When Chi Han received that order, he too had been puzzled, unable to understand why he needed to pay attention to this cultivator.
That Underworld Emperor had long coveted the lucrative post Ye Luo monopolized, so he had few scruples about putting his subordinates to work.
He warned Chi Han that if he divulged this matter, he would utterly annihilate him. Yet, to help Chi Han gather evidence in the prison that could be used against Ye Luo,
he also revealed several things that left Chi Han utterly astonished. He stated that Li Yan and the others had been captured on an Underworld Sovereign's orders.
That alone meant Li Yan's group must be important. Perhaps something useful to him could be uncovered through them!
But that Underworld Emperor did not say which Underworld Sovereign had issued the order, so Chi Han did not know the sovereign's identity. He only knew that a mighty cultivator from the Yang Realm had requested this.
That mighty cultivator from the Yang Realm had specifically stated that the Wangliang Sect and the Life Extinction Sect would be training in the Ghost Domain, and wanted to use the Netherworld to take them down in one fell swoop.
If the Underworld Sovereign could kill everyone there in a single stroke without leaving any clues, they would pay a hefty price.
What neither Chi Han nor Li Yan knew was that this hefty payment was precisely why this Underworld Emperor had grown so dissatisfied with Ye Luo.
In the end, that Underworld Sovereign had decided to have Ye Luo carry out the task, and had also bestowed considerable rewards upon him afterward.
When the other three Underworld Emperors learned of this, they did not dare say much, but deep jealousy and resentment had already taken root in their