Yan Chihuo followed the Fierce Ghost and watched as he entered a stone chamber. After Yan Chihuo came in, he formed several hand seals, all of them for protection.
The Evil Ghost, Jiao Lin, bowed to Yan Chihuo. "Greetings, Grand General."
Yan Chihuo was startled. "You know me?"
Jiao Lin said, "I am the Eighth General and have been concealed here for many years. Some days ago, I received His Highness's secret order, and thus came to know of the Grand General."
Yan Chihuo nodded faintly. "Since that is the case, how do you intend to get me inside?" Secretly, he was puzzled. The position of general under the Heaven's End King had always been held only by ghosts at the Origin Core Stage. He himself had only been named Grand General after reaching the Dao Integration Stage.
It turned out that when Jiao Lin became the Eighth General, he had been at the Origin Core Stage. Having lurked here for so long, he had already advanced to the Dao Integration Stage, yet so long as he did not return, his rank could not be promoted. Still, Jiao Lin knew that his position had long been reserved for him. The Heaven's End King would never forget him.
Jiao Lin had originally believed that the position of Grand General would surely be kept for him. Yet when he later learned that Yan Chihuo had received it, not only was he not angered, he was delighted. This proved that an even better position would be waiting for him. But he also knew full well that Yan Chihuo, this Grand General, was highly favored. Even if his own position surpassed Yan Chihuo's in the future, he absolutely could not afford to offend him.
He had followed the Heaven's End King for many years