye had never even considered the possibility! That was simply impossible.

But... was it truly impossible?