387: Ji Ning: I suspect the leader has already achieved divine king status.

“Are you going back too?” Liu Ruyan asked in return.

“I have other plans.” Gu Qing shook his head, not wanting to say more.

“Then I’ll go with you.”

“Although I can’t help you with divine abilities, we can offer advice, or let me and the disciples of the Taiyin Dao Sect act together and contribute a small effort.”

Liu Ruyan’s beautiful eyes were full of anticipation.

Gu Qing pondered for a moment, then nodded: “Alright!”

Since Liu Ruyan had proactively asked, there was no reason for Gu Qing to refuse.

After all, Liu Ruyan was a Daughter of Destiny; even if her strength was lacking, she might play a crucial role at a critical moment.

However… Gu Qing smiled: “Shen Yi was thrown into Ice Hell by me. Aren’t you going back to save him?”

“What?”

Liu Ruyan was startled and asked, “Why did you lock him in Ice Hell?”

Shen Yi was the disciple of Old Ancestor Xiang Shiqun. Although Gu Qing was ruthless, he was always good to his own people.

Could it be that Shen Yi had done something that angered both Heaven and man?

Gu Qing briefly explained the situation, watching the changes in Liu Ruyan’s expression.

He wanted to know her attitude towards Shen Yi.

“This idiot.” After listening, Liu Ruyan was immediately furious.

While they were all either busy cultivating or fighting for the sect, risking life and limb,

Shen Yi was constantly thinking about romance, completely wasting the sect’s resources.

The more Liu Ruyan thought about it, the angrier she became: “After we go back, just kick him out of the sect. This kind of good-for-nothing is beyond saving, and keeping him is just a waste of resources.”

Hearing this, Gu Qing’s expression was strange.

Connecting this with Shen Yi’s genuine feelings for Liu Ruyan, it seemed too much like a tragic love story of life and death.

The 'scum' girl Ruyan relentlessly abuses the male lead, and only after he dies, she suddenly realizes that she has always deeply loved him, spending her days reminiscing and regretting.

Then she furiously retaliates against everyone who hurt the male lead.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing asked again, “Are you sure?”

“Of course!” Liu Ruyan answered without hesitation, a look of disgust in her eyes.

Seeing Gu Qing’s increasingly strange expression, Liu Ruyan was momentarily stunned, then belatedly realized.

Her eyes widened: “You don’t think I like Shen Yi, do you?”

Gu Qing nodded.

“Bastard!” Liu Ruyan seemed to have suffered a great humiliation, punching him in the chest.

She wished she could stay as far away as possible from a persistent nuisance like Shen Yi.

Her ambition in this life was the Great Dao; romantic feelings would only hinder her cultivation speed.

“Tsk!” Gu Qing grabbed her small fist, and with a thought, continued to ask, “You don’t like him, so do you like me? Shen Yi said you were fond of me.”

“Ah?”

“You, you, you… what nonsense are you spouting?”

“I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.”

Liu Ruyan’s expression was flustered, and she retorted incoherently.

Because she had indeed said those words.

At the time, she was just too annoyed by Shen Yi’s persistent entanglement, so she brought up Gu Qing.

She also had Shen Yi’s best interests at heart.

She hoped Shen Yi would learn from Gu Qing and prioritize cultivation.

Who knew Shen Yi would remain incorrigible and even tell Gu Qing the original words.

If this caused a rift between her and Gu Qing, she would never forgive Shen Yi.

“Alright, I believe you!” Seeing this, Gu Qing didn’t tease her any further.

After some probing, Liu Ruyan only had a familial dependence on him, not romantic feelings.

“Tsk, another proud daughter of Heaven has fallen for the charm of the Sect Master.” Ji Ning thought secretly.

She looked at Liu Ruyan, then at Gu Qing, and thought, “He’s truly a monster. Honestly, the Sect Master is unparalleled through the ages, so it’s normal for a little girl like Ruyan to be smitten.”

When she was still in power at the Star Dao Sect, she was sent into the Boundless Space and didn’t know that Gu Qing was already a Profound God at that time.

