A killing blow straight to the heart!
At Gu Changqing's words, even Hongjun's aged face flushed red with embarrassment!
In the past, to advance the Witch-Demon War, Hongjun had communicated with the Heavenly Dao Will and bestowed the power of a Sage upon Taiyi.
Yet Taiyi had possessed only a Sage's power, without a sage fruit position!
Thus, when all was said and done, he had been no more than a mere "false saint."
Hongjun had never expected Gu Changqing to hit the nail on the head today and expose the matter outright.
This was truly a blatant slap across Dao Ancestor Hongjun's face!
"Well... what happened back then was naturally different from the situation now!"
"If you submit, I will certainly consult with the Heavenly Dao Will and grant you a true sage fruit position!"
Hongjun steeled himself and gave that reply.
Yet Gu Changqing beside him remained utterly unconcerned.
"Heh, a true sage fruit position?!"
"Between Heaven and Earth, nine is the ultimate number of all things, and the heavenly dao does not permit it to appear."
"Moreover, the great dao numbers fifty, heaven unfolds forty-nine, and humanity escapes through the remaining one. Thus, one more Sage position must be hidden away."
"Count them all, and the Profound Gate has only seven Sage positions. Every one of them is already occupied!"
"If the Dao Ancestor wishes to grant me a true sage fruit position, which Sage does he intend to discard?"
Gu Changqing looked at Hongjun with a teasing smile, his words brimming with mockery.
Upon hearing this, Hongjun's expression changed at once, and his heart sank.
Every word Gu Changqing spoke laid bare the very essence of the heavenly dao's great momentum.
Indeed!
Under the heavenly dao's control, the Profound Gate was permitted a total of only