231: Ye Lin's death tempers his state of mind

"Little Yu'er, how can you say that? It's a free transaction, a matter of mutual consent. How can you call it shameless?"

"If it weren't for me being willing to take you, would you have been able to safely cross the Time Turbulence?"

Ye Lin spoke with conviction; he didn't think there was anything wrong with him asking for a high price.

On the contrary, Zuo Yu'er truly disheartened him.

And Zheng Jianfeng and the others, he could tell that they were all sword cultivators with a sense of justice, principles, and bottom lines.

It was precisely because of this that he dared to bring them onto his flying ship.

He thought, with beautiful women accompanying him and a few free sword cultivator thugs, he wouldn't fear even encountering space pirates.

He could also get tens of thousands of immortal crystals and two top-grade immortal pills; this was simply a business of making a huge profit with minimal investment.

But who would have thought that these people would try to kill him just because of a single sentence from Gu Qing?

He had truly misjudged these people.

If he had known this, he shouldn't have brought them onto the flying ship in the first place.

If it weren't for Zheng Jianfeng and the others ganging up on him, he was confident he could defeat Zhi Meng.

Even if he eventually lost, he wouldn't have been left with no chance to escape.

Thinking of this, Ye Lin fixed his gaze on Gu Qing.

He wanted to see what kind of background Gu Qing had, and why a single sentence from him could make Zheng Jianfeng and the others desperately try to kill him.

Seeing Gu Qing's magnificent, peerless beauty and noble, incomparable aura, as pure and bright as a god plucking the moon from the nine heavens,

Ye Lin's eyes immediately showed a hint of jealousy.

This pretty boy was too handsome, and he wondered what his relationship with Zhi Meng was.

But none of that mattered anymore; Ye Lin now only wanted to seize the opportunity while the others weren't paying attention to use an escape technique and flee.

Just as Ye Lin was about to escape, Gu Qing, too lazy to listen to their nonsense,

stepped forward, grabbed Ye Lin's soul, and a divine solar flame appeared in his hand, burning Ye Lin's soul.

"Ah..."

"Who exactly are you people?"

"Why are you killing me?"

Ye Lin let out a shrill, pained wail, terrified, a never-before-felt despair surging within him.

Today, he might truly be unable to escape his fate.

But he still couldn't understand how he had fallen to such a state.

Why were Zhi Meng and Gu Qing killing him?

Where had he offended these two?

Why were Zheng Jianfeng and the others helping Gu Qing instead of him?

And a deep sense of unwillingness lingered in his heart.

Ye Lin still wanted to struggle in his death throes, feeling that he could still be saved.

He had experienced countless life-and-death hardships, escaped from powerful cultivators countless times, and even achieved extreme counter-kills.

Perhaps this time too.

Even if he couldn't, he still wanted to understand clearly and die with no regrets.

Otherwise, he wouldn't rest in peace.

However, Ye Lin's little schemes were destined to be futile. Gu Qing watched Ye Lin's dying struggles with an amused gaze, but his actions were ruthless, fully refining Ye Lin's soul.

To be honest, Ye Lin's death was a bit hasty.

Ye Lin's outrageous actions seemed incredibly absurd to outsiders, but for a protagonist protected by great destiny, they posed no problem at all; everything would turn out for the best.

He heavily fleeced the second-generation immortals at the trade fair, earning a huge fortune and feeling incredibly pleased.

After leaving the city, he met the female lead, earned money, and also gained the female lead and several powerful thugs.

Unfortunately, he met him, and Ye Lin was destined to face this calamity.

After checking his memories, Gu Qing crushed Ye Lin, annihilating his soul.

"Congratulations to the Host for slaying the Son of Destiny, plundering 500,000 points of destiny, and receiving one lottery chance."

"Draw for me."

The big roulette wheel finally stopped on a low-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the Wood Spirit Orb.

"What a treasure!" Gu Qing was overjoyed.

Although a low-grade Innate Spirit Treasure was a bit basic, what he needed most right now were the Five Spirit Orbs.

