253: The unwilling ancestor

Three months later, the Time-Space Shuttle exited the Morning Glow Evening Sea, and Zhi Meng asked in astonishment, "Aren't we going to find Jiang Yu?"

"That's right, the Palace Lord has already returned to the Star Dao Sect," Gu Qing replied.

"When did she join the Star Dao Sect?" Zhi Meng's expression changed.

"Not long after she left us, she met a Profound God Realm elder and was brought back to the Star Dao Sect."

This was the message Jiang Yu told him to relay.

It must be said, Jiang Yu was quite skilled at being cunning; every action she took was a well-thought-out excuse to ensnare Zhi Meng.

It was also an excuse to fool Gu Qing.

But Gu Qing didn't want to listen to Jiang Yu's nonsense this time. When he saw Jiang Yu this time, he was definitely going to expose her true identity.

Upon hearing this, Zhi Meng's expression changed several times before she finally snorted, "Even if she joined the Star Dao Sect, to me, she's nothing more than an ant. She's no longer worthy of being my opponent."

It seemed she had still underestimated Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu's ability to join the Star Dao Sect was likely related to her Great Dao of Deduction.

However, some divine artifacts have natural grand formations that isolate heavenly secrets, making them impossible to deduce.

If they could be deduced, the numerous cultivators in the Immortal Realm who practice the Dao of Deduction and Divination would have long since plundered all the treasures.

Therefore, without the aid of divine artifacts, even if Jiang Yu's talent was monstrous, what could she accomplish in a few hundred years?

One must know that for many heavenly prodigies and monstrous talents, even the descendants of Immortal Kings, who lack no heavenly materials and earthly treasures, breaking through to the Profound God Realm still takes tens of thousands of years.

It was still that same saying: Jiang Yu would be impressive if she could fully convert her immortal essence.

He had Jiang Yu cornered.

...

Fine, as long as you're happy.

Gu Qing estimated the journey. If they activated automatic flight, it would take at least three to five years to reach the Star Dao Sect.

So he took out ten drops of time marrow and gave them to her, saying, "Master, you should go to the Boundless Pavilion first to stabilize your realm. I also need to temper my state of mind."

Gu Qing looked at the vast world outside, his thoughts drifting.

The Immortal Realm was too vast and boundless, without limits. Fortunately, he had the Time-Space Shuttle, which could traverse space-time.

Even so, it would still take several years.

If he didn't have the Time-Space Shuttle, Gu Qing wouldn't know how to get to the Star Dao Sect.

Relying on his own sword flight, he couldn't even dream of reaching the Star Dao Sect without several million years.

As for taking cross-domain teleportation arrays, that was possible, but it would also take a very long time.

After all, cross-domain teleportation arrays didn't go directly to the Star Dao Sect, and not every place had cross-domain teleportation arrays.

Additionally, cross-domain teleportation arrays charged Immortal Source and Immortal Source Liquid, and the prices were terrifyingly expensive.

Many cultivators simply couldn't afford it, and those who could would rather fly for hundreds or thousands of years themselves than take one.

Only in special circumstances, or for those who truly lacked no Immortal Source, would they take one.

Gu Qing was very grateful that he had the Time-Space Shuttle. Otherwise, if traveling took over a hundred years, what would be the point of him going?

"Okay."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Zhi Meng subconsciously wanted to refuse.

After all, piloting the flying boat for several years was too arduous, and she couldn't bear to let Gu Qing suffer.

However, upon hearing that Gu Qing needed to temper his state of mind, Zhi Meng swallowed the words at her lips and said, "Okay."

It was good for Gu Qing to temper his state of mind; this was a great thing.

She also indeed needed to go into seclusion to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth and balance the Dao Fruit she had just fused.

Gu Qing deployed a large amount of Xuan Huang Mother Qi, came to the bow of the ship, and sat down to temper his state of mind.

The state of mind is something that can only be understood through experience.

If he had any shortcomings now, it was definitely his state of mind.

After all, his journey had been too smooth, and his growth too fast, causing his state of mind to lag behind.

Without a powerful state of mind to control the boundless Great Dao, his divine abilities and Dao techniques could not be perfectly unleashed.

Moreover, a superficial realm could easily lead him astray, slow down his breakthrough speed, make him feel restless, and prevent him from settling down to cultivate.

If one possessed a powerful heart, unmoved by external things, with a mind as still as water, enlightenment would come naturally, and cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.

Gu Qing's ability to attain the Chaos Undying Dao Fruit, in addition to possessing numerous treasures, was most importantly due to his state of mind.

Even knowing the difficulty of attaining the Chaos Unextinguished Great Dao, and seeing not even a glimmer of hope, Gu Qing still did not give up, persisting in arduous cultivation for hundreds of years.

Zhi Meng's ability to fuse with the Sky Thunder Pearl must also be greatly related to a powerful state of mind.

The saying 'cultivate the heart before cultivating the Dao' is absolutely true... On the other side, the Star Dao Sect.

Purple Lotus Peak was holding a grand celebration to congratulate Jiang Yu on breaking through to Profound God Realm Fourth Layer and becoming a Peak Master.

