"..." Patriarch Lu Wu fell silent, feeling increasingly sad, angry and aggrieved.
Before Long Tian entered Zixia Cave, he had anticipated this outcome and had prepared everything.
How confident is this? And how contemptuous of the Lu Wu people?
Patriarch Lu Wu held the jade slip in his hand and looked at the almost thousand-word oath of heaven. He felt extremely humiliated.
But he is not strong enough, his life and death are controlled by Long Tian, and he has no right to choose at all.
No matter how humiliated I am, I can only hold the jade slip in both hands and recite the oath of heaven in a low voice.
When Patriarch Lu Wu was halfway through the oath he was reciting, wisps of divine light appeared above his head and around his body, and there was a faint flow of heavenly power.
A hundred breaths later, when he finished reciting the oath of heaven, there were muffled sounds from the depths of the void, like thunder rolling.
His whole body was also surrounded by the divine light of law, and there was an obscure Taoist rhyme above his head, circling and flying like a dragon.
Being enveloped by Dao Yun, Patriarch Lu Wu deeply felt how terrifying the power of Heaven's Dao was.
His body was stiff and he did not dare to move, looking at this scene with shock.
"Is this the true oath of heaven?
Sure enough, the power of Heaven's Dao was aroused, and there was a reaction with Heaven's Dao.
So, if I break my oath, will I really be punished and condemned by heaven?"
In the past, Patriarch Lu Wu didn't have much respect for things like 'swearing to heaven'.
He always felt that the punishment from heaven was illusory and did not take it to heart at all.
The scene at this moment made him understand that the constraints of the heavenly oath really existed!
When he thought about the content of the oath and how cruel the punishment for breaking the oath was, he felt chills in his heart.
"Damn bastard, he's so vicious!"
Patriarch Lu Wu glared at Ji Tianxing and cursed in his heart.
After a while, Dao Yun and the divine light in the sky disappeared, and calm returned to the void.
Patriarch Lu Wu was silent, staring at Ji Tianxing with malicious eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I have sworn an oath to heaven, and you must abide by the agreement."
From now on, as long as he is still alive, the Luwu clan will not be able to snatch the position of Red Dragon Emperor, let alone deal with Shenhuo Dongtian.
Otherwise, he will be condemned by God, receive the most cruel punishment, and then disappear into ashes.
Not only will he die, but the fate of the Lu Wu clan will also be damaged, they will be suppressed by the law of heaven, and their bloodline will continue to wither.
Just like other sinners.
There is no doubt that Ji Tianxing's move was vicious enough and more effective than killing Patriarch Lu Wu.
Ji Tianxing waved his hand to create a golden light, took the jade slip back into his hand, and said: "Of course I am not a person who breaks his word, so naturally I will not kill you again.
However, I hope you understand that the reason why I won’t kill you is not because I am kind.
But Long Yan begged for your favor, and it was he who asked me to spare your life."
Patriarch Lu Wu was stunned, with a look of deep doubt in his eyes.
"Long Yan pleads for me? How is this possible?
I want to take away his throne and kill him, so why is he interceding on my behalf?"
Out of instinct, Patriarch Lu Wu didn't believe Ji Tianxing's words at all.
But the facts were before his eyes. The other party spared his life even though he could kill him, and only forced him to swear an oath.
Patriarch Lu Wu was doubtful, his face and mood were complicated.
Ji Tianxing asked again: "Have you ever seen a human boy? His name is Wuhen, and he lived more than ten years ago..."
Patriarch Lu Wu shook his head, "Where did the human race come from in the Red Dragon Continent? I have not left this continent for more than three hundred years."
The glimmer of hope in Ji Tianxing's eyes was shattered. Without saying anything more, he turned around and flew away.
Patriarch Lu Wu stood there, watching his leaving figure.
After a long time, Ji Tianxing's figure disappeared into the void, and then he flew back to Zixia Cave with his seriously injured body.
An hour later, Patriarch Lu Wu returned to Zixia Cave.
The right protector and several deacons are recovering from their injuries in Zixia Shrine.
The Zixia Shrine, which was peaceful before, has now become devastated, with dilapidated ruins and deep pits everywhere.
There is an atmosphere of heaviness and sorrow between heaven and earth, and everyone's heart is heavy.
Seeing that Patriarch Lu Wu was back alive, everyone was in high spirits and quickly gathered around him.
"Great! The patriarch is back!"
"Lord Patriarch, has Long Tian been killed by you?"
"When the clan leader returns in triumph, Long Tian must have been punished, right?"
Before, they were still feeling sad and heavy over the deaths of many elders, deacons and guards.
At this time, seeing the return of Patriarch Lu Wu, everyone was in high spirits and filled with joy.
However, Patriarch Lu Wu looked at the hopeful eyes of everyone and shook his head sadly.
Seeing his reaction, the right guardian, several deacons, and the guard captain were all stunned.
The excitement on everyone's faces and the hope in their eyes dimmed and dissipated, and a bad premonition arose in their hearts.
But no one would be stupid enough to ask face to face, patriarch, are you defeated?
Or, why don't you help Long Tian and let him escape?
Everyone looked at Patriarch Lu Wu in silence, waiting for his answer.
Chief Lu Wu sighed, and after saying a few words, he turned around and left.
"Send an order to the front line and order all soldiers to withdraw!"
Just this sentence made the right protector, several deacons and the guard captain all freeze on the spot, as if they were petrified.
Everyone was a little confused. Looking at the slightly forlorn back of Patriarch Lu Wu, they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.
After a long time, Patriarch Lu Wu entered the depths of the temple and went into seclusion in a secret room to heal his injuries.
Several guard captains and deacons scratched their heads and gathered around the right protector to ask for the reason.
"Lord Protector, what does the clan leader mean?"
"We have been preparing for so many years and finally summoned so many soldiers to launch a full-scale attack. Why do we have to withdraw?"
"The fact that the patriarch can come back alive means that he has not been defeated. At most, he is tied with Long Tian. Why should we withdraw our troops?"
"Master Protector, what happened to you in the void?"
The status of the guard captain and deacon is too low, only the right guardian can make the decision here.
Faced with everyone's questions, the right protector was also confused and said with a depressed face: "You ask me, who should I ask?
When I left the Void, the clan leader and Long Tian had not yet formally engaged in a decisive battle."
Several guard captains and deacons were silent.
Even though he was unwilling to do so, he had to accept the fact that the clan leader must have lost to Long Tian.
Otherwise, the clan leader would not have ordered the entire army to retreat.
A deacon hesitated for a moment and tried to ask: "Right Protector, what should we do? Do we want to send a message to the frontline soldiers..."
"Nonsense!" The Right Protector shouted angrily with a gloomy face: "No matter what the reason is, since the clan leader has given the order, then follow the order!"
Several deacons and guard captains shrank their necks, could only bow their hands in salute, said "obey", and hurriedly carried out their tasks.
The right protector also walked quickly to his residence, went to the study to draft the clan leader's order, and sent it to the elders who were leading the army on the front line.