On the Jin-Liao Border, voices speaking Human Language and Liao Language echoed above the Immortal Heaven; each utterance shook Heaven and Earth, engraving the laws of the Great Dao. The two tongues differed, yet their content was the same:
"Let the Immortal Heaven be our witness; both sides shall each send out Nine Grotto Heavens to decide life and death, and none of the rest may interfere. Whoever violates this oath shall be as one who abandons the Path of the Great Dao!"
Countless gazes hung down from every direction; every duel of Grotto Heavens between Immortals was a grand spectacle.
For once both sides swore in the name of the Dao, they had staked their own Paths and could no longer retreat or flee. If one side resolved to fight to the death, they could battle on until all of the opponent's Grotto Heavens were shattered.
