"Heh."
To the Western Sea Divine Phoenix's threat, Patriarch Tianxing responded with only a cold sneer.
And that was indeed the case. Although those at the threshold could display their full prowess, in terms of pure combat strength, a Heaven-Slaying Origin formed by an eighth-realm cultivator wielding a divine artifact was generally stronger than one at the threshold.
Back then, the Nether King Sect Master's Ksitigarbha True Body, which ranked near the bottom among supreme divine artifacts, had seemed evenly matched in its brief clash with Bai Ze. But if he had not feared reinforcements from the rest of the righteous path, and had fought to the bitter end, Bai Ze might still have been forced into retreat.
After all, being at the threshold was merely a state. It did not mean one's strength had reached a level capable of surpassing eighth realm and above.
Thus, Patriarch Tianxing now possessed the aid of two divine artifacts from his own lineage. Whether it was the Seven-Star Divine Sword of the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion or the King-General Star Disk of the Heavenly King Sect, both ranked among the foremost divine artifacts. Not to mention the number of eighth-realm experts possessed by the two Nine Heavens immortal sects.
The forces under his command could only be described as leading by a fault line.
The Heavenly Pivot Pavilion and Heavenly King Sect might not have been so united before, but once Patriarch Tianxing emerged from seclusion, both sides, along with the other branches of the Tianxing lineage, immediately banded together.
It had always been so.
Whenever a Sacred One fell and the passage to heaven and earth's mysteries opened, a group of chickens and dogs seeking ascension would immediately gather beneath those at the threshold. Everyone knew the structure of the mortal world would