361: Pain and happiness

Song Xianer was filled with grief and indignation.

For this operation, she had prepared for three whole years!

Three years!

Do you know what I went through these three years?!

Originally, she wasn't confident, but with Qianqiu's assistance, she gained absolute certainty.

Yet, she never expected that everything now would benefit Qianqiu.

How she hated it in her heart!

She hated herself for not being resolute enough.

In fact, regarding the question of who would go first, the two women had deferred to each other.

It wasn't because both sides were magnanimous; rather, normally, they might talk a big game, but when it came down to this step, both of them were a bit cowardly.

Ultimately, Qianqiu went ahead to scout first.

Song Xianer originally intended to use this Opportunity to prepare herself mentally.

Who would have thought that Master would wake up on his own?

I hate it!

Time flowed like water, day after day, ceaselessly surging.

In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.

The Yao Sisters had been released by Song Xianer on the fourth day, quietly standing on either side of the main gate as guards.

There was no choice; their lives were in Gu Liangyuan's hands.

Moreover, their cultivation was locked by the Immortal Foundation Lock, so even if they seized this Opportunity to escape, with their Wind Calamity Realm cultivation, they probably couldn't even escape this Immortal Tomb.

It was just that, for some unknown reason, during these three days of guarding outside the hall, their loyalty value had increased by several points, reaching thirty.

With a creak, the wooden door opened.

Gu Liangyuan walked out from inside the room.

"Greetings, Master."

The two women bowed in salute. After Gu Liangyuan nodded in response, he gazed at the distant sky, feeling depressed.

Damn it!

In his entire life, Gu Liangyuan had never been outmaneuvered by an enemy.

His few missteps were always at the hands of women!

First there was Yang Qiong and Lü Qingmei, and now Qianqiu and Song Xianer.

Femme fatales, the ancients truly did not deceive me!

Gu Liangyuan now understood the meaning of the divination before entering the Peng Immortal Tomb.

People often say, after extreme adversity comes prosperity.

Among the sixty-four hexagrams, the 'No' hexagram is the most ominous, and the 'Harmony' hexagram is the most auspicious.

So he subconsciously thought it meant great fortune.

But he forgot that the 'Harmony' hexagram is auspicious precisely because it is the result of Yin and Yang intertwining.

This perfectly matched his current predicament!

"The Dao of Heavenly Secrets is vast and profound!"

Gu Liangyuan uttered such a lament.

After lamenting, Gu Liangyuan glared unhappily at the wronged Song Xianer not far away.

"Song Xianer!"

Song Xianer pouted, reluctantly responding:

"Coming."

Gu Liangyuan glared at Song Xianer unhappily:

"Why aren't you quickly dismantling the Grand Array?"

"Oh." Song Xianer, feigning a belly full of grievances, drew out her tone and slowly turned to walk towards the Grand Array.

Gu Liangyuan then shouted into the room again:

"Stop pretending to be foolish; come out."

As Gu Liangyuan's words fell, Qianqiu tiptoed out from inside.

Her face was unnaturally flushed, and she kept her head bowed, standing quietly beside Gu Liangyuan.

Looking at her, one might think she had suffered immense grievance if they didn't know better.

Looking at Qianqiu in this state, Gu Liangyuan snorted lightly:

"Now you know you're wrong, acting all pitiful!"

"You weren't like this before; judging by that posture, you looked like you wanted to devour me!"

Qianqiu did not retort, only lowering her head even deeper.

She wore an expression of 'do as you please'.

But in reality, in a place Gu Liangyuan couldn't see, the corners of her raised lips never dropped.

Gu Liangyuan, seeing this scene, also had no way to deal with Qianqiu.

After all, she was his disciple; he couldn't bear to punish her like he punished Jiang Wei.

He merely snorted and turned his head, no longer looking at Qianqiu.

Qianqiu secretly glanced at Gu Liangyuan's profile, chuckling inwardly.

She never expected Master to have such moments; he was quite cute.

Being ambushed by his disciple, Gu Liangyuan felt more and more aggrieved the more he thought about it.

Alas, the sect is unfortunate, the sect is unfortunate!

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his Dantian.

