Jiang Chen snorted and rolled his eyes. “Why bother asking if you know my plan already?”

Xia Tianze pursed his lips. “You may not be impatient, but I am. I knew Forefather Evilshadow back in the ancient times. He isn’t a top-level demon forefather, but he’s a second-tier one. If we don’t kill him while he’s still sealed, it’ll be much more challenging to take him down after he’s broken free. Moreover, if he stays hidden, it’ll be extremely difficult to go after him.”

Shadow demons weren’t the best fighters, but their masterful stealth and assassination skills had stumped many of an ancient cultivator. They rarely won open battles, but...