"The Demon Realm?"
Inside the hall, Xie Changsheng was the first to recover.
"Brother Si, do you mean... the true source of those things is hidden in the Demon Realm?"
Si Chen pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know."
Everyone: "..."
Then what the hell were you talking about, capturing the king to catch the thieves?!
Seeing their speechless expressions, Si Chen calmly set down his teacup and said slowly:
"Precisely because I don't know, I need to go see for myself."
He turned his head toward the eleven Immortal Emperors.
"Haven't you all been there? During our earlier conversations, the patriarch mentioned that whenever he approached the Demon Realm, he always felt as though he was being watched."
Si Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. "For a realm that has long since fallen silent, utterly devoid of life, isn't that itself the greatest anomaly?"
At those words, the eleven Immortal Emperors exchanged glances.
Naturally, they had suspected something too. They simply couldn't get inside. Nothing had happened afterward, either, so the matter had eventually been left unresolved.
"So you did set your sights on that place after all."
Si Ming gave Si Chen a long, searching look. "Still, with your abilities, perhaps... you really can get to the bottom of it."
"But let me make the unpleasant part clear first. I can't guarantee what exactly is gestating in there."
Si Chen smiled faintly. "That's all right."
"In that case, come with me in a few days, and we'll explore it together."
Although he phrased it as a suggestion, the Immortal Emperors understood that they had no choice whatsoever. They could only nod.
"Then thank you all for your efforts." With that, Si Chen gently waved his sleeve.
Taking the hint, the Immortal Emperors rose and bowed