When the gathered experts saw the Nine Gate Dao Ancestors arrive, they finally let out a long sigh of relief.
But upon hearing Yan's words, their hearts suddenly clenched again.
Could it be that Yan still had no intention of letting the matter rest?
"If any fellow Dao Creation Stage cultivators wish to pursue the Great Dao of the Dao Breaking Stage, then I, Yan, will give you a thousand years to prepare. A thousand years from now, I, Yan, will begin with the Insect Clan and personally challenge the strongest experts of every race." Yan stood with his hands behind his back, his expression utterly blank.
The early Heavenly Extreme Realm experts did not show much reaction upon hearing this, but Dao Creation Stage cultivators such as the Nine Gate Dao Ancestors turned grave.
Yang Chen's expression likewise tightened as he recalled what the Nine Gate Dao Ancestors had told him before.
The Nine Gate Dao Ancestors had long anticipated this, and now everything matched his predictions perfectly, without the slightest deviation.
Yan would challenge the Dao Creation Stage experts of every race one by one, seeking a breakthrough into the Dao Breaking Stage through this.
"No problem, Yan. I'll be waiting for you."
From the void came a voice as cold and merciless as Yan's, gradually taking shape.
Yang Chen turned his gaze toward it. He could not see the speaker, but he could infer that it was most likely the Spirit God Clan's strongest expert, Ye Xiu!
After that voice fell silent, Ye Xiu himself never appeared, yet the Spirit God Clan had already begun to withdraw.
Their objective had been achieved. Yan had stopped cultivating. Once enlightenment had been interrupted, it would be difficult for him to enter that state of cultivation again. To a Dao