The atmosphere turned several degrees colder.
Anyone with half a brain could hear the meaning behind Gu Jing's words.
Qiu Siruo had drawn a clear line between herself and Tian Ding Mountain and thrown in her lot with Beiguan Sect. Gu Jing found her actions deeply contemptible.
As for Qiu Siruo, she considered Gu Jing's conservatism utterly beyond saving.
Now that the Heavenly Dao of Chenping Continent had been restored, and True Lord Yue Xu, Qin Qingyu, had become the continent's second Ascension Realm custodian, stationed at Du Cang Mountain, the hope of Tian Ding Mountain's resurgence had come infinitesimally close to zero.
She had merely made the most sensible choice. Gu Jing's dissatisfaction and hostility toward her were utterly baseless.
"I know what you're thinking, True Person Gu."
Qiu Siruo lowered her brows. Her bearing had grown considerably sharper than before.
Everyone knew that Qiu Siruo, Tian Ding Mountain's tenth Ascension Realm custodian, had a fiery temper.
The fact that she could still speak to Gu Jing "calmly" after he had so clearly made a deliberate insult meant she had already shown him more than enough courtesy.
"I advise you to abandon those notions of yours. Now that the Heavenly Dao of Chenping Continent is whole, even if you can bring Tian Ding Palace's full power to bear, you still won't change a thing... It's all over, True Person Gu."
Qiu Siruo said.
"No matter what I choose, it's not your place to tell me what to do, True Person Qiu."
Gu Jing slowly shook his head.
"I've already said all I can to persuade you, True Person Gu."
Qiu Siruo continued:
"Though you and I were not cultivators of the same era, I still remember our bonds as fellow disciples. If you insist on going down this path,