Immediately after, his Aura surged—Mahayana Ninth Heaven!

Gu Liangyuan carefully sensed it and realized that Jun Ao Zhi had achieved Soul Transformation, which caused his cultivation to advance another level.

Feeling the improvement in his cultivation, Gu Liangyuan's vexation lessened somewhat.

The Child of Destiny is indeed effective. Jun Ao Zhi has only been back a few days and has already broken through a major Realm. Good, very good.

Qianqiu and Song Xianer were already accustomed to Gu Liangyuan's spontaneous Breakthroughs, but the Yao Sisters had never seen such a thing.

From beginning to end, the Yao Sisters had no idea how profound Gu Liangyuan's cultivation truly was.

Based on Mo Emperor's description, they thought he must at least be in the Fire Calamity Realm.

Now that Gu Liangyuan broke through and his Aura leaked, they suddenly realized that Gu Liangyuan was only in the Mahayana Realm!

The first thing that arose in their hearts was not disdain, but another slight increase in their loyalty.

Mahayana Realm capturing Heavenly Immortal.

Unprecedented in ancient and modern times, unheard of!

It was precisely because of this that it further demonstrated Gu Liangyuan's extraordinary methods!

"Master, it's done."

Song Xianer's voice suddenly came, drawing everyone's attention back to her.

Gu Liangyuan flicked his sleeve and stepped into the Grand Array.

Upon entering the Grand Array this time, the scenery before him changed completely, unlike what he had seen before.

He saw only a wall not far away.

The wall was covered with Restrictions.

Gu Liangyuan saw at a glance that there was a great Opportunity behind the wall.

After looking back at everyone, he activated his Innate Divine Eyes, sat down cross-legged on the spot, and began to search for flaws in the Restriction.

However, everything Gu Liangyuan did appeared as a different scene to the other three women.

They saw Gu Liangyuan step into the illusion array, then close his eyes tightly, remaining motionless.

Song Xianer cackled strangely, hoisted Gu Liangyuan onto her shoulder, and rushed towards the wooden house.

Only when the door closed did Qianqiu react.

Clearly, Song Xianer hadn't broken the Grand Array, but had feigned an attack on Master!

Qianqiu sighed, thinking Song Xianer was truly audacious!

The Yao Sisters exchanged glances and continued to guard outside the door.

In fact, Gu Liangyuan reacted within three to five breaths.

With the Heart Sutra operating, the illusion shattered on its own.

Although it was only three to five breaths, Song Xianer had planned for a long time.

Within these three to five breaths, she had already succeeded.

Looking at Song Xianer's flushed face, Gu Liangyuan was amused despite himself.

So, everything he taught Song Xianer, she used it all on him.

Alright, alright, so this is how you want to play!

"Go down!"

"I won't!"

"I'll show you 'I won't', I'll show you 'I won't', I'll show you 'I won't'…"

...

Three to five days later, Gu Liangyuan sat on a bluestone, his face expressing utter despair.

He suddenly felt that he was a very failed Master.

Repeatedly ambushed by his disciples, both his body and spirit had taken a hit.

Alas, life is so difficult.

Song Xianer and Qianqiu came together. Song Xianer said:

"Things have already come to this; I am powerless to change it."

"But Master, don't worry, I will take responsibility for you."

It would have been fine if Song Xianer hadn't said that. As soon as these words came out, a fire instantly flared up in Gu Liangyuan's heart!

He stood up:

"Take responsibility, huh? Have you ever seen a palm as big as a fan?"

Seeing Gu Liangyuan serious, Song Xianer instantly cowered, backing away repeatedly:

"Master, don't be like this; I'm scared."

...

Half an hour later, Gu Liangyuan led the way, his face no longer showing any vexation.

Behind him, Qianqiu and Song Xianer followed closely, though their walking postures were somewhat strange. They clutched their injured buttocks, grimacing, clearly in considerable pain.

Gu Liangyuan's voice came out: "No circulating Qi and blood to recover."

Qianqiu and Song Xianer pouted, silently retracting their Qi and blood.

The Yao Sisters behind them watched this comical scene, covering their mouths and chuckling. What strange Master and disciples they were.