Of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—he only lacked the Water Spirit Orb.

Once he gathered them all and handed them to the Hongmeng Ruyi Tower for fusion, the myriad laws of the Ruyi Space would be complete, allowing for the derivation of a Profound Yellow Five-Spirit Realm.

Gu Qing could then comprehend the Great Dao within it.

Moreover, the Hongmeng Ruyi Tower was his magic treasure, and comprehending the myriad laws within it was equivalent to having all the myriad laws laid out before him.

Also, he could extract a trace of the Five Element Law's origin from the Five Spirit Orbs to help him awaken the Five Element Law.

"What's your name?"

Zhi Meng put away her Chaos Sky Blade and asked, looking at the charming and lively Zuo Yu'er.

"Sister, my name is Zuo Yu'er."

Zuo Yu'er's beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Zhi Meng, then at Gu Qing, exclaiming,

"Sister, are you also an alchemist? You're so beautiful and so domineering!"

She found it a bit hard to believe. In her preconceived notions, alchemists were all white-bearded old men, arrogant by nature, and with almost no combat power.

But Gu Qing and Zhi Meng were incredibly good-looking, flawless like innate gods.

Their combat power was even stronger than that of them, sword cultivators.

They didn't look like alchemists at all.

"You're also very beautiful."

Hearing Zuo Yu'er's sincere praise, Zhi Meng immediately felt a good impression of her.

Although she was ruthless and cold, she found it hard not to like a lively, cute, and constantly praising sweet girl.

Such a pleasing sweet girl might just be qualified to become the woman of her disciple.

With Zuo Yu'er's companionship, Gu Qing should be able to endure the boundless loneliness.

As the saying goes, the beginning of all things is difficult. As long as Gu Qing adapted to the solitude of a cultivator, he wouldn't need women in the future.

Thinking this, Zhi Meng asked for her contact information.

If Jiang Yu didn't fall for it, she would find Zuo Yu'er.

"Senior Sister, let's go quickly!"

Seeing the two chatting so animatedly, Gu Qing naturally guessed Zhi Meng's intentions, and his face immediately darkened.

He was an outstanding model youth who had thoroughly studied the Spring and Autumn Annals, undergone the baptism of societal values, and received personal instruction from many renowned teachers, surpassing his predecessors.

He was absolutely not a lecher who couldn't live without women.

What on earth made Zhi Meng misunderstand him so deeply?

"Let's go, let's go!"

Without waiting for Zhi Meng to say more, Gu Qing grabbed her arm and quickly left.

Zhi Meng frowned and transmitted, "Do you really not need Zuo Yu'er?"

Thinking Gu Qing was embarrassed, she continued to transmit, "I don't mean anything else, I just want another teammate."

Gu Qing always looked at her with strange eyes, which made her feel flustered.

And the long journey was arduous; she also worried that the young and impetuous Gu Qing might develop psychological issues.

"No need."

"Alright!"

Seeing this, Zhi Meng no longer insisted and threw a storage ring to Zuo Yu'er.

"Live well, don't die."

"Okay, goodbye, Sister."

Zuo Yu'er took the storage ring and watched the two leave with reluctance.

Although it was her first meeting with Zhi Meng, Zhi Meng's domineering aura had completely captivated her.

If she could train with Zhi Meng, that would be wonderful.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as she wished.

"Ah..."

When Zhi Meng disappeared, Zuo Yu'er's divine sense swept through the storage ring, and she immediately let out a gasp, then quickly covered her small mouth, looking around like a thief.

"What's wrong, Junior Sister?"

Zheng Jianfeng and the others asked with concern.

"We've struck it rich..." Zuo Yu'er suppressed her excitement and transmitted.

A medium-sized flying ship for defending against Time Turbulence, ten billion immortal crystals, and over a dozen bottles of immortal pills.

The domineering and aloof Sister Zhi Meng was a million times more domineering than she had imagined.

Zuo Yu'er deeply remembered the treasures Zhi Meng had given her; after leaving the Morning Glow Evening Sea, she would definitely make her annoying old dad pay Zhi Meng back tenfold.

