Indeed!
This was Hongjun's true intent.
He would take Gu Changqing as his disciple and bring him to Zixiao Palace.
That way, Hongjun could keep track of Gu Changqing's every move at any time.
And with the boy always at his side, how could he possibly fail to uncover his secrets?
Hongjun's scheme could hardly have been more thorough.
The moment he spoke, the entire Interception Sect erupted.
"What? The Dao Ancestor himself has spoken, offering to take Senior Brother Changqing as his disciple?"
"Hiss... ever since those lectures at Zixiao Palace, the Dao Ancestor has never taken another disciple!"
"Does that mean, if Senior Brother Changqing agrees, he'll become the Dao Ancestor's final disciple?"
"Uh... are we dreaming?"
It shook the world!
It staggered the imagination!
Every last one of them found it utterly unbelievable.
Everything that had happened today had been one increasingly explosive revelation after another.
They were nearly mad with envy.
What did it mean to become Dao Ancestor Hongjun's final disciple?
Throughout all of history, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had taken only six disciples.
They were the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Jieyin and Zhunti of the West.
And all six were now lofty Heavenly Dao Sages whose names resounded throughout the cosmos.
In that case, if Gu Changqing agreed to become Hongjun's disciple, wouldn't he also be able to attain the Dao and become a Sage someday?
Besides, the Interception Sect was already part of the Profound Gate.
Even if Gu Changqing left the Interception Sect to study under Hongjun, it could hardly be called betraying his master and turning his back on his lineage.
At that moment, even Tongtian looked stunned.
He had racked his brains and even prepared for every eventuality.
Yet he had never imagined that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had come today