"You're too humble," Tianming said before he turned his attention to the bamboo tree. He focused and waited for the Eightmoon Swordsage to start the demonstration. Yueshen Hao, whose title was Prince Zhuoyang, watched with a cold expression, tilting his head at the imperial guide.

"Moving you away, eh? If it was back then, wouldn't you have torn that person to pieces right away if someone said that to you?" the imperial guide asked.

"Imperial Guide, that was back then. Now that the new pet has come, everyone must submit without exception," Prince Zhuoyang said with a beaming smile.

"Looks like you've grown up."

"It's nothing, really. There’s many pets that think themselves above everyone. In the end, they all quiet down anyway."

"Quiet down?" She shot him a cold look.

"Forget it! I'm only going to be held back for a little bit. This fellow is only a quadbane, and even used blood pacts for his lifebound beasts. Now he's being held back by symbiotic cultivation, so he's probably reached the end of his...