Everyone beneath the Yellow Mystery Platform was astonished. No one had expected Gao Xian to challenge Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord after his overwhelming victory.
Gao Xian had slain Ten Thousand Treasures Dao Venerable with ease, proving that his cultivation had reached the peak of the sixth rank.
Among sixth-rank cultivators, probably few could stand against Gao Xian.
But Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord was seventh rank!
What made seventh-rank Heavenly Lords formidable was not merely their mana and cultivation. They possessed a profound understanding of the world's origins, exquisite attainments in spells and divine abilities, and incomparably rich experience in battle.
Even if both sides were restricted to the sixth rank, Gao Xian would have no chance of victory against Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord. The gap between them was simply too vast in every respect.
The old Daoist Xuanyang's expression shifted slightly. His first reaction was not to look at Gao Xian, but at the Nine Provinces Cauldron.
In the old Daoist's view, Gao Xian's arrogance was most likely instigated by the Nine Provinces Cauldron. Otherwise, given Gao Xian's cautious nature, he would never have been so aggressive.
Wuji, Dao Hong, and the other Dao Venerables shared the same thought. Even Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord believed this matter was connected to the Nine Provinces Cauldron.
The Nine Provinces Cauldron atop the platform was cold and hard as a bronze statue, and his blue-gold eyes held no emotion whatsoever. To him, however these people looked upon or thought of him was utterly irrelevant.
No matter what Dao Venerable Dao Hong and the others thought, they did not dare show discourtesy to the Nine Provinces Cauldron. Other than Xuanyang, no one looked at him again. Xuanyang also realized his action had been improper and quickly shifted his gaze to Mysterious Underworld Heavenly Lord.