On the bluestone plaza, Wuji, Heaven Pillar, Nine Yin, Changzhen, Xuanyang, Hui Kong, and several other Dao Venerables had all arrived.
The conversation between Gao Xian and Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord had drawn the attention of the assembled Dao Venerables as well.
Hearing Gao Xian speak so bluntly and forcefully, Heaven Pillar, Nine Yin, and Changzhen all showed surprise.
They knew that Gao Xian and Ten Thousand Treasures were at odds, and they also knew of the conflict between Gao Xian and Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord. But none of them had expected Gao Xian to be so unyielding, directly berating Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord to his face.
This was within the Nine Provinces; for Gao Xian to treat a seventh-rank Heavenly Lord this way was excessively arrogant and rude.
Of course, Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord had brought it upon himself. Gao Xian had initially been quite courteous and polite, yet this seventh-rank cultivator had acted haughty and overbearing, even using his divine sense to suppress Gao Xian. That was no different from openly provoking him.
Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord still valued his status too highly to trade barbs with Gao Xian. He merely pretended not to hear and entered Taiyi Hall first.
Ten Thousand Treasures Dao Venerable glanced at Gao Xian. Gao Xian's overwhelming forcefulness made him uneasy as well. This brat dared to be so discourteous to Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord—what backing did he have?
Unable to make sense of it for the moment, he could only hurry after Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord.
Gao Xian paid no attention to Ten Thousand Treasures or Mysterious Underworld. Smiling, he exchanged greetings with the Dao Venerables.
Xuanyang and Wuji were close to him, so naturally, Gao Xian greeted those two first.
Then came Dao Venerables Hui Kong, Nine Yin, Heaven Pillar, and