NOVEL WEB Chapter 147.2
Li Tianyan and Cheng Qi just stood in the middle of the altar then Elder Mo Li raised his voice and commanded, “Bow down.”
When the two heard the sound, they knelt down in the direction of the altar table and kowtowed to heaven and earth together. After rising, Li Tianyan looked ahead and silently thanked the heaven for allowing him to be reborn and to meet his destined person, Cheng Qi. ‘From now on, Cheng Qi and I, Li Tianyan, are Taoist couple witnessed by the heaven.’
Elder Mo Li waited for them to stand before continuing, “Second bow.”
They turned together again, bent their knees towards Elder Tian Min, and kowtowed. Tian Min was shocked by their actions. Initially, he and Li Tianyan, as master and apprentice, had expected only a half-salute, but they did much more.
Seeing this, the other elders looked enviously at Tian Min. Who would have thought he would casually pick up such outstanding disciples in the mortal world?
Mo Li eyed Elder Tian Min with envy but continued, “Third bow.”
Li Tianyan and Cheng Qi faced each other, their faces beaming with happiness. They knelt down and kowtowed to each other, pledging to be together for the rest of their lives.
After the wedding ceremony, the next step was to form a contract. Before presenting the table, Li Tianyan waved his sleeves, and a formation appeared at their feet.
Before Li Tianyan could speak, Cheng Qi eagerly forced a drop of his blood essence into the formation. Seeing this, Li Tianyan followed suit. A dazzling light pillar rose into the sky from the formation, enveloping them.
Pointing to the sky with his oath-taking handprint, Li Tianyan used his spiritual consciousness to guide heaven through the formation. Everyone at the ceremony could hear his oath clearly without him uttering a word.
“I, Li Tianyan, swore to heaven that I will live and die with my Taoist companion Cheng Qi. We will share the same path. If we break this promise, our bodies will perish, our souls will be destroyed, and the reincarnation will cease to exist.”
Cheng Qi echoed Li Tianyan’s words, “I, Cheng Qi, swore to heaven that I will live and die with my Taoist companion Li Tianyan. We will share the same path and be together forever. If I break this promise, I will perish, my spirit and soul will be destroyed, and the reincarnation will cease to exist.”
Taking an oath was a solemn matter for cultivators. Once recorded by heaven, it could not be erased even by ascension.
As they finished speaking, two phantoms appeared in the light pillar, soaring and intertwining.
Observing closely, everyone saw one was the black and white dragon that Li Tianyan had transformed into with his true spiritual energy during foundation building, and the other was a purple dragon engulfed in flames, likely Cheng Qi’s true spiritual energy form during his foundation building.
“They are both have dragons in their true spiritual energy forms. Truly a pair of Taoist couples.”
“Their vows were actually recorded by Heaven. Weren’t they afraid they would one day regret it?”
“If you’re planning to go back on your word, why bother making a contract and swearing an oath?”
As the two shadows of dragons intertwined, Cheng Qi suddenly sensed unfamiliar emotions stirring in his heart. He couldn’t help but turn his head and found Li Tianyan looking at him as well.
This time, Cheng Qi was certain those emotions belonged to Li Tianyan. He blinked, feeling even happier, and his face blushed.
It wasn’t until a long while later that the two dragon shadows and the light pillars slowly dissipated, signifying the completion of their contract.
Elder Tian Min had arranged a banquet for the wedding ceremony. Seeing the ceremony concluded, he invited everyone to Longhua Hall to take a seat, including the disciples who had participated in the Five Regions Competition.
Although Li Tianyan was eager to return to their new home, as the central figures of today’s wedding ceremony, they couldn’t simply leave.
Longhua Hall served as Tianfan Immortal Sect’s guest place, spacious enough to accommodate hundreds of people. At this moment, in the hall, Elder Tian Min and other elders gathered, engaging in lively conversation and laughter, creating a warm atmosphere.
“Senior Brother Li, Senior Brother Cheng, congratulations! Allow me to toast to you both,” Huo Xing raised his glass to them, followed by a group of disciples behind him.
After this journey, Li Tianyan and Cheng Qi had become well-acquainted with these disciples, so they graciously accepted the toasts. They poured themselves drinks and reciprocated the toasts.
After sipping a glass of spiritual wine, Cheng Qi couldn’t help but lick his lips. He heard that Elder Tian Min had procured and brewed three-hundred-year-old spiritual wine from Ling Winery. As expected, it tasted purer than the Taolu wine he had previously drunk, it also possessed potent spiritual power.
Seeing him eyeing the jug, Li Tianyan gently took it away, not wanting him to overindulge. He handed Cheng Qi a piece of spiritual animal meat and poured a small cup for him, saying, “I’ll save this wine for you to savor slowly later.”
“But what if someone proposes a toast later and we have only one cup?” Cheng Qi asked somewhat forlornly.
“We’ve already toasted,” Li Tianyan replied with a smile.
Cheng Qi wanted to say more, but suddenly felt a sense of urgency. His face reddened, and he stopped insisting on more wine. Instead, he obediently picked up his chopsticks to eat the meat and sipped the spirit wine in small sips.
Li Tianyan loaded his plate with plenty of meat and vegetables. True to his expectation, Cheng Qi’s attention soon shifted to enjoying his meal, occasionally selecting dishes he found delicious and offering them to Li Tianyan.
Observing the banquet, everyone noticed how the newlyweds were absorbed in their meal, prompting knowing smiles.
Seeing the sun setting while the banquet showed no signs of ending, Li Tianyan finally decided to take action. Seizing an opportunity when Elder Tian Min turned away, he clinked glasses with Elder Su Yu, then gently escorted Cheng Qi out of the hall.