Gu Changqing and the others knew nothing of this.
At that moment, the Sages watching from the shadows had already reacted in very different ways.
In the Eight Scenic Palace of Great Luo Heaven!
Laozi and Xuandu both wore dark, ugly expressions as they stared toward Golden Ao Island.
"Master, does that so-called Dragon-Phoenix truly have any hope of attaining the Dao?!"
Xuandu asked quietly, his words carrying both doubt and deep resentment.
Attaining the Dao!
Even to Xuandu, those words were unimaginably distant.
Ever since Ji Ren had taken control of humanity, he had repeatedly diminished the Human Sect's status.
Now, the Human Sect had all but stagnated, making it difficult for Xuandu to achieve any great improvement.
Moreover, the defeats he had suffered at Gu Changqing's hands had long since robbed his Dao heart of its former resolve.
Watching this scene today, Xuandu had already begun to sense that even a third-generation disciple of the Interception Sect would one day surpass him and trample him underfoot.
How could he accept that?!
Hearing Xuandu's words, Laozi fell silent, with no answer to give.
Naturally, he did not want to see the Interception Sect grow so powerful either.
Yet he had to acknowledge that Ao Cunxin had transformed once more, becoming the first Dragon-Phoenix in the world.
Such a feat was truly astonishing, beyond even Laozi's expectations.
The more Laozi thought about it, the angrier he became.
He shot Xuandu an irritated glare and snapped:
"Hmph, why didn't you think of going to the ancestral courts of the Phoenix and Qilin clans to scour them for opportunities?"
"Now that damned brat Gu Changqing has reaped all the benefits instead."
Comparing oneself to others could anger a person to death!
Laozi was positively choked with fury.
Both were disciples of Sages,