53: Dream Beast

“That’s true, this era belongs to the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body.”

“Speaking of which, Gu Qing is far more powerful than previous Zhou Tian Star Divine Body. I suspect he isn’t just a Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, but also has other hidden physiques.”

At these words, all the Heavenly Great Powers fell silent.

Gu Qing’s physique was indeed the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body, but his terrifyingly boundless vital energy and profound Dao techniques didn’t resemble a Zhou Tian Star Divine Body at all. His physique was incredibly powerful beyond imagination.

So, Gu Qing also has a hidden physique, and it’s even more heaven-defying than the Zhou Tian Star Divine Body?

“Alas… Heaven is unfair…”

Some people are Sky Dao's Chosen from birth.

Gu Qing was born to achieve Dao.

As for the difficulties and dangers of the cultivation path, they would fully escort him.

If he needed any rare treasures, he could take them from the treasury.

If the treasury didn't have them, they would find every possible way to search for them.

It could be said that Gu Qing only needed to cultivate with peace of mind; they would handle the rest.

And them?

They had to strive for everything on their own.

People really couldn't be compared.

“There’s no need for you all to be disheartened. Once Gu Qing grows up, ascends to the Immortal Realm, and achieves an supreme existence, he will also be able to protect our lineage.”

Jiang Yu broke the solemn atmosphere.

The Star God Temple in the Immortal Realm didn’t only have disciples from their plane; the competition was extremely cruel.

“The Temple Master is right, each has their own destiny. We were too shallow.”

“Temple Master, what should we do next?”

“I always feel that leaving him to Zhi Meng is a bit terrifying.”

“Indeed, that female devil is lawless and ruthless. She even killed her newlywed husband, who was her childhood sweetheart. If she harbors any ill intentions, it will be too late for regrets.”

“No worries, with the Old Ancestor watching, nothing will go wrong.”

“That’s good then.”

As the high-ranking officials communicated, many disciples looked anxious, daring not to speak their minds.

The Saint Son’s ceremony was over, why hadn’t they announced the dismissal yet?

They were eager to go find their senior and junior sisters for a late-night chat.

Su Qingyue also wanted to sneak away at this moment, feeling uncomfortable under the gazes of those around her.

She gazed at Chu Yao with a resentful look.

“Idiot.”

Chu Yao poked her little forehead, signaling her to talk later.

Her every movement exuded countless charms, alluring and enchanting.

It made the eyes of the hot-blooded disciples widen in awe.

They alternately looked at the captivating Chu Yao and the cool, fairy-like Su Qingyue.

They felt their eyes weren't enough.

“The Saint Son’s ceremony ends here. You may all withdraw.”

At this moment, Jiang Yu spoke, her voice gentle and melodious, like heavenly music, relaxing one’s soul.

Su Qingyue fled as if for her life, darting away quickly.

“Hahahaha.”

“Only today did I discover that Her Royal Highness, the Saintess, is so pure and innocent.”

“Indeed, if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that our pure and ethereal Saintess actually enjoys raising pigs.”

Watching Su Qingyue’s beautiful figure fleeing in disarray, the disciples burst into joyful laughter.

“Speaking of which, what kind of pig does Her Royal Highness, the Saintess, raise?” a female disciple couldn’t help but ask curiously.

“That’s a mythical beast, called a Dream Beast,” the white-haired elder said with a smile.

“Ah?”

She was stunned, dumbfounded. A mythical beast, this was an existence even rarer than a divine beast, possessing mysterious and unpredictable abilities.

It had only ever existed in legends.

“Don’t overthink it. It’s true that pig is a mythical beast. Holding it can make people enter dreams, and cultivating into a god or an ancestor in the dream is no problem, but…”

“But what? Elder, please tell us quickly…”

“But, that’s an adult Dream Beast, and it needs to possess cultivation beyond the Divine Fire Realm.”

