Vol 7 Chapter 18: A Wife for Free

Heavenly Dao Oaths were not something to be taken lightly—they required at least the ability to achieve unity between heaven and man and sense the Way of Heaven. Just this requirement alone was beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators, which resulted in most cultivators' so-called Heavenly Dao Oaths being as useless as chicken ribs.

It was like an ordinary person cursing the head of state of another country—no one would care, as the two parties were not on the same level and it wouldn't attract any attention. But if a somewhat influential figure publicly challenged them, the situation would be entirely different, leading to a series of consequences.

Since this was Lin Jing's first attempt, he didn't make an overly severe oath. Such a minor oath, in theory, shouldn't have too great an impact even if violated. For now, it was just an experiment.

Afterward, Lin Jing quietly waited for the third day to arrive. But on the second day, Lin Jing frowned. Within his storage space, a corpse inside one of the coffins suddenly showed unusual activity.

"How is this possible? Her flesh had decayed to such an extent—it was practically just a hollow shell, with only a trace of the most basic consciousness remaining. My main body had studied this many times back in the Cultivation World... When exactly did her body repair itself to this degree? Her consciousness even shows signs of awakening now."

Looking at the silver-haired female corpse, the incarnation was greatly surprised. This was precisely the immortal corpse he had discovered when he first came to Earth, while resolving an incident abroad. To prevent the corpse from causing another plague on Earth, Lin Jing had taken her away when he left Earth.

However, after studying her intermittently in the Cultivation World later on, he found nothing particularly special about her and had left her gathering dust in a corner. When the incarnation returned to Earth this time, the main body had packed up a bunch of useful and useless items and handed them over to the incarnation, and this silver-haired goddess was among them.

The incarnation hadn't expected that after so long, this silver-haired female corpse would still have developments. "It seems she's really about to wake up."

The incarnation quickly set up multiple layers of arrays, placed her within them, and watched cautiously as the silver-haired female corpse opened her eyes and slowly sat up from the coffin. Her blue eyes showed no emotion, only a faint sense of desolation.

Lin Jing suspected that Earth's recovery to a certain level had triggered some change in her, causing her revival. Hmm? But shortly after, Lin Jing noticed that she seemed to lack any autonomous consciousness. After waking, she just sat there blankly, with no subsequent actions.

Amnesia? "Who are you?" Lin Jing asked aloud. Only then did she turn her gaze toward Lin Jing following the sound, but her expression remained blank, as if she couldn't understand Lin Jing's question, or perhaps didn't know the answer.

"Great, she's an idiot." Lin Jing sighed inwardly. Indeed, surviving from the ancient Era of Ended Dharma until now—even if one managed to endure through various methods—the body would more or less develop some issues. With her memory lost, even if her body was gradually reviving, what difference was there from being dead?

"Can't figure out her origins. Perhaps I need to consult the Imperial Consorts." Lin Jing took a deep breath and asked, "Follow me. Can you understand this?" As he spoke, he stood up. Seeing this, the silver-haired goddess seemed to understand this time and quietly followed behind Lin Jing. Wherever Lin Jing went, she followed.

Heavenly Emperor's Tomb. Lin Jing arrived again, this time bringing along a silver-haired female companion. The Imperial Consorts fell into deep thought the moment they noticed. "Where did you get her?"

Faced with Frog Imperial Consort's question, Lin Jing answered truthfully. "It's not that she lost her memory;

she's naturally... emotionally detached."

"You kid, your Personal Fortune is quite good—truly worthy of being a Mandated One. If we're not mistaken, she should belong to the 'Divine Sacrifice Clan'—a race specifically cultivated by certain factions to be offered as tributes to powerful figures! To put it in terms you can understand more clearly: she's a cauldron."

"What's most outrageous is that this cauldron before us was actually cultivated to the Immortal King realm. Was she meant to be offered to some Immortal Emperor?" Frog Imperial Consort's gaze was suspicious. "I really don't know which faction cultivated this cauldron, but she's definitely a top-tier cauldron. Having experienced the Era of Ended Dharma, she can still recover to this extent—only the Divine Sacrifice Clan could possess such a physique."

"Kid, try having her assist your cultivation. Your cultivation speed will definitely improve. Moreover, offspring born from union with the Divine Sacrifice Clan are more likely to produce peerless geniuses."

Immortal King realm. Lin Jing was inwardly shocked. Although he knew the silver-haired goddess must have been terrifyingly powerful in her past life, he hadn't expected her to be this formidable. However, her identity was actually that of a cauldron... Such a terrifying realm, yet she was just a cauldron? What kind of joke was that? Who would be worthy of using her?

"Kid, did you hear me? Or could it be that you don't have any good dual cultivation secret methods? That Heavenly Emperor's legacy might be beyond your aptitude, but we have plenty of other dual cultivation secret methods here."

"Senior..." Lin Jing forced a bitter smile and said, "I..." "What? You don't look like a good person to me either. Though you're not evil, surely you wouldn't pass up ready-made opportunities?!" Frog Imperial Consort was taken aback, suspecting that Lin Jing didn't want to use the cauldron for cultivation.

"If you can't get past the moral hurdle, just give her a formal status. After all, she has no emotional will of her own." "That's not it," Lin Jing said. "There are some issues."

Lin Jing frowned. Although he had obtained this silver-haired goddess long ago... he had indeed made an oath two days earlier. "I, Lin Jing, swear by the Heavenly Dao that within three days, I will definitely take a wife to continue the Lin Family line! If I violate this oath, may I suffer Heavenly Punishment!"

And now, before even three days had passed, a ready-made dual cultivation partner had appeared. The key point was that she was a former Immortal King-level cauldron. Even though, having experienced the Era of Ended Dharma, Lin Jing observed that her cultivation realm wasn't even at the Immortal Realm level anymore, her foundation was still there. As she recovered, she would fully live up to Frog Imperial Consort's description of a top-tier cauldron.

This level of temptation—few cultivators below the Immortal King realm could likely resist it. "What issues?" Frog Imperial Consort was puzzled. A supreme cauldron and cultivation partner handed to you on a silver platter, and you're hesitating? It doesn't seem like there's any conspiracy here.

"..." The incarnation looked up at the sky. Perhaps due to the influence of Heaven's Mandate, he faintly sensed that this was an opportunity from the Way of Heaven, which didn't want him to proceed down the path of violating the Heavenly Dao. What... should he do?

Take hold of this Immortal King-level cauldron and quit while he was ahead? Or ignore this opportunity and continue choosing to violate the oath, inevitably opposing the Way of Heaven? Of course, there was also a greedier approach: take everything, since the oath only restricted him for three days.

However, Lin Jing felt that the key point wasn't about that. The key was that the Way of Heaven wanted him to turn back in time. At Lin Jing's level of cultivation, he didn't think he was overthinking it. Vaguely, everything was predetermined by heaven—this wasn't entirely empty talk. So for him, this was also a crucial decision.

After a moment, the incarnation looked at the silver-haired goddess following behind him and shook his head. "Those who follow Heaven's Mandate—how could they become a Dao Lord? Without becoming a Dao Lord, even achieving Immortal Emperor status probably wouldn't be enough to match the Demon Lord."

"After all, the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Emperor once managed to slay four Immortal Emperors single-handedly. The Demon Lord possesses the Heavenly Dao's Supreme Treasure, so he likely wouldn't be much weaker. Since I've already offended the Demon Lord, merely becoming an Immortal Emperor is far from sufficient."