“Do you want me to keep a close eye on Patriarch Bloodcloak?” Ser Temple said.

“There’s no need,” replied Matriarch Yin Xiu. “As long as he has that piece of the Mahātmā Jade, we can track him down wherever he is. We don’t want to do anything to tarnish the reputation of the Deva Consortium, so we can’t kill him ourselves. But if some other Paramount God from the dao of devils does the deed, it won’t have anything to do with us. It’s too bad this Patriarch Bloodcloak doesn’t understand how to keep a low profile. Buying something like that so flagrantly will only attract attention. It won't be long before some Paramount God comes along to take that jade and the sutra of the Second Devil General.”

“I remember hearing that, of the top subordinates of the True Devil, the Second Devil General was known as the best fighter, while the First Devil General was adept at manipulating the workings of heaven and was considered a mahātmā who could produce clouds with...