By the time Gu Changqing returned to Golden Ao Island, the entire Interception Sect had already erupted into an uproar.
Countless disciples gathered, craning their necks in anticipation, their eyes filled with fervor and worship. Then that swaying figure appeared at the far edge of the sky.
Cheers thundered like roaring mountains and surging seas, ringing through the clouds.
"Senior Brother Changqing is back!"
"Senior Brother is invincible! In a single day, he trod upon Kunlun, descended upon Vulture Peak, and seized two great spirit veins-even the Sages could not stop him!"
"We truly should never have misunderstood Senior Brother Changqing before. We never should have!"
Countless disciples wore fervent expressions, revering him like a deity.
Some disciples also looked ashamed, realizing they had misunderstood Gu Changqing and believed their senior brother truly intended to betray the Interception Sect.
Even Personal Disciples such as Duobao and Jin Ling were no exception.
After all, Gu Changqing's earlier "acting" had been so convincing that even they had been left uncertain and suspicious.
Yet faced with the disciples' fervent adulation...
Gu Changqing paid it no mind whatsoever. As unruffled as ever, he simply swayed three times with every step as he headed toward his cave abode.
The disciples exchanged bewildered glances.
"Senior Brother Changqing... just left like that?"
"Heh... isn't that perfectly normal?"
"Exactly, exactly. That unparalleled feat, unmatched throughout the ages, might be nothing more than a trivial matter in Senior Brother Changqing's eyes."
"All right, disperse. With Senior Brother Changqing reigning supreme over heaven and earth, we should cultivate tirelessly as well. We must not disgrace the Interception Sect."
Though they still longed for more, everyone tactfully dispersed.
Only their gazes toward Gu Changqing's cave abode grew ever more awed and reverent.
Meanwhile, inside the cave abode...
Gu Changqing paid