Indeed!
The reason Gu Changqing had not proven the Dao of primordial unity was not that he could not.
Rather... he did not want to.
Thus, he had deliberately abandoned that opportunity to prove the Dao of primordial unity, while feigning drunken bewilderment, as though he had missed a golden chance.
There was only one reason!
Gu Changqing knew very well that Hongjun had long since branded him an "anomaly."
But as long as his cultivation remained at the Quasi-Saint level, neither Hongjun nor the Heavenly Dao Will would personally intervene to harm him.
Once he became a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, however, the implications would be entirely different.
At that point, even the Heavenly Dao Will would lose its composure. It would surely unleash Heavenly Punishment, or even powers such as the Heavenly Dao Divine Wheel, denying Gu Changqing a moment's peace.
Or rather, the Heavenly Dao would never let the matter rest until it had erased him!
Besides, his successful manifestation of the Heavenly Hand had already proven that Gu Changqing's strength stood shoulder to shoulder with that of the Sages, falling no short of theirs.
Since that was the case, why place so much importance on the so-called attainment of a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal?!
This could certainly be considered a temporary measure to prudently keep himself safe.
Yet such thoughts were not for outsiders to hear!
Even someone as powerful as Tongtian had not considered things as deeply or as far ahead as Gu Changqing.
What mattered to him was that, with two Sages under one roof, the Interception Sect would shine across the ages, its influence and prestige reaching unprecedented heights.
As for Tongtian!
Perhaps Gu Changqing's "acting" had been too masterful.
Tongtian stared at Gu Changqing in a daze.
Even after a long while,