"Were the Heavenly Emperor and the old Heavenly Emperor on good terms?"
As Mu Qing listened, he found it strange.
According to some rumors he had heard, the old Heavenly Emperor had even been killed by the Heavenly Emperor. Such rumors existed even within the Heavenly Court itself.
Though there was no evidence, rumors like these did not arise from nothing.
Many powerful experts suspected that the old Heavenly Emperor had been killed by the current Heavenly Emperor through some method.
No matter what, Mu Qing simply could not imagine the old Heavenly Emperor having a good relationship with the current Heavenly Emperor.
"Those rumors must be false, right?" The Devouring Demon was taken aback.
Then it continued, "Your supreme artifact can still recover some of its supreme aura. That means the old Heavenly Emperor is still alive."
"What?" Mu Qing's pupils suddenly contracted.
The old Heavenly Emperor was still alive?
The Devouring Demon nodded. "I couldn't sense it when you used the Heavenly Restriction Bottle before, but after sensing it at close range, I discovered that the supreme Dao laws on your Heavenly Restriction Bottle seem to have revived."
"You can take out the Heavenly Restriction Bottle and inspect it again." The Devouring Demon was somewhat uncertain.
It had only vaguely sensed it.
Mu Qing took out the Heavenly Restriction Bottle. One could vaguely see a hundred Dao law patterns upon it. One of them shimmered with five-colored radiance, emanating a terrifying aura.
Back then, Mu Qing had nourished it with a great amount of undying power, allowing the Heavenly Restriction Bottle to recover a trace of its power. With the Nine-Word Mantra, he could even control this supreme artifact!
The Devouring Demon examined it carefully, a trace of shock surfacing in its eyes. "Just as I thought!"
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