Gu Changqing acted with lightning speed, without the slightest hesitation.
One moment, he had been leisurely swigging fine wine in his cave abode; the next, he became a streak of rainbow light and vanished beyond the horizon.
Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu were all rather stunned.
The three exchanged glances, unsure what to say for a moment.
The Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates.
What exalted existences were they?
Taiyi, Taichu, Taishi, Taisu, and Taiji-these five were the roots of the Great Dao, the source of all things, the starting point of every law, every order, and all existence.
They were supreme Dao rhythms that had existed before Chaos opened, more ancient, more mysterious, and more unfathomable than the Demon Gods of the Three Thousand Great Daos.
If the Elder of Chaos truly had obtained the inheritance of one of the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates, all three knew only too well what that meant.
Only after a long while did Houtu recover from her astonishment.
A trace of worry flashed through her gentle, jade-like eyes as she slowly spoke:
"Fellow Daoist Changqing... can he really find Lord Taisu?"
Her voice was very, very soft, carrying a hint of anxiety that even she had not noticed.
The Outer Chaos Region was boundless. Chaos storms raged there, Space-Time Turbulence surged, and the laws of the Great Dao were hopelessly disordered.
It was a place where all order ended, a forbidden domain that even Sages could scarcely enter.
Moreover, the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates were inherently mysterious and elusive. An ordinary cultivator might exhaust an entire lifetime without glimpsing even a fraction of their nature.
How could it be easy to find someone whose very existence remained uncertain amid such chaos and emptiness?
At her words, Sect Master Tongtian gave a bitter smile. His usually stern face was now