Remember the cloud-piercing ambitions of youth, the vow to stand foremost in the mortal world

Had Hongjun's words reached the outside world, they would surely have caused an uproar among all living beings.

Countless Mighty Experts would have been tempted.

After all, this meant standing on equal footing with the Dao Ancestor.

Never mind ordinary cultivators-even Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other two Saints would not have dared dream of such a thing.

And Hongjun had only one reason for doing this!

Gu Changqing was now the only person in Heaven and Earth who had fully mastered the Dao of Hunyuan.

If he agreed to submit to the Heavenly Dao,

then the Heavenly Dao could use this opportunity to incorporate the power of the Dao of Hunyuan.

When that happened, Hongjun's strength, and even that of the Heavenly Dao, would rise once more.

Among the Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, the Heavenly Dao might once again claim the supreme status.

It was no wonder Hongjun had offered such tempting terms.

Having finished speaking, he watched Gu Changqing quietly, waiting for his response.

Gu Changqing held his Wine Gourd and gulped down mouthful after mouthful of fine wine.

Only after a long while did he let out a long belch.

Then he turned his bleary, drunken gaze toward Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"Heh, has the Dao Ancestor ever heard a certain saying?"

Gu Changqing spoke, but rather than answering Hongjun's offer, he asked this question instead.

Puzzled, Hongjun frowned slightly and remained silent, waiting for Gu Changqing to continue.

Sure enough!

Without waiting for Hongjun's reply, Gu Changqing went on:

"Haha..."

"Remember the cloud-piercing ambitions of youth, the vow to stand foremost in the mortal world!"

The moment those words rang out,

an unparalleled, domineering aura surged from Gu Changqing, overwhelming the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and looking down upon the ages, striking awe into