Li Yun froze, his brows drawing together as he spoke softly.
"So you were framed in your previous life because of this?"
Ye Chen paused, then gave a self-mocking, awkward smile and nodded.
"That was one of the main reasons."
"I was too arrogant back then."
"I hadn't even formally reached the Supreme Sage realm, yet I called those Supreme Sages cowards waiting to die... I probably made every last one of them furious."
Li Yun: "..."
"You're a damn marvel."
"What realm were you even in back then? Dao Sage? Who gave you the nerve to mock Supreme Sages of the Martial Dao?"
"I've got to hand it to you, Sixth Senior."
"If you hadn't been the Young Master of the Eastern Estate, I doubt you'd have gotten the chance to reincarnate... You'd have become a wisp of nothingness in the Hengwu Domain long ago."
Ye Chen looked even more embarrassed.
"Enough... Let's leave the past alone."
"There's something else I want to tell you. It's the main reason I came all the way to the Evergreen Ancient Domain to find you."
"Mm... Go on."
Seeing Ye Chen change the subject, Li Yun had no intention of needling him further.
Ye Chen composed himself.
Only then did he say, unhurriedly, "Back in my previous life, I pieced together a few clues and discovered a Supreme Sage's Tomb hidden among the stars."
"At the time, I looked down on those cowards waiting to die, and I didn't trust the others in the Eastern Estate much either, so I kept it from them."
"I figured I'd explore it myself when I had the chance and gather some resources for my advancement to Supreme Sage along the way."
"But before I got the chance, I kicked the bucket..."
"I thought that after