Indeed!
Though Laozi and Yuanshi were both shocked and furious.
Above all, they were deeply bewildered.
How was this possible?!
That was the Heaven-Shaking Coffin!
According to legend, even a Sage sealed within it might never emerge again.
Yet Gu Changqing, however heaven-defying he might be, was still only at the peak quasi-saint realm!
Had the barrier between Sages and those beneath them ceased to exist?
If that were truly the case, what prestige would Sages have left in the future?!
That was precisely why Yuanshi was so shaken, losing his composure entirely.
Beside him, Laozi remained silent, but his eyes were fixed on Gu Changqing as he waited for a response.
Even Hongjun, standing above the Nine Heavens, had already drawn his brows into a tight frown, his expression dark.
This outcome had defied his expectations as well.
Under hundreds of quadrillions of gazes, Gu Changqing remained utterly at ease, enjoying himself immensely.
He ignored Yuanshi's shouted demand and simply took several hearty swigs of fine wine.
Then he threw back his head and roared with laughter, declaring with unbridled spirit:
"Hahaha... splendid! Simply splendid!"
"I have an immortal heart, long locked away by worldly toil!"
"Today, the dust falls away and its light shines forth, piercing ten thousand peaks!"
Wild!
Dominating!
Every word Gu Changqing spoke exuded a grandeur and boldness beyond anything the living beings could imagine.
Merely hearing him left countless Mighty Experts stirred to their very souls, their blood qi boiling, unable to settle.
Laozi, Yuanshi, Hongjun, and the others, however, wore faces as dark and still as deep water.
At first, his words seemed to have nothing to do with Yuanshi's question.
They sounded like nothing more than meaningless musings from a thoroughly drunken Gu Changqing.
One could even call them shameless boasting!
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