Inside Zixiao Palace.
Hongjun watched the scene from afar, his expression grim.
"Gu Changqing... what is he up to now?!"
He could not help muttering to himself.
Without question, Gu Changqing had already brought out a treasure as formidable as the World-Destroying Mill Fragment.
Moreover, the Elder of Chaos had been utterly suppressed.
It could be said that slaying the Elder of Chaos required nothing more than a thought from Gu Changqing.
Yet at this moment, when his life hung by a thread, the World-Destroying Mill abruptly stopped in midair.
Clearly, Gu Changqing had other plans and calculations in mind.
At that moment, Hongjun could not resist extending his divine sense to listen closely to the conversation between Gu Changqing and the Elder of Chaos.
However, this probing did not continue for long.
At a certain moment, Hongjun's pupils contracted again, and his face abruptly turned livid.
"Gu Changqing, how dare you?!"
Hongjun flew into a rage, having overheard something that shocked him beyond measure.
Then, with a mere thought, he vanished from Zixiao Palace.
Meanwhile, elsewhere!
Looking at the World-Destroying Mill Fragment hovering within arm's reach, the Elder of Chaos felt profound terror at its aura, which seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Yet Gu Changqing remained carefree and at ease, wild and unrestrained.
"Hahaha..."
"How many times in life can we laugh with all our hearts? When we meet over wine, we must drink until we fall."
Gu Changqing tipped his head back and gulped down mouthfuls of fine wine, laughing as he voiced his feelings.
He looked as though he had already forgotten that the Elder of Chaos, his "great enemy," was still beside him.
The Elder of Chaos was utterly bewildered.
His brows knitted tightly as he stared at Gu Changqing in uncertainty.
Even