55: Women only slow down my sword drawing speed

Gu Liangyuan was unaware of everyone's thoughts about him, as he looked at the heavenly lightning, about to strike again from within the thunderclouds.

With a wave of his hand, the Shenjin Sword was grasped in his hand.

As an endless stream of magic power poured into the sword, the Shenjin Sword shone brightly!

Gu Liangyuan held the Shenjin Sword, and Geng Xin Sword Intent burst forth!

With a sweep of his hand, a streak of Sword Qi transformed into a long rainbow.

Carrying the momentum to shatter the Void Realm, it shot upwards, directly towards the tribulation clouds!

This technique was precisely the Small Divine Ability, Geng Xin One Sword!

This move was originally a killing Divine Ability.

With Gu Liangyuan's Sword Intent blessing and his vast magic power, which far exceeded those of the same Rank.

A single strike could slay a Soul Transformation Cultivator!

The surrounding Elders, merely affected by the residual Sword Intent, felt their skin stinging.

Qianqiu and the two others, just by looking at the Sword Qi for a few more seconds, felt their eyes burned by the Sword Qi.

Thus, everyone retreated again, maintaining a safe distance from Gu Liangyuan.

Crackling!

As the Sword Qi collided with the heavenly lightning within the tribulation clouds, a crackling sound erupted.

Under the impact of the heavenly lightning, the light on the Sword Qi dimmed by three parts.

Despite this, its momentum remained undiminished!

Amidst the endless heavenly lightning's obstruction, it advanced inch by inch!

Finally, a second before the Sword Qi was completely consumed, it broke out of the tribulation clouds, forcefully cleaving them in two, revealing a glimpse of the azure sky beyond the tribulation clouds.

Clouds form like gushing springs, and disperse like collapsing torrents!

In the blink of an eye, the dark clouds receded, revealing a clear sky for thousands of miles!

This was precisely:

Geng Xin One Sword shatters the tribulation clouds, from then on, the world shall know you!

Feeling the Spiritual Qi rapidly refilling his Dantian, Gu Liangyuan's face showed a satisfied smile.

If he went all out, he could unleash two such attacks.

Slaying Cultivators at the first or second layer of Soul Transformation was not a problem.

Although it couldn't compare to Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, it was enough to support him in fighting above his Rank.

It was just that Mo Chen had broken and then established himself, but his own cultivation had not been able to Breakthrough, which was a bit regrettable.

What a pity, what a good opportunity to exploit a bug.

If he could also return his cultivation like this, allowing Mo Chen to Cultivate to Core Formation, then abolish his cultivation again and start Cultivating anew.

His own cultivation wouldn't soar.

What a pity, what a pity.

(System: Sweating, my friend.)

“Ding, congratulations to the host for self-comprehending the forbidden technique: Zhou Tian Wuxiang.”

Name: Zhou Tian Wuxiang

Rank: Forbidden Technique

Effect:

1. In a single thought, one can transform into myriad things and mimic the characteristics of the transformed object.

If transformed into a Yao Beast, it can also unleash the Yao Beast's innate Divine Ability.

2. Can deceive the Heavenly Dao and use this to avoid the three calamities.

Avoid the three calamities?

Gu Liangyuan recalled carefully, it seemed he had read in some ancient text that when one reached the Undergoing Tribulation stage, three severe calamities would descend.

Those who passed would Ascend and become Immortals.

Those who failed would turn into ashes.

He hadn't expected that this Zhou Tian Wuxiang would have such an effect.

Coupled with the ability to simulate a Yao Beast's innate Divine Ability.

He just wanted to say, as expected of me, to have comprehended such a forbidden technique!

Withdrawing his Aura, Gu Liangyuan finally had time to look around.

He turned his head to look at Lü Qingmei and the others:

“Light Eyebrow, why are you here?”

After Gu Liangyuan's numerous calls, Lü Qingmei had become somewhat immune to the address “Light Eyebrow”.

She looked Gu Liangyuan up and down, then looked at Mo Chen:

“Junior Martial Uncle, can I discuss something with you?”

“What is it?”

“Give Mo Chen to me, and I'll trade you two, no, three Disciples.”

Gu Liangyuan nodded: “Alright, I want Dragon Chen.”

Dragon Chen?

Lü Qingmei cautiously stepped back half a step, looking at Gu Liangyuan:

“Junior Martial Uncle is joking with me, right?”

Gu Liangyuan smiled:

“Weren't you the one who joked first?”

