Li Hao froze for a moment, wondering whether he had misheard. He had expected some other demand, perhaps even an order to surrender the Imperial Hall's legacy or lead him into the Tian Yang Pseudo-World.
Yet, to his surprise, the man's demand was to take him as a disciple?
Puzzled, he gazed at this Supreme, finding him difficult to fathom.
At the same time, another possibility suddenly occurred to him.
Since the Tian Yang Immortal Emperor had defected all those years ago, and his crimes were so grave, why had the Tian Yang Pseudo-World been preserved?
If that pseudo-realm lay buried in the Ancient Demon Habitat, and they were unwilling to expend the effort to venture there, that explanation would barely hold water.
But after he had met Chi Ying, she had brought Heavenly Palace commanders into the Tian Yang Pseudo-World to slay demons. That alone proved she had the ability to open a route to the Ancient Demon Battlefield!
Chi Ying was only in the immortal lord realm, hardly one of the highest realms. Given the Heavenly Palace's power, sending a few peak immortal lords-let alone a few immortal kings-would have been effortless!
And around the Tian Yang Pseudo-World, an immortal king could have swept aside everything.
Moreover, even if they had not previously known it was the Tian Yang Pseudo-World, Chi Ying had since set foot there. She should have reported the situation to the Heavenly Palace long ago, yet the Heavenly Palace had still taken no action.
It was bizarre. When something strayed from the ordinary, there had to be a demon behind it. Unfortunately, Li Hao had too little intelligence at hand and could only puzzle over it, but some other possibilities suddenly occurred to him.
That association stemmed from the fact that he himself was