Inside the Heaven-Climbing Divine Hall, the Upper Sages wore grave expressions, their hearts weighed down by a boulder.
Wen Tiancheng, Lord of the Ransang Star Domain, was a peerless Saint King who had climbed 360 steps of the Martial Dao Ladder, the supreme ruler of the entire Twenty-Ninth Star Domain.
For such a figure at the pinnacle of the Hengwu Domain to suddenly descend upon the remote Silver Fox Star was strange in itself.
Everyone was anxious. Only Li Yun, seated on the Martial Dao Ladder, remained calm, not a ripple stirring in his eyes.
He understood one thing clearly.
The Lord of the Ransang Star Domain had to have a purpose for coming.
Now that a man like him had arrived, Li Yun could not hide even if he wanted to.
There was no avoiding him. Li Yun could only meet him.
So Li Yun took the initiative and appeared before Qin Lie.
"Lead the way."
"Since the Domain Lord has come in person, it would be disrespectful not to meet him."
Li Yun rose slowly, his blue robes stirring. He drew in the vast aura of his peak Heavenly Sage cultivation until no trace of it showed.
Qin Lie hurriedly suppressed his panic and bowed to lead the way. "My lord, please follow me."
The two left the Heaven-Climbing Divine Hall and headed for the Silver Fox Palace, the central hall of the Silver Fox Dynasty.
Along the way, Li Yun asked casually, "Did the Domain Lord tell you why he came, or why he wants to see me personally?"
Qin Lie shook his head, looking bewildered.
"My lord, the Domain Lord revealed nothing."
"But I watched him the entire time. He didn't seem to harbor much ill will. If anything, he seemed full of praise for the