Alas, he drew closer at midnight in vain-not asking of the people, but of ghosts and gods

Hongjun left Gu Changqing's cave abode with a dark expression.

Then, without a word, mystic light rose beneath his feet, and he vanished beyond Golden Ao Island.

"Respectfully bidding farewell to you, Master Dao Ancestor!"

Tongtian hurried after him. With no time to say anything else, he could only bow slightly and offer those words.

Seeing this, the hundred-odd thousand Jie Sect disciples immediately bowed as well.

"We disciples respectfully bid farewell to the Dao Ancestor!"

"We disciples respectfully bid farewell to the Dao Ancestor!"

Yet Hongjun still gave no response.

Indeed, they seemed to hear a faint, almost inaudible snort.

Clearly, this meeting with Gu Changqing had left Hongjun thoroughly infuriated.

His reaction made the Jie Sect disciples exchange bewildered looks.

"Gasp... why did the Dao Ancestor leave in such a rage?"

"What heaven-defying thing has Senior Brother Changqing done this time?"

"Could the Dao Ancestor have failed to take him as a disciple again, and flown into a rage out of humiliation?"

Everyone whispered among themselves, shocked and bewildered.

Duobao and the other Eight Great Personal Disciples, however, had no need to guess.

They went straight to Tongtian's side and asked curiously:

"Master, what has Junior Brother Changqing done now?"

"Why did he provoke Dao Ancestor Hongjun into such anger?"

Duobao asked in confusion.

At this, a bitter smile appeared on Tongtian's face.

After pondering for a moment, he said in a subdued voice:

"The Dao Ancestor offered to bestow a Sage's seat upon my disciple Changqing."

"But that junior brother of yours refused."

The moment he said this, Duobao and the others were dumbstruck.

What?

A Sage's seat?

That was something all living beings dreamed of obtaining.

Did Dao Ancestor Hongjun truly hold Gu Changqing in such high regard?

Of course, that was not even the most