The Immortal Venerable Balman was about to say something, but Grunt beat him to it. "We all know you're very good friends with the Ghost Valley Sage, but I'm sure you won't beg for his life if you knew his attendant impersonated His Majesty. He would not hand him over and would not divulge his whereabouts either. The punishment for hiding a criminal is death. The Heavenly Thunderbolt is already considered as letting him off lightly."

The Immortal Venerable Balman was shocked when he heard that. It never crossed his mind that Darryl's crime would be so heavy and that he would be so lawless as to impersonate the Nine Heaven Emperor.

After a few seconds, he took a deep breath and said, "Ghost Valley Sage, why don't you just tell him where Darryl is?" He was feeling even more anxious than before. He knew that Darryl had gone to where the demons were held captive but felt it was not in his place to tell the others.

The Ghost Valley Sage smiled at him and said, "I know you have good int