As the saying went, walls had ears.
Silver City had originally planned to bury the matter of forcing Yang Chen into the Spatial Divine River and keep it from ever seeing the light of day. Yet he had not expected those Heavenly Extreme Realm experts to place such importance on Yang Chen, stubbornly launching an investigation.
Once those Heavenly Extreme Realm experts had ordered an investigation, how could Silver City possibly keep it hidden? After all, the Heavenly Mandate Realm experts who had acted alongside him that day were hardly utterly loyal to him. Why would they keep such a secret for his sake?
And so, Silver City was directly summoned by the three Heavenly Extreme Realm experts stationed here.
Each of these three Heavenly Extreme Realm experts was a renowned figure among humanity, capable of turning clouds into rain with a flip of the hand.
One of them, in particular, had deep ties with Yang Chen. He was none other than the Mountain Forging Dao Ancestor whom Yang Chen had encountered when he ventured into the Pure Spirit Secret Realm.
When Mountain Forging Dao Ancestor saw Silver City arrive, his voice sank. "Silver City. I heard that you forced Yang Chen into the Spatial Divine River?"
Silver City's body trembled. As he watched the three Dao Ancestors stare at him, panic rose in his heart.
What he had thought at the time was, what did it matter if a mere cultivator in the Heavenly Separation Realm like Yang Chen died? So many cultivators in the Heavenly Separation Realm had died in the Forbidden Spirit Dao Palace; it was perfectly normal.
Yang Chen's death should not have caused even the slightest ripple.
Yet now, these three Heavenly Extreme Realm experts looked as though they had come to call him to