When Tongtian suddenly learned that the divine beast really was inside the Purple Mansion of his Primordial Spirit, he was startled.
But he quickly regained his composure. After all, he could not reveal something like this prematurely, so he let Shi Meng notice nothing amiss.
Although Tongtian trusted Shi Meng deeply,
it was still the same reason as with Luohu: Tongtian could not drag the people of the Human Emperor Manor into this struggle between the old and new God Kings!
It was not that Tongtian concealed so many things because he distrusted the Old Sword God and the others.
Rather, the fewer people who knew about these matters, the better. Or, to put it another way, until Tongtian chose to reveal them himself, he had to do everything possible to keep others from finding out!
That way, no matter how great a storm Luohu stirred up in the God Realm, Tongtian alone would be implicated!
If they succeeded, everyone would rejoice. But if they failed, Tongtian did not want everyone he knew to suffer the God Realm's punishment alongside him!
After pondering for a moment, Tongtian decided to first take a look at the Heavenly Venerable's Daoist Sanctuary the Old Sword God and the others had mentioned!
With the divine beast's help now, even if he really encountered something left over from the Old Divine Domain, at least he would have someone to assist him!
But when Tongtian looked at Xihe and Niannian, he naturally refused to let them follow him into danger again!
When Tongtian proposed having Jian Wuchen escort Xihe and the others away for the time being, Niannian was naturally reluctant to part with him. But Xihe already understood that this was no place for anyone in the primordial origin realm to meddle, and she agreed