Guess What I'm Waiting For

As soon as the words fell, fury rose in Spirit Lord's heart.

He had spoken of the greater good, laying out the advantages and disadvantages in detail. Yet there were simply too many mediocrities in this world; speaking to them was no different from playing the lute to a cow. The Li Family Ancestor stared straight at him, those eyes filled with disdain, revulsion, and contempt!

He was an immortal, yet all that remained in the eyes of these foolish mortals was scorn.

Then the Li Family Ancestor said in a contemptuous tone, "So what? You want me to cooperate with you? Those not of our kind are sure to harbor different hearts. You're no different from the other immortals."

Yet those words left Spirit Lord standing there in confusion.

No different from the other immortals...

What followed was boundless rage. His fury soared to the heavens, his voice forced out from his chest. "I am not like them. I was only born when the Immortal Emperor established the Immortal Court. Why do you think I never cared about their lives? Rather than becoming an immortal, I would rather have become a human."

"..." Li Xiang was speechless. It seemed he had stepped on Spirit Lord's tail.

"There is hierarchy even within the Immortal Court. In their eyes, I am no different from any other living being in this world." Spirit Lord clenched his fists. "I have run myself ragged for the Immortal Court, and I have seen far more of this world's suffering than you ever have."

"When immortals rage, living beings are left devastated. More than once, I wanted to save the creatures of this world."

"But compared to immortals enslaving living beings, what is even more terrifying is living beings slaughtering one another, and immortals slaughtering one