Yan Jingchen's anger abruptly subsided. He said coolly, "If I hadn't seen that your lineage might be of some use to me, why would I have stepped in to help you back then?
"Still, I had merely treated it as an idle move. I never expected your lineage to produce someone like you.
"You actually broke through to the Shapeshifting Realm with a half-human, half-demon body, and the Tengshe Bloodline within you is far richer than that of those Tengshe clansmen in the Demon Court who pride themselves on the purity of their bloodline.
"And now you have become the guardian deity of the Yuanshou Ancestral Court. It seems that idle move of mine was truly the right one."
The black-robed young man shook his head and gave a mocking smile. "What guardian deity? In truth, we merely take what we need from each other.
"The Yuanshou Ancestral Court has never placed all its hopes on me. They have been single-mindedly trying to forge the Ancestral Hall, hoping to summon the legendary Ancestral Beast Avatar into this realm."
"Ancestral Beast Avatar?"
Hearing that name, a strange look appeared in Yan Jingchen's eyes. He looked at the black-robed young man in puzzlement. "Did you not try to stop them?"
The black-robed young man smiled helplessly. "I did consider it, but Xuan Yi of Pure Sword House came to see me in person and warned me face-to-face not to make any moves."
"His strength would not be much inferior even to yours at the peak of your previous life. Faced with his threat, how could I dare intervene?"
At the mention of Xuan Yi's name, a trace of wariness appeared in Yan Jingchen's eyes.
Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly shifted. He immediately took out a special