"Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame believed he had been resisting your control all these thousands of years, but he never imagined that all his efforts over those millennia had merely been preparing the wedding gown for you." Xiao Jin's tone remained calm, as though he were discussing something entirely unrelated to himself.
If Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint merely wanted to resurrect, Xiao Jin would not have found it unacceptable.
If they could maintain a good relationship, perhaps they could even have Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint venture into the Wild Wilderness and see whether he could eradicate the evil consciousness of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
The evil consciousness might be able to control Nine-Star Dou Sheng, but that did not mean it could control a Half-Emperor.
Yet the other party had concealed the truth and even used Xiao Yan's life as a bargaining chip. Clearly, he was hiding something.
Such deception and concealment proved that Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint harbored malicious intentions.
If he were truly open and honest, what was there that he could not say?
Xiao Jin had personally resurrected two Nine-Star Dou Sheng. If Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint had spoken up, Xiao Jin might even have been able to help.
Moreover, judging from Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint's goal, he would clearly reclaim the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after resurrecting.
That was something Xiao Jin could not accept.
Not to mention that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was an indispensable part of Xiao Yan's breakthrough to Dou Emperor.
As for Xiao Jin himself, he also needed the separated demonic flame energy to raise his cultivation and restore the incomplete portions of the Reincarnation Nirvana Flame.
It was no exaggeration to say that their interests fundamentally conflicted.
"I truly underestimated you. I never expected someone as exceptional as you to emerge