And the protagonist of this celebration, Jiang Yu, faced the congratulating crowd with a composed expression, thanking them in a gentle voice.

She also publicly announced the news of Gu Qing and Zhi Meng's impending arrival.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions varied.

The Archaic Starfield lineage, of course, was ecstatic.

After all, these were their own people.

Their lineage had begun to decline, relying solely on a Profound God Realm Ninth Layer mighty figure for support, and there were no outstanding heavenly prodigies they could produce.

Therefore, when they heard that Gu Qing had awakened the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, and that his combat power and breakthrough speed far surpassed previous Zhou Tian Star Divine Bodies.

You Kui was incredibly excited, sparing no expense to activate cross-realm teleportation and bestow some treasures upon the Star God Temple's Old Ancestor and Gu Qing.

It was just that Gu Qing saw that it was Immortal Source Liquid and couldn't be bothered to take it.

Although Immortal Source Liquid could quickly increase cultivation, strengthen the physique, expand the origin, and increase foundation.

But no matter how good Immortal Source Liquid was, it was not even one-ten-thousandth as good as Xuan Huang Mother Qi.

You Kui also left his contact information, instructing Gu Qing to contact him immediately upon ascension.

Not long after Jiang Yu separated from Gu Qing, she contacted You Kui.

Initially, You Kui didn't pay much attention to Jiang Yu; his main goal was Gu Qing, wanting to bring Gu Qing back to the Star Dao Sect.

However, as soon as he spoke, he was beaten by Jiang Yu like a dog.

You Kui truly didn't understand.

How could a Divine Fire Realm cultivator who had just ascended from the lower realm suddenly become a Profound God Realm cultivator?

Even more outrageous was that Jiang Yu, at Profound God Realm First Layer, could actually pin him, a Profound God Realm Ninth Layer peak cultivator, to the ground and mercilessly grind him.

This was utterly absurd.

One must know that he was known as the Strongest Profound God, capable of withstanding the aftershocks of an Immortal King's divine ability without dying!

Yet, he was beaten by Jiang Yu to the point of doubting his own life.

You Kui suspected whether Jiang Yu was an Immortal Emperor reincarnated, but he couldn't detect any transcendent Dao rhythm from her.

She also used Profound God Realm divine abilities, and even his famous unique skill, Star Divine Ability.

Jiang Yu was just a normal Profound God Realm cultivator, but abnormally powerful.

Of course, these things were no longer important.

Jiang Yu's fist was bigger than his, so naturally, whatever Jiang Yu said, went.

Thus, he was brought back to the Star Dao Sect by Jiang Yu.

You Kui looked at the stunningly beautiful Jiang Yu, feeling a chill in his heart, but still bravely asked, "When exactly will Gu Qing and Zhi Meng arrive? What are their current cultivations?"

"Reporting to Old Ancestor, it will take about five years. Gu Qing is at Heavenly God Realm Second Layer, and Zhi Meng is at Profound God Realm Third Layer," Jiang Yu said.

"Hiss!"

This must be fake, right?

The various heavenly prodigies, who were still planning how to give Gu Qing a hard time, heard Jiang Yu's words and all expressed disbelief.

Even before Gu Qing arrived at the Star Dao Sect, legends of Gu Qing already existed within the Star Dao Sect.

After all, Gu Qing was a Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, naturally qualified to be crowned a Divine Son.

Moreover, Gu Qing was even more powerful than previous Zhou Tian Star Divine Bodies, so they couldn't help but take him seriously.

However, when Gu Qing ascended, didn't You Kui say he was only at Saint Realm?

Only a few hundred years had passed, and he had already broken through two major realms from Saint Realm Fourth Layer.

This speed was simply ridiculously fast.

And Zhi Meng was even more outrageous.

It seemed she had skipped the Heavenly God Realm from Divine Fire Realm, directly attaining the Profound God Realm, and even breaking through to Profound God Realm Third Layer.

When did Profound God Realm Old Ancestors become so easy to break through to?

And Jiang Yu in front of them also seemed very fake.

Others took tens of thousands of years to break through to Profound God, yet Jiang Yu broke through to Profound God Realm Fourth Layer within a few hundred years. It looked fake no matter how one saw it.

You Kui also felt it was very surreal.

His goal was clearly Gu Qing!

He wanted to take Gu Qing as his disciple.

But now, against the backdrop of the Peerless Twins, Gu Qing seemed to have become a supporting character?

No.

You Kui secretly shook his head.

Gu Qing was definitely not a supporting character.

Breaking through to the Heavenly God Realm before even a thousand years old, Gu Qing was definitely a Son of Heaven.

It was these two women who defied common sense too much.

So, the question was, should he still take Gu Qing as his disciple?

You Kui glanced at Jiang Yu from the corner of his eye, pondered with a frown, and decided against it.

He was known as the Strongest Profound God, capable of fighting three Profound Gods without defeat, and withstanding the aftershocks of an Immortal King Old Ancestor's divine ability without dying. He didn't want to be pinned to the ground and rubbed again.

What if Zhi Meng was also a monster like Jiang Yu, then taking someone's disciple would create a huge grudge.

But after yearning for hundreds of years, giving up like this, he was truly unwilling.