The Young Phoenix Sang Clearer Than the Old; Indigo Surpassed the Blue From Which It Came

At that moment, both Tongtian and Houtu clearly sensed it.

Gu Changqing no longer had his usual air of drunken haziness, of wandering playfully through the mortal world.

Instead, his aura surged as never before, carrying a fierce momentum that would press forward against all odds.

It left Tongtian utterly shaken!

What the hell...

This disciple of mine, Changqing, really was growing more and more heaven-defying.

Even as a Sage, learning of the existence of the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates had filled me with immense shock and alarm.

But what did Gu Changqing's reaction mean?!

Could this brat be thinking of contending with the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates one day?!

Tongtian was stunned numb!

To his astonishment, Tongtian realized that he had already held Gu Changqing in exceptionally high regard.

Yet the latter's ambitions might far exceed anything he had imagined or understood.

"Disciple Changqing, if those Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates truly exist..."

"Do you... have confidence in pitting yourself against them, too?"

Tongtian asked tentatively.

At those words, Gu Changqing neither confirmed nor denied it. He simply continued gulping down wine.

Then, gazing up into the boundless sky with an inscrutable smile, he murmured to himself:

"Heh... who can say for certain what the future holds?"

Hearing that answer, Tongtian became even more certain of his suspicions.

It seemed Gu Changqing truly had his sights set on beings at the level of the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates, or even higher.

After all, whenever Gu Changqing wore such an intrigued expression, it revealed his refusal to concede defeat.

He had been no different when facing Laozi and Yuanshi, Jieyin and Zhunti, or even Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

For a moment, Tongtian could only smile bitterly, unsure whether to call Gu Changqing astonishingly ambitious or utterly ignorant of the heights of heaven and the depths of