This Heavenly God was unfamiliar as well, but Gu Yuanqing could easily guess his identity from the Great Dao he commanded.
Xue Jingnian, wielder of the Great Sun True Fire Banner!
The Great Sun True Fire Banner was one of the Five Directions Command Banners, and an upper rule divine artifact.
There were even rumors in the Fa Yuan Realm that, deployed together, the Five Directions Command Banners could contend with rule divine artifacts of the very highest tier.
Ancient records also stated that the five Ancient Gods who wielded the Five Directions Command Banners had once fought the Demon Lord and emerged unscathed!
Unfortunately, since those five Ancient Gods fell, not even at the Divine Court's zenith had Heavenly Gods wielding all five banners existed at the same time.
And Xue Jingnian ranked among the top three Heavenly Gods of the Divine Court in strength.
No great battle broke out in the Fa Yuan Realm this time. The Jun Tian God King's return had quieted even the Guixu Alliance.
Not a single member of the Guixu Alliance attempted to exploit the opening of the Boundary Gate.
Gu Yuanqing pondered inwardly, Since the Guixu Alliance could stop the Jun Tian God King above the Nine Heavens, its strength must be considerable, even if Jun Tian had partly allowed it to happen.
Or, looking at it another way, while the Guixu Alliance intercepted the Jun Tian God King's avatar above the Nine Heavens, he also pinned down its forces.
And now, the Guixu Alliance might be so quiet because it had learned something about the Demon Lord's situation.
They wanted to sit back and watch the tigers fight, too!
Over these days, Gu Yuanqing had read many ancient records sent by the Divine Court, steadily deepening his understanding of the Divine