Chapter 767: Xia You (I)
"Commands?" The Five-Eyed Merciful One trembled uncontrollably as the voice above him spoke coldly, "Such audacity..."
The Five-Eyed Merciful One frantically kowtowed and cried out in terror, "I understand! I understand! Your Excellency’s immortal merit is vast and boundless, your fate divinely ordained. I am merely a lowly cultivator, my fortune bleak and my path astray. Only by a twist of fate was I granted the chance to glimpse your visage!
"Now that I have seen Your Excellency, my life is no longer mine... I understand, it is as though all the honored ones have arrived together... to behold an immortal's face and die on the spot, such is the way. I can only offer my absolute obedience from now on!"
The Five-Eyed Merciful One continued in a sorrowful voice, "I am willing to repay all the karma I have created in the mortal realm with my body. Let me suffer the burning of countless karmic flames. I only wish to shed this impure body and enter your service, as a mere Daoist child in your grotto heaven, a humble clerk in your realm of law..."
His voice and expression were both mournful, spiritual tears brimming in his eyes. Lu Jiangxian could not help but sigh with admiration, Truly worthy of being called the Merciful One and a buddhist cultivator! What a silver tongue he has!
His voice was soft as it echoed in the air, completely ignoring the torrent of words from the Five-Eyed Merciful One, "I left a chess piece in the mortal world, yet you meddled with unnecessary hands and feet... If you leave even a trace in the future, I will do far more than simply burn you with karmic fire..."
The Five-Eyed Merciful One realized the crucial moment had arrived. He could only wish he could rip out his own heart to prove his sincerity as he cried out, "Exalted Immortal... Exalted Immortal... I still have some tricks left! I will see to it that this matter is handled perfectly! I swear you will not need to worry in the slightest. Should anything go awry, I will accept the deepest pain and torment, and never again be reborn!"
But unexpectedly, a beam of radiant light descended from above, piercing straight into his mind. The voice of the white-robed immortal overhead echoed ethereally, "Today’s oath shall bind your very soul."
Lustrous light flowed in Lu Jiangxian’s hand, as Bright Yang essence flickered. The Five-Eyed Merciful One dissipated before him like smoke on the breeze. The pale moon-colored palace gradually faded, and the dark sky returned once more.