Ru Nan wore a golden kāṣāya shimmering with light, lightly pinching a golden Buddhist Prayer Beads in his right hand as he looked straight at Huang Miao:
"I will cross this river today. Are you stopping me alone, or is the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect stopping me?!"
Ru Nan's voice carried a deep, resonant Buddhist cadence. As he spoke, the golden Buddhist Prayer Beads blazed with light, gradually taking on a seven-colored, colorless appearance.
With Ru Nan's words, the thirteen Buddhas following behind him also revealed their true forms.
Each held a weapon or Dharma Treasure, standing to either side of Ru Nan Venerable Buddha.
Huang Miao's expression remained calm. Naturally, he could tell that Ru Nan's question was an indirect inquiry into the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect's stance.
His presence here naturally represented the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect's position.
But taking a position did not mean committing to a bloody battle to the bitter end.
Ru Nan coming in person, even bringing thirteen Buddhas, expressed the strongest possible stance.
If the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect merely wanted to make things unpleasant for the Buddhist Sect, it should withdraw now; otherwise, it would become thoroughly embroiled in this.
Huang Miao held his longsword upright and said with an easy smile:
"Both. I'm stopping you, and so is the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect. If you want to cross, let your abilities do the talking."
Hearing this, Ru Nan said no more. With those words spoken, there was no longer any room for compromise. The Buddhist Prayer Beads in his right hand turned completely transparent, a Nine-Petaled Lotus wreathed in seven-colored divine light circulating within them.
The Buddhas behind him also unleashed their pressure.
It seemed that in the very next moment, the greatest clash between Tribulation Transcendence cultivators since the Great