"I... uh... had better get back to my drinking."
Before his words had even faded, Gu Changqing was already carrying his Wine Gourd back toward his own cave abode, swaying three times with every step, utterly unconcerned.
He left behind only Tongtian, wearing a helpless, rueful smile.
After a brief moment, however, Tongtian made his decision.
"Fellow Daoists, when I first established my sect, I declared that I would teach all without discrimination."
"But now, Heaven and Earth have undergone a great upheaval, and their laws and order are utterly different."
"Thus, I can now accept only those fellow Daoists who are truly loyal to my Interception Sect."
Through a Great Dao Transmission, Tongtian proclaimed this to all living beings.
This did not mean he was overturning the doctrine he had established at the beginning.
Rather, Heaven and Earth no longer permitted him to act as he once had.
As the saying went, the tree that rose above the forest would surely be battered by the wind!
Gu Changqing was now the most dazzling existence in Heaven and Earth.
His very existence would inevitably draw the secret jealousy of countless powerful beings, some of whom would even hate him to the marrow of their bones.
Thus, if those harboring ulterior motives were allowed into the Interception Sect...
They might bring nothing but endless troubles in the future.
As his words fell, Tongtian swept his great hand and immediately opened the Interception Sect Protective Formation, allowing the many powerful beings to enter.
At the same time, Tongtian released his Sage divine sense, scrutinizing every figure with a gaze that saw as clearly as blazing fire.
As a Sage, he had more than enough confidence.
No one could conceal any secret before him.
Naturally, all living beings understood this as well.
Thus,