[Medicine Elder of Shrouding the Heavens]

Behind me stood Azure Emperor. Those words were like a tightening hoop, locking the Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Azure Emperor firmly in place and driving him to the verge of madness. He wanted to kill me, yet he couldn't—didn't dare.

One sentence. Exhausted!

The old demon let out a long sigh and revealed his true appearance. It was Pang Bo's body, though it carried a hint of evil intent. His bronze-colored skin shone with healthy vitality, and his thick black hair fell loose to his waist.

He slowly opened his eyes. Fatigue filled his dark pupils as he ground his teeth and said, "Can you change your line?"

"Sure." Lin Xian smiled faintly, satisfying the Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Azure Emperor's wish.

He adjusted his position and shifted his body before crossing his legs and saying leisurely, "Behind me stands Sage Tianxuan."

Silence was the best answer—and the most perfect form of harm.

Amid the deathly silence, the Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Azure Emperor said helplessly, "I am the only Great Power in Azure Emperor's Remnant Lineage, and the hope for the revival of the Eastern Wasteland's Demon Race lies with me."

"We can work together in the future. Why force things to such an extreme?"

"You are the Lord of the Heavenly Jade Sacred Land. You should put the bigger picture first."

"The bigger picture?" Lin Xian sneered and slowly rose to his feet. "What a fine 'bigger picture.' What right do you have to lecture me?"

"You..." The Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Azure Emperor flew into a rage. Even when he had been alive, few people had dared speak to him that way.

"What do you mean, 'you'? Let me tell you what it means to put the bigger picture first!"

The Nineteenth-Generation Descendant of Azure Emperor's momentum faltered, while Lin Xian's