Lü Qingmei gave Gu Liangyuan a charming glance, then suddenly remembered something and said:

“On the fifth day of the fifth month, the Sacred Lords of the various Holy Lands and the Sect Heads of various sects will gather at our Supreme Sacred Ground to discuss the Fu Long Court matter.”

“According to past practice, after the discussion, there might be a friendly martial arts competition among the Personal Disciples, called the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly.”

Gu Liangyuan's expression remained unchanged: “And then?”

Lü Qingmei's eyes carefully scrutinized Gu Liangyuan's face, trying to discern something.

Is the martial arts competition the main point?

The main point is that the Taiyi Sacred Lord is also coming.

You just killed his son, aren't you worried at all?

Seeing Gu Liangyuan's nonchalant demeanor, Lü Qingmei continued:

“With these ten thousand sects coming, we need to take care of their food, drink, and daily needs, and we might be a bit short-handed recently.”

“The Outer Sect Disciples recruited a while ago also need to go to Ancient Pine Ridge to contract Spirit Beasts.”

“So I was thinking, I'd trouble Junior Martial Uncle to make a trip and take these Disciples to Ancient Pine Ridge.”

“After the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly, Junior Martial Uncle can return.”

At this point, Gu Liangyuan understood.

Lü Qingmei wanted him to avoid the limelight.

Within the vast Forgetting Love Sect, they could surely spare an Elder to lead the way.

Gu Liangyuan hadn't expected that Lü Qingmei, based on mere clues, would guess the truth behind Empyrean Cloud's death.

But you need evidence for this.

Avoiding the limelight now would only show a guilty conscience.

Ancient Pine Ridge was only about half a day's journey from the Supreme Sacred Ground, so he could indeed go there and help Qianqiu and the others get some Spirit Beasts.

But he had to return before the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly; after all, in such a grand event, perhaps he could seize the opportunity to recruit suitable Disciples.

With this in mind, Gu Liangyuan said to Lü Qingmei:

“Alright, leave this matter to me.”

“I will handle this before the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly.”

Lü Qingmei looked deeply at Gu Liangyuan, and seeing his calm gaze, she even began to doubt if she had been mistaken in her suspicions.

Gu Liangyuan feigned puzzlement: “Light Eyebrow, why are you looking at me like that? Is there anything else?”

Lü Qingmei shook her head, no longer overthinking:

“No, Junior Martial Uncle can arrange it as he sees fit.”

Lü Qingmei left, leaving with her doubts.

Whether it was Gu Liangyuan who killed Empyrean Cloud, the truth of the matter, she only learned later.

After seeing off Lü Qingmei, Gu Liangyuan encouraged the Elders a few more words, then dispersed the crowd and deactivated Forget-Love Peak's mountain protection array.

He led his three Disciples, Qianqiu, back to Forget-Love Hall.

Inside Forget-Love Hall.

The four, Master and Disciples, sat around a tea table, with Gu Liangyuan and Mo Chen sitting opposite each other.

Qianqiu and Xian'er stood behind Gu Liangyuan, one pouring tea, the other holding a cup.

Gu Liangyuan looked Mo Chen up and down, finding that Mo Chen was now very different from before.

He sat cross-legged, enveloped by a faint Dao Aura, his eyes resolute, like a persistent seeker of the Dao.

Imagining Mo Chen's previous simping behavior, Gu Liangyuan tentatively asked: “Chen, do you still love Liu Shuang?”

Mo Chen slowly shook his head:

“Master, all that is in the past.”

“The old me was indeed too fixated on romantic love.”

“Now that I have had an Epiphany, I have seen through everything.”

“Speaking of which, I have to thank Master for this.”

“However, I do not hate Junior Sister Liu Shuang.”

“It's only my fault for being blinded by love.”

“Women only affect the speed at which I draw my sword!”

Gu Liangyuan let out a sigh of relief; he had finally pulled this big simp back.

Just as Gu Liangyuan was about to praise Mo Chen, he saw Mo Chen change his tone:

“Women only affect the speed at which I draw my sword.”

“But… men don't!”

???

What the heck!

Gu Liangyuan was greatly alarmed!

You big idiot, what are you trying to do!?

Mo Chen's words continued:

“So from now on, I will seek out more Fellow Daoists to discuss the Dao and scriptures, to enrich myself and go further and further on this unknown Dao.”

Gu Liangyuan's face darkened, and he immediately flicked Mo Chen's forehead:

“I hate two kinds of people the most in my life.”

“One kind is those who pause dramatically when speaking.”

“And the other kind?”

“Is those who pause dramatically when speaking and then question me back!”

“Master… I was wrong… stop hitting… it feels good…”

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