The devil hid in the details. In ages past, Dao-Attainers had reigned over the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, invincible throughout the great universe. Proud and arrogant, they had held everyone beneath their notice and overlooked many things.
How could the strongest person to rise above an entire era possibly be a fool? It was simply that a Great Emperor's immense power could solve most problems in the world. Muscle took over the brain, leaving emperors with no reason to think.
Only now, after retreating into the forbidden zones, had the Supreme Beings regained some clarity. With their world-shaking power gone, their intelligence had reclaimed the high ground.
The Supreme Beings watched Amitabha's towering, solemn Dharma manifestation with extreme wariness. Old creatures like them feared vigorous young men most of all. Even a Great Accomplished Saint Physique at the quasi-ninth level warranted temporarily avoiding his edge, let alone the Buddhist Sect's former Great Emperor.
"Whether he is flawless or not, a test will tell."
The Life Restricted Areas also housed supreme experts with unfathomable eyes and blood energy that surged to the heavens. They had unleashed more than one dark turmoil and preserved themselves in relatively good condition.
"If there are limited places on the Immortal Ascension Road, let us set Wu Shi, Wan Qing, and the Heavenly Emperor aside. How many of you fellow Daoists could compete with the man before us?"
"He attained the Dao through faith. He is most likely not on the same path as the Life Restricted Areas. If we unleash a dark turmoil and bathe the universe in blood, we will effectively destroy his foundation. How could he let that rest?"
"Kill him!"
The major Life Restricted Areas reached an agreement. They summoned phantom landscapes to form a heaven-shaking killing formation and probe Amitabha.