"Heavenly Dao hunt?"
The moment those four words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the entire room froze.
The Heavenly Dao stood high above all. Everyone in the Nine Heavens World revered it and dared not overstep their bounds; they did not even dare speak ill of it. Yet Nie Yun had directly spoken of "hunting" it, sending a chill through everyone's hearts. No one dared respond.
"You... how did you know?"
After a while, the Chen Family ancestor asked in a trembling voice.
"I guessed!" Nie Yun smiled.
He truly had guessed it. In truth, it had not been difficult.
From You Lian's introduction, everyone in the Nine Heavens World should have held the Heavenly Dao in utmost reverence. Yet from his encounter with Lu Gongxian, Nie Yun had seen no fear at all—only contempt for the Heavenly Dao.
Added to the Heavenly Dao's plea for help and the Chen Family's circumstances, the truth was easy to piece together... The Heavenly Dao's current situation must have been dire, and because the Chen Family ancestor had refused to join the hunt, he had suffered persecution...
It was precisely because he had realized this that Nie Yun had decided to save the Chen Family, then have Chen Aoxuan bring him here to treat this ancestor.
"Guessed?"
The Chen Family ancestor shuddered.
He had guessed the truth? Was that real?
"Grandfather, is this true?" Chen Luorong could hardly believe it.
"It is true!" The Chen Family ancestor raised a hand, intending to set up a seal. But when he saw Nie Yun's composed expression, he realized that even without one, their words could not escape. Only then did he relax and sigh. "At the last regular assembly held by the nine great sects and the Four Great Families, the Nine Heavens Sect