Luring the Enemy

Zhang Ziyong's face immediately lit up with delight upon hearing Ye Tian's words.

He had always feared that this lord before him would refuse. His identity was rather special; the Barbaric Beast Den would not kill him lightly. Since this lord had remained with him all along, it confirmed that the Blood Refining Demon Blade was connected to this lord. Commander Zhu of the Barbaric Beast Den would likely not be as easy to deal with as he was toward other Demon Race cultivators in the Body Integration Realm.

If nothing unexpected happened, Zhu Gangqiang would surely make a move against this lord, perhaps even force him to reveal clues about the Blood Refining Demon Blade. When that time came, he might be able to clear himself of his connection to the Blood Refining Demon Blade and continue scraping out a living in the Barbaric Beast Den with his wife and children.

At that thought, Zhang Ziyong could no longer suppress his excitement.

Seeing the delight on Zhang Ziyong's face, Ye Tian naturally understood what he was thinking. He did not expose him, however, because only Zhang Ziyong could serve as bait and draw out the two Demon Race cultivators of the Body Integration Realm guarding the prison grounds. Only then could they be slain in one fell swoop.

Under ordinary circumstances, Ye Tian would have needed to expend not small effort to kill two Demon Race cultivators of the Body Integration Realm.

But things were vastly different now. Zhang Ziyong was extremely important to the Barbaric Beast Den, and the two Demon Race cultivators guarding the prison grounds could not possibly be unaware that Zhang Ziyong now had an exceedingly important connection to the Blood Refining Demon Blade and could not be killed lightly.

It was precisely because Ye