Laozi instantly lost his enthusiasm, no longer caring much about what Yuanshi had to say.
Yet Yuanshi did not panic in the slightest.
Instead, he said with a seemingly confident air:
"Heh, times have changed!"
"Back then, whatever Gu Changqing did could only be considered out of line."
"But today's event-the establishment of the Mount Shu Sword Sect-is truly enough to affect the foundation of the Human Sect."
"I ask you, if Daoist Ancestor Master were to learn of this, how could he remain indifferent?"
Hearing these meaningful words from Yuanshi, Laozi finally regained a shred of interest.
He looked at Yuanshi with considerable confusion, waiting for the latter to continue.
Seeing this, Yuanshi rolled his eyes heavily, feeling utterly speechless.
How could his brother Laozi be so "dull" today?
Under normal circumstances, there would have been no need to spell it out so clearly; Laozi would have long since grasped the implication.
Yet on second thought, Laozi was currently in the grip of blinding fury, clearly having lost his rationality.
That was somewhat forgivable, after all.
Sighing, Yuanshi stopped keeping him in suspense and spoke up once more:
"Our Sage's Lineage belongs to the Profound Gate."
"Yet that Mount Shu Sword Sect does not."
"Right now, Brother only needs to go before Daoist Ancestor Master and state that Gu Changqing has disregarded the grand trend of the Heavenly Dao and acted in defiance of the heavens."
"The founding of the Mount Shu Sword Sect shakes the foundation of the Human Sect and also weakens the strength of the Profound Gate..."
"At that time, Daoist Ancestor Master will inevitably fly into a rage!"
A look of sudden realization appeared on Laozi's face.
At this, he finally understood Yuanshi's meaning.
Indeed!
What did Dao Ancestor Hongjun care about the most?
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