Emperor Donghua did not let such a thing happen. Once he sensed the changes in his body, he immediately understood that this item was not meant for him.
Emperor Donghua was, in truth, also a domineering man. If your strength had not been enough to let him so easily fall prey to Curse Grudge, he would not have cared whether the item was meant for him or not. But under the current circumstances, he was wary and did not dare touch the token further, afraid that you had used this very thing to harm him.
Yet after Emperor Donghua stuffed the token back into Ma Qian's body and helped restore his fleshly body, he also guessed a few things.
Ma Qian was an Elder of the Dao Sect, and you had made contact using information about Taiqing Immortal Emperor. Therefore, the people you wished to meet—or rather, invite—were most likely the two Heavenly Venerates of the Three Pure Heavens.
The two Heavenly Venerates were not strangers to Emperor Donghua. At this time, their relationship had not yet grown distant because of differing views, so he did not wish for Taiqing Immortal Emperor's two younger brothers to come to harm. Though he knew there would be danger, he still intended to bring Ma Qian to meet them and warn them of the risks involved. Whether they still chose to brave the danger afterward, Emperor Donghua planned to accompany them.
To him, Taiqing Immortal Emperor was not merely a lifesaving benefactor; there was also the karmic bond of his path to enlightenment. If he stood by and did nothing, Emperor Donghua himself might be able to live with it, but the Eastern Emperor Bell's primordial spirit would certainly be deeply disappointed in him. This bell held an exceptionally high regard for Taiqing