At that thought, Tongtian's brows furrowed slightly.
Gu Changqing had long since reached a realm that even he could no longer fathom. Could something have gone wrong with his cultivation?
But a moment later, Tongtian's brows relaxed again.
He could not make sense of it anyway. Besides, with his Disciple Changqing's current cultivation, he would surely have emerged from seclusion already if something were wrong. Tongtian could not be bothered to dwell on it.
And those doubts did not linger for long.
The years hurried past. On this day, a sound finally came from Gu Changqing's cave abode.
Clang...
At a certain moment, a metallic ring sounded first, piercing metal and splitting stone, deafening to the ears.
In an instant, everything on Golden Ao Island seemed to freeze.
The disciples' divine souls trembled, and they turned to look in horror.
Then endless laws and order began to resonate with it.
High in the heavens, the light of laws flickered and order shone, creating a spectacle of unparalleled grandeur.
The disciples cried out one after another.
"What's happening?"
"Hiss... what a terrifying aura! Even my magic power has grown sluggish!"
Little did they know that even Tongtian, inside Biyou Palace, felt an inexplicable pang of dread.
With a thought, Tongtian appeared outside Biyou Palace.
There in the void, Gu Changqing's figure had already appeared.
He still swayed unsteadily as always, and the Wine Gourd that never left his side still hung askew at his waist.
Yet Tongtian's pupils contracted sharply in an instant.
No.
Something was different.
How could he put it...
Tongtian focused his senses, only to discover that he could not describe in words what he perceived from Gu Changqing at that moment.
If the old Gu Changqing had been a bottomless abyss, then however deep that abyss was,