If Kong Xuan had harbored any lingering doubts about Gu Changqing before this...
Then after witnessing him confront Yuanshi head-on, all those doubts had vanished like smoke and clouds.
In their place remained only profound shock, along with an indescribable sense of awe and reverence.
Indeed!
It was awe!
Although Kong Xuan had only recently emerged into the world and knew little of its other Mighty Experts...
The names of the Xuanmen Saints had thundered in his ears.
In Kong Xuan's eyes, every Sage was an unrivaled, formidable existence, supreme across the ages.
Yet earlier, faced with Gu Changqing's irreverent, freewheeling methods, even Yuanshi had been forced to retreat.
It had nearly shattered Kong Xuan's entire worldview!
So... Sages were not truly invincible?!
One could well imagine what an immense shock this had been to Kong Xuan.
Now, Kong Xuan gazed deeply at Gu Changqing's soundly sleeping form, his face thoughtful.
After a long while, as though he had reached a decision, he suddenly knelt and bowed.
"Senior Changqing, please accept my bow!"
"I, Kong Xuan, son of Yuanfeng, wish to take you as my master today."
"If I ever violate the oath between master and disciple, may heavenly punishment descend upon me!"
"Let heaven, earth, and the Great Dao bear witness to this oath!"
Kong Xuan spoke with utter solemnity and earnestness.
Indeed!
At this moment, he had finally resolved to become Gu Changqing's disciple.
With such a heaven-sent opportunity before him, Kong Xuan would surely regret it until his guts twisted into knots if he let it slip away.
Inside the cave abode, Gu Changqing, who was already "asleep," seemed to hear those words as well.
He murmured as though talking in his dreams:
"Taking a master... hehe... that's good!"
"From now on... urp... you'll be a Third-Generation