Origin Province, Heaven-Piercing Church, Taiwei Treasure Hall.
The Heaven-Piercing Church Master, Ten Thousand Treasures Dao Venerable, received the news and hurried to Taiwei Treasure Hall.
He looked at his disciple, Ye Tianxiu. Understanding his master's meaning, Ye Tianxiu explained, "Star Lord Gao sent over a calling card, saying he wished to visit the Church Master. He has already arrived outside the mountain gate..."
At the previous Nine Provinces Assembly, Ye Tianxiu had shared the stage with Gao Xian. Though they had never fought, they could still be considered peers.
A thousand years had passed. Gao Xian had already attained the Dao of Pure Yang, becoming the lord of a province, standing alongside his Founder, Ten Thousand Treasures Dao Venerable. Yet he himself was merely a fifth-rank cultivator who had only recently advanced to Spirit Transformation.
Ye Tianxiu was deep-minded and emotionally detached, yet even he felt somewhat complicated when speaking of Gao Xian.
Ten Thousand Treasures Dao Venerable paid no mind to Ye Tianxiu's private thoughts. He simply could not quite grasp Gao Xian's intentions.
He had plainly thrown in his lot with Mysterious Underworld and Beiming. Even if Gao Xian failed to see it, Xuanyang would surely explain it to him.
Though neither side had torn away all pretense, they had already regarded one another as opponents.
Under such circumstances, Gao Xian's visit made him rather uneasy. Was that boy planning to come to his door seeking vengeance?
At times, Gao Xian acted seasoned and steady; at others, flamboyant and unrestrained; and at still others, ruthless and inscrutable. It was difficult for anyone to discern his true nature.
Ten Thousand Treasures Dao Venerable was not afraid of Gao Xian. With the Origin Province Token in hand, he could suppress every cultivator in Origin Province—unless the Nine Provinces Cauldron itself