He would never forget the aura Emperor Jun had carried when they first met.
"You are not Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun. What is your relationship with Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun?"
Eastern Lord Duke's tone was not harsh. The person before him resembled Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun so closely that they must share an extraordinary relationship.
"I am Taiyi. Emperor Jun is my elder brother, and he is waiting for you. Follow me."
Taiyi did not waste words. After speaking, he turned and left.
Emperor Jun's younger brother?
Eastern Lord Duke was somewhat surprised, but he did not show it and simply followed Taiyi.
As Eastern Lord Duke followed behind Taiyi, he could not help sensing Taiyi's cultivation realm.
A Grand Luo Golden Immortal?
Surprise rose in his heart again, but he quickly calmed down.
In the current Primordial World, Grand Luo Golden Immortals were no longer a rare sight.
Who knew what origins these living beings possessed nowadays? The moment they were born, they were either Grand Luo Golden Immortals or not far from becoming one.
Taiyi knew nothing of Eastern Lord Duke's surprise.
Nor did Taiyi conceal his aura, because there was no need to.
Of course, Taiyi himself did not know much about where he stood within the Primordial World.
Other than the warmth of his elder brother helping him break through back then, he had spent all his time cultivating under his elder brother's "oppression."
Soon, Taiyi led Eastern Lord Duke to the protective formation around the Fusang Tree.
Under Taiyi's lead, Eastern Lord Duke stepped into the formation and immediately felt something familiar.
He could not help looking around.
This formation was the one that had once surrounded the Fusang Tree.
Then he looked up and saw the enormous Fusang Tree.
It really was the Fusang Tree. Emperor Jun had actually planted it on the Sun Star.
He followed Taiyi step by step, his gaze fixed on the enormous Fusang Tree.
In his perception, the Fusang Tree's aura was deep and profound, seemingly no weaker than his own. That was what shocked him the most.
He did not know the origins or foundations of newly born living beings, so he could accept that.
But he had seen this Fusang Tree before. Under Emperor Jun's cultivation, it had actually become no weaker than him. It truly was...
Eastern Lord Duke did not know how to describe this feeling.
Besides that, Eastern Lord Duke also sensed a familiar aura coming from the Fusang Tree, which left him puzzled.
"Elder Brother, I have brought the guest."
Just as Eastern Lord Duke was thinking, Taiyi's voice jolted him awake.
At that moment, Eastern Lord Duke saw Emperor Jun standing beneath the Fusang Tree, both majesty and gentleness present in him at once.
Eastern Lord Duke instinctively tried to sense Emperor Jun's realm, only to find that he could sense nothing.
Unfathomable!
Those four words surfaced in Eastern Lord Duke's mind.
Fortunately, he had relied solely on his own perception and had not used his divine sense. Otherwise, whether he could even leave the Sun Star might have been uncertain.
After hearing Taiyi, Emperor Jun nodded and said, "Go cultivate. I will speak with an old acquaintance for a while."
An old acquaintance?
Taiyi gave Eastern Lord Duke a suspicious look before leaving to cultivate.
Emperor Jun looked at Eastern Lord Duke and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Eastern Lord Duke, it has been a long time."
"Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun, it has indeed been a long time."
Eastern Lord Duke smiled as well.
With a casual wave of his hand, Emperor Jun conjured a stone table and two stone stools beneath the Fusang Tree.
"Please, sit."
Emperor Jun said.
"Please."
Eastern Lord Duke replied.
The two sat down at the same time.
Eastern Lord Duke immediately sensed the extraordinary nature of the stone table and stools. They contained abundant Fire Essence Energy, as well as Primordial Spiritual Energy.
This was spiritual ore? And top-grade innate Fire Essence spiritual ore at that, refined into a stone table and stone stools?
As the leader of a faction, Eastern Lord Duke possessed quite a few resources himself.
But he would still be reluctant to turn such top-grade innate spiritual ore into a stone table and stools.
To Emperor Jun, however, this was nothing.
The Sun Star was also vast and boundless. Though it had birthed only Emperor Jun and Taiyi, it truly contained many Natural Treasures.
There were even Innate Spiritual Treasures born upon the Sun Star, though their grades were far inferior to the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and the Chaos Bell. After Emperor Jun and Taiyi took them, they had barely used them.
Eastern Lord Duke's composure was quite good. Though inwardly shocked, he did not reveal it on his face.
Then, branches of the Fusang Tree delivered two stone cups, made of the same material as the table and stools.
Eastern Lord Duke glanced at the crimson liquid in the cup, then looked toward Emperor Jun.
"Come, Fellow Daoist Eastern Lord Duke, have a taste. It is made by blending the essence of the Fusang Tree with Solar Essence."
After speaking, Emperor Jun picked up the stone cup before him and drained it in one gulp.
Seeing this, Eastern Lord Duke likewise picked up his stone cup and drained it in one gulp.
After he drank it, the crimson liquid instantly transformed into pure Solar Fire Essence Energy and circulated throughout Eastern Lord Duke's body, making him feel incomparably refreshed.
He felt that regularly drinking such pure Fire Essence Energy would greatly benefit his own Pure Yang Energy.
After finishing his cup, Emperor Jun looked at Eastern Lord Duke and said, "Fellow Daoist Eastern Lord Duke is occupied with countless affairs every day. Why have you come to my Sun Star this time?"
"Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun, after the Dao-Devil Decisive Battle, you and I are the only ones in this Primordial World who know each other. Could I not come to pay you a visit?"
Eastern Lord Duke did not directly state his purpose. Instead, he spoke of their relationship.
Emperor Jun was in no hurry and slowly said, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Eastern Lord Duke came merely to reminisce?"
Emperor Jun had some guesses about Eastern Lord Duke's purpose, but since Eastern Lord Duke did not say it, he did not expose it either.
He even hoped that Eastern Lord Duke had truly come to reminisce. After all, as Eastern Lord Duke had said, not many living beings who had participated in the Dao-Devil Conflict remained.
If Eastern Lord Duke had truly come to reminisce without involving matters of interest, Emperor Jun would be more than happy to welcome him.
After all, Emperor Jun was also someone who cherished old ties.
"Yes, I have indeed come to reminisce with Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun."
"However, before we reminisce, I have a question I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun."
Eastern Lord Duke said.
Here it comes.
Emperor Jun thought this, but his expression did not change as he asked, "What question?"
"There is an aura on your Fusang Tree that feels extremely familiar to me. Could Fellow Daoist Emperor Jun clear up my confusion?"
Eastern Lord Duke asked. This matter had indeed been troubling him.
Ever since Emperor Jun had taken the Fusang Tree away, he had never come into contact with it again.
Eastern Lord Duke's question caught Emperor Jun by surprise, but he immediately thought of the source of that familiar aura.
Could it be Pure Yang Energy?
Back when they had fought alongside Eastern Lord Duke, the Fusang Tree had stolen quite a bit of Pure Yang Energy from him.
He relayed this matter to the Fusang Tree's soul, only to be met with the Fusang Tree's vehement denial.
It absolutely could not be the Pure Yang Energy. When the Fusang Tree learned that Eastern Lord Duke was outside the formation, it had already hidden the Pure Yang Energy.
Especially now, with the Sun Star's Solar Trueflame concealing it, there was no way it could have been discovered.
Emperor Jun understood, so he asked, "What kind of aura from the Fusang Tree is it that Fellow Daoist finds so familiar?"
Eastern Lord Duke did not explain. Instead, he directly took out that familiar aura and displayed it before Emperor Jun.
When Emperor Jun sensed that aura, realization dawned on him. So that was it.
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