A killing blow aimed straight at the heart!
An utterly blatant killing blow aimed straight at the heart!
In truth, the Four Saints had previously spoken only of how hateful or how terrifying Gu Changqing was.
They had never breathed a word about their own crushing defeat.
There was no other reason!
They simply had no face to mention it.
After all, they were four exalted Sages joining forces, beings who had attained the Dao countless ages ago.
And Gu Changqing? How long had it been since he attained the Dao as a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal?!
By any ordinary standard, defeating even one of the Four Saints would already have marked Gu Changqing as a dazzling, unparalleled genius.
Yet the Dao he cultivated was the Dao of Hunyuan, not something confined to a single set of laws and order.
One could say that the Three Thousand Great Daos all lay within the grasp of his power alone.
Added to that were the Great Dao of Wine, his innate sword heart, and all manner of other heaven-defying trump cards.
That was what made Gu Changqing's strength utterly exceed the Four Saints' expectations.
Even joining forces, they had proved no match for Gu Changqing alone.
How humiliating!
Utterly humiliating!
After a long silence, Laozi finally spoke softly, as though offering an excuse:
"Master, please calm your anger!"
"The Dao of Hunyuan that Gu Changqing cultivates is simply too unfamiliar to us."
"With no defenses prepared and no way to fathom it, we found ourselves hampered at every turn, powerless to respond."
As soon as he finished, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti nodded repeatedly, affirming Laozi's words.
Hearing this, Hongjun's expression eased somewhat.
Put that way... there was some truth to it!
After all, Gu Changqing could be called the first being in