Yet there was still not the slightest movement. A trace of impatience and disgust appeared on the Black-Clothed Elder's face, but after a brief hesitation, he still did nothing and quietly waited where he stood.
Just like that, the time it took to drink a cup of tea passed.
Wuu...
A cloud of Black Qi emerged from the Bronze Coffin, then gathered together and transformed into a face. Its features were rather outstanding, yet somewhat indistinct, as if seen through a thick layer of fog.
"You finally deigned to come out?"
"Hmph, you merely waited a little longer. Why harbor such resentment? If not for me, do you think you would have had any chance to aspire to the position of great elder?"
"Great Elder? The Substitution Technique was nothing but making me your Puppet." The Black-Clothed Elder spoke viciously, hidden venom in his eyes.
Clearly, his cooperation with the other party had not been pleasant. Now he had merely boarded a pirate ship and had no way to get off.
"You need not complain. If I hadn't helped you back then, you would long since have been consigned to eternal damnation. Now that you have become great elder, what is there to complain about? Or do you want that old fellow to revive? When that time comes, your end will be..." The figure within the mist took on a somewhat threatening tone.
"What exactly do you want?"
The Black-Clothed Elder spoke through gritted teeth, yet his tone had plainly become somewhat dispirited.
"Hmph, first tell me how the matter I ordered you to handle is progressing. Since you took the initiative to come here, I imagine there should at least be some progress!"
The figure in the mist spoke coldly.
"As you said, that Lin Kid has already entered