The Palace of Light was actually a part of the Tenfold Infinite Bright Heaven Garment, as well as the central hub of the Great Brahma Formation.
With the collapse of the Great Brahma Formation, the Palace of Light could no longer draw upon the power of the Heavenly Realm, and its might had greatly diminished. Even so, under Shen Zhengwu's command, the Palace of Light still retained the power of a ninth-rank divine domain.
Shen Zhengwu was hailed as the strongest ninth rank mainly because he possessed the Heavenly Emperor's bloodline. His innate Emperor Eye could command the Tenfold Infinite Brightness. Combined with the Palace of Light's divine domain, it truly allowed him to crush other ninth ranks beneath his weight.
With the reflection of White Jade Emperor's Supreme Subtle Miro Jade Emperor Mirror added in, the divine domain gained a doubled overlay.
The unfurled divine domain continued to spread outward, naturally excluding the three ninth-rank powerhouses—Eastern Medicine Master, Wanshou, and Rahula—from the domain of light.
Shen Zhengwu did not fully trust those three, either. Forcing them out first allowed him to fight without restraint. If things truly went awry, it would not be too late to drag the three of them in.
The spreading divine domain of light illuminated the depths of the Northern Wasteland. The powerful divine radiance it emitted shot straight into the nine heavens, drawing the attention of countless Heaven-rank cultivators across the human world.
Shen Zhengwu did not care about that. In a battle between him and Gao Xian, only those of the ninth rank were qualified to interfere.
Even if Eastern Medicine Master and the others were unwilling to help him, they could not possibly take the initiative to help Gao Xian.
Ninth-rank powerhouses could tolerate bitter enemies and mortal foes, but they could