The two agreed on some details and confirmed the formal alliance.
But there is another problem, that is, the trust between two people cannot be just lip service.
Kurong proposed to make an oath of heaven, the content of which was that Tian Buhui would help him win the treasure, and after obtaining the treasure, he would be free to claim and distribute the spiritual stones and elixirs.
Tian Bugui didn't know if this thing was useful, so he didn't dare to set it up blindly.
After thinking for a while, he said, "It's not a good idea to make an oath like this!"
"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Tian?" Gu Rong asked.
"I'll help you get the treasure. What if you don't get it? How far should I help you? What if you let me die in order to get the treasure?"
"There is still room for maneuver. After I help you get the treasure, will my oath be useless if I join forces with others to snatch it away?"
"This..." Gu Rong was a little surprised. He had never thought about the oath of heaven, and there were still loopholes to exploit.
But he didn't know that Tian Buhui's thinking was fundamentally different from that of natives like them. If Earthlings didn't take advantage of loopholes, would they still be Earthlings?
"What do fellow Taoists Tian think we should do?"
"What about this?" Tian Buhui pretended to think about it and said, "I can swear not to cooperate with others in this mission to target you. You swear not to force me to do anything I don't want to do."
Gurong thought for a moment and realized that this was not impossible. The main reason he wanted to win over Tian Buhui was because he was afraid that he would cooperate with others.
Apart from the four Qi Refining Dzogchens on the ship, only Tian Buhui is at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so he must be the target of these people.
If he cannot cooperate with others, his cultivation is no threat to him.
He agreed: "Okay! Let's make an oath of heaven like this!"
After Gurong left, Tian Buhui had a smile on his face. He took a clever trick and only said that he would not cooperate with others, but did not say that he would cooperate with Gurong.
To be able to do this, he also benefited from Dudu monitoring, which allowed him to know what these people urgently needed.
In the next few days, the other three people came to him one after another, all with the same purpose of winning over him to form an alliance.
Tian Buhui all used "not to cooperate with others to target you" as their oath, and everyone made a heavenly oath with them.
In the end, even Mo You came to seek an alliance with Tian Buhui.
His reason was a bit special. Both of them had masters in the foundation building stage. They were different from the other four independent cultivators, so they should help each other.
Tian Buhui didn't say anything, and directly gave him a "Don't cooperate with others to target you."
After everyone was dismissed, the journey became peaceful, and Tian Buhui deliberately kept a distance from his alliance partner.
It had been agreed during the negotiation that the alliance should not be revealed in front of others, and that at the critical moment, he would suddenly jump out and become the trump card for victory.
He acted like he was fulfilling his covenant seriously, which made those who formed an alliance with him very satisfied.
On this day, Lu Yu suddenly found him, looking sad.
"Mr. Tian, do you think it was right or wrong for me to come here this time?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. Now that we're on the boat, do you still want to swim back?"
Tian Buhui's tone was relaxed. He controlled the entire ship's information and knew why Lu Yu was worried and why he came here.
"Alas~" Lu Yu sighed and said, "I used to be a frog in the well, unable to see clearly the situation between immortal cultivators and mortals."
These days I have been spending a lot of time with the immortal cultivators, even though I seem to be very polite to them mortals.
But he could feel that the cultivators despised mortals from the bottom of their hearts, just like higher creatures looked at lower creatures.
The four major commercial banks also tried to share the profits with them, which in Lu Yu's view was the same as seeking the skin of a tiger.
If there are too few benefits, you may be able to share some of the soup. If there are too many benefits, it does not mean that the immortal cultivators have strong strength to occupy them.
It is very possible that he killed them all to keep the secret of the treasure he obtained.
Now he only regretted that he had not figured it out earlier and embarked on this road that was likely to lead to no return.
"You are both a frog in a well and a bullfrog." Tian Buhui joked.
How could he not know what Lu Yu was worried about and just say that among the guys who were seeking alliances with him, no one had ever mentioned how to distribute the interests of mortals.
Lu Yuzheng was in a complicated mood, worried about his own safety, and his face was filled with embarrassment after being teased like this.
"Okay!" Tian Buhui stopped joking and said, "As long as you don't get off the boat this time, I can keep you safe!"
"real?"
"Of course, if you insist on seeking death and want to go hunting for treasure, I can't protect you."
"No! I'm not going!" Lu Yu said quickly. He was grateful to God for being able to save his life now, and no longer expected unrealistic things like treasures and spiritual stones.
"Okay, go ahead. I will make arrangements for you when you get there."
"Thank you, Mr. Tian, thank you, Mr. Tian!" Lu Yu said goodbye with great gratitude.
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The clipper sailed at sea for two months and still did not reach its destination.
If it weren't for the fear of exposing his strength, Tian Bu regretted having to release Lei Shan and take them over one by one.
I cursed in my heart that these people are trash, they don't even have a flying magic weapon.
But he never thought about it. During the Qi refining period, he couldn't fly with Qi, so how could he use it if he had a magic weapon? They couldn't afford a puppet that could fly automatically.
Tian Buhui's mood was not as calm as it was at the beginning. After such a long delay, if the harvest was not satisfactory, he would have thought of beating himself up.
The only good news is that he successfully upgraded to the second level of foundation building.
Little girl Wang Jingshu also advanced to the eighth level of Qi refining with the help of a large number of Yuan Judan.
Let the alliance that had been formed on the ship work for a while and win over her.
The person who had previously formed an alliance with Tian Buhui came again and asked him to add Wang Jingshu to the mutual agreement.
Naturally, Wang Jingshu also vowed to "not cooperate with others to target you."
On this day, the managers of the four major trading houses, together with all the immortal cultivators, all gathered in the cabin hall.
Everyone gathered around a square table in the center of the hall, looking at the map made of four animal skins placed in the middle of the table.
This pieced together map was different from the fragments that Lu Yu showed to Tian Buhui alone.
When it was still fragments, nothing special could be seen, but after being pieced together, there were actually spiritual fluctuations coming from it.
But this is something that ordinary monster skins cannot do.
Looking carefully, with Tian Buhui's understanding of the formation, he can confirm that there is a formation similar to the cave control formation hidden on it.
Being able to carve array plates on animal skins, and retaining some of the effects when separated and reassembled, the person who made this must have high attainments in array techniques.
At this time, a steward of the Bai family stood up in the crowd and said: "According to the location on the map, we can reach our destination in one day."
As he spoke, he walked to the square table and pointed at the marked points on the map so that everyone could see them clearly.
When everyone heard this, excitement flashed across their faces. Many people couldn't help but stepped forward to check it out in person. Wang Jingshu also raised her head and looked inside. Even Tian Buhui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Nima's, is it finally here?"
