In the main hall of Jade Wanderer Palace, silence descended as the Sages departed.
Heavenly Venerable Lingbao looked at Li Yun below him, his gaze somewhat complicated.
Primordial Heavenly Venerable's words made sense, but he was unwilling to suspect his own disciple.
"Master, I truly came from the Nine Heavens Continent." After a long silence, Li Yun suddenly spoke.
He no longer intended to hide it from Heavenly Venerable Lingbao.
After all, the Sages already suspected him this time. If he continued deceiving Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, then once Hongjun held someone accountable, Heavenly Venerable Lingbao would be the one in trouble.
"Alas!"
Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's expression changed when he heard Li Yun's words, and he let out a long sigh.
"Why are you suddenly telling your master this?"
"The Sages already suspect this disciple. Perhaps they will inform the Dao Ancestor, and then the Dao Ancestor may blame Master as well."
Li Yun raised his head and met Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's gaze directly.
Warmth rose in Heavenly Venerable Lingbao's heart, only to be replaced by helplessness. What a pity Li Yun was not a native of the Primordial World.
"You were quite clever, having me leave Jade Wanderer Palace first. But I am curious—why could I not calculate your karma?" Heavenly Venerable Lingbao asked.
He had once suspected that Li Yun was the fated protagonist of the Primordial World, and that the Heavenly Dao had deliberately concealed Li Yun's karmic information.
But now that Li Yun was someone from another world, he definitely could not be the Primordial World's fated protagonist.
"It is a complicated matter, involving Battle Sage..."
Li Yun then explained some of Battle Sage and the Heavenly Emperor's plans. There was no longer any need to conceal such matters.
As for whether this would drag Battle Sage