The atmosphere in the hall grew heavy.
The First Lifetime Heart Demon sat there lazily and sloppily, one leg crossed over the other, one hand propping up his chin.
Those Reclusive Powerhouses all frowned, displeasure stirring in their hearts.
At every turn, he treated Reclusive Mountain's rules like fart. Was he not being far too disrespectful toward Reclusive Mountain?
Yet, out of respect for the Great Lord of Sword Emperor City's former prestige, many Reclusive Powerhouses merely grumbled inwardly.
Song Lan, the Grandmaster of the Taiqing Lineage of the Three Purities Temple, said coldly, "The Great Lord of Sword Emperor City of old was such an unparalleled figure. How could his heart demon be nothing more than a sharp-tongued fellow?"
The First Lifetime Heart Demon's eyelids drooped. He could not even be bothered to spare Song Lan another glance.
Naturally, he treated Song Lan's sarcastic words like wind passing by his ears.
That dismissive attitude made Song Lan furrow his brow.
At Song Lan's side, a tall Purple Robe Old Man with a ruddy complexion suddenly sneered. "A heart demon is a heart demon. He only dares to move his lips and ride on another's authority."
Those words no longer concealed their insulting intent.
The eyelids of some Reclusive Powerhouses twitched, and they instinctively looked toward the First Lifetime Heart Demon, fearing that he would fly into a rage and start fighting outright.
Yet, to their surprise, nothing of the sort happened.
The First Lifetime Heart Demon remained as lazy and dissolute as ever, his chin resting on his hand and his eyelids drooping as though he were about to fall asleep.
Seeing this, the Purple Robe Old Man's gaze became even more contemptuous. "Everyone, was I wrong? If the Great Lord of Sword Emperor City from back then were