Something Was Wrong? The Fight Began

At those words, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate stopped in his tracks. He looked back at the Dragon Emperor and said:

"What?"

"Is there something else, Dragon Emperor?"

The Dragon Emperor smiled faintly and said:

"Fellow Daoist Yuanshi."

"Could you tell me how you knew I was in Qingqiu?"

Hearing the question, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate gave a cool laugh and replied:

"After the battle in the West Sea, you concealed your aura and went to my Kunlun Mountain."

"Later, Nine-Tails attained the Dao and became a Sub-Saint."

"Then you left the outskirts of Kunlun and came to Qingqiu."

He paused, his gaze moving between the Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Empress, then continued:

"I don't care what relationship you have with the Nine-Tailed Empress."

"But don't either of you try any tricks while I carry out my plans."

With that, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate vanished in a flash, without waiting for the Dragon Emperor's reply.

Haotian, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti were briefly taken aback, then flew off after him.

Before long, only the Nine-Tailed Empress and the Dragon Emperor remained in the hall.

The Dragon Emperor stood where he was. His smile gradually faded, replaced by a cold look.

After a moment of silence, the Nine-Tailed Empress said:

"Dragon Emperor."

"Something is very wrong with the Primordial Heavenly Venerate."

The Dragon Emperor nodded, his expression grave.

"Very wrong."

"After the battle in the West Sea, I used a special secret art to conceal my aura."

"He shouldn't have been able to detect me."

The Nine-Tailed Empress narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

After considering it for a moment, she said:

"There's something wrong with Yuanshi's aura, too."

"Could it be... there's someone behind him like the ones behind us?"

She turned to look straight at the Dragon Emperor.

The Dragon Emperor