A middle-aged man in a dark-gold robe stood there with his hands clasped behind his back.
Though he merely stood there, towering waves swept across the river below. Countless Great Dao River Beasts fled from the water, scattering to either side.
His body seemed to give off not a trace of Dao Power, yet the instant anyone saw him, an irresistible pressure rose deep within them.
It was as though heaven and earth were looking down on ants.
"That's..."
Bai Luo's pupils contracted sharply. "Mu Jiuwang, the lord of Prince Mu's Heaven Manor!"
At those words, the entire Return-to-Ruins River Site erupted.
"What? Mu Jiuwang came in person?"
Countless cultivators' expressions changed drastically.
They had never imagined that, after Prince Mu's Heaven Manor suffered defeat and retreated, its lord would appear in person.
Could Mu Jiuwang have come to kill Lu Ren?
Mu Jiuwang was a genuine Dao-Unity Realm expert.
In the Lower Stream Region of the Great Dao River, he stood among the absolute strongest.
So this is... the Dao-Unity Realm?
Lu Ren's heart sank.
This was his first time truly facing an expert of this level.
The shock was even greater than when he had first witnessed a Dao-Controlling Realm expert while still in the Dao Fusion Realm!
Why has he shown himself?
Lu Ren frowned slightly.
Yun Qingyao's gaze turned cold. "Lu Ren, don't worry. He probably won't attack you!"
Lu Ren nodded, looked up, and asked, "Mu Jiuwang, I killed so many people from Prince Mu's Heaven Manor. Have you come to avenge them?"
Hearing this, Mu Jiuwang merely shook his head.
"The path of cultivation has always been one where the weak are prey to the strong."
"If they died at your hands, it only proves they weren't strong enough."
Mu Jiuwang's voice was calm,