The so-called Curse Oath of the Heavenly Palace youth is a type of cursing spell, where, after taking an oath, one guarantees not to continue opposing others. If violated, the consequences would be extremely miserable!
However, this kind of oath can easily leave various small loopholes in wordplay that are hard to detect.
For example, the youth ensures that he no longer dares to oppose Mu Jinyu, and Mu Jinyu agrees to let him take this Curse Oath without delving into details. Thus, he could later hint at others to besiege Mu Jinyu without violating the oath.
Such a Curse Oath is not reliable, Mu Jinyu doesn't take it seriously at all.
However, with the other's reminder, Mu Jinyu recalls a type of cursing technique; once successfully cast, the other's life and death will be under Mu Jinyu's control with a single thought.
And they will not dare to betray him again!
"If you want me to spare your life, you must relax your mind and let me plant the restrictions!"
Mu Jinyu spoke coldly.
"Isn't taking the Curse Oath enough?"
Inside the Bi Fang Cauldron, the youth's voice came painfully, with a trace of pleading.
Mu Jinyu's tone remained indifferent as he replied, "I am not assured."
"I can..." the youth heard and wanted to continue to say something.
Mu Jinyu, however, directly interrupted him, "Stop babbling, either agree or die, you have no room to negotiate!"
Then he fiercely urged his True Yuan once again, causing the temperature inside the paused Bi Fang Cauldron to rise again.
"Ah!!"
The youth let out a miserable howl, unable to endure the torture, and hurriedly shouted, "I agree, I agree..."
"Humph." Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu snorted coldly, inwardly cursing the coward, then ceased his infusion of True Yuan, allowing the temperature inside the Bi Fang Cauldron to drop.
He then boldly uncovered the lid of the cauldron, having no fear about whether the youth would dare to escape or retaliate!
"Whoosh!"
With the cauldron's lid open, Mu Jinyu also relaxed the suppression of the Golden Bell inside the Bi Fang Cauldron, a flash of Huaguang appeared, and then the Golden Bell leapt out of the Bi Fang Cauldron.
As Mu Jinyu predicted, the youth, having exited the Bi Fang Cauldron, did not consider risking his life against Mu Jinyu nor using the Blood Escape Technique to ride the Golden Bell away!
He remained obediently by his side, not daring to make rash moves.
"Boom!"
A clear bell sound rang, and the youth, with a pale face and eyes filled with fear, walked out of the protection of the Golden Bell.
Just as Mu Jinyu expected, after being refined by the Bi Fang Cauldron, the youth's cultivation, whether it was True Yuan, Divine Sense, or Essence Blood, had been largely refined. Now, his aura is as weak as the Fifth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, lacking the arrogance he had upon arrival.
Under such circumstances, where would he dare to contemplate risking his life or escaping?
If he infuriates Mu Jinyu, he would truly die without a burial place!
"Relax your mind!" Mu Jinyu demanded coldly when he saw the youth emerge.
"Yes..."
The youth, with a pale face, felt a slight shiver in his heart hearing Mu Jinyu, nodded and responded.
Despite being unwilling, under Mu Jinyu's threat, he could only relax his mind.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu's Divine Sense instantly rushed into the youth's Sea of Consciousness, locating his soul within.
It was a cluster of mist, seemingly ready to disperse at any moment.
Mu Jinyu understood that the youth's original soul should have been very concentrated, but after being refined by the Bi Fang Cauldron, it was on the verge of dispersing, hence his urgent plea for mercy.
With a cold smile of self-inflicted misfortune, Mu Jinyu began to cast spells on the youth's soul.
Fifteen minutes later.
Mu Jinyu finally completed the Forbidden Curse Technique.
"Go!"
Mu Jinyu flicked his fingers, and a dazzling white light shot from his fingertips, piercing into the youth's soul!
"Ah!!"
The youth, unprepared, immediately screamed miserably.
Mu Jinyu no longer cared, directly leaving his Sea of Consciousness, his Spiritual Thought returning to his own body.
"What did you... do to me?"
Mu Jinyu opened his eyes to see the youth simultaneously opening his, filled with fear and regret, shouting in fear.
"Restriction, so you dare not betray me!" Mu Jinyu replied indifferently.
"No, this is not a restriction!" The youth shook his head vigorously, shouting hoarsely, "Why do I feel my life is under your control?!"
He could sense that the tricks Mu Jinyu played on his soul were not simple restrictions to prevent him from divulging information about the Heavenly Palace but rather a strange and vicious means, wherein he felt his life seemed to be entirely under Mu Jinyu's control!
Previously, to survive, he agreed to Mu Jinyu's conditions, relaxing his mind to allow him to apply a restriction to his soul, initially believing it was just to prevent him from leaking information, agreeing readily.
Because such Soul-Suppressing Ban, there were many mighty seniors in the Heavenly Palace, easily capable of breaking it, he wasn't worried at all.
He even planned to continue retaliating against Mu Jinyu once the restriction was broken!
But who could have guessed, Mu Jinyu wasn't laying down that kind of restriction, instead enslaving him, controlling his life completely.
With such means, let alone whether any mighty seniors in the Heavenly Palace could break it, even if there were, he dared not seek them to do so, as once detected by Mu Jinyu, a mere thought from him could cause instant death!
This made the youth feel extremely miserable; had he known that agreeing to Mu Jinyu would lead to such a fate, he'd rather be refined alive within the Bi Fang Cauldron, transmitting his dying moments to the Life medallion so the Heavenly Palace higher-ups would know Mu Jinyu's appearance and hunt him down until he has nowhere to escape, in the heavens or earth!
'Or, should I just commit suicide now to expose Mu Jinyu's true nature to the Heavenly Palace...'
The idea just emerged!
"Ah!!"
Suddenly, the youth felt as though his head were about to explode, his entire body feeling like it's being pierced by sharp needles, causing him to emit an inhuman scream.
The youth collapsed to the ground, rolling incessantly like a dying dog.
After a long while, he finally felt much better, panting on the ground.
"Whatever thought you have, I will know; don't even think about plotting against me!"
At that moment, Mu Jinyu's cold voice sounded above the youth.
Although weak and unwilling to rise, to survive the youth bit his lip, enduring the weakness, struggling from the ground.
"Thud!"
Once up, he immediately knelt at Mu Jinyu's feet, speaking in a trembling voice, "I was wrong, I'll never dare again, beg the master to spare my life..."
Seeing the youth finally resign, starting to call himself master, Mu Jinyu's mouth curled into a cold smile, calmly saying, "That will depend on your performance..."
After finishing, Mu Jinyu added, "Stand up, introduce yourself, and casually tell me about the Heavenly Palace!"
"Yes! Master!"
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, only then did the youth dare to rise from the ground, lacking the dominance he arrived with, wearing a flattering smile, just like a eunuch from the Imperial Palace.