Meng Qi brought Meng Chuan onto Jianmu. As for the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden...
Given the situation and what Meng Qi knew, he could not act as though he trusted the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden completely.
On Jianmu, Meng Qi met the Azure Emperor, as expected.
As a mighty figure of the Other Shore, the Azure Emperor had come straight here after entering the Nine Heavens. He had no need to run all over the place like Meng Qi and the others.
The Azure Emperor first glanced at Meng Chuan, a hazy azure light flickering in his eyes.
He was curious about Meng Chuan too.
"So this is the friend of yours rumored to be the reincarnation of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?" the Azure Emperor asked.
"He is my friend, certainly. Whether he's the reincarnation of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, I don't know."
"He's very strong." The Azure Emperor gave Meng Chuan his approval.
Of course, by "very strong," he did not mean Meng Chuan was strong by his standards. He meant strong for someone who had not reached the Other Shore.
In the Azure Emperor's eyes, the most renowned figures below the Other Shore were Yang Jian, True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao, a Third-Generation Yuxu Disciple, and Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, neither quite Buddha nor quite Monster, who had ties to the Demon Emperor.
Neither could match the man before him, who was suspected of being the Primordial Heavenly Venerable's reincarnation.
As for that supposed identity, the Azure Emperor did not, in truth, believe Meng Chuan was the Primordial Beginning reincarnated.
His judgment was rarely wrong. Besides, by ordinary reasoning, even if the Primordial Heavenly Venerable had reincarnated, he would not have walked openly out of Tusita Palace.
Still, when it came to that oldest of