"Next, all I had to do was wait for the Nine-Infant Demon Mother to come knocking."
"The appearance of an unfamiliar Devil Ancestor, coupled with this devil's sudden 'humiliation'... should be enough to draw the Nine-Infant Demon Mother's attention."
A moment later, after learning the relevant intelligence from the "First Boss," Wei Tu's gaze flickered. After pondering briefly, he waved his hand and placed a devilish restriction upon him. Then, with a flash of escaping light and without the slightest courtesy, he forcibly moved into this devil's cave abode.
Of course, he had merely placed a devilish restriction on him. He had not directly turned the "First Boss" into a devil slave.
This was not because he was kind-hearted.
It was because, as an Ancient Demon Devil Venerable who had participated in the "War Between Two Realms," the First Boss was no longer among the ranks of Rogue Cultivators... He was a legitimate member of the Ancient Demon upper echelon ruled by the Nine-Infant Demon Mother.
As a Devil Ancestor, it did not count as breaking the rules for Wei Tu to act against him.
But if he enslaved him as a "devil slave" without informing the Nine-Infant Demon Mother, that would be a complete provocation against her.
Thus, when Chief Chai, standing outside the cloud carriage, saw this scene, his expression changed slightly, but he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
—He did not know why Wei Tu had suddenly acted, but he knew very well that, as someone currently by Wei Tu's side, he would have to bear the consequences in an indirect sense as well.
The only fortunate thing was this.
Wei Tu was still "reasonable," and the Three Lives Immortal Sect was no weak force. It possessed extensive connections within the Cloudmist Realm... and should