"Do you even need to mention it?" Ye Chen said. "I truly like Zi Han, and naturally, I will protect her with all my heart, not letting her suffer any grievance."

"..."

Ye Chen spoke so plainly that Qing Ge blushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Moreover, Qing Ge felt a bit indignant; why did Ye Chen like Zi Han but not her... What was wrong with her?

However, Qing Ge didn't want to get too entangled with Ye Chen, so Ye Chen liking Zi Han was actually a relief to her.

"Qing Ge, the person I like is Zi Han; I have no such feelings for you," Ye Chen said again. "As long as you help me pursue Zi Han, I will cease to pester you and sever that cause and effect."

"Can I trust you?" Qing Ge replied. "What if you successfully pursue Zi Han and then harbor bad intentions toward me? What would I do then?"

"..."

Ye Chen felt guilty.

Because Qing Ge was too clever; she could see through everything.

"Unless you swear!" Qing Ge suddenly said.

"Swear?" Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

Having advanced to great transcendence, existing outside the five elements, beyond the six paths, do oaths have any hold over him?

Qing Ge actually wanted him to swear, truly naive and ridiculous, without any binding force.

"I know your cultivation is profound; oaths cannot bind you!" Qing Ge replied. "But I have a Secret Technique that can communicate with the hidden mysteries; if you break your promise, it will trigger divine retribution and attract heavenly punishment!"

Evidently, Qing Ge was prepared, having planned her retreat long ago.

"This!"

Ye Chen, hearing her speak so severely, hesitated a bit. Because he wanted to win over Zi Han, but also Qing Ge. Both women were crucial, serving as the strongest impetus on his path to the Heavenly Dao.

"Hehe." Qing Ge sneered. "I knew you harbored ill intentions and wouldn't dare casually promise cause and effect!"

Qing Ge was highly cautious of Ye Chen. In fact, if not for considering Yu Jizi, Qing Ge would have acted with Lei Ting and killed Ye Chen swiftly.

"Who says I don't dare?" Ye Chen retorted. "Come, let's swear now, then you help me pursue Zi Han; if anyone lies, let them be struck by divine lightning!" Ye Chen and Qing Ge were at odds.

Ye Chen had made promises to countless women; how many had come true?

Qing Ge spoke so sinisterly; Ye Chen simply refused to believe in the supernatural!

"You must draw out a strand of soul power and swear with me!" Qing Ge demanded.

"Bring it on." Ye Chen was not timid at all.

Finally, ancient runes started to spread from Qing Ge, connecting with some unknown entity, revealing a mysterious aura.

Ye Chen followed Qing Ge and swore, originally intending to muddle through, but unexpectedly a force surged, enveloping his soul, creating an inexplicable bond with Qing Ge.

"Done!" Qing Ge finally smiled. "This is our agreement. Once you obtain Zi Han, do not entangle with me anymore... Otherwise, the Heavenly Dao will punish; gods and humans shall join in condemnation!"

"..."

Ye Chen realized he had been tricked by Qing Ge.

This woman had always evaded cause and effect, seeking to break free from that destiny, fully prepared... Ye Chen underestimated her.

"Zi Han is determined to tread the path of the Heavenly Dao, unwilling to immerse in worldly affairs... However, I may have a way to help you!" Qing Ge stated.

"How can you help?" Ye Chen inquired.

"I have a special Cultivation Technique that only women can practice, and..." Qing Ge hesitated.

"And what?" Ye Chen pressed.

"Once practiced, this Cultivation Technique will evoke intimate feelings between men and women, the more controlled, the deeper the obsession!" Qing Ge revealed. "At that time, Zi Han will seek a companion, and you will have an opportunity!"

"How did you come by such a Cultivation Technique?" Ye Chen asked curiously.

"Hmph." Qing Ge sneered. "Unwilling to submit to fate, naturally I will rise to oppose it, by any means necessary!"

"Baihua Palace is my deliberate setup, Zi Han my intentional acquaintance, the Cultivation Technique something I've collected... All part of my resistance against destiny!"

Yu Jizi, the master of the previous era, possessed immeasurable cultivation; Qing Ge plans her rebellion against him, ready to sacrifice everything.

"What are Baihua Palace, Zi Han... As long as I can attain freedom, nothing else matters!"

"You truly have a heart like cold iron, willing to sacrifice anything for personal gain." Ye Chen, observing Qing Ge, felt a chill.

Ye Chen thoroughly understood Qing Ge now; this woman would sacrifice anything for her interests, a fearsome disposition.

"Hmph! You've never been controlled by fate; how could you understand that feeling?" Qing Ge replied indifferently.

"How do you know I don't understand that feeling?"

Ye Chen bore great cause and effect in secret, a situation far more complex than Qing Ge's.

Yet Ye Chen never lost his true self; even amidst confusion, he would repeatedly find clarity.

"You understand?" Qing Ge asked in surprise.

"You are a great transcendence expert, unwilling to endure a vessel's fate, striving against destiny, which I greatly admire!" Ye Chen remarked. "However, in your selfish pursuits, calculating everything, forsaking all... This is what I disagree with."

"You've never borne anything; how would you understand my mindset?" Qing Ge countered.

"How do you know I don't understand?" Ye Chen replied. "Actually, I, like you, carry cause and effect, struggling, resisting, with unwillingness!"

"..."

Qing Ge looked at Ye Chen with surprise, puzzled over his intentions.

"I carry a massive cause and effect that has always influenced me, troubled me, obstructed me..." Ye Chen explained. "From weakness to strength, I've been pursuing destiny!"

"However, my cause and effect are so large that even the Heavenly Dao experts cannot interfere."

"Therefore, I can only strive on my own, seeking to leap out of the chessboard, free from control."

"Yet, the mysteries surrounding me are myriad, unraveling one after another, endlessly cyclical!"

"Even now, I don't know what I truly carry, what destiny I bear!"

Qing Ge wishes to escape the vessel's destiny; Ye Chen too, but Ye Chen is not a vessel, rather he carries a destiny!

Yet, from weakness to strength, Ye Chen remained ensnared by cause and effect—what is this destiny indeed?

Qing Ge at least knows her fate, able to make the most effective resistance; but Ye Chen?

Ye Chen knows nothing, only struggling to peel back the clouds to see the bright moon!

Yet the clouds above are too thick; even if Ye Chen gives his all, he can't peel away those clouds.

"You also wish to escape fate's shackles?" Qing Ge asked in surprise.

Ye Chen is Yu Jizi's disciple, with an invincible fortune, held in high favor.

Such a favored child of heaven, could he also truly feel despondent?

This somewhat confounded Qing Ge.

However, Ye Chen's melancholy and unwillingness toward fate was not a pretense.

Qing Ge, like Ye Chen, resisted fate, so... she understood Ye Chen's feelings even more.

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