Ten years of drinking ice cannot cool hot blood; one lamp lights a room dark for a thousand years

Indeed!

Gu Changqing clearly sensed a vast, boundless, indescribable aura gradually rising within the Underworld, unseen.

That aura was silent and almost imperceptible.

Yet even a single wisp could set hearts trembling and scalps tingling.

Without a doubt, it was Houtu growing stronger.

Clearly, although Houtu was in seclusion, she might already have sensed the great battle outside.

Thus, she was eager to advance, break the Heavenly Dao shackles, and join the battle.

This also filled Gu Changqing with anticipation.

After all, once Houtu emerged, how could Hongjun possibly sit back and do nothing?!

Then, the Heavenly Dao Representative would clash head-on with an Earth Dao sage.

That would truly be the heavens battling the earth!

Beside him, Ji Ren was shaken by Gu Changqing's words.

The heavens truly battling the earth?!

Wouldn't that destroy Heaven and Earth and plunge all living beings into calamity?

The mere thought filled Ji Ren with terror.

Yet his master Changqing looked intrigued-indeed, one could even say he was eagerly anticipating it.

This... truly was the courage born of supreme skill!

Just as these thoughts swirled through Ji Ren's mind-

Suddenly, a cool, clear voice rang out beyond Mount Shu.

"Master Changqing, your disciple Ao Cunxin has come to seek an audience!"

At those words, Ji Ren's expression shifted with surprise.

Although he and Ao Cunxin were both disciples of Gu Changqing's lineage,

The two actually had little contact.

After all, Ji Ren was devoted to strengthening the Humans and presided over the Mount Shu Sword Sect.

Ao Cunxin, meanwhile, was devoted to elevating the Dragon Race and often cultivated in the East Sea.

So why had this junior sister of his suddenly come to Mount Shu today?

He turned toward Gu Changqing, only to see his expression shift before a meaningful smile appeared.