84: Contact Taze

The Fat Monk knelt on the ground, looking guilty. He even still thought he had a chance to turn things around.

Although his greatest reliance and trump card were gone, as long as he could leave alive, he could absorb more Mortals to use as nourishment for his Cultivation.

Then, he would re-establish his own massive Temple and summon Blood Shadow Clan powerhouses again.

"If you swear to let me go later, I'll tell you everything. Otherwise, I'd rather die."

The Fat Monk was afraid that Li Haotian would go back on his word and kill him after learning everything. So, to save his own life, he could only make the other party swear to the Heavenly Dao. A Heavenly Dao oath could not be violated.

As long as the other party swore not to attack him, he would tell them everything. Anyway, he still had a chance to start over.

Li Haotian thought for a moment, then nodded.

"I swear to the Heavenly Dao that after you tell me everything, I will absolutely not attack you and will let you leave."

Upon hearing this, the Fat Monk nervously stared at the sky, only to see a mighty power of heaven and earth fall upon Li Haotian.

The Fat Monk was overjoyed; this was a sign that the contract was sealed.

Knowing that he wouldn't die, he felt a bit more confident and swaggered into the back mountain with the two of them.

"This is the Formation I use to contact them. This thing can connect to the outer domains. Although I don't know who left it, I fled here when I was being hunted down back then."

"Then I contacted them through this Formation. No incantations are needed; just drop a few drops of fresh blood on the Formation, and they will respond from the other side."

Li Haotian nodded knowingly, then glanced at Lin Tianxuan.

Lin Tianxuan cut the opponent down with a single sword strike.

The Fat Monk split directly in half. Until his death, he couldn't believe that someone would dare to violate a Heavenly Dao oath and kill him.

"You... just wait. Those who violate oaths are doomed to die!"

The Fat Monk unwillingly squeezed out the last sound of his life from his throat. Just before he lost consciousness, he heard Li Haotian's response.

"When did I attack you? He's the one who did it, isn't he? Are you stupid? What punishment will I face? I didn't violate the oath."

The Fat Monk collapsed heavily to the ground, completely breathless.

Li Haotian slowly closed his eyes, communicating with the drop of fresh blood in his Sea of Consciousness.

The Marshal of the Purple Beast Clan trembled all over. His greatest fear had come true. He had escaped for so long, and during this time, he had searched for methods from other races to erase the slave mark on his body, but he could not do it no matter what.

He couldn't eat or sleep well every day, afraid of being summoned at any moment. If Li Haotian ordered him to do something and he didn't, he would likely be tortured by the other party. His life was now in the other party's hands, who could kill him at any time.

At the same time, he didn't dare to tell his clansmen about this. If his clansmen found out, he would likely be killed or exiled, so he could only swallow his anger and eat all the delicious food he had wanted to eat during this time.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The Marshal of the Purple Beast Clan swallowed what was in his mouth, then responded internally with a slight tremor.

"I'm eating. Do you have any orders?"

Li Haotian smiled faintly.

"You tried to erase our connection before. Now it seems you've resigned yourself to your fate?"

This guy had tried various methods to sever their connection, but all had failed. How could Li Haotian not know?

But he showed no intention of stopping it. Lin Tianxuan had already said it was unsolvable; no matter how many methods this guy used, he couldn't cut their current connection unless Li Haotian willingly released him now.

"You still harbored thoughts of betraying me. It seems a small punishment is in order."

As Li Haotian spoke, with a thought, the Marshal of the Purple Beast Clan immediately fell from his chair and began to twitch wildly. He felt as if every inch of his flesh and blood was being gnawed by ants.

That heart-wrenching pain made him wish for death.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I won't dare again, I'll never dare again!"

He screamed and roared frantically in his mind, hoping Li Haotian would let him go.

Li Haotian didn't torture this guy for too long, merely letting him know that he was watching his every move, then released him.

"You'd better be honest. If I find you trying something similar again, don't blame me for being merciless. You know very well what your fate will be if I truly no longer trust you one day."

"Now tell me your name."

"Ta Ze, my name is Ta Ze."

Ta Ze struggled to get up from the ground, drenched in sweat, his armor soaked.

He never wanted to experience that agonizing feeling a second time in his life. Even though he was far away from the other party, this Restriction was simply something he couldn't resist.

"Very good, Ta Ze. I have a Formation here; I'm not sure of its exact purpose, and we in the Human Race have no corresponding records, so I need you to help me investigate it."

Li Haotian memorized the Formation before him and informed Ta Ze of it.

"If there's no accident, this thing you sent me, Master, should be a Teleportation Formation."

Ta Ze quickly understood what it was for and then explained it.

"See if you can figure it out. If you can understand it, I'll reward you."

"From now on, I will torture you once every seven days to prevent you from feigning compliance with my tasks. So, if you want to escape this pain sooner, complete what I've instructed you to do as quickly as possible."

Li Haotian's sinister voice made Ta Ze's face turn pale. The other party was definitely someone who would follow through on their words.

"Okay, okay, I understand. I will get this done as soon as possible."

Ta Ze took a deep breath, then immediately handed the recorded blueprint to his soldiers, instructing them to inquire about its origin. Some Formation Masters could deduce the coordinates of its location based on the patterns on the Formation.

Li Haotian nodded contentedly. After destroying the Formation, he left the cave with Lin Tianxuan. Before leaving, he completely collapsed the cave, burying it under rubble.

"I wonder how that kid Du Xian is doing now. Let's go to his family's place and see. If he wants to return to the Sect with us, we'll take him along."

Li Haotian placed his hand on Lin Tianxuan's shoulder. The latter nodded, tore open space, and took Li Haotian to the Du Family.