‘More sworn siblings?’ Yang Qi thought, somewhat taken aback. The thought hadn’t even occurred to him, and that was definitely not why he had saved them. But after thinking about it for a moment, he remembered that all of these people were like royalty in their various organizations. Some were even conclave students from the big institutes.

If they all became sworn siblings, then they would definitely make a powerful force if situations of life or death came around.

Although he wasn’t the type to rely on help all the time, having more sworn siblings wouldn't be a bad thing.

“Alright,” Yang Qi said with a nod. “Considering we were all in a deadly situation just now, I'd say becoming sworn siblings makes perfect sense. And we’re all from righteous, orthodox organizations. Here, in this very forest of peach trees, let’s become the closest of friends. It doesn’t matter which of us is male or female. We will be brothers and sisters. In fact, I’ll be the first to swear the oath.”

With that, he dropped to his knees.

Everyone else followed suit, their hearts pounding. Kneeling together in a circle, they used the soil itself to stand in for incense.

“I, Yang Qi….”

“I, Flame Clearspring….”

“I, Jun Tianchou….”

“I, Hua Fengfeng….”

Everyone spoke their names, and then, they joined their voices together. 

“Today, on this island of peach blossoms,...