Outside Purple Cloud Palace, a figure had been waiting for quite some time.
The person was completely shrouded in a black robe, with strands of laws circling their body. Even a quasi-saint standing before them would be unable to discern their origins.
The palace gates slowly opened. The black-robed figure looked up and saw Hong Jun's attendant, Haotian, emerge from within Purple Cloud Palace. Haotian gave the black robe a slight bow and spoke.
"Master asked me to lead you inside."
Before Haotian could turn around to guide the way, the other party arrogantly glanced at him, strode past him, and entered Purple Cloud Palace first, clearly not taking him seriously at all.
Seeing the other party's haughty manner, a trace of humiliation and anger flashed across Haotian's face. It vanished in an instant, unnoticed by anyone but himself.
"Greetings, Dao Ancestor!"
Hearing the visitor's voice, Hong Jun slowly opened his eyes. Though he had been puzzled when the other party was outside the palace, a flicker of astonishment still crossed his eyes now that they stood before him.
He truly could not imagine what purpose the other party had in coming to find him at this time.
"Tai Yi, why have you come to Purple Cloud Palace to see me?"
Hearing Hong Jun's words, the man in black stopped concealing himself and slowly removed his hood. It was Eastern Emperor Tai Yi.
"I came here, naturally, to seek cooperation with the Dao Ancestor."
"Cooperation?" Hong Jun was puzzled.
As things stood, his relationship with the Demon Race was not quite irreconcilable, but neither was there any possibility of cooperation.
"I know the preparations the Wu Clan and Demon Race have made for the tribulation."
With a single sentence, Tai Yi completely captured Hong Jun's attention.
Ever since the emergence