"Hm?" Yet, not long after he left,
he realized something was wrong.
Two figures appeared before him.
One was a man, the other a woman. The man was handsome and spirited, with an otherworldly air, while the woman possessed immortal grace and jade-like beauty, like a fairy from the nine heavens, breathtakingly lovely.
"Daoist, we've been waiting for quite some time!"
Taiyi spoke with a smile.
The news of a great tomb here
had naturally been spread on his orders.
His purpose was to lure Duan De into taking the bait.
"Boundless bloody Heavenly Venerable! It's you... Eastern Emperor?"
Duan De's expression changed drastically.
He recognized Taiyi at once.
Greasing his soles, he turned to flee.
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, Daoist..."
Unleashing the Sun God Movement Technique,
Taiyi moved with extraordinary speed and caught up in an instant.
He blocked Duan De's path. "Last time was a misunderstanding. I mean you no harm!"
"On the contrary, I came here specifically to cooperate with you in exploring the Bronze Immortal Palace!" Taiyi said with a smile.
"Hm? The Bronze Immortal Palace?"
With his escape blocked, Duan De's expression shifted slightly.
But hearing Taiyi's words, he was somewhat tempted.
Still wary, however, he refused decisively. "They say there's no return from the Bronze Immortal Palace. No one who entered has ever come out alive... My cultivation is limited, and these little arms and legs can't stand such punishment. Eastern Emperor, you'd better seek someone more capable!"
"What a pity. I'd heard that you were extraordinarily proficient in tombs and feng shui, with astonishing attainments, and that you once entered and left the Demon Emperor's Yin Tomb nine times, escaping unscathed every time..."
Taiyi did not seem inclined to insist.
He sighed and shook his head regretfully. "I just