Intermediate oaths, on the other hand, were more complex and naturally more binding, such as completing a difficult task within a certain time or abstaining from a strong desire.
Then there were the most powerful oaths.
These involved things like lifelong celibacy, vowing never to kill, or completing some nearly impossible task.
Though the oaths differed,
they all had one thing in common: the stronger the oath an Ascetic made, the greater the benefits received upon its completion.
Additionally,
once an oath was made, it had a powerful binding force.
Ascetics had to strictly abide by the contents of their oaths, otherwise they would face severe punishment.
The form of punishment varied depending on the magnitude of the oath sworn.
For low-level oaths, the punishment might simply be experiencing pain or fainting.
For more severe ones, however, it could be immediate death.
In Hu Qi's eyes, this Extraordinary path of the Ascetics was bizarre, yet powerful.
