"This really is dark humor..."
Tao Yu actually found the situation rather strange. He had personally beaten Purple Firmament to death, and now the other's Serving Deity Priest was being hunted and had come running to him for help...
But Purple Firmament was still lying dead, and there was no telling how long it would take him to revive. He was probably in even worse shape than Supreme Master God and Divine Firmament Main God. Besides, this wasn't the last of Purple Firmament's Subordinate Deities, and Tao Yu had no intention of doing anything to him for now.
At least, on the surface, their interests were indeed aligned.
"Come in."
At Tao Yu's words, a radiant road shone out from the newly built palace in the Imperial Capital, drawing the visitor inside.
The Serving Deity Priest followed the road of light. His vision blurred, and a sense of disorientation swept over him. When it passed, he found himself standing in an isolated space.
Birdsong and fragrant flowers filled the space, while immortal energy swirled around them. It looked like an immortal palace above the clouds, a secluded paradise far removed from the world.
Tao Yu sat in a pavilion, with the Undying Heavenly Empress attending him.
The Serving Deity Priest dared not look around. Upon seeing Tao Yu, he bowed again.
"Thank you for granting me an audience, Excellency Oldest One."
Tao Yu's "true" strength ranked among the very best of the True Gods. That had become a widely accepted fact. Faced with the Serving Deity Priest, who was now like a stray dog, he held absolute sway.
The priest looked rather disheveled, though he was handsome. Seeing that Tao Yu received him calmly, he felt a little relieved.
He had already learned that the Divine Firmament and Supreme Master