Gou Shengzi severed his connection with Heaven's Secrets Old Man.
He closed his eyes and continued to savor the sensation of roaming within the Great Dao.
He could feel the intent the Heavenly Dao was conveying to him.
The feeling exhilarated him beyond measure. He no longer needed to concern himself with anything, nor did he need to worry anymore.
That Shushan Disciple could no longer pose a threat to him.
What Gou Shengzi did not know was that after his connection with Heaven's Secrets Old Man was severed,
Heaven's Secrets Old Man, within the Heavenly Dao,
had unexpectedly experienced a sensation similar to his.
The Heavenly Dao's intent traveled across an unknown number of thousands of miles and established a connection with Heaven's Secrets Old Man.
As Heaven's Secrets Old Man sensed it all, the depths of his pupils reflected phantoms of violently fluctuating cosmic laws, a boundless, profound chaos.
He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, trembling faintly. In the frigid night sky, that breath condensed into a white ribbon that lingered for a long time without dispersing.
He could sense that the Shushan Disciple was already no longer of any great use.
This was the message the Heavenly Dao had conveyed to him.
Heaven's Secrets Old Man abruptly opened his eyes. Deep within his pupils seemed to linger the phantoms of violently fluctuating cosmic laws, a boundless, profound chaos.
He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, trembling faintly.
He silently gazed at the endless black firmament.
Behind that firmament was the coldly operating... Heavenly Dao, which had just revealed to him a hint of its savage outline.
He knew that what he had heard was not a prophecy.
It was an accomplished fact proclaimed by the laws themselves.
This connection itself was the most direct