“Furthermore, the resources consumed by a Dream Beast are terrifying. Even if it devoured our entire cosmic plane, it might not evolve into a divine beast. So, don’t think too much about it, just cultivate diligently.”

“Ah…”

“Hahahaha.”

Watching the dumbfounded disciples, the elder stroked his beard and laughed heartily, riding on an auspicious cloud, swaying leisurely as he departed.

“…”

Damn it, you stand there and explain yourself clearly!

Why can the Dream Beast devour so much energy?

What abilities does it have before becoming a divine beast?

“Temple Master…”

The quick-witted disciples all looked eagerly at Jiang Yu, including the inheritors of various Dao traditions who came to observe the ceremony.

They also desperately wanted to know.

“Elder Wang is right, but not entirely.”

“Even if a Dream Beast devours the energy of an entire cosmic plane, it won’t evolve into a divine beast unless it can refine the entire cosmic plane and construct its own Dream Realm. Only then can it be considered a true Dream Divine Beast.”

“Furthermore, before becoming a true divine beast, a Dream Beast only eats and sleeps, possessing no other extraordinary abilities.”

Jiang Yu explained.

The Dream Beast was a useless, ornamental item.

By the time you possess the ability to help the Dream Beast refine an entire universe, the dream realm it constructs would be useless to you.

Its level would be too low.

It would be more practical to refine the entire cosmic plane for your own use.

“Ah, this…”

Everyone’s expressions were complex.

They had long heard that mythical beasts had mysterious and unpredictable abilities, and were naturally powerful.

But some mythical beasts required special conditions to grow, and before they matured, they were weak and useless.

Clearly, this pig was the latter.

It was all a false alarm… “Sister Chu…”

At Goddess Peak, in Su Qingyue’s palace, she looked at Chu Yao with a mournful expression.

“Fool.”

Chu Yao rubbed her little head.

“That Jiang Yu harbored malicious intentions, publicly humiliating you. What seemed like merely asking you to return gifts was actually an attempt to ruin your reputation.”

“You accepted so many gifts from those sycophants. If you didn’t clarify things today, Luo Li would definitely exploit it, and you wouldn’t want to be known as a Saintess who scams for wealth, would you?”

“If they were to unite, your troubles would be immense.”

Hearing this, Su Qingyue suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

With her intelligence, she naturally understood instantly and thought of the terrifying consequences.

If not handled well, she would be scorned by countless people, and her reputation would be completely ruined.

“Besides, it’s just raising a pig. What’s wrong with a little hobby?” Chu Yao continued.

Su Qingyue was filled with regret.

If she had known Jiang Yu would pull such a stunt today, she shouldn’t have, in a fit of anger, fed Zhang Yang’s things to the pig.

Once that precedent was set, things became uncontrollable.

“Sister Chu, thanks to you, otherwise I would have been miserable.”

Su Qingyue hugged Chu Yao, burying her little head in her ample bosom and rubbing against her.

“Why are you being so polite with me?”

“From now on, don’t accept any more gifts.”

“But if I don’t accept gifts, those people will only try harder to give them.”

“Then destroy them in front of them.”

Chu Yao also felt a wave of helplessness.

The Lunar Divine Body was too attractive to men.

This was not only a top-tier cultivation vessel but also implied the possibility of cultivating the Taiyin Sun Chaos Record and ascending to the Great Dao.

If Su Qingyue wasn’t Zhi Meng’s disciple, she would probably have been abducted and imprisoned long ago.

“Alright.”

Su Qingyue nodded, then worriedly said, “Sister Chu, you made Jiang Yu lose face. He definitely won’t let you off. You should stay here with me for now.”

“That’s exactly what I intended.”

Chu Yao was well aware of Jiang Yu’s killing intent towards her.

But she wasn’t worried at all.

Even if Jiang Yu was exceptionally talented, he couldn’t possibly be Gu Qing’s opponent.

She only needed to seclude herself here for a period of time. When she emerged, Jiang Yu might already be thoroughly dead.