"He dared to kill me, so why wouldn't I dare to kill him? Does he really think I'm a soft persimmon anyone can squeeze? Will you work with me?"
Lu Ren asked.
"No!"
Ice Demon Old Ghost shook his head at once, a trace of fear showing on his face.
Even setting the man's identity aside, his strength was more than the two of them could handle.
"You're afraid?"
Lu Ren's voice turned cold.
"Yes, I'm afraid!"
Ice Demon Old Ghost admitted it.
Who wouldn't fear an elder of the Four Great Hidden Families?
"You aren't even afraid of dying, yet you're afraid to kill him? Don't you want the Body Transformation Pill? If the two of us kill him, we can get it all the same!"
Lu Ren said evenly, "And I guarantee it on my reputation as the sect heir: you, Ice Demon Old Ghost, will become an honorary elder of the Nine Dragon Ancient Sect!"
"An honorary elder?"
Ice Demon Old Ghost was startled. At the thought of becoming an honorary elder of the Nine Dragon Ancient Sect if they succeeded, resolve appeared on his face.
He was an independent cultivator. If he became an honorary elder of the Nine Dragon Ancient Sect, who would dare make a move against him so casually?
Over the years, he had made plenty of enemies. If he became an elder of the Nine Dragon Ancient Sect, those enemies would not only stop trying to kill him—they might even come to curry favor with him.
He would never have believed such a promise from just anyone. But Lu Ren was the sect heir of the Nine Dragon Ancient Sect. Once he grew strong enough, he would become its sect master and hold absolute authority.
"Either way, I'm facing death. I'll fight