Prince Duobo and Prince Liu Mu were both his juniors. With his authority, even if they died, no one would dare make trouble. But Mo Yan was different.
He was the only junior doted upon by the Heart Demon Great Emperor, one on whom great hopes had been placed. How could he simply die?
Moreover, as far as he knew, Mo Yan had countless life-saving methods. Even if the eight major regions collapsed, it should not have been his turn to fail to return!
Unless...
He had been killed!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I do not know either. The moment we entered the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven, several of us were forced to use Void Transfer Talismans and leave. I never saw them again after that. Could it be that they failed to return because they blindly raised their strength and suffered cultivation deviation? Or perhaps..."
Nie Yun still refused to admit it, lying without so much as a blush. "They were eaten by the Heavenly Dao Beasts inside the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven?"
"Heavenly Dao Beasts? There are indeed quite a few in the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven... That is possible!"
Puntian Great Emperor nodded.
The Myriad Realms Cave Heaven was an independent world. It could block a Great Emperor's scrutiny and prevent a Great Emperor from reversing time. Otherwise, all he had to do was turn back time, and he would be able to see clearly how they had died instead of making blind guesses here.
"Yao Feng, take everyone out and count them!"
No longer asking questions, Puntian Great Emperor gave an order.
At his words, an old man in the imperial palace walked out and led the trial-takers outside.
Seeing that he was no longer questioning him, Nie Yun let out a breath of relief and