"It's simple. As long as you don't reveal what happened here, you can leave." Ye Bufan stated.
"Alright, I promise," the other party replied without hesitation. "Can I leave now?"
"No," Ye Bufan said. "You've only given your word. How do I know you won't go back on it?"
The other party looked at Ye Bufan, frowned, and questioned, "I've already agreed, what more do you want? I warn you, if we were to fight, as long as I wanted to escape, you wouldn't be able to stop me."
"Is that so?" Just as Ye Bufan finished speaking, Ling'er appeared from the shadows, blocking the path the other party had used to leave the cave.
The other party looked at Ling'er. Her aura of the early Nascent Soul stage surprised him.
"Two Nascent Soul cultivators. Do you still think you have a chance to escape?" Ye Bufan retorted.
The other party fell silent. Indeed, one at the middle Nascent Soul stage and another at the early Nascent Soul stage, with one in front and one behind, his hope of escape was slim.
Ye Bufan smiled slightly and said, "If you want to leave here, it's very simple. Just make a Heavenly Oath, and you can leave safely."
The other party looked at Ye Bufan, seemingly contemplating. But in his current situation, if he didn't agree, this might very well be his burial place.
"Fine!" The other party gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Tell me, how do I make it?" he asked.
"It's very simple. You just need to promise that after leaving, you won't tell anyone about what happened here, or the information about this place, or the teleportation array that led here. You promise not to bring anyone here after you leave," Ye Bufan instructed.
"Alright!" The other party gritted his teeth again. "But you should know, the teleportation array here has already been activated. People will keep coming here continuously. Even if I don't tell anyone and don't bring people here, others will still come eventually."
Ye Bufan smiled slightly. "You don't need to worry about that. In our world, we understand our own situation best."
Taking a deep breath, the other party faced Ye Bufan and Ling'er and declared, "I, Ren Feihong, swear by the Heavenly Dao. After leaving here, I promise not to reveal any information about this place or its location to anyone. Before its location is exposed, I will not bring anyone here. If I violate this oath, may I be struck by Heavenly Tribulation."
Upon hearing this, Ye Bufan smiled. "Alright. You used a bit of cleverness, but it's not a problem."
"Can I leave now?" the other party asked.
Ye Bufan still shook his head. "No, I have a few questions I want to ask you."
"Don't push your luck!" The other party frowned, his face filled with displeasure.
"It's just asking a few questions, how is that pushing my luck?" Ye Bufan asked Ren Feihong, "What is your world called? Where is the location where you entered this teleportation array? How many powerful cultivators are there?"
"Do you think I'll tell you?" Ren Feihong sneered.
Ye Bufan also chuckled. You have no choice now. As he smiled, his Illusionary Sound Demonic Eyes were unleashed, catching the other party off guard and drawing him into the deepest, most terrifying darkness of his heart.
The other party was greatly shocked, not expecting Ye Bufan to possess mental power techniques. He tried to struggle free, but found himself facing his greatest fears. The more he struggled, the tighter he was held.
After five breaths, Ren Feihong opened his eyes, emerging from the darkness. When he looked at Ye Bufan again, there was a hint of fear in his eyes.
"Will you tell me or not?" Ye Bufan asked.
"If I tell you, will you let me go?" Ren Feihong asked, not entirely trusting.
"That depends on how much information about your world you're willing to give," Ye Bufan said with a smile.
"Our world is called the Haoran Starfield. My Ren family is located in Linyuan City of the Tianying Empire. As for how many powerful cultivators there are, that range is too broad. I can only tell you that in the central cities of the Haoran Starfield, there are experts like clouds, and it's said there are cultivators at the Mahayana stage. As for cities like ours, if a family has one Supreme Elder at the Nascent Soul stage, or even an old family patriarch, that's considered a major family."
Ren Feihong briefly described the situation of the Haoran Starfield, while also holding back some information.
Ye Bufan nodded. After Ren Feihong finished, he rushed towards the teleportation array. At the same time, a spirit stone appeared in his hand, activating the array, and he finally left the cave.
"Why did you just let him go?" Ye Qingcheng walked out from the shadows.
"He's of no further value," Ye Bufan replied. "With the Heavenly Oath, he won't act recklessly."
"Mr. Ye took this opportunity to also gather information about their world," Ling'er explained to Ye Qingcheng. "With this information, we can know where this teleportation array connects. Then we can send people to investigate that world. This way, we'll know both ourselves and our enemy."
Ye Bufan nodded. "Exactly. This also confirms that this teleportation array should be fine. As long as spirit stones are used, it can reach the Haoran Starfield."
"Are you thinking of going to the Haoran Starfield?" Ye Qingcheng asked.
"In some time. It's not the right time yet," Ye Bufan said to Ye Qingcheng. "From what he said earlier, we can infer that their world is similar to ours. The stage from Core Formation to Nascent Soul is a major hurdle. So, I need to be at least at the late Core Formation stage before going to the Haoran Starfield, to have a greater guarantee."
"When you go, take me with you. I want to go too," Ye Qingcheng said excitedly.
"No. Your cultivation is too low right now," Ye Bufan shook his head.
Ye Qingcheng felt a splash of cold water, and was quite disappointed.
"What you need to do now is to quickly improve your cultivation. The bottleneck is about to disappear, and only by reaching the later stages of Core Formation will you have the ability to protect yourself," Ye Bufan said very seriously.
Ye Qingcheng knew Ye Bufan was right, so she didn't argue.
"Alright, things are mostly settled. I'll set up some attack formations later, so that no one can easily come here," Ye Bufan said.
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Haoran Starfield, Tianying Empire, Linyuan City, Star Demon Mountain Range.
After returning to the Haoran Starfield, Ren Hongfei unwillingly swung his sword. Instantly, the surrounding trees were all cut in half. The surrounding demon beasts, sensing the aura of a powerful cultivator at the Core Formation stage, fled in all directions.