Three days later, Yun Che arrived at the gates of the Heaven-Reaching Divine Pavilion.
The Heaven-Reaching Divine Pavilion stood atop a towering peak wreathed in clouds and mist. Built entirely from boulders of Dark Gold inscribed with Divine Patterns, its tower rose thousands of feet into the sky with imposing grandeur. From afar, it resembled an ancient beast looking down upon all living beings, radiating a heart-rattling pressure.
Before the mountain gate, two black stone statues of gods stood on either side, each hundreds of feet tall. They held enormous axes and glared with wide eyes, as though silently warning anyone harboring ill intentions.
Yun Che concealed his aura and slowly approached. Just as he came within a thousand feet of the mountain gate, two figures flashed out from behind the statues like ghosts, blocking his path.
Both were Emperor Realm cultivators clad in jet-black armor. Their eyes were sharp as blades as they sized Yun Che up and demanded coldly, "Who goes there? This is the restricted territory of the Heaven-Reaching Divine Pavilion. None may enter without an invitation!"
Yun Che raised his eyes and glanced at them, his expression as indifferent as ever, as though the Emperor Realm guards before him were merely two inconsequential shadows.
"Tell Qi Tianjun to come out and see me."
His voice was not loud, yet it carried a penetrating force that could pierce the clouds. It reached both guards' ears clearly, making their eardrums buzz and nearly throwing the Divine Power within them into disarray.
The two Emperor Realm guards' expressions changed abruptly. They could feel the unfathomable pressure emanating from Yun Che, far surpassing that of any Upper Position God they had ever encountered. It even showed faint signs of touching the God King Realm.
"Who are you? Do you think