Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.
Nine great rivers encircled it, with the Sacred Mountain at their center, firmly locking down the world's matter and space-time. Even ordinary high-level Hunyuan lifeforms could hardly cross them to force their way into or out of the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm.
At a spot on the Wuming River near the Sacred Mountain.
A group of cultivators filed in.
The two at the head wore silver armor and golden robes respectively.
The silver-armored man was powerfully built, his aura imposing. With his feet planted on the earth, he seemed to seal off an entire region, his presence weighty.
The gold-robed man had a well-proportioned figure and an elusive aura, as though he existed between being and nonbeing, yet he also possessed a presence that could not be ignored.
As their leaders, both had strength worthy of being called "overlimit level," slightly surpassing even Ying'an.
"Nishen, are you certain that 'Guantian' is in this river?" The silver-armored man looked at the gold-robed man.
"This is my specialty. Although he may have other avatars elsewhere, this avatar clearly carries the most wealth. And..." Nishen Daojun's golden robes fluttered, but his confident tone shifted to puzzlement midway through.
"And what?" The silver-armored man frowned.
The other cultivators also looked at Nishen Daojun.
"And he seems to be issuing a challenge."
"A challenge?" The silver-armored man paused in surprise.
"Yes, a challenge. This is a form of communication unique to cultivators of the Way of Cause and Effect," Nishen Daojun replied.
The silver-armored man smiled.
"Xitian, don't underestimate him. Although Ying'an is already withered and decaying, his strength is still there. And judging by this challenge, his Cause and Effect Origin Great Dao should already have reached the God Emperor stage," Nishen Daojun said gravely.
"If it's only at the