Light and Heaven above, Earth beneath-how dare you abduct a respectable woman in broad daylight?!

Compared with the Three-Tailed Blackfish, who had refused to acknowledge Heaven's will, remained unruly even when a future Sage stood before him, was eventually beaten back into his true form, banished to Poison Dragon Pool to excavate the Earth Lung beneath Black Dragon Mountain, and finally perished amid the killing calamity.

Poison Dragon was much more adept at reading the situation.

He had pledged himself to the Way of Heaven Sect Master early on and eventually became a third-generation disciple of the Way of Heaven Sect. He certainly cut an imposing figure.

"However."

"Before the Way of Heaven Sect Master subdued Venerable Poison Dragon, he was no easy character to deal with."

Lu Qingfeng looked at Venerable Poison Dragon, his gaze turning solemn. "Thank you for the Great King's kindness, but my wife and I have always loved our freedom. I ask that the Great King forgive us."

Hearing this, Venerable Poison Dragon was not angry at all. He laughed heartily. "Since that's the case, how could we force you?"

As he spoke,

he cast a sidelong glance at the Three-Tailed Blackfish.

Failing to recruit two newly advanced demon immortals was no great matter. So long as these two great demons did not join the Three-Tailed Blackfish—or any other Demon King underling—the situation at Black Wind Mountain would not change—

Nine Caves and Ten Ravines.

Nineteen Demon Kings.

That was the balance of Black Wind Mountain. Given Venerable Poison Dragon's lazy disposition, he truly had no wish to stir things up.

"Regardless, Returning Cloud Ravine will always welcome the two of you!"

Seeing this, the Three-Tailed Blackfish did not press the matter.

Was what Venerable Poison Dragon was thinking not exactly what he himself was thinking?

With all the Demon Kings present,

each wary of and restraining the others, even