For there was no trace of his aura anywhere in the Primordial World.
Of course, that did not rule out the possibility that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had concealed his aura and was lurking in the shadows, plotting something.
Daochen had initially hesitated.
After all, if he took the two of them along on this journey, he would have to remain constantly on guard against the two dark shadows attached to them.
That was extremely dangerous.
But on further thought, perhaps keeping them close would be better.
After all, he could at least detect any danger himself. Anyone else attacked by those two dark shadows would not have the slightest ability to resist.
Or rather, they did not even know such things existed, so they would have no way to react at all.
"Very well. Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Dijun, you will come with me. But there is one thing you must remember: under no circumstances are you to stay close to me. You must keep your distance."
Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Dijun hurriedly nodded. Suddenly, Eastern Emperor Taiyi sensed something was wrong. "Big brother, did I hear that right? Did you just tell us to keep our distance from you? Why?"
He immediately felt terribly wronged. Was he really that annoying?
Normally, he was not one to dwell on things, but the thought that his beloved big brother, the man who had always guided him through life, actually thought so little of him left him with feelings he could scarcely put into words.
Daochen nodded helplessly. "You heard correctly, and I did not misspeak. You are carrying some sort of curse, and I have not yet found a way to break it. I certainly do not want all of us getting cursed together. Then we really would all be caught