Although Peacock Venerable of the Soul River and Netherworld Prison of the Underworld had both entered the deepest state of enlightenment and would not easily manifest themselves, that did not mean they could do nothing.
At the very least, they could have their subordinates handle certain matters. If nothing else, today's events seemed to be yielding some clues.
Could it be that Peacock Venerable of the Soul River had learned that Dao Origin was absent and that Hou Ming was severely injured, then coveted the Reincarnation Road and sought out Blood River, making him the vanguard?
While he himself controlled everything from behind the scenes, using Blood River Dao Ancestor as a puppet to seize control of the Reincarnation Road?
It was not impossible. In fact, it was highly likely.
Hun Tian was the Soul River's second-in-command and Peacock Venerable's younger brother. To a certain extent, he could fully represent the Soul River's will.
"No. Your brother Peacock Venerable would not do something like this. He is not someone so reckless."
Hou Ming quickly came to his senses and continued.
Peacock Venerable and Netherworld Prison were respectively the leaders of the Soul River and the Underworld. The two had countless entanglements over the long years, but at the very least, if Peacock Venerable wanted to do something, he could not possibly ignore Netherworld Prison's reaction.
To put it more seriously, if Peacock Venerable was truly involved, it could almost be regarded as the Soul River declaring war on the Underworld. Not only had such a thing never happened among the Four Great Origin Ancient Lands, even the Ancestral Land would not permit it, because it had already broken the rules.
Especially in these turbulent times, if the Soul River truly made such a move, it would certainly suffer the harshest