Ning Fei's voice was icy. When he looked at Yin Wei, there was even a trace of killing intent in his gaze, enough to make one's hair stand on end.
"Brother Ning, why would you say that? I have nothing but reverence for the Sacred Emperor Palace, and not the slightest intention of insulting it."
Yin Wei hurried to explain, his attitude undergoing a complete reversal.
Neither the man before him nor the power behind him was an existence he could afford to provoke.
The former stood on equal footing with the Immortal Academy's Little Heavenly King, while the latter was a colossal force, no weaker than an Immortal Family.
Under these circumstances, Yin Wei naturally dared not offend him. He composed his expression, and even his speech became exceedingly courteous.
Yet he was puzzled. Why would Ning Fei say such a thing? He had merely been disparaging the beings of the Ten Lands.
"Who in the Nine Heavens doesn't know that the founder of our Sacred Emperor Palace-Lord Sage Emperor-originally came from the Three Thousand Dao Provinces?"
"If you look down on the beings of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, what are you doing if not insulting our Sacred Emperor Palace?"
Ning Fei's expression turned cold, his eyes like two divine swords, utterly intimidating.
At these words, the silver-robed man was inwardly aghast. The Sage Emperor, hailed as a legend, was actually a being from the Lower Realm?
He was not alone. The others were also quite surprised, as though hearing this news for the first time.
Suddenly, a man said, "I remember now. I once heard an elder say that when the Sage Emperor first rose to prominence, everyone actually called him the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor."
At these words, everyone's expression changed. The name "Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor" seemed