Indeed!
Ao Cunxin was currently among the Dragon Race.
Although she had taken Gu Changqing as her master, she had not remained in the Interception Sect to cultivate.
After all, Ao Cunxin now bore the hopes of the entire Dragon Race on her shoulders.
Thus, after Gu Changqing had imparted various Dharma Methods and divine abilities to her, she had returned to the Dragon Race to strengthen its members.
Now, upon hearing Ao Guang's words, Ao Cunxin immediately nodded.
"I shall obey your command, Father!"
"I... haven't seen Master Changqing in so long, either."
As she spoke, reverence and wistful gratitude involuntarily surfaced on Ao Cunxin's face.
Then she immediately set out, leaving the Dragon Race and heading toward the Interception Sect.
Meanwhile, within the Interception Sect.
Its hundreds of thousands of disciples had already erupted into an uproar.
Duobao and the other Eight Great Personal Disciples flocked into Biyou Palace.
"Master, why would you do this?!"
"Yes, Master! If the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans return to the world, won't heaven and earth descend into even greater chaos?"
"Why must you join forces with Laozi, Yuanshi, and the others?!"
Utterly bewildered, Duobao and the others questioned Saint Tongtian.
Only in the Interception Sect would disciples dare behave this way.
Had this been the Chan Sect, the Twelve Golden Immortals and the others would naturally never have dared question a Sage's actions.
Hearing their questions, Tongtian wore a helpless expression.
"Alas, such is the Heavenly Mandate. Even I have no choice but to act."
"With the three clans returning, the Heavenly Dao intends for the Demon Court to subjugate them and rekindle the Witch-Demon War."
With breezy composure, Tongtian directly revealed this earth-shattering secret.
At those words, Duobao and the others became even more shocked-or rather, horrified.
"What? The