[Returning to the matter at hand, there were probably two reasons why Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens, had acted this way.]
[One was that he wanted to cooperate with you, presumably to break free of the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority].]
[But now that you had exposed him outright, that was certainly impossible!]
[At first, you had been uncertain. After all, who could guarantee that this situation was not something the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] had deliberately arranged as bait to hook you?!]
[Even if there was only a one-in-a-million chance, you could not trust it.]
[What had truly confirmed your suspicions, however, was secretly activating [Purple Talent: True-Sight Eye] to inspect the Eighth Prince's information template.]
[The activation had naturally failed. Generally speaking, it only failed against beings whose cultivation realm exceeded yours.]
[That had all but confirmed that this was Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens, whom you had previously suspected was lurking in the shadows.]
[You could have made contact with him. After all, he seemed interested in cooperating with you.]
[But that was all there was to it. You could not trust Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens, because you had no means of keeping him in check. Things would certainly not end well for you.]
[You were better off exposing him outright. That would leave you with far fewer worries hanging over your head, since you could not determine whether his desire to cooperate with you was another deliberate arrangement by the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority].]
[Then there was the second reason Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens, had revealed himself voluntarily. You believed this was probably his main reason for acting this way.]
[—He wanted the Ancestor's [past self], "Chen Hei," to attain the Dao of the