Upon hearing the Huiqing Emperor's words, Old Man Lao seemed to have grasped something.
"Exactly. And that demon had uprooted a tree of that cultivation base! His strength must be similar." Emperor Feng spoke again. "Don't you see… If it was a demon that was also at the peak of the Immortal realm, what are the chances that it was also close to a breakthrough?" he asked.
"Heavens… if the Demon really did take the Violet Mystic Life Tree away and made off with it somehow… it might have really been behind it all." Old Man Lao's face became pale.
"So the Demon utilized the tree and triggered the Grand Tempest Transcendent Immortal Tribulation… just what kind of trouble is coming for us…" The Huiqing Emperor was at a loss.
In his thousands of years or rule, this was definitely the biggest trouble he had come across.
After all, a Demon at the Transcendent Immortal Realm was no joke. Especially one that could trigger the Grand Tempest Transcendent Immortal Tribulation.
"We need to know if that demon survived this or not." Emporium Feng said firmly.
"Yes… we cannot leave this be." The Huiqing Emperor agreed. "The Emperor of the Holy Topaz will surely act on this news, and will alert the Former Emperor as well." He said after thinking.
"They will investigate this sure, but there is no telling if they would mislead us too. After all, this is something that can affect the entire Rust Sky world. I wouldn't put it beyond the Holy Topaz Emperor to do something like this.
After all, we would do the same if we were in his place." Emperor Feng replied.
"Then what should we do?" The Huiqing Emperor asked, feeling lost. "It's not like we can enter to check it ourselves. There's no way the Holy Topaz Empire would allow us on his land."
"Well, he won't allow us since we are the emperors. But there is someone else that can still go in." Emperor Feng said before turning to Old Man Lao. "Why don't you go to take a look, uncle?"
"Of course! Uncle is not affiliated to any empire and can still gain entry there. I'm sure even the Emperor of the Holy Topaz Dynasty wouldn't reject the only Peak Grade Immortal Alchemist of our world from paying a visit." The Huiqing Emperor said in agreement.
"You two… ~SIGH~" Old Man Lao couldn't help but shake his head. "You do know, if I go there, I'll have to owe the Holy Topaz Emperor a favor? He's definitely going to ask for me to make a pill for him."
"Even if he does ask, it's fine uncle. If you need anything, we'll provide it for you." Emperor Feng replied.
"Yes! Yes! You just go there. We'll handle the rest. You need not worry about any expenses at all." The Huiqing Emperor nodded his head in agreement.
~Sigh~
Letting out another sigh, the old man finally nodded his head.
"Fine… I'll go. But the only reason I'm doing this is because of your masters. This is the last time I'll do this." Old Man Lao stated, feeling a bit upset.
"That will be fine, please do this for us, Uncle." The two Emperors pleaded.
If anyone else were to see the two mighty emperors of the Two great empires act like this, they would feel that the world was coming to an end. After all to them, the Emperors were supposed to be regal and millions of experts would have to kneel before them.
And yet, there was an old man before which the two emperors needed to plead.
"Very well. I'll leave after doing some preparations. Keep me informed of any news that comes next." Old man Lao ordered.
"I'll inform you right away. Niu Juo should be investigating this as we speak too. Though tracking and analyzing aren't one of his fortes, so I don't know what kind of results we will get." The Huiqing Emperor agreed. "Uncle Lao will still have to do a proper check himself." He added.
"I'll do that… I also want to take a look at the Violet Mystic Life Tree… Even in my travels, I've never seen one before. And now one had appeared so close to me and has disappeared. It'll be a shame to not look for it." Old Man Lao finally showed some interest.
Though it was an interest in the tree due to him being an alchemist.
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After saying that, Old Man Lao teleported back outside and flew away on the Six Winged Bloom Tail Crane.
The two emperors stayed in the hall, discussing several more details. After all, this was merely the first part of what they needed to deal with. It was just the internal part that they needed to deal on the Rust Sky world itself.
There were still people from outside that they needed to worry about.
"The Shang Dao Emperor will likely know about this soon too." Emperor Feng spoke. "And so will the Three Aster world." He added.
"Why would they find out?" The Huiqing Emperor questioned furrowing his brows.
"A princess of the Shang Dao Empire is here… my son seems to have brought her along from the Immortal Court." Emperor Feng replied.
"Oh? So she's here… that makes it simple then. It shouldn't be difficult to restrain her and prevent any news from leaving her side." The Huiqing Emperor said calmly.
"It isn't that simple… that princess… she's not someone I'd like to harm." Emperor Feng said.
"Oh? Because of your son?" The Huiqing Emperor asked in doubt.
"No… not that." Emperor Feng shook his head.
Seeing his expression though, the Huiqing Emperor seemed to have thought of something.
"Wait… it can't be her… Don't tell me you're still not over that?" The Huiqing Emperor asked, finding it a bit absurd. "That princess is Shen Mue's daughter?!" he asked.
"Yes…" Emperor Feng nodded.
"Are you sure of it?" The Huiqing emperor asked in a serious tone.
"Yes… that face is not something anyone else can have." Emperor Feng repleted.
~Sigh~
"Looks like you'll owe me after this."