As soon as those words were spoken, the heart of the Demon Sect's foremost exalted one gave a slight tremor.
Though he bore the title of foremost exalted one, there was still a gap between him and those who truly stood at the pinnacle.
In a moment of carelessness just now, he had allowed the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord to exploit an opening and use a soul-disturbing art to muddle his mind. He had spoken without restraint and committed a verbal blunder, bringing such enormous trouble upon himself.
Clearly, the Azure Flame Demon Venerable had already heard the conversation between the two of them. There was no point in making excuses now, so the Demon Sect's foremost exalted one immediately lowered his stance and bowed. "Lu Gui pays respects to Senior Azure Flame. My few disrespectful words just now were truly spoken in an unwitting moment of muddled senses. I hope Senior will not take offense."
The Myriad Corpses Demon Lord watched the two of them from the side with great interest, already considering how he would plant the Soul-Returning Seal into Lu Gui's body once the Azure Flame Demon Venerable flew into a rage.
To reserve a future exalted Arcane Corpse at such a negligible cost through this kind of soul-interference technique was unquestionably a fine thing for him.
Yet the Azure Flame Demon Venerable's reaction afterward was somewhat beyond the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord's expectations.
This fire-arts supreme of the Demon Sect, renowned for his violent temper and quick anger, unexpectedly broke from convention today and let Lu Gui off.
"Since it was unintentional, there is no guilt. Get lost."
"Yes, I'll get lost right away!"
Lu Gui had originally prepared himself to pay a tremendous price and reveal his trump cards to escape with his life.
Yet