"I, Jennifer Crimson, make a vow under the spirit of Heaven as a witness to never cause any harm to Tyler Grant on a mental, physical, and social level."

"I, Jennifer Crimson, make a vow under the spirit of Heaven as a witness to never use, manipulate, or harm Tyler Grant’s wives, friends, families, and subordinates unless they are the first to strike."

"I, Jennifer Crimson, make a vow under the spirit of Heaven as a witness to never force Tyler Grant to do anything."

Jenny stood in front of Tyler, whose form was that of a cloud, and made a vow.

On the other hand, Tyler followed after her.

"I, Tyler Grant, make a vow under the spirit of Heaven as a witness to never force her to do anything that she didn’t want, always reward her with something for any task I give her, and help her get stronger."

As he finished making a vow, Tyler felt a strange aura around his body. It was weird, but he could feel a kind of restriction on him.

This restriction was very strong. If he broke any of those conditions, he would be severely punished by the Heavenly Dao.

This was the power of a binding vow. It was basically an oath, but instead of relying on an inner demon, it relied on the credibility and power of the Heavenly Dao.

"That’s good! Now, you can start improving your cultivation."

Xue turned towards Tyler and spoke.

"That reminds me. If she hadn’t convinced me of this, how long were you planning on this act?"

Jenny curiously asked.

"For as long as I need to."

Tyler replied without much hesitation.

"You are lying. You couldn’t possibly hold on for more than a year."

Jenny rebuked.

"Sorry, but that’s the truth. Of course, I will not stop my swordsmanship, but I will not cultivate my realm, putting my family at risk."

Tyler answered.

Hearing that, Xue gave him a weird look while Jenny clicked his tongue.

"I don’t believe it. Swordsmanship requires body, mind, and mana as support. That’s what makes the swordsman powerful."

Tyler gave her a disdainful look and said.

"Your vision is too low. I have seen people with no ability to cultivate like normal people become a swordsman just by relying on their comprehension."

"Swordsmanship have their own realm for a reason. Even in this world, as long as I cultivate the Sword Domain, I will be able to use the spirit energy as the energy source."

"Of course, reaching this realm would be difficult, but with the resources at my disposal, do you think I will fail to reach this level before forty ?"

His words certainly shook both of them.

Xue was once again astonished by his faith in swordsmanship. On the other hand, Jenny realized Tyler wasn’t lying.

He truly didn’t need to rely on her. With his faith and talent for swordsmanship, it would only take him ten to twenty years to cultivate the Sword Domain.

The users of the Sword Domain can access the spirit energy and use it to empower their attacks.

Of course, they did rely on their mana to open the Sword Domain, but once opened, this Sword Domain didn’t need mana to sustain.

That’s what made Sword Domain so much more powerful.

"Humph! At the end of the day, you still decided to cultivate properly."

Jenny snorted.

Tyler ignored her. He certainly wouldn’t stop cultivating, especially after witnessing Porty; his desire to cultivate only grew stronger.

While in his cloud form, he turned towards Jenny and said.

"I apologize for my previous offensive actions. As long as you don’t harm my family, I will do everything in my power to help you."

His words were so sudden that they took her by surprise.

Despite living for billions of years, she had never faced a situation like this. Her face turned red slightly as she scolded.

"Who cares about your actions? Don’t forget, you already promised to help me get stronger."

Tyler nodded.

"Yes, and I will do my best. For now, I need to reach the Treasured Body Realm."

He paused and asked.

"How powerful is your Dao of Fire? I have a few ideas, but I am not sure about what you can do."

Jenny’s eyes lit up when she heard that. She needed a creative idea to improve her firepower.

But she wasn’t sure if she should be honest about her level.

Seeing her hesitation, Tyler directly asked.

"Can you turn your flames into Cosmic Flames?"

"Cosmic Flame?"

Jenny looked at him with surprise and asked.

"What are those? Are they special flames born between Heaven and Earth?"

Tyler shook his head.

"Cosmic Flame represents a level of fire that can empower your other abilities, including but not limited to physical capabilities, flame attacks, and mana utilization."

"Cosmic Flame can also be used to burn matter and give birth to life. It can also be used as a form of telepathy, allowing you to converse throughout the universe."

"Your flame needs to be connected to the cosmic structure of the universe, like the stars."

Hearing that, Jenny shook her head.

"Some of those ideas seem impossible. For example, fire is not a part of telepathy. No matter how much I improve it, it can’t turn into telepathy."

"Tsk! You are wrong about one thing. If you can improve, you can change it. Remember, fire is basically a combustion of chemicals."

"Even by the standards of cultivation, you are burning your mana to create flame. So, by learning to control the combustion, you can make changes to it."

"Don’t take Cosmic Fire as a new kind of flame but rather a level you need to reach."

"Cosmic Fire represents your control over the concept of fire. In fact, if you want to start practicing on your own, you can try to give life through fire."

"After all, this should be possible, right?"

Hearing that, Jenny’s eyes lit up.

"Indeed! A few special flames can give life or regenerate cells."

Then, her eyes dimmed.

"But trying to replicate their abilities will not be easy."

Seeing her attitude, Tyler frowned.

"You are in too much of a hurry for success. That’s not how things work. You need to train before you can even prove whether it can succeed or not."

"Tsk! With this kind of attitude, I didn’t even need the teacher’s help to make you use a binding vow."

His words certainly stung her. If she weren’t afraid of causing more trouble for herself, she would’ve lashed out at him.

"Tyler is right. You are too impatient."

Tyler chimed in.

"If you want to correct your attitude, I suggest you start creating a flame that can affect and soothe your soul."

"Otherwise, you will remain a hotheaded woman."

"Are you kidding me? I am who I am. I will not change just because you want me to."

"I can’t force you, remember? I am just making a suggestion. Anyway, I’ve already given you an idea."

"Now, I need to cultivate and reach the Treasured Body Realm as soon as possible!"

As he said that, the eyes on the clouds disappeared.

Xue turned towards Jenny and said.

"You are too impatient, reckless, and hotheaded. He didn’t even need to give me any suggestions to improve my strength."

"But when he gave you the entire method, you rejected it without even thinking about it."

"He might not care about your rejection, but if you do this, he will not continuously help you."

"The condition is only to help you get stronger. It didn’t mention how much stronger. Think carefully about where you made mistakes."

After saying that, she also disappeared.

Jenny clenched her fist. Was she angry? Of course! Nobody dared to talk to her like this when she was still out in the universe.

But she managed to control her anger this time as she disappeared from his sea of consciousness.

———————

Tyler’s consciousness returned to his body. When he opened his eyes, a look of shock and happiness appeared on his face.

He quickly infused mana into his spatial ring and took out a silverfish orb.

It was the Fourth-Grade Yin Essence Stone he got from Daisy a long time ago.

He had only used four percent of this essence stone, which meant it was perfect to reach the next realm.

Without much hesitation, he sat cross-legged and activated his technique.

[Harmony of the Nine Phoenixes]