A few days ago, when she heard that Gu Qing was chasing and slaughtering a group of Xuan Shen Peak, she was stunned.

Gu Qing was simply the Son of the Great Dao.

At the Star God Temple, he seized the opportunity to soar to the heavens, sweeping away all rivals.

Upon arriving in the vast Immortal Realm, it was still the same; he stood out, becoming an existence everyone looked up to, sweeping away old monsters who had cultivated for hundreds of millions of years.

Ji Ning now strongly suspected that Gu Qing had already become a Divine King.

And the possibility was very high.

After all, she knew how cautious Gu Qing was and how eager he was to become stronger.

With Immortal Kings lurking outside, Gu Qing wouldn’t take her out to wander if he didn’t have the power to protect himself… “Son-in-law!”

“You shouldn’t have come out.”

Hong Lan and Wan He received news of Gu Qing’s arrival and immediately came out to greet him, their expressions anxious.

They knew very well how many Immortal Kings were secretly eyeing Gu Qing, wanting to plunder his origin.

“Relax, I have my own plans!”

Gu Qing smiled confidently and said, “Immediately order everyone to launch a full-scale attack on the Purple Micro Dao Sect.”

If the two sides continued to drag on like this, even after thousands of years, no victor would emerge.

However, this was also normal; among Profound Gods, even with differences in strength, it was difficult to determine a victor, and even harder to decide life and death.

The Heavenly God Realm was also the same; it was very difficult to kill an opponent of the same realm.

Gu Qing didn’t expect Hong Lan to destroy the Purple Micro Dao Sect; he only needed them to drive all the Purple Micro Dao Sect people back to their sect, then he would act, sweeping them all up in one go, once and for all.

“Okay!”

The two were stunned for a moment, then nodded happily.

On second thought, Gu Qing was deeply cunning and never did anything without certainty, so why should they worry?

They were just worried sick.

Hong Lan took out a communication jade slip and sent a message to Yue Hua.

She couldn’t make decisions about such a major event as a decisive battle with the Purple Micro Dao Sect, and the strong cultivators of the Taiyin Dao Sect wouldn’t listen to her.

Soon, Hong Lan received a message and looked at Gu Qing, hesitating to speak.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Qing frowned and asked, “Didn’t Xi Ling already discuss it with her? Did she change her mind at the last minute?”

“No!”

Hong Lan shook her head and carefully said, “She wants to invite the Son-in-law to the Taiyin Dao Sect, saying she has important matters to discuss with him.”

“Perhaps the Son-in-law shouldn’t go; the Taiyin Dao Sect has an incomplete Immortal Emperor Formation.”

“It’s fine, you all proceed as planned.” Gu Qing was least afraid of formations.

He had the Myriad Transformations Chaos innate divine ability, allowing him to pass through any formation.

Gu Qing was curious to know whether Yue Hua wanted to cooperate with him or wanted his origin.

If it was the latter, it was exactly what Gu Qing wanted; he also wanted the other party’s Dao Fruit… Taiyin Divine Hall.

The Grand Elder and the Sect Master were gathered together, and when they heard that Yue Hua wanted to merge with the Boundless Divine Sect, they were all dumbfounded.

It confused them even more than Yue Hua suddenly starting a war with the Purple Micro Dao Sect.

The reason they parted ways with the Star Dao Sect was due to differing Dao philosophies and conflicts of interest.

It was not easy to become independent.

Over countless years, their Taiyin Lineage had developed well, thriving.

They had clearly become an overlord of the Immortal Realm, transcendent and independent.

Yet Yue Hua wanted them to surrender the entire sect at the peak of the Taiyin Dao Sect’s power.

Was she even speaking human language?

“None of you are willing? Heh, joining the Boundless Divine Sect is your good fortune; whether they are willing to accept you is another matter entirely.”

Yue Hua scanned the room, a hint of helplessness flashing in her clear eyes.

Those who cultivated the Lunar Dao Scripture were mostly stubborn, with cold and noble temperaments, knowing only relentless arduous cultivation.

Anyone else would have been eager to merge long ago.