Taiyi Dao Fruit

Jiang Li shook his head with a light sigh, then put on a smile and said, "Fortunately, I've always liked to treat people with sincerity. If your excellency doesn't wish to speak first, then allow me to take the lead."

"After the battle at Kunxu Mountain, I have already repaid the Awakened's kindness by not only letting Guangli Bodhisattva go but also by refraining from relentlessly chasing after that giant ape. On the other hand, the Buddha Country is now colluding with the Jiang family to enter the Nine Provinces and spread the Buddhist Law, which, both publicly and privately, puts me in an adversarial position against the Buddha Country. I wonder if this answer satisfies your excellency?"

Jiang Li truly lived up to his self-proclamation of treating others with sincerity, with each word bearing no falsehood, fully expressing his heartfelt honesty.

Luo Hou seemed to be moved by this sincerity and spoke, "After the Worldly Venerable went into seclusion, Buddha Prison has been pursued by the Buddha Country numerous times. Though, thanks to the headquarters being hidden, we've avoided annihilation, there have still been several crises. The Heavenly Monarch once sent people to help us out, and this time, Buddha Prison owes a debt of gratitude. Now, our debts of gratitude are mutually settled."

Both sides having settled their debts of gratitude...

Jiang Li and Luo Hou exchanged glances, simultaneously bursting into laughter.

"I can swear by Heaven itself, to join hands with Fire House Buddha Hell against the Buddha Country, establishing an alliance of mutual assistance."

Jiang, always sincere to others, immediately issued a high-standard Oath of Heaven, saying with full earnestness, "Before the Great Masters of Buddha Country fully perish, as long as Fire House Buddha Hell does not betray, I shall never become your enemy. Should I break this vow, may Heaven's Punishment be upon me."

"I too can use the Karma Spell created by the Worldly Venerable to make an oath, standing together with your excellency against the Buddha Country and the Jiang Family. Until your vow concludes, should Buddha Prison break the alliance, then I shall face the backlash of the Dao Fruit and chaotic cause and effect," Luo Hou also immediately gave a profoundly sincere reply.

"Once this spell takes root in the Law of Cause and Effect and is grounded in the Dao Fruit, even the Worldly Venerable would be unable to remove it."

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, at least until there are conflicts of interest between both parties.

And with the security of oaths and spells, the feasibility of establishing an alliance can certainly be confirmed.

"With that being said..."

The two looked at each other, and Jiang Li immediately took the oath, while Luo Hou also stood erect, his palm revealing strands of Spell, forming into Oath Locks, and entering between his brows.

With Jiang Li's perception, he could fully sense the subtle and profound fluctuations.

This was indeed a spell that could take effect on cause and effect.

Karma Tathagata did indeed have a profound relationship with the Awakened, similarly versed in the Law of Cause and Effect.

Thus, the two sides established their alliance, the atmosphere immediately softened, and Jiang Li casually said, "It's a pity I haven't had the chance to meet your Worldly Venerable. I have long admired the Buddha Prison Tathagata."

It would be best to see if Karma Tathagata truly resembled Buddhist Zhen Ru.

Luo Hou's response, however, was beyond Jiang Li's expectations.

"Why would that be difficult? Your excellency only needs to turn around and walk out of this hall, and then you will see the Worldly Venerable."

"Oh?"

Jiang Li did not expect such a response; the sequestered Karma Tathagata was suddenly so easily accessible.

His current form was transformed from Primordial Qi, and even if it were destroyed, it would cause no harm to his true body, nor would he fear the mental attacks of others.

Upon hearing Luo Hou's words, Jiang Li did not hesitate, his figure turning as he flew out of the grand hall.

The grand hall had no doors, just an empty doorframe, and darkness lay beyond. Jiang Li directly entered the darkness, and in just a moment, a space suddenly brightened before him, revealing a cave.

And looking back—

Jiang Li turned around.

"This truly is..."

His pupils slightly dilated, and his normally calm Mental State was stirred, "Truly breathtaking."