Shen Zhengwu, a dignified descendant of the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline and a peerless expert who had always regarded himself as the strongest ninth-rank cultivator, had actually taken the initiative to challenge Gao Xian. This came as something of a surprise to Jin Ruyi.
Jin Ruyi looked again at White Jade Emperor, Dao Wuji, and Huangquan. Every one of them wore an inscrutable expression, neither pleased nor angered. This made Jin Ruyi even more wary.
He had some acquaintance with the ninth-rank experts of the Six Paths, but in the Epochal Calamity, such scant ties were not worth mentioning.
The four ninth-rank experts were clearly filled with killing intent toward Gao Xian. If Wish-Fulfillment Market itself were not a ninth-rank divine artifact that placed enormous restrictions upon them, they would likely have attacked the moment they arrived.
Now that Shen Zhengwu claimed he merely wanted to challenge Gao Xian, the four ninth-rank experts had surely already prepared to join forces. If Gao Xian dared accept, the instant he left Wish-Fulfillment Market, he would be besieged by all four of them!
Naturally, Jin Ruyi would not warn Gao Xian. So long as this matter did not implicate him, he did not care who lived or died.
The Nine Provinces were indeed the foundation of the myriad worlds, yet they were also coveted by countless powerful beings. No matter who occupied the Nine Provinces, they would attract endless trouble.
In his view, Shen Zhengwu and the others had joined hands against Gao Xian because they had set their sights on the Nine Provinces.
These ninth-rank experts had lived long enough, with towering wisdom and profound experience. Yet they did not understand the terror of the Epochal Calamity, much less the might of the God Kings and Buddha Lords above the Nine Heavens.
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