The man thought as much, but did not stop her. Let the woman with something wrong with her head try to force her way in. She would only bring trouble on herself.
But the next moment, his jaw dropped. Light flashed across the Human Emperor Palace, and the palace trembled—with longing, with the joy of reunion after far too long.
The seven-colored radiance alerted a king who guarded the Human Emperor Palace. By the standards of the Immortal Ancient Era, he was an Immortal King Giant.
The king appeared, wreathed in a gentle glow. Willow Tree felt no pressure from him, only peace.
"May I ask who you are?"
The sight of Red Dust sent countless possibilities racing through the Immortal King Giant's mind. The Human Emperor Palace had reacted this way to her when it would not have done so even for some Human Emperors.
Born near the end of the Di Luo Era, he had cultivated for over ten million years and served more than one Human Emperor.
Yet not one of them had ever stirred such a response from the Human Emperor Palace.
Red Dust said, "I've heard that the Human Emperor Lineage guards Primordial Heaven. I happened to be traveling nearby and came to see the lineage for myself.
"May I ask your name, Your Majesty?"
"I am Taiwei," the Immortal King Giant replied. "The Human Emperor Lineage's duty is to guide the Human Race at critical moments and protect them when extinction threatens.
"Since the Human Emperor Palace has acknowledged you, you have a connection to this place. You may enter!"
Willow Tree said, "Greetings, King Taiwei!"
"Then you have my thanks," Red Dust said.
Red Dust led Willow Tree into the Human Emperor Palace. In an instant, it felt as though they had stepped