"Heh heh, if we'd kept tangling with him a little longer, I might have given myself away."
Hearing this, Tongtian still looked utterly bewildered, unable to understand what he meant.
But then his expression shifted.
At that moment, Tongtian clearly sensed a mysterious, wondrous, indescribable change taking place within Gu Changqing.
The fate mark that had completely "vanished" earlier was now gradually revealing itself again.
It felt as though endless mists had been dispersed, finally allowing Gu Changqing's true fate mark to emerge.
In an instant, Tongtian felt his scalp prickle as he stared at Gu Changqing in disbelief.
At that moment, he understood everything.
His fate mark had vanished?
The Heavenly Dao had accepted him?
All of it had been false.
Earlier, Gu Changqing had merely employed some unfathomable, unknown, powerful technique to temporarily conceal his fate mark.
That was why he had exclaimed, "That was close."
There was no other reason!
This method of concealing his fate mark clearly had severe limitations.
Had he failed to withdraw in time, Hongjun would certainly have discovered its secrets.
At that point, how could Gu Changqing possibly have survived?
"You..."
"You really do have some nerve!"
Tongtian was utterly speechless. After a long while, that was all he could say.
This was not a reprimand, but genuine amazement from the bottom of his heart.
Gu Changqing had dared to pull off a trick like crossing the sea under heaven's very nose, right before the Dao Ancestor.
Even a Sage might not have dared to do so.
Gu Changqing's courage truly had no equal.
Yet upon hearing Tongtian's words, Gu Changqing remained unruffled.
"Heh heh..."
"I just wonder whether the Dao Ancestor would spit blood in fury if he learned the truth."
He spoke with a rather mischievous relish.
It could be