Chapter 63 - Pinaka, The Wayward Bow (2/2)

”What will I get if I help you?” Realizing that Pinaka won't take action against him or rather can't, he decided to get straight to the point. In the world of cultivation, if one wanted something they either must take it or exchange for it.

Pinaka nodded at this. ”If you help me recover, I'll allow you to use me until then. Afterward, we'll part ways.”

”Use you?” Yan Zaizen was intrigued. ”What are you?”

”A bow.” Pinaka answered flatly.

”I...don't know how to use a bow.”

”I'll give you a cultivation method.”

”I don't have arrows.”

”You don't need any.”

”How long will it take you to recover?”

”With your current soul cultivation, a mere one thousand years.” She said it as if one thousand years were an insignificant number. After some thought, she added, ”However, if you find cultivation materials suitable for the soul, that can be expedited.”

”...Deal, under two conditions.” Yan Zaizen wasn't like he was before, jumping at the heels of every good deal. If it wasn't for the fact he knew she couldn't act against him and he wasn't her match, he'd have left and forced this armament to submit somehow. However, due to this impasse, he decided to agree with a few conditions.

Pinaka furrowed her brow. She felt obviously dissatisfied she was being bargained with. Despite this, she let Yan Zaizen continue without interjection.

”One, a soul oath and bond must be established for one thousand years. Total. Even if your recovery is expedited, one thousand years.” Yan Zaizen demanded adamantly. A soul oath was an incredibly miraculous occurrence. When sworn, two souls become connected and the agreement of the two are settled, if ever broken, the one who broke the oath would have their soul dragged down by the underworld.

This was different than a heavenly oath, where if one breaks this oath, one's physical body and soul would be continuously punished for a certain duration. Despite it being a certain duration, barely anyone can survive constant heavenly tribulation but its possible. If a soul oath was broken, their souls would literally be dragged down to a situation similar to hell itself, never being able to reincarnate.

Pinaka frowned, but she didn't disagree. In truth, she didn't have any other choice and therefore no leverage. She could continue waiting, but it's been over ten thousand years since she arrived here, the chances of someone else with an Aurora Soul and Dao arriving to meet her conditions would be nigh impossible. She needed someone with their own dao to assimilate as her own. Her original dao originated from another, but he's been killed and his dao abolished from existence. She could no longer draw from it.

Many cultivators in the myriad realms were ignorant of a significant fact about True Spirits. For a Spirit Form to evolve into a True Spirit, a spirit must possess a dao. A dao was a law that existed on its own, one that could theoretically rival and even exceed the heavenly laws. It was the only way an artificial soul that has developed sentience can exist underneath the heavens. Due to the fact that she no longer could draw from a dao, the heavens would smite her with Heavenly Annihilation Light if she ever decided to reveal herself, as she would be classified as an abhorrent existence it could not tolerate.

”Two, don't ever lie to me.” He stared at her, his eyes calm.

Pinaka eyes widened a little. She thought about it and then nodded in acquiescence.

”Great! Yan Zaizen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I hope we'll be good partners.” His mood changed for the better, and when he looked at her there was a little excitement in his eyes.

”Pinaka, the Wayward Bow. Likewise.”

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