Chapter 840: The Unique Oath of the Mind-Connected Insect

Jiang Fan blinked.

He hadn't misheard, had he?

Ling Yin had agreed?

This completely threw him off.

He quickly tried to retreat! But then something as strange as the rainbow earlier, which had closely followed him, occurred. No matter how he tried to move back, it felt like he was just treading water. Ling Yin's steps were clearly slow and light, yet he couldn't create any distance between them.

Within a few breaths, Ling Yin was standing before him.

"I'm here."

"Sprinkle the medicine."

She gazed at Jiang Fan, smiling softly.

Jiang Fan suddenly felt a headache. He never truly intended to use this medicine for dual cultivation with another woman. This medicine was merely a means of intimidation. But this Priestess Ling Yin didn't play by the rules at all!

"Why aren't you sprinkling it?" Ling Yin covered her mouth, chuckling lightly, as if she hadn't encountered such interesting people and events in a long time.

"Why don't I do it myself?"

She stepped forward, and with a seemingly casual grab, she took hold of Jiang Fan's wrist. With a flick of her thumb, she popped open the bottle cap.

"Ah! What are you doing?"

"Stop! Stop it at once!"

Jiang Fan was startled. The Six Harmony Immortal powder was no joke! Even Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't fully resist it! If anything happened between them because of this, then... it would be catastrophic!

He tried to pull his hand back. But Ling Yin's seemingly delicate and frail hand possessed a strength that Jiang Fan couldn't shake off. He watched helplessly as Ling Yin, holding his wrist, slowly tilted the jade bottle towards her lips.

Then, Ling Yin's red lips parted slightly. The Six Harmony Immortal powder, not a single speck left, poured entirely into her mouth. She chewed it lightly and swallowed.

After finishing, she didn't forget to comment, "The taste is not bad. It's just that the potency is a bit weak, not as strong as the aphrodisiac I gave you and Consort Yunxia."

Jiang Fan's eyes widened. She had eaten it all, yet Ling Yin showed no reaction whatsoever! What was wrong with this woman?

Ling Yin smiled faintly, "I gave you the chance. It's just that your medicine wasn't up to par, nothing I can do about it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan's face darkened. He could feel the woman's teasing!

"If you have the guts, let me go, and I'll find an even more potent medicine for you to try." He secretly checked the spiritual energy within his body, to see if he could make a final stand.

Ling Yin chuckled lightly again, covering her mouth. "Alright. You're welcome to bring aphrodisiacs to Hundred Flowers Valley and find me anytime."

"But before that, I'll extract the Soul-Linking Divine Worm first." How could she not see that Jiang Fan wanted to run?

Jiang Fan's expression changed. He said in a deep voice:

"I know you look down on me and don't want me to marry your daughter. Coincidentally, I don't think highly of your daughter either! Give me time, and I will find a way to remove the Soul-Linking Divine Worm myself! It won't hinder your Priestess lineage from propagating descendants."

Ling Yin's smile faded. She said indifferently, "How long? One year or ten? Sixty years, or a lifetime? My daughter bears the heavy responsibility of propagating the Priestess lineage."

"She doesn't have time to wait. Moreover, if you die, she will also be implicated. So, I apologize. I will compensate you afterwards."

Jiang Fan's face darkened drastically. He immediately activated the Void Current Thunder Force, attempting to shake her hand off.

What was strange was that Ling Yin merely exerted a gentle force, and his body seemed to be frozen in place. He couldn't move. He watched helplessly as Ling Yin picked up a nine-colored long needle and pricked his forehead.

A slight prickling pain shot through him. A tremor ran deep within Jiang Fan's soul. The Primeval Void Ancient Tree sensed danger. Its leaves rustled, producing a soft murmuring sound. Immediately after, the stinging sensation disappeared.

When he opened his eyes, Ling Yin had already retreated ten meters away. She looked at the nine-colored silver needle, which was shattering into pieces in her hand, and a hint of surprise appeared on her otherwise calm face. She raised her gaze and carefully observed Jiang Fan's forehead. After a moment, as if she had seen something, a trace of shock flickered in her eyes.

