Within the Sea of Consciousness.
The Daoist stepped inside, where the Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar had already manifested.
"We meet again!"
The Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar spoke slowly, his pupils contracting slightly as he looked at the Daoist before him.
He knew this man.
What he had not expected was that this man had founded the Purple Heaven Palace in the Primordial World.
Indeed.
The moment he saw the Daoist, the Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar knew that the Purple Heaven Palace had to be his creation.
Because—
He was Hongjun!
An ancient god of the First Era of the Universe, he stood supreme among all who had attained a Dao Fruit.
Even someone as powerful as the Grand Pure Dao Venerable was merely his disciple.
The Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar had never imagined that Hongjun, who had fallen long ago, would appear in the Primordial World.
After a brief moment of shock.
He quickly recovered.
Indeed.
For someone who should have been dead to suddenly return to life was astonishing.
But in truth.
At Hongjun's level, life and death were merely a matter of a single thought.
"So it is Emperor Qin!"
When the Daoist—Hongjun—saw the Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar, surprise appeared on his face as well.
Clearly.
The appearance of the Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar had caught him off guard too.
Once his surprise passed.
Hongjun smiled faintly. "I was wondering who had pierced the barrier of reality and manifested in the Primordial World. Could everything in the Universe already be ready?"
"More or less."
The Heavenly Emperor’s Avatar answered calmly.
"Now we are only waiting for the right moment. I never expected the contingency in the Primordial World to be you, Dao Ancestor. I had been worried about whether things here would be in order, but with you here, there should be no problem."