I Have a Single Sword Heart That Illuminates and Shatters Ten Thousand Mountains and Rivers

"Isn't this just getting in the way of my drinking?"

As soon as these words fell, the expressions of the Interception Sect disciples, who had originally been full of envy, instantly froze.

Listen, was that human speech?

Passing on the Dao on behalf of the master!

Placed within any orthodox lineage, this was a supreme honor.

Yet in the eyes of Gu Changqing, it was not even as important as drinking?

Anyone who heard these words would be compelled to angrily scold Gu Changqing, telling him that an opportunity had been given to him yet he was useless.

Even Tongtian's expression stalled.

"Disciple Changqing, you are no longer who you once were."

"Today you are fully capable of standing on your own, worthy of being called a top Mighty Expert."

"In the future, you ought to restrain yourself a bit as well and not spend your days drinking to excess like this."

Tongtian spoke earnestly to advise him.

Hearing this, Gu Changqing remained unconcerned.

"Hehe, the higher the cultivation, the more wine one ought to drink."

He responded with a cheeky smile.

Hearing this, Tongtian was left even more speechless.

Was he planning to just lie flat?

No!

The moment such a thought flashed through his mind, Tongtian dismissed it.

He knew very well that Gu Changqing appeared cynical and uninhibited, abandoning all restraint.

Yet in truth, his mind was perhaps more meticulous than that of any disciple in the Interception Sect.

Thinking about it this way, this single sentence from Gu Changqing became rather thought-provoking.

Recalling how Gu Changqing had continuously drank heavily during the previous Dao-lecture as well, a startling conjecture involuntarily arose in Tongtian's heart.

Could it be... that wine was the fundamental reason for Gu Changqing's advancement?

Prior to this, although Tongtian had also witnessed how