Across the vast world, after the initial deathly silence...
An even greater uproar immediately swept through the land.
All living beings looked toward the voice, unable to hold back their cries of astonishment.
"Dao Ancestor Hongjun? It's Dao Ancestor Hongjun!"
"The Dao Ancestor has personally entered the fray! Is a battle between Sages about to erupt?"
"Unbelievable! The Dao Ancestor is taking action himself to deal with Sage Houtu."
"Tsk... looks like Houtu will perish, her Dao extinguished, before the Witch-Demon Tribulation even ends."
"Is this so-called attainment of the Dao and Sagehood a blessing or a curse?"
There was no doubt!
In just an instant, all living beings realized what had happened.
That was unmistakably Dao Ancestor Hongjun's voice.
At the same time, countless cultivators clearly heard what he had said.
The Heavenly Dao would not tolerate her.
He vowed to wipe her out!
Nothing more needed to be said. They could already feel the chilling killing intent in his words.
All living beings were shocked, bewildered, and filled with uncertainty.
For the moment, they could not understand why Houtu's attainment of Sagehood had provoked such towering rage from Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had long ceased to concern himself with worldly affairs.
Some powerful cultivators were already sighing mournfully, convinced that a great calamity would befall Houtu today.
And amid their gasps and watchful gazes...
Heavenly blossoms drifted down, and Golden Lotuses Springing from the Earth unfolded!
Hongjun's figure manifested amid sage light that blanketed heaven and earth.
His form was imposing, yet sage light enveloped him completely, concealing his true appearance.
The moment he descended, Hongjun's gaze fell first upon Gu Changqing.
Fury and cold, merciless light intertwined in his eyes.
Damn him!
Damn him to hell!
Hongjun had heard Houtu's earlier words as well.
Thus, he knew