The Python-Sparrow Demon Patriarch had seized Long Aotian before because it had set its sights on his True Dragon Bloodline.
The Python-Sparrow Demon Patriarch's ancestor had been a Dragon Sparrow.
However, like the Dragon Clan, Dragon Sparrows were nearly impossible to find a second of in this world, so they could only mate and reproduce with other races.
In the Python-Sparrow Demon Patriarch's bloodline memories, its ancestral Dragon Sparrow had joined with a Divine Python. Their bloodlines had mingled, giving rise to the Python Sparrow race.
However, the Dragon Clan bloodline within Python Sparrows was thin, allowing them to inherit only a very small portion of the Dragon Clan's secret art legacy.
Had it not been for the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art aiding its cultivation, it could never have reached the Demon Patriarch Realm of the Earth Immortal Realm.
As long as it could devour and refine Long Aotian, absorbing his True Dragon Bloodline, it could evolve by returning to its ancestral origins and become a true Dragon Sparrow.
The purest Dragon Sparrows were divine beasts no weaker than True Dragons or Phoenixes.
But sacrificing Long Aotian was something Lin Fei would never agree to.
Just as Long Aotian had said, they had lived and died together, and their bond ran deep.
"Python-Sparrow Demon Patriarch, since all of you have submitted to me, I treat you all the same."
"Long Aotian is my friend. I will not let you devour him."
"Even if you wanted to eat the Nine-Headed Demon Saint, that would not be allowed either. Give up that thought as soon as possible."
The Python-Sparrow Demon Patriarch froze for a moment.
It had thought that Long Aotian was merely at the early Human Immortal Realm, while it had reached the perfected Earth Immortal Realm.
The disparity in strength