After so many years away from home, she wondered if her annoying old dad had cried missing her; he must have, right? Three years passed by leisurely.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged at the bow of the ship, looking at the boundless, silent, vast void, listening to the terrifying noise of the universe. Gu Qing's expression was calm, his heart as still as water.

At first, he was unaccustomed; facing the boundless, silent void, his heart was anxious and restless.

Occasionally hearing the cosmic noise, looking out at the silent darkness, Gu Qing's heart uncontrollably felt fear.

He didn't know what kind of terror lay deep in the universe, nor when he would be able to leave... The unknown often meant fear.

Especially sitting idly, time became the most tormenting poison for his state of mind.

It made his mind filled with distracting thoughts, wanting to do all sorts of things to pass the time, or eating, drinking, sleeping, and so on.

After calming down, desires would rise again, and lust would burn within him.

Gu Qing felt like he was about to be driven mad by the mysterious and vast universe.

He had never thought that he was so fragile, that he was also a mortal, with desires, greed, and fear.

Fortunately, Zhi Meng guided him in time, teaching him how to adjust his mindset, to meet the unvarying with variations, and variations with the unvarying, keeping his heart as still as water.

If it weren't for Zhi Meng's guidance, soothing his irritable emotions, Gu Qing would have found it very difficult to persevere.

"Master, thank you."

Gu Qing looked at Zhi Meng, who was as beautiful as a goddess, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Gu Qing clearly understood that these past three years, seemingly wasted, with no progress in his cultivation,

however, the change in his state of mind was a tremendous opportunity and fortune for him, benefiting him for life, more useful than obtaining an Innate Spirit Treasure.

Cultivating the Dao first means cultivating the heart; this was absolutely not an empty statement.

"You are my disciple; this is what I, as your master, should do." Zhi Meng chuckled softly, stroking Gu Qing's handsome face, and said with emotion.

"I thought you wouldn't be able to persevere, but I didn't expect you to be even more outstanding than I anticipated. With just a little guidance, you've already learned to keep your heart as still as water and face your inner fears and desires directly."

Gu Qing's face felt as if an electric current had passed over it. He turned his face away and smiled, "It's still thanks to Master's excellent teaching."

"Oh, Master, how did you persevere in the beginning?"

"How did Master think of using the mysterious universe to temper her state of mind?"

Hearing this, Zhi Meng paused, and a look of reminiscence appeared in her beautiful eyes, but she quickly shook her head, smiling lightly and nonchalantly.

"Me? I was much luckier than you. I would just take a stroll in the void whenever I had time, and over time, I got used to it."

Do you even believe that yourself?

Gu Qing looked at Zhi Meng with an expression that said, 'Go on, keep making things up.'

If he hadn't experienced the baptism of the universe before, Gu Qing might have believed her.

But after three years of tempering, Gu Qing clearly understood that there was no such thing as taking shortcuts in this world.

The hardship Zhi Meng endured to temper her state of mind was definitely more difficult than his, because Zhi Meng had no one to guide or accompany her.

However, since Zhi Meng was unwilling to speak, Gu Qing wisely did not press the matter.

Zhi Meng smiled without speaking, looking at Gu Qing with immense satisfaction.

He could actually face her physical touch calmly now, and no longer feared the unknown.

Gu Qing had achieved such a feat in just three years; he truly was her disciple, unparalleled in the world.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, a gentle breeze suddenly blew in the void. Outside the flying ship, the water shimmered, as if a transparent ripple of water had washed over it.

But it quickly disappeared without a trace.

This was the Time Turbulence, appearing without warning and disappearing without warning, making it impossible to guard against.

At first, Gu Qing was worried whether the flying ship could withstand the erosion of the power of time.

But after several brushes, the flying ship remained as steady as a rock, and Gu Qing was completely relieved.

"Woman..."

"Are you a woman?"

"I, Dan Mao, in my lifetime, can actually still see a woman, hahahaha... A woman, it's a woman, hahahaha..."

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