"Are you willing to cultivate with me?" Zhu Yi: ...
"We are demonic plants~ How come we're following cultivators to practice?" the leader of the Demon Blood Flower asked Zhu Yi in a sweet voice.
It could sense that the monk didn't seem to want to kill them.
The old vine tree stretched out a magic vine and slapped the Flower Leader back with a "smack," causing it to shrink under its body and hide.
A rough, hoarse voice humbly asked Zhu Yi, "How will you guide us in our cultivation?"
Well, even though he was defeated by someone else, Old Vine Tree still kept a high profile, not letting Zhu Yi look down on him.
"Recognize me as your master, serve me, enter the lamp of ceremonial conduct, and resolve karmic entanglements. Do good deeds, help good people, and regardless of whether they are immortals, demons, or monsters, they all need to follow the Way of Heaven and do righteous things," Zhu Yi replied solemnly.
Zhu Yi suddenly had many fragments of memories in her mind. After thinking for a moment, she recited the contract requirements and rules of the Heart-Questioning Brahma Lamp.
"You are demonic plants, and I will not force you to cultivate immortality, but you must cultivate using the orthodox cultivation methods of the demon race. You must not take evil paths or do evil deeds."
Xue Shan and Wei Wei watched in utter astonishment: What's wrong with Junior Sister? She could have easily burned these demonic plants, yet she's trying to persuade them to reform? If she returns to the sect and the elders discover that she has a contract with demonic plants, she'll be in trouble!
If a cultivator is always with demons, will it affect her future cultivation?
"While drinking human blood may help you improve your cultivation, it will also bring you endless karma and sins, and you will not have a good end."
"Before you commit any grave mistakes, I can allow you to enter my Brahma lamp to practice. This will burn away karma, resolve misfortune, and guide you back to the right path of spiritual practice."
Upon hearing this, the old vine tree sighed deeply: "We were originally demonic plants that didn't eat people, but later, during the demon uprising, we became tainted with bloodthirsty evil energy..."
The demonic blood flowers gradually emerged from under the old vine trunk, baring their sharp, blood-red teeth as they added to Zhu Yi, "We didn't want to hurt you humans either! You've captured all the spirit beasts on the mountain, so we have no spirit beasts to eat!"
"We are demonic plants scattered throughout the cultivation world when Grand Princess Chunmei attacked the Hehuan Sect. We were originally from the Demon Clan, and we weren't bloodthirsty, flesh-eating demonic plants. We and Lord Demon Vine were both good demonic plants!" the Demon Blood Flowers defended themselves.
"Waaah~ The brave warriors don't want to drink blood and eat meat either. It's not only smelly and disgusting, but those spirit beasts are also hard to hunt!"
"We're on Seven-Colored Peak, and we don't dare to catch those large spirit beasts..." the Demon Blood Flowers said, feeling very aggrieved. "This is also the first time we've ever eaten a human! We didn't expect your blood to be so fragrant and sweet, just like little peaches and lotus flowers, so delicious!"
Zhu Yi's lips twitched: Being praised as delicious by the magical plants is hardly something to brag about...
"So do you know you were wrong now?" Zhu Yi said sternly to them with a dark face. "Go into the magic-locking bag obediently, and from now on, you're not allowed to go out and harm innocent people!"
"If we follow you, will we be able to get rid of the bloodthirsty evil energy on our bodies?" A wrinkled old face appeared on the trunk of the old vine tree and asked Zhu Yi earnestly.
Zhu Yi vaguely felt that this old face was strikingly similar to the old peach tree grandfather in her dream, and replied gently, "If you want to mend your ways from now on, I won't treat you unfairly~"
"Following me may not bring you great wealth and status, but at least you won't be killed by other cultivators~"
"Demons have their own way of cultivation, which I don't understand, but I hope you can all be kind-hearted and good demon plants~"
Xue Shan and Wei Wei were both itching to get their hands on Zhu Yi's seductive words. The junior sister was so good at seizing people's weaknesses to chat with!
The old vine gathered the demon blood flowers around it and also collected the dark red crystals on the ground. Some of the sensible demon blood flowers propped up their stems to help the old vine clean up the dark red crystals it had dropped.
“Alright! We are willing to enter your lamp, but you must swear with your heart that you have not deceived us.”
Those who cultivate immortality do not make oaths lightly. The deeper their cultivation, the more cautious they are in their actions. If they fail to keep their oaths, they may become inner demons, which could harm their path to immortality.
Zhu Yi pondered for a moment: "I will not make a vow of faith on my own."
The old vine tree and the demon blood flowers were stunned.
“We can swear together to the Heavenly Dao that no matter what race we are, we all live under the same sky and must abide by the rules set for us by the Heavenly Dao.”
“Alright, I can swear to the heavens.” The old vine gently swept its tendrils across the Demon Blood Flowers, lovingly asking for their opinion.
"As long as our Flower Warriors can all have a good home, I agree with Lord Demon Vine's opinion." The delicate Flower Leader climbed to the top of the vine and solemnly announced her decision to the Demon Blood Flowers.
Zhu Yi stared intently at the Flower Leader. It was clearly just a delicate little flower, but the way it led its companions to find a new habitat with such righteousness was incredibly moving. Although it was a demonic plant, it was surrounded by a sense of noble spirit at this moment.
Zhu Yi was full of praise.
Xue Shan and Wei Wei stood on either side to protect Zhu Yi.
The ceremonial lamps flew into the air, their candlelight and Buddhist light mingling with the morning light before quickly dissipating.
Following the instructions from the little baby in her mind, Zhu Yi led the old vine tree and the demon blood flowers to kneel down facing the east and the rising sun.
"By the Heavenly Dao, your disciple Zhu Yi of Taoshan Sect of Tianlan Sect, today I wish to accept one Demon Vine and several Demon Blood Flowers to form a master-servant contract. Although immortals and demons are different and of different races, under the heavens, all things with spirits can follow the righteous path, and I regard them as teaching without discrimination."
The eastern sky, which had been clear, was now filled with faint thunderclouds, which loomed darkly toward Chifeng.
The demonic blood flowers huddled together in fear, their sharp mouths trembling on their flower-like faces.
The old vine tree, with its vast experience, knew that the thunderclouds were a testament to the oath of Heaven. Zhu Yi dared to use the oath of Heaven to form a pact with these demonic plants, proving that she had not deceived them.
The oath of Heaven is far more solemn than the oath of Dao heart made by a cultivator himself. Under the heavens, no one dares to deceive Heaven.
The Dao Heart Oath is different. If one encounters a highly skilled cultivator, one can resolve one's Dao Heart Oath by shielding one's heavenly secrets.
Therefore, many scumbag men in the cultivation world make vows of faith when pursuing and deceiving their cultivation partners. A typical example is Zhu Yi's original owner's scumbag father, who used a vow of faith to deceive Zhu Yi's original owner's mother...
Zhu Yi was not afraid of the oath made by Heaven. She believed that whether one cultivated immortality or demonic cultivation, the ultimate goal was to ascend to the Great Dao, and there was no difference between them.
No one has successfully ascended to immortality in the Canglan Continent for nearly ten thousand years, but this does not affect her, Zhu Yi, leading a group of repentant demonic plants to live a good life!
"Disciples use the lamp of self-examination as a vessel for the Way, to gather demonic plants, ignite their evil causes, and guide them back to their true nature. We perform good deeds to cultivate merit, abandon evil deeds, and reflect on our own path. Together we cultivate a righteous future."
"If you go against your original intentions, Heaven will punish you!"
Upon hearing this, the old vine tree was filled with excitement. Following Zhu Yi's example, it led the Demon Blood Flowers in making an oath under the rolling thunderclouds.
"The Demonic Plants, Old Vine Trees, and Little Flowers of Demonic Blood swear to the Heavenly Dao that today we voluntarily acknowledge Zhu Yi as our master, obey his commands, perform good deeds throughout the world, and cultivate the righteous path of the Demonic Clan."
"However, I bear the burden of sin, having slaughtered the spirit beasts of the mountains, and my heart is filled with unease. I wish to enter the Brahma Lamp to cultivate, letting the Buddhist fire burn away my sins, and then cultivate the true path of heaven. If I break this vow, may the heavens punish me!"
"If we break this oath, may the heavens punish us!" The Demon Blood Flowers swore loudly along with the old vine tree.
The cacophony of voices gave Xue Shan and Wei Weiwei, who were listening from both sides, a headache...
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