"Inside your body..." Mid-sentence, she looked up at the boundless azure sky. She seemed to want to speak but held back. After a long period of contemplation, her expression returned to normal. She turned her head and called out to the rainbow, "Yaoyue, come here."

It turned out there was someone else on the rainbow. A maiden with a melon-seed-shaped face, dressed in a moon-white silk gown, descended, stepping on the rainbow. She walked to Ling Yin's side and said submissively, "Mother." Then she looked at Jiang Fan, and anger flared in her eyes: "Hmph!" Jiang Fan's brutal beating of her that day remained a vivid memory for her.

"Mother, can the Soul-Linking Divine Worm in his body still be removed?" she asked, looking at the nine-colored long needle shattering inch by inch in Ling Yin's hand.

Ling Yin shook her head and said, "There's no need to remove it. You two should have children as soon as possible."

Yaoyue's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "Mother, didn't you... didn't you despise him for being a mere Core Formation cultivator?" It was Mother who had insisted on removing the Soul-Linking Divine Worm in the first place. They had spent a long time refining that nine-colored long needle. And now, she had suddenly given up.

Ling Yin calmly said, "I've changed my mind. I believe that the descendants born from the two of you will be more exceptional than any priestess in history."

Yaoyue was incredulous. What exactly had Mother discovered? Her attitude had suddenly done a complete 180-degree turn.

*Muffled sounds*

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan struggled to speak. Ling Yin pondered for a moment. With a gentle wave of her sleeve, the invisible restraint vanished.

"Who wants to have children with him?" Jiang Fan snapped coldly. His gaze toward Yaoyue still held hatred. The brutal events at Boundary Mountain that day were vivid in his memory. Yaoyue, who had commanded that battle, could not escape culpability!

Yaoyue also became annoyed, stomping her foot, "I don't want to have children with you either! Mother! Remove his Soul-Linking Divine Worm! If not, remove mine instead!"

"I'd rather lose my memories and damage my soul than be with him!" The greatest humiliation of her life stemmed from the man standing before her. She could not accept it under any circumstances.

Ling Yin calmly observed the two of them and said: "I advise you both to honestly unite. You haven't forgotten the oath on the Soul-Linking Divine Worm, have you?"

Jiang Fan was stunned. He hadn't had the chance to see what oath was engraved on the Soul-Linking Divine Worm at the time. He asked suspiciously, "Isn't it just something about mutual loyalty?"

Ling Yin calmly replied, "That's a common oath, found on all generations of Soul-Linking Divine Worms. The Soul-Linking Divine Worm cultivated by Yaoyue has a special oath inscribed on it. Yaoyue, read it to Young Master Jiang."

Hearing this, Yaoyue's face stiffened, and she stammered:

"From the day the Soul-Linking Divine Worm is activated, a child must be born within three years. Otherwise, the divine worm will corrode the soul, leading to death."

Damn it! Jiang Fan's face changed drastically. Jian Linyuan had warned him early on that each generation of Soul-Linking Divine Worms would have its own unique oath. It was actually true! And it even had a time limit: three years!

"Are you crazy? How could you set such a harsh oath! What if one party goes missing and can't return within three years, or becomes ill and infertile? Wouldn't both of us have to die?"

Ling Yin nodded calmly. "It is indeed dangerous. But it also urges you to get things done quickly. Considering the ten months needed for pregnancy, your actual time to conceive is less than two years. So, get along well. Otherwise, that's all the life you have left."

Jiang Fan gritted his teeth slightly. The Priestess lineage's Soul-Linking Divine Worms were simply too overbearing! But how could he give in?

"If I can only live for three years, then so be it! Marry her? Dream on!" Jiang Fan said coldly.

Yaoyue felt utterly humiliated. How could she maintain her dignity after being rejected by a man like this? She immediately gritted her teeth and said, "I don't want to carry your child either! Mother, Yaoyue is unfilial, I cannot bear descendants for the Priestess lineage."

Ling Yin remained unperturbed. Everything was as she had expected. She said calmly:

"The Priestess lineage cannot be broken. If you two cannot do it, I will intervene."