Forced to Be a Villain: Starting With My Brain Extraction System-Chapter 128: Dao Oath!

"Then speak. I’m listening."

For someone as aloof and prideful as Master Xueyin, she deeply disliked the way Zhiran spoke to her.

Unfortunately, the situation was entirely against her. No matter how displeased she felt, there was nothing she could do.

"J-Junior, you already know who I am, right?"

Master Xueyin sighed softly and finally began to speak.

"I am Venerable Xueyin, a former Mahayana Realm cultivator from the Central Continent."

She deliberately emphasized her words while stealing a glance at Zhiran, hoping to see even the slightest change in his expression.

Unfortunately for her, there was none.

’Tch... this guy clearly doesn’t believe me at all.’

Xueyin inwardly gritted her teeth.

That reaction, or rather, the lack of one, was exactly what she had expected.

After all, to someone like Zhiran, the Mahayana Realm was nothing more than a distant legend.

Even within the entirety of the Azure Star Continent, such a realm stood at the very peak. Why would anyone believe her so easily?

However, Xueyin was completely mistaken.

Zhiran showed no reaction not because he doubted her, but because he already had an immortal sitting on his Consciousness Platform.

Compared to what he now knew, her former realm simply wasn’t worth reacting to.

To be honest, she was currently more valuable to him as a brain than as a living, breathing expert.

"A-Anyway,"

Xueyin continued hastily, clearly uncomfortable under his gaze,

"What I mean is that as someone who once stood at a high realm, and someone who devoted her entire life to the Alchemy Dao, I can be extremely useful to you."

She paused for a fraction of a second before adding,

"I know you also understand that. But... your condition for making me submit to you is simply impossible."

Her tone grew serious.

"With your current cultivation, even if you were to sign a soul contract with me, my Dao alone could drive you mad. And even if you somehow manage to suppress or negate those effects, my Dao would still unconsciously pollute yours over time."

She shook her head lightly.

"It truly isn’t a wise decision."

She wasn’t lying.

When a cultivator breaks through the Nascent Soul Realm and enters Soul Condensation, they begin to truly comprehend and shape their own Dao.

That moment marks the real beginning of the path toward immortality.

Compared to that, Foundation Establishment was almost trivial. Even if one’s foundation was flawed, it could still be repaired later if one’s realm rose high enough.

But Dao was different.

Once a Dao was tainted or damaged, recovery was unimaginably difficult, if not outright impossible.

From a long-term perspective, Zhiran was clearly trying to swallow more than he could chew.

’If she submits to me... her Dao can really pollute mine?’

Zhiran frowned slightly inwardly.

This was something he genuinely didn’t know. After all, before this, the highest realm he had ever reached was merely Gold Core.

’Is that true?’

So, as if seeking confirmation, he instinctively asked within his mind, as though speaking to his own conscience.

’Correct.’

Surprisingly, though, he really got the answer that reverberated inside his consciousness. The voice was neutral and seemed as if his own, or rather, the voice of his own consciousness.

And no, it was not the Brain Extraction System. It came from the huge Skeleton Head suspended on the highest pillar in his Consciousness Platform.

The Immortal!

’I figured.’

Zhiran did not show much surprise, though, as if he already knew about it.

Instead, he looked at Xueyin, who was waiting for his reaction, and spoke lightly.

"So, what have you decided to do? For your knowledge, I do not like empty promises, and I do not feel safe leaving you alone."

Zhiran said, making his point clear. He did not want to waste too much time.

"Sigh. Okay, I understand your concern."

Xueyin sighed, but she was not too surprised. Compared to Tianyu, who was extremely reckless, Zhiran seemed an extremely cautious person.

After all, even she did not know this guy was a Foundation Realm cultivator in that mine.

’No wonder he was able to snipe me from behind. He hid himself too deeply. If only Tianyu were also this smart.’

Xueyin thought, regretting slightly.

For a moment, she even thought of trying to take Zhiran as her disciple.

Besides being a bit cocky and delving into demonic Dao, he was qualified. But looking at his expression, he clearly did not seem that interested.

"Since you do not want to take a risk, and I also do not want to go against you, how about we take..."

Xueyin bit her lips and hesitated slightly before speaking.

"...A Dao Oath? Of course, we must discuss the conditions first, and it can only be for a hundred years and not more than that."

Xueyin said firmly, as this was the maximum she could lean to.

After all, the Dao Oath was no joke. If possible, she never wanted to take one.

"Are you talking about the Heavenly Dao Oath? If you are, then it will not work."

Surprisingly, though, Zhiran firmly refused her outright, totally surprising her.

Rather, he suddenly smirked at Xueyin and said,

"I will only agree if it is the Eternal Dao Oath. Do you dare to agree?"

He asked, the playful smile playing on his lips as he enjoyed the rapid change in the expression of the woman in front.

Even when it came to the Dao Oath, there were two kinds. One was the Heavenly Oath that referred to the Dao of Origin of this world.

As someone who had a grudge against Heaven, Zhiran, of course, would not take any oath related to it.

Fortunately, after extracting the Immortal’s brain, he knew of another Dao he had never known.

Eternal Dao.

Unlike Heavenly Dao, which was only applicable in this world and its creatures, Eternal Dao was the Dao of this universe.

A Dao that even the Immortals were afraid of.

Taking an Oath like that was a very daring thing to do, as nobody could go against it, no matter what. Not even Immortals.

There were still ways to get around the Heavenly Oath. For example, if someone left this world, this Heaven could not possibly travel through space to uphold that promise.

But the Eternal Dao could.

Unless you directly escaped this universe, that is.

"